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Stair Hole

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Aug 2012 at 00:51:22 (UTC)

Original – Stair Hole is a cove that is forming just to the west of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, southern England. In a few hundred thousand years it may be as large as nearby Lulworth Cove. The folded limestone strata known as the Lulworth crumple are particularly visible at Stair Hole.

Reason: A good depiction of the subject which clearly shows the important features -the arch and the vertical strata on the right.The image is of very high resolution and has no obvious stitching errors (there is one towards the right edge of the water, but it is not very noticeable). The people on the right give a sense of scale.
Articles in which this image appears: Stair Hole
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Farwestern

Support as nominator --Mahahahaneapneap (talk) 00:51, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose The little part of horizon that can be seen on the right seems to give a clue of severe tilt towards right (on the right side). Nothing that can't be fixed, but wonder if author is still active. And remember a picture of mount St Helens from him, which never was fixed. Also suspect that fixing would move up left part off frame. - Blieusong (talk) 05:29, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose partly per Blieusong, but mainly due to the weather conditions this photo was taken in. I know we aren't exactly famous for clear blue sky in Britain, but the dull grey clouds seem to wash the life out of this picture. A nice strong sunlight scene would make this much more appealing, and would bring the colours out better. As this can (with luck and timing weather wise) be retaken in better conditions I cannot support... gazhiley 13:03, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Stitching issues are enough for me. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:00, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:03, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Amalfi

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Jul 2012 at 13:38:14 (UTC)

Original – Amalfi coast near Naples in Southern Italy.

Reason: Good view, good quality, representative scenery of Amalfi
Articles in which this image appears: Amalfi
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Paolostefano1412

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 13:38, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support great photo Azylber (talk) 23:18, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support, great detail and captures a representative segment of the coast. Daniel Case (talk) 00:19, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support According to other pictures in the article, this appears to be only a small part of Amalfi and as such I would rather a further back picture taken showing more of the town, including it's historic buildings etc. However as a picture it is striking, and interesting enough to make me read the whole article which I guess is kinda the point... gazhiley 13:06, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Colin°^Talk 11:28, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:05, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Only 4.5 supports. Possibly worth re-nominating at some point. Makeemlighter (talk) 04:05, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Papilio machaon caterpillar

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Jul 2012 at 13:47:06 (UTC)

Original – Papilio machaon caterpillar. Size: 42mm.

Reason: Another try after this nomination. See rationales there.
Articles in which this image appears: Papilio machaon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Archaeodontosaurus

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 13:47, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good zoom, although the "neck" is partially blurry. Brandmeister^talk 10:23, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks good. Dusty777 17:05, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support wow Azylber (talk) 23:19, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support I changed my mind; we should encourage more life-cycle series. -- Jkadavoor (talk) 07:17, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent quality, high EV. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{WrestleMania XXVIII} _{The Undertaker 20–0} 11:20, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Z 06:05, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --GoP _T ^C _N 13:06, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chenille de Grand porte queue (macaon).jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:06, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looking Down Sacramento Street, San Francisco, April 18, 1906

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Aug 2012 at 22:14:00 (UTC)

Original – Looking Down Sacramento Street, San Francisco, April 18, 1906. Photographer Arnold Genthe took the most famous photo of the destruction of San Francisco by earthquake and fire on April 18, 1906.

Reason: A notable photograph on its own right (is the subject of a Wikipedia article), and also adds great value to demonstrate the 1906 Earthquake of San Francisco. High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears: Looking Down Sacramento Street, San Francisco, April 18, 1906, 1906 San Francisco earthquake, History of San Francisco
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: Arnold Genthe

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 22:14, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Noisy, dust spots, appears to be some damage to the picture, looks like some light scanning lines throughout the picture. Needs restoration badly. Dusty777 02:24, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose but would probably support a restored version. Quality is just too poor compared to how good a better scan and restoration could be. -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 16:52, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Given what happened last time someone tried to do a restoration, don't count on it anytime soon. -Adam.

