Dear Diliff,
I work for Anchor Books, publisher of an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (The Annotated Pride and Prejudice, annotated by David Shapard, first published in 2004). We are working on developing an enhanced eBook edition for the iPad that will incorporate color art and audio and video clips relevant to the novel and to Austen’s times, and are planning to release it in April 2014.
I found your photo of Roman Baths ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_Baths_in_Bath_Spa,_England_-_July_2006.jpg) and thought it was great. Would you be willing to grant us permission to use this photo for linking to a map of places mentioned in the novel? This ebook will be available in the itunes store and is sure to generate a lot of excitement from fans of Jane Austen.
We will give you credit and copyright acknowledgment for the image. Please let me know if you are willing and I can email you the permissions form, which you can sign and return to me. Please let me know if you have any questions and feel free to email me directly at rkrupitsky@randomhouse.com.
Thank you very much,
Rachel Krupitsky Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Llc. rkrupitsky@randomhouse.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.171.1.5 ( talk) 19:34, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hello David,
I found some of your panoramas while looking for high resolution CC-licensed images for use in a project similar to this. The only problem is that I need a usable estimate for the field of view of the panoramas, which is not provided. If you have this information for some images, could you please contact me at 5p8fOhf9DwFR@meltmail.com (as a spam avoidance measure this forwarding address will cease functioning around 20:00 Jan 28 London time). I could explain better what this is about and how the images will be used in an email. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BarroColorado ( talk • contribs) 18:56, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hey Diliff, may I have the permission to use File:Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013.jpg to enhance it for Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bixby Creek Bridge? Thanks, ///EuroCar GT 02:40, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
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Are you far from Stratford-upon-Avon? Was doing some reading, and I realized that you would probably be the perfect person to get some good pictures of the monument and the church it's in. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 15:47, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
I may have a chance to photograph Ahmad Tohari sometime this month, and I was wondering if you had suggestions for lighting if it's an interior shot and I'm not allowed to bring lights. Do you think an ISO of 320 and F-number of 7.2, with a shutter speed of 1/110, would work well? (Assuming your standard fluorescent lighting). Of course, I'll try and see if I can get him outside so that lighting is a lot easier. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 07:23, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
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Hi David,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Ambleside & Waterhead Panorama 2, Cumbria, England - Oct 2009.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 14, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-03-14. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 22:57, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
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Dilif, those are great pictures, you have here. Hafspajen ( talk) 00:42, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
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Hi Diliff, I'm hoping this shot of Canary Wharf is yours (hero image on page).
I'm a designer at branding agency me&dave who are based in london. We are working on a project near Canary Wharf for a real estate developer and would like to use this image in the brochure. Would you allow us to use it and if so could you please send me a high res file. We would only need a license for 12 months.
www.me-and-dave.com 0207 490 5020 richard@me-and-dave.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards Rich — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.224.67.128 ( talk) 12:30, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
- I've been fiddling with t1 lines... it's a bit straighter, but the right edge still seems to be leaning out a bit. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 01:54, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
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Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Royal Albert Hall, London - Nov 2012.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 20, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-04-20. Thank you for all of your contributions. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 00:47, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi David, I`m planing a 5-day visit with photographers and authors to Nanjing. Today i have only the question to you: Would you like to visit China for 5 days between 16. and 28. August 2014? -- Ralf Roletschek ( talk) 12:01, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
Hey,
I am making a web series and was hoping to use your image to fill in a green screen out the window of an office. We would love to credit you prominently in the credits of the video. Is this OK?
Thanks,
Jeremy jeremyproduces@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.79.248.67 ( talk) 23:07, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
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where did u get the photo from becuse i have fond the same thing on bing images from jacob dragonitefb95@yahoo.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.116.16.253 ( talk) 20:38, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi Diliff – I replied there. The pics throughout the article need an overhaul, which I keep planning to do as part of a major rewrite. On a separate note: Brighton has many excellent viewpoints for wide and spectacular panoramas, but as a beginner I am clueless as to how to get the best result from a set of 5, 6, 8 or however many photos: stitching them, balancing light levels etc. etc. Any advice you could give would be very welcome! Cheers, Hassocks 5489 (Floreat Hova!) 12:56, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
I have just looked at all the pictures that you have on your Wikimedia Commons User page. They are exceptional, as you already know well.
My broad comment here, once again, is that the notion of making lines vertically parallel and horizontally parallel equates with accurate representation, or good geometry is nonsense.
