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San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: Bird's-eye view

San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: Bird's-eye view, surrounding Ferry Building. Looking west on Market Street. Photographed from tower
Reason
High resolution photograph of an old but well known natural disaster, unique viewpoint, shows damage from earthquake
Articles this image appears in
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Creator
US government agency

Not promoted MER-C 07:29, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Marines in Afghanistan

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alonzo Gonzales with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through an alley looking for signs of sickness or disease during an operation to capture suspected Anti-Coalition Forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan in 2005.
Reason
A high-quality PD image taken by the Marine Corps during its operations in Afghanistan. In addition to the artistic value, I like the contrast between the modern serviceman in the foreground and the ancient mud and stone buildings surrounding him.
Articles this image appears in
3rd Battalion 3rd Marines, Camouflage, Hospital Corpsman, MARPAT, Military camouflage, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Creator
United States Marine Corps (Cpl. James L. Yarboro, USMC)
The image credit actually includes the name of the photographer (Cpl. James L. Yarboro, USMC), which I have added above to the creator line. — ERcheck (talk) 06:34, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines - Afghanistan.jpg MER-C 07:31, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


The Yanks mop up on Bougainville

File:The Yanks mop up on Bougainville.jpg
Version 1 - United States Army troops hunt Japanese infiltrators on Bougainville shortly after the large Imperial Japanese Army offensive of March 917, 1944.
File:Bougainville WW2-141.jpg
Version 2 from archives.gov
Version 3 - The 3000×2325px version from DVIC is far superior.
Comparison of the DVIC (left) and ARC (right) versions, showing possible cloning
Articles
Bougainville campaign, M4 Sherman
Creator
US Government
Reason
One of the few pictures from the Pacific War that clearly shows actual combat operations in the jungles of the South Pacific islands. The soldiers involved are also dramatically silhouetted by the sun shining down through the jungle canopy. The action captured includes one soldier sprinting for cover as another carefully fires his rifle at a target unseen by the viewer.
Nominated by
Cla68 07:22, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The South Pacific theater (South West Pacific theatre of World War II, Solomon Islands campaign) was way less photographed than the Central Pacific campaigns. And the pictures that do exist are mainly posed, rear-area, airfield personnel, or after-battle shots. Jungle warfare is apparently difficult to photograph or film and the few military and media photographers who were there appear to have been reluctant to expose themselves to enemy fire. I don't agree with you that the picture is unremarkable. I think it captures the drama of close quarters combat very well. The troops in the picture are using the tank as "rolling cover" because the human beings that they are hunting are, judging by the angle of the standing rifleman, probably 50 yards away or less. You can see how the three soldiers are coordinating their cover-and-fire tactics. One covers from a ground position while the other two take turns firing from either side of the tank and then quickly retreat back into cover. I think that the act of men hunting other men is very dramatic as well as being relatively rarely photographed and I think this photo captures the drama of it in a place where a lot of intense combat took place and a lot of people died, but where there isn't much photographic documentation of what actually occurred. Cla68 23:06, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I only support Version 1 - no. 3 (especially) has this strange unnatural feel to it.... Booksworm Talk to me! 08:16, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There is another version at Defenselink that shows better detail in the foreground and the tank in the picture. That version, however, cuts off the top of the image thereby reducing the dramatic effect of the sun's rays filtering through the foliage so I chose not to use that version. I don't know of any other versions better than the one I originally listed here. Cla68 07:16, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The unitedstatesveterans.com version I link to shows that the foliage in the background and the tank are in fact not blown out. Sadly the link through leads nowhere, but it means there should be a better version available (which also shows another soldier on the right). ~ trialsanderrors 07:33, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The linked version you were looking for is here, thanks to the Internet archive. It's the very same version that is also actually in archives.gov (ID 531183, "Use War and Conflict Number 1185 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.", NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-111-SC-189099; search at the ARC for "bougainville" to find it, deep-linking doesn't work). But the online version still isn't really large enough. It's also available at the Library of Congress, but only as a thumbnail. If someone could order it at ARC, I'm sure a better scan could be produced. Lupo 12:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support original from gov. archiveSupport version 3 Softer on the eyes. Uh...little question here. Is that a shell casing hovering in front of the soldier's (the one firing) helmet? That would be awesome if it it was. However, why is the other pic (the first one) missing that shadow? I'm guessing someone tried to clean-up the image and took too much out. Jumping cheese Cont@ct 05:47, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:U.S. Soldiers at Bougainville (Solomon Islands) March 1944.jpg MER-C 07:31, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Milky Way over Death Valley

Version comparison
Death Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of California, and is the location of the lowest elevation in North America at -282 feet.Located southeast of the Sierra Nevada range in the Great Basin and the Mojave Desert, it comprises much of Death Valley National Park. It runs north-south between the Amargosa Range to the east and the Panamint Range to the west; the Sylvania Mountains and the Owlshead Mountains form its northern and southern boundaries, respectively. It has an area of about 3,000 square miles.
Edit 1: cropped top and bottom, contrast enhanced, set to greyscale.
Reason
Very unusual picture, in that they were able to picture both the valley and the milky way in the same shot. Hight resolution, and interesting.
Articles this image appears in
Death Valley, Night sky, Milky Way
Creator
U.S. National Park Service
I don't think edit 1 does a better job of showing the milky way, but a cropped version might be nice - as it stands, there is a lot of valley shown and the MW isn't quite the central focus of the image. --Keflavich 18:24, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Deathvalleysky nps big.jpg MER-C 07:30, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


As a footnote please read that light at night from Las Vegas is affecting stunning imagery like this? You can see the video describing the problem at California Connected HERE - http://www.californiaconnected.org/tv/archives/449 Wikipedia has it own pages on light pollution, caused by light at night, HERE - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.155.40.17 (talk) 11:39, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

EpcotImagination

The Imagination! building at Epcot with fountains in the foreground.
Reason
An interesting photo of a unique building. It is very high resolution and describes the subject well
Articles this image appears in
Epcot, Imagination!, Epcot attraction and entertainment history
Creator
User:Reywas92

Not promoted MER-C 03:07, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Cheung Tsing Tunnel

The facade of Cheung Tsing Tunnel, passing through a public housing estate.
Reason
Cheung Tsing Tunnel is a dual tube 3-lane tunnel on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. The tunnel itself may look nothing special, but the location where the photo was shot is usually unaccessible. The photographer was invovled in a car accident, so he had the chance to get off the bus on a highway and took the picture. The quality of the picture is good in general. -- Jerry Crimson Mann 12:59, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in
Cheung Tsing Tunnel
Creator
Father vice

Not promoted MER-C 03:07, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Palm Trees in the Sunset

Palm Trees as the sun sets in Mumbai
Reason
This is a beautiful image of palm trees in the sunset. It has an aura of the tropics and can be used in numerous articles.
Articles this image appears in
Mumbai, Arecaceae, sunset, Bandstand Promenade, Bandra, Land's End, Bandra
Creator
Zia Gheewalla.

Not promoted MER-C 03:08, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Tennis Ball

A Tennis Ball, manufactured by Penn, is a type of ball used for the sport of tennis. Tennis balls consist of a cover of felt over a hollow rubber core.
Reason
Sharp, high resolution, large DOF, likely to be difficult to take a significantly better shot.
Articles this image appears in
Tennis ball, Ball
Creator
User:Fcb981 Self nom

Not promoted MER-C 03:08, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Green sea turtle

Chelonia mydas, more commonly known as the green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia.
Reason
Very good image of a green sea turtle in its natural habitat.
Articles this image appears in
Green sea turtle
Creator
Mila Zinkova
My point is the picture is technically very poor (blurry edges, grainy at full size which isn't that big etc.) and just because its underwater, these points cannot just be disregarded as if it were a historically important picture or one which is hard to reproduce. This picture is simply not FP standard, that's why I strongly oppose. Centyreplycontribs – 12:40, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Hawaii turtle 2.JPG MER-C 03:10, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Lantana camara flower and leaves

Flowers, leaves and buds of Lantana camara (Verbenaceae family), an evergreen shrub native of tropical regions but common in Europe and America, growing up to about 2 m high. The small flowers are held in umbels up to about 5cm across, with colours varying, in the same plant and also with time, from white, yellow and orange to rose and pink. Stem and leaves are covered with rough hair. Leaves emit an unpleasant smell when crushed.
Version 2
Reason
It is a clear and sharp illustration of the flower, bud and leaves of the species, adding value to the article it appears in.
Articles this image appears in
Lantana
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar

Promoted Image:LantanaFlowerLeaves-3.jpg MER-C 03:14, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

National Cathedral Sanctuary

A high dynamic range image of the sanctuary at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.. The quire is seen in the foreground.
Reason
Encyclopedic value for Cathedral and High dynamic range imaging.
Articles this image appears in
Washington, D.C., (now added to) Washington National Cathedral
Creator
User:Noclip
Two stiching errors along top wire.
I'd reconsider if you could you at least identify it in the image discription page as a stich. Criteria #7 has a footnote which states: The image description page should have sufficient context on circumstances of image creation and the specific image subject. Right now the image discription page is blank. Cacophony 04:30, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:National Cathedral Panorama.jpg Raven4x4x 08:15, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Filipino casualties on the first day of war

Filipino casualties on the first day of Philippine-American War. Original caption is 'Insurgent dead just as they fell in the trench near Santa Ana, February 5th. The trench was circular, and the picture shows but a small portion.'
Reason
Very impressive photograph of a little known war, also the age (1899) makes it more interesting, I think it is quite a good quality image considering the date it was taken
Articles this image appears in
Philippine-American War
Creator
Travb original uploader, but I uploaded a higher res version
  • Sorry, IP users do not have suffrage. MER-C 03:15, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Filipino casualties on the first day of war.jpg Raven4x4x 08:15, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Dark matter

