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Adminastrive building of the Albanian parliament

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Jun 2011 at 05:51:29 (UTC)

Reason

High quality, good EV

Articles in which this image appears

Assembly of the Republic of Albania

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Francesco Crippa (Flickr)

• Support as nominator --Vinie007 05:51, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• This is better than your other nomination, the exposure is much better. But I'm not really feeling the composition. Maybe you could crop out some of the ground at the bottom of the image. It's disapointing that the top of the flag is cut off too, but there's not much you can do about that apart from retaking the photo (is this possible?). Aaadddaaammm (talk) 09:22, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I don't know, i am not sure croppping bottom of. I can't take new picture i am not in Tirana. --Vinie007 14:45, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment -- I could crop it for you. I like the pic. But I'm not sure about the copyrights.

--Hariya1234 122.163.202.2 (talk) 16:34, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ok give it a try. I don't know something about licensing --Vinie007 18:15, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Oppose Lighting problems, motion blur. Tomer T (talk) 19:05, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment Good photo. Can someone change the spelling of the title from "Adminastrive" to "Administrative", I've managed to correct the caption both here and on Assembly of the Republic of Albania, but I'm too new to understand how to change the title without messing things up. TehGrauniad (talk) 23:48, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 07:46, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Still shows as "Adminastrive" for me... :-S gazhiley.co.uk 18:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Oppose bad quality (noise, CA); poor composition (too much foreground, cut off at top, cars are disturbing, tight crop at right); perspective distortions; limited EV (because of the bad crop) --kaʁstn 12:33, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 07:21, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tirana National Museum

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Reason

High quality, good EV

Articles in which this image appears

National Historical Museum of Albania

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Sela-v (Flickr)

• Support as nominator --Vinie007 05:43, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Sorry, but I oppose this image. It's so unsharp at full resolution, with some jpg artefacting too, I think. Also the exposure is not great. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 09:20, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• If it's OK with you, I've added in the missing title for the nom. --jjron (talk) 13:25, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per Adam. Tomer T (talk) 19:05, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose the idea with the reflection is very nice, but I completely agree with Aaadddaaammm. Also too tight crop. --kaʁstn 12:29, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per above and blown highlights in particular. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:03, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 07:21, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pittsburgh at dawn

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Reason

Good quality, very aesthetically pleasing, good EV. Suggested at PPR by User:MiG.

Articles in which this image appears

Pittsburgh, Mount Washington (Pittsburgh)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama

Creator

Matthew Field

• Support as nominator --Jujutacular ^talk 04:02, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support as co-nominator As per the reasons above. -- MiG (talk) 07:01, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support - Shame, though, that in the bottom corners you can see a fence/rail/wall from where the picture was taken. Overall though I think this looks good. Anoldtreeok (talk) 04:18, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support, per nom. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 09:18, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Nice, but too dark in my opinion. As a side note, it's also slightly leaning upward. - Blieusong (talk) 16:34, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Strong Support aesthetically pleasing and a brilliant work. Hariya1234 122.163.202.2 (talk) 16:37, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • For reference. Hariya1234, could you perhaps log in and confirm that this comment was left by you? Often, the votes of anonymous users are not counted. J Milburn (talk) 21:00, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Note, Hariya has now confirmed that this was their edit. Jujutacular ^talk 03:26, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Tomer T (talk) 19:06, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support that is a wonderful group of shots. Its even better in person or when the sky is fully dark. --Guerillero | My Talk 20:54, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• support a solid pic and I'm a sucker for Cityscapes.©Geni 20:55, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• strong Oppose it doesn't wonder me that a small, sharp night picture are getting so many support votes here. But the image has perspective distortions, at the right to the middle it is underexposed and at the right overexposed, the edges at the bottom right and left are really very ugly. Because of the evening I don't see a huge or good EV, too. --kaʁstn 12:26, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose -- A daytime or blue-hour version would be nice, but this version is a bit dark and unexciting, and nowhere as good as some of the night-time urban panoramas that we have. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 21:34, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Pittsburgh dawn city pano.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 07:23, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Cavitating Prop

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Reason

Adds significant value to the two articles mentioned below, and is interesting scientifically and artistically

Articles in which this image appears

Cavitation, Water_tunnel_(hydrodynamic), and others

FP category for this image

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_pictures#Engineering_and_technology

Creator

Tor Stein

• Support as nominator --GreenPine (talk) 09:26, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose. Interesting, but very small and low quality. This would be a great subject for a featured pic, but this picture is not it. J Milburn (talk) 09:31, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I agree that it's lower than SVGA, but I like the black and white photography and the bubble action. One of the criteria for featured pics asks for large images if available, but currently there are none, so I felt that the size criteria was not applicable IMHO. GreenPine (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:37, 23 May 2011 (UTC).Reply[reply]
    • You are right in thinking that the quality criteria are sometimes relaxed, but then we would have to ask whether this image, firstly, adds an awful lot to the article/has a very high EV (which it does) and, secondly, whether this image is completely irreplaceable (which, so far as I can see, it is not). As such, I consider it reasonable to oppose on the grounds that we can reasonably hope for a stronger image which is more inline with the quality of other featured photographs. J Milburn (talk) 10:07, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • I agree that someone might think that the image is irreplaceable, but I've searched Flickr, the U.S. Navy website, and other image sources for another non-copyright-restricted image of cavitation, and none of those are superior to this. Access to engineering facilities where this sort of work happens is fairly rare, so I believe that another image that's superior to this won't be available anytime soon. GreenPine (talk) 20:56, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Replaceable, not replaced. FPC is for the best- if we do not yet have a picture that's up to scratch, we can wait. J Milburn (talk) 22:30, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • This image was uploaded in 2006. If a better image hasn't been supplied in five years, I doubt that one is coming. GreenPine (talk) 22:11, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
          • The technical requirements are usually relaxed for "not possible to get another photo" rather than "difficult to get another photo" or "we don't have another photo" in practise. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:49, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
            • OK. Thank you for the explanation. :) Maybe what I should be looking for is a category more like "adds highly significant value to the article" rather than Wikipedia-wide Featured Picture. Another way to approach this would be to do for photos what is done for articles, with various rankings of articles instead of simply featured and not featured. Is that a suggestion that I could make somewhere? GreenPine (talk) 07:22, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
              • That was the idea of valued pictures, originally. However, the project was closed down as it really lost sight of the goal and became something of a burden. J Milburn (talk) 10:28, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
                • Thanks for that info. (BTW, that link doesn't go to Valued Pictures). Good news is that Valued Pictures still exists on the Commons. I would de-list this image from FP candidates but there doesn't seem to be a way for a nominator to withdraw a nomination, so I'll let this time out. GreenPine (talk) 22:56, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
                  • Wikipedia:Valued pictures :) J Milburn (talk) 08:26, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:57, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

James Lovelock

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Reason

Stumbled across this image today and found it very engaging. A genuinely globally notable figure – whatever you make of the Gaia hypothesis, etc – in a very natural and warm portrait. IMO technicals are good enough.

