A few thoughts on approving photos

[Aqualung]

Has anyone tried capturing a picture from Google Streets? I often use this to verify the location of a pub (and have got it wrong twice!!).

[Blackthorn]

I agree with Quinno's points, I would generally "no show" a garden photo that I've submitted, but it's a pain that you can't do that until after it's been approved. It would be good if this option was available as soon as you've uploaded the photo, otherwise you have to try and remember to go back and do it.

I only realised recently that the approvers could do this as I went back to do it only to find them already done.

[ETA]

Done that - not sure it adds much to the overall perspective! Photographic quality is not good either, as the light was poor and I took it quickly before anyone else came in. Cameras and gents loos don't go together easily - lots of scope for misunderstandings!

Thanks Rex - it was a bit of a tongue-in-cheek request anyway.

[sheffield hatter]

Has anyone tried capturing a picture from Google Streets? I often use this to verify the location of a pub (and have got it wrong twice!!).

One or two people have submitted such images heretofore, but they are deleted if spotted because of copyright issues.

[Aqualung]

One or two people have submitted such images heretofore, but they are deleted if spotted because of copyright issues.

I guessed there must be a copyright issue, but wondered what sort of quality was achievable. It would also look silly having people's faces blurred out!

[Farway]

I have contributed plenty of pub photos, including some of gents bogs http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/14100/ [asked Santa first].

I do not upload a photo if it is another shot of same pic from same location, unless a few years, new paint job etc, happened, I think it is self censoring

Image quality, we are not all experts, and sometimes a "drive by" maybe the only picture of a pub available, I took one one the A303, near Stonehenge, there is no way any one could stop to take a photo with out a load of hassle, IMO, better something than nothing

PS I used to blur out number plates, but following discussion here, decided to not bother, you are in a pub, in area accessible to the public, what's to hide?

[Aqualung]

Image quality, we are not all experts, and sometimes a "drive by" maybe the only picture of a pub available, I took one one the A303, near Stonehenge, there is no way any one could stop to take a photo with out a load of hassle, IMO, better something than nothing

Were you driving?????

[Al 10000]

I think the way photos are now put onto the site very quickly is a good thing.

I do admit to putting a few crap photos on the site and one of a block of flats in Wellingborough,the crap ones are in Leicestershire when i was doing a pub crawl with my brother and it got a bit dark,there is one at Rothwell that is too dark plus one more in the south Leicesershire area,if anybody does'nt like these photos then go ahead and delete them.
All photos i add to this site, i then get them done on a proper print for my personal phot collection which is around the 8,500 mark at the moment.

[bcfczuluarmy]

Regarding the demolished/converted argument/adding pictures of now discussion. I believe from a social history point of view it's good to capture changes after the event and through the redevelopment especially as once Pro Map updates the geographical location of the structure on the land of a former pub it is lost unless you have access to old Pro Map versions, obviously Google images and other web sites could show where and what a pub looked like.

An example of this is The Market which is to be demolished for a casino and hotel complex once that happens the PH/location of pub from current Pro Map won't show it anymore.

All lists of pubs on the internet will lead people to complete quests now and in the future and become OCD to completing them and capturing pictures etc so if closed pubs are shown people will endeavor to document everything possible, which this site is a perfect vessel for.

I could add a load of converted pubs in Bristol I've been in but as I only have post conversion pictures I won't bother due to the time scale from when I went and when converted. If they haven't made it on the site already from the sources that started the site it's not worth adding.

Regarding the picture quality as long as slight sun invasion/ready brek glow pictures don't get refused than everything else referred to in above posts seems reasonable as obviously some times it's impossible not to have the sun giving a glow around the pub as they are orientated for the garden to get the sun not the front of the building at a time you'd visit.

Adding really old pubs that are ~20 years lost with a picture of a Britannia building society is pointless though.

[Mobyduck]

Adding really old pubs that are ~20 years lost with a picture of a Britannia building society is pointless though.

Agreed.