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:24, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vladimir Putin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2012 at 22:36:16 (UTC)

Original – Vladimir Putin the current President of Russia

Reason: high ev as lead image. high quality
Articles in which this image appears: Vladimir Putin, Bald-hairy
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office

Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 22:36, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The lighting on the right side of his head is rather odd, and there appears to have been some photoshopping of the background - for some reason his suit coat merges into the background and there's a black line around his head. Nick-D (talk) 11:34, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Agree with the assessment that it has been cut out. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:57, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:30, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

tefillin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2012 at 14:31:09 (UTC)

Original – Israeli Jewish soldier wearing tefillin and praying during the Shacharit time prayer

Reason: I belive its a high-resultion and EV of a picture to show the act of putting on tefillin and praying. It is a second go after it had one support and no opposes before closing the old nomination.
Articles in which this image appears: Tefillin, Jewish prayer, Religious Zionism, Shacharit
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: Yoavlemmer

Support as nominator --
– HonorTheKing (talk) 14:31, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
comment The crop on the right is a little tight.Genisock2 (talk) 02:07, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Good EV, but the framing is too tight, the background is distracting and the image sharpness is mediocre. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:59, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Agree with JJ, mostly it's the framing that bothers me. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 07:08, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:30, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Descent from the Cross

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2012 at 11:25:53 (UTC)

Original – The Descent from the Cross by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1435, Museo del Prado

Reason: Refreshing the previous nom with another version. I think the frame is important here due to unconventional format and contributes to EV.
Articles in which this image appears: The Descent from the Cross (van der Weyden)
FP category for this image: Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Rogier van der Weyden

Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 11:25, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- What is with the strange horizontal white line coming from the top on the right hand side? JJ Harrison (talk) 23:01, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know, probably a background fragment, but it could be removed as unimportant. Brandmeister^talk 09:46, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Support Could do with a bit of cleaning up (E.G. Dust spots, paint chips.) Dusty777 17:15, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:30, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Davisson—Germer experiment

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Aug 2012 at 20:56:32 (UTC)

Original – Experimental setup of the Davisson-Germer experiment

Edit1 - changed labels to sentence case, added more labels, put the filament inside the chamber and coloured it red to indicate that it is hot

Reason: An essential visual aid towards understanding the experiment(which was a major one in physics). The image is based on facts taken from the article with the exception of the electron gun which was based on facts from electron gun.
Articles in which this image appears: Davisson-Germer experiment
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator: Roshan

Support as nominator --Roshan (talk) 20:56, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose:The "D" in movable detector, "C" in vacuum chamber, "T" in nickel target and "B" in electron beam need not be in uppercase IMO.--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 17:13, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done

Comment More labels would be helpful. Makeemlighter (talk) 21:24, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How about now?? Roshan (talk) 15:57, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What are the boxes and arrows in the lower left corner? Pine^✉ 22:35, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Parts of an electrical circuit(couple of batteries and a rheostat). Should I label those too??

I would say yes. The symbols may be common knowledge to electrical engineers but it's not immediately obvious to me what those symbols represent. Pine^✉ 03:42, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Roshan (talk) 17:19, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:32, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Aug 2012 at 19:50:55 (UTC)

Original – AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, a Superzoom lens manufactured by Nikon

Reason: High EV, high quality
Articles in which this image appears: AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator: JDP90

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 19:50, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. 'Product' photography always has a hard time passing FPC, and understandably so, as it's about as controlled as photography can get and therefore very reproducible. But I can't really find anything to fault about this, except maybe to have shot it without the hood and to show it at both ends of the zoom range. Minor quibbles though. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:11, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Quite impressive at full view. Brandmeister^talk 13:19, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not keen on the crud, hair, scratches and dust. JJ Harrison (talk) 06:03, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose agree with JJ Harrison that for photography like this the standard for cleanliness should be higher. Pine^✉ 22:34, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:33, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sphinx

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Aug 2012 at 13:08:32 (UTC)

Original – Panoramic view of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Reason: Good quality, high EV panorama
Articles in which this image appears: Great Sphinx of Giza
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: Kallerna