Articles in which this image appears

James Lovelock
Gaia hypothesis
Fonseca Prize

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others

Creator

Bruno Comby of Association of Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy

• Support as nominator --jjron (talk) 13:18, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Weak oppose. Sorry, but our standards for portraits is quite high. I can understand all the plants around him that would normally be considered clutter (but here presents him in nature); however, the flash in the glasses is distracting. Sharpness is OK, not bad for a compact. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:39, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per King of Hearts + the statue is distracting. Tomer T (talk) 05:41, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• <facepalm> The statue is evidently Gaia, which, um, is kinda there for a reason methinks. --jjron (talk) 06:53, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • You're right. I changed my comment. Tomer T (talk) 09:56, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Support Though this is technically imperfect, it fits the man well. Cowtowner (talk) 03:36, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose -- it's nice to see something different, but ultimately the flash reflections in his glasses and the lack of sharpness of the subject lead me to oppose this. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 21:27, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:58, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Spinosaurus

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Reason

An eye-catching picture with very high ev. The quality is good and the composition is great.

Articles in which this image appears

Spinosaurus

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles

Creator

Archaeodontosaurus

• Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 19:20, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment I am doubtful about the EV of this specific angle- it looks like the creature is almost all head. Spikebrennan (talk) 02:09, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I've added an alt version showing only the head. Tomer T (talk) 05:33, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • If anything I think the comment was made intending to get less focus on the head and more on the whole body, not to show head only... But maybe that's just how I read it... gazhiley.co.uk 15:00, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • What Spikebrennan said was "it looks like the creature is almost all head". I doubt that this is the situation in the alternative version as well. --Tomer T (talk) 17:20, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • Right, and therefore to dispel that view, removing the body completely is not the answer - it is to show it at a better angle that proves that it isn't all head... After all, prior to the part you copied he also stated "I am doubtful about the EV of this specific angle" and thus a better angle would remove doubt... removing the body does not create a better angle... gazhiley.co.uk 18:14, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:58, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Beacon-2

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Reason

Previous nomination didn't get any votes. It has good contrast, accurate exposure and neutral colour balance (well at least that is what the image histogram strongly suggests). It meets the pixel criteria. Its probably the most photogenic of what's left of Sir George Staunton's work in Staunton Country Park (The Shell House is heavily shaded and damaged, the Chinese bridge has been reduced to it's bare structure and the lake has been altered). It adds value to the article in that it shows the structure and gives some idea of what the park would have been like before William Henry Stone got his hands on it and the trees became somewhat overgrown. The only editing done is a slight rotation and crop.

Articles in which this image appears

Staunton Country Park,Lewis Vulliamy,Sir George Staunton, 2nd Baronet,Folly

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Geni

• Support as nominator --©Geni 20:42, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:37, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Comment I'm not crazy about the composition. To me, it would be more pleasing as a 4:3 vertical crop. That would also leave enough vegetation in the frame to give just as much context to the image. Jujutacular ^talk 04:19, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, a 3:4 crop would look better. Also, does anyone think that the picture could do with a small amount of anti-clockwise rotation? NotFromUtrecht (talk) 12:18, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've tried photographing it verticaly it didn't look as good. I think the pic is straight and any aparently non straitness is an optical illusion due to the ground not being flat.©Geni 19:28, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

OK, that sounds like a reasonable explanation with regards to the straightness. I prefer the original version to the alternative -- but why not crop the original in the portrait format? The quality is good enough that the picture can take a substantial crop and still be of decent resolution. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 21:20, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm having computer issues so I'm not going to be able to get the to the original file to crop it verticaly before this evening.©Geni 12:09, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Support vertical version. --Tomer T (talk)

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Welcoming The Lakers To The White House (1-25-10) Barack Obama

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Jun 2011 at 01:03:54 (UTC)

Reason

This failed at WP:FSC (nomination) because the audio is not historically significant or otherwise notable. Thus, it was deemed that this video needs to pass for its visual component and evaluated by WP:FPC.

Articles in which this image appears

2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season, 2009 NBA Finals, 2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season, Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2010)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport

Creator

Whitehouse.gov

• Support as nominator --TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:03, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support - high quality sound + video. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:33, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• TL;DW Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:36, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Should I understand what that means?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:52, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • I assume you have access to the internet, a large repository of knowledge created by humankind. It may have the answer you seek. But seriously, this video is very long. I did not watch the whole thing, and I'm not sure if many people will. I've never seen a nomination for a video longer than a few seconds really, so I think we're not going to be very equipped to judge this. Can you link the failed FSC nomination, out of interest? Aaadddaaammm (talk) 19:53, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • OK found it myself [1]. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 19:57, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • DW is textese for devoted wife, I believe. Not sure about TL, but in this case it could be too long.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:58, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • In terms of length, I have gotten entire 1-hour or so state of the union addresses promoted at WP:FSC so this length is quite modest, IMO.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:00, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
          • Yeah, sure, but I was saying that over here, at featured pictures, I'm pretty sure we've never had a nomination for a video of this length. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 10:41, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose I don't see the EV. The meeting with the President is barely mentioned in the articles. Cowtowner (talk) 18:21, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 05:07, 2 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Havelock bridge

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Jun 2011 at 18:23:40 (UTC)

Reason

Aesthetically pleasing and an excellent silhouette

Articles in which this image appears

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Godavari_Bridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajahmundry#Tourism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godavari_River#Dams_and_bridges_along_the_river

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other

Creator

User:Hariya1234

• Support as nominator --Hariya1234 (talk) 18:23, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose; a pretty postcard, but it would be a more encyclopedic shot in daytime, or at least with more light. J Milburn (talk) 22:26, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment How about this image? Hariya1234 (talk) 11:55, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Sorry, Oppose per J Milburn. The alt is not nearly as nice compositionally as the first, and not much of the bridge is really in the frame. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:33, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose -- I'm afraid the silhouette-style detracts from the encyclopedic value of the image. The composition is quite pleasing, but makes it difficult to tell the two bridges apart. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 23:09, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose. NotFromUtrecht is correct - there are two bridges in this image. The obvious one with the arches is not Havelock Bridge which is the flat bridge a few feet in front of the arched bridge (closer to the camera). This image is so poorly illustrative of the bridge I had to check the articles twice to see what was going on - I don't believe this picture should even be used in the Old Godavari Bridge article at all. Rmhermen (talk) 16:57, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Agreed. I added File:Godavari old and new bridges 2.jpg to the article, but really that image should be moved to the lead spot once this nomination is closed. Chick Bowen 22:16, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:23, 2 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pair of Chinese shoes for bound feet

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jun 2011 at 12:31:11 (UTC)

Reason

Great quality, resolution, and high EV.

