This is the fourth weekly installment where I summarize my interactions with the WordPress Photo Directory throughout the week while attempting to fulfill my 366 photos in 2024 challenge.
The one remaining pending photo in my last post was rejected. I think the rejection is reasonable, and this was one of those photos I submitted to feel out where the lines in the sand are.
That puts my running totals to start the week at:
- Submitted: 33
- Approved: 28
- Pending: 0
- Rejected: 5
- Resubmitted: 0
I’m going to start tracking my overall acceptance percentage week to week as well. This puts me at 85% of my submissions accepted.
Here’s my update from week 4!
Photos used
This week I used an illustration from the Creative Commons. I decided to include it here even though it’s not technically a photo.
Featured image credit: CC0 licensed photo by Roland from the WordPress Photo Directory.
Photos submitted
This week I submitted 7 photos:
- Accepted: 8
- Pending: 1
- Rejected: 1
Here are all of the photos I submitted this week along with a little context for each!
Photo #34 (approved)
A few weeks ago I worked remotely from a local coffee shop for the morning. When I left around lunchtime, it was pouring rain and the water was dripping off the roof into a puddle around the foundation of this building across. The dreary mood and the light shining off the metal siding caught my eye.
Photo #35 (approved)
For a while before the COVID pandemic, the Boston WordPress meetup was a bit nomadic. Our previous venue closed for some renovations. For several months, we were able to host our meetups at Alley in Cambridge. Alley was a local incubator “powered” by Verizon. The space was great! The building used to be a facility that stored telecommunications and network equipment, so there were some really cool artifacts in the building. This was an old switchboard on display.
Photo #36: (approved)
This photo was from my visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. In one of the wings there was this makeshift track displaying several cars. I thought it was a cool perspective with the cars “driving” towards me.
Photo #37 (approved)
Last weekend, I went into Boston with my wife to check out the Boston RV & Camping Expo. We had some time to kill before the expo, so we walked around the Seaport District. This was an empty dock in front of the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art.
Photo #38 (approved)
This was also taken last weekend while walking around Boston’s Seaport District. I liked the architecture of the building and liked the way the windows reflected the overcast lighting.
Photo #39 (approved)
This past Monday was the monthly Boston WordPress meetup. I live between 45 minutes to an hour from the city, so I usually head in early to beat traffic and find a place to work remotely for the afternoon. This was the cappuccino that I ordered at a Tatte Café.
Photo #40 (rejected)
I’m really not sure why this was rejected for being a photo of art. I think the moderator must have thought that that the entire photo was a painting.
I double checked and the rules in the directory only apply to 2D art. This was a display in the Natural History exhibit at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. I plan to resubmit this one.
Photo #41 (pending)
I believe I was walking to my car after work one day. This was on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston a block away from the my office at Boston University. I loved the shadows and warm light the sunset was casting on the building.
I’m not sure if this will be accepted. The brand is pretty prominent, but there’s a lot more to the photo.
I never really go through that part of the city, so I checked on Google Maps to see if anything new had taken its place. But seems it’s still abandoned.
Thoughts & Observations
Here are some of the thoughts & observations I had throughout the week while interacting with the Photo Directory.
Openverse Syncing: Update
I looked earlier today, and it seems all of the photos I submitted to the directory up until about a week ago are now accessible through the Openverse. 🎉
First Photo Team Meeting
Today I attended my first Photo team meeting. I wasn’t planning on it, but I happened to notice the @here alert and decided to join in! One of the current issues raised for discussion was even relevant to my thoughts from previous weeks on the lack of a description field and the misuse of the alt test field.
In just 2 short years the directory has grown to over 13,000 photos thanks to the hard work from these contributors. Great work everyone! 👏
Photo Directory Randomizer: Update
I got a ping on Slack last weekend from Marcus Burnette who created the WP Photo Directory Stats site. He saw my post last week and added a random photo feature to the site!
Favorite Photos
Here are some of my favorite photos I discovered in the directory this week.
Summary
With the above included, this closes out the week with my running totals at:
- Submitted: 41
- Approved: 34
- Pending: 1
- Rejected: 6