A composite image of the galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the gravitational lensing effect of a dark matter ring-like structure.
original
Reason
A beautiful composite image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, that indicates evidence for dark matter, when seen in hi-res many dozens of galaxies including spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way can be seen some 5 Billion light years away giving us an image older then the Earth.
Articles this image appears in
Dark matter, CL0024+17
Creator
NASA, ESA, M. J. Jee & H. Ford et al. (Johns Hopkins U.)
This is a PD image, [7] [8]. Other organizations my be contracted "or prepared for NASA under Contract NAS5-26555." - Chris H 15:11, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There's nothing like self-contradictory copyright info. Changed to tentative support, as we are able to argue it's PD. Meh. MER-C 08:57, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Raven4x4x 08:05, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Shallow water waves

Reason
Beautiful picture, well illustrating the scientific idea.
Articles this image appears in
shallow water equations
Creator
user:DanCopsey
For some reason animated gifs sometimes want to be their original size. ??? Fixed, though. --TotoBaggins 22:26, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It is to be voted on. Made it a bit more obvious. We'll probably leave this one open for a few extra days to gather consensus, as one of the oppose !votes no longer counts. MER-C 12:16, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MER-C 11:59, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm not sure why this was relisted - the nom didn't achieve a positive consensus within a week, and therefore shouldn't be promoted right? I don't even see 4 supports for this version or the alt, so it shouldn't it be closed? Debivort 23:26, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The concern here is that nobody expressed opinion on the bigger version - the oppose for this reason doesn't count, making it rather borderline. I tend to leave noms like this open for a few more days to see if discussion has stagnated. And the relisting was an experiment of mine. MER-C 12:04, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted , although the larger version might be nominated seperately in a little while. Raven4x4x 08:08, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I'll renominate it now. I think this needs a fresh nomination to draw more comment. Raven4x4x 14:08, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Fulmer Falls

Version 1 - The Fulmer Falls isvthe second waterfall located in the George W. Childs Recreation Site in Dingmans Ferry in Pike County, Pennsylvania. At 16.8 meters (55 feet), it is the largest of the three falls.
Version 2
Reason
Beautiful waterfall picture, featured at Commons. Pretty much dominates its article page. Admittedly slight loss of quality at 100% zoom.
Articles this image appears in
Fulmer Falls
Creator
User:Ram-Man

Promoted Image:Fulmer Falls Closeup 3000px.jpg Raven4x4x 08:17, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Women of India

Woman of India
Reason
This picture excellently conveys what Women of Northern India look like. It also shows the culture and the dress of India as well as North India. This picture can be used as an image on the culture of India, demographics of India, people of India, etc. This image is colorful and conveys efficiently its purpose.
Articles this image appears in
Indian dress, Rajastan
Creator
lakshmi prabhala


To cite an example, Image:Kerala-girl-left.jpg is how south indian women dress.--Seraphiel 16:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted Image:Indiadem.jpg The Sunshine Man 17:29, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rogers Center, Toronto

Rogers Center in Canada
Reason
A nice panorama of a Baseball stadium.
Articles this image appears in
Rogers Centre, Baseball park
Creator

Not promoted MER-C 04:01, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Rioting at the Bastille

A gendarme mobile in full riot control gear, shooting tear gas, during the night riots around the Place de la Bastille following Nicolas Sarkozy's election to the presidency of the French Republic.
Reason
This gendarme looks like Robocop... Good impression of what it means to encounter these (to be fair, the rioters use cobblestones and probably also Molotov cocktails.
Articles this image appears in
Tear gas, French Gendarmerie
Creator
Mikael Marguerie
I'm somewhat taken aback by these arguments. One reason why there is a FP process on en:, in addition to the one at Commons, is to be able to reward pictures that have great intensity and topical interest for encyclopedic articles, yet may not be "technically" super good.
In particular, there is no way that one could take photos of a scene of night rioting with ultra-crisp precision and no artefacts. This guy is not posing; he's firing real ammunition at real people. By the same token, the world-famous, Pulitzer-winning photo of Kim Phuc would have been rejected as a FP: blurry, enormous grain, etc.
If the criteria taken into account are the same than at Commons, then the en: FP system should be folded, since it is redundant. David.Monniaux 19:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Quite agreed : there is a disturbing tendency to obsess with technical criteria which are irrelevant in many cases and produce a heavy bias towards studio macro photography and shots of fornicating insects and swans. Rama 20:07, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I think this criticism is overblown. I've frequently seen votes here that say "subject matter makes up for technical flaws" (ex. 1, ex. 2), and to compare the Kim Phuc photo to this one is quite a stretch. --TotoBaggins 21:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The same reasoning apply. Sorry, but the Kim Phuc photo is way noisy and blurry. I understand that, of course, a mobile shooting tear gas is less topical than a little girl burned by Napalm, but if your only angle of comment is technical quality, I'm afraid that Kim Phuc does not make it. I may even say that with that kind of elements of appreciations, you'll only find studio or staged photos, or photos of events in bright sunset, but no photos of live events at night. Photos of night events are necessarily somewhat noisy or blurry, because of the limitation of sensitivity of cameras (that is, unless they are "staged" and there is in fact projectors etc. to get decent lighting).
Since the only criteria that appeared to be used were purely technical, the process seemed quite identical to COM:FP, whereas the Commons' FP crowd claims that Wikipedia FPs are judged according to topicality. David.Monniaux 07:06, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
To David: Sorry if my criticism came off as unnecessarily rough. I understand the difficulty in taking the pic but the jpg artifacts can easily be avoided. The very first criteria of a FP "Is of a high technical standard", with the exception of historical pics. Although the pic was hard to capture, the photographer had plenty of opportunities to take better shots...he took at least 15 shots of the "gendarme mobile" from behind the police line. [10] The artifacts might be due to how Flickr handle pics, so I'm sure the photographer has better version. Also, I don't believe it'll be in the best interest of Wikipedia to close the FP system. Jumping cheese Cont@ct 00:13, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But all these images sport the same insufficient depth of field, numerical noise and sometimes motion blur. Because they are of fast action in the dark. Or maybe because they are not of flamingos shagging in the sunset, I don't know. Rama 05:32, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
with all of the riots in France it shouldn't be too hard to find another one of them on the streets in the near future
This is offtopic, but I think not. The originality of this one is that it took place in central Paris and was done apparently by left-wing political activists (anarchists etc.). This is way different from riots happening in distant suburbs that most people never set foot into, and where nobody with a good camera will go anyway. :-) David.Monniaux 07:06, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm pretty sure that was tongue-in-cheek. =) Jumping cheese Cont@ct 08:37, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
David, you're right... but since it's such a narrow show and only used in tear gas and French Gendarmerie is my main problem with it. If there was an article about the post-election rioting then maybe this or something like it would be a good image... but, the police man doesn't show the uniqueness of the situation. gren グレン 10:39, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 04:01, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Arlington National Cemetery

This panoramic image of Arlington National Cemetery portrays just some of the 300,000 grave stones in array at the cemetery.
Alternate — Color has been shifted to more accurately reflect the true colors the image should be.
Reason
This image wonderfully portrays the infinite expanse of one of America's most important national sites.
Articles this image appears in
Arlington National Cemetery
Creator
User:Noclip
  • Comment. Your points are well taken; the sky would look nicer if it were properly exposed. As for the blurry front though, that was one of the main reasons I liked this image. I think it gives an interesting perspective of the picture, not being focused on any one thing specifically. I don't know. I just liked how that was. Jaredt  19:11, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 04:03, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Oedemera lurida on a yellow chamomile flower

Oedemera lurida are metallic-green flying beetles with elongated bodies about 1cm long, belonging to a family commonly known as false blister beetles. The larvae develop in plant stems and the adults are usually found on flowers, feeding on pollen. In the picture, an adult beetle is on a Yellow chamomile flower
Better crop of insect
Alternative version
Reason
This is a high quality image of the Oedemera lurida in its natural habitat, adding value to the articles on the beetle and plant
Articles this image appears in
Anthemis tinctoria, Oedemeridae
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar
  • There really ought to be an article on Insect-plant interactions - they are such a definitive example of coevolution. Save the picture for when I start that article! Debivort 17:32, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have some other here, maybe you get some inspiration. Alvesgaspar 22:49, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 04:04, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Structure of Hardwoods and Softwoods

SEM images showing the presence of pores in hardwoods (Oak, top) and absence in softwoods (Pine, bottom)
Reason
Adds value to the article by providing clear comparison between the structure of the woods. Resolution slightly too low, but probably the best available on the SEM.
Articles this image appears in
Hardwood, Softwood
Creator
McKDandy

Not promoted MER-C 04:04, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Cathedra Petri, Altar of the Chair of St. Peter

the extended caption of the image, providing adequate context, with prose suitable for display on the Main Page
Reason
A clear view of the St Peter's Basilica's Altar without worshippers. Also, the details of the work on the wall are also quite clear including the light flowing in from the backgroud.
Articles this image appears in
St. Peter's Basilica
Creator
User:Natrajdr

Not promoted MER-C 04:04, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Lake Pielinen from Koli National Park

The fifth-largest lake of Finland, Pielinen, as seen from the Koli National Park.
Altered version with rotated horizon
Reason
A good shot from the classical "Lake Finland" scenery. Especially the rock surface on the right looks very nice. I didn't notice that the horizon is supposed to be tilted, but someone had already made alternative version as seen under it. In my opinion it doesn't look as good as the original, the image quality has perhaps suffered also.
Articles this image appears in
Pielinen, Koli National Park, List of national parks of Finland (altered version incl.)
Creator
Lobke Thijssen