Articles in which this image appears

foot binding, lotus shoes

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle

Creator

Daniel Schwen

• Support as nominator --Maedin\^talk 12:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- excellent picture. My only criticism is that there is a strange spot in the extreme top-left corner. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 12:43, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • There are a few background spots that I will clean up in the next couple of days. :) Maedin\^talk 12:46, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • The file has now been cleaned of dust spots and fibres. Uploaded over the top. Maedin\^talk 12:28, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • On further inspection, there does seem to be a rather pinkish cast to much of the background, which could be fixed too (although it's difficult to tell whether this is a camera error, or reflect the lighting at the time). NotFromUtrecht (talk) 13:12, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support - Made me skim the article. Man, does that look like it hurts. upstateNYer 03:39, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Gives me the heebie-jeebies. Very nice quality, good EV. Jujutacular ^talk 04:15, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. J Milburn (talk) 09:51, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support My only criticism is of the idea of foot binding itself, which is quite disturbing.--Nanoman657 (talk) 18:14, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Per nom JJ Harrison (talk) 22:46, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Foot binding shoes 1.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:15, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A Lamadi woman in her traditional attire

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 May 2011 at 18:28:04 (UTC)

Reason

Lamadi is a tribe in India. The picture showcases the attire and the colours of India.

Articles in which this image appears

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjara

FP category for this image

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_pictures#Culture.2C_entertainment.2C_and_lifestyle)

Creator

User:Hariya1234

• Support as nominator --Hariya1234 (talk) 18:28, 22 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment: At the very least, the date should be removed. J Milburn (talk) 20:18, 22 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose -- Very poor lighting, with harsh shadows and little detail in the face. The date should indeed be removed. Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:39, 22 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose - Don't think the lighting is quite as poor as Alvesgasper does, but it's still not top. Also, the date, as has been said. Anoldtreeok (talk) 04:22, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment -- Cropped the image and added some light to it. Hariya1234 (talk) 04:29, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Strong support. The lighting is fantastic - it fits the subject perfectly. As the date's gone, there's nothing wrong with it now. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 09:16, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Strong support -- Background and subject are set out excellently combined with the lighting make the picture lively. Gnbonline (talk) 19:29, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Sorry, but to create an account just to support this picture looks like cheating to me. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:59, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Come now, that's hardly welcoming. The votes of anonymous users are often ignored, which is already bitey enough, but that means that, should someone want to take page, they should create an account. The weighting of this vote, unless you have evidence of anything untoward, should really be decided by the closer. J Milburn (talk) 21:20, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Must say this, I think this vote should be ignored. It's my friend.

Hariya1234 (talk) 02:00, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Comment. I can see why others dislike the heavy shadows. Would it not be possible to lift these slightly in post-processing? I've made a very quick attempt at doing doing so in edit one -- what do people think? NotFromUtrecht (talk) 19:40, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Yes, it is much better. But the overall quality is way below the FP standards, in my opinion. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:59, 23 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Quality as in the resolution or the picture itself? Hariya1234 (talk) 02:00, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Not the resolution but, in my opinion, the framing and the background (besides the harsh lighting). On the other hand there is little expression in this face. Alvesgaspar (talk) 07:45, 24 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support either – the heavy shadows on the face are not ideal (perhaps use a bit of fill flash next time?), but the portrait has good EV and I actually quite like the rather plain composition. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 12:14, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support alt only per NotFromUtrech turn your flash on at -2 stops or so. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:01, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment[[JJHarrison, not sure what you mean by using flash at -2 stops. As in, probably by -2 stops you mean the exposure value, you mean to say that meter the face to -2 stops and then use flash? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hariya1234 (talk • contribs) 19:04, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Meter the face as usual. Your camera can also adjust how bright the flash is ("flash exposure compensation") relative to the scene. For fill flash you don't want it as bright, so set it to -2 stops or so. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:41, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Oh alright, Thanks man, flash compensation was something that I've not used often. Hariya1234 (talk) 06:10, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • I'd suggest using it almost always whilst out in the sun. JJ Harrison (talk) 06:40, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:17, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Ignoring Gnbonline's support per Hariya's comment. Makeemlighter (talk) 08:17, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Unless you're regarding Gnbonline as a meatpuppet the vote should probably be counted. With due respect Hariya hasn't really been a regular here either so isn't particularly aware of the processes, and plenty of other people vote on their 'friends' images. Having said which, this also raises the issue that FPC has again become simply a 'vote count'. --jjron (talk) 08:08, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Replied at Wikipedia_talk:Featured_picture_candidates#Lamadi_woman. Makeemlighter (talk) 09:57, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Shimon Peres

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Reason

High quality and high ev picture with great rule of thirds composition

Articles in which this image appears

Shimon Peres

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Remy Steinegger

• Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 18:00, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose I could support this if Arafat were not in the background, but unfortunately, I can't consider it a true 'portrait' with him there. upstateNYer 03:36, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose, got to agree that Arafat in the background is very distracting. J Milburn (talk) 09:48, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:24, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mikhail Kalashnikov monument

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jun 2011 at 13:17:10 (UTC)

Reason

Well captured, interesting photo

Articles in which this image appears

Mikhail Kalashnikov

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture

Creator

Richard Bartz

• Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 13:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment Is there more to this statue, or is it just a bust (the head and shoulders) of Michail Timofejewitsch? TehGrauniad (talk) 14:56, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • There is more of it. I've added an alt. But I think the original one is more impressive. Tomer T (talk) 16:04, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose, sorry but there's no reason why we have to use a statue when the real guy is still around. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose EV is weak because the statue itself is not the subject of the article or even discussed AFAIK. Jujutacular ^talk 04:13, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per Juju. J Milburn (talk) 09:50, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment - who is the sculptor? The statue would fit nicely in an article about him. (Can't find any information via a cursory Google search). --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:29, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:24, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Shasta Dam under construction

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jun 2011 at 12:00:33 (UTC)

Reason

Interesting photo of the dam's construction in 1942.

Articles in which this image appears

Shasta Dam, Sacramento River, Construction and Russell Lee (photographer).

