User talk:Fir0002/Archive 3

Day old chick -> FP

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Day old chick black background.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

Yet another great shot, Wikipedia is no doubt reminiscent of your photo albums by now! Nice work. |→ Spaully°τ 22:03, 10 April 2006 (GMT)

Dinner Plain promoted

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Dinner plain summer pano02.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Congratulations (again)! ~ Veledan • Talk 13:58, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimania Media Contest, 2006

Dear Fir,

Glad to see you're in touch with Fernanda Viegas. She's awesome.

I'm planning another media competition this summer, like the one from last year. I could use serious help from some dedicated media-lovers. Would you be interested in helping organize the competition this year, and being one of the judges?

Cheers, +sj + 18:48, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

PS - for instance, it would be great if the presentations from last year (on commons) were turned into a proper gallery. Then the contest needs some promotion; with a local feeder contest next month on en; then open for submissions, and keep them organized into their own galleries... then prelim judging, celeb judging, and a nice awards ceremony :-)

Photo:An early radio on display in the National Museum of Australia

This image appears to be a localizing speaker as part of a display and not an early radio.

The anonymous notice above has been copied here from the talk page of the article History of radio. Since you uploaded the image, can you provide any additional information? The photo appears to be a modern plastic hemisphere rather than an old radio. --Blainster 06:22, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mac again

Hey! Your crespuscular ray picture is the picture of the day tomorrow! Congrats!

Well, I need a favor, per se. I am applying for the National Honor Society, in my 2nd year of secondary school, I think that's how your Aussies say it :). Perhaps you could write a short bit saying who you are, and that I contribute well to Wikipedia, participating in many activities, and I am in a number of groups, I welcome new users etc etc etc or something like that, and I have a large number of contributions (1500 going on 2000). Wikipedia counts as a community service, extracurricular activity, and its a "club." Its sort of like a letter of recommendation, that I have the smarts and character to join the National Honors Society. Thank you very much!! I need it in a day or two, only one or two paragraphs. -- Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 10:54, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

user page

Just wanted to say, that beyond a shadow of a doubt, you have the nicest user-page in all of Wikimedia land. Bawolff 22:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, how cute. I think she's interested. *wink* *wink* --

Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 10:39, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mania?

Please let me know re: this year's wikimania contest.
And please : No external links in your signature! :-)
I'll check out the dragonflies soon.

+sj + 19:23, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your river pic (Harrietville Trout Farm)

Hey Fir, just wanted to know how you post-processed that image. It appears to be one a tone mapped HDR->LDR image, as well as having the associated unrealistic 'glow' in certain bright areas. ;) Nice pic, though. I miss Oz. :) England isn't particularly photogenic! At least, London isn't, once you get past the usual touristy suspects. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:14, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't completely given up on England. You're right, there are pockets of beauty here and there, but London is by and large quite uninspiring! St Pauls Cathedral is the most obvious cathedral, but that costs $24 to get in and photography is prohibited, I've already done the Tower of London, I think I could probably improve on the existing FP of Westminster], so that is a possibility and Buckingham Palace isn't even worthy of anything other than a touristy snapshot photo! :) The scene is too 'busy' and its hard to find an angle that doesn't have fences, bushes, people, etc in the way (As in here[1].. which is coincidently the featured article for today). And when its all said and done, Buckingham Palace isn't that visually impressive anyway, IMHO! Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 08:27, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FPC

I think you nominated the sunset pic at WP:FPC in the wrong place - you probably want to move it to the top of the page. Stevage 15:49, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Arles Image Web Page Creator

Hi Peter,

Thanks for your notification. The fact that the Arles website uses that image is not quite a coincidence as I am the owner.

Janderk 15:59, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Featured picture promotion

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Mt hotham summer scenery02 edit.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Congratulations again; keep them coming! :-) ~ Veledan • Talk 21:54, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats

I've just been looking through all your images, they are absolutely spectacular. Particularly amazed at the Connors Hill Panorama. Nice work! michael ^talk 07:05, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

sunsetwithfunnelclouds.jpg

those aren't funnnel clouds. a funnel cloud is a tornado before it reaches the ground. Joeyramoney 17:09, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Fir0002 design 07.gif

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Image Tagging Image:Fir0002 design 07.gif

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Hello!

Finally, I found your userpage! A long, long time ago, you introduced me to an external site where you could ask questions and such, very similar to how the Reference desk here operates. I wanted to thank you for that - I didn't get back to you earlier because for the longest time, I thought your username was Fir2000 and not Fir0002! Anyway, I hope you are well, and hopefully we'll see more wonderful pictures from you soon! --HappyCamper 20:23, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Portal_talk:Science/Featured_picture

Well, I started the weekly maintained Science portal's featured picture. If you have any ideas, pictures, or commentary to add, please do. -- Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 03:16, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Featured picture promotion

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Mt hotham alpine range scenery.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Another unanimous promotion! ~ Veledan • Talk 21:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Moon in daytime

FIR002, I envy your picture of the moon against a blue sky. I have tried to take a picture of the moon at dusk, and do not have the necessary features in my digital camera (3x zoom, f/number 3.5). I somehow believe I would be able take pictures of the moon, if I had the correct zoom and f/number (10x zoom?, f/2.8, tripod?). This is a guess based on conversations with others who have been able to take pictures of the moon (They had a Canon, 10x zoom) with their digital cameras. I have also heard that ISO 800 setting might help. Is there an additional specification which I might need to get that shot I want? --Ancheta Wis 23:36, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fir0002, yes, that is the picture. My problem is that the blue sky is overwhelming the faint moon in the image. If I didn't know that the moon was at that location, I would not have been able to see the faint moon in the image. Because there are a lot of other details in my picture, I can see why image of the moon would be washed out. But in your picture, there is a huge variation in dynamic range, and your picture of the moon just pops right out. So if you were to crop out everything but the moon, your picture would still show lots of detail. But in my picture, it just looks like a patch of sky.

Thank you for your recommendation. It really helps to know what to get, the next time. Regards, Ancheta Wis 09:39, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also, your picture of the moon must have been shot in the Southern Hemisphere: it's upside down to my eyes!!! --Ancheta Wis 09:43, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Mackerel tabby.jpg

I have nominated Image:Mackerel tabby.jpg for removal of the cat article. Please vote on the removal. Go here: Talk:Cat#Vote_for_removal_of_Image:Mackerel_tabby.jpg to vote. Thanks, --George Mon e y^{Talk Contribs} 06:13, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Orange cat

I uploaded your Wikispecies picture of the orange cat and am now using it on my userpage becuase it looks almost exactly like my cat. Do you mind if I do that?--ÑøζζłεΜαń 12:09, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I also am using your picture of a water droplet as my desktop background. Very cool.

Congrats

At the risk of boring you witless with all the accolades, may I say that I think your photography is absolutely fabulous. Thanks for making it available to the world. Maustrauser 00:16, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks a lot! --Fir0002 www 11:27, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

Awesome photos. I do photography myself. Check out my site. (Cheap Tripod site. Whaddya gonna do?

matthewtrevithick.tripod.com

Sign the guestbook and tell me what you think on my wiki talk page

Koolgiy|

Photos

I came across your awesome photos on commons! I like photography as well. I have a Panasonic FZ15 (35-420mm with IS). My photos on wiki are here: User:Waqas.usman/Waqas.usman_gallery. I'd like you to comment on my photos as well :) I've been learning gradually about a little post-processing as well (sometimes I use the auto-fix in Picasa2 and sometimes I do some extensive sharpness correction etc in PShop with layer masks). Do you process most of your images or are they straight from the camera (except cropping)? Of course I realize that a DSLR's quality of image is higher, I was just wondering how often do you have to process your images. Please reply at my talk page. More of my photos are at http://pbase.com/waqas and http://waqas.fotopic.net Waqas.usman 08:24, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Waqas.usman!

Thanks a lot for your kind comment! I like your pix, my favourite being Image:Panorama Rakaposhi&Diran.JPG. Very nice! I've also heard of the Panosonic - it's got some very nice specs. Do you like it (particularly the IS)? I definetly post process. Pretty much all my images I give a standarded sharpening, levels adjustment, but some take a lot more. I don't think any professional would upload straight from the camera, you can always do a little more. I'm not saying that the quality of a DSLR isn't excellent (it is!) but you'd be silly not to make your pic just perfect. You can also recover some shocking shots into something quite usable. Have a look at this: Before, After. You might have different taste to me, but I quite like the edit.

