Species-Specific Albums 2014

[Vince Massimo]

Just to let everyone know that the yearly review of the images in the Species-Specific Albums gallery/album.php?album_id=160 will commence shortly. These albums are the repository of all images contributed by members and serve to feed the individual Species Pages eg. http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... cardamines, as well as the Species Identification Section http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_ ... &stage=all and Stock Photo Library http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/stock_index.php .These are different from the Species-Specific Forums where species-related topics are discussed and which hosts such items as the "Favourite Photos of 2014".
Are you all still with me?

The review will involve pruning out the lower-quality images, duplicates, and some which have been superseded by improved (or better labelled) shots. The aim is not only to provide the most up-to-date and extensive image library of butterflies of the British Isles anywhere on the web, but ultimately also to serve as a valuable scientific resource. For these reasons it would be very helpful if posted images contained information regarding location and date (most easily included in the "Imagename" box). This would not apply to sensitive sites.

Fresh images for inclusion into the Species-Specific Albums will now mainly be selected by moderators, who will monitor the various personal diaries, sightings reports, personal albums and photo competitions. We do not want to discourage anyone from submitting images, but would ask that you first read the Gallery Guidelines http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/gallery_guidelines.php .If you are new to the website and have a library of images, then I would suggest that you firstly open a personal album. If in any doubt about an image, then please ask.

My continued thanks go to everyone who has contributed images to the Species-Specific Albums in the past. If anybody has any comments or questions about the review, then please post them here or send me a PM.

Vince

[Vince Massimo]

I can now announce that the yearly review of all the images in the Species-Specific Albums and Identification pages has been completed

My thanks go to everyone who has contributed images over the years and apologies to those who may have had some of theirs deleted in the latest clean-up. The aim is not only to continue to improve the quality of the images in these albums, but also to expand the coverage of different aspects (such as behavior) exhibited by certain species. I will continue to monitor sightings reports, personal diaries and personal albums for these, but if you think you have an image that improves upon one already in the albums, or adds to the resource, then please submit it for consideration. Please don't forget to append details of the site and date.

The gaps that remain are becoming increasingly difficult to fill, these now being mainly in the immature stages and Secondary list. There are, of course, many sub-species that also have to be fully covered.

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_ ... =secondary
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_ ... =secondary
The secondary species have a pink border around their images.

If you click on the green species name, you will then be taken to the individual Species page and the wealth of information it now contains (thanks to ongoing work by Pete). This should keep you all occupied until Spring arrives..........

Vince

[Pete Eeles]

Thanks for all the effort you put into this, Vince - it really does ensure that the website always contains the best possible images and looks great as result!

Cheers,

- Pete

[David M]

Seconded. Can there be a better inventory of natural butterfly images anywhere else on the web? I doubt it.

UKB is out in front on this.