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 13:08, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I "Sphinx" I'll Support this... Good detail, unusual angle... gazhiley 16:31, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
'Regretful Oppose Not being able to see the Sphinx's face detracts from the EV considerably IMO, since the Sphinx is the main object in the picture. If these problems didn't exist, I wouldn't have a problem supporting. Dusty777 02:52, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Not a fan of the angle either. It doesn't seem to show anything particularly well - neither the relationship between the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid and the town below, nor any of them in isolation. Seems to be missing a focus, in other words. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:14, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose very bad angle.--GoP _T ^C _N 18:42, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:33, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eduard Spelterini Pyramids

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Aug 2012 at 13:02:05 (UTC)

Original – Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. From left to right: Menkaure, Kephren, Cheops. Photographed from a balloon from about 600 metres above ground, by Eduard Spelterini. November 21, 1904.

Reason: A historic view of the Giza pyramids area, and a good example of Eduard Spelterini's work and of the aerial photography's beginning
Articles in which this image appears: Eduard Spelterini, Aerial photography, Great Pyramid of Giza
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Eduard Spelterini

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 13:02, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Fortunately can be retaken now in color, mediocre details at full view. Brandmeister^talk 16:16, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The largest EV isn't, of course, in the article of Giza pyramids, but on the article Eduard Spelterini, and in illustrating early aerial photography. Tomer T (talk) 18:32, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per nom. Dusty777 01:22, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Can be retaken now. The real EV would be in the pyramids, but the surrounding land, which has changed a lot, I gather. JJ Harrison (talk) 13:05, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
From my perspective what the image captures is unique. The scene's changed since 1904, and we really ought to be analysing this as a historical image. I was going to support his. However, the image's copyright status is completely incorrect. The image as I understand it was not in the public domain on 1 January 1996 by life+70, so the file is incorrectly tagged. Nor was it published before 1923. Unless Switzerland did or does apply some special rule for photographs based on their creation date, the file ought to be deleted by my reckoning. Even if there is a way to save it, I ~~oppose~~ this until it it is correctly tagged. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 15:59, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Question I would like to support this but can someone respond to Grandiose's comments about copyright? Pine^✉ 22:32, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Grandiose is completely mistaken, this work is completely out of copyright. Or, if you think this would be Egyptian copyright law, commons:Commons:Licensing#Egypt makes it clear that no copyright can be maintained here. I see no other mechanism of copyright appearing, since they went out of copyright in Switzerland in the 80s. If people aren't aware, commons:Commons:Licensing will instantly resolve most issues of this sort. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.132.168.94 (talk) 07:48, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I missed the specialised tag given as part of the PD-1996 template explaining the position. Less on the patronisation though, please. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 09:36, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support after discussion above. Pine^✉ 03:41, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:33, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Female Salticus scenicus

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Aug 2012 at 12:36:50 (UTC)

Original – Female Salticus scenicus

Reason: Great photo, adequate EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Zebra spider
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids
Creator: Kaldari

Support as nominator --TorinCBT (talk) 12:36, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
comment Depth of field issues.©Geni 22:32, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sharpness and depth of field problems. JJ Harrison (talk) 13:07, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per JJ Harrison. Pine^✉ 22:28, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:34, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Palais de l'Industrie

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Aug 2012 at 12:30:50 (UTC)

Original – Palais de l'Industrie (photo by Édouard Baldus), 1850s-1860s

Reason: High resolution, high quality and high EV picture of a historic place, by a notable photographer
Articles in which this image appears: Palais de l'Industrie
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Édouard Baldus

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:30, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose For right now. Some of those dust spots should get removed. Dusty777 17:08, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:34, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Orange-bellied Parrot female

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Aug 2012 at 09:49:18 (UTC)

Original – Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) female, Melaleuca, Southwest Conservation Area, Tasmania, Australia

Reason: Same motivation as Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Neophema chrysogaster female - Melaleuca.jpg. This species is nearly extinct in the wild. I had a dig and found this image after that one failed. There is an existing FP of the male, the female is a duller green with a paler blue frontal band.
Articles in which this image appears: Orange-bellied Parrot
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 09:49, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 17:34, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{WrestleMania XXVIII} _{The Undertaker 20–0} 14:41, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support TorinCBT (talk) 12:43, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks good. Dusty777 01:24, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support I strongly prefer this version. Pine^✉ 22:25, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Neophema chrysogaster female 2 - Melaleuca.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:35, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Democracy Index map, December 2011

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Aug 2012 at 21:56:39 (UTC)

Original – The Economist's Democracy Index as published in December 2011, with greener colours representing more democratic countries and clearly authoritarian countries in dark red.