Not promoted MER-C 04:04, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Galactic Center of the Milky Way

The center of our Milky Way Galaxy is located in the constellation of Sagittarius. In visible light the lion's share of stars are hidden behind thick clouds of dust. This obscuring dust becomes increasingly transparent at infrared wavelengths. This central core, seen in the upper left portion of the image, is about 25,000 light years away and is thought to harbor a supermassive black hole. The reddening of the stars here and along the Galactic Plane is due to scattering by the dust; it is the same process by which the sun appears to redden as it sets. The 2MASS analysis software has identified and measured the properties of almost 10 million stars in this spectacular field alone.
Edit Removed gray border.
High Res Version
Reason
It is a beautiful image with ~ 10 million stars and fantastic example of the center of our galaxy.
Articles this image appears in
Galactic Center
Creator
2MASS/G. Kopan, R. Hurt

Not promoted MER-C 04:06, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Common Snipe on a fencepost

Common Snipe resting on a fencepost in central Utah
Example of another image showing the white lines/feathers on the bird's back not visible in the nominated picture
Reason
A nice close-up image of a bird that is normally shy and difficult to approach in its wetland habitat.
Articles this image appears in
Common Snipe
Creator
User:Talshiarr

Promoted Image:Common_snipe_fencepost.jpg MER-C 09:25, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Field Bindweed flower with velvet mites

White flower of Convolvulus arvensis with tiny red velvet mites (Trombidium spec.) and unknown beetle. The plant, commonly known as Field Bindweed, is a noxious and extremely invasive weed, difficult to control due to its extensive root system. Red velvet mites are small arachnids with tiny lobster-like claws that serve as mouthparts. They live in the soil, leaf litter or plants, depending on the species, and prey on small insects and eggs, or parasite the plants. The body is covered with red hair, giving the appearance of velvet. The saturated colours may warn possible predators to its unpleasant taste.
Reason
Unusual and beatiful picture of velvet mites on a flower, adding enc value to the articles
Articles this image appears in
Acariformes, Convolvulus arvensis
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar
What's blurry, TotoBaggins? I don't think I'd be able to see more detail on the mites in real life than I see in this image, so I don't mind the lack of detail. Enuja 01:48, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 09:25, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Shuttle approaches the ISS

The Space Shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station on 6th of July, 2006 for docking but before the link-up occurred, the orbiter "posed" for a thorough series of inspection photos. Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module can be seen in the shuttle's cargo bay.
Rotated and enhanced version
Reason
Great details, you can even see the inside of the cockpit.
Articles this image appears in
Space Shuttle Orbiter, STS-121, STS-121 Timeline
Creator
NASA
point taken, but it certainly is easier to see cockpit details in the rotated version, this could be useful in the case someone wanted to label such details, most definitely encyclopedic Bleh999 22:15, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I dont really like the added yellow color cast much either. -Fcb981 15:13, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 09:26, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


View of Zug before 1547

Oldest known depiction of Zug published in Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnoſchafft Stetten Landen vnd Völckeren Chronik wirdiger thaaten beſchreybung (1547/48) by Johannes Stumpf.
Reason
Interesting image showing how the town of Zug was in the 16th century.
Articles this image appears in
Zug, Switzerland
Creator
Johannes Stumpf

Not promoted MER-C 09:26, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Gibraltar Barbary Macaque

This young Barbary Macaque will form part of a group of 25 to 70 individuals, an assemblage of several Gibraltarian monkey families.
Reason
This is a fantastic photograph which clearly shows the details of a Barbary Macaque's face. I know someone is going to come in and complain about the subject being cut off, but the purpose of this photo is to depict the face, not the entire body. ♠ SG →Talk 17:18, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in
Gibraltar Barbary Macaques, Gibraltar, Barbary Macaque
Creator
User:Chris Buttigieg
Opposing this nomination will cause this baby monkey teletubby to cry.
  • Uh oh. Reminiscent of a human's will almost surely become the next entry on Conservapedia's enumeration of ways in which Wikipedia untowardly prefers science to superstition. Joe 00:51, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think you have a point there, although wouldn't you agree that someone must have had a serious problem with the Tellytubby designing? Chris Buttigiegtalk 14:49, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Gibraltar Barbary Macaque.jpg MER-C 09:26, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Ships at Superior Duluth

Cement carrier and storage vessel, Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota
Reason
I like the colors and the composition
Articles this image appears in
Economy of Minnesota
Creator
Randen Pederson

Not promoted MER-C 08:17, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Fennec fox

Fennec photo taken in the Garden of Zoologic Research, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Edit 2, noise reduction and color leveled
Reason
I'm new to this, so please excuse me if I'm doing this wrong. I think this is a good image of the animal, in what seems to be close to a natural setting, and (maybe?) of high enough quality for consideration here. John Carter 21:17, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in
Fennec, Wildlife of Algeria, List of mammals in Tunisia, List of mammals in Niger, List of mammals in Morocco, List of mammals in Mali, List of mammals in Libya, List of mammals in Chad, List of mammals of Algeria
Creator
User:ladypine

Not promoted MER-C 08:17, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


CMS Descent

Reason
The image is a very impressive animation showing the fitting of this huge piece of technology into place. Even though it itsn't of high resolution, the quality of the animation more than makes up for this.
Articles this image appears in
Compact Muon Solenoid
Creator
webcam

Not promoted MER-C 08:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Drottningholm Palace in Sweden

Taken in late May
Reason
It's a good, full shot of the Palace
Articles this image appears in
Drottningholm Palace
Creator
Sxenko
  • Do you actually find single blown channels distracting? I never do, even when they are pointed out to me in FP noms. Debivort 05:19, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I usually dont mind a few blown highlights or some flat red but this case is a bit different. The saturation is low maybe artificialy so in which case I would bet that the yellows were just above being blown (due to the frontal lighting) and were killed by noise reduction and desaturation. Also, since the yellow is the main color of the building I find its loss of detail a signifigant problem. -Fcb981 15:22, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 08:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Whale Shark

A Whale shark, the world's largest fish, is classified as Vulnerable.
Uncropped original
color enhanced crop (version 2)
Reason
Very Beautiful picture that appears in three articles.
Articles this image appears in
Creator
User:Zac Wolf (original), User:Stefan (added cropping)

Not promoted . This one took a lot of thinking about; it's rather close but I'm not quite able to call this consensus to promote. Raven4x4x 08:05, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was too hasty here. And too harsh. I'll move this to the 'requiring additional input' section. Raven4x4x 14:06, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 08:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Swaledale Mother and Lamb

A Swaledale ewe with a young lamb. Most Swaledales have two lambs each.
Reason
Wikipedia has been short on photos with a lot of artistic merit lately. I notice that this is the only one of Vaelta's that hasn't been nominated yet, so should be worth a shot.
Articles this image appears in
Swaledale and Swaledale (sheep)
Creator
Vaelta
Oh, good grief. Judge the picture on its own merits, not on the basis of whether you like the author or nominator.Spikebrennan 16:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Uncivil personal attacks can be removed from discussions at any time. This nom probably qualifies as a personal attack. Debivort 03:56, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Not promoted --Debivort 19:07, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Highway 401 at 18 Lanes

File:Highway 401 18 lanes.jpg
Highway 401 in Ontario, Canada, is the world's busiest highway[1][2]. Notable features such as high mast lighting, electronic signage, paved shoulders, parclo interchanges, multiple medians and collector and express lanes make this busy route safe, modern and efficient.
File:Highway 401 18 lanes edit.jpg
Edit by Chris_huh.
Reason
Highway 401 is the busiest highway in the world, and has a very impressive cross-section through Mississauga, Ontario, Canada at 18 lanes wide. Add another 4 lanes for exiting/entering traffic, another 10 lanes for paved shoulders, 3 concrete berries, advanced digital signing, great lighting and drainage systems, and other safety features.
Articles this image appears in

Freeway, Ontario, Highway, Highway 401 (Ontario), Dual carriageway, Local-express lanes

Creator
RingtailedFox
Possible copyright problem, unless the uploader received permission this file is on flickr as 'all rights reserved'[11] Bleh999 00:32, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have deleted the image as a copyright violation. It's a copy from a flickr image with 'all rights reserved' indicated and no attempt has been made by the uploader to explain why he considers it to be under the GFDL. I'm also going to delete the edit as equally infringing. Nice work, but sorry we can't keep it. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 17:01, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted MER-C 03:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC) Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:32, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Djouce

Djouce, at 725m, is the seventh tallest mountain in County Wicklow, Ireland. The mountain, as typical of the rest of Ireland, was clearfelled during the 17th and 18th centuries, mostly due to the need of wood for shipbuilding. An artificially planted Sitka spruce plantation now lies on its eastern slope. The Wicklow Way, the oldest way-marked route in Ireland, is visible to the left, crossing over the River Dargle as it falls towards Powerscourt Waterfall, the tallest waterfall on the island.
Reason
Excellently illustrates the subject matter.
Articles this image appears in
Djouce, Deforestation, Wicklow Way.
Creator
Conor Campbell.

