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Re:Haha, what a surprise!
Reply #15 on: April 09, 2009, 02:20:47 AM
Quote from: zpyder

http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

6 footer!


Says 7 foot in the text though, even though the picture shows 6 foot (72 inches)
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Re:Haha, what a surprise!
Reply #16 on: April 09, 2009, 09:06:01 AM
Does it make a difference?

At the end of the day if you have a 3 or 4 foot aquarium, and take out a rock or bit of pipe because a small coral eating worm is in it, only to find out the worm you thought might be a foot long is as long as you are tall, is freaky regardless of an extra foot or not!
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Haha, what a surprise!
Reply #17 on: April 09, 2009, 23:04:16 PM
unless the extra foot is the bit he snapped off ? (acxcidently - not revenge!)
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Reply #18 on: April 11, 2009, 01:32:42 AM
Thats gotta feel good, getting recognition for your work.
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Reply #19 on: April 11, 2009, 10:44:25 AM
Mixed bag tbh, but could just be me. I mean, being cynical, I do think a large part is because I make them available for use. I dont think my photos are any good really compared to the ones a lot of you post here, but Im betting you guys copyright them maybe?

I dont think I could ever go professional haha. 2 weeks till I head to the lake district, might get some good photos, might also butcher them all!
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Reply #20 on: August 04, 2009, 15:27:42 PM
Bit of a thread resurrection, but my portfolio seems to still be growing.

Dorset Wildlife Trusts publications officer has asked if they could use some images, which wasgreat (Even asked twice, to start with was just 1 pic but then the other week he emailed again asking for a general permission for others!)

And today before setting off for work I decided to do another google. Annoyingly theres a lot of Chris Moodys out there so its a bit hard to find any that credit my name, but there appears to be a few more that are returned with a zpyder image search.

But my reason for resurrecting this thread is, one or two of the ones Ive found are arguably what could be classed as commercial use (For example a dive-wreck photo is being used in an ad for a Californian Dive centre). My photos are available for non-commercial attribution through creative commons, and I do now state on flickr on my website at the least to contact me to let me know its been used, and for commercial uses please contact etc.

I dont think Ill ever resort to putting watermarks on them all, but im curious what you guys think in terms of contacting people to state at the least that Im not very happy that I hadnt been informed of their use, and at the worst that I hadnt given permission for commercial use.

All I can see coming of it is the images are removed, so my portfolio shrinks, I dont think Id get any money for them, so is there any point?
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Haha, what a surprise!
Reply #21 on: August 04, 2009, 21:21:47 PM
ever fancied a trip to California to do a bit of diving ?

got to be worth a freebee ?
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Reply #22 on: August 05, 2009, 00:00:18 AM
Suing them is one option, or just send them a threatening email saying you own the copyright to the images and if they want to continue using them then they will have to pay you.

It would also be useful if you added a copyright to the photos you put up, might help get you some recognition.

You dont have to copyright the images, that is automatic.
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Reply #23 on: August 05, 2009, 07:59:47 AM
All images I put on my site and flickr have in the descriptions that they are copyrighted, but available for non-commercial work so long as they are credited to me and I am contacted, and for commercial work they should contact me to discuss it. I dont want to put a copyright watermark on them as itll immediately make them less accessible to some people/groups/sites.

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