Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VI

Wikipedia Takes Kolkata is a one day photo scavenger hunt, held almost every year in the city Kolkata, India. This is the sixth season of the annual event and this year we have planned it on 29 January 2017. Anyone can participate in this event, regardless of photographic ability, and whether or not they are a Wikimedian or a member of Wikimedia India. But this year we are concentrating on increasing conversion rate of relevant photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, so that photos can be used in existing Wikipedia articles which need pictures, especially those related to the area Baranagar, which we will be photographing during the Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VI season. Also focusing on, creating new articles for Wikipedia Bengali with the help of those photographs. This year we will also try to capture as many videos as possible.

Location
Chitpur Police Station Crossing

[Google Map]

How to reach
Chiria More is the nearest bus stop on BT Road.

Bus

 * 1) From Esplanade – 30A, 30B
 * 2) From Sealdah – 234
 * 3) From Howrah – 11A
 * 4) From Salt Lake – 201

Point of Contact

 * 1) Sumit Surai – 9051305651
 * 2) Kalyan Sarkar – 9836063920
 * 3) Indrajit Das – 9831422555

Sign Up
Please fill up the below form if you wish to participate in the walk –
 * Click Here

Things to Photograph/Subjects

 * Adi Chitteswari Temple
 * Sarbomongola Kalibari
 * Uddan Bati
 * Kali Temple of Bamondas Mukhopadhay
 * Gopinath Jiu Temple Rasmancha
 * Narail House
 * Kali Temple of Ray
 * Pancha Ratna Temple of Ray
 * Biswas House
 * Ratan Babu Ghat
 * Dutch Kuthi
 * Kuthi Ghat
 * Kancher Mandir
 * Joy Mitra Kalibari
 * Path Bari

Logo
 File:Wikipedia_Takes_Kolkata_VI_Logo.jpg|Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VI Logo 

Contributing Images in commons

 * All are requested to upload the images in [Commons].
 * Please use the Category: Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VI, If you feel like, the photo needs to be added in any additional categories, please add accordingly. If needed you can also seek help in the talk page.

Promotion
Plans to go live during the Photowalk and for promotional purpose in social media Like, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc, please use below mentioned Hastag


 * Hashtag: #WikiTK6

Participants

 * 1) Sumit Surai
 * 2) Arup Chowdhury
 * 3) Suparna Roy Chowdhury
 * 4) Kinjal bose 78 (talk) 17:25, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * 5) Rajeeb Dutta
 * 6) Sukanta Pal (talk) 15:57, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * 7) Indrajit Das--Indrajit Das 12:08, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * 8) Deepanjan Ghosh
 * 9) Subhojit Saha
 * 10) Rounik Ghosh
 * 11) Abhijit Das
 * 12) Santanu Pyne
 * 13) Anirban Majumder
 * 14) Subhadeep Karmakar
 * 15) Agniswar Kansabanik
 * 16) Amrita Sen
 * 17) Rangan Datta (talk)
 * 18) Rajashree Talukdar
 * 19) Sumanta Joarder
 * 20) Probuddho Ganguly

Pre-Requisites
The participants are requested to carry the following.


 * Digital camera: Please carry a digital camera, preferably a DSLR.
 * Enough memory: Please ensure there is enough memory on your card.
 * Additional lenses: Please bring additional lenses as you feel necessary.
 * Tripods Tripods are welcome. Please don't hesitate to bring your tripod if you feel it would be necessary.
 * Laptop: Please bring your laptop. After the photo walk there will be a session for uploading the photos to Wikimedia Commons.
 * Dongle: Please bring your dongle. Though Wifi would be provided during the uploading session, it will be better if you carry dongles, just in case there is a bandwidth issue.

Code of conduct

 * Respecting personality rights: You should not focus your camera on any persons on the street for photographs, without their permission. If someone is in the background, or part of a crowd, or he/she standing in front of a building in an obscure way, it's OK. Otherwise you shouldn't focus on any individual.


 * If somebody is visible in any photograph, please attach Personality Rights along with the photo. If you are a newbie please seek for help and write in talk page with your query to do so.