Not promoted MER-C 03:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Starfire Optical Range

Three green lasers are seen emanating from facilities at the Starfire Optical Range on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Lasers and deformable optics are used here to eliminate or minimize optical distortions caused by the Earth’s atmosphere.
Edit 01. Reduced large amount of noise and downsampled to 80%
Reason
Caught My Eye (Wow)
Articles this image appears in
Starfire Optical Range
Creator
United States Air Force
  • even on a clear night there is dust and droplets of water vapor in the air. Adaptive optics lasers are pretty bright to begin with, so lots of photons are there to bounce back. Debivort 00:23, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The exposure time is also extremely long...notice the stars moving in a circular pattern. Jumping cheese Cont@ct 03:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 03:11, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Laser

A military scientist operates a laser in a test environment. The Directorate conducts research on a variety of solid-state and chemical lasers.
COMPARE to this image (not for voting), cleaned up version, if someone could clean up the nom a bit like this than maybe.
Reason
Looks Cool
Articles this image appears in
Laser, Photon, Eye protection, Applied physics
Creator
United States Air Force
The version uploaded here is missing the exif data and is smaller than the original on the airforce website Bleh999 18:52, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm, yeah, I wasn't suggesting the image I uploaded as a featured pictured, but we often use down-sampling to fix grain and such, especially given the nominated image's size. It was just a for instance type image, that's all. --Cody.Pope 09:01, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 03:13, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Quicksort algorithm

The Quicksort algorithm has three steps: 1) Pick an element, called a pivot, from the list.
2) Reorder the list so that all elements which are less than the pivot come before the pivot and so that all elements greater than the pivot come after it (equal values can go either way). After this partitioning, the pivot is in its final position. This is called the partition operation.
3) Recursively sort the sub-list of lesser elements and the sub-list of greater elements.
The Heapsort algorithm
Reason
Illustrates the concept well
Articles this image appears in
Quicksort
Creator
User:RolandH
  • I like the current speed. (H) 15:47, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • As do I, so much so that I support it in the current state. -- Phoenix2 (holla) 16:26, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • That is a valid point, I would really like to see the pivot point marked clearly as well, I know it is in the center of the arrows but that may not be obvious. Perhaps an arrow above it pointing down? Or perhaps just a red line in the middle of the shaded arrows. (H) 17:51, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think the red element is the pivot element. Debivort 19:57, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hmm, I thought the center of the grey area with the arrows <-> was the pivot point. (H) 20:35, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ah, I get it now. (H) 22:17, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Before we do that, I'm going to ask the creator if he/she has others we can include in an FP set. Debivort 01:23, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I can't follow the heapsort one unfortunately... Debivort 18:45, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Needs to be slowed down vastly. I'll see about adding an overview of how it works to the caption. -Ravedave 22:48, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, agreed (the creator is me). I don't have much experience with wikipedia, but what I want to do is 1) fix some flaws that were pointed out to me so far, and at the same time 2) finish and release the code responsible for generating the images (a Ruby script which needs Cairo and ImageMagick). I need at least one more day to do that. Editing the animations by hand is always possible, but doing so will make the scripts obsolete. RolandH 11:01, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Sorting quicksort anim.gif MER-C 03:14, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


British Columbia Parliament Buildings

Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 500-ft long facade, central dome, two end pavilions, and a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings are home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
Edit 1, sky slightly modified.
Reason
(Self nomination) This image depicts it subject well, allowing you to see the intricate detail on the building including the coat of arms and several statues including a gold covered one of Captain George Vancouver at the top. No other image on Wikipedia captures this building properly due to the wide angle(90 degrees+) one must use to photograph the building due to obstructions(trees and a statue of Queen Victoria prevent you from going further back). Oh and by the way, the domes on the side are actually titled in real life, check the ledge below the domes to see that it is level.
The image was constructed by taking 3 different exposures at 20 different angles. I used HDR and tone mapping to combine the sets of three into uniform exposures, then combined the 20 tone mapped images into a mosaic. At total of 60 image were used to create this picture.
Articles this image appears in
Victoria, British Columbia, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 37th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Francis Rattenbury
Creator
User:H
  • I confess, I made a mistake. I used a polarizing filter, and the different shots at different angles were filtered differently. I tried to match the images in post production as best I could, but there is still unevenness. If this ends up being a deal breaker I will just have to go out and shoot them again. The moral of the story is "don't use a polarizing filter for a multi-angle composite shot series". (H) 14:45, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I will most likely redo this image eventually even if it passes, the sky bugs me too. For those looking for faults, the fountain is also not centered as it should be hehe. (H) 17:29, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • What software are you referring to, I use PTgui and have not seen that option. I have all the source files and can redo the image from any point. (H) 17:43, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Aha! I have found it, I will try it out immediately. (H) 17:46, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hmm, the plugin gave an error "Pixel formats must be the same", but all the source images are the same pixel format, RGB16. I used the internal ptgui blender for the current image, I will try enblend. (H) 17:58, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sigh, the enblend plugin just crashes. It seems the plugin blenders don't like the 16 bit tiff source files. (H) 18:05, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I got the Smartblend plugin to work by disabling the yoff and xoff parameters. But the blending is not better. (H) 18:28, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • That horse is grey. Unfortunately horses are not allowed on the grounds, something about tearing up the lawn and fertilizing out of season. (H) 20:05, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ah, must be some gimmick to put off tourists horses - I guess we could always call Napoleon and his white/grey horse, I am sure he wouldn't mind. Chris Buttigiegtalk 21:12, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • No no, that was in reference to the previous revision of that image on the commons, this one. See the date of the review and the upload times of the revisions. (H) 23:50, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Good edit, but you will see it did introduce some artifacts to the face of the gold statue at the top. Also the domes are given artifacts in areas. I had similar problems while trying to remove the band of darkness, it was much worse before I did what I did. (H) 05:30, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's because I was way too lazy to mask out the buildings properly when applying the new sky layer, so part of the sky (at approximately 0 to 30% opacity) has gone over tiny areas like that. It could be fixed by cutting out the affected sections and replacing them with the originals. I'll get around to it later today. ♠ SG →Talk 11:59, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edit or original? Please indicate which. Moving down for further input. MER-C 08:19, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As the creator of the edit, I say use the original; I kind of screwed up the edit. Actually, keep this open for another day or so. If I don't (or anyone else) upload a better version by then, just promote the original. ♠ SG →Talk 18:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree the sky can be fixed, but the current edit available has damage to the building as a result of the edit. I suggest either waiting for an edit that does not damage the subject or go with the original. I would do it myself but I have no idea how SG got such a nice effect on the sky. (H) 19:06, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:British Columbia Parliament Buildings - Pano - HDR.jpg MER-C 03:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Ossuaire 2

The House of Schwarzenberg's coat-of-arms crafted from human bones in the Sedlec Ossuary.
Alternative
Reason
Interesting image displaying a component of a rather unusual place, the Sedlec Ossuary. Seems to fulfill all the criteria of a featured image.
Articles this image appears in
Sedlec Ossuary
Creator
Martin St-Amant
  • oh my god! the bottom right quadrant is a crow eating a severed human head - made out of actual human heads!!! Debivort 05:29, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 03:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Mysore Palace

The Mysore Palace, located in the southern Indian city of Mysore. It was the official residence of the former royal family of Mysore and also housed the durbar (royal offices).
Reason
This picture is an excellent candidate for Featured Picture status, the reason being that it has a high resolution, has an excellent view of the palace, shows the immense international diversity of Indian architecture, and has natural beauty.
Articles this image appears in
Mysore Palace and others.
Creator
Arul Prasad

Not promoted MER-C 08:04, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Town hall in Zwickau

The town hall in Zwickau
Reason
Very intersting picture and it's of high quality.
Articles this image appears in
Zwickau
Creator
Aka

Not promoted MER-C 08:04, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Shallow water waves

Image:Shallow water waves.gif. Again, image not shown to prevent huge loading times.

Reason
I closed the previous nomination as 'not promoted' earlier today, but I have decided to start again and renominate the larger version. After the larger version was added to the nomination it received very few comments, so I am hoping that by relisting it here it can be judged properly. Raven4x4x 14:20, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in
The smaller version still appears in Ocean surface wave and Shallow water equations. Of course if this version is promoted the small one can be replaced in these two articles.
Creator
commons:User:R. Koot

Can someone close this for me, please? I have a painfully slow internet connection which won't cope with post-closure procedures. MER-C 08:17, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Shallow water waves.gif Joe 04:22, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Backspace

Backspace is the computer key used to delete prior text.
Reason
Simple, yet refreshing photography. While the focal point remains on the Backspace key, the rest of the image manages to make it pleasing for the eyes. While not in its typical natural environment, it IS in a natural environment nonetheless.
Articles this image appears in
Backspace
Creator
ElbridgeGerry
  • IP users do not have suffrage. Cacophony 16:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Isn't that my signature? Maddie was here 16:43, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No...it was added by User:Freemarie4sale. [12] Unless Freemarie is your sockpuppet or something. ;) Jumping cheese 01:45, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No not the comment, the crazymarie4sale signature. And unless i'm unknowingly schitznophrenic(sp?), that not my sock puppet who contradicts me.Maddie was here 04:21, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I see what you mean...I though you were talking about the comment. Yeah, Freemarie probably copied you signature. I was kind of confused too. =) Jumping cheese 19:40, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Tewy 19:21, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Qutub Minar

The Qutub Minar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Reason
Articles this image appears in
Qutub Minar, Delhi, New Delhi, History of India, North India, Slave Dynasty, Mamluk, Qutb-ud-din Aybak
Creator
Flickr User: thovie333

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 11:48, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


54th plate from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur

A variety of cephalopod forms from Ernst Haeckel's 1904 Kunstformen der Natur.
Reason
I was going to nomiinate the one that wikipedia use to have which is Image:Haeckel Gamochonia.jpg but didn't like and I went searched and found [13].But anyway it is a very good and encylopedic illustration.
Articles this image appears in
Cephalopod
Creator
Ernst Haeckel

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 11:49, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Esplanade-de-la-defense

Reason
Spectacular image It's rare that the blurred lights add to the image but they did on this one.
Articles this image appears in
Paris
Creator
fr:Utilisateur:Yogi

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 11:51, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Slug curled up