Reason: It uses a good color palette, it illustrates the subject in a compelling way and is highly informative, has a free license and adds significant encyclopedic value to an article.
Articles in which this image appears: Democracy
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Monocletophat123

Support as nominator --→Yaniv256^talk_contribs 21:56, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too small. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{WrestleMania XXVIII} _{The Undertaker 20–0} 22:38, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I left a message now on the creator talk page. Maybe he will be able and willing to increase the resolution. →Yaniv256^talk_contribs 23:07, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The image page could really do with a detailed description of what the numbers mean, as well as more detailed sourcing information. J Milburn (talk) 23:08, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. →Yaniv256^talk_contribs 23:33, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose SVG format is best for this kind of diagram (e.g. it makes it easier for non-creators to update the file), so I can't support choosing this as an example of our best work. --99of9 (talk) 12:56, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Withdraw per resolution and format. Will renominate if addressed. →Yaniv256^talk_contribs 13:53, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:37, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by nominator. Makeemlighter (talk) 02:37, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pressurized Water Reactor

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2012 at 06:31:05 (UTC)

Original – Animated Diagram of a Pressurized Water Reactor.

Reason: This is an interesting animated image that shows the inner works of a pressurized water reactor like what they use in nuclear power plants. It shows how a nuclear power plant generates the electricity used to power our electric appliances and devices. I for one think it does a good job of showing how the power gets generated.
Articles in which this image appears: Pressurized water reactor, Light water reactor, Nuclear power plant, Byron Nuclear Generating Station
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator: U.S.NRC

Support as nominator --TomStar81 (Talk) 06:31, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is a smoother animation available? Dusty777 01:21, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Not to my knowledge, no. I'll ask though, if it would make you feel better. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:22, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - Apparently, the answer is no. The image in fact comes from a US NRC website; its public domain, but no smoother animation exists. TomStar81 (Talk) 19:11, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for checking. Dusty777 02:42, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support Per nom, and high EV. Dusty777 02:42, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose good EV but the size is small compared to our standards and there's no reason this can't be remade with a larger size. Pine^✉ 22:48, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I'd like to see more featured diagrams but I think this one needs a lot more graphic style to be of FP quality. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:40, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Inappropriate use of Comic Sans. It's a nice illustration, but not detailed enough for an encyclopaedia. Exactly the same information could be conveyed with a still diagram. Mahahahaneapneap (talk) 04:13, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:38, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Map of the Battle of Tinian (2)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2012 at 21:38:12 (UTC)

Original – Map of the Battle of Tinian in 1944, part of the Pacific Campaign.

Reason: A second nomination for this one; the previous received two supports (plus me) and no opposes (here) - a couple of comments were addressed during that nomination. Doesn't have the "wow factor" of some of my previous maps, but that's because of the limited size and complexity of Tinian itself. Instead, it presents a clear outline of the way that US forces moved down the island, something largely missing from the original US military map which has been augmented with details from other sources. For once the compilation of sources were almost entirely consistent. SVG map with the usual associated benefits.
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Tinian
FP category for this image: Diagrams, drawings, and maps
Creator: User:Grandiose from works by the US military and others (see file description)