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others

Creator

Russell Lee (US Farm Security Administration)

• Support as nominator --KFP (contact | edits) 12:00, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just found the edited version, added as an alternate. --KFP (contact | edits) 12:25, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Oppose alt for crazy jpg artefacts. I'm not sure about the original yet, neutral at the moment. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 16:25, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment -- as Aaadddaaammm said, the artefacts in the alt are a problem. The original version has a lot of problems with dust spots, fibres, etc. Ultimately I think it would be best to start again with the Library of Congress's 6100*4600px TIFF version, and do a proper restoration. Then we would almost certainly have a FP-worthy picture. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 17:36, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Agreed. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:07, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support original, this is a really impressive landscape of a major bit of historical civil engineering. For me it meets the 8 criteria, I'm not too keen on over-'photoshopping' pictures, I suppose there are a couple of hairs/scratches that could come out. TehGrauniad (talk) 23:44, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I also Support Edit 2.
• Support edit 2. I started over from the LOC tif (note higher resolution, which allows us to make out the workers better). I didn't do much to it: tiny levels adjustment and removed some dust. Chick Bowen 20:40, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks, Chick Bowen! I've replaced the other versions with this new one in the articles. --KFP (contact | edits) 13:55, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Support edit 2 JJ Harrison (talk) 23:45, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Edit 2 Cowtowner (talk) 00:33, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Edit 2 –- good work, thanks for taking the time to do the restoration. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 09:24, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support edit 2. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 19:34, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support edit 2 has to be one of the best construction pics ever.©Geni 08:40, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Shasta dam under construction new edit.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:58, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Head of Nectanebo II

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jun 2011 at 23:33:13 (UTC)

Reason

An important historical artifact with obvious EV. High res, good quality.

Articles in which this image appears

Nectanebo II, Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon (and will no doubt filter into others in time)

FP category for this image

People/Royalty or Artwork/Sculpture

Creator

Unknown 4th century BCE sculptor/Rama (photograph)

• Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 23:33, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose For me this is underexposed on the right. --99of9 (talk) 00:08, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Per 99of9. This is a replicatable so it definitely needs to be the best possible. Cat-five - talk 20:19, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:50, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mars Spirit Rover

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jun 2011 at 16:35:12 (UTC)

Reason

Reasonably irreplaceable, high resolution, technical flaws excusable, given the shooting conditions.

Articles in which this image appears

Cleaning event, Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit rover

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Space/Looking_out?

Creator

NASA

• Support as nominator --Aaadddaaammm (talk) 16:35, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support This'd be perfect if there was a similar shot taken when it was clean to compare it with though. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:44, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • For your interest, there's this shot [2], but it's never going to be a FP. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 11:51, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Related cartoon [3]. I really do feel sorry for the little rover. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 08:16, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support I had the same thought as JJ, though. Cowtowner (talk) 18:56, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose. It's kind of interesting, but I'm not really buying the EV (yeah, so the panels get dirty...), and I don't like the projection and composite image. --jjron (talk) 09:41, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • The fact that the panels got dirty was ultimately the reason for the rover's demise. We have a whole article on the fact that the panels get dirty (Cleaning event) so I think its EV is well justified. Also, the projection and composite are more or less inevitable. The only way to get a photograph of the rover on Mars is for it to do it from the overhead camera. Cowtowner (talk) 00:35, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Yeah, I checked that before voting. The article is on (as its name suggests) the cleaning event, not the dirty rover, and this doesn't show the cleaning at all (and FWIW, having now looked closer I'm starting to question the WP:NOTABILITY of that article - the key claim for its inclusion seems to be that "The term cleaning event is used on several NASA webpages"; hmmm, so that qualifies it for an article? Is it actually a meaningful term? But anyway, I digress). And I know this is more specialised, but it's kind of like claiming a picture of a dirty car was high EV for Car wash. --jjron (talk) 03:05, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Yeah, if the car was on Mars! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 07:18, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • These comments illustrate why a clean companion shot would be so nice. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:24, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
          • Such an image does exist, the question is, where is the original? Although I would argue even having a smaller version would increase the EV of this one. Cowtowner (talk) 02:44, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
            • Found it. Will add to article. Cowtowner (talk) 02:47, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
              • Added to article and nomination. Support Alt 1, (or the nomination as a set). Cowtowner (talk) 02:58, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:50, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Black-breasted Thrush male

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jun 2011 at 05:09:04 (UTC)

Reason

This is image has high EV, particularly when paired with the female (also nominated)

Articles in which this image appears

Black-breasted Thrush

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Noodle snacks

• Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 05:09, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support nice. --99of9 (talk) 05:46, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 08:06, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support NotFromUtrecht (talk) 21:24, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Strong support Hariya1234 (talk) 19:05, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Turdus dissimilis male - Ang Khang.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:31, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Black-breasted Thrush female

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jun 2011 at 05:06:32 (UTC)

Reason

This is image has high EV, particularly when paired with the male (also nominated)

Articles in which this image appears

Black-breasted Thrush

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Noodle snacks

• Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 05:06, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support nice. --99of9 (talk) 05:47, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 08:07, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support The tail positioning right in front of the limb is a bit unfortunate but otherwise it's an amazing shot. Cat-five - talk 20:17, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support NotFromUtrecht (talk) 21:24, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment: Would you be able to clone out that distracting white spot? J Milburn (talk) 14:21, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Yeah, I'll do it soon. Its an insect I think (there were plenty of those about!). JJ Harrison (talk) 23:17, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Done JJ Harrison (talk) 23:51, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Turdus dissimilis female - Ang Khang.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:33, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Couscous

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jun 2011 at 14:17:35 (UTC)

Reason

An illustrative, well-photographed picture which displays a standard couscous dish.

Articles in which this image appears

Couscous and more

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink

Creator

Rainer Zenz

• Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 14:17, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Weak Oppose The plating itself is very well done and it looks great other than the fact that the lighting gradient on the background and the plate shadow really throws me off and distracts from the subject. I won't say the lighting looks fake, because it is a staged image after all, but it does look unreal even for a food shot. Cat-five - talk 20:14, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose I think it's all those nasty-looking vegetables that turns me off. The entire picture is all a bit too yellow and orange and wishy-washy. I know the cous-cous can't help being anything but yellow so that's okay, but the veg looks soggy, overcooked, pale, washed out and old, like they've been sat in a refrigerator for a week and then microwaved, especially those carrots and greens. The cous cous itself is a bit overcooked as well, the individual grains look to be flaky (like how rice gets if you boil it too long), and some of it is clumped together in a sticky mass when it should be all fluffy with each pearl separate of the next one. If I'd cooked this I'd be embarrassed to send this out to the restaurant. It looks, well, disgusting. Also, the left side of the pile of cous cous, near the center of the pile is too bright, you can't tell one grain from the next. I'm sure there's a technical term for it, I'm just not sure what it is, but I think it's like when there's sky and it's white. Matthewedwards :  Chat  07:28, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Try the WP:FPC/Glossary, I believe you're referring to blown highlights :-) Jujutacular ^talk 13:05, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Weak Oppose Agree with Mattewedwards, the yellow colour puts me off. Hariya1234 (talk) 19:02, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Weak Oppose it is a good photo, but I agree with Matthewedwards's culinary assassination. TehGrauniad (talk) 10:30, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:35, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tiger