Anyway thanks again for your message! --Fir0002 www 10:46, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Fir0002, Thanks for your comments. I had been busy the last few days... The Panasonics are good (FZ10, 15, 20, then FZ30), but their problem is the small sensor size and hence the noise. Otherwise they would have ruled the market (because they all had f/2.8 throughout 420mm range, not on FZ30 though). The FZ10 had a 1/2.5" CCD and gave 4MP, and its successors FZ15 and FZ20 also had 4MP and 5MP with the same 1/2.5" CCD sensor, but other upgrades. I chose FZ15 because of lower noise. Earlier I had an Olympus C2100UZ (38-380mm, IS, 2MP), I wish Oly had made a replacement for that, it was perfect for its generation and more than perfect for the price. I love the IS, but I've been wanting to get a DSLR because of the noise thing, and the lack of control with DoF (KM 5D is the nearest thing to my dream cam coz of the Anti-Shake built-in).

You're right about editing, I've been too lazy (or didn't have time to do the editing when I was able to upload earlier on), but now I do try to edit the pics before uploading them. About the two images you gave, I'll probably prefer a brightened version but I didn't like that brightened version better, you have a different taste :)

Nice talking to you! Waqas.usman 01:30, 19 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photos (2)

Ya i did check them out. Your better than me. P.S. Nice camera. Better than mine too. Anyway, thanks for signing the guestbook.

Matt

Koolgiy

Scanner photo

Hi,

I used your photo of the Canoscan 9950F to illustrate an article at the Teleread blog about scanning one's personal library. Thanks for the great pic!--branko 14:00, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quick question(s)

I'm just wondering what program you use to edit pictures (your pics are awesome), and do you use it to make panoramas? or can your camera take panoramas? I've tried making panoramas with adobe photoshop elements, and I can never do it right. Thanks!--TheAlphaWolf 21:12, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Featured picture promotion

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Salad platter.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Lol I'm going to have to go downstairs and make a salad now! :-) ~ Veledan • Talk 10:20, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DOF

I'm often frustrated by people of FPC who oppose images with shallow DOF in cases where the shallow DOF actually enhances the image, for example in cases where it makes the background less distracting. I ran across the salad platter image and was wondering if you thought that this was a case which benefited from the shallow DOF, or if perhaps you need a tilt/shift lens. :) --Gmaxwell 22:20, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Give my a grand or two and I'll get one :-) --Fir0002 www 08:33, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

All you need to do is stop down. :) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 09:38, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Clickable image (Fir0002_banner_02.jpg)

Hello Fir0002,
I have optimised your user page in regard to your clickable image! Your user page (as well as your website) looks very cool, by the way! Are all of those (excellent!) pictures taken by yourself? --- Greetings from Germany, Melancholie 04:34, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Featured picture promotion

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Tulipa suaveolens floriade to Canberra.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

A tough subject to get through FPC true, but it passed with plenty of supports to spare :-) Gratz both ~ Veledan • Talk 18:08, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User page awards

Fir0002, thanks for signing up for the Esperanza User Page Contest. The judges have received the fifteen entries, and are ready to start judging. The judges will take a week to complete the judging process, and they will contact all the participants when the judging is done.

Please drop by the contest page for contest updates and questions. Take care, and good luck! - Pureblade | ^Θ 15:12, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nasturtiums

Thanks for your great photographic contributions to Wikipedia. Just noticed that your picture Pink nasturtiums.jpg actually show pink petunias--Melburnian 03:58, 19 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot for that info - I may enjoy a bit of sucess in taking photos, but I'm pretty hopeless in get ID for them ;-) --Fir0002 www 08:40, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My real age

Hi Peter. You can work out my real age from the (real) DOB on my userpage. (The only thing that's fictional on there is the "current date"; the article is written as through it was still 1973.)  JEREMY 11:18, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image info question

I was just wondering where and when [2] was taken? Nice photo, by the way. -- Beland 01:57, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Beland,

Why do you need the info? I'd prefer not to disclose the location etc, as I'm not sure on how the council of that area would view that kind of disclosure. As for the date, it was taken about a year and a bit ago. --Fir0002 www 08:43, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It would be interesting for readers to have some context. I'm sure different parts of the world do this sort of thing differently, and this is a good example of the way things were done at a particular time in a particular place. It's also a rather beautiful landscape, in stark contrast with the pile of garbage, and it makes me curious about how the rest of that landscape is doing. Most landfills are in out-of-the-way places, and people don't really know where they are, so it would be informative to locate this one precisely, or at least describe the general area (remote wilderness, suburbia, island, etc). It's not like anyone can make you un-take the picture, but if you don't want to reveal the exact jurisdiction, it would be interesting to know the country and state/province if applicable. -- Beland 12:48, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well OK. Photo was taken in Victoria, Australia. --Fir0002 www 09:26, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

banksia photos

Hey Antony, nice banksia photos - can you write down where they were taken and Ican help ID some of them. PS: There are loads of nice banksias in east gipplsand including a new species on the Betke river which should be in flower about now..... cheers Cas Liber

Umm, I think you've got the wrong person. --Fir0002 www 08:39, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pic peer review request

G'day, love your work. I'm fishing for comments for peer review at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Cement truck, would you mind? Stevage 12:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage

Came accross your userpage from the VandalProof talk page, and I must say... *blink* Wow. Its so... smooth. I was meaning to make a slice graphic for my userpage so that you could click on different parts of a picture and go to the place, but they don't let us upload Flash. >_< But yeah, just wanted to say how envious I am now. :P Cheers, Master of Puppets ^{That's hot.} 08:54, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot! I've tried to get through on Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award but I've never had any luck - maybe too fancy :-). Anyway, glad you liked it! --Fir0002 www 09:25, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Featured picture candidates/Snail-WA

What program did you use to sharpen this? I can't seem to get the same result.Froggydarb 09:59, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you just going to ignore me? Froggydarb 06:22, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks. Froggydarb 09:34, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Figured you couldn't wait till next week: IT 98.5%, pipped Physics by 1%. BTW SC page is coming along, it's even got a TOC now. --jjron 14:14, 26 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Add pics to SC. See discussion page. Am working on Tas SW Wilderness now. --jjron 09:23, 27 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Taking photos of Flinders St Station

G'day, I had this idea for taking photos of things like that where you have traffic passing constantly. Is it possible to take a long succession of photos (say 20 photos in the space of a minute, or even more?) then reconstitute all the parts of the images together that don't have cars across them at any point in time? Do you know if anyone's tried this kind of thing? Could be a pretty unique photo afterwards! Flinders St at midday without a single car or pedestrian! Stevage 17:55, 26 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfA Notification

Hello! I noticed that you have interacted with user:Staxringold who is currently undergoing an RfA and thought that you might be interested in participating at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Staxringold 2. You have received this message without the endorsement of the candidate involved, and this is not a solicitation of support, it is only an effort to make RfA discussions better (for more information see user:ShortJason/Publicity). Thank you in advance for your participation. ShortJason 19:25, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage

Wow, great userpage. Looks like you spent alot of time on it. --Lewk_of_S e rthic _contrib ^talk 19:31, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

rainbow picture

Hi, I'm sorry but I removed your image from Cattle, for reasons discussed at Talk:Cattle#Images, even though I do like the picture from an artistic point of view. (This is just to let you know; any discussion is best on the article talk page.) Arbitrary username 11:38, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adminship

SushiGeek would like to nominate you to be an administrator. Please visit Wikipedia:Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact SushiGeek to accept or decline the nomination. A page has been created for your nomination at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Fir0002/Archive 3. If you accept the nomination, you must formally state your acceptance and answer the questions on that page. Once you have answered the questions, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.

SushiGeek 06:41, 5 June 2006 (UTC) (P.S. I'll create the page after you accept.)[reply]

Adminship

Your page is ready. Just answer the questions, and when you do please update the ending time to be one week after you accepted (in UTC). Also, add the page to the RfA page at the top of the nomination list. SushiGeek 06:30, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Questions

Few questions (I may copy your answers to the main RFA page if I feel they are relevant to others):

1) Why do you have an external link in your signature, despite being asked not to (see this message that you received) and it being regarded as spam (see WP:SPAM#How_not_to_be_a_spammer point 7)?

