Thanks, Pankaj ji, for your wonderful thoughts. On 8 November 2014 10:12, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am a trained botanist and when I take pictures, I know which part is > important for classification of that particular species and what part may > not be of much significance. BUT I AM TRAINED FOR IT. When I see pictures > shared by Dinesh sir, it simply amazes me to see that (I am not > disrespecting) even if he is not trained to do so, he never misses to > present all characters of the particular plant which makes life of people > easier to identify. A good picture may not be good botanically but, still > all his pictures are just perfect. > I have never met him in real, but he had always been there when I was > going through my bad days and so he is infact a very nice person by heart > too. At the same time, we must not forget his contribution to eflora apart > from his photographs is immense too. Not to forget that his was the brain > behind the efloraofindia website. I salute him so being such a kind, > knowledgeable, always ready to help person and ofcourse THE BEST > PHOTOGRAPHER eflora has and the best person I have YET TO MEET in my life > :). > During this long episode of the choosing the best photographer on eflora, > I was trying to make out who should win the title logically. For the > purpose of the same I made an assessment on my own. My method was to put > the name of person and search on eflora. Then choose the tenth post of that > particular person. If the post had pics then I chose those pics, and if > there were no pic then I shifted to next mail. So for it was hard to find a > mail with pic. But for some it was easy. It was also risky because may be > the particular member's 10th post had bad pic but to be consistent I had to > choose that. And trust me, in my assessment, Dinesh sir stood on the top > with his pics of Impatiens chinensis ( > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/dinesh/indiantreepix/pFtpKzRTWaY/UX2sWRu52WoJ > ) > I love you sir and I miss you. Hope to meet you in real some day. > Ofcourse, there are many good photographers on eflora and I respect them > all, although I am not naming any one of them here, but they know who I am > talking about. So please dont take my mail in negative sense....... > Long live the efloraofindia family. > When Scientists and Citizen Scientists meet, the new branch of MEGASCIENCE > emerges :) > Best regards > Pankaj > > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Heartly Congratulations Dinesh ji and Pankaj Ji >> >> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hearty Congratulations Dinesh Ji, Pankaj Ji! >>> I am an admirer of your pictures. >>> Glad that both of you are winners. >>> It would have been unfair to not have them both. >>> Aarti >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 7:50 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for all the responses & views. It is closed now. >>>> I think around 20 members have responded, mostly those who regularly >>>> see the Flora pictures of most of the photographers posting on efi. Lot of >>>> members saw this & went through the details but didn't participate, >>>> possibly because of numerous choices they saw in efloraofindia & for >>>> possibly many other reasons. >>>> Pankaj ji & Dinesh ji are clearly the Joint Winners. >>>> Both of them are my choice also although I could not participate being >>>> the organiser. >>>> Congrats to both of them. They are also perhaps the best Flora >>>> Photographers of India. They should be happy to flaunt this award for all >>>> their hard work, money, time & passion. This award comes from members for >>>> whom Flora & it photography is their passion. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 1 November 2014 09:08, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear members, >>>>> Pl. give your views on 'All time Best Flora photographer on >>>>> efloraofindia'- name & why you feel so & what is so special about his/ her >>>>> photography. Be generous on words. >>>>> Any one who comes trump- his name will be included in a special page >>>>> on efi site with all your positive views. >>>>> This remains open till 8.11.14 (9.00 a.m.). I will not vote & express >>>>> my views as I am initiating this exercise. >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> >>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>>> etc. >>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>>>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>>> >>>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>>> the world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or >>>>> Efloraofindia >>>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a >>>>> species database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner >>>>> of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>>> India'. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>> >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>> the world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or >>>> Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of >>>> Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>>> >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany & >> Horticulture Incharge >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > > > -- > ****************************************************** > **************************************************************** > *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. > *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* > > *Office*: > > Conservation Officer > > Orchid Conservation Section > > Flora Conservation Department > > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > *Residence*: > House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen > Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > *email*: [email protected]; [email protected] > *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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