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2011 at 18:57:07 (UTC)

Reason

Good EV, high quality photo and spread awareness about the decline of the feline species

Articles in which this image appears

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleistocene_Rewilding

FP category for this image

Animals

Creator

Steve Evans (http://flickr.com/photos/64749744@N00)

• Support as nominator --Hariya1234 (talk) 18:57, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Doesn't add ev to any of the articles it is featured in, as they are full of other images. In addition, there are many composition problems and other technical issues, for example the pupils aren't visible, and the ears are cut oddly. Tomer T (talk) 20:38, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose framing is not good. --99of9 (talk) 06:25, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per 99of9.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:04, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Poor Composition. JFitch (talk) 11:00, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:14, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Salt Farmers - Pak Thale

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jun 2011 at 05:17:09 (UTC)

Reason

This is a renomination. This didn't get enough votes the first time and I do feel that it should have passed. I did a small highlight reduction as it might help give some detail in the highlights (salt) for poorly adjusted displays. Gives a good glimpse into a common method of salt production

Articles in which this image appears

Salt, Sea salt

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 05:17, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support per nom. Fully agree. (Original nom FWIW.) --jjron (talk) 13:38, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Added Edit1. I think the original had about a ½° tilt. --jjron (talk) 13:59, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Edit 1. Very good shot. Hopefully it will get enough votes this time. Cat-five - talk 20:15, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- great picture. Apologies for not voting for this in March. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 21:22, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support --Muhammad(talk) 02:55, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support both (the tilt isn't that distracting) Tomer T (talk) 08:00, 29 May 2011 (UTC) Support edit 1 Tomer T (talk) 13:31, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support per nom, just like last time. Spikebrennan (talk) 16:10, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support any Great image, very good EV!--Mbz1 (talk) 17:05, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Very fascinating. My vote is also confirmed by someone sitting beside me :) Razum2010 (talk) 23:04, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support original and edit 1. this is very interesting. TehGrauniad (talk) 10:19, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Which one? Makeemlighter (talk) 15:35, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have changed my support to edit 1, to make it more easy to decide. Tomer T (talk) 13:31, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm happy with the tilt fix. JJ Harrison (talk) 02:36, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Salt Farmers - Pak Thale-edit1.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:23, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Put this in Culture and lifestyle category where we have images of seaweed farming, whaling, and plowing. Makeemlighter (talk) 08:23, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Taos Pueblo by Ansel Adams

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2011 at 01:39:21 (UTC)

Reason

Historic photograph by a world famous photographer

Articles in which this image appears

Ansel Adams, Taos Pueblo

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others

Creator

Ansel Adams, restored by Kaldari

• Support as nominator --Kaldari (talk) 01:39, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment I'm not convinced of the EV - it doesn't seem like its among Ansel Adam's best work and I'm not sure it really shows very much about the church. JJ Harrison (talk) 10:34, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. This is actually among Adams's better known photographs. Its value is obviously aesthetic rather than documentary or historical, so I wouldn't say it's a problem that the whole church isn't depicted. At any rate, it's wonderfully scanned and restored. NauticaShades 13:04, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Does everything it should. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 16:11, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Beautiful!--Mbz1 (talk) 17:00, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Weak Support When I think of Ansel Adams I immediately see his iconic Yosemite images. Black and white photography is one of my favorite mediums and he is truly a master of the field, one of the greats. This image is technically very good, but i mirror JJ's comments here, I don't think this is an example of his best work. The FP we already have of his work (File:Adams The Tetons and the Snake River.jpg) is more what I think of when I think of his work, but he did plenty of photography that wasn't grandiose scenics. I'm also aware of the limited availably of copyright free images we have access too, much of his work still remains firmly in copyright, so I'm going to go ahead and commit to a weak support here. Personally I think any picture we can get of his is deserving of a FP, just simply because it's Ansel Adams, lol. — raekyt 18:15, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I've uploaded a new scan of Adams' Tetons and Snake River photo: File:Ansel_Adams_-_National_Archives_79-AA-G01.jpg. It really highlights the shortcomings of our existing FP (especially data loss in the shadows). It needs extensive restoration though, so I wouldn't advise working on it until we have the TIFF, which should be forthcoming. Kaldari (talk) 19:47, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment: It seems that the EV here is higher as artwork than it is as a picture of the church. As such, I think it belongs in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others. J Milburn (talk) 22:49, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Tomer T (talk) 13:28, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Ansel Adams - National Archives 79-AA-Q01 restored.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 05:05, 9 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Jambiya

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Jun 2011 at 04:34:12 (UTC)

Reason

High Ev as lead image. Featured on Commons and a quality image on Commons

Articles in which this image appears

Jambiya

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Weaponry

Creator

Bgag

• Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 04:34, 2 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment The article seems confused about the spelling of the word. "Janbiya and Janbia" appear in bold on an article titled "Jambiya". – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 17:06, 2 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oh I see, "jambiya" is explained halfway down the article, sort of. I like the image; I can't tell if it's sharp or not—the image, not the blade :D — and I'm pretty new to the English FAC, so I'm still getting a feel of what's expected for images around here. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 17:09, 2 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support There probably isn't a standard phonetic spelling when going from Arabic to English, thus the various spellings. JJ Harrison (talk) 03:11, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• comment blown highlights on the engraving on the hilt.©Geni 08:37, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Blown highlights as stated. Also dagger is very greasy, creating poor looking reflections on the blade. I don't feel that the image is special enough that it could not be retaken to a higher standard. JFitch (talk) 11:59, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Looks like a good photograph of a museum piece to me. I don't think there's anything unusual about the blade being greasy-- blades are often oiled to prevent rust. Spikebrennan (talk) 19:29, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support, saw this in the Rhinoceros article when I was nominating an image from there; meant to return to it. Cowtowner (talk) 01:01, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:09, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pescadero State Beach

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2011 at 16:55:14 (UTC)