Support as nominator --Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 21:38, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per my comments in the previous nomination. Nick-D (talk) 02:07, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support If its good enough for Nick to support then its good enough for me to support. TomStar81 (Talk) 08:55, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Question it took me a minute to figure out the feint. Could you make that easier to figure out, somehow? Pine^✉ 22:52, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What was unclear? (I was personally irritated that "Surharon" comes in the same place, but I couldn't think of a way to get round that. Maybe put both horizontal. But I'm not sure what's unclear at the moment - the location? nature of the feint?). Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 12:04, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Could you put arrows from the word "Feint" to the places on the beach where the feint occurred? This would make the style similar to what's shown in the upper left corner of the map. Pine^✉ 03:38, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I thought the distinction might be helpful for those to whom the meaning of the word "Feint" is not apparent. I could do dashed lines? Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 13:15, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think that would be worth a try. Pine^✉ 06:49, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support Per Nick. Dusty777 17:01, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per Nick also. Spongie555 (talk) 08:33, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Update: I've tweaked the feint as Pine suggested; supporters may wish to check that they still want to support but overall it's a minor change. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 13:19, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Map of the Battle of Tinian (1944).svg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:42, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Aug 2012 at 22:58:24 (UTC)

Original – Aerial view of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, 2012

Reason: High EV, large size, lead image
Articles in which this image appears: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: Jelson25

Support as nominator --Pine^✉ 22:58, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Unless this is a particularly chilled part of Seattle, then I'm going to Oppose as the entire left hand side of the picture appears to be at a 45 degree angle almost... gazhiley 13:01, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:15, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The "Rubens Vase", Byzantine empire

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Original – The "Rubens Vase", Byzantine empire, one of seven images of this item contributed by the Walters Art Museum. Carved in high relief from a single piece of agate, this extraordinary vase was most likely created in an imperial workshop for a Byzantine emperor.

Reason: Is of a high technical standard, is of high resolution, has a free license, adds significant encyclopedic value to the an article.
Articles in which this image appears: Agate
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History
Creator: Walters Art Museum

Support as nominator --→Yaniv256^talk_contribs 19:19, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: As a new poster to this process I am starving for some frank feedback. I have a good thick skin. Any thoughts about this one?→Yaniv256^talk_contribs 22:01, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose The lighting is bad, and it appears to be a little out of focus (soft.) Some of the more expert FP voters can probably go into more detail as to whats wrong and what needs to be fixed. Dusty777 02:29, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn - I think I see what you mean. Thanks! →Yaniv256^talk_contribs 10:37, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Dusty777 16:54, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Withdrawn by nominator Dusty777 16:54, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The London Eye at night in London, England

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Original – The London Eye at night on River Thames in London, England

Reason: Good quality looking picture, the main subject is in focus, high EV, high resolution, picture has free licence
Articles in which this image appears: Norwegian wiki page [1] Uk pages EDF Energy, ~~London Eye~~
FP category for this image: Places
Creator: Mike Peel

Support as nominator --Danesman (talk) 12:02, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose this is the English encyclopedia. If you want to feature an image that's used in an article on the New Norwegian Wikipedia but not on English Wikipedia then you should nominate it at the New Norwegian Wikipedia or add it to an article on English Wikipedia and wait at least seven days before nominating an image here, per our Featured Picture Criteria. Pine^✉ 03:47, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Close on that basis? gazhiley 07:51, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have added the picture to a uk page on the English encyclopedia and will re nominate after 7 days as I believe this is a really good picture that deserves to be seen and nominated and be given a fair chance at FPN--Danesman (talk) 16:39, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- To be frank, I don't think that it has much chance of passing: the photo isn't of anything in particular (is it of the London Eye or the buildings to the right of it?), and the technical quality of the shot isn't great. The odd water conditions on the river don't help either. Nick-D (talk) 08:56, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree with Nick-D. But try submitting it for quality images, might be good enough for that. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 20:24, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy close Not used in any articles per criteria 5 Dusty777 16:59, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate all of your comments and will take on board, thankyou. Although some of the comments made I feel are unjustified. Dustys comment of not used in any articles, there are two uk pages this picture is featured on EDF Energy and London Eye. The comments made by Nick-D again I feel are not helpful, the picture is of the London Eye attraction and is blatently obvious and as per the pictures title. You cannot help having the buildings in the picture! as for the water again you cannot help the way the tide is and how it moves and swirls. I think this is a really good picture which deserves better comments and is just as good as some of the pictures on wikipedia. I think some of the comments made could be a bit more constructive and could be more helpful!--Danesman (talk) 20:56, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- My comment was in relation to the London Eye not being the main element of the photo. This is a general view of this part of the Thames, and not a picture of the London Eye (I managed to take a photo from pretty much the same location using a low-quality camera in 2006 which only included the London Eye). Nick-D (talk) 07:38, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- This image is not in the London Eye article, so I have struck this above... gazhiley 08:50, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The picture was not in the articles listed above when I made my above comment, so I guess Wikipedia was a little slow in updating that info. Dusty777 02:33, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per above. Dusty777 02:33, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 05:09, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mandelbulb (3D fractal)

