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For all of you that have made a donation / subscription to the site, I wanted to say thank you very much for your support. It really helps keep the site going and I want you to know I am very appreciative.

Thank you,

JT

Long overdue.

After many years, It was time to create a mobile version of the gallery site. Having said that, you can now browse the gallery software from your mobile device with a better presentation.

Keep in mind, mobile version has some limitations due to so much content on the site. But, the basic functionality is there.

You can always switch between Desktop and Mobile version by clicking on the Computer or Phone icon located on the top menu.

This has been carried over to all the sister sites as well
www.leicaimages.com
www.nikonimages.com
www.zeissimages.com
www.voigtlanderimages.com

Please report any issues so I can try and resolve them.

Thanks

JT

Just wanted to update you on the new Featured Photographer section of the site.

Every now and then a photographer comes along that demonstrates great talent in his or her photography. The featured Photographer section allows us to view these selected photographers and their work.

Please take some time and browse their Photos for some amazing work.

I have searched and searched to find a 'Comment Box' and the 'Technical Details' of photos on this and all the other Family of Sites and only this morning found out HOW ! When you open the 'Photos' section look at a snap and on Bottom RIGHT there are some horizontal Stripes - click on those and a Box comes up for Comments and another bit where you can read the Technical Details so now I can 'Comment' on a few and hope I in turn get 'Comments' as I take AGES typing in all the Details !

We have a winner.

The 2023 Zeiss / Zeissimages contest has come to an end and a winner has been selected. 

This year, we had the great honor of having the photos judged by professional photographer Andrew Innerarity.

Andrew has been a staff photographer for media giants such as The Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, St petersburg Times just to name a few and has traveled the world on photographic assignments.  With that said, Andrew has chosen the photo titled "Holy Light" as this year's winning photograph.

The photograph exhibits properties in composition, lighting and subject isolation while keeping the entire frame interesting and engaging.

A big congrats to the winner Jochen Bongaerts  www.zeissimages.com/member/6155

Please take a moment to view the photo and leave your comments here www.zeissimages.com/photo/3000340



Thank you all for your participation and we look forward to the next contest!

The contest is now closed. A winner will be chosen soon.

Thank you for your participation.

JT

I come from a background in photojournalism where a photograph submitted for publishing is compared to the original source to see if the photograph has been manipulated into a photo-illustration. What is the definition of a photograph for the contest? Straight out of the camera, minor editing or anything goes? Just curious.

What are your thoughts on my story: Almanac of memories I just published? Would love to hear your feedback.

I'm lost...where exactly do I find the link to upload my pictures for the contest..and I couldn't find anything in the rules about
the min. and max. size of an uploaded file.

A fine arts section has been added to the classifieds which allows you to post your artwork for sale. The quick search is available from the top menu under Market.
This is free to use for our members.

Since this is a new feature, maybe you can be the first to post your art for sale here.

Greetings.

The comments section has been a little slow lately. I remember when comments where plenty on a daily basis. But maybe things are changing on the web these days. I like to comment but tend to hold off during contest time so I do not show any favoritism. Regardless, would love to see what people think of the photos and the best way is to leave comments.

Please let us know how you found out about Zeissimages. It helps us understand where we are getting exposure.

Thanks

I tried looking for a few lenses to add to my list of lenses. I couldn't find what I was looking for and I couldn't find a way of adding them to my list. How do you go about adding a lens that is currently not listed?

Thans

Here is one of my favorites



Show us yours.

I am so stoked about the new ZF. I can't wait for my ZF in black to arrive. I think this will be one of those game changing cameras in todays digital world. So much so that today I have created nikon-zf.com just for the ZF series cameras.

I am jealous of those who have theirs already. Otherwise, I would be posting my own ZF pictures. So. I humbly ask that if you own a ZF and wouldn't mind sharing a few pictures on www.nikon-zf.com please do. This is day 1 and there is nothing for me to share yet .

If you are a blogger, reviewer or run a store that sells camera lenses consider becoming a sponsor and taking advantage of the crosslink feature.

The crosslink features lets you direct traffic to your site specific page based on the lens you cross link. For example, if you wrote a review or are blogging about the Zeiss 50mm Makro Planar you would create a crosslink to your page about the lens. When someone views a photo taken with linked lens, they will see an info box that states "Learn more about this lens from our sponsor". Your name will be listed as a clickable link that directs the user to the page you setup.