Reason

adds EV to the article

Articles in which this image appears

Pescadero State Beach

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes

Creator

Mbz1

• Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 16:55, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose. The plant at the bottom left appears very odd. The rear portion is out of focus, while the front portion is in focus, and portions of the rear are overlapping the front. It looks like a shorter DOF shot was tacked on to this one rather carelessly. Neverlookback75 (talk) 00:22, 01 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Added edit 1, the plant is gone.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:43, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose I'm sorry, but irrespective of the above comments, the sheer fact that the shadow of the photographer is in the shot just spoils this immediately for me... gazhiley.co.uk 14:05, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• I knew somebody would complain about my shadow. Of course it is easy to remove in photo shop , but it will be unnatural. The image was taken with a low Sun's conditions ,and yes there are shadows, including my own. If I am to cut my shadow, I need to cut the foreground rock too. Anyway...--Mbz1 (talk) 14:25, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

...Or just take the photo when the shadow isn't cast this way. -- mcshadypl ^TC 22:38, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I agree - even the edit2 is annoying as the shadows in general are easily removed by taking the picture in the middle of the day - We should not have to accept this with shadows accross it... gazhiley.co.uk 11:13, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Oppose. Terrible picture with shadows like that. JFitch (talk) 10:55, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support edit 2 -- Edit 2 deals with the issue of the photographer's shadow appearing in the picture. I don't have a problem with cloning the photo in this case, since we frequently accept pictures which have had very limited amounts of cloning applied. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 14:01, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, I will never forget this kind support--Mbz1 (talk) 19:56, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Weak support edit 2. Beautiful photograph, but it's difficult to tell how far away, or how large, this sandy beach is (or how high the cliffs are) without some kind of size reference. Spikebrennan (talk) 19:31, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There's a bench at the upper right corner you can use to get an idea of how high the cliffs are.--Nanoman657 (talk) 14:13, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Support Edit 2 per NotFromUtrecht.--Nanoman657 (talk) 14:13, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Edit 2 per Nanoman657. Broccolo (talk) 15:39, 9 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support all, prefer Edit 2 -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 18:50, 9 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

•  Question: The above vote appears to be late for the voting period. What is the procedure for late votes? --99of9 (talk) 01:22, 10 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• From my experience, votes are generally allowed until the nomination is closed. Spencer^T♦C 01:26, 10 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:12, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• 5.5 support, 3 oppose falls just short of 2/3. Makeemlighter (talk) 11:12, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • But the last vote doesn't count, according to the rules (which are pretty clear). Should be be 4.5 sup; 3 opp. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:35, 13 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Samuel Reshevsky as a kid

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2011 at 21:51:41 (UTC)

Reason

An eye-catching and interesting image. Also historically siginifcant and unrepeatable.

Articles in which this image appears

Samuel Reshevsky

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others

Creator

Kadel & Herbert

• Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 21:51, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose. Very small and, though interesting, I can not see any kind of massively redeeming EV to compensate for the size. J Milburn (talk) 14:20, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support I find the EV spectacular, and yes it's small, but it's an irreproducible shot. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 15:07, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Its not reproducible in the sense that no one will be taking another shot, but getting higher resolution is quite possible. It'd involve buying a print and scanning it at much higher resolution. Pity about the high cost though. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:23, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • OK, fair point. My vote is stricken. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 16:13, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Lovely image with high EV.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:02, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment Is there a 2 Mpx rule here? Anyway, I just uploaded the largest version I could find, at 1.95 Mpx. I cannot attest to the sharpness or quality of this version since I merely found it online and had nothing to do with its creation otherwise. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 06:04, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Just saw the 1000 px minimum requirement. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 06:06, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Cool, changed my vote again: Support. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 09:36, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Support Current revision. JJ Harrison (talk) 09:49, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment: I am keeping my previous vote. Yes, it's bigger, but it's still not massive, nor is it great photography. If this was a photo of a child prodigy today, it would have been shot straight down. It's just not blowing me away. J Milburn (talk) 10:06, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Per J Milburn's reasoning. JFitch (talk) 10:59, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• I feel comfortable supporting this nomination. upstateNYer 01:12, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 02:00, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Photos that tell a story are always very nice. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 08:25, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 18:53, 9 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Samuel Reshevsky versus the World.JPG --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:13, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

White-rumped Shama female

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2011 at 06:18:27 (UTC)

Reason

This is a good image of the female. I got some of the male but they didn't come out as well.

Articles in which this image appears

White-rumped Shama

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

User:JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 06:18, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Love it. J Milburn (talk) 08:07, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Comfortably meets 8 criteria. TehGrauniad (talk) 10:08, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Great shot! – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 21:55, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• support also. ~~EBE123~~ ^talk_Contribs 13:06, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support The DoF is pretty shallow, but the pose makes up for it. --Avenue (talk) 12:34, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Excellent picture. Harrison49 (talk) 21:45, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 18:53, 9 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. DOF is a bit shallow, but focus is in the right spot, and everything else is good. --jjron (talk) 11:18, 12 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Copsychus malabaricus - Khao Yai.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:56, 13 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Chinese Pond Heron

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2011 at 06:20:55 (UTC)

Reason

Its a detailed image of this species in winter plumage.

Articles in which this image appears

Chinese Pond Heron

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 06:20, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Great composition. Ugly bird, though. J Milburn (talk) 08:08, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Excuse me, birds have ears too. Ugly, honestly! TehGrauniad (talk) 10:04, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support, no problem meeting the 8 criteria. TehGrauniad (talk) 10:04, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Ditto ~~EBE123~~ ^talk_Contribs 13:05, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Excellent picture, scruffy bird. Harrison49 (talk) 21:46, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 18:51, 9 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose slightly overexposed, resulting in some loss of detail. Jó Kritika (talk) 04:46, 10 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Ardeola bacchus winter plumage - Laem Phak Bia.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:58, 13 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Brown Prinia

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2011 at 06:23:51 (UTC)

Reason

We don't have many (any?) featured images within Cisticolidae.

Articles in which this image appears

Brown Prinia

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 06:23, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Boring bird, but a good picture. J Milburn (talk) 08:07, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support, Meets the 8 criteria with ease. TehGrauniad (talk) 10:01, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose very disturbing background --kaʁstn 13:55, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Weak Oppose as above, and around the head. ~~EBE123~~ ^talk_Contribs 13:03, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:59, 13 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Male Purple Finch

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2011 at 10:21:00 (UTC)

Reason

Obvious EV and quality, great composition. Provides a wonderful contrast to the shot of the female (nominated above).