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Original – A ray-traced image of the 3D Mandelbulb for the iteration z ↦ z⁸ + c.

Reason: Breathtaking high-quality rendition of the mandelbulb fractal
Articles in which this image appears: Mandelbulb
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Mathematics
Creator: Ondřej Karlík

Support as nominator --Vegard (talk) 18:43, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support and for those that don't want to download a 50 meg image I can confirm it holds up at full size.©Geni 08:43, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It could do with a bit of anti-aliasing when viewed at 100%, but good enough. Never knew a mandelbrot rendering could look so much like fungus. :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:19, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Morning Sunshine (talk) 10:52, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{WrestleMania XXVIII} _{The Undertaker 20–0} 16:35, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --99of9 (talk) 04:16, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm floored. →Yaniv256^talk_contribs 00:28, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Power 8 mandelbulb fractal overview.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 05:11, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mosque of Ibn Tulun

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Original – The Mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo, Egypt. The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque's construction start date as 876 AD, and the mosque's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as 879 AD. The mosque has been restored several times, the first known restoration being in 1177. It was most recently restored by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities in 2004.

Reason: High quality image providing a good overview of the courtyard.
Articles in which this image appears: Mosque of Ibn Tulun
FP category for this image: Architecture
Creator: Berthold Werner

Support as nominator --ELEKHH^T 12:14, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Pine^✉ 22:53, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support I'm not keen on the large shadow in the foreground, but the result of the sun at the angle it is means being able to get a good level of details on the subject so it isn't enough to oppose. I would be interested in seeing a crop of this if available that cuts the shadow? Although I appreciate that may be a little tight... gazhiley 14:39, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Morning Sunshine (talk) 11:00, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Spongie555 (talk) 08:35, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 10:18, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kairo Ibn Tulun Moschee BW 4.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 05:15, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yazd Atash Behram

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Original – The Yazd Atach Behram

Reason: One of the nine Zoroastrian Atash Behram which house the highest grade of Fire. The picture is good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Fire Temple, Temple
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Zenith210

Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 04:26, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I love the picture. The reflection creates wonder. --Tamravidhir(২০১২) 08:38, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{WrestleMania XXVIII} _{The Undertaker 20–0} 20:53, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose good EV angle-wise and composition-wise, but has chromatic aberration - e.g. on the lamps in the right and left, on the gate, on the trash can, and in several other places. Also the lighting seems quite harsh - compare to this photo (which has a bit better quality, except of flaws like noise, although this one has a bit better composition in EV terms). Most importantly, although it has potential good EV, there is no article about the structure itself, and the picture doesn't contribute significantly in illustrating the articles in which it is present: Fire Temple and Temple. Tomer T (talk) 05:45, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Tomer T. Doesn't appear notable enough to have it's own article. gazhiley 14:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- It's not really relevant to this discussion - but why isn't the sturcture notable enough to have it's own article? Tomer T (talk) 16:05, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - Just paraphrasing you fella... "there is no article about the structure itself," gazhiley 12:57, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - OK. But I guess that if someone will write such an article, the article will be kept. Tomer T (talk) 12:29, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:45, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Goneplax rhomboides

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Original – Angular crab (Goneplax rhomboides) from the southern North Sea.