Again and again, because of the medium that you are using, you accept the arc as a recurring phenomenon in your photography, when it occurs as part of the horizontal perspective.
Does this make them poor photographs? Of course it doesn’t. They are all beautiful photographs.
And again and again, you accept horizontal lines that have become diagonals, through the function of perspective.
You know that they are in fact horizontal, but accept the process that turns them into diagonals, as part of the image.
What I am trying to encourage you to do is
What I am on about is a more subtle approach. Believe me, you do not stand to loose anything by trying it. You are already using it in some of your photos.
Considering some of these pics individually:
Bridges
Westminster
Buildings on either sides of the main building
The problem with two-towered facades
Curves
Interior
Vertical perspective at work
Amandajm ( talk) 05:08, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
Mont Saint Michel is in Normandy. The title is wrong!!!
I notice that you changed the pic of the grubby old view for a shiny new one. I have a couple of problems with it. The colours are intense, and clash with the other pics. The trees are in full leaf, and block the view of the south portal, which was really the reason why the photo was included. Also, the fact that St Augustine's tower has been so distorted is bothersome.
I like the paler image with the bare trees better, in the present context. So I fiddled with the tower in your image and did a cut and paste, and uploaded it at low resolution, for your consideration. It is crude, and I am sure that you would do it very much better. Can you have a fiddle with the tower, please. I used Photoshop, the function that allows you to pull the corners. I had dropped one corner to make the tower more square (it's not completely square in reality. The spire is the best guide.) I then tapered the outer side slightly. I haven't uploaded it to the St Paul's category. It can be deleted after you have looked at it. Meanwhile, I will replace the image in the article with the evening shot. Amandajm ( talk) 07:30, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi! We would like to use your picture in a commercial brochure that will be distributed on a USB in pdf. format to 700 visitors at a trade show in UK.
The picture is full A4 page and it include the attribution as specified in your page.
Could you kindly confirm it is ok for us to use this?
BR,
Adriana
(contact details redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.161.219.37 ( talk) 14:22, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi! The image is More_London_Office_Development_at_Dusk,_London,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg.
Could you kindly confirm?
BR,
Adriana — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.161.218.204 ( talk) 14:52, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
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Hi , your pictures are really awesome Bobbyshabangu ( talk) 15:16, 1 May 2014 (UTC) |
Dear David,
I love your photo " http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Pollution.jpg" and would like to use it in a Rachel Carson video that I'm currently working on. I filmed several notable authors, scientists, and historians at a couple of events dedicated to the life and work of Rachel Carson, and I'm creating an hour-long compilation video that I plan to sell as a DVD (and possibly other formats). I could use your picture under the creative commons license that you have listed except that I cannot adhere to the share-alike clause. Would it be possible for you to waive that clause for my aforementioned use?
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely yours, Mark Dixon
markedixon {at} gmail {dot} com
P.S. Thank you for your generous contribution to the Creative Commons! I have begun to make my own contributions to the space-- largely as a thank you to the work of contributors that I have used in other film projects. You can see my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9602574@N02/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.163.112 ( talk) 19:48, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
This is all we have, the pictures from Dachshund are really not that good.. If you happen to walk by a Dachshund with your camera think dog article.... and remember, we would need some help. Hafspajen ( talk) 14:41, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
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just a heads up!
more info on this sham company is here:
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best,
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hello — Preceding unsigned comment added by 39.41.17.113 ( talk) 16:01, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
Hi David,
I'm writing on behalf of a small, Australian business based in Sydney and Melbourne - been around for 50 years. We're in the middle of updating our branding and redoing our website. We've fallen in love with your night-time image of Melbourne (view over the Yarra) and wondering if we can acquire the rights to use this image for our homepage and then receive a high-def version appropriate for that use.
Happy to discuss this and also to forward a mock up of our homepage design.
Please contact us through aberystwy85@gmail.com or our website www.johnsonscorporate.com.au.
Best regards, Aberystwy85 ( talk) 00:36, 12 May 2014 (UTC) 12/05/2014
Congratulation! That is absolutely brilliant!
Having succeeded at St Paul's, your next target ought to be the Abbey. The set of rules that apply may be quite different, because it is a Royal Peculiar.
