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  • 04-11-2010 3:57pm
    #1
    positron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,430 ✭✭✭


    Anyone here has NewScientist subscription?

    Someone from NewScientist contacted me asking for permission to use one of my flickr images (of an Owl) on their website on their story, well, about Owls. I have enjoyed reading NewScientist in the past, so I said okay (naively) and I see that their website is a pay site! I just want to see if they are using the picture and if they are crediting me for the work like they agreed to!

    Thanks in advance!


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  • #2
    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    positron wrote: »
    Anyone here has NewScientist subscription?

    Someone from NewScientist contacted me asking for permission to use one of my flickr images (of an Owl) on their website on their story, well, about Owls. I have enjoyed reading NewScientist in the past, so I said okay (naively) and I see that their website is a pay site! I just want to see if they are using the picture and if they are crediting me for the work like they agreed to!

    Thanks in advance!

    They should have sent you a couple of copies of the mag at the very least. I'd mail them and ask for access to the site to see your image, or for paper copies


  • #3
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Or have a look at it in Easons.


  • #4
    St. Leibowitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭St. Leibowitz


    There's a story about how Diwali (Indian festival of light) is bad for India's owls, as shamens use their body parts to make potions. Has a photo of an owl behind a chain link fence, with a credit to <name removed>.

    Not sure of the link will work for non subs, but Google "Diwali is a dark time for India's owls".

    If this isn't yours, let's know your name and I try to search for your photo credit.


  • #5
    positron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,430 ✭✭✭positron


    That's me!! Thanks a million for confirming this!! I'll chance my arm and ask NewScientist guy to send me a screen shot (or a free subscription if taking a screenshot is too hard ;) ). Thanks again!

    PS: Actually I can see it - looks free! Link to page: <Link Removed>


  • #6
    St. Leibowitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭St. Leibowitz


    Cool. Nice photo. Where'd you take it ?


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  • #7
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Nice one!


  • #8
    positron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,430 ✭✭✭positron


    St. Leibowitz wrote: »
    Cool. Nice photo. Where'd you take it ?

    A zoo in India. They had about half a dozen owls in a large enclosure. They looked well compared to the appalling condition rest of the animals were in, lions and tigers in 10' x 20' cages etc.


  • #9
    St. Leibowitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭St. Leibowitz


    Very good. I think the "prisoner" effect provided by the out of focus fence in the foreground added to the atmosphere needed for the story. Also, I like that they used a photo of an owl shot in India for a story on Indian owls. I'd like to think that this was planned and not coincidental.


  • #10
    positron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,430 ✭✭✭positron


    Thanks. I had geotag'ed the photo on flickr, so I would say that's how he got to this particular owl picture.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/chunangadan/385981577/

    Only minor detail though - is that the particular part of India that this photo is from - doesn't really celebrate Festival of Lights / Diwali :D, but yes fair play to them for being scientific and careful on picking their photos!


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