User talk:Nhobgood

Reuse of your kimono squid photo

Hello! I really like this picture. I used it to make a comic, which you can see here -- http://curefornightmares.com/short-stories/nostrils -- if you're curious.

I linked to your WikiMedia user page, but I could attribute you some other way, if you prefer. Let me know: andrew@tosk.in --Android the Andrew (talk) 05:54, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Master of Science Banner

Hi Nick. Please, if you have a little time I would like to know where can I obtain information on the procedure to create my Bachelor Banner in the way the one you have in your user profile about your Master in Sciences. Thank you very much.--EnekoGotzon (talk) 21:49, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Big thank you

Nick, love your photos and have used some of them on a new Wikipedia page covering some of the [Dive Sites of Timor-Leste] --Ahalin (talk) 07:07, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Many thanks!

Absolutely amazing pictures! Thank you so much! --anon 88.114.54.221 15:52, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Images from your Flickr account

Hi, viewing the Special:NewFiles i just came across your great uploads and your profile on Flickr, i saw that you visited so many countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Im very interested in Africa, West Africa and Central Africa mostly, so i will transfer some of your images to Commons. I just want to inform you, that you can check Commons for your images transfered by users with the following pages:

• Your Flickr profile: alpha/num
• Your photos: alpha/num/num2

Happy new year and thank your very much for sharing your images. --Martin H. (talk) 20:19, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Martin and Happy New Year to you too! Nhobgood (talk) 20:32, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

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Images from East Timor

Hi Nick! I added some of your great Flickr-images from East Timor here last night. Congratulations for this incredible beautiful pictures. Can you help maybe to make a closer localization of some images? Was this picture made in Aileu or another district? Do you have pictures of Monte Mundo Perdido or other places in East Timor? I am always on the search for images for my ET-articles in German Wikipedia. Greetings, --Patrick (talk) 13:23, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Patrick for adding them. I am systematically going through my archives to get the higher resolution versions of these same images to add to Commons. I took more photos of Mundo Perdido and will upload the good ones after working on them (once I find them!!!). Thanks again! Nick - - Nhobgood (talk) 18:50, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Good Morning, Nick! Great work, yesterday. By the way: I saw, there are a lot of pics double. Can you mark the double pics to be deleted? By the way, please tell me, when you are uploading new images of East Timor, so I can use them in Wikipedia immediatly. And I can help you to categorize them. Greetings, --Patrick (talk) 14:01, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Cheers. I had already marked all but one duplicate for deletion but it is not happening very fast. If they do not disappear in the next few days, I will put another speedydeletion request on them. I am presently working on my Underwater archives, so most of what you will see will be below the surface. I will give you a signal when I start on the terrestrial series as well. Thanks for your work on this. - - Nick Nhobgood (talk) 14:55, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

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•  Request Could you please geotag it? Other criteria look ok (only picture in the scope), provided species is correct. --Eusebius (talk) 19:13, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
•  Info OK. It is now Geotagged. Thanks - Nhobgood (talk) 21:11, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
•  Support OK for me. --Eusebius (talk) 21:26, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Id is fine. Lycaon (talk) 23:38, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
•  Support--Mbz1 (talk) 15:49, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Result: 3 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Lycaon (talk) 01:15, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Wonderful Work

I see a lot of images Nick so when I say wonderful I mean that in every sense of the word.Wonderful subjects.Lovely photography Very many thanks. Slainte Robert Notafly (talk) 20:39, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment. I was going through my archives and decided that my images are more helpful on Commons that just sitting in a hard drive. ;-) - Nick Nhobgood (talk) 21:50, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

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•  Support and will support it for FP --Mbz1 (talk) 06:06, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
•  Support Fine for me too. Lycaon (talk) 10:03, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Result: 2 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Lycaon (talk) 10:11, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

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Best regards--Mywood (talk) 11:09, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

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Pbroks13 (talk) 20:25, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Nudibranchia

Hello Nhobgood,
Thanks a lot for all the beautifull pictures of Nudibranchia!

I changed some of their categories to follow the rule "Don't put an article/category in 2 categories if one category is placed in the other one".
So a picture cannot be in its species category + in its genus category + in its family category... (can you imagine how many pictures would be in Mollusca?).
Mostly people place their image in Nudibranchia because:

• the species is unknown (in which case it should go to Unidentified Nudibranchia where specialist will try to identify a more precise Taxon)
• the species is known but the category doesn't exist (in which case we have to create the cat for them).
• because they are not used to wikicommons ;-) (in which case we have to move the picture in the species cat)
• if the image represent all the species contained within the cat (Here, it would be a drawing of the general shape of a nudibranch)

So people like me look in upper categories like Nudibranchia to find if there aren't new pictures of species new for wikicommons.
Once we have moved all the pictures in the correct categories (which we sometimes create with a big joy ;-)), there are very few pictures left the those upper categories (drawings mainly).
But we will have to come back later for the same job.
I hope it helped.
Thks again for the pictures. Cheers Liné1 (talk) 09:13, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

If you want to provide a general view of multiple sea slugs, why don't you put your pictures in Category:Sea slug or Category:Nudibranch?

As those are commons names cat, they don't need Taxonavigation and escape the precedent rules.

Cheers Liné1 (talk) 09:25, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again for your diligent work in categorizing images and your guidance above. In the future I will make sure not to duplicate categorization, reducing the amount of work for all of us. Regards - Nick Nhobgood (talk) 11:04, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Image of starfish red komodo

Dear Nhobgood,

I work for the french Museum of natural history. We are updating the multimedia devices in the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution and one of this device treats about eukaryotes (most of living organisms). I'm looking for pictures and found your picture of starfish on Wikimedia :

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starfish_red_komodo.jpg

There is a representation of the groups of eukaryotes in the Gallery, and for every group we would like to show a picture of the animal in his natural area. This is a non-commercial use.

Do you agree if we use your picture in this device ? Of course your name will appear in the device.

We would be very pleased to invite you at the Grande galerie if you go to Paris once a time.

Thank you,

Best regards,

Ingrid Verleye

http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/tous/tous/GuideDecouverte/lieuxVisiter/LieuxAVisiter/FLieuAVisiter.xsp?AE_ID=203&INFO_ID=1&LIEU_ID=164&MAN_ID=259&SITE_ID=10&idx=2&nav=liste

Please contact me at this adress (without spaces): verleye @ mnhn.fr

Scorpionfish komodo nomination

I was browsing for angler and scorpion fish when I found this picture. I hope you don't mind my nominating it for FP. --ianaré (talk) 03:29, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

No objections from me of course!! Thanks ! Nick Nhobgood (talk) 21:21, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Picture of the Day16th May

Congratulations.If you go to Paris don't miss the Museum of Comparative Anatomy atb from Ireland Robert aka Notafly (talk) 11:22, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

What a great picture. It opens a small window to a fabulous world. --Martin H. (talk) 00:09, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

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Fantastic!

Fantastic picture of Epitonium billeeanum. I just made a stub article for the species on the English Wikipedia. Thanks for your great photos! User:Invertzoo. Best, 69.86.104.233 23:59, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Pessac International Salon of Photographic Art 2010 and Bordeaux Photo-phylles International Salon 2010

Jean Jacques MILAN

29, rue Montaigne

33170 GRADIGNAN

France

(Jean-Jacques MILAN (talk) 13:59, 27 November 2009 (UTC), administrator of the french wikibook)

Dear friend photographer,

During our eighth International Salon of photographic Art and our third Salon Photo-phylles, located in Pessac and in Bordeaux from February to May 2010 we wish to show the work of guest of honor photographers. The rules are published here : http://photoclub.biganos.free.fr/images/stories/PCVE/zoom33/Salon%20Pessac%202010/r%C3%A9glement%202010.pdf

Yours photographs retained our attention and we would be pleased to count you among our guests. If you agree to participate, we ask you to send us, before Christmas, around ten pictures representatives of your work. These pictures can be printed on paper (maximum format 30 x 40 cm), but you also can send us high definition digital files. We will print your files on a calibrated professional machine. These files can be sent on a CDrom to the address located above, mailed at _zoom33@wanadoo.fr <mailto:zoom33@wanadoo.fr>_ or downloaded through links to a web site.

We would really appreciate a short note for presenting you and your work to the public and for printing on the catalogue.

Obviously, the pictures or the prints we will make of your submissions will be returned to you with the catalogue. Your postal fees will be reimbursed. We do not have a lot of money, but we will do our best to send you a small souvenir.

Waiting for a positive answer, we send you our best regards.

Claude BACCHIANA In charge of the photo club Espoir Pessacais

Jean-Jacques MILAN In charge of the International Salon of Pessac

Jean-Jacques - Thanks so much for the opportunity to participate in this year's Salon. I am in the process of preparing ten photos to send to the wanadoo.fr email address, before Christmas. Happy Holidays. Nhobgood (talk) 13:44, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Nick ! If you find among the ten pictures 4-5 of aquatic plants or of some animals which take the aspect of plants, it would be perfect to show your works in the two Salons !

--Jean-Jacques MILAN (talk) 01:53, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Octopus pics

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that your images in Category:Octopus marginatus are getting a lot of attention because of some news reports. Thanks for the uploads! - BanyanTree 05:42, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Photo Contest

Hello Nick! I got this Email from a Timor-Leste newsgroup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scec1xAN6Gg

April 06, 2010 ­ This is the launch video for Timor-Leste's first dive photo contest. This event is an initiative of H.E. Dr. J. Ramos-Horta, which aims to promote the fantastic marine biodiverity of Timor-Leste. Untouched, Unexplored, Unbelievable! Underwater Timor-Leste. You can find out details of the contest at the official website: www.underwatertimorleste.com

Information in Brief

Date: [][] Sunday, 10- Friday, 14 of October

Location: [] 12 dive sites within 60 kms. of Dili, the capital of TImor-Leste

Events:[][] September Exhibition Opening Oct. 10th [] Registration, Orientation. [][] Welcome Function Oct. 11-14: Dive Photo Contest Oct 15:[] Awards Ceremony

Participants:[] 50 published photographers 50 Recreational Divers

Catagories: Clingers, Crawlers, Swimmers, [][][] Dwellers & Portfolio

Programs: Underwater Exhibition Dive Sites Development

Invitation

"It is with great pride and pleasure that I welcome participants to the first underwater photography contest of TImor-Leste.

Timor-Leste is blessed with some of the richest and most unexplored waters in the world.

I hope that this event will draw attention to our fantastic marine biodiversity, our tremendous potential for scuba diving and also its development as an tourism industry here in Timor-Leste.

Most importantly this initiative will help us protect our precious seas, reefs and their inhabitants for our future generations."

H.E. Dr. J. Ramos-Horta

President of the Republic of Timor-Leste

Nobel Laureate

Greetings, --Patrick (talk) 18:44, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

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--Citron (talk) 13:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

• Merci, Citron! Nick Nhobgood (talk) 16:56, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

File:Wirecoral goby.jpg

Hi, I was wondering if you could add some Latin id, at least perhaps to genus level, to the image description. I googled triplefin, and may have incorrectly concluded that it's a Helcogramma, which is usually referred to as a blenny - but apparently these are taxonomically distinct from gobies? Maybe you can shed some light, cheers! Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 21:44, 24 August 2010 (UTC) (And the coral as well, if you can?)

• Oops! Looks like it is a whip coral dwarf Goby, ( Bryaninops youngei ) and not a triplefin. I will try and determine what this one is to the species level and also the coral which I suspect is a black coral. Thanks for catching that. Nick Nhobgood (talk) 22:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

FP Promotion

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--Citron (talk) 19:33, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Category:Marine life of Haiti

Citron - A quick question: Over the weekend I uploaded around 70 images under the subject category. I sent the category link to a friend and when they view it, only 17 images appear in the category while I can see all 85 that are in there. Is this a problem with my friend's browser ? How are they seeing something different from what I see ? Milles mercis -Nick Nhobgood (talk) 10:55, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi Nick!

I'm sorry to answer you too late! For your question, I don't understand, the category works perfectly for me! Maybe your friend has few problemes of connexion or maybe commons had a bug when he looked the category!

I profit of this message for tell you that I like very much your photographic work! I know, you have noticed that I promote some of your pictures for FP label! I want to continue do it, if you're okay of course! Actually, I am currently taking lessons of scuba diving for able to dive into the sea! =D Your job is a really good motivation for continue it! Thanks you very much for sharing it! Best regards. --Citron (talk) 19:33, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Citron - I appreciate your nominations, thanks! I am glad that seeing all the interesting things the sea has to offer, keeps you motivated to dive. It is a great feeling. With that, I share a quote with you from a great diver who helped make important advances in diving during his lifetime:

"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free." Jacques Yves Cousteau Thanks again - - Nick Nhobgood (talk) 23:03, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

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 Support all criteria met. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 09:52, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Myrabella (talk) 12:29, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Regards. Lycaon (talk) 12:22, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks !! - Nick Nhobgood (talk) 14:49, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Next questions

1. File:Tunicate medley komodo.jpg: The file history shows this file to have been flipped relative to an earlier, low-res upload (note: flipped rather than rotated). I know that some of these species are asymmetric, so it would be good if you could confirm that the current orientation is the correct one. Thanks. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 13:23, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

PLW, Neither photo is flipped. The hi-res is a different shot which better depicts the tunicates. You will notice that in one photo, the lower valve on the white/purple Polycarpa aurata is open and in the other, it is partially closed. Nhobgood (talk) 17:10, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

1. File:Giant clam black&white komodo.jpg would be Tridacna maxima? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 09:36, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

The differences between T. maxima and T. squamosa are hard to tell without seeing the shells. I would go with squamosa in this case but not 100% sure.Nhobgood (talk) 17:10, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

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•  Support all criteria met. Only natural color photography of this scope. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 09:49, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
•  Question We don't see the tentacles here; they are apparent in File:Phyllorhiza-punctata-1.jpg. Are they a significant feature? --Myrabella (talk) 12:28, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
•  Comment The (8) stout feeding appendages together with the typically bluish-brown bell with many evenly distributed opaque white spots are most characteristic for this species, and also its size. Each feeding appendage also sports a retractile ribbon-like tentacle which is not always apparent (here two are visible). Lycaon (talk) 06:01, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
•  Support Shows distinguishing features well and is likely to enhance and increase interest in an article on this species.[1] Walter Siegmund (talk) 18:44, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Result: 2 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Ikar.us (talk) 20:49, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

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 Support All criteria met, rare and nice photo --George Chernilevsky ^talk 13:11, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Ikar.us (talk) 12:33, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

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 Support Very good, all criteria met -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 13:14, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Myrabella (talk) 21:26, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

A few more... Regards. Lycaon (talk) 09:07, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again! - Nick Nhobgood (talk) 09:49, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

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15 supports! Congratulations! --Citron (talk) 21:34, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

De nouveau, merci Citron! - Nick Nhobgood (talk) 11:10, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

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=) --Citron (talk) 21:09, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! - Nick Nhobgood (talk) 10:38, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

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Again and again! --Citron (talk) 13:31, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

File:Colpophyllia natans (Boulder Brain Coral) entire colony.jpg

There's been a question about some edits made to the above image, and I'm not sure now if the "new" colours conform to nature. Maybe you can take a look. You may also be interested in knowing that it's nominated here. Regards, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 23:00, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

PLW - Thanks for the note and the nomination. I see that you reverted to the original upload. I was going to suggest such, as the colors are saturated above the normal in the first set of changes. The colors in this coral were especially vibrant under artificial light. There is a large color range in these corals with some lacking contrast and others with rich green valleys and warm ridges such as this one. Nhobgood (talk) 16:23, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

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Congratulation! Best regards--Citron (talk) 19:06, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Merci, Citron! Un bon cadeau de Noel. Nhobgood (talk) 05:04, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

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Avalanche! --Citron (talk) 11:19, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

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--Citron (talk) 18:21, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

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Your work is truly remarkable! One of your photo appears on the site of Wikimédia France. Regards--Citron (talk) 15:36, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Encore merci, Citron! Nhobgood 05:47, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

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--Citron (talk) 18:48, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Wow. My thanks and compliments for your wonderful uploads, a few of which I used to compile this image for Animal at wikipedia:

Medeis (talk) 05:11, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Valued Image Promotion

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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Cypraea tigris (Tiger cowry).
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review

•  Support Best and very detailed photo of a living specimen --Llez (talk) 12:38, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
• Which covers the shell is also an extension of the animal or is it a parasite? --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:52, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

This is a part of animal -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 15:43, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Wow... I'm glad I learned here, Thanks George! --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 16:11, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. George Chernilevsky ^talk 08:26, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

With best regards, -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 13:51, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks George! Nhobgood 05:48, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Anemone purple anemonefish.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Very good--Holleday 07:55, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

H. histrix

Hi Nick,

I noticed that the title for the seahorse photo on the Wikipedia article for seahorses should be H. histrix (not H. hystrix).

Thanks for correcting this,

Sara

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Incredible photographs! InverseHypercube 02:56, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

By the way, have you thought of adding yourself to Commons:Meet our photographers? You meet the requirement of 10 FP. InverseHypercube 03:01, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks IH ! I took your suggestion and added to Meet our Photographers. Nhobgood (talk) 07:11, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

You make a great addition. Congratulations on having your picture featured on the main page. InverseHypercube 08:28, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Breathtaking

I just have to say, today's "Picture of the Day", File:Anemone purple anemonefish.jpg, is truly stunning. Thank you so much for sharing that with the world. :) I took a few minutes to look through your gallery on your userpage, and you have taken some truly amazing pictures. --Maggie Dennis (WMF) (talk) 20:14, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Bravo! I came here to compliment you on how well the image looks on the main page. Royalbroil 22:02, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Rhinocerous iguana photo

I am very interested in your report of Rhinocerous iguanas on Limbe island, Haiti. I am preparing an article on iguana habitats across Hispaniola and having this point is a really interesting addition. Could I include you as a source for this data record? I would just need your initial(s) and last name.

• You are welcome to use the images in Wikimedia with the Creative Commons license as long as you provide attribution. N. Hobgood is fine for the citation. Thanks. Nick Nhobgood (talk) 18:39, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Photo usage

Hi, I've been working on a small game built around animal quizzes and I wanted to let you know I've used one of your pictures.

I found your picture here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diodon_holocanthus_(Ballonfish).jpg

And I attributed the picture like this: Nick Hobgood with this link: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nhobgood and also added a link to the license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

I hope you're happy with it, please let me know if this is not the case. You can find the game here: http://apps.facebook.com/animalalbum Or through here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AnimalAlbum/156339584490672

Kind regards, Garfunkel Jansen (talk) 20:12, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

P.S. Thanks for taking the picture and making it available.

I use one of your photos

Hi Nick!

I have use a photo of Callyspongia vaginalis from wikimedia in my free software educational proyect "Animalandia" (http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia)

You can see directly in the follow link and click over "Siguiente" ("Next") several times:

http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/imagen.php?id=33816

If you wish, you can send me some letters or/and a photo for your "contributor card" in Animalandia:

http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/autor.php?nombre=Nick%20Hobgood

This is my "contributor card", for example:

http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/autor.php?nombre=Fernando%20Lis%F3n%20Mart%EDn

In the future, I use more of your photos, I sure!

Thank you for the licence and, of course, for your splendid photos!! Regards! Fernando Lisón

• Thanks Fernando. I am glad you were able to use the photos for your great educational project. Keep up the good work. Nhobgood (talk) 18:12, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind words!

Fernando Lisón --Fernando.lison (talk)

FP Promotion

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/FPCBot (talk) 21:00, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Very nice ! --Citron (talk) 09:44, 9 August 2012 (UTC) --Fernando.lison (talk)

• Merci, Citron !! Nhobgood (talk) 06:07, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Where are you ?

Hi Nick,
It's now one year since you didn't add for photos. It is your right, but I just hope you have not been disappointed by Commons. Anyway, I continue to follow your fantastic job on your Flickr page, it's a pleasure. For my part, I continue scuba diving and I dream of your destinations ! With my best regards.--Citron (talk) 21:03, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

• Citron - Thanks for the message. I appreciate your checking in on me. I plan on contributing more soon. I just have not had the time to process images and look them up to contribute properly. I will be moving to Papua New Guinea in the next few months on a 3 year assignment and hope to add more from there, once I get set up. Cheers ! Nhobgood (talk) 06:59, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Getting a FP

How to get a Featured Picture title for my image. I really think i have a few good images that can come up to the Featured pictures list. Could u tell me the exact procedure i have to do for me to get the Featured Picture status for my own image. And i'm new to wikipedia, i'm not among the great ones.

Hi Nick

I would like to use your photo of the Cypraea Mappa in a book I am writing as an example of Mother Nature's maps. Is that okay? Will give photo credit. Jill Berry jill@jillberrydesign.com

Congrats on foto acceptance to RPHD

Boulder Brain Coral

Congratulations, your image of the Boulder Brain Coral has been accepted for the W:Radio Paradise RPHD broadcast! It will be in rotation with thousands of other outstanding photographs, at:

http://www.radioparadise.com/rp_2p.php?slideshow=yes

Thank you very much for donating this image to the Creative Commons. I've embedded the following caption, with attribution:

Boulder Brain Coral

CC-BY-SA-3.0: Nick Hobgood

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colpophyllia_natans_%28Boulder_Brain_Coral%29_entire_colony.jpg

In order to convert the image to HD 16:9 format, I photoshopped in some additional background on the right margin of the image. With the central focus on the brain coral, I don't think anyone will notice, but FYI . . . The derivative image is thumbnailed to the right.

I hope that you will listen to Radio Paradise, one of the pioneering, and premier, internet radio stations. Once you are a member of our community of listeners, perhaps you'll consider contributing other photographs to the RPHD broadcast.

Thanks again!

Tom Cool

Assistant for Creative Commons Images to the RPHD Photo Editor Tomcool1 (talk) 13:53, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

C'est reparti  :-)

Category:Marine animals of Fiji | Category:Marine animals of Papua New Guinea Nhobgood (talk) 08:27, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Nick,

Glad to have you back ! I looked at your new pictures and I see you haven't lost your talent! It was worth the wait! There are many featured pictures in perspective! For my part, I dove a few days ago in mediterranean (Italy). This is less exotic, but it's really wonderful! :)

Thanks ! Regards--Citron (talk) 22:31, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words, Citron. I am very glad to be diving again! I hope to see your underwater images soon. Nhobgood (talk) 08:05, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

FP Promotion

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Great ! :) --Citron (talk) 17:55, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

NIce! Thanks for the nominations. Nhobgood (talk) 17:59, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

FP Promotion

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Great ! --Citron (talk) 21:31, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Encore, merci !! Nhobgood (talk) 00:03, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Featured Picture Nomination

Hello. I just wanted to let you know that the image Thromidia catalai Heavy Starfish PNG by Nick Hobgood.jpg, which was created or uploaded by you, has been nominated for featured picture status; have a look at the nomination page. Thank you and good luck! — TintoMeches, 20:04, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks TintoMeches! Nhobgood (talk) 00:04, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Euprymna species

A couple pictures have emerged on Wikipedia as "Euprymna scolopes" that are not actually this bobtail squid. They look like a relative, probably a Euprymna, and were taken in East Timor. Euprymna scolopes is limited to Hawaii and Midway islands. I'm new to the Wiki editing but have deleted them from the Euprymna scolopes wikipedia site. It would be nice if all the pictures of this bobtail squid from East Timor were corrected so that they are not labeled "Euprymna scolopes". The confusion seems to have extended to some other pages.

Thanks

File:Acraea zetes caterpillar to pupae to butterfly metamorphosis by Nick Hobgood.jpg

We don't have individual images of the subject to describe Acraea zetes; so it will be nice if you provide them. Otherwise we have to chop it into its components. :( JKadavoor Jee 14:47, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Jkadavoor - thank you for the note. You seem to have located the original images on my Flickr site. Is this not sufficient evidence that I am the copyright holder. I ask because the original images are deep in my archives and will take time to look for them, rework them and upload all the components to Wikimedia. Thanks. Nhobgood (talk) 08:42, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

I've no doubt on you as the copyright holder. But individual file are more useful to describe Wikipedia articles. So it will be very helpful if you can provide them. Take time, and have a nice day. JKadavoor Jee 08:47, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Dear Nick!

Dear Nick,

I would like to use your image of Ascidian (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ascidians.jpg) in my research paper.

And I would like to know the licensing detail of your work.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joseph P.

FP promotion

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★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Forcipiger flavissimus Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish PNG by Nick Hobgood.jpg, which was nominated by Citron at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Forcipiger flavissimus Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish PNG by Nick Hobgood.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

JKadavoor Jee 06:05, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for that ! Nhobgood (talk) 07:30, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Amphiprion ocellaris (Clown anemonefish) by Nick Hobgood.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support. Good quality. --Ykvach 08:47, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

FP Promotion

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--Citron (talk) 10:47, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Merci !! Nhobgood (talk) 18:38, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Misuse of images

Hi! See what Richard Bartz sent me: http://www.zazzle.de/schwarz_mit_seiten_versehenes_hawkfish_paracirrhit_h%C3%BClle-179115306125475631 I have started a topic here to see what we can do. Cheers, --Kadellar (talk) 11:38, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. I have contacted the user of the images via the US site for Zazzle and he has promised to provide the correct attribution as stipulate in the CC guidelines. I am monitoring to make sure this happens for my images. The US site has a link for reporting copyright infringement Nhobgood (talk) 20:53, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Happy new year !

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--Citron (talk) 11:41, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Merci de nouveau et Très Bonne Année !! Nhobgood (talk) 22:27, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Courtesy notification

Nominated some of your works at WP:FP. And - they are great! --Hafspajen 15:13, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks Hafspajen! Much appreciated. I am behind on my contributions and hope to get some more up on Commons in the months to come. Cheers Nhobgood (talk) 03:07, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

An other one is on its way too...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Anemone_purple_anemonefish --Hafspajen 17:22, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

File:Comanthia schlegeli (Feather star).jpg

Hello Nick. I am currently reviewing the crinoids on Wiki - a very hard task. I was wondering if this picture could not rather be Oxycomanthus bennetti ? The arms are held straight, and the cirri seem very long, with segments as long as wide... Where did you take your ID from ? In the contrary, this picture (which is not from you) is identified as Oxycomanthus bennetti, but looks rather like Comaster schlegelii to my eyes, as the arms are clearly tangled, and this species is not believed to be present in Maldives. Tell me your mind ! Best regards, FredD (talk) 16:10, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Image attribution

Dear Nick Hobgood, I'm currently writing a popular science book about the evolution of locomotion, to be published next year by Basic Books. I would very much like to include your wonderful <Tunicate komodo.jpg> and <Lamprometra sp. (Feather star).jpg> images: may I ask how you would like the work to be attributed? Many thanks, and best wishes, Matt Wilkinson

I should add that my email is mtw210 at googlemail should you wish to discuss anything further. Thanks, Matt

Image Permission Request - Millepora alcicornis (Branching Fire Coral)

Hi Nick,

I would like to request permission to use your image, Millepora alcicornis (Branching Fire Coral) - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Millepora_alcicornis_(Branching_Fire_Coral).jpg, in an upcoming publication. Unfortunately, the Creative Commons Share Alike license is problematic for our intended use, and I would need your express permission to use it. Would you please contact me directly so we may license it from you? My email address is jhalliday@ets.org. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by JhallidayETS (talk • contribs) 21:49, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

12-1-15 Follow-up Hi Nick,

I just wanted to follow-up and to ask if you would please email me regarding this image. We would like to license it from you directly. Thanks!

Jim — Preceding unsigned comment added by JhallidayETS (talk • contribs) 21:41, 01 December 2015 (UTC)

Combjelly.jpg

Hi there,

I just came across File:Combjelly.jpg and was surprised to find it in the category for Pyrosoma, since it looks unlike all of the images of pyrosomes I have seen (which I have not seen with the little "legs"(. That its filename is comb jelly adds to my confusion. That you added it to the enwiki article Pyrosome with a description that it is a salp (i.e. order Salpida, rather than Pyrosomida) is more confusing still. :) The image currently classifies it as a jellyfish, unidentified Thaliacea (seems like the only accurate one?), Pyrosomata (which may be a mistake, since it's the sole image and the term returns very few hits that aren't just scraping our data... possibly Pyrosomatidae, the family?), and Pyrosoma. Hoping you can shed some light on this. :) It looks like the image is used on many projects indicating it is a pyrosome -- something that I am skeptical of.

Also pinging Hungchaka and Chiswick Chap who added some of the categories. It looks like you haven't edited here in a while, so if I don't hear anything, I'm going to defer to "unidentified thaliacea" and remove it from the pyrosome articles.

Thanks. — Rhododendrites ^talk |  22:35, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

Ok! I'm not a specialist, only a user ;-). Greetings! --Hungchaka (talk) 13:32, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Do whatever's necessary. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:37, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Apologies for taking so long to reply. I remember some debate about what it was and someone who had background in these things identified it as a Pyrosome which surprised me as well. If we can get a second opinion from an expert this would be good as comparing it with other entries has its risks. Thanks Nhobgood (talk)

A barnstar for you!

The Photographer's Barnstar

Hi Nick, after I have started underwater photography I just can congratulate you for your great contributions in this challeging area of photography. The material you have uploaded to Commons is just amazing, the subjects, the compositions, the colors and the quality are the best we have had so far in this project. Thank you so much for your inspiring work! Poco a poco (talk) 08:44, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

POTD Notification

⭐ The file you uploaded, is on the main page! ⭐ The file File:Aegires gardineri Papua New Guinea by Nick Hobgood-001.jpg, that you uploaded, is on the main page today. Thank you for your contributions to this project.

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