Reason: High quality and good EV
Articles in which this image appears: Goneplax rhomboides, Goneplax
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Crustaceans
Creator: Lycaon

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:17, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Quite soft and harsh reflections at full size. Brandmeister^talk 14:43, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Needs size reference. Listing the dimensions of this specimen on the image page would suffice. Spikebrennan (talk) 22:19, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pontederia cordata

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Original – Pontederia cordata, Plaisance National Park, Quebec, Canada.

Reason: High quality, high EV, good composition
Articles in which this image appears: Pontederia cordata
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator: Cephas

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:20, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support not a remarkable photo but good clarity for identification. Pine^✉ 03:36, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vidyasagar Setu, Kolkata, India

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Original – The picture shows the Vidyasagar Setu in the Indian city of Kolkata in West Bengal. Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is a bridge over the Hooghly River. It links the city of Kolkata to Howrah. It was built at a cost of Rs 388 crores and commissioned on October 10, 1992. It was the second bridge to be built across the Hooghly River, after the Howrah Bridge (also known as Rabindra Setu) 12 kilometres to its north was built in 1943. Vidysagar Setu is named after the 19th century Bengali educationist reformer Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

Reason: According to me, this image is one of Wikipedia's best works. The illuminated bridge and the shades of the colours create wonders. When talking about the criteria of a featured picture candidate it has good contrast and neutral colour balance. Its main subject (i.e. the bridge) is in focus. Moreover it can be used in several articles like the River Hooghly, tourism related article and also to portray the present condition of the bridge. As said earlier - "A featured picture is not always required to be aesthetically pleasing; it might be shocking, impressive.....otherwise unique images may not have to be classically beautiful at all." So I think that it should be a featured picture.
Articles in which this image appears: Tourism in West Bengal, Tourist attractions in West Bengal and Vidyasagar Setu
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator: V3mpyrik

Support as nominator --Tamravidhir(২০১২) 05:35, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Chromatic noise. Dipankan ^{(Have a chat?)} 09:15, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As you explained on your talk page: "Chromatic noise means over-illumination and high-levels of saturation. That makes a image nasty. Although, the work looks nice, but a inside, technical view reveals that it has flaws. Dipankan --^{(Have a chat?)}". Thank you for your comment. --Tamravidhir(২০১২) 17:27, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose: Nowhere near the quality of pictures we perceive as featured ones. Fails the technical test. Secret of success (talk) 16:04, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Close Fails minimum width requirement of 1500 pixels. I would ask the creator if he has a higher resolution available. Dusty777 20:13, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Dusty777 et all. Agree Speedy Close based on not meeting requirements gazhiley 08:42, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:53, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Janissary (2nd Nomination)

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Original – A 1703 drawing of a Janissary. Janissaries where chosen out of the non-Muslims of the Ottoman Empire. Ein Janitschar means "A Janissary" in German.

Reason: Was nominated before , Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Janissary, problems from the old nomination have been fixed though the last nomination got 4 supports. high ev as lead image.
Articles in which this image appears: Janissary, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman persecution of Alevis
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Christoph Weigel and Caspar Luyken (restored by RA and Centpacrr)

Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 23:19, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Pine^✉ 03:40, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Colored image would serve better. Brandmeister^talk 11:48, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:53, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)

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Original – Frankfurt's Vorstadt of Sachsenhausen at the beginning of the 17th century, water colour. Peter Becker, 1889.

Reason: High quality and high resolution scan of an historic landscape painting, with high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Peter Becker

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:29, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Fabulous, good digitalization. Brandmeister^talk 14:37, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Brand. Spongie555 (talk) 08:37, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{WrestleMania XXVIII} _{The Undertaker 20–0} 20:53, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Question what are the vertical "lines" visible at full size? If those aren't in the original then this is a problem with the scan quality. Pine^✉ 03:39, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

They look like the traces of folding to me, but very minor. Brandmeister^talk 14:53, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:54, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Only 4 supports. Likely worth re-nominating at some point. Makeemlighter (talk) 17:54, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Italian Tree Frog

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Original – Italian Tree Frog with an inflated vocal sac

Reason: High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Italian Tree Frog, Vocal sac, Behavioral ecology
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator: Benny Trapp

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 10:44, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very high EV. Neutrality^talk 20:02, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support good EV, clarity, and size. Pine^✉ 03:47, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Eye-catching EV. Brandmeister^talk 14:46, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Good EV and very well photographed. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:26, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Well captured, really making readers want to know more. --ELEKHH^T 22:57, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BennyTrapp Hyla intermedia Italien.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:49, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

European Robin

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Original – The European Robin, most commonly known in Anglophone Europe simply as the Robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher.

