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GinevraCat 16h ago

Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. Hi everyone, I'm John a hobbyist wildlife photographer based in Scotland. I currently upload all of my images to Flickr but I'm wanting somewhere else to share some of them too. Still not quite sure how Mastodon works but hope to view yours and share more of my wildlife and nature photographs.

#Wildlifephotography #naturephotography #scotland #wildlife #new #chaffinch #bird #birdphotography #birds

Teach Honest History 17h ago

@johnmwildlife Welcome John. There's a nice community of photographers here. I'm on the USA side of the Atlantic, but it seems to me there are more photographers here from your side. To get visibility adding hashtags is important. I generally add #birds #birdphotography and #naturephotography . Addding ALT text to your images is strongly encouraged. I'm adding in a photo of a double-crested cormorant drying its wings -- while swimming -- just so followers of those tags don't feel cheated!

johnmwildlife 16h ago

@Cliftographer Thank you for the lovely welcome and advice. Glad to hear there's a good community here - I look forward to participating. Great photo of a cormorant too!! Love the detail on the wing; you've been able to get close enough to really show it off. I was photographing one the other day at the beach but on reflection think I was too far away for it to be a great photo. I still need to process it so maybe I'll be surprised.

Teach Honest History 14h ago

@johnmwildlife You are very welcome. Yes, this cormorant was floating by on a narrow river with a path right alongside, so that's close to an uncropped image. Look forward to seeing your work when you are able to post it.

Sarah Sammis 17h ago

@johnmwildlife hello and welcome.

johnmwildlife 16h ago

@pussreboots Thank you!!

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Gary 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇪🇺16h ago

@johnmwildlife Welcome John! I look forward to seeing your photos and hearing more about the wildlife in Scotland. My first visit there was last September and I've been planning a return since then.

Michael Kohlman 16h ago

📷 Welcome

You will find a vibrant photography community on Mastodon (and the FediVerse)

FriendlyWeirdo 16h ago

Welcome! Thanks for bringing your work here! Looking forward to seeing what you have to share with us!

cameraobscura 16h ago

@johnmwildlife Hi John. Hope you enjoy it here!

I'm on Mastodon.scot where people like @vivdunstan regularly post lovely bird photographs. Worth having a scroll through the posts on this instance if you're interested in local connections. If you haven't already discovered it, I found https://fedi.tips very helpful when I was new to Mastodon, too.

Edited to correct link!

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

@johnmwildlife lovely photo! Welcome!

Joanna Holman 14h ago

@johnmwildlife welcome! You’re in the right place for wildlife photography. Lots of bird nerds around here!

Pollinators 14h ago

@johnmwildlife Welcome to the fediverse. The hashtags are free. Some are spelled oddly. Examples are #LichenSubscribe, #Mosstodon, #Bloomscrolling

Kleiner Haj 6h ago

@Pollinators
Also - don't worry about mixing languages! Translation works great for the most part, as long as the language tags on the posts line up

Umbrella 5h ago

@Pollinators @johnmwildlife don’t forget #Defaidodon

Rinaldo 13h ago

Préservons notre magnifique vie sauvage !

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@johnmwildlife welcome, John. I hope you enjoy it here, your pics are lovely!

NYSloth 13h ago

Welcome to the Fediverse!

@johnmwildlife
Hi John! 👋

🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦13h ago

@johnmwildlife Welcome, John! And this is a lovely photo to introduce yourself with!

@johnmwildlife
Mastodon and Pixelfed are both good options for sharing photos.

#photography #socialmedia #sharing #pixelfed #mastodon

Jeri Dansky 12h ago

@johnmwildlife Hi, and welcome! I'm glad to see you've already been directed to @FediTips

Some of the many great bird photographers here: @Jgbird,
@studiochris, @Rihilism, @JimsPhotos, @cpay

Bob Henry 12h ago

@johnmwildlife Welcome to the fediverse, John. Look forward to seeing more of your photography.

Brandon Zhang 🇨🇳 📷11h ago

@johnmwildlife Hi John. Welcome to Mastodon.

@johnmwildlife I just followed. Hope to see more pictures soon!

PortabelloBelle🚚🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️10h ago

Welcome to the Mastodon, and the Fediverse.
Pixelfed is a great alternative to Flickr.
That's a great image, I look forward to seeing more.

@johnmwildlife Welcome John, feel free to ask if you want help with using this place! There is also lots of help for new people on the website at https://fedi.tips

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@iveyline 9h ago

@johnmwildlife Great pic!

Sandra Schwab 9h ago

@johnmwildlife Welcome to Mastodon, John! Happy tooting!

MidgePhoto 8h ago

Enjoy. #photography

@johnmwildlife with such beautiful pics and great opening line in your toot, I'll follow!

Conny Nasch 7h ago

@johnmwildlife the Fediverse is here to stay, a very warm welcome to you 🤗 I am sure you will find many wonderful friends, no adverts and dictatorship on the horizon 😁
The picture is humorous and sweet!

Wildbird 4h ago

@johnmwildlife welcome 🤗 That's a lovely photograph!

I haven't fully figured Mastodon out yet but hashtags and alt tags are definitely a good way to get started.

Haji Mokhtar Stork 1h ago

@johnmwildlife I think its great what you are doing. Does Flickr charge anyone using your photos? The current picture shows a bird taking off. I think photos do also provide a message..