slashp 0 #1 October 25, 2005 Hi, I made a website to gather lots of high resolution skydiving photographies. Photos are watermarked on the fly and there are many ways to browse through them (by rate, by discipline, author, ...) http://www.skydiving-galleries.com I you have remarks, please don't hesitate John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 October 25, 2005 did you make a site that works?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaGimp 0 #3 October 25, 2005 yeah....no worky"Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slashp 0 #4 October 25, 2005 Shame on me: http://www.skydiving-galleries.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #5 October 26, 2005 hey I can see stuff.... Lemme go poke aroundMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #6 October 26, 2005 Me likey! Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean621 0 #7 October 26, 2005 is it for fun or is it a commercial venture?http://www.extreme-on-demand.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slashp 0 #8 October 26, 2005 I did it for fun, It will never be commercial (I always wanted to have some kind of skydivingmovies, but for hi-resolution skydiving photography) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #9 October 26, 2005 Quote(I always wanted to have some kind of skydivingmovies, but for hi-resolution skydiving photography) Very cool idea, kudos! www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MB38 0 #10 October 26, 2005 I love actually being able to find high resolution skydiving pics now. I hope people actually use it!I really don't know what I'm talking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #11 October 27, 2005 QuoteHi, I made a website to gather lots of high resolution skydiving photographies. Photos are watermarked on the fly and there are many ways to browse through them (by rate, by discipline, author, ...) http://www.skydiving-galleries.com I you have remarks, please don't hesitate John I like the design of the site. However, I didn't even notice the copyright until I looked cery carefully and found it in corners. And you can easily copy the photos by right-clicking. Is this your intentions? You do say this on the site: Quote To avoid abusive use, all the pictures are automatically marked for copyright. But seriously, to avoid abusive use, the copyright should be plastered huge ove the whole image, like a watermark. Anyone can copy and use the "high resolution" photos that are posted on there. Which, if that's your intentions, ok then. I hope those posting photos understand they could be taken and misused by people like SkyRide. But as a professional photographer, I certainly wouldn't post any photos on your site. I do really like the design of the site though. peace lewhttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #12 October 27, 2005 Quote I like the design of the site. However, I didn't even notice the copyright until I looked cery carefully and found it in corners. And you can easily copy the photos by right-clicking. Is this your intentions? You do say this on the site: Quote To avoid abusive use, all the pictures are automatically marked for copyright. But seriously, to avoid abusive use, the copyright should be plastered huge ove the whole image, like a watermark. Anyone can copy and use the "high resolution" photos that are posted on there. Which, if that's your intentions, ok then. I hope those posting photos understand they could be taken and misused by people like SkyRide. But as a professional photographer, I certainly wouldn't post any photos on your site. I do really like the design of the site though. peace lew And, some of us appreciate that there are non-professionals out there who would post awesome photos for the world to share and download for non-commercial use... Screw skyride, if the world of skydivers won't share photos in fears that they will be used by someone like Skyride, then Skyride won, and we all lost. Skydivingmovies.com is my favorite website, and I freely uploaded a video that took me about a labor week of taping and editing, and now is actually one of the highest rated and most downloaded videos of the site... Friends asked me, "why did you not sell it?" I did it for the love of skydiving and wanted to share with friends... I could have made a buck, but that is not my thing... If I had stills, I would upload them here for sure. I think the owner of www.skydiving-galleries.com is awesome! I would almost pay for one of those picture frames that has digital images that could rotate thru the site's photos for my desk at the office... Just my two cents. This site is cool... And, I would, if I had a camera, post pictures without a watermark at all... Lew, I understand you are trying to make a living as a photographer, and I support you 100%, so if you never post a photo, I am ok with that... But, for those of us who are not that good, or just want to share, I think this site is cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeflyKiwi 0 #13 October 27, 2005 Well done mate you have done a great job of the site. But I'm with Lew not posting any photos on your site. I have spend to much money to let people steal my work. With that said, I'm looking forward to checking back and seeing everyones cool pics.Dale two time New Zealand gumboot throwing champ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slashp 0 #14 October 27, 2005 QuoteWell done mate you have done a great job of the site. But I'm with Lew not posting any photos on your site. I have spend to much money to let people steal my work. With that said, I'm looking forward to checking back and seeing everyones cool pics. I understand your feeling, I did skydiving-galleries because I had friends of mine who wanted some website where they could easily upload their photos. It happens that the don't intend to sell them (or maybe occasionnaly) The second reason I did the website is that I always looked after hi-res skydiving pictures on the internet to have a good looking wallpaper but never found any (only small bad quality pictures). Most skydivers just want good looking photos. The only commercial use about skydiving photography (as far as I know) would be printing posters, tee shirts or use in advertisement. I did the website to allow someone who wants to make a commercial use of the photo to be able to easily contact the author to make a financial agreement. Advertisement companies are intelligent enough not to steal a photography and risk an attack in justice. maybe I am just naive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chandra 0 #15 October 27, 2005 Hi, I've followed the birth of SG for a while and helped as much as I could to get it released. I agree it can't be a gallery for photographers who want to sell their pictures. This is not the goal, I think SG must be "simply" seen as an airliners.net dedicated to skydiving. Who would use as a wallpaper a picture with an enormous watermark over the image ? Nobody.. SG is here to help people find non-altered good quality skydiving pictures, that's all. I guess there is enough amateur photographers to help fill in the database ---------- Charles (who loves http://www.skydiving-galleries.com) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Todka 0 #16 October 28, 2005 And maybe is a good idea to add "view counter" for all photos ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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