Limax maximus "great grey slug"
Reason
Nice pic, encyclopeic, clear quality, pretty big.
Articles this image appears in
Slug, Great Grey Slug, Limax, Limacoidea
Creator
User:HorsePunchKid

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 11:50, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Absinthe glass

A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe next to an absinthe spoon.
Reason
Close up on a very clean, very encyclopedic, well centered picture.
Articles this image appears in
Absinthe, Absinthiana, Legal Drugs
Creator
User:Ari x
On Commons, I think, yes. It's a real shame, I like it. I really do wonder what a 50% bigger version would add to its appeal, even if there were one available. If it was up for delisting, rather than promotion, I would vote to keep. Getting your foot in the door is always the toughest part :o/ mikaultalk 17:41, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've argued this point for ages, so I'm very much inclined to agree. As long as the FP criteria have no clause allowing for exceptionally good-looking images to be exempted from the resolution guidelines (the way historical/unique images are) then there's no hope for the absinthe-glass pics of this encyclopedia. I've started (yet) another discussion on the FP criteria talk page about this, but for those who don't make it there (and you are many) here's why I'm supporting this pic. Despite being of lower-than-acceptable size,
  1. It's very much suitable for print, being well lit and sharply focussed. Without upsampling (which it might stand) it would be 2x3 inches at 200dpi
  2. Although absinthe shots are quite reproducible, the spoon isn't so easy to come by. Hence it's very enc and reasonably unique
  3. As a picture, it has a certain quality, which I'm not going to waffle on about, but which sets it apart for the ordinary run-of-the-mill
  4. I like it a lot, and so do many other people, and
  5. Rules are rules, except when they're guidelines
mikaultalk 19:50, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 11:52, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Okapi

An okapi at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The okapi's distinctive zebra-striped legs allow its young to follow easily, and the shape of the head shows the African mammal's close relation to the giraffe.
Reason
This is a beautiful image that perfectly displays the markings on the back legs of the okapi, the velvety coat of the body, and the giraffe-like features of the head, all at the same time. The backdrop conveys a natural setting, and is not clearly a zoo as typically seen in images of exotic animals. I noticed it because it is used on the talk pages of all articles about mammals. The stance would not be ideal in images of other four-legged animals, but it is great for this image because you can see the markings on the back of its legs clearly while still seeing its face. This is a female okapi; the males have horns like giraffes.
Articles this image appears in
Okapi, Template:MaTalk
Creator
User:Raul654

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 11:53, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Landslide on Mars

False colour image of a recent landslide in Zunil crater, Mars. It was most likely triggered by a Marsquake or a small impact event.
Reason
The HiRISE team have done it again - stunning clarity, high encyclopedic value and somewhat less confusing than the last one.
Articles this image appears in
Landslide, Geology of Mars
Creator
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
It's both: in this case the brown stuff appears to be surface material and the blue stuff would be a layer underneath it. Then again, I'm not a geologist. MER-C 08:10, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Updated caption. MER-C 11:39, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:PSP 001764 1880 cut b.jpg Stefan 14:35, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Whipped slave

Scars of a whipped slave, Photo taken at Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1863. In his own words, "Overseer Artayou Carrier whipped me. I was two months in bed sore from the whipping. My master come after I was whipped; he discharged the overseer." This is the DVIC version [1]
Different photograph of same individual
Edit 2 (Photoshop Retouch)
Edit 3 (Photoshop Retouch)
Reduced and optimised for screen viewing (not for voting)
Downsampled, but for voting (large enough for FP); let's call it Edit 4
Reason
Powerful, cringe-inducing image. One of the top 10 most requested photos from the National Archives.[14]
Articles this image appears in
History of slavery in the United States, Slavery in the British Virgin Islands, Torture in the United States, Maafa, History of the Americas
Creator
Unknown
This version [16] looks better, there is no fading over his eye area, but has scan moiré unfortunately Bleh999 11:16, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Seems like considerable effort was taken to find a better version without luck...so I support the original. The other version is of much poorer quality. I guess all the pics looked good in the history texts because of the small size. Jumping cheese Cont@ct 22:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The one I linked to offsite [17] seems to be published in a book when the original print was in better condition, the detail around his eye is completely missing in these two posted here Bleh999 11:39, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Except that's a different shot! Same subject and same sitting, different plate, interestingly enough. Could be that the more famous (?) print comes from a damaged original plate.
mikaultalk 13:25, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How can you tell?--HereToHelp 14:22, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The head is turned further towards the camera, we can see his beard. —Vanderdeckenξφ 15:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support strongly any version of the same subject - this should be featured merely on subject alone, nevermind quality. E10T5A8Vanderdeckenξφ 15:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, attention must be paid to the quality of the image; support anyway. -- Phoenix2 (holla) 16:47, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, a version with eyes would be nice ;) but we don't need a FP on any subject. Nor is it true that this image must be of high quality to be promoted, as its age and historical value mitigates the obvious techincal shortfall. If there are better versions, I've not seen one yet; if you prefer the one Bleh999 linked to, posting it up as an alternative for consideration might be an idea.
mikaultalk 18:19, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There you go => mikaultalk 13:18, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure this is the right way of going about it. While it makes sense to show a downsampled version for viewing, it's the full-size file which is the "asset" here. Screen viewing is no more than a primary use; to use it for almost anything else, you would want the original scan to optimise, just as you did. The idea of a hi-res asset is its abitily to be viewed clearly in print: the resizing, sharpening, etc which that might call for is entirely dependent on the medium it appears in, something we can't possibly predict and shouldn't prejudice. ANyway, all this provoked me to start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Featured pictures arguing for "piggyback" downsized versions of FPs, purely to aid on-sceen viewing & I'd value your opinion. mikaultalk 09:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Promoted Image:Cicatrices_de_flagellation_sur_un_esclave.jpg --Stefan 14:33, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dannebrog

The national flag of Denmark, the Dannebrog, flying in the wind.
Original version, with a speck on it.
Reason
It is a great example of a flag flying in the wind, and the Dannebrog was the first and oldest national flag in the world.
Articles this image appears in
Flag of Denmark, Flag
Creator
Per Palmkvist Knudsen

Not promoted --Stefan 15:09, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


The Palace of Brazilian National Congress

The Palace of the Brazilian National Congress.
Reason
The Palace of the Congress is one of the main symbols of the Brazilian State, with its twin towers flanked by the two plenary domes of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. It is front and back fenced by reflecting ponds and lawn. It is the biggest landscape architecture of Brasília, housing thousands of people that work there or go there daily for professional interest or tourism. As a support to the activities of the elected representatives, there are in the interior of the Palace of the Congress almost all the administrative activities of a city, including restaurants, radio and TV stations, press, snack bars, barbershop, cinema, libraries, museums, art galleries and, namely, auditoriums of all sizes, where the Committees of the two Houses meet and where usually most of the out-of-the-Plenum events take place.
Articles this image appears in
Brasília, Brazil, National Congress of Brazil and Politics of Brazil.
Creator
Eurico Zimbres
  • The raid is undoubtedly falling far away behind the bowl, not into it. Debivort 05:08, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Not promoted --Stefan 15:09, 20 June 2007 (UTC) Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Hurricane Kate (2003)- Good pic.jpg[reply]

Bateleur Eagle

A juvenile domestic Bateleur eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus) in flight.
Reason
This is a well composed high resolution photograph of a young eagle in flight.
Articles this image appears in
Bateleur
Creator
Flickr user Stevie-B


Not promoted --Stefan 15:10, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maslenitsa

Reason
Maslenitsa, a 1919 painting by Boris Kustodiev.

Every Christian nation has its variety of Carnival, and Russia is no exception. The last week before Great Lent is called Maslenitsa. Its literal meaning is "Butter Week", although a more appropriate translation would be "Pancake Week". Maslenitsa has a dual ancestry: pagan and Christian. On the pagan side, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. On the Christian side, it is the last week before the Lent, when eating meat is forbidden, but pancakes (bliny) are still allowed and consumed in great quantities.

The Russian painter Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927) was fascinated with old, rural Russia which he felt was slowly but steadily disappearing. At the time of the Russian Revolution he created a series of paintings which were intended as a farewell to the provincial "Holy Russia" of yore. They are full of movement and warmth in the tradition of old Russian lubok, the Brueghels, and the Venetian vedutisti. The first of these paintings is now at the Tretyakov Gallery. Some others canvases from the series are on exhibit at the National Art Museum of Belarus[18], Russian Museum [19], and a private collection.[20]

The nominated work was painted by Kustodiev in 1919, at the the height of the Russian Civil War. The painting seems to encompass a broad range of things associated with Russia. There we have snowy winter weather, a troika, an Orthodox church with onion domes. On the right is a theatre with a wrestling poster. On the left is a pub advertising "cheese" and "caviar". I believe the reproduction of this bright, hectic painting encapsulates the festive mood of Maslenitsa as the finale of the long Russian winter, thus significantly improving our article about this holiday. The canvas was presented by Kustodiev to his friend, painter Isaak Brodsky. It still hangs in his memorial house at St. Petersburg.