Whoops! I seriously had no idea there was any official guidelines saying not to add an external link to your sig! I thought Sj's commnet was more on the aesthetic value of having the link! My mistake! I've now removed it.

2) Do you not view edit summaries as important for all pages?

I think there is a point when they are not important, although I admit I probably am guilty of having crossed the point a fair few times.

3) More fundamentally, you show very little experience with areas admins deal with except for images. Would you actively avoid these 'other areas' (such as vandal fighting, blocking, page protection, afd closing etc)? How would you react if as an admin someone asks you 'please block this user': under what circumstances would you block?

I certainly would not actively avoid these areas, although I can't say at the moment I'd actively pursue them either. If anyone request me to block a user I would of course do something about it. That would obviously involve analysing the basis of the request and reaching a decision. I think that for the first few occaisions (until I have more experience) I'd probably ask a more experienced admin (unless it is an obvious case) for advice before taking any action.

Sorry if the above sounds like an interrogation. I'm in no way trying to put down your great contributions to Wikipedia, and I have no problem with admins who don't have full experience in every aspect of Wikipedia (i.e. if you want to be an 'image admin' that's fine by me), as long as I am convinced no damage will be done elsewhere. Petros471 08:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, happy to answer them. I most certainly hope that I will never do any damage with administrator privileges. I think though, as I mentioned in the first question of the RFA, that most of my sysop chores would be to do with images. So yes, if you want to look it that way, I would like to be an 'image admin' - of course I may expand to other area's as I go. Thanks for the questions! --Fir0002 09:14, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RFA

Fir0002/Archive 3, thank you for participating in my RfA. It passed with an amazingly unopposed 77/0/1. Thanks for the support everybody! If you see me doing anything wrong, want to ask me something, or just want to yell in my general direction, leave me a note on my talk page. I promise to try and knock out Wikipedia's problems wherever I may find them!

Staxringold _talk^contribs 20:54, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please enable your email

User:GHe has just pointed that out on your RFA. Normally I'd automatically oppose an RFA with no email enabled. So please set a valid one and confirm it via your preferences (in case you're wondering why, it's so blocked users can contact you while they are blocked, or for other reasons you might be called on as an admin when talk pages can't be used). Cheers, Petros471 21:17, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photo website

I noticed your photo website, its pretty slick, have you made many wikipedia related sales? -Ravedave 02:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Your vote on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Snail-WA

I supported your edit. Anonymous _anonymous_Have a Nice Day 10:42, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tambo River photo

I've added your photo to an article. Anonymous _anonymous_Have a Nice Day 10:47, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Snail Picture

OK, I've updated my vote. it's right below my previous one now. Bonus Onus 16:39, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Newton ring image

Hi! I noticed that you have the same scanner used to get an image of Newton's rings as this guy (see the "Lovely Newton ring example").

It happens when the the scanner is cold or something, I am hoping you have an example that you could upload. If you are too busy or don't have an example don't worry about :-) --Commander Keane 23:03, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Closing FPCs

Hi Fir0002. I saw your comment in your RfA about closing FPCs. Anybody can close them--you don't need admin powers :). I think Veledan has been doing a lot recently because he wrote a short script that made it really easy. Good luck on your RfA! ~MDD 46 96 01:28, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AWNB#Australia-related_FPs

Hi Fir,

I'm certain you know your back catalogue better than I do; perhaps you have some suggestions here? Thanks, pfctdayelise (translate?) 09:35, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow...

You deserve this for sure.

A barnstar for your sweet userpage. I'm in awe. -→Buchanan-Hermit ™/?! 06:51, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

Just a happy Birthday message to you, Fir0002/Archive 3, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!!! Have a great day!

Many happy returns! Enjoy!!!

Thistheman 01:44, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a happy Birthday message to you, Fir0002/Archive 3, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!!! Have a great day!

Have a really good birthday! Sergeant Snopake 07:58, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a happy Birthday message to you, Fir0002/Archive 3, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!!! Have a great day!

Sorry I'm late with this message... S t e v e o 2 11:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about it!

No problem. You know, it's actually my mother's cat's birthday today, too! :) Sergeant Snopake 11:51, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm always available to spread happiness on Wikipedia, and in real life as well! Hope you enjoyed your special day! Thistheman 03:44, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your RfA

I am pleased to let you know that, consensus reached, you are now an Administrator. You should find the following forums useful:

Congratulations on your promotion and the best of luck with your new charge! Redux 07:14, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey fir, congrats and all that :) I just wanted to point out a few things as you're one of the less experienced (in admin related things) person to pass through RFA. By this I don't mean you'd to a bad job (hey I supported you didn't I...) but more of a caution to be careful (which I'm sure you'd be anyway). Slightly ironically the only admin action that can't be reversed is image deletion. Therefore the worst you can do is either 1) do something horribly controversial that causes a big fuss and some editors leave in the fall out or 2) you delete an important picture or something and don't have a backup. Now number 1 can be avoided with experience and discussing things with other admins, and number 2 can be avoided by keeping a local backup of any pictures you delete (unless you are 100% sure that it's ok to go, and once you're familiar with the deletion interface). If you want a play with deleting/restoring pages feel free to have a play in my personal sandbox User:Petros471/Testing, where I've messed around with that sort of thing (trying out selective deletion etc.)

If you have any questions feel free to ask me, or any of the other hoard of admins around. Petros471 08:12, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

Wow, you're an admin? That's great! Good for you! Well done! Sergeant Snopake 08:38, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, and you're very welcome! --M e rovingian {T C @} 08:54, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! It's about time you got the mop. You're most welcome! Regards -- Bane s 09:42, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!!!--Kungfu Adam ^(talk) 10:57, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! Well deserved adminship, now start using the mop and bucket ;) -- Chris 73 | Talk 11:00, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are now entrusted with the mop. :-) Anonymous _Anonymous 12:55, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats! You deserve this! --S iva1979^{Talk to me} 17:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated --Fir0002 08:19, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats on gaining admin status! Great job! :) cøøkiə Ξ _(talk) 01:37, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your RfA

Ah...Fir0002 - welcome to the crew :-) Remember, if you need a hand, you're always welcome to come by my talk page. --HappyCamper 21:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that HappyCamper! I'll certainly take you up on that! --Fir0002 08:19, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

congratulations on becoming an admin. i'm sure you'll do a fine job.--Alhutch 17:12, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
congrats on the admin-ness from this camp too! skorpion 02:20, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well done; hope to see more great work from you! --May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 ^{(review me!)} 11:16, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I missed your RfA, but I saw it on the Signpost... I must say well done, and you deserve it. Cheers. enochlau (talk) 03:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
ditto, grats! -Ravedave 03:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you aware...

of the Wikia, Inc. site for Academic Publishing? I have only recently learned of its existence after having my work extricated from the Wikipedia since it was determined to be Original Research. Since photos seem to be able to avoid this particular problem unlike text I was sure glad to find it. If you have any time i would greatly appreciate some help in sprucing it up even if it is just from suggestion. Thanks ...IMHO (Talk) 01:30, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(The folowing was moved here from my talk page ...IMHO (Talk) 03:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]

I don't really get it. Is it a part of Wikimedia or is it a rival? --Fir0002 08:18, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Wikia. Inc. is a commercial venture as I understand it that was started by Jimbo for the purpose of helping users resolve the problem of not being able to publish unpublished works in the Wikipedia due to the WP:NOR policy. It is commercial (by stuff like allowing Google ads and possibly for other reasons I do not yet know about or understand). It has already helped me expand my definition and to consider questions only others have thought of asking in addition to getting back into C++ and ASM. If my work is approved then I will be allowed to publish it in the Wikipedia or Wikibooks without violating the WP:NOR. ...IMHO (Talk) 12:51, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Image help

Fir, congrats! Can you help me out - is there anything you can do in photoshop to make this picture Image:Rabbi Scheinberg at a Bris Mila.jpg a little lighter? It was taken by a bad camera in a dimly-lit synagogue: stained-glass window, poor lighting, yada yada yada. Thanks so much. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 13:27, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm - I am trying to, and cannot deleted your edits 2 and 3. Thanks, we're using edit 1, btw, it looks great! Why can't I delete them? Are they on commons or something? Can you zap 'em? - CrazyRussian talk/email 19:00, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. --Fir0002 07:59, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delisting Pictures

Hi, Fir0002. My name is Moshe and I was wondering if you could put some featured pictures up for delisting. I am not as advanced as you are on Wikipedia (I see you nominated the Epicyclic Gear Ratios for removal) and am thus unable to do it myself. However, I believe that the following pictures are not up to standards and deserve to lose their "featured status".