Re vertical angles: it doesn't take much- just a little, as you did on the Hammersmith Bridge, and that Town Hall at night. It counters other optical illusions caused by the fact that the diagonals which are actually horizontal are not also being straightened. Ever. Amandajm ( talk) 10:03, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
Amandajm ( talk) 09:10, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
Wonderfully sharp image. It is now heading up the page. I'm sure Rod won't mind as there are several of his pics from a similar angle in the article. I put the sunlit facade back into the gallery, as it suits the gallery better, colourwise. Your image is now adjacent to the Harvey quote that says it is the ..... oh, whatever it was he said.. ., BTW, when you name an image of a church, it's called the "west front" rather than the "west face". You've done too much rock climbing! Amandajm ( talk) 04:57, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
Hello! I would like to reuse your picture 'Hopetoun falls' in my application for studying graphic design. Am I allowed to use it, if I mention your name on it? Sincerely, Lisa 93.193.26.109 ( talk) 20:47, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
Okay, thank you very much! :) Yes, it helps a lot, and of course I will mention it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.193.26.24 ( talk) 16:04, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
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I think this might be more use on your page than on mine:
There are quite a number of churches in England which have recently been categorised as "minster churches". The implication in the name "minster" is that they once were monasteries, or else had a college of canons. But although some of them are ancient abbeys, this is not necessarily the case for the modern designation. What it signifies is that the church is much too big and architecturally significant for a small local population in a poor suburb or a small town to manage the upkeep. The title recognises the historic and/or architectural value, and draws funding. Some of the abbey churches are very significant and ought not be missed, if you happen to be in the vicinity.
Be aware that "abbey" can signify three different things:
Many of the oldest abbeys have substantial parts in the Norman style.
If you are going to drive around, then you can plan by region, and if you have time, fit in a few of the abbeys and minster churches on the way. Keep me posted.
Amandajm ( talk) 11:39, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
( talk page stalker) An interesting list, but I wondered where you would put Bath Abbey, as I'm hoping to go and do some pics there when I get some time.— Rod talk 14:28, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
Practical:
This is what you tell your contact:
Here is a list of articles that are well written and demonstrate the importance of good images, (or the unfortunate lack of good images).
Amandajm ( talk) 03:43, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
A new user has added colour to the images in the montage in the infobox on the Bristol article. As you know I'm not an image expert (although I'm learning from your advice) and I wondered if you would take a look? I've started a space for discussion at Talk:Bristol#Colour scheme in lead montage.— Rod talk 19:07, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
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Hi David,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Netta rufina (Red-crested Pochard) Male, London Wetland Centre - Diliff.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on July 9, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-07-09. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 00:14, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
Dear Diliff,
I work for Anchor Books, publisher of an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (The Annotated Pride and Prejudice, annotated by David Shapard, first published in 2004). We are working on developing an enhanced eBook edition for the iPad that will incorporate color art and audio and video clips relevant to the novel and to Austen’s times, and are planning to release it in April 2014.
I found your photo of Roman Baths ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_Baths_in_Bath_Spa,_England_-_July_2006.jpg) and thought it was great. Would you be willing to grant us permission to use this photo for linking to a map of places mentioned in the novel? This ebook will be available in the itunes store and is sure to generate a lot of excitement from fans of Jane Austen.
We will give you credit and copyright acknowledgment for the image. Please let me know if you are willing and I can email you the permissions form, which you can sign and return to me. Please let me know if you have any questions and feel free to email me directly at rkrupitsky@randomhouse.com.
Thank you very much,
Rachel Krupitsky Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Llc. rkrupitsky@randomhouse.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.171.1.5 ( talk) 19:34, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hello David,
I found some of your panoramas while looking for high resolution CC-licensed images for use in a project similar to this. The only problem is that I need a usable estimate for the field of view of the panoramas, which is not provided. If you have this information for some images, could you please contact me at 5p8fOhf9DwFR@meltmail.com (as a spam avoidance measure this forwarding address will cease functioning around 20:00 Jan 28 London time). I could explain better what this is about and how the images will be used in an email. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BarroColorado ( talk • contribs) 18:56, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hey Diliff, may I have the permission to use File:Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013.jpg to enhance it for Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bixby Creek Bridge? Thanks, ///EuroCar GT 02:40, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
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Are you far from Stratford-upon-Avon? Was doing some reading, and I realized that you would probably be the perfect person to get some good pictures of the monument and the church it's in. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 15:47, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
I may have a chance to photograph Ahmad Tohari sometime this month, and I was wondering if you had suggestions for lighting if it's an interior shot and I'm not allowed to bring lights. Do you think an ISO of 320 and F-number of 7.2, with a shutter speed of 1/110, would work well? (Assuming your standard fluorescent lighting). Of course, I'll try and see if I can get him outside so that lighting is a lot easier. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 07:23, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
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Hi David,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Ambleside & Waterhead Panorama 2, Cumbria, England - Oct 2009.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 14, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-03-14. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 22:57, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
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Dilif, those are great pictures, you have here. Hafspajen ( talk) 00:42, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
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Hi Diliff, I'm hoping this shot of Canary Wharf is yours (hero image on page).