Articles this image appears in
Maslenitsa
Creator
Boris Kustodiev

Promoted Image:Maslenitsa kustodiev.jpg --Raven4x4x 01:49, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)

The desert locust is one of a dozen species of grasshoppers known as locusts, which are able to change their behaviour in response to population density and to form swarms that can migrate over large distances. It belongs to the Acrididae family, characterized by antennae relatively short and stout, and tympanum on side of first abdominal segment. Potentially it is the most dangerous species of locusts for its ability to travel long distances and its voracious appetite. Annually it causes severe agricultural an economic damage to Asian and African countries. This specimen is about 8 cm in length and was found in Lisboa, Portugal.
Alternative version, with better detail on head
Reason
This is a high resolution and good quality illustration of a desert locust, which contributes to the encyclopaedic value of the articles it appears in.
Articles this image appears in
Acrididae, Desert locust, Grasshopper, Locust
Creator
Alvesgaspar

Promoted Image:Acrididae grasshopper-2.jpg --Raven4x4x 01:48, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Battleship firing

A bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns off the starboard side during a fire power demonstration.
Reason
Its awesome, its got a unique angle, it looks good, it clearly demonstrates a bow, its hi res, a lot of people like it, and it really does a good job of grabbing attention on the page battleship.
Articles this image appears in
Battleship, USS Iowa (BB-61), 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun, Gun turret
Creator
PH1 HILTON
Current FP
In all good faith, can I ask: is this a valid reason to oppose? I realise the criteria specify "the best of a given subject", but do we take this to be an exclusive or inclusive "best"? We could take it to the talk page if you like. mikaultalk 21:31, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 01:47, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Alluvial fan

A vast alluvial fan blossoms across the desolate landscape between the Kunlun and Altun mountain ranges that form the southern border of the Taklimakan Desert in China’s XinJiang Province. The left side is the active part of the fan, and appears blue from water currently flowing in the many small streams. Credit: NASA/ASTER
Reason
Perfectly illustrates the article, highly encyclopedic, high resolution
Articles this image appears in
Alluvial fan
Creator
NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER
  • IP users do not have suffrage. MER-C 02:39, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • That was my vote. I didn't sign in. Dylan Schiff 18:48, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Alluvial fan, Taklimakan Desert, XinJiang Province, China, NASA, ASTER.jpg --Raven4x4x 01:46, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


New Zealand North Island Robin (Toutouwai, Petroica australis longipes)

This robin is banded to identify it as part of a restoration scheme to return robins to Wellington. It was released in the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, where it can safely breed and re-populate the surrounding area.
Reason
This bird is part of a ground breaking 'mainland island' environmental project
Articles this image appears in
New_Zealand_robin, Karori_Wildlife_Sanctuary
Creator
Tony Wills
  • comment You guys are difficult to impress :-), but I would say the feather detail on this small bird is better than many other FP birds, and this is not a common sparrow or black bird which can be photographed from the bedroom window until it's perfect :-). You might note that it was a 1/3rd of a second exposure, which is quite remarkable as this bird was hoping from branch to branch, with a slight pause on each branch, looking for insects. I especially like the reflection in its eye-ball of the predator proof fence which is an essential part of this environmental restoration project :-) --Tony Wills 121.73.5.55 13:04, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, in some ways, yes. I didn't notice the 3rd second exposure time which is impressive in its self but doesn't really improve the picture. My point is that compared to the current featured pictures of birds this one isn't anything super special. Compare to this, this or this. -Fcb981 15:58, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I suppose it reflects a couple of trade-offs, I tried very hard to get the whole bird in focus rather than choosing a shallower DOF and just having the head in focus but allowing a better separation of the background and I haven't 'enhanced' the photo at all (apart from cropping) but felt the contrast between the white branches and the colours of the bird and twig was good, there is real depth to the photo. The balance between FP being eye-popping images or images valuable in other ways is something that could come into the discussion at this point :-) --Tony Wills 121.73.5.55 08:59, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The leg band is part of the bird. They are virtually extinct in the wild and the few that are left are all tagged and left on their sanctuary. This is NOT the robin that fly around in your back garden, this is an endangered species whose survival is only ensured with one single female. --antilivedT | C | G 06:41, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't matter to me, If the animal is not born with it, its not natural. And makes it a negative, but that isn't the primary reason for the oppose, its the camera angle. That just one more extra distracting problem. Chris H 14:15, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 01:45, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Great white shark

A great white shark at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Animal estimated at 11-12 feet in length, age unknown.
Edit without some distracting spots.
Another possible edit, without the tracker on the base of the dorsal fin.
Reason
As good an image as I've seen of a great white. In focus, in frame, and with a bit of action and detail.
Articles this image appears in
Great white shark, Shark attack, Fish, Portal:Sharks
Creator
Pterantula
Later comment, support all three version, in order I prefere 2 over 1 over 3. Stefan 05:47, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strongest support for second image, although all three are great. TimVickers 18:14, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:White shark.jpg --Raven4x4x 04:18, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]



Einsatzgruppen killing a Jewish man

A member of Einsatzgruppe D is about to shoot a man sitting by a mass grave in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, in 1942. Present in the background are members of the German Army, the German Labor Service, and the Hitler Youth.[91] The back of the photograph is inscribed "The last Jew in Vinnitsa".
File:Einsatzgruppen-Killingfull.jpg
Version 2 Better quality digitization? (from the library of congress)
Reason
High resolution, captures an event that can never be forgotten and 100% non-reproductible
Articles this image appears in
Einsatzgruppen, Holocaust
Creator
There must be better pictures to illustrate German atrocities during WWII.--Svetovid 20:30, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well find one then nominate it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.36.182.217 (talkcontribs)

Mbz1 01:20, 26 May 2007 (UTC)Mbz1[reply]

Promoted Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg --Brent Ward 23:39, 26 May 2007 (UTC) +9 / -2[reply]

Moved to 'suspended nominations' section. The concerns over copyright are sufficient to need further investigation before we decide what to do with this one. Raven4x4x 08:13, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pharos while I respect your efforts, I have to be honest, this is actually not a NARA image AFAIK. I sent some emails to the places USHMM said but never got any response, maybe someone else can try. Bleh999 05:55, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Einsatzgruppen-Killingfull.jpg --Raven4x4x 04:13, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Little Joe one

When NASA went shopping for a booster to use in the Mercury program they found that the Atlas rockets would cost approximately $2.5 million each and that even the Redstone would cost about $1 million per launching. The managers of the Mercury program recognized from the start that the numerous early test flights would have to be accomplished by a far less expensive booster system. As it turned out, the Little Joe rocket NASA designed, cost about $200,000 each.
Edited version. Cropped at the top to remove excess sky, and also cropped to remove shadow along the right edge, presumably caused by the scan. Also lightened the shadows slightly.
Reason
Very high resolution, encyclopedic, the guy gives the image scale (he really does this time and yes its the same guy from the Soyuz launch!! :P)
Articles this image appears in
Little Joe, Little Joe 1
Creator
NASA
Much better without all the empty space.Chris H 03:11, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Support the original pic. Kalyan 09:19, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strictly speaking, leadroom is a "moving pictures" term, but you're right to mention it in this static context, cos that's precisely what's "wrong" with that crop, IMO. There really should be a page on it; its not even mentioned at Composition (visual arts), although that particular article's been on my copyedit list for a good while.mikaultalk 18:55, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I do kind of see what you mean. Chris H 02:07, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:GPN-2000-001883.jpg --Raven4x4x 04:10, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Thespis - Illustrated London News Jan 6 1872

Detail from "The Pantomimes" by D. H. Friston from the January 6, 1872 Illustrated London News, showing a scene from Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan opera.
Reason
One of a very few contemporary images of the first Gilbert and Sullivan opera, making this an important historical document, and the only high-resolution version of it that apparently exists on the web (this is the only other copy I can find, and it's low-resolution and missing bits left, right and top).
Articles this image appears in
Thespis (opera) Gilbert and Sullivan Arthur Sullivan
Creator
D. H. Friston
For comparison: Another Illustrated London News Illustration, untweaked.

Vanished user talk 02:04, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Thespis - Illustrated London News Jan 6 1872.png --Raven4x4x 04:06, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Mode Dial

Generic mode dial for digital cameras showing some of the most common modes. (Actual mode dials may vary from camera to camera. For example, point-and-shoot cameras don't often have manual modes.) Manual modes: Manual (M), Program (P), Shutter priority (S), Aperture priority (A). Automatic modes: Auto, Action, Portrait, Night portrait, Landscape, Macro.
Reason
Detailed and accurate SVG illustration of the article Mode dial.
Articles this image appears in
Mode dial
Creator
Althepal

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 04:08, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

File:Buzz Aldrin on the Moon.jpg
Picture uploaded to replace existing one Image:As11-40-5903HR.jpg by AndonicO 16:46, 17 October 2006 (UTC). Photo taken by Neil Armstrong (reflection visible on Buzz's helmet). (yes, the caption needs work)
This version is already featured!
Reason
One 2700 x 2700 snap for a man...
Articles this image appears in
Apollo 11 and several others.
Creator
Neil Armstrong
My bad. Sorry. Nomination withdrawnSpikebrennan 20:59, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:28, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Blue Ornaments

This picture is of Christmas ornaments, blue and silver coloured. This is a picture that shows a star, three Christmas balls, tinsel, and garlands.
Reason
I am nominating this picture, because it is one of the few pictures used to show Christmas ornaments, and it is the very best of them. It should, therefore, be one of Wikipedia's Featured Articles. It is also a very nice picture, that is fair and decent to look at, as well as illustrating what Christmas ornament's are.
Articles this image appears in
Christmas ornament
Creator
Dreamafter

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 05:39, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Canyon Sainte Anne

The Canyon Sainte Anne was carved by the Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River. The river drops over a 74 m. waterfall within the canyon.
Reason
This picture is of high resolution and captures a unique natural location.
Articles this image appears in
Canyon Sainte-Anne
Creator
Camera Eye (uploaded by BostonMA)

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 05:39, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Swifts Creek Township

Swifts Creek Township and surrounding scenery at it's best

Haven't been on for a while, but in the aftermath of exams being over thought I could spoil myself with a FPC nom :-) This time it's got a personal attachment since it shows my home area and probably it's best. For a brief time (and I'm talking literally days) in Spring the hills green up, and under the right light it can look quite spectacular.