Fawn in Forest - Not very high-quality, not very alluring
Mount Cook - Lens glare, plane wing visible
Lincoln Statue - Too blurry, and again, not very alluring

Thank you for your time. --MosheA 15:23, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Image:Snail-WA froggydarb-edit 01.jpg

Yep, you can delete it. Froggydarb 09:23, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RE:Image:Snail-WA 03.jpg

I provided an answer, but please see my talk page. --Mad Max 01:51, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kudos

Thank you for doing the amazing work you do. I hope you won't forget Wikimedia Foundation when you are off being a professional photographer. You are awesome!--BradPatrick 02:46, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also give you kudos, many of my favourite pictures I am now discovering were taken by you! skorpion 03:26, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Me too, fantastic photographs, a few will grace my desktop for months to come Michaeltyne 12:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks everyone! Check out my website if you've got time! --Fir0002 08:03, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have done. If i had the money I would buy a couple of those, but I am a poor uni student :( skorpion 02:19, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Monitor calibration

Fir, I'm working through several of the recent WP:FPC nominations so I can close them, and I noticed something while doing so. It seems that in many cases where you have provided an edited version of an image, that image is significantly brighter than other edits. This isn't a problem per se; you may just have a preference for brighter images than many others. But it's also possible that the monitor you view/edit images on is set significantly darker than most other people's.

If your monitor hasn't been calibrated, you might want to calibrate it. If you use Mac OS X, an eyeball color-calibration tool is included in the "Color" subpane of the Displays preferences pane. I'd also recommend setting overall color temperature to the D65 standard and monitor gamma to 2.2. In fact, even if your monitor has been calibrated, it might be worth doing again as displays shift in character as they age.

You are obviously an accomplished photographer here on Wikipedia, so I hope you don't take these comments the wrong way (especially as I'm somewhat of a newbie here). I'm impressed by your work. It's just something I noticed about your edits that makes me think your monitor might be set darker than most.

-- moondigger 23:31, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your response. To clarify: I'm not saying your monitor isn't a good one, only that it may require calibration. Frankly, the three-dot calibration guide on WP:FPC isn't very good, though it's better than nothing at all. I understand about prepping photos for printing, but keep in mind that when you edit for Wikipedia it's primarily for web display. That said, I believe you probably do just prefer brighter images overall.

Thanks for your kind words about my photography. I've been doing it a long time both as a hobby and on paid assignment, though lately I've been avoiding paid assignments as they take some of the joy out of it. (I make my living primarily as a professional computer geek.) I will be uploading more images eventually, though some of my better images can't be uploaded due to copyright restrictions. Cheers -- moondigger 00:49, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Albury

When were you in Albury? I am formerly of them there parts. skorpion 10:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Bit of advice please

Great, I'd just written a reply to this, and before I hit save, my computer decided to freeze. So much for 'stable WinXP'... So forgive me if this reply is a bit shorter and less detailed:

First off the official policy on sockpuppets is WP:SOCK, which contains lots of useful info like how to tag them etc. Also check out the bit on meatpuppets. Generally speaking when I'm dealing with the messy business of socks I identify the 'puppet master', the main (oldest, most edits) account. Then all other accounts that have strong evidence that they are used by the same person (or people who are editing in a way that makes then indistinguishable from the same person) should be indef blocked. They don't need to be warned if the evidence is strong enough. If the contrib evidence isn't strong enough (glancing at the ones listed on that link you gave me suggests some are pretty obvious, others might need a closer look) then you can request a checkuser (WP:RFCU). The main account isn't usually blocked, but warned that using sockpuppets for vote stacking is against policy. If they continue then it can be blocked for a short period (at first, then longer if continues). Kmf164 is also an admin by the looks of it, so you should be able to work together on this (I generally stay out of sock situations I'm not familiar with, because it does need a knowledge of the contribs). Good luck, let me know if you have any other questions/need more help on this. Petros471 13:21, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cello edit

Can you please add what you did to your cello edit? Thanks -Ravedave 02:25, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing personal, but no. It's a matter of principle, I'm not sure if you've seen the FPC talk page, but I've got to support my words with actions. --Fir0002 05:35, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just wanted to let you know...

You are an amazing photographer! I can't believe someone that young has so much photgraphic talent already. You should think about a career in photography or film. Anywho, that's all I came over here to say. Oh, and congratulations on having today's featured picture! ♠ SG →Talk 06:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot! Very kind of you, but I don't think I'll take a career in photography. I will however remain an active amateur! --Fir0002 03:34, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Swifts Creek Page

Re the coordinates for the Creek, I wonder what is more correct. I used the Land.vic official government coordinates, which you should think would be correct (having said which they give different coordinates for the creek itself, although that may make sense given it's not just in one spot). I have added the Land.vic link to the references section if you want to double check. Have also now done a Land.vic check on Flaggy, again different from Google (or were you estimating the town coordinates from the Flagstaff coordinates on Google?). I wonder where Google get their coordinates?

Google for Flaggy: Latitude 37°15'48.66"S, Longitude 147°43'17.90"E
Land.vic for Flaggy: Latitude 37 16 40 S, Longitude 147 42 56 E
Land.vic for SC town: Latitude 37°16'04" S, Longitude 147°43'24" E

This is a quandary.

Re the floods, yes I too was thinking about them, or even a section on our 'natural disasters' - flood, fire, hail, drought, etc. In fact, just this afternoon as I was driving over the bridge I was thinking about adding some flood pics. Where did u get yours from? I also have some flood pics, but they are 'real' photos so would need to be scanned. Would have to have a look at what else you've got (dare we make it even MORE of a photo gallery?). I suppose we could add a fair bit of text on the disasters though.

I also have a few historical photos that I got off Graeme.

PS Have a look at the Bairnsdale page, see what you think. Also went and took some Ensay pics yesterday to start making an article on that.

--jjron 11:42, 20 June 2006 (UTC) (oops, forgot to sign about 2hrs ago)[reply]

Your images

File:Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason's desktop.png

My current desktop

I just wanted to say thanks for your panoramas, they make for great desktop pictures if you have a 3840x1024 desktop :)

Keep them comming --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 20:57, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, I had that one for about a week. -Ravedave 21:13, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree on principle - I just wish I had a desktop that could hold them :S Viridae 23:14, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks everyone! I hope I'll continue to do so! --Fir0002 03:33, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

Your photos are PHENOMENAL! Keep them coming! Hope you're enjoying sysoping. Cheers -- Samir धर्म 07:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

SC & FP Op

I think u'd have to explain HDR to me a bit more, and show me the originals for me to compare. But speaking of which, if you look back at the Bairnsdale page I really like the pic inside St Mary's. I reckon it's a possible feature pic, but not mine (too soft for starters, but I reckon I've done pretty much what I can with my camera and Photoshop and time). But was thinking if you got in there with your equipment you might be able to make something a bit more of it, perhaps using HDR or exposure bracketing (are they the same thing?). Perhaps a shot from the choir loft (if u could get up there) would be even better.

Will check the Google coords after the hols (change them if you want; personally though I think the decimal places at least are possibly unnecessary). Personally I would tend to trust the Land.vic data; I would need to check where Google get theirs from, e.g., is it just from satellite data? - could be innaccurate, esp if they haven't allowed for relativity ;). --jjron 10:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I remember Old St Pauls, in fact we might have been instrumental in getting it promoted, I think we both supported. Something to bear in mind, but perhaps leave it for a few months and have a go if you think it's worth a try. I think you could do a far better job, in fact looking again at the St Pauls pic I'm not sure that even my photo isn't better quality without the HDR. I don't have a problem with featuring the inside of a few churches, e.g., surely if someone put up the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel no one could argue that it was invalidated by having Old St Pauls there. Clearly you don't want every church in the world featured, but this is something pretty special that I personally have never seen anywhere else.

