#silentsunday

"Pink Ranunculus Flower" by James DeFazio

Prints and more available at: https://james-defazio.pixels.com/featured/pink-ranunculus-flower-james-defazio.html

#flowers #flower #flowerphotography #ranunculus #pink #pinkflower #fineart #fineartphotography #photography #wallart #artwork #mastoart #BuyIntoArt #photographicart

Venice at Dusk
By Guido Borelli

#Venice #art #painting #mastoart

If you see people posting without alt-text and you want to give them a heads up about the practice, please be gentle and remember that a) many new folk here, and b) many spoonies.

You can link to this thread:

https://mastodon.art/@Curator/109279035107793247

Where I cover options for people low on spoons (like asking for help with alt-text and using an emoji to convey that).

Be kind in your approach.

(For those reading, many of us won't boost posts without alt-text because they aren't accessible. <3)

Intuition
By Vesna Delevska

#trees #nature #art #painting #mastoart

All the Little Lights in This
By Tara Turner

#painting #trees #art #mastoart

@stephaniepixie well... I have a genetic connective tissue disorder, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. My earliest memories include me being sick and in pain. I have always been sick and in pain. Migraines are, for me, a part of Ehlers Danlos.

#AmazingWorld
#Scotland
#IsleOfSkye
A craggy mountain top against a somber and dramatic cloud filled sky. The mountain or hilltop is almost cylindrical, with a somewhat flat top. In the middle, it has a crack in the side, allowing a meandering path from the viewers feet to lead up and through to the top. The path is dark gravel in between green moss. #weathertop #fairieglen
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#AmazingWorld
#Scotland
#IsleOfSkye
The Quiraing Walk on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Author: The Gallivant Post
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"To help people make connections: name things that interest you (but aren't in your profile) as tags so they are searchable. Then boost/repeat the instructions so others know to do the same."

#DigitalArt
#Procreate
#BeginnerArtist
#ChronicallyIll
#EhlersDanlosSyndrome
#photography
#cooking
#baking
#FoodAdventures
#Canadian
#ScienceFiction
#fantasy
#hermit
#introvert

#Introduction

Please use CamelCase for your hashtags. They're easier to read for both humans and screen readers.

"To help people make connections: name things that interest you (but aren't in your profile) as tags so they are searchable. Then boost/repeat the instructions so others know to do the same."

#webdesign
#webdev
#css
#wordpress
#water
#climate
#nature
#NZGreens
#mtb
#kayak
#nzpol
#anaesthesia

#NZTwits
#Introduction

A barn swallow delivering a meal to one of its hungry nestlings.

Or perhaps conducting a choir?

From a recent photography workshop I was running on Mull.

Canon R7 RF100-500mm, f/5.6, 363mm, 1/1250th, ISO 12800

#swallow #photography #wildlife #birdphotography #workshop

Doing a post (as are many now) for those who are checking out this place due to the #Twitter fiasco. Some tips to help:

1. Your experience will be different to twitter but that’s a good thing, honest (I was an avid twitter user before). Give it time, give it a chance.
2. Because there’s no algorithm here feeding you recommendations at first you’ll need to find some content, so:
- search for hashtags. (You can pin/follow hashtags you search for too). If you like cats look at #CatsOfMastodon. In fact look at that anyway so you can see my #cats.
- follow people. Just follow them, you can always unfollow them!
3. Interact. If you have social anxiety (as I do) try to push yourself to reply. It’s definitely rewarding.
4. Some technical stuff:
- ‘boosts’ are the same as retweets. Many servers don’t have a ‘quote tweet’ function as that’s been used on twitter to harass minorities (it happened to me).
- ‘favorites’ don’t do anything other than tell the person who wrote the post that you appreciate and noticed what they wrote (there’s no algorithm which is what they were used for on twitter). But boost and favorite a lot and you’ll reap the benefits of being sociable.
- add descriptive text to images you post (‘alt text’) for people who use screen readers. It only takes a few seconds and will increase the amount of people who will boost your post.
5. Add a profile photo/avatar and a short bio if you want people to follow you. Then post an introduction post and include the #introduction hashtag (also you can find people to follow with that hashtag).
6. “How to find people?!” This is what a lot of people find most different to twitter (and can feel annoying at first). My main advice is the same as number 1: give it time and you’ll find and (re)connect organically. But the main method I use when I want to find a specific person is to use a search engine and search for their name. If they have a presence on Mastodon/Fediverse they’ll have a link to it on a homepage/a page of links/even twitter. But for now take some time to get to know new people and the old ones will come along I swear.
7. Be your kind and lovely selves!

#TwitterMigration #FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

Throwing up a bat signal and asking for guidance regarding the best Mastodon apps for persons with limited vision after cataract surgery and glaucoma.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as it's the one barrier holding a friend back from using Mastodon instead of Twitter.

#Blind #LowVision
#VisuallyImpaired #Accessibility

Looking for #specfic #kidlit #ya writers from #Singapore.

I know you folks are around lah.

#introduction
I am Joyce Chng/Ch'ng and I am from Singapore (🇸🇬). I am not repped at the moment. #writing #writinglife #unagented

I have written/worked on:

Picturebooks
Dragon Dancer
Oyster Girl

Books
The Starfang trilogy
The Jan Xu trilogy
Fire Heart

Games
Changing Breeds (story)
Demon: The Descent (character, setting)
Werewolf: The Forsaken (character, setting)
Pathfinder (character, setting)

Anthologies
The SEA Is Ours (with Jaymee Goh)

Writers and artists: reply with a link to one of your works. And feel free to tell us about it.

Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some creators.

Where is the black people on mastodon?

#blackmastodon
#blacknerds
#BlackFedi
#blackfediverse
#blerds

Also, two weeks more to go!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strangehorizons2019/strange-horizons-2024

Many newcomers due to what's happening in The Bad Place, so here's another #introduction. Hi! I'm an astronomer and science communicator at the European Southern Observatory.

Below is a pic from my previous "office" at ESO's Paranal Observatory in #Chile. I now work full time as Media Officer at ESO's HQ in #Germany.

I mostly post about #astronomy #space #photography and #astrophotography

Tips:
- fill in your bio
- follow hashtags
- share posts you like, you're the algorithm here

Welcome!