Have a look at this photo:

https://www.zeissimages.com/photo/500487 and you will see a crosslink in action.

You can also direct it to your store as well. Like in this photo:

https://www.leicaimages.com/photo/403580

Send us an email and we will get you set up!

You can provide simple links to your profile with zessimages.com in the url to make it easy to share on other sites by simply prefixing with your username.

For example

http://jt.zeissimages.com

will go directly to my profile page.

Do NOT put https in the link as it will not pass the security test and throw a warning. You can use http which will redirect to https for you.

If you have a dot in your name, then just remove the dot. For example, a user name with john.doe would just be jondoe

JT

2023 Zeissimages Contest

We are pleased to announce the annual Zeissimages.com photography contest in collaboration with our sponsor Zeiss, photography division.

As in previous years, our contests begin in the fall and run through December so that the winner can enjoy their prize during the holiday seasons.

The contest is open to members of Zeissimages.com starting on Oct 4th 2023. If you are not currently a member, you can join for free.

This year there will be no specific theme in general. However, you could say we are looking for that "Wow!" factor. Whether it be landscape, portrait, street or studio. We are looking for that image that keeps you coming back to view over and over.


The winner may have their choice of the one lens from the following list which will be provided and shipped directly from our sponsor Zeiss.

• Zeiss Batis
• Zeiss Touit
• Zeiss Milvus
• Zeiss ZM (21mm f2.8, 25mm f2.8, 28mm f2.8, 35mm f2, 35mm f2.8, 50mm f1.5 or 50mm f2)

How to enter

Login and upload the photos into the category Zeiss Contest 2023. You can select the category at the time you upload your photos or afterwards.

If you are not a member of Zeissimages.com, just click Register to sign up for free.

That's it.

The rules

• The contest is open to any member of Zeissimages.com
• The entry does not have to be taken with a Zeiss lens.
• Entries must be taken with an SLR, DSLR, Rangefinder camera, TLR, Mirrorless etc ... or any other camera with interchangeable lenses.
• No cell phone entries.
• The entry must be placed into the 2023 Zeissimages Contest category.
• Once you submit your entries, they can be deleted or replaced up until the closing date.
• If for some reason you upload more than 3 images into the contest, all of your entries will be disqualified.
• These rules may change or have additional conditions.
• The winning photographer will allow the winning photograph to be used by Zeiss in promotions or social media posts.
• After the contest closes, the winning photograph must remain in the 2023 Zeissimages Contest category.
• Judging of the photographs may take into consideration the number of likes and comments a photo receives but it is not the deciding factor.
• A minimum number of entries (TBD) will be required before closing.
• Do not make changes to a photo after it has been submitted and the contest closes. Doing so will take them out of the contest category and you will miss the opportunity to have your photo judged.

View the entries here
https://www.zeissimages.com/photo-category/73

Just submitted a photo story about Portland on Nikonimages.com

Have a look here

https://www.nikonimages.com/showstory.php?storyid=4

If you wanted to style some of your messages, posts, comments etc, here are a few tips.



Place your text between

[b] for bold [/b]

[code] to display code block [/code]

[quote] to quote some text [/quote]

[i] for italics [/i]

[u] to underline [/u]

[s] to strike through [/s]

[pc] to center align text in a paragraph [/pc]

[pl] to left align text in a paragraph [/pl]

[pr] to right align text in a paragraph [/pr]

[size=18] to set the font size in pixels [/size]

[color=red] to set the font color [/color]

To show an unordered list like

• Ford
• Chevy
• Jeep

Use the following

[ulist]
[*] Ford
[*] Chevy
[*] Jeep
[/ulist]

To Show an ordered list like

1 Ford
2 Chevy
3 Jeep

Use the following

[olist]
[*] Ford
[*] Chevy
[*] Jeep
[/olist]

Thats's right. Free classifieds for the time being. No fees. Take advantage and post your ads now. Time to sell some of that gear you don't use anymore.

Ever wanted to replace a photo with a better quality version of it or higher resolution without losing links, views, likes, comments etc... ? Well now you can. I added the ability to replace an image.

Simply click the edit options for the image and Follow the link under the "Replace image" option.

Creating a story still lets you present your a photographic story using your photos from the gallery. The process is quite simple.

Go to your dashboard and click on Manage stories from the Manage options menu on the left. Or, use the top menu under Stories.

If you do not have any stories started yet, you will get a message. Simply click on the Add a new story button to create a story.