Yes, 'assuming someone cared', I like that. Incidentally, have you checked the coords from the Omeo article in Google Earth? See if someone cared there. --jjron 10:29, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Um, that SC page looks like crap now. I'm not so much against the info box (I was considering hunting up how to put one in myself), but its placement. On my screen it shoves everything else down beneath it cos of the pano (your screen may be different because of the extra width but I think more people would be using my sort of width). In fact ALL you see when you go to the page is the info box. Also the map is useless, it shows Melbourne, not SC. Maybe we put the info box under the pano (or make the pano narrower), perhaps in place of that second pic? Also we need to get rid of all those 'unknowns', they just look dopey. Either get some data, which may not be possible, or remove them.

If the coordinates for the Wiki thing and Google Earth don't agree, which will you use? Presumably if you used the Google Earth ones it would load up the wrong spot on the Wiki map? It is a little disappointing without the seconds, can we add those so they show in the text but the link stays as is? --jjron 01:27, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I reckon we find a map of Victoria, not Australia, and put SC on that, like I did for the SW Wilderness article (can then also use it for Bairnsdale, Omeo, Ensay, etc). Either that or fix one of Aust. Re area, I calculate 1.2km from Shelton's Lane to my place (what I would consider the ends of town) and say 400m from the river to the oval, gives 0.48sq km. Then gives popn density of 937.5, which is a bit over the top, it's more than Melbourne, I figure only about 200 live in the actual 'town' area I've specified, so say a density of 416? I will put these figures in, change them if you disagree.

BTW, do you need any special powers to rename a page? I am unhappy with Ensay being just Ensay, while everything else is say Swifts Creek, Victoria. I want to change Ensay to Ensay, Victoria. Do you need to be an admin to do that? --202.182.65.206 03:20, 22 June 2006 (UTC). That was me, the stupid thing logged me out (PS am gonna say 1.3km from end to end, think I've underestimated a little which will alter other figures a bit). --jjron 03:23, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Right, done some of that. Played around a bit with placement; change things if you can improve it. Still need a better map. --jjron 03:54, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re Ensay renaming - do you just create a new page and turn the old page into a redirect, or is there a better way? --jjron 03:57, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you checked the page since I shifted the info box below the pano? How does it work on your screen? Maybe we now need more text before the first section though. That Omeo map isn't that bad (it would be better if it wasn't called "Omco location map"!), but am sure there's usable things on Commons that we can grab and modify, possibly better. Do you prefer an Aust map or Vic map? Yes, I'm sure the info box was copied straight off the Melbourne page. I wouldn't worry anymore about the coords at the moment, we'll have a look in a couple of weeks. Yes, too slow for Ensay question! --jjron 09:58, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Voting on FPC

No, I have nothing against you. I just feel that it is pointless to vote "Support" on a photo that will obviously pass (unless the picture is flawless).

I do feel, however (and if you are offended by this I apologize) that due to your various other excellent contributions to FPC that you reputation has begun to proceed you, and works that (I feel) are not quite FP quality (like Jonquil Flowers, Ten Pin Bowling, Orb Weaver Spider) are getting consideration from some simpily because "it's a Fir0002 photograph". But regardless, I have nothing against you, though I do look forward to more of your high-quality that I will most certainly vote "Support" on. Morgan695 13:41, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh ok, I guess I acted a little hastily. But I've got to encourage you to add support votes (and I'm not talking about just mine). Even if it seems just like a "pile on" support, the nominator likes to see a genuine reaction, not just a summary promotion (I know I value each one I get :-) --Fir0002 06:58, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

panoramas

Just a question, but what program do you use for stitching your panoramas.

Thanks Froggydarb 07:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks :) Froggydarb 11:34, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Vote on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Hippo pod

Hi Vildricianus,
Could you please specify which version you support in Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Hippo pod? Thanks, --Fir0002 08:23, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Sorry if I was unclear. — Vildricianus 09:35, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bruno Senna

Sorry 'bout that, and I clarified it. Hurricanehink (talk) 13:40, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wavecut platform

Yes, please go ahead and delete. Anyone else can do a downsampled version, if ever needed. A pity it was not supported, I really think it is very encyclopedic. Greetings, --Janke | Talk 14:44, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Linkia image deletion

It's okay if you delete the image. I'm not too heartbroken. If only there wasn't jpeg compression artifacts... Dark jedi requiem 01:21, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Concert Hall edits

Feel free to delete any edits I've made to others' images, assuming they aren't needed for any other purpose. I'd delete them myself if I could figure out how to. -- moondigger 00:26, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Partial loading of page

Hi,
I've got a problem to ask advice about. Sometimes, not all the time a page will say it's finished loading but be only paritially loaded, and then when I go to edit a page I accidentally "delete" all the stuff which didn't load. This happened to me yesterday when I was closing some candidates. Has anyone else been affected by it, and does anyone have anything to suggest to fix the problem? Thanks, --Fir0002 23:12, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is a bug with firefox & the google toolbar. See here, I expereinced the same problem and we finally tracked it down. bugzilla 5643 -Ravedave 00:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

re:Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Cane Toad

Yeah you can delete it, from now on if any of my edits aren't used anywhere then you can go ahead and delete them. Froggydarb 00:40, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Closing heaps of noms

Not really, no. All I do is just go through the steps one at a time with all the nominations at once, eg first decide whether to promote or not, then add them all at once to the archive, then add them all at once to Goings On etc. It's the quickest and least tedious way I've found to do them. Raven4x4x 05:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your userpage

Amazing userpage! I wish I knew what the heck I was doing so I could build one like it, but until then I'll just stare at yours. :) —Aiden 13:41, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Use Foto Eucalyptus-tree

Dear Fir0002,

is ist possible, that we can use your foto of the eucalyptus-tree with another license. this moment, we have to use the hole text of GFDL-license.

Best regards Susanne Blessing-Bayer

Hi Susanne,

Well that depends on what you are planning to use it for. If it were to be used in a commercial purpose, depending on the size of your project, I might charge a small fee (this would help me buy equipment). --Fir0002 07:45, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A moment of your time???

I'm just asking, if you get a spare moment, could you please make a very minor edit to this photo - Image:Towneley Hall.JPG when i took it i didnt realize quite how dark it was and it seems like quite a good pic so if you do get a min please could you increase the brightness. Thanks for your time. --Childzy_talk^contribs 19:48, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the edit, looks alot better. --Childzy_talk^contribs 09:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ESP/UPA results

Congratulations, you're the winner for this round! Petros471 12:39, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats, next time I won't enter the competition because of userpages like yours. Or maybe I'm just too lazy to get a super duper userpage. ;)--Andeh 13:00, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations Fir0002! It is our honor to inform you that you've won Esperanza's Best User Page Award! Here's a token for your efforts.

Petros471

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Cyde↔Weys

You can just go ahead and send the "judging incentive money" to the usual address. --Cyde↔Weys 03:18, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

lol :-D --Fir0002 00:40, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

SLR cameras

Hi Peter,

Sorry to bother you, but I'm wondering if you could give me just some quick advice on something. I'm considering getting a DSLR - what factors/traps should I consider or watch out for as I look at the ones available?

Thanks :) enochlau (talk) 09:16, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm now the happy owner of a Canon 350D... although I had to settle for the two kit lenses, as I couldn't afford anything else. Thanks again for your insightful comments. Now trying to working out what all the buttons do... enochlau (talk) 11:26, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Once again...

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Anvil shaped cumulus panorama edit crop.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Also promoted was Image:American buffalo proof vertical edit.jpg, your edit of the American Buffalo coin picture. Congratulations! Raven4x4x 09:15, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Featured pic for deletion

i dont quite know how to do it so i was wondering if you could list this photo for deletion- Image:Chicago Skyline at Sunset.png as you can see it is very grainy and would not pass to do thus it needs unlisting. --Childzy_talk^contribs 11:24, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Hi:

I was wondering if a picture like the one found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:H3chiefemerges.jpg meets all the criteria for FPC. i mean, i think the pic looks good and all, but i was wondering about the copyrights and stuff. Figured that since you already have experience in this topic you would know.Nnfolz 20:44, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another one: What is a JPEG artifact? I've looked at the examples in the Wikipedia:What is a featured picture? section, but i still dont get it.Nnfolz 06:53, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This may be of use: JPEG#Compression_ratio_and_artifacts. enochlau (talk) 11:27, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your Vote on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Hippo pod

Hi Glaurung,
Could you please specify which version you support in Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Hippo pod? Thanks, --Fir0002 08:23, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am absolutely sorry for not responding to your message nor precising my vote, but I was away during the last 3 weeks. I am happy to see that it was promoted. I would have voted for this edit anyway :-) -Glaurung 06:08, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Cut-out" spider

Yes, the darkened background is an improvement, but it still looks cut-out. This doesn't have that big "wow" factor that many of your other pictures have... so, no change in voting, sorry. --Janke | Talk 08:11, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Huntsman Spider

A natural one :) Froggydarb 09:52, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No. I would prefer something natural. Froggydarb 23:19, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That still doesn't make a white or grey bg natural. Froggydarb 03:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not ignoring you, I thought the conversation was over. I'm still not going to change my vote and even if I did I dought that it would get through. Froggydarb 08:59, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't like the "natural" b/g simply because it wasn't natural. I don't even know why you brought this issue up on my talk page: "I've uploaded an edit which specifically addresses your concern." I don't see how changing the colour of the b/g makes it more natural let alone specifically addresses my concern. Froggydarb 09:17, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, so I don't like the white or the grey or the "natural" b/g therefore my vote is staying as it was originally: Oppose. I didn't know what the spider was on when the picture was taken, I assummed that it was on a plant or something that wasn't man-made, and if it wasn't on something man-made chances are I would have supported the picture. Seeing that it was on an glass with all other colours behind it I can see why you gave it a white b/g. Although it does make the picture looks better it lowers it's encyclopedic value. If the spiders b/g was the "natural" one, it wouldn't be pleasing to the eye. Either way one of the WP:WIAFP critrea isn't meet. Froggydarb 09:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Emu

Hi, have you ever photographed Emu eggs or feathers? I would like some pics of these for the article. Thanks --Peta 02:58, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your photographs

Hi, Fir0002. I came across your page by clicking around. I just went to your website and am overwhelmed. Your photographs are so amazingly beautiful. Well just wanted to tell you that. Sha nnon ^{duck talk} 06:42, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, Fir0002. Just wanted to tell you that I didn't say that because I was just being nice. Your photographs are, for sure, as good as I've seen anywhere. I've been into photography a little myself, in the past, and have even studied it, just a bit. They are absolutely stunning, and show a deep love of nature. I believe you have what it takes to be a photojournalist or any sort of professtional photographer. Sha nnon ^{duck talk} 16:33, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Crimson sunset02 ali k.jpg

Hi Fir0002, I am thinking about jazzing up my commons page and would like to use this image on it. Would you mind if I uploaded it to commons? Thanks for all your help in the past, Regards, --Ali K 05:24, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks :) --Ali K 05:34, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

early radio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Early_radio.jpg is not a radio. it's a "cone of silence" localized speaker system common in museums and libraries. Perhaps you mis-labled it... Rick Boatright 05:45, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Narcissus

Hey, do u mind if I swap your current main pic of jonquils on the Narcissus page to my pic of King Alfred Daffodils now? --jjron 09:20, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nice edit job

on this photo I uplodaded:

--Caliga10 12:34, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

About a pic I fell in love with

I was browsing trough commons and an image caught my eye, it is found here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Floating_on_water.jpg I was wondering if it is apropiate for a nomination for FPC. I belive it fails two critical criteria, the one about being in an article and the one about being encyclopedic, both wich I think could be adressed with some cleverness. what do you think? Should I load it first to the english wikipedia or can it be nominated directly from commons?Nnfolz 03:24, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just realized that the file can be brought here even if it's uploaded in commons, so forget bout the last part.Nnfolz 04:06, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nice Photos

Hi Marumari! Nice to see your addition to FPC, I've had a look through your other pix and they look pretty good! These are my favs: Image:Swallowtail dying.jpg, Image:Pivoting king vulture.jpg, Image:Mexican wolf lounging.jpg (I'd even try feature the mexican wolf one). Well done, but I wonder if I could ask you to upload in higher res? Thanks, --Fir0002 06:22, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words on my photography! If a picture is headed for FP status, I'd have no problem uploading a higher resolution version of it. I have enough photos uploaded already that I'd rather not go through the whole process for all of them again. I should also clarify that I would perhaps one day in the future, it would maybe-possibly-would-be-awesome to start a career in photography. As such, I'm a little bit torn been my love of Wikipedia and the ever-so-slight possibility of making a tiny dent in the cost of all this photographic gear. -- Marumari 13:20, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, I'd love for you to feature some of my work. :) --Marumari 21:17, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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WIkipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Hi Fir0002! You've signed up to be a judge for the Esperanza User Page Award! You'll have three user pages to examine. The user pages you get coincide with your signup number. So if you signed up to be a judge in spot 1 than you will get nominations 1-3. Pick your favorite one, and list it in the finalist section. After all 5 judges have chosen a finalist it's time to award them 1-10 points in the four categories:

Attractiveness: general layout, considering colour scheme and/or use of tables if applicable
Usefulness: links to subpages or editing aids, helpful information
Interesting-ness: quirky, unique, captivating, or funny content
General niceness: at the judges' discretion

Please see the Scores section on this page for additional information on your job as a judge.

Keep in mind that your scores are confidential! Email Banes with your scores and final picks. As soon as all the scores have been tallied, a winner will be announced! Thanks.

May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 ($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 10:14, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't leave...

Please don't leave, Fir. By all means, take a short Wikibreak (I'm thinking of taking one now I seem to have stirred up all these bad feelings by (I thought innocently) nominating those pictures for delisting), but don't leave. Wikipedia is a great place, and it's in need of great people like you. You've achieved so much here! You're an admin, you've contributed an MASSIVE 47 Featured pictures, and many others that haven't been featured yet. You're one of the most helpful and constructive voters I've ever seen on FPC. Don't leave, for the sake of the community and the life you've built here. Maybe take a couple of weeks off, or just keep editing pages but ignoring discussions. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 11:09, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I award this Plenary Indulgence to Peter (aka Fir0002) for his services to photography and Wikipedia. I don't think this one has much to do with Catholic theology though? Petros471 13:46, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No... You can't leave (well of course technically you can, but don't!). Seriously, apart from tracking down your last contrib and the above message that appeared on my watchlist, I don't know what's up (I don't follow FPC), but it would be a terrible shame for you to go. You've contributed so many great photo's (the featured ones, and even the ones that aren't are still way better than most other ones), you've shown you have the trust of the community (RFA), and people look to you for advice (see this talk page). You're literally world famous (I was showing a friend of mine your stuff, trying to persuade him to release some of his photos out there on a free license). As Vanderdecken said above, sure take a break (I'm kind of on one myself at the moment), take some discussions that are causing you stress of your watchlist for a while, but please don't just pack up! All the best, Petros471 13:25, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree! Don't leave! If you left, all of our articles would have to be illustrated with crayon drawings made by local 6 year-old children! Well, that's perhaps a bit of exaggeration, but it's on the right track. You're one of our most valuable photographic contributors. When I'm stressed by Wikipedia, what I do, is I take a sudden break. I'll be right in the middle of a WikiTask, and I'll just leave. For days. Eventually, you feel good because Wikipedia isn;t stressing you anymore. Then the good feeling wears off, and then, after a few more days, you'll start to feel guilty for not contributing, and eventually you'll be drawn right back. For me, it works every time. Hope it works for you, RyanG e rbil10 (Drop on in!) 18:01, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh dear... a Wikipedia without you would not be much of a Wikipedia at all! I can't count the number of times I've looked at a gorgeous picture, and predicted seeing your info on the image page. I'm sorry that things are stressing you out, but you should know just how much your contributions are appreciated! I hope you are able to relax, and that things improve. -- Nataly a 18:46, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are appreciated. In case that wasn't already obvious. I had not noticed any of your images before (that I'm aware of), but that's merely a sign of the giganticism of Wikipedia - you are appreciated, and will be missed if you leave. Even if you are unwilling to continue fighting the good fight at FPC, please don't stop releasing your wonderful photos under free licenses. Thanks for all your work. JesseW, the juggling janitor 21:48, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi everyone! Although when I logged on just now I had already decided to not leave Wikipedia, it was overwhelming to find this response on my talk page! Thanks a lot! I really want to stress Vanderdecken that I in no way was making a personal point against you. I have no ill feelings towards you, you're one of the many users on Wikipedia I like to think of as my friends! Anyway I hope things settle down, as I really enjoy contributing to Wikipedia, but last week it just wasn't worth it anymore. However I guess it's one of those experiences which make you into a stronger person etc etc, and hopefully I'll never reach this point a second time. So you'll all be seeing more of me in the future! --Fir0002 09:09, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Awsome, I was going to leave a message too, but its good to see you are staying. Remember these key words when stressed out "It doesn't matter" repeat them a few times and move on. Thats helped me more than once on here... -Ravedave 15:10, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FP Question