 * Respecting the rights of property owners: Property owners have the right to restrict you from taking a photograph while standing on their property. But, you can take any photograph as long as you are standing on public property.


 * Respecting the Kolkata Police: If the police ask you to stop, stop.


 * Please Remove time stamps while taking snaps.


 * If you wish to leave early please inform the co-ordinator of the photo walk.

Photography advice

 * Keep pictures in focus.
 * Position your subject using the rule of thirds.
 * If possible, Show the whole subject in one shot
 * Consider taking photos when the sun is shining on the side of your subject, instead of from directly above.
 * Make sure your camera is metering on the subject.

Contest
A photo contest has been announced for the participants of this photowalk. The rules and regulations are as below –


 * Only photos clicked during this photowalk are eligible.
 * All photos need to be uploaded to [Commons] in the category mentioned or any appropriate sub category under it (except Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VI-Not relevant. Photos under this category are not considered for the contest‎).
 * Only relevant photos will be considered. Relevant photos are those which show the landmarks mentioned in the [photowalk list] above. All other photos are welcome too, but would not be considered for this contest.
 * Photos linked from Flickr are not allowed. It should be uploaded directly to Commons.
 * All photos need to uploaded between 29 January 2017 and 15 February 2017. You can always upload your photos after that, but they would not be considered for this contest.
 * No watermarks or date-time stamp on photos.

Prizes
There are 3 prizes for 3 best photos. The photos would be judged keeping the Wikipedia Quality Image guidelines in mind along with the relevancy mentioned above.

There is also one special prize for maximum relevant uploads. Video uploads would be considered a bonus.

Report
Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VI saw participation of 20 photographers. Half of them were attending Wikipedia Takes ... for the first time.

After a round of tea, and before the walk started, a brief intro on Wikipedia, Commons and the aim of this photowalk was given by Sumit Surai. He also mentioned there would be a photo contest this time, and explained the rules in detail. The after walk workshop plan was also announced by him.

Indrajit Das then distributed a printed list of the places which would be covered, along with a short write up and image of each (Download the soft copy ). He then gave a brief introduction of the places which will be covered in the first phase before everyone started heading for the first destination Adi Chiteswari Temple.

After covering the first three destinations a breakfast break was taken just opposite to the main entrance of Cossipore Udyan Bati. The menu was Kochuri-Torkari, Jilipi and Tea. The team then proceeded towards the remaining destinations.

After completing the walk everyone took auto rickshaws and reached Banjara, a restaurant near Sinthi. It was booked for the post walk workshop and lunch. Here Rangan Datta gave a brief talk on how Wikimedia Foundation works and how to organize a successful event. Indrajit Das and Sumit Surai helped the new users create their Wikipedia accounts and afterwards a training on how to upload media to commons correctly giving all the details was given by Sumit Surai. Rangan Datta helped in between with his experience explaining the importance of categories.

Post workshop lunch was served. It consisted of Egg Noodles and Chilli Chicken. Networking and knowledge sharing continued over lunch, after which it was time to bid goodbye to each other.

Featured Photographs
Following photographs has been assessed to be Quality Images  File:Bamondas Mookerjee Kalibari Temple.jpg | Bamondas Mookerjee Kalibari Temple File:Bamondas Mookerjee Kalibari Capital Detail.jpg | Capitals of the Kalibari established by industrialist Bamondas Mookerjee in 1904 File:Bamondas Mookerjee Kalibari Capital Detail 02.jpg | Cast Iron capitals of the Kalibari established by industrialist Bamondas Mookerjee in 1904 File:Sarbamangala Temple -The bells.jpg | Bells at Sarbamangala Temple File:Chitteswari Temple Durga Idol.jpg | Idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga installed in the Adi Chitteswari Temple of Kolkata 

Post Event Blogs etc

 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VI – Typographia.com
 * WIKIPEDIA TAKES KOLKATA VI – Kolkata Photowalk – Tale of 2 backpackers

Other Seasons

 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata I
 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata II
 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata III
 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata IV
 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata V
 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VII
 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata VIII
 * Wikipedia Takes Kolkata IX