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Another website that I want to share is Wikimedia Commons. Often I want an image to use, either at work when putting together a presentation or for other things like these blog posts. However, a lot of images are under various types of restrictions, and it can be difficult to use them without getting entangled in the licensing rules. Wikimedia Commons is a handy way to search for images that are in the public domain and free to use for any reason. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to Wikimedia Commons<\/a> and search for an image. Here I am searching for an image of penguins. Select “No restrictions” under the license. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This comes back with a variety of images of penguins that are free to use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I scrolled down and selected one. When you click on it, it goes to a page with information about the image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scrolling down, the information includes the photographer, the date the image was made, and the licensing. You can even find that it was made with an 1\/800 second exposure at f\/14 with a Nikon D70. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can select a resolution to download and use. Here it is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emperor penguins in Antarctica by Denis Luyten (2007).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can also often find related images. At the end of the description page there is a category the image is in, “Birds of Snow Hill Island”. Clicking on that there are a lot of other images. Here is another one that is also in the public domain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography of penguins on Snow Hill Island by Denis Luyten (2007).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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