Articles in which this image appears

Purple Finch

FP category for this image

Animals/Birds

Creator

Cephas

• Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 10:21, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. --KFP (contact | edits) 13:21, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. One of my favorites. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 05:49, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 06:22, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support excellent --kaʁstn 11:37, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose for now. The photo is great, but I think the EV isn't adequate yet. The article says there are two subspecies, which differ in plumage. Male plumage is also apparently more colourful during breeding.[4] The Purple Finch article doesn't say anything about the latter issue, or specify which circumstances apply to the bird pictured here. Details on the image description page indicate that the photo was taken during breeding season, within the range of the eastern subspecies, but we shouldn't impose this sort of detective work on the reader. --Avenue (talk) 12:20, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support--Mbz1 (talk) 19:55, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Same reasons as for the image above. Great picture. Harrison49 (talk) 21:44, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 18:51, 9 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. This is a good one. --jjron (talk) 10:59, 12 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Carpodacus purpureus CT3.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 12:53, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Female Purple Finch

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2011 at 10:22:29 (UTC)

Reason

Obvious EV and quality, great composition. Provides a wonderful contrast to the shot of the male (nominated below).

Articles in which this image appears

Purple Finch

FP category for this image

Animals/Birds

Creator

Cephas

• Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 10:22, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose the background. ~~EBE123~~ ^talk_Contribs 13:04, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. What's wrong with the background? --KFP (contact | edits) 13:21, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• I would say much of it is too similar in colour to the bird. --Avenue (talk) 12:30, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• ...But, but that's where the bird lives. Nice bokeh and nothing distracting. --KFP (contact | edits) 18:37, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 06:22, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose bad lighting and posture --kaʁstn 11:37, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per Carschten and Ebe123. --Avenue (talk) 12:30, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support - I do like this and think it fits the criteria - Peripitus (Talk) 11:54, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. The background enhances the view of the bird. Harrison49 (talk) 21:43, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support -- A very fine picture, nothing wrong with the background, the posture o the lighting. Alvesgaspar (talk) 10:10, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support per Alvesgaspar. I don't really understand the objections above. Calliopejen1 (talk) 14:43, 12 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support - Defiantly, I see no problems with the lighting or posture as it shows the profile of the bird perfectly. Fallschirmjäger ✉ 16:46, 12 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Good quality and EV. Spencer^T♦C 02:34, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Carpodacus purpureus CT4.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 12:55, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Grand Pré

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2011 at 12:50:37 (UTC)

Reason

It is the best image for Grand-Pré, it is high-resolution, free-licence, To an article, it shows the park very well thus making value. The only editing is cropping.

Articles in which this image appears

Evangeline, Grand-Pré National Historic Site

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes

Creator

Dr Wilson

• Support as nominator --~~EBE123~~ ^talk_Contribs 12:50, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose I think the EV is good enough, but the photo is noisy, underexposed, not super sharp and there are chromatic aberrations. Its also tilted and I don't think huge amounts of thought have been put into the composition. I think stepping back a bit and taking the shot on a sunny day would give better results (maybe like this, but not quite so far back) JJ Harrison (talk) 06:21, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose, feels too dark. J Milburn (talk) 12:00, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per JJ Harrison gazhiley.co.uk 16:02, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per per JJ Harrison. Sorry.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:53, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose - poor light, could easily be taken again in better light. Cacophony (talk) 05:45, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• I really like the idea, this could be a fantastic photo, but the lighting just didn't cooperate. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 20:23, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 12:58, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Doorway to the former Park House, RAF Uxbridge

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2011 at 17:06:07 (UTC)

Reason

This rather unassuming door was used during the Battle of Britain by Sir Keith Park to reach the No. 11 Group Operations Room in what is now known as the Battle of Britain Bunker. It is all that is left of the house he stayed in, which was demolished in 1996. I believe it has good encyclopedic value, includes all the subject and is of good quality.

Articles in which this image appears

RAF Uxbridge, Keith Park

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others

Creator

Harrison49

• Support as nominator --Harrison49 (talk) 17:06, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose. Unassuming can be a good quality, but not so much for an FP (except where it's the point, e.g. camouflage). The EV seems marginal to me (both the other photos in Keith Park are much better, for instance), and the quality isn't great (tilted, unsharp, fringing in corners). Composition very straightforward. --Avenue (talk) 11:23, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose. I'm sorry, but I don't think there is particularly high EV here. J Milburn (talk) 12:02, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per Avenue. Sorry.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:54, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose per J Milburn, but out of principle, I disagree with Avenue's complaint about the composition being straight forward. It is a door. That's what the photo is meant to say. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 20:26, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:10, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Brian Tyler

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2011 at 05:06:17 (UTC)

Reason

Good quality, EV.

Articles in which this image appears

Brian Tyler (composer)

Creator

Talateweo

• Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 05:06, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Beyond showing what he looks like (which is useful), this doesn't have much EV - it doesn't depict him doing anything related to the reason for his notability. In technical terms, I don't see why this is in black and white. Nick-D (talk) 07:47, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just from the EV side please note most of the FP's for portraits (either successfull or not) don't show the person doing anything other than looking at the camera... The EV in this picture is that it shows what he looks like - more than provides enough EV for the article IMO... At the moment I agree about the black and white but haven't fully decided oppose/support yet... gazhiley.co.uk 13:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Hey Talateweo, thanks for sharing this- it would probably be an easy support for me if it was in colour, but I'm afraid I'm not a fan of the black and white. Do you have a version in colour? J Milburn (talk) 14:14, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Personally, this does the job (shows what he looks like). The BW doesn't bother me one way or another; sort of like the Mark Harmon portrait we have featured. Cowtowner (talk) 15:35, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support per nom. A portrait of a person doesn't have to depict its subject doing something to have EV. Spikebrennan (talk) 17:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment As this guys only upload to Commons... we're DEFINITELY going to need OTRS... Looks too professional to trust it was created by the user. I'm tagging it. (Also the edits here are primarily on this one article...) — raekyt 14:43, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • also noting TinEye finds this picture all over the internet, and in color: http://www.tineye.com/search/89508dcbae9622d784250373c82430cb1c4b02c5/?sort=size&order=desc — raekyt 14:47, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Recommend suspending until licensing is resolved, but based on it being found by TinEye and the uploader stating it was never published in the upload description... theres a good chance this image is a copyvio. — raekyt 21:30, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Possible. I thought it would be unusual for a user to steal a picture and then nominate it for featured status in their own name. However, yes, OTRS would be good. J Milburn (talk) 08:10, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • Muhammad nominated not the uploader of the image? — raekyt 17:47, 4 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Suspended pending copyright check Makeemlighter (talk) 10:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC) Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:34, 15 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Image has been deleted. Makeemlighter (talk) 00:34, 15 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sofia University Rectorate

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 June 2011 at 08:29:36 (UTC)

Reason

Very representative photo of the building which is among the most popular landmarks of Sofia city. It gives a comprehensive idea of the university' main edifice and its Neo-baroque style.

