User talk:Charlesjsharp

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	WOW, You are simply outstanding. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia and other areas of it by uploading amazing pictures. You absolutely deserve this barnstar. [by the way, I find that Indian Post thing funny] Vinizex94🌍 10:49, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Easy CSS image crop

Hey Charles, I noticed the CSS: image crop template you sometimes use for infoboxes tends to leave an undesirable chunk of blank space on the right hand side. I did some experimenting, and while I couldn't figure out how to address that problem with CSS: image crop (let me know if you have), it seems to me that Easy CSS image crop doesn't have the problem. Consider using the latter template when cropping for infoboxes. Cheers, Bloopityboop (talk) 19:30, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:43, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Oustalet's chameleon

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status

Your image, File:Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) male Montagne d’Ambre.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:39, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your work in general

It's possible to keep looking at Wikipedia over some time and start to take it for granted, "oh look, another photo by Charles J Sharp" - but each time that I look more closely, as I did again today, I see how incredibly well done they all are, from a buffalo to a small butterfly, showing each one in great detail so that the person viewing your photo really sees exactly how its subject looks, as if you had convinced nature to keep perfectly still while we examine everything. Thank you! TooManyFingers (talk) 15:21, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I am lucky (for now) to have the time, health and money to travel a lot, though others use higher-end equipment than I use. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:30, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, seconding this. I'm jealous that you get to travel around the world to such exotic places all the time, but also of your insane photography skills... the detail on this image, for example, is incredible. Thanks for your contributions to the project. — Amakuru (talk) 17:01, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Being 74 has many downsides, but hopefully I will get another few years to up my country-count... Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:59, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons greetings!

Wishing you and yours a fantastic Christmas (or holiday season for those who don’t celebrate) and all the best for 2026. 🎄 ❄️☃️

Here’s to a collaborative, constructive year ahead — with good faith, good edits, and just enough discussion to get things done!

(and here's Sir Nils Olav inspecting his troops... one of my favourite POTDs)

Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 15:26, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

— Amakuru (talk) 15:26, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Charlesjsharp!

Happy New Year!

Charlesjsharp,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Featured picture scheduled for POTD

Hi Charlesjsharp,

This is to let you know that File:Peacock (Aglais io) caterpillar Ruggeller Riet.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for January 17, 2026. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2026-01-17. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! — Amakuru (talk) 22:27, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Aglais io, commonly known as the European peacock, is a colourful butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It is resident in much of its range, often wintering in buildings or trees, and therefore often appears quite early in spring. The butterfly lays its eggs in batches of up to 400 at a time, with caterpillars hatching after about a week. These are shiny black with six rows of barbed spikes and a series of white dots on each segment. At the end of this phase they form a chrysalis which is either grey, brown or green, and may have a blackish tinge. This A. io caterpillar on a stinging nettle was photographed in Ruggeller Riet, Liechtenstein.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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Featured picture scheduled for POTD

Hi Charlesjsharp,

This is to let you know that File:Pacific gull_(Larus_pacificus_pacificus)_Freycinet.jpg, a featured picture that you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for February 7, 2026. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2026-02-07. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! — Amakuru (talk) 14:27, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Pacific gull (Larus pacificus) is a bird in the gull family, Laridae, native to the coasts of Australia. It is moderately common in a band along the coast between Carnarvon, Western Australia, in the west, and Sydney in the east, as well as Tasmania and other islands off the continent's southern coast. The Pacific gull ranges in length from 58 to 66 cm (23 to 26 in), with a of 137 to 157 cm (54 to 62 in) across the wings. Its diet consists of fish and invertebrates, such as crabs, sand flatheads and cephalopods. This Pacifig cull was photpgraphed in Moulting Lagoon Important Bird Area, Tasmania.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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