I'm a designer at branding agency me&dave who are based in london. We are working on a project near Canary Wharf for a real estate developer and would like to use this image in the brochure. Would you allow us to use it and if so could you please send me a high res file. We would only need a license for 12 months.
www.me-and-dave.com 0207 490 5020 richard@me-and-dave.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards Rich — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.224.67.128 ( talk) 12:30, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
- I've been fiddling with t1 lines... it's a bit straighter, but the right edge still seems to be leaning out a bit. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 01:54, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
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Hi David, I`m planing a 5-day visit with photographers and authors to Nanjing. Today i have only the question to you: Would you like to visit China for 5 days between 16. and 28. August 2014? -- Ralf Roletschek ( talk) 12:01, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
Hey,
I am making a web series and was hoping to use your image to fill in a green screen out the window of an office. We would love to credit you prominently in the credits of the video. Is this OK?
Thanks,
Jeremy jeremyproduces@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.79.248.67 ( talk) 23:07, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
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where did u get the photo from becuse i have fond the same thing on bing images from jacob dragonitefb95@yahoo.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.116.16.253 ( talk) 20:38, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi Diliff – I replied there. The pics throughout the article need an overhaul, which I keep planning to do as part of a major rewrite. On a separate note: Brighton has many excellent viewpoints for wide and spectacular panoramas, but as a beginner I am clueless as to how to get the best result from a set of 5, 6, 8 or however many photos: stitching them, balancing light levels etc. etc. Any advice you could give would be very welcome! Cheers, Hassocks 5489 (Floreat Hova!) 12:56, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
I have just looked at all the pictures that you have on your Wikimedia Commons User page. They are exceptional, as you already know well.
My broad comment here, once again, is that the notion of making lines vertically parallel and horizontally parallel equates with accurate representation, or good geometry is nonsense.
Again and again, because of the medium that you are using, you accept the arc as a recurring phenomenon in your photography, when it occurs as part of the horizontal perspective.
Does this make them poor photographs? Of course it doesn’t. They are all beautiful photographs.
And again and again, you accept horizontal lines that have become diagonals, through the function of perspective.
You know that they are in fact horizontal, but accept the process that turns them into diagonals, as part of the image.
What I am trying to encourage you to do is
What I am on about is a more subtle approach. Believe me, you do not stand to loose anything by trying it. You are already using it in some of your photos.
Considering some of these pics individually:
Bridges
Westminster
Buildings on either sides of the main building
The problem with two-towered facades
Curves
Interior
Vertical perspective at work
Amandajm ( talk) 05:08, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
Mont Saint Michel is in Normandy. The title is wrong!!!
I notice that you changed the pic of the grubby old view for a shiny new one. I have a couple of problems with it. The colours are intense, and clash with the other pics. The trees are in full leaf, and block the view of the south portal, which was really the reason why the photo was included. Also, the fact that St Augustine's tower has been so distorted is bothersome.
I like the paler image with the bare trees better, in the present context. So I fiddled with the tower in your image and did a cut and paste, and uploaded it at low resolution, for your consideration. It is crude, and I am sure that you would do it very much better. Can you have a fiddle with the tower, please. I used Photoshop, the function that allows you to pull the corners. I had dropped one corner to make the tower more square (it's not completely square in reality. The spire is the best guide.) I then tapered the outer side slightly. I haven't uploaded it to the St Paul's category. It can be deleted after you have looked at it. Meanwhile, I will replace the image in the article with the evening shot. Amandajm ( talk) 07:30, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi! We would like to use your picture in a commercial brochure that will be distributed on a USB in pdf. format to 700 visitors at a trade show in UK.
The picture is full A4 page and it include the attribution as specified in your page.
Could you kindly confirm it is ok for us to use this?
BR,
Adriana
(contact details redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.161.219.37 ( talk) 14:22, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi! The image is More_London_Office_Development_at_Dusk,_London,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg.
Could you kindly confirm?
