If you're looking for a Flickr-style photography platform on the Fediverse, there's one in beta testing called Vernissage:
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@FediTips Thanks! OED has /vɛrnisaʒ/, so it seems we've not anglicised it. It's not a word I was aware of. (I'd been mentally trying to say it as an awkward 4-syllable German or Norwegian word.)
I'm not a linguist but would guess this is due to relatively recent influence of French art world.
(Whereas something like "homage" is medieval and has an English pronunciation /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ )
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@FediTips Thanks! OED has /vɛrnisaʒ/, so it seems we've not anglicised it. It's not a word I was aware of. (I'd been mentally trying to say it as an awkward 4-syllable German or Norwegian word.)
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I'm not a linguist but would guess this is due to relatively recent influence of French art world.
(Whereas something like "homage" is medieval and has an English pronunciation /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ )
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@FediTips The earliest occurrence the OED has is 1912, so I think you're right. It's basically a French word being used in English.
Paris was the place to be for artists at the time!
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p.p.s. People are going to inevitably ask how this compares to Pixelfed. This is my take:
- Pixelfed is an Instagram-style social network platform based around images and short videos
- Vernissage is a Flickr-style photography platform for exploring still photos as an art form
Please feel free to correct if this is wrong.
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If you're looking for a Flickr-style photography platform on the Fediverse, there's one in beta testing called Vernissage:
Bear in mind it's still in testing, so it may not all work properly yet. You can follow the latest news on its official account:
Vernissage is part of the Fediverse so you can also use it to view photos and follow photographers from Mastodon, Pixelfed and other Fedi platforms.
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If you're looking for a Flickr-style photography platform on the Fediverse, there's one in beta testing called Vernissage:
Bear in mind it's still in testing, so it may not all work properly yet. You can follow the latest news on its official account:
Vernissage is part of the Fediverse so you can also use it to view photos and follow photographers from Mastodon, Pixelfed and other Fedi platforms.
@FediTips @vernissage It‘s an already stable solution and the development is going on there with reason and accuracy - and when a feature is there, it‘s there: No continuous „coming soon“-announcements or similar stuff - Vernissage simply delivers!
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Paris was the place to be for artists at the time!
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p.p.s. People are going to inevitably ask how this compares to Pixelfed. This is my take:
- Pixelfed is an Instagram-style social network platform based around images and short videos
- Vernissage is a Flickr-style photography platform for exploring still photos as an art form
Please feel free to correct if this is wrong.
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And writers etc. Amazing to hear about that period.
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