Hello. I would like to ask you, cause you're a photo guru here :). Do you think this: Image:Titlis-1.jpg photo could successfuly run for FP ? Thank you. -- Darwinek 13:00, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

G'day

G'day, sorry to hear you're getting fed up with this place. It's not surprising that you're outgrowing Wikipedia, and as you're going through VCE and thinking about uni, it's even less surprising that the pettiness and bitching here would get to you. What can I say - you're incredibly valuable to us, and an inspiration to a lot of hack photographers like me :) I hope that whatever happens you keep producing awesome photos, and that you still share the occasional one with us. Best of luck with everything. Stevage 13:47, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stevage, what can I say? You've analyzed me perfectly! I can only guess you're speaking from expereince :-). Wikipedia is generally a great community and there are heaps of great users such as yourself which make it an enjoyable place. But there are some users which need adjectives to describe which really shouldn't be used ;-). I'm giving my time/photos for nothing and when the process ceases to be enjoyable, well it's just not worth continuing. So much other stuff I could be doing instead. Well I guess really I've put too much effort into the project to quit, so I'll be sticking around. And although I'm moving into doing more artistic and people photos as I begin to earn money through my photography, there are still plenty I'll be uploading! Thanks for your message, and you too Sergeant Snopake! I appreciate it! --Fir0002 09:22, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Basically what he said. I appreciate the only time I ever spoke to you was when I wished you Happy Birthday, but I've been keeping an eye on you ever since then, and you're a really good user, it's sad to see that you're thinking about leaving, though I wish you all the best. Sergeant Snopake 18:51, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Email

I just tried sending you an email- but the Wikipedia servers seemed to die just (as/after?) I sent it, so I'm not 100% sure you've got it. Could you please let me know if you've received it ok? Cheers, Petros471 23:33, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:FP

Don't be distressed. I have had a few tough and sad moments on Wikipedia during almost two years here. Don't worry, be happy. :) You are a great editor and photo expert, valuable for our community. Lack of your person would be a large loss to our "wiki-family". - Darwinek 09:57, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Licencing and other things

You're probably right about the licencing. I just hadn't really tried to think about it lately. As for those two lenses, I think the 70-200mm f/2.8L lens is the better lens, but the 24-105mm f/4L IS is definitely my walkaround lens, dispite its faults. I've been meaning to send mine back to Canon, as it was one of the first made and has a fault ([3]) which I haven't as yet had fixed. The other problem is one that has occasionally shown itself on the edges. I suspect it may have something to do with the IS as it seems to only happen intermittantly and occasionally (ie here [4]. The left edge is significantly out of focus and I don't know why. So I'm going to take my 24-105mm back to Canon sometime soon and get those issues checked out. Oh, and it vignettes slightly wide open. I should note that having a full frame camera makes those sorts of issues worse than they would be on your 20D. But for a walkaround lens, it can't really be beaten. Its great for low light photography (wide open, at 24mm and IS, you can shoot just about anywhere without a tripod if you have to). Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:58, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tailor, Snapper

File:MG 5172.jpg

Young Snapper?

Hi Fir0002, I just stumbled across this photo and it looks like a snapper to me, rather than a Tailor as you've labelled it. Also you might want to contribute some pics to the snapper (Chrysophrys aurata) article (it's new). Cheers —Pengo ^{talk · contribs} 00:15, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm no expert myself, just happened to see the photo and did a google image searches on the species names (tailor, snapper) to compare them. —Pengo ^{talk · contribs} 14:22, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

5th Photo Barnstar

Here is a 5th Barnstar for you! Your pictures are OUTSTANDING! Aeon ^{Insane Ward} 18:22, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I love your pictures, they are OUTSTANDING, using one as my desktop. Aeon ^{Insane Ward} 18:22, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As is your photo manipulation: your edit of the Yellow Mite FPC, Image:Yellow mite (Tydeidae) Lorryia formosa 2 edit.jpg, has just been promoted! Congratulations again. Raven4x4x 06:56, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Wow. Dude you have a real gift! And you are welcome Aeon ^{Insane Ward} 12:45, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And another promoted edit: Image:Atlantis launch plume edit.jpg. As if you need any more... :) Raven4x4x 10:00, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dude your images rock! Æon ^{Insane Ward} 19:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quick Q

What software do you use for that wikimedia montage you have on your 1 yr sub-page? Oh, and congrats on the 85mm f/1.8 lens you now have. Its easily my favourite lens, although it isn't the most useful. Aside from portraits where it obviously excels, its difficult to find uses for it, but I try nonetheless. ;) I used it for that Notre Dame pano, actually. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 13:11, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:sarajevopurple.jpg

Is now OK? It's double. Isn't Sarajevo amazing? I hope that you are going visit Sarajevo some day. :)Regards --Kahriman 15:52, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Salad platter image

Could you possibly identify all the ingredients in the image of the salad platter? I'm writing the caption for the POTD and it would be helpful. Thanks. howch e ng {chat} 16:56, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like bread, lettuce, spring onions, cucumber, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, beetroot (?), cherry tomatoes and some kind of olive (brown? neither green nor black?), with dressing in a jar. A sprig of coriander in the back? Lovely pic :) Stevage 11:54, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That has to be parsley (probably Italian parsley), no one would put coriander on a salad like this. Also, those are definitely beets. Look at the color of the stain on one of the cubes of Feta. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 19:09, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for Delisting (Wolf Spider) (Emperor Gum Moth)

Hello. Very recently I was pointed out to the "courtesy call" of informing the original nominator if his/her image is being nominated for delisting. I admit, I was somewhat aware of the practice, but I seemed to miss the boldfaced notice saying that it was necessary. At the time of the nominations, I was also very busy and unable to continue perusing Wikipedia. Just now I read the comments under the subject's page and the FPC Discussion page and I felt obliged to respond. In no way were my inactions intentional and I apologise for the delay in my responding and the inconvenience it catalysed. Thank You. -- AJ24 01:48, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Youth Foundation

You should join the wikipedia youth foundation today! --Bigtop (tk||cb|em|ea) 20:53, 26 July 2006 (UTC) (WP:WYF)[reply]

Photo question

Where was Image:Anvil shaped cumulus panorama edit crop.jpg taken? It's such a lovely photo, it makes me want to go there, but I have no idea where I should be fantasizing about. -- Beland 15:18, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that photo was taken in the same place as this one was. I guess you can start fantasizing about Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria now. --71.98.25.103 06:42, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Creek Page

Check out the Creek Page. Have replaced your sawmill pic with a historic pic. See what you think - placement, etc. --jjron 14:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Glad u like it. Do u think it's the best spot, e.g., I think it would be better actually in the history section (but then one of the 'aerial' shots would have to go)?

Graeme gave me a few of the pics he used for the signs, there was a couple of others I have resized and was thinking of uploading which I can show you some time, but this seemed to fit the article best. --jjron 08:22, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I would like a map in the info box (as most places have) to show where SC is either in Vic or Aust, but the one that was there was rubbish seeing as it was Melb. I have been wondering what to do with the aerials. I don't really want to lose any, because they're all different and good, but to me (as I think I've said before), it's too much to have three of them at the start of the article. The only other thing I can think of is to start a gallery for some of these extra pics (one of the aerials, the sawmill, the other historic ones, etc).

