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Chien Lee Wildlife Photography
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I’m very honored to bee a speaker at this year’s #WildPhotos on October 13th! Join me in Bristol, UK or online for my talk in the ‘Under Our Feet’ sessions alongside @dhritiman_mukherjee and Ingo Arndt.
“It is the little things that make the world go around. The things that buzz, slither or crawl. Or, looking at it through a different lens, the creatures that pollinate, recycle, control pests and aerate the soil. So many of the smaller unsung and often unloved species are the ones that provide ecosystem services critical to the health of wild places and wildlife, including us. Join photographers Ingo Arndt, Dhritiman Mukherjee and Chien Lee for their lightning sessions as they share their appreciation for diverse environments and the species that keep them operating.”
WildPhotos is a one-day event celebrating the world’s best nature photography with a world-class line-up of speakers. Hosted by @wildscreenorg and @nhm_wpy, the programme will explore the triumphs and challenges of capturing nature in photography, as well as the future of the genre. 
With thanks to headline sponsor @mpbcom
Book your spot at: https://wildscreen.org/wildphotos/
#WildPhotos2024 #WPY60 #WildlifePhotography

It is a pity that nowadays things are written with '@XXX' or '#YYY' abbreviations, so reading this I have very little or no idea who is involved. It's fine in a social media post, where you can find out directly, but when copied and pasted they can become almost meaningless.

58chevy, thank you for posting the information and please don't take offence, my comments are not aimed at you.

Adam.

adamcotton wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:00 am It is a pity that nowadays things are written with '@XXX' or '#YYY' abbreviations, so reading this I have very little or no idea who is involved. It's fine in a social media post, where you can find out directly, but when copied and pasted they can become almost meaningless.

58chevy, thank you for posting the information and please don't take offence, my comments are not aimed at you.

Adam.

I couldn't agree more! I have no idea what these things mean.

adamcotton wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:00 am It is a pity that nowadays things are written with '@XXX' or '#YYY' abbreviations, so reading this I have very little or no idea who is involved. It's fine in a social media post, where you can find out directly, but when copied and pasted they can become almost meaningless.

@ is addressed to a person, who may or may not use their real name; or to an organization. Usually those in that circle know what it means; for example "@BMNH" means nothing to most people, but you know what it is.

Hashtag # refers to topics of interest. People use these (e.g., #mountains and #butterflies) so that the content pops up in social media. Many of these are common across platforms, so one can mine multiple news feeds, informational, and social media so that the content gets highlighted.

Most web forums use "@[username]" to flag where they have been mentioned. This helps get their attention if it's a question so they don't miss it.

One use of # in this forum would be to flag interesting off-topic posts. It's not uncommon that a new topic is posted and has a wholly useless title; then, the content may be on-topic, but later may drift into some other topic for which there are often very valuable posts. Embedding #[second topic] in posts means they'd be found easier. Take, for example, in my NY Finger Lakes Tiger Swallowtail thread, which goes on for pages, there are interesting posts that are NOT these swallowtails; hash-tagging them for what they are would make it easier to find them.

Social media abbreviations aside, Chien Lee is an amazing photographer of wildlife, including many insects. He collected insects as a boy. Here's his website:
https://photos.chienclee.com/index