Appears in Swifts Creek, Victoria

Heh, you don't suppose the teachers can confine themselves to only end of year exams?!! I've had midyear exams in every subject, with external ones in Physics and the GAT (they'll count towards my overall score at the end) --Fir0002 22:15, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, towns and villages are considered notable regardless of size so I'd say the image is encyclopedic... --KFP (talk | contribs) 00:29, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree - Janke's comment was perhaps not expressed entirely as intended though.. I do think it is reasonable to take into consideration the significance of the subject when considering an FPC. An amazing/difficult to photograph subject would probably be judged more favourably than a good photo of a somewhat common scene/subject. This is a good photo of the town and surrounds, but it is generic enough that it could just about be any small town and that makes it more difficult to support IMHO. It isn't in the criteria, but of course it is a subconscious influence. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 18:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 05:39, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Samuel de Champlain Carte geographique de la Nouvelle France.jpg

Map of New France made by Samuel de Champlain on 1612
Reason
Encyclopedic picture of high quality
Articles this image appears in
History of Canada, History of immigration to Canada, History of New Brunswick, New France, History of Quebec
Creator
Samuel de Champlain; was uploaded by David.Monniaux

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 05:38, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Saami Family 1900

A Sami family in Norway around 1900.
Reason
Historically significant, high resolution, good quality, very unique and informative.
Articles this image appears in
Sami people, Indigenous peoples, Finno-Ugric peoples, Indigenous peoples of Europe, Lavvu
Creator
Unknown
Nominator
Rhetth

Promoted Image:Saami Family 1900.jpg --Raven4x4x 05:37, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More crepuscular rays

Crepuscular rays appearing across the whole sky.
Reason
All of the Crepuscular pictures are of excellent quality, and I believe this one is no different.
Articles this image appears in
Crepuscular rays
Creator
Mbz1
  • It has lower effective resolution though, because it is out of focus. Debivort 15:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 05:35, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Église de Saint-Jean-Baptiste

The Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Monts, the Vendée, France.
Edit, corrected lens distortion.
Reason
Ultra high resolution, captures the unique architecture of the Church clearly, very encyclopedic.
Articles this image appears in
Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Creator
Schcambo

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 05:34, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Image:Sidsmith.jpg

19th century mortar, facing the sea, in the walls of Acre
Reason
This is a picture I really like, taken by my Hebrew-Wikipedia mate, Almog. I believe it is suitable to become a FP and be displayed on the Main Page.
Articles this image appears in
Acre, Israel, Mortar (weapon)
Creator
Almog
Tomer T 05:15, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What you've illustrated is that the article gives a reasonable description of the site. This photo does very little to elaborate on that description, being a photo of a rusty, apparently vandalised metal object in front of a small, context-less, non-descript segment of wall of unclear importance. It tells me nothing at all about the history of mortars and all I learn about Acre is that it apparently has some sea, some sky, a fast-moving bird, some unidentified stalks/poles/cranes, some topiary, a rusty cannon-thingy pointing through a gap in an uninteresting wall and, in 2004, apparently at least one bored teenager with the initials JL. Citing the contents of Wikipedia articles does nothing to improve the image to anything approaching featured-quality. --YFB ¿ 06:01, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think you're right and I think you're exaggerating the disadvantages of this picture. I don't think this image is so bad as you illustrated it. In my opinion, this is a great picture and it illustares an important historical object. I also have the reason for the name of the picture, as Almog told me: It is called "Sidsmith" because it was pictured for usage in the Hebrew article about William Sidney Smith (The description in the Hebrew article under the photo, translated to English: A cannon fixed in the walls of Acre in front of the sea in the battlefield in which Smith won his great victory against Napoleon) Tomer T 11:07, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Heh, excuse my inadvertent Anglo-centric bias. Didn't occur to me that it might be Arabic script, but I think you're right. Still not the most enc addition to something 200 years old :-) --YFB ¿ 14:04, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 05:33, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


National Gallery East Wing

the extended caption of the image, providing adequate context, with prose suitable for display on the Main Page
Reason
It's a photo that details the wing and some of the exhibits displayed inside.
Articles this image appears in
National Gallery of Art
Creator
Sxenko

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 05:32, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Dust Bowl - Dallas, South Dakota 1936

Buried machinery in barn lot, due to Dust Bowl conditions. Dallas, South Dakota, May 1936
Reason
This is a very historic an iconic image (it's even included in the top tier United States article). It was nominated once before 6 months ago Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dallas South Dakota. However, that was the image taken from the online USDA site. I contacted them and obtained a high resolution image which I uploaded to the commons. For whatever reason, the thumbnail on the website (i.e. the image previously nominated) is sepia, and the one they sent me has been converted to greyscale. In addition to being a historic image of an unrecreatable natural disaster, the composition is very striking. Focus and contrast is adequate, cropping/framing is dynamic. The image clearly illustrates the severity of dust bowl conditions.
Articles this image appears in
South Dakota, Dust Bowl, Dallas, South Dakota, Great Depression in the United States, United States
Creator
"Sloan" for the USDA


Promoted Image:Dust Bowl - Dallas, South Dakota 1936.jpg --Raven4x4x 05:31, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Chicago Avenue Pumping Station

The Chicago Avenue Pumping Station is overshadowed by the Chicago Water Tower, which is across the street as a Chicago Landmark. However, they both are historic district contributing properties to the Old Chicago Water Tower District.
Alternative by chicago god.
Reason
This beautiful architectural vision is deserves recognition in its own right as a Chicago Landmark. It is overshadowed by the water tower, but makes its own contribution to the historic district. This picture clearly represents its splendor. Although numerous pictures are available of the water tower, no good images of the pumping station across the street are readily available. This contribution is a good one.
Articles this image appears in
Chicago Avenue Pumping Station, Old Chicago Water Tower District, Magnificent Mile, List of Chicago Landmarks
Creator
User:TonyTheTiger

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 09:42, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Cocoa Pods

Photo by Medicaster. Taken on the Big Island (Hawaii) in the botanical gardens. A cacao tree with fruit pods in various stages of ripening
Reason
Its very encyclopedic, adds alot to the articles and the composition is just nice somehow.
Articles this image appears in
Chocolate, Cocoa and Cocoa pod
Creator
User:Medicaster40

(UTC)

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 09:42, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Crying Sudeten woman saluting Hitler, 1938

Crying Sudeten woman saluting Hitler, 1938
Reason
This famous image has been used as propaganda both by the Nazi government as well as the U.S. Originally published in the Völkischer Beobachter, the Nazi explanation was that here were portrayed the intense emotions of joy which swept the Sudeten Germans as Hitler crossed the Czech border at Asch and drove through the streets of the nearby ancient city of Eger [the German name for Cheb], 99% of whose inhabitants were ardently pro-Nazi Sudeten Germans at the time. However, in the National Archives and Records Administration, this image is captioned, "The tragedy of this Sudeten woman, unable to conceal her misery as she dutifully salutes the triumphant Hitler, is the tragedy of the silent millions who have been 'won over' to Hitlerism by the 'everlasting use' of ruthless force."
Articles this image appears in
Sudetenland, German occupation of Czechoslovakia, History of Czechoslovakia
Creator
Völkischer Beobachter (National Socialist newspaper)
I am pretty sure that this is a cropped version of the original, or perhaps 2 photographs were made within a short period of time, some have derided this photograph as being deceptive, but I'm sure someone else will mention thisBleh999 21:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
never mind you did include a link to the original Bleh999 21:25, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Click "show" to read copyright discussion →
  • Oppose. This image is copyrighted. It is only marked as "unrestricted" in the NARA archive because it is misfiled as created by the Office for Emergency Management (presumably they just hold a copy of the photograph in their archive). Unfortunately, it is not true that Nazi photos are automatically public domain in the United States.--Pharos 02:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • See the rest of the discussion regarding the copyright of the image on the image talk page[[29]] Bleh999 04:37, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Please stop this nonsense. It's PD in the US, and that's all that matters. You can't win this argument no matter how many times you rehash it. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-06-05 13:55Z
      • But the thing is, unfortunately, it isn't. I wish it was. I've looked extensively, and there's not one statement from the US government that Nazi stuff is PD.--Pharos 18:06, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • ignorance in the law is not a valid defense, you didn't prove that statement that NARA mislabeled this photograph (your original claim) Bleh999 20:24, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
          • Huh, "ignorance in the law"? I suppose the US government is "ignorant" of this law too, because, despite a widespread misconception, it just doesn't exist. About the mislabeling, do you really believe that the Office for Emergency Management is the creator of this photograph, as clearly labeled in the NARA record?--Pharos 21:05, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
            • Interestingly the Department of Defense has the same photograph on their 'war and conflict' collection[30]
            • The DoD claims that all the photos on those CD rom collections are : are cleared for public release and are approved for unrestricted use and publication[31] are the department of defense wrong too?Bleh999 21:43, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
              • And yet again: it is fairly irrelevant what third parties say about public release. The page above doesn't even mention copyright issues, just that the DoD has no objections to publishing. The rights of the copyright holder are not touched by such statements. No clear source is given, no tangible or even plausible argument is made for the pic being free. --Dschwen 12:25, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                • You are wrong, they would never distribute high resolution copies if they were a copyright infringement, the statement regarding unrestricted use is clear and it can't be that everyone is wrong except you. I think the circular reasoning presented by you and Pharos is disruptive to the FPC nomination page, therefore I request both of you contact the National Archives or DoD to provide some concrete proof of your claims before replying here. People on wikipedia have contacted NARA before to clarify what unrestricted use and access means, it does mean public domain. Bleh999 14:47, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                  • Unfortunately, it just does not mean public domain. Quote from recent e-mail: "Quite frankly, we do not make the determination of whether our records are in the public domain." It can't be clearer than that. I am currently in the process of researching this area extensively, and I -hope- to discover actual legal justification of public domain for some of the seized German records in the next week or two. Suffice to say, the situation is very complicated.--Pharos 05:20, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                    • please forward it to permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org, clearly stating to what image(s) this email refers. Why do I have the feeling this selective quote has nothing to do with the image in question?Bleh999 07:41, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                      • AGF here. Pharos is a well-respected administrator and licensing issues are not to be trifled with. It's better to absolutely sure than to just assume it's public domain (even if only limited to the U.S.). howcheng {chat} 17:37, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
                        • of course, but the information must be specific regarding this image, because pharos is suggesting that most images from the national archives should be deleted because they aren't really PD, that would mean 1000s of images maybe moreBleh999 23:01, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Suspended due to uncertain copyright status. MER-C 08:04, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion reopened. I took the liberty of moving this back to the top of the nomination pile, since we didn't really get much comment on it due to the copyright clarification. howcheng {chat} 06:36, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have to admit, the fact that the photograph was (perhaps deceptively) cropped does lessen its encyclopedic value... Bleh999 05:43, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Interestingly the same photograph was used by the nazis as evidence of her being overcome with emotion at the entry of German soldiers, while the allies used it as propaganda that she was crying out of sadness, the truth may never be known Bleh999 09:01, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Crying Sudenten woman - cropped harshly on the right. Could crop on the left as well.