Yeah, new Ensay ones are good, though I'm not sure about these 'stacked' panos. How would they go side by side at say 400px each? Perhaps another gallery is coming up there too? BTW, is it New Year (Year's?) Sports as you've said in the caption, or New Year's Day Sports as I've said in the article? --jjron 09:15, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was actually more querying the Day part which you haven't put in. Whichever it is, it should be consistent. I'll change them all to Day unless you find different. Another suggestion re GAR (refer to talk): replace, or add to, my little 'spectacular scenery' photo at the bottom with a smaller version of your FP pano (at say 500px). --jjron 09:45, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FP delist closing procedure

I must confess that I'm a bit confused why you marked the Monopoly board as 'Keep' with a 9 delist to 6 keep vote... you have previously kept images with 15 keep and 10 delist votes. Either way, the majority position has a 150% support compared to the minority. If 15-10 is good enough to keep, then 9-6 should be enough to delist... or am I thinking about this wrong? Do you hold out for a 2/3 majority for delisting? --Dante Alighieri | Talk 19:03, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Great Alpine Road

Hey, can u also check out the talk page on the Great Alpine Road article; see what you think? --jjron 07:59, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A passing hello

Hey Fir0002! I was just looking at images, and was (yet again) linked to your userpage. I just wanted to make sure everything is ok with you, after what I had been reading last week. I hope it was all a passing phase, but you know where I am if you ever need me. Keep it cool, --Ali K 14:08, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wanted to add a hello from me too, an admirer of your fine photographic work that I happened to stumble upon here. Such talent for someone so young, you'll go far methinks! Warm regards, Neilius 15:54, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks both of you! Yeah everything is good again,and I appreciate your support! --Fir0002 12:08, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to hear it :) --Ali K 12:30, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a Question

I posted on the humanities help desk, and they said I should try asking you: "I'm considering buying three new lenses for my camera (one of the mid-upper tier of those big Nikon professional cameras), and I just wanted advice on which to get. I'm thinking zoom and microfocus lenses along with something else. Is a fisheye lense fairly useless? I like the way some of the pictures taken with it can turn out, but I'm looking for the most generally useful lenses. Is there any particular lense well suited to bokeh pictures? My current lense wont usually let me adjust the focus to the blur-to-clarity contrast that I'm looking for, and I certainly can't seem to get those interestingly pixelated blurred backrounds I've seen elsewhere (though some of that might be photoshoping.)"

Thanks so much. What I've seen of your pictures is great, and pretty damn impressive for a 16 (is it 17 now?) year old. I'm about to be 18 and I suck, but I hope to become a more serious photographer. Really, though, your pictures are fantastic, and some of the landscapes are taken from brilliant angles. Beyond impressive.

Sashafklein 18:06, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image modification request

Hi Fir0002, I have a request for you to modify one of the images you've uploaded: Image:Sour dough loaves02.jpg is being used on Sourdough (of course), and there's a bit of controversy over the blur effect. The article is being constantly vandalized solely because of the blurring. The caption is being rewritten to read something about "loaves appearing on shelves at over 70mph" or some such. Any chance you could upload it without the blur effect? I've attempted to crop the blur out, but it's just not the same. The image is great otherwise, and it's an awesome addition to the article, but the vandalism is making me crazy! Thanks — Wwagner 18:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

[Copied from User Talk:Wwagner] How about this? Image:Sour dough loaves03.jpg It's not identical, as I couldn't be bothered trying to get the same post processing. But it's close enough. If you want me to edit it to look more like the other one tell me, and I'll see what I can do. Anyway sorry again for your trouble. --Fir0002 12:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

W00t! That's awesome! I really appreciate your efforts, that image will be a perfect replacement for the zoomy one. Thanks a million! — Wwagner 14:12, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

G'day Fir0002, does the image in question come from a Baker's Delight store? Webaware 14:39, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, it was taken at a bakers delight store. --Fir0002 22:08, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, thought it looked like it was. Cheers, Webaware 23:16, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hummingbird Hawk-moth FPC

Hi! You supported the Hummingbird Hawk-moth FPC (like everyone else who commented), but HighInBC uploaded an edit that absolutely no-one commented on. I can't promote the image without knowing which version to promote, so now I have to ask everyone which version they prefer. Would you mind specifying which image you are supporting? Thanks. Raven4x4x 09:29, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

TV Races

Hi Fir0002, reckon u can correct the filename/s on the FPCs? Valley, not Vallery (or was there a reason for that? --jjron 10:11, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BTW I added this pic to another article as well. --jjron 10:26, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done, sorry about that, a typo. Thanks for pointing it out - can't believe I didn't see it! --Fir0002 12:17, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WIkipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Greetings, Fir0002. The judges would like to announce that the winner for the Esperanza User Page Contest has been chosen. Congratulations to Kylu for winning the contest. The winning entry can be found here.

If you'd like to participate in the contest again, check by the contest page in a few days and sign up. See you around. May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 ($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|)

Canon lens purchases

If you need a US address for purchases of film equipment, etc. I would be glad to let you use my business address. I can then forward the items via FedEx or UPS or whatever. I didn't realize that some companies wouldn't ship to Australia. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 02:18, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another FP

A picture you edited, Image:Versailles Chapel - July 2006 edit.jpg, has just been promoted. Congrats again! Raven4x4x 07:40, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Panorama photo question

Hello. I have just taken a few photos in the mountains and want to make panoramic picture from it. The main problem is the different color of sky and other objects. How do you solve this problem ? I can upload them to the Commons. - Darwinek 12:19, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks in advance. Photos are at [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] . - Darwinek 22:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! Thank you very much! You are miracle-maker. I owe you. - Darwinek 11:01, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

State Library

Yeah, they straighten it out a fair bit. The second one gets the roof more level, but at the expense of warping/leaning the sides, and I think even losing a tiny bit of the wall. So, not sure which is better. I'd almost say the first one for those reasons. Go ahead and replace it in the article if you want to. May have to get the original off you to replace my original. Well done. --jjron 06:19, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A Pair of Stars for you

Hello again Fir0002 here a few more things for your page Æon ^{Insane Ward} 23:36, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Moved stars to userpage --Fir0002 00:11, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Fir0002! Your pictures are outstanding! Æon ^{Insane Ward} 16:09, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just Hi

Hi there, just want to greet my favorite photographer on Wikipedia. I also live in Melbourne, you know, (wait, you are live in Melbourne aren't you? haha) studying at RMIT, but I'm Indonesian. And because of that, I really like your Gamelan photo and would like to thank you that there is actually a featured image related to Indonesia. Okay, take care and happy taking pictures! Cheers -- Imoeng 18:26, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that! I endeavour to give satisfaction ;-) --Fir0002 00:13, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Salad Photo

Hi, I wanted to let you know that I made the background of your Salad picture transparent. How can I send this to you? BhaiSaab ^talk 21:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I shot you an email. BhaiSaab ^talk 00:18, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

85mm lens photo

Just a heads-up. As per the discussion on talk page for WP:FPC, your recent nomination was deemed Promoted against consensus. Accordingly, I have changed the closing to reflect this and it is not currently a Featured Picture. I trust you'll understand that this is nothing personal as I'm a big fan of your work, but based on the discussion on the talk page, the promotion was in error. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 16:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Quick question for you. Can anyone promote a FPC to FP if the consensus is clear and the necessary amount of time has passed? --Hetar 20:33, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Once more...

File:Tambo vallery races 2006 edit.jpg

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Tambo vallery races 2006 edit.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.

Your edited picture, Image:Tower Bridge Sacramento edit.jpg, was also promoted. Raven4x4x 01:45, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sunset stitch

The sunset looks fine now. The wavy line still puzzles me. Is that the result of some more intelligent stitch program than the one I use? And does that automatically adjust the histogram (assuming that's what it was) or did you do that by hand? I also thought that those two little dark clouds just to the left of it near the horizon were a clone artefact, but I suppose that's just a coincidence. The trees to the right of it look very similar too, which reinforced the impression. By the way, I never know where to react to a message on my talk page - there or at the other person's talk page. And now there is also the image talk page, both here at Wikipedia and at Wikimedia Commons, where any comments should really go. Very confusing. :) DirkvdM 07:34, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Pregnant woman scuplture.jpg

Hey Fir, just wondering if you have a less cropped image of this sculpture. It's terribly hard to get a sense of scale from this one, not to mention, what gives with the censorship? Can you imagine David from the waist up?! cheers, pfctdayelise (translate?) 10:11, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]