BR,
Adriana — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.161.218.204 ( talk) 14:52, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
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Hi , your pictures are really awesome Bobbyshabangu ( talk) 15:16, 1 May 2014 (UTC) |
Dear David,
I love your photo " http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Pollution.jpg" and would like to use it in a Rachel Carson video that I'm currently working on. I filmed several notable authors, scientists, and historians at a couple of events dedicated to the life and work of Rachel Carson, and I'm creating an hour-long compilation video that I plan to sell as a DVD (and possibly other formats). I could use your picture under the creative commons license that you have listed except that I cannot adhere to the share-alike clause. Would it be possible for you to waive that clause for my aforementioned use?
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely yours, Mark Dixon
markedixon {at} gmail {dot} com
P.S. Thank you for your generous contribution to the Creative Commons! I have begun to make my own contributions to the space-- largely as a thank you to the work of contributors that I have used in other film projects. You can see my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9602574@N02/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.163.112 ( talk) 19:48, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
This is all we have, the pictures from Dachshund are really not that good.. If you happen to walk by a Dachshund with your camera think dog article.... and remember, we would need some help. Hafspajen ( talk) 14:41, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
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best,
Veniamin.tal@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.145.133.51 ( talk) 13:29, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
hello — Preceding unsigned comment added by 39.41.17.113 ( talk) 16:01, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
Hi David,
I'm writing on behalf of a small, Australian business based in Sydney and Melbourne - been around for 50 years. We're in the middle of updating our branding and redoing our website. We've fallen in love with your night-time image of Melbourne (view over the Yarra) and wondering if we can acquire the rights to use this image for our homepage and then receive a high-def version appropriate for that use.
Happy to discuss this and also to forward a mock up of our homepage design.
Please contact us through aberystwy85@gmail.com or our website www.johnsonscorporate.com.au.
Best regards, Aberystwy85 ( talk) 00:36, 12 May 2014 (UTC) 12/05/2014
Congratulation! That is absolutely brilliant!
Having succeeded at St Paul's, your next target ought to be the Abbey. The set of rules that apply may be quite different, because it is a Royal Peculiar.
Re vertical angles: it doesn't take much- just a little, as you did on the Hammersmith Bridge, and that Town Hall at night. It counters other optical illusions caused by the fact that the diagonals which are actually horizontal are not also being straightened. Ever. Amandajm ( talk) 10:03, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
Amandajm ( talk) 09:10, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
Wonderfully sharp image. It is now heading up the page. I'm sure Rod won't mind as there are several of his pics from a similar angle in the article. I put the sunlit facade back into the gallery, as it suits the gallery better, colourwise. Your image is now adjacent to the Harvey quote that says it is the ..... oh, whatever it was he said.. ., BTW, when you name an image of a church, it's called the "west front" rather than the "west face". You've done too much rock climbing! Amandajm ( talk) 04:57, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
Hello! I would like to reuse your picture 'Hopetoun falls' in my application for studying graphic design. Am I allowed to use it, if I mention your name on it? Sincerely, Lisa 93.193.26.109 ( talk) 20:47, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
Okay, thank you very much! :) Yes, it helps a lot, and of course I will mention it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.193.26.24 ( talk) 16:04, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
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I think this might be more use on your page than on mine:
There are quite a number of churches in England which have recently been categorised as "minster churches". The implication in the name "minster" is that they once were monasteries, or else had a college of canons. But although some of them are ancient abbeys, this is not necessarily the case for the modern designation. What it signifies is that the church is much too big and architecturally significant for a small local population in a poor suburb or a small town to manage the upkeep. The title recognises the historic and/or architectural value, and draws funding. Some of the abbey churches are very significant and ought not be missed, if you happen to be in the vicinity.
Be aware that "abbey" can signify three different things:
Many of the oldest abbeys have substantial parts in the Norman style.
If you are going to drive around, then you can plan by region, and if you have time, fit in a few of the abbeys and minster churches on the way. Keep me posted.
Amandajm ( talk) 11:39, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
( talk page stalker) An interesting list, but I wondered where you would put Bath Abbey, as I'm hoping to go and do some pics there when I get some time.— Rod talk 14:28, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
Practical:
This is what you tell your contact:
Here is a list of articles that are well written and demonstrate the importance of good images, (or the unfortunate lack of good images).
Amandajm ( talk) 03:43, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
A new user has added colour to the images in the montage in the infobox on the Bristol article. As you know I'm not an image expert (although I'm learning from your advice) and I wondered if you would take a look? I've started a space for discussion at Talk:Bristol#Colour scheme in lead montage.— Rod talk 19:07, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
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Hi David,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Netta rufina (Red-crested Pochard) Male, London Wetland Centre - Diliff.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on July 9, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-07-09. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 00:14, 25 June 2014 (UTC)