Promoted Image:Anschlusstears.jpg --Raven4x4x 09:43, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope

The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope, at Kitt Peak National Observatory outside Tucson, Arizona, is used for direct observation of the Sun. With its f-number of 54, it is the largest solar telescope in the world.
Reason
An esthetically appealing picture, scientifically important. The background gives a definite sense of scale here - this is a truly huge scientific instrument. DS 03:24, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in
Kitt Peak National Observatory, list of astronomical observatories, McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
Creator
user:JohnOwens

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 09:41, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Tyler Davidson Fountain Closeup

Tyler Davidson Fountain, dedicated in 1871, is a landmark feature of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and a popular symbol of the city itself. The 43-foot-tall fountain is cast in bronze and sits on a granite base. It features several central human figures that represent the practical uses of water and four outer figures with animals (pictured) that represent the pleasures of water and originally acted as drinking fountains.
Reason
This is a very clear, and original photograph, with good nighttime lighting providing encyclopedic value to the fountain article by demonstrating one of the outer figures with animals in a closeup view.
Articles this image appears in
Tyler Davidson Fountain
Creator
Joy Schoenberger

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 08:39, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Mehndi body art

Mehndi is the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decoration, most popular in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Somaliland, as well as expatriate communities from these areas. It is typically employed for special occasions, particularly weddings.
Reason
Very enc. for Mehndi, high-quality pic, and a striking photo.
Articles this image appears in
Mehndi
Creator
User:Zainubrazvi

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 08:39, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Jorge de Aguiar compass rose

Replica of a compass rose from the chart of Jorge de Aguiar (1492), the oldest known signed and dated Portuguese nautical chart. It is a 32 point compass rose, meaning that the lines that irradiate from its centre indicate 32 different geographic directions. The original chart is in the Beinecke Library, Yale University, USA.
Reason
It is a beautiful and high quality depiction of a 15th century compass rose, typical of the portolan charts of the time. This is a modern replica of an old drawing, in the sense that some imperfections were corrected and the lettering improved in order to make it readable and more easily interpreted. A copy of the original is here. A svg version is also available here but the Wikipedia system is not able of showing it correctly (however it can be downloaded and used).
Articles this image appears in
Compass rose
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar

Promoted Image:WInd Rose Aguiar.png --Raven4x4x 08:46, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Chinese child soldier, Burma 1944

This Chinese soldier, age 10, with heavy pack, is a member of an army division boarding a plane returning them to China, following the capture of Myitkyina airfield, Burma, under the joint allied command of US Major General Frank Merrill, May 1944. Chinese and allied troops had earlier crossed through the treacherous jungle of the Kumon Bum Mountains before attacking Japanese troops to the south. Exhaustion and disease led to the early evacuation of many Chinese and allied troops before the coming assault on Myitkyina town.
Reason
An intriguing and iconic image for Child soldier, it's a clean, sharp scan of a quality print, with beautiful shading and opportune composition. I can certainly envisage it making a worthy Picture of the Day, with the advantage of raising awareness of the continuing plight of conscripted children in certain parts of the world.
Articles this image appears in
Child soldier, China Burma India Theater of World War II
Creator
US Army Signal Corps

Promoted Image:Chinesechildsoldier.jpg --Raven4x4x 08:46, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, one of seven touristic wonders of the world.
Reason
This image is a beautiful depiction of not only Islamic architecture, but also its influences. It shows the monument and its surrounding areas very well. The walkways and ponds around the Taj are also skillfully depicted. The time this photo was taken allows for the best lighting possible. This image beautfully illustrates Indian architecture and the influences of Islam on India. It is not only beautiful, but carries much encyclopdic value.
Articles this image appears in
Tourism in India, Taj Mahal, Islamic architecture, New Seven Wonders, Mughal Empire, Indian architecture, Islamic empires in India
Creator
Alma Mongia
Meant to mention: a slight crop and minor retouch for dust specks would give it a better chance at commons. mikaultalk 12:33, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 08:40, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Argon ice

A small piece (~2 cm long) of rapidly melting argon ice simultaneously shows the three common phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Liquid is flowing off at the bottom of the ice which has been frozen by allowing a slow stream of the gas to flow into a small graduated cylinder which was immersed into a cup of liquid nitrogen.
Reason
It's a fine picture that nicely illustrates three common phases of matter in an interesting way (even if argon gas is colourless). It's not the prettiest but it is elegant.
Articles this image appears in
Phase transition, Argon
Creator
Deglr6328

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 08:40, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Punch Rhodes Colossus

Caricature of Cecil John Rhodes, after he announced plans for a telegraph line from Cape Town to Cairo.
Reason
This is one of the enduring images of the British Empire and the rush to "colonize" Africa. An iconic symbol of imperialism when first published in 1892, the image remains one of the most recoginzed pictures of the 20th century.
Articles this image appears in
British Empire, Imperialism, Cecil John Rhodes, Scramble for Africa, British South Africa, Company, Cape to Cairo Road, Anglo-African, Decolonization of Africa, Cape-Cairo railway, The Rhodes Colossus
Creator
Edward Linley Sambourne

Promoted Image:Punch Rhodes Colossus.png --Raven4x4x 08:44, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Hurricane Katrina flooding in New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005:08:29 17:24:22), showing Interstate 10 at West End Boulevard, looking towards Lake Pontchartrain.
edit 1 - despeckled, and slightly downsized
Reason
Striking image of important historical event.
Articles this image appears in
Hurricane Katrina, Pontchartrain Expressway.
Creator
AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Niemi
  • I was all excited for much better examples, but the ones you link are not sooo great - jpeg artifacty, narrow scope. Also, the nom'ed image is the iconic image from the disaster - the one that appeared on multiple newspaper page 1s. I still prefer it. Debivort 04:14, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The pictures in User:Brian0918's links are good (and are less grainy), but I agree that the nominated one is more striking-- there is so much water in the foreground, the continuous band of water in the straight line upward illustrates the widespread scope of the flooding, and the fact that the image depicts a highway overpass illustrates the depth of the flooding. Admittedly, the nominated image is grainy.Spikebrennan 14:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at the new picture, I still think it is too grainy. My oppose stands Z1720 06:09, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 08:40, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Iowa-26-03-2006.jpg

The USS Iowa, laid up in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet
Reason
A large, sharp, high quality photograph. Unique and close view. Eye catching.
Articles this image appears in
USS Iowa (BB-61)
Creator
User:Check-Six

Not promoted --Raven4x4x 08:40, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Portland Skyline

A view of Portland, Oregon from the east waterfront depicting the skyline of the downtown district. The Hawthorne bridge is prominent on the left.
Edit 1. Heres the saturation dropped a bit, mostly in the reds and blues. That sounded like the biggest issue. The contrast I'll hold off on, at the moment the picture fills the histogram with minimal clipping so I feel it isn't as big an issue.
Edit 2.I took the comments under consideration and I did a new stitch from scratch, actually a different set of images that I took 20 min earlier. I think it addresses all the issues, Its a bit sharper, less saturated, There is no clipping on the histogram, and the verticals are better. I guess you're pushing me to do my best, or, just exercise in futuility :-P
Reason
A large, sharp, high quality photograph. Plenty of ENC value. Eye catching.
Articles this image appears in
Portland, Oregon, Downtown Portland
Creator
User:Fcb981
  • I didn't compose this on some whim. At that location on the waterfront trail there is an ideal vantage point to avoid dock pillars, trees, shrubs and fences that obscure parts of the city from almost everywhere. Idealy, I'd be able to go up on the marqum bridge and take it from there, thus avoiding the Hawthorne, but standing in a 8 inch space between cars and the water is not going to happen. I did try closer to the morrison but couldn't get nearly as much of the north part of downtown. So I figured, koin center and wells fargo building vs. all of north downtown. As to the saturation, I shot with a polorizer to saturate a bit and by camera is set to +2 saturation which I prefer. In other words. Its the best composition I could find in 45 min of looking. Its big and sharp and free of stitching errors and lit well. So please by all means try to take a better shot but I am confident that we will have to wait a while. -Fcb981 06:20, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Portland panorama3.jpg --Raven4x4x 08:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ontario was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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