Reason: High quality, Nice framing and FP in common.
Articles in which this image appears: European Robin
FP category for this image
Creator: PierreSelim

Support as nominator --Alborzagros (talk) 07:12, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{WrestleMania XXVIII} _{The Undertaker 20–0} 14:42, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Underexposed and the background hints and being unnatural. I would have said Old World flycatcher rather than thrush just looking at it, given the choice. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:55, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support TorinCBT (talk) 12:44, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose For such a common and photogenic bird, I'd expect its FP to be first class. The background colour is too similar to the bird and the pose is a bit depressing. Colin°^Talk 11:42, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
comment thank you all for the nomination, and the helpful reviews. --PierreSelim (talk) 07:03, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 10:47, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks good for right now. In the event a higher quality picture comes available, this one could get replaced. Dusty777 17:13, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Pine^✉ 22:22, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rouge gorge familier - crop (WB correction).jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:53, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Aporia crataegi

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Original – Aporia crataegi butterfly on Leucanthemum vulgare, North-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany.

Reason: High EV, good quality, good composition
Articles in which this image appears: Aporia crataegi
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Fice

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 15:06, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose (apparently) too small. JJ Harrison (talk) 13:04, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Why too small? Tomer T (talk) 14:27, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think JJ means Still images should be a minimum of 1500 pixels in width and height - this one's 2,000 × 1,436 pixels. (Author might have a larger version available?). Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 21:56, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

? Tomer T (talk) 16:46, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, sorry Tomer. There was a discussion here about changing that one. it went through a few phases but the current criterion was decided upon. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 17:58, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support I think this is close enough to the minimum and we shouldn't be slaves to an exact pixel count especially when the long side is 2000 pixels. This is a good image. Pine^✉ 22:44, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per WP:IAR. This is one of the best pictures I've ever seen. Ryan Vesey 00:47, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jkadavoor (talk) 10:11, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Vegard (talk) 07:49, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support No reason not to--Morning Sunshine (talk) 10:40, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:AporiaCrataegi.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:58, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Graciosa, Canary Islands

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Original – Panorama photo taken from Lanzarote showing La Graciosa

Reason: High quality, good EV
Articles in which this image appears: Graciosa, Canary Islands
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: MJJR

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:26, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Landscapes are fairly easy subjects and demand excellent composition... I think the foreground island detracts in this case. It would have been better to shoot from a position that minimised any distracting elements. Image quality is average. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:16, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose agree with Diliff. Pine^✉ 10:01, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Diliff and Pine. The composition is just simply not there all the way. It is good that it shows the entire island, but there should be no foreground to distract from the subject itself. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 20:27, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:20, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Line integral of scalar field

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Original – Line integral of a scalar field. The two-dimensional scalar field f can be represented as a surface embedded in three dimensions. The line integral on the scalar field is equivalent to the integral of the curve along the surface defined by the field.

Reason: Fits the relevant criteria:

Sharp graphics and smooth animation, with meaningful use of colors and high quality anti-aliasing.
Non-localized captions allow for its use across all projects, regardless of language.
Significantly improves the relevant article, bringing intuitive sense to the sometimes cryptic mathematical formalism.
It's mathematically accurate.
Well-paced, so each step can be absorbed by the viewer.
Public domain license.
It's cool looking.

Articles in which this image appears: Line integral
FP category for this image: Category:Featured_animations
Creator: Kieff

Support as nominator. I don't feel very comfortable nominating my own stuff, but I think this is one of the best among my recent submissions. Also, we need more math-related FPs. Photos get all the love. — Kieