Wondrous commons images

Beeblebrox · Unread post by **Beeblebrox** » Thu May 30, 2019 12:25 am

Smiley wrote: Garden of Emoji Delights

Carla Gannis, 2014 : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... Gannis.jpg

Ok, that's glorious.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Thu May 30, 2019 2:38 pm

The "Dumbbell" nebula

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Thu May 30, 2019 2:40 pm

The celestial whirlpool

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 2:59 pm

NGC 7008, the "Foetus nebula"

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Sun Jun 02, 2019 8:04 pm

The rings of Saturn

Unread post by **Smiley** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:44 am

VIIV 勿忘

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:38 pm

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:42 pm

Not abstract art, but a pair of interacting galaxies

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:39 pm

Lightning storm. The thumbnail doesn't do it justice; double click on it to get a full-size version.

Vigilant · Unread post by **Vigilant** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:18 pm

Call and raise...

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:41 pm

Showing the extent of the Large Hadron Collider (T-H-L).

Beeblebrox · Unread post by **Beeblebrox** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:57 pm

Ok, this isn't near as impressive as many of the above images, but it's one of my favorite images I've personally taken. I feel like the composition gives it a real sense of the place.

hrm. I believe this is the first time I've tried to link an image here and I seem to have screwed it up, I hadn't intended t post a picture of nothing

Unread post by **tarantino** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 4:39 am

Beeblebrox wrote:Ok, this isn't near as impressive as many of the above images, but it's one of my favorite images I've personally taken. I feel like the composition gives it a real sense of the place.

hrm. I believe this is the first time I've tried to link an image here and I seem to have screwed it up, I hadn't intended t post a picture of nothing

I've been there on vacation.

I think what works best when posting an image from commons is to use the img tag and select a lower resolution image from a link that's listed under the photo on commons, like:

Code: Select all

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Trumpeterswanlohmerlk.jpeg/636px-Trumpeterswanlohmerlk.jpeg[/img]

Using the full resolution image is really an overkill, and if there's multiple full size images in a thread, it really slows down page loading.

And here's a protip. You can change the number in front of px in the url to any size that you want. Like

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:03 pm

NGC 7026; apparently, in some circles it's called the Cheeseburger.

And I like the contribution from Beeblebrox.

Unread post by **Zoloft** » Wed Jun 12, 2019 5:40 am

Beeblebrox wrote:Ok, this isn't near as impressive as many of the above images, but it's one of my favorite images I've personally taken. I feel like the composition gives it a real sense of the place.

hrm. I believe this is the first time I've tried to link an image here and I seem to have screwed it up, I hadn't intended t post a picture of nothing

As the guy who designed some of the custom tags, there is a seldom-used one called 'comfile.'

Commons File:Trumpeterswanlohmerlk.jpeg

It's for when you want just a link there.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:37 pm

Yes, but that only gives a link, not the actual picture. It requires people to make the effort to click.

Unread post by **Smiley** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:52 pm

A day in the life of Psychonaught (T-C-F-L)

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:43 pm

Indian rope trick

Unread post by **Smiley** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:50 pm

Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, c. 2000 BC

Andrew Dunn, 2005 : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... stones.jpg

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:43 pm

It's better to visit when the place isn't crowded. People with influence can get a private view.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:23 pm

Galaxy Centaurus A

Unread post by **Smiley** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:55 am

【ＷＭＦ　ＨＱ】

Paul Budd : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... allway.JPG

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:54 am

Smiley wrote:【ＷＭＦ　ＨＱ】

That only shows a clown in the hallway. At WMF HQ they must be in all the rooms.

Unread post by **Smiley** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:59 am

At Chuck E Cheese for my birthday

EdwardTheresa O'Connor, 2000

Captions : Jimmy Wales, Jason Richey, and an unidentified woman at a Chuck E. Cheese

Description : In the post-Nupedia-founding, pre-Wikipedia-founding timeframe.

L to R: Jimmy Wales, Jason Richey, and I-can't-believe-I-can't-remember-her-name. [Liz Campeau]

Unread post by **Smiley** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:11 am

Another Richard Billingham-esque photograph:

Avery Jensen, 2019

Wikimedia meetup Manchester 36

L to R : Ritchie333, Bazonka, Worm That Turned, HJ Mitchell, RexxS, Boing! said Zebedee, Gurbir2704 (?), Thryduulf, Góngora, Acalamari

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:01 pm

It goes without saying that after pornography, the favourite topic on Commons is pictures of Wikipedians.

Unread post by **Smiley** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:22 pm

A newly unearthed image from the infamous 2012 Manchester Wikimeet:

Anthony Appleyard, 2012

Created: 25 February 2021

Who's this wee chap at the centre of it all?

Positively Rembrandtian!

Vigilant · Unread post by **Vigilant** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:37 pm

He looks like he's just getting ready to post to WO...

Unread post by **Smiley** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:06 pm

Category:Desolation

Oxford Wikimedia Meetup Number 73

Avery Jensen, 2019

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:44 pm

To celebrate the eclipse of the moon under way as I type, here's an old eclipse (32 January 2018).

Unread post by **tarantino** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:08 pm

Ptosis wrote:My artistic rendition of the donut of spacetime surrounding the island and the Minkowski cones of light as to the reason Desmond can't sail away from ABC's 'LOST' television show but a submarine can leave the island

Unread post by **tarantino** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:59 pm

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:08 pm

In tribute to our distinguished member: the Eagle nebula.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:09 pm

The "Thor's helmet" nebula.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:52 pm

This is worth noting for the file name.

File:French maid handing out flyers - Do bunny ears go with a French maid outfit ? Who cares, she's attractive. (2006-07-09 01.37.20 by interiot).jpg

greyed.out.fields · Unread post by **greyed.out.fields** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:12 am

Poetlister wrote:
File:French maid handing out flyers - Do bunny ears go with a French maid outfit ? Who cares, she's attractive. (2006-07-09 01.37.20 by interiot).jpg

Does a cat's belled collar go with a French maid outfit and bunny ears? I guess we'll probably never find Chiharu (as that is her name) to ask.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:33 pm

I suppose the answer is that in Japan, just about anything goes.

Unread post by **Smiley** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:47 pm

Commons File:Uncle Miniskirt.jpg

bfishadow, 2014

Unread post by **Smiley** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:50 pm

Bridget Coila, 2012

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:17 pm

Any relation to Giraffe Stapler?

greyed.out.fields · Unread post by **greyed.out.fields** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:59 am

Smiley wrote:Commons File:Uncle Miniskirt.jpg
bfishadow, 2014

Also in Japan. The pink advertisement thing on the left is for a campaign to encourage blood donation. And it's back to front.
The beer ad says "The Premium Malts - super-creamy foam". (Not exactly sure what that is meant to mean.)

arthur · Unread post by **arthur** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:40 pm

It has a Guinness-like head:

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:33 pm

The North America nebula.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:35 pm

The cat's eye nebula. This is only the inner part; Commons doesn't seem to have an image of the faint outer parts.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:56 am

The Sun observed at x-ray wavelengths

gentlegnome · Unread post by **gentlegnome** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:04 am

I don't know if I'd call it "wondrous", but the upload history of Corn cheese (T-C-L) certainly paints a picture. A rather sad one.

Unread post by **Midsize Jake** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 5:04 am

gentlegnome wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:04 am
I don't know if I'd call it "wondrous", but the upload history of Corn cheese (T-C-L) certainly paints a picture. A rather sad one.

It would be really funny, if it weren't so depressing.

Beeblebrox · Unread post by **Beeblebrox** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:20 am

sweet merciful crap
I'mnot sure Mr. Corn Cheese is really grasping the purpose of Commons, or of being alive.

Poetlister · Unread post by **Poetlister** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:11 am

According to his user page, "This editor is a Journeyman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge". That means he has 2,000 edits and 6 months of service. Indeed, he has been on Commons since 2012. However, he only has 603 edits on Commons (but over 12,000 on ENWP).

Unread post by **Smiley** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:33 pm

Pat028, 2011 : Commons File:Fahim_Kel_Az%27Amour.JPG