Articles in which this image appears

Sofia University, Neo-baroque, Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama

Creator

MrPanyGoff

• Support as nominator --MrPanyGoff (talk) 11:40, 27 March 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• New version is uploaded (thanks to JJ Harrison).--MrPanyGoff (talk) 14:12, 25 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Unsuspended and bumped to the top of current noms. Makeemlighter (talk) 08:30, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Question Why is the resolution lower in the newer? Aaadddaaammm (talk) 20:28, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • The new one is the 3000px wide one. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:24, 7 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • There are fewer pixels on the building though. I guess it just how it was stiched. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:45, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support This works well for me now. Cowtowner (talk) 01:00, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support the new one. JJ Harrison (talk) 02:35, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Sorry, but this new image doesn't have the presence of the first. It's really busy, and doesn't make the building look interesting. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:45, 8 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Jujutacular ^talk 03:51, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Bison Skull Pile

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jun 2011 at 15:51:01 (UTC)

Reason

Previously featured (recently delisted for resolution) for its high EV and impact nothing has changed except its size.

Articles in which this image appears

American Old West, American bison. Bison hunting. Environmental racism, Plains Indians

FP category for this image

Animals -- Mammals

Creator

Photographer unknown, restored by PawełMM

• Support as nominator --Cowtowner (talk) 15:51, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Aaadddaaammm (talk) 16:21, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support: We have been wanting this for a long time. I haven't checked the restoration by PawełMM, but Kaldari who uploaded the original (File:Bison skull pile.jpg) was happy with it.
  • I checked over the restoration before I nominated this and found it was very well done. Cowtowner (talk) 19:31, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• SupportWeak support with some reservations. I might have preferred a less radical restoration. The sky here is almost completely constructed, which is understandable since there wasn't really any detail to preserve there, but it looks a bit odd in places where visible details meet the sky, such as the top left side of the pile. I also think the contrast is a little too high, leaving it rather bright at the top and rather dark at the bottom (more detail in the face and clothes of the fellow at the bottom is visible in the original). Still, a glass plate in this bad shape leaves relatively few good options, and, as said above, we did say when we delisted it that we would support a higher-resolution version with more detail. Chick Bowen 22:16, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support alt 1. Chick Bowen 02:01, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • I've added alt 2, a much more conservatively restored version. I support that as well, of course, but I'll leave the above and let the closer sort it out. Chick Bowen 22:08, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 22:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment: I'd say this belongs in American history rather than animals. J Milburn (talk) 23:13, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment. There are artifacts along the top of the skull pile that need to be cleaned up. Kaldari (talk) 23:43, 26 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment, There’s a halo around the pyre and man standing atop: it looks like image compression artefacting (although I’m certainly no expert). I’m not totally convinced this restoration has made the image any clearer (although of course there are scratches and dirt that have been removed). I would support the original file File:Bison skull pile.jpg instead, it meets all of the 8 criteria, except for maybe number 1 which we could overlook given its age, and that it’s a fantastic otherworldly bit of history. TehGrauniad (talk) 00:01, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • They're not compression artifacts; they're the pixels leftover from the restorer's attempt to recreate the line between the skull pile and sky. I agree with you and have added the unrestored version as an alternate. Chick Bowen 02:01, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Hi Chick Bowen, thanks for adding the original as an alternative. I don't want to offend anyone, the person who did the restoration is obviously very talented with this type of digital media, it's just that my preference is for the original. TehGrauniad (talk) 11:04, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support alt 1 (unrestored version) for the reasons given in my post above. Both are great, but I prefer it with less/no restoration. TehGrauniad (talk) 10:56, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I also support alt 2 (the more conservative manipulation). TehGrauniad (talk) 11:33, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support. Should never have been delisted. --jjron (talk) 14:01, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Alt 1, the restoration is not perfect, but it is definitely an improvement. Cowtowner (talk) 21:15, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support alt 2 –- great picture, pleasing to finally see it in high-res. NotFromUtrecht (talk) 21:17, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support Any. I thought this day would never come. NauticaShades 15:38, 28 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose Too cluttered I feel Hariya1234 (talk) 19:04, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Please explain? Cowtowner (talk) 00:36, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I don't mean to be flippant, but isn't clutter rather unavoidable for a pile of skulls? NauticaShades 13:09, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Strong support I wasn't feeling strongly about this, until I read Hariya's comment. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 19:33, 29 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment Aaadddaaamm, you might want to read the section on how to comment. I can spell it out for you: "Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person." Hariya1234 (talk) 14:33, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • I'm sorry, it was a little bit rude, but I was really shocked when I read your comment, as Cowtowner seems to be as well. Can you expand on how and why you find the image cluttered? Aaadddaaammm (talk) 15:10, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Oops just realised I voted twice. My bad! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 09:40, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment Shouldn't this nomination be pretty much just a formality, since it is a former FP that was delisted on size constraints, now that there is a very high resolution version of it sourced, it should only be a matter of picking which version to put back as the current replacement for the FP. It's notability, and everything else related to why we vote on a FP was decided long ago in favor of the image. I don't see any reason how a nomination like this could "fail" and general opposes for all the candidates shouldn't even be valid in this scenario. Do we have any past examples where a FP was delisted on size reasons SOLELY only later to have a high resolution version sourced and the FP reinstated? — raekyt 23:59, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Counting the votes it seems pretty unlikely that this will fail. JJ Harrison (talk) 00:14, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • I was just looking at this from a procedural point of view, I don't recall anything specific about denoms on size that later fulfill the size requirement from a new source? I presume from this we're just going as if it's a new nom, I was just point out that such a procedure may be moot due to the circumstances of why it was delisted. As for the version I'd prefer as a replacement from the old FP is probably the unedited original in lieu of a very conservative professional restoration on par with our previous high-resolution historic restorations. The dirty scan of the plate is sufficient to satisfy the FP criteria and replace the old small image, and later if/when we get a very high restoration a delist & replace nom can be handled to switch to the new restoration. I haven't really looked in detail at the "conservative" restoration listed here, but on this matter there is no reason why we should rush a restoration, just getting the very high resolution scan of this original glass plate was the biggest challenge. Luckily it was eventually sourced, thank god for the internet. — raekyt 00:29, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support (prefer Alt 2) - valuable high resolution historic image. I think the conservative restoration is the best option of the choices. Kaldari (talk) 01:32, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Support unrestored original (alt1) I don't think the Alt2 conservative restoration is good enough, still plenty of visible scratches and defects. There is no reason the unedited original can work until such time as a restoration is made that is on par with some of our past restorations of this magnitude. I don't see any reason to settle. — raekyt 01:53, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Oppose unrestored original: Some restoration is going to be beneficial here. J Milburn (talk) 10:03, 2 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I would concede and support the conservative restoration, but I still think this picture is deserving of a much more carefully done restoration. — raekyt 17:59, 3 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]