Congrats Pankaj Ji and Dinesh Ji for being rightly nominated..thanks for the initiative Garg Ji, and the voters/selectors..
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 10:16 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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]. 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