Ankush ji Please go through the posting guidelines. You have to re-size the photograph (to approx 600 x 800 pixels) before uploading. You may used any photoeditor to resize your photographs.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:11 PM, Ankush Prakash <ankush.prak...@ymail.com>wrote: > plz tell me how can i upload photos of plants ....and plz help me to > identify this plant > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> > *To:* efloraindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Friday, 25 November 2011 5:40 PM > *Subject:* [efloraindia:96307] Re: Please add place name in all your > uploads: identified or for ID, both in subject line and text > > Gurcharanji: > exactly... > > I totally and heartily agree... > > USha di > ============== > > On Nov 25, 2:09 pm, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well said, Singh ji. > > > > On 25 November 2011 11:15, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear members > > > I have repeatedly been requesting to include the name of place in both > > > subject line and in body text. This is essential for a country like > India > > > where you may be photographing a plant at sea level or 6000 m asl. The > > > distribution of plants is intricately linked with climatic and > attitudinal > > > zonation, and as such it is a great help for both identification and > > > confirmation of identification. For plants meant for ID a few important > > > things are to be kept in mind and written as information. > > > > > 1. Place, date (at least month) are essential. I think approximate > > > altitude is very useful for diverse climatic conditions in India. > > > 2. Habit and Habitat. cultivated/roadsides/wetplaces/dry slopes/forest, > > > etc. Habit yes slightly difficult but with some effort it can be done. > One > > > can easily > > > write whether plant is soft (herbaceous) or woody. Woody plants > with > > > trunk are trees and those without trunk are shrubs. Climbers > > > (vines) can be known by every one. We have only to stress it to the > > > members. > > > 3. Plant height, length of basal and middle leaves, diameter of flower > > > and size of fruit. These are essential because this can't be judged > from > > > photograph, > > > but is very essential for identification. Additionally members can > > > always focus some scale indicator in the photograph itself to help > > > identification. > > > 4. I think we have to develop the habit of including minimum 3-4 > > > photographs in uploads and not just flower for proper representation > and > > > identification. As I have been writing repeatedly if members take > > > following photographs, the job of identification would be much easier: > > > a) photograph showing a twig with leaves and flowers/fruits; b) > close > > > up of flower side view; c) close up of flower top view; and if > > > possible d) photograph of fruit. > > > 5. With above minimum information and these 3 to 4 photographs, I think > > > identification should be more convenient. > > > > > Many members often cite the time constraint in not taking and uploading > > > sufficient photographs. I assure you it is only a question of > realizing the > > > importance and developing the habit of taking multiple photographs. No > one > > > can perhaps know more than when we went on Chakrata trip. We managed > more > > > than 6000 photographs each within a span of 4 days, fighting tight > > > schedule, rains, bad roads and all. With tight schedule we would often > > > pluck one twig (for plants common in the area so as not to disturb the > > > ecosystem) and take turns to photograph in the car. One has only to > see the > > > display of photographs by Balkar ji to realize the importance of > multiple > > > photographs. > > > > > LET US ALL CONTRIBUTE TO ENRICH OUR DATABASE AND MAKE THE JOB OF OUR > > > EXPERTS EASIER BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND UPLOADING > MULTIPLE > > > PHOTOGRAPHS AS SUGGESTED ABOVE. > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > > Retired Associate Professor > > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* > & > > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1740 members & > > 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database > > of more than 6000 species). > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > > India' > > >
