About Willscrlt

On this page: licensing and attribution, groups I administer, my thoughts on spam, my photography, more about me and my travels, and my profile statistics.


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Licensing and Attribution


Generally I reserve all rights on photos of people, but for the rest of my photos, low-resolution versions may be available under the Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC-BY-SA-3.0-US) license or some other form of Creative Commons license (check each photo for details!). This means you are welcome to reuse my CC-licensed photos, but only if you give me proper credit (see next paragraph). Flickr annoyingly indicates that my photos are licensed under earlier versions of the CC licenses, but I specifically reject that incorrect assumption and use version 3.0 unless I have stated otherwise in the photo description. I also really appreciate knowing where you are using them and receiving a free copy of the work is nice, too.

For attribution, I prefer that you link my username ("Willscrlt") or real name ("Will Murray") to my website (www.WillMurray.name). In print, you can include both, or just the website (since it includes my name). Remember Flickr's requirement that you link to my profile here at Flickr if you reuse my work.

High-resolution images (often up to 3072x2304) are available for use under commercial licenses. Please contact me with details of your intended use (format, material, length of use, distribution area, quantity of prints, etc.) if you are interested.

The flag icons above are from a public domain icon set designed by Mark James.


MY WORK HAS VALUE!
Photographers' Rights Group.

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Groups I Administer

I founded and am an administrator of the following groups. Each group is public and open to all. Please join and submit images to any group you find interesting!

Colors of the World: Life Is Color! ∙ Visit ∙ Join


Love One Another - Celebrating diversity in love ∙ Visit ∙ Join


Special Events: Themes change monthly ∙ Visit ∙ Join


Flavor: Celebrating great taste in food and beverages ∙ Visit ∙ Join


Colorful People of the World ∙ Visit ∙ Join


I am a moderator of the following group.

Food for Special Days ∙ Visit ∙ Join


All of my groups are family-friendly and work-safe. The co-administrator of my groups oversees many other groups, though several of them are adult-rated.

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Spam: Invitations, Required Comments, etc.

I appreciate invitations to add my photos to various group photo pools. Like most people, I appreciate original comments, awards, and pretty much any other indication that people appreciate my work.

On the other hand, I really dislike multiple copies of the same award or invitation, especially when it is mandated by group policy (post 1 + comment 5 or some such nonsense). As a result, I may delete such extraneous comments, because I consider them to be comment spam (the group is spamming my images). Consider this fair warning, because some groups may retaliate against their users if I delete such comment spam, thinking that the users did not meet their posting requirements.

Likewise, if my photo is invited into a group pool, I don't feel obligated to leave comments for other people. That's not to say I won't, but if I do, it will be because I really like an image, not out of obligation to a group policy that promotes spamming.

When it comes to invitations and comments, my own groups come first. I'm generally unlikely to invite a photo to more than one group, because I would feel like I am spamming. Sometimes, if a photo really seems to fit into multiple groups or deserves a particular award, I will do so. Any comments I leave are solely because I wanted to leave the comment, so my comments are meaningful, not robotic.

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My Photography



Even though I have won a national award for photography (much to my surprise), I do not consider myself to be a photographer except as an entry-level hobbiest. F-stops and other traditional camera settings confuse me, though I can tweak digital cameras enough to usually give me the picture I want. I think I have a fairly good eye for composition and color, and that is my greatest strength in photography.

I suppose the first camera I used fairly regularly was an old-fashioned Polaroid with the distinctive "kchuck-zschhhh" sound. There was something so magical about seeing scenes of life gradually appearing in the gray windows of film.

My first camera was a little automatic Canon 35mm. I mostly took slides, because that's pretty much all my family took. Of course now I'd love to have all those pictures as prints to more easily scan them and convert them to digital images. My scanner will scan slides, but it's rather a pain and takes a lot of time.

My next camera was originally my grandfather's. It's a Mirantz, and I still have it. It was an automatic, but with many more professional features I loved. The main reason it sits on a shelf unsused these days is because of the hassle and cost of buying and developing film.

Next was a Sony Mavica digital camera. The resolution was less than 1 megapixel, but it was still a huge step forward in the convenience factor. Instead of saving to memory cards, it used 3.5" floppy disks, which were still common when the camera came out. Some of my Flickr photos were taken with that camera.

After that, I used a Sony DSC-P150 digital camera, and I loved it. I should say that I shared it (still do occasionally) with my father. In 2007, I bought a Sony DSC-S650 so that my dad and I rarely have to share now. I also have a cell phone with a built-in camera, but the quality and color is terrible.

I am slowly uploading some of my best photos from the past 10 years since moving to Sacramento. Earlier photos were on slides, and I don't really have the patience or time to scan them into digital format right now. Also, since I'm limited to only 200 photos (anyone care to gift me a Pro account?), I'm not in a hurry to fill that quota quickly.

I hope that you like some of what you see. I love receiving feedback, so please feel free to leave me praise or constructive criticism.



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About Me

I recently turned 40, am single, and live in Sacramento, California, USA. I grew up and lived much of my life on the Central Coast (Arroyo Grande and San Luis Obispo), and remain connected there through my friends. I have travelled throughout much of California. I have also visited Nevada; Utah; Massachusetts; Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Tupelo, Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; Columbus, Ohio; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Internationally, I have crossed the border into Tijuana, Mexico for a day trip, and when I was too young to remember, my parents took me a little ways into Canada (along with several other states in the US that I did not include since I don't remember them either).

I am blessed to still have both of my parents and my two grandparent on my mother's side still living. I also have an elderly cat with health problems, and I still miss my dog who died in August 2007. It sucks when family members (including pets) enter their twilight years and their health fails. But family is important to me, and I don't begrudge spending time with them, including trips to the doctors (and vet), running errands, and so on. It certainly beats the alternative of not having them around!

I am an experienced computer and small business consultant, graphic designer, audio-visual and media consultant, and technology blogger. When I say "consulting", it includes talking about it as well as lots of hands-on doing it. I occasionally take college course to maintain and improve my skills, and also to learn about new things that interest me. I regularly volunteer for non-profit organizations. Altogether, I keep very busy. Flickr and other Web sites, along with reading books, photography, and watching movies on DVD or On Demand, are how I usually relax.

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Will's U.S. Travels (airport-only stops not included)

bighugelabs.com/flickr/map.php

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