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Rolf Blijleven 🔻14h 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 1d 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 1d 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 21h 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.

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@Cliftographer That's incredible! I hope to have one come that close to me soon.

Sarah Sammis 1d ago

@johnmwildlife hello and welcome.

johnmwildlife 23h ago

@pussreboots Thank you!!

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Gary 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇪🇺23h 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.

johnmwildlife 3h ago

@mxhdroom Thanks Gary! Hopefully they don't disappoint - I'm still quite new to it and by no means 'professional'. Glad you enjoyed your first trip here enough to want to come back. We're blessed with some incredible landscapes and environments.

Michael Kohlman 23h ago

📷 Welcome

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

johnmwildlife 3h ago

@NoRomBasic Thank you for the warm welcome! Already amazed at the welcome I've received.

FriendlyWeirdo 23h ago

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

johnmwildlife 3h ago

@Weird_Willow Thank you - It's really appreciated!

cameraobscura 23h 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!

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johnmwildlife 2h ago

@cameraobscura Thank you for the lovely welcome! Will check out Mastodon.scot and the tips link you shared. Also have enjoyed looking through yours and @vivdunstan 's profile as per your recommendation!

Vivienne Dunstan 1h ago

@johnmwildlife My husband's photos of birds - many many more than I post here - go onto his Flickr page https://www.flickr.com/photos/mndunstan He also has a Flickr album dedicated to dippers. He mainly photographs birds in weekly walks to the wooded river valley near our home. As well as beside the River Tay in Dundee, and at the Swannie Ponds (named after the swans there, among other birds) also in the city. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mndunstan/albums/72157719780552972/

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@johnmwildlife lovely photo! Welcome!

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@lrt_writes Thanks Lisa!

Joanna Holman 21h ago

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

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@joannaholman Thanks Joanna - glad to have found some like-minded people!

Pollinators 21h ago

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

Kleiner Haj 13h 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

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@SmolHaj Thank you!

Umbrella 12h ago

@Pollinators @johnmwildlife don’t forget #Defaidodon

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@Pollinators Thank you! Yes - I noticed some of the spellings. Looking forward to finding more. I'm also an avid gardener albeit in a very different zone - 9a I believe it is!

Rinaldo 20h ago

Préservons notre magnifique vie sauvage !

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@Rinaldo75 Yes yes yes!!!

The Drop Bear 2.0

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

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@dropbear Thank you so much!

NYSloth 20h ago

Welcome to the Fediverse!

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@NYSloth Thank you!

@johnmwildlife
Hi John! 👋

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@jbeanz Hello! Thank you for the welcome :)

🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦20h ago

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

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@ZDL Thank you for your kind words and welcome!

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

#photography #socialmedia #sharing #pixelfed #mastodon

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@rayocentric Thank you! I've not heard of Pixelfed before so need to check it out.

Jeri Dansky 19h 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

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@jeridansky Thanks Jerry! They are some great recommendations and I've followed them all :)

Bob Henry 19h ago

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

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@bobhenryphotos Thanks Bob!

Brandon Zhang 🇨🇳 📷18h ago

@johnmwildlife Hi John. Welcome to Mastodon.

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@heybran Thank you Brandon.

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

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@LAfcCA Thank you! More coming shortly...

PortabelloBelle🚚🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️17h 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 2h ago

@ArabellaLovejoy Thank you very much! Someone else also mentioned Pixelfed which I'd not heard of so will definitely check it out.

@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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johnmwildlife 2h ago

@FediThing Thank you! I'm sure I will at some point.

@iveyline 16h ago

@johnmwildlife Great pic!

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@Iveyline Thank you!

Sandra Schwab 16h ago

@johnmwildlife Welcome to Mastodon, John! Happy tooting!

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@ScribblingSandy Thank you Sandra!

MidgePhoto 15h ago

Enjoy. #photography

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

johnmwildlife 2h ago

@Frieke72 Thank you!