Give the story a title and some content in the form that you see. Then click on Submit new story.

Don't worry. Its not published yet.

Now add the photos you wish to include in your story by clicking on the Add photos link on the manage your story page. Clicking on this link brings you into the familiar edit edit photo options you have already used before. All your photos will be displayed in order to assign them to stories. However, to minimize clutter, only the Stories option is available. Your are simply selecting the pictures you wish to include in your story at this time.

Just make sure to click on Apply edits under each photo to save your changes. If you want to make changes afterwards, just refresh the page.

Done adding photos to your story? Just click on Manage stories from the top menu and you will be back at the basic story management menu.

You will now see Edit photos link instead of the Add photos link.

Click on it and from, there add the content you want to display for each photo, set the display order or remove photos from the story.

As you hover over each photo, the edit options will appear. Just make changes and click on Submit edits.

Use the Display order field to set the order in which the photos appear. 1 would be at the top, followed by 2, etc ... If you messed up and want to stick another picture between 1 and 2, give it a display order of something like 1.5.

Also you can use any number values, you can start with 10, and increment to 20 or 25 ot whatever. Just remember the display order in the story is based on the numeric value you assign.

If you check the Publish checkbox, and apply changes, your story will be published and visible to others.

To view stories, simply click on Stories from the top menu. Click on the title of a story to view the story.

Layout of the images on the story are balanced between left and right of the page. This is automatically done for you and you have no control over that.

Here is an example of a story on www.leicaimages.com .

https://www.leicaimages.com/showstory.php?storyid=1

Yes. Very soon you will have the ability to create a story with your pictures. A photo essay with selected images to tell a story. What a great way to convey your scene or topic to others. These will be featured for all to see and read. Still working on functionality. But, hang tight.

After logging in with the temporary password, I tried to figure out how to replace ir with a permanent one, but I was unsuccessful.

Since only last 15 pages of my photos appeared in my gallery, I tried to post one , which I did, but then I noticed that it's already there. I tried to remove it, but couldn't find the trash icon.

In an effort to keep the site specific, please delete any photos that may have been migrated by accident that are not specific to Zeiss gear.

Thanks.

FAQ list.


How do I set my background pictiure to a specific one?

Simple,

Edit any of your pictures, and click on "Apply as background". The button is near the bottom. Now that picture will always be youi background image when someone views your profile.

Just like Nikonimages and Leicaimages, I have brought www.Zeissimages.com back online on its own as well. Hope you enjoy.

I just implemented a Message Board reminiscent of the old style bulletin boards where we can create messages that are open to replies and feedback. It's meant to be simple and to the point like the old days. No categories or overhead. Just simple messaging for everyone. Write what's on your mind, report a bug, request a feature. ask a question, share something new it doesn't matter. It's there for communicating with the community. Use the search feature if you are looking for something specific.

Access the message board from the top menu or https://www.nikonimages.com/gallerysoft/messageboard

JT 😊

This should be the place to report bugs you encounter. I will get to them as soon as possible. Obvioulsy serious bugs get priority.

Thanks

Yes, As you can see, we are back to the old ways on Nikonimages.com.

The merging of sites was not a good idea and now Nikonimages.com is back from the dead.

I am Still in the process of cleaning up and removing non Nikon content so please be patient. I have made significant enhancementsto the site and fuctionality and there still is more to come.

Thanks JT

I will be the first to admit it. The consolidation of the websites has failed miserably. It is painful for me to admit it, but I am a realist.

Members have made it clear they like the old niche private club of Leica owners with a dedicated website for them and a place to share their pictures. Having said that, I have brought Zeissimages.com back to life from the dead with a few jolts of lightning juice and lots of cursing to myself.

You will need to create a new password. Simply visit nikonimages.com and click on the Sign in link at the top and then when the form appears, click on Forgot password and your password will be reset.

Some things to keep in mind. ...

I have removed the forums software which rarely was used since most discussions on the site take place via photo comments.
I have removed most of the Non Zeiss related photos but some still linger. We will have to live with that.
Every now and then I will post interesting news and events on the home page.
Please be patient. This is a one man shop and I make mistakes in the code now and then. But, overall, its a unique site we all like.

Things are not perfect but we will get there. Zeissimages has been around for nearly 20 years and I am glad everyone here is a contributor to the site with their awesome photography. If this works, I will be hosting a new contest in celebration of renewed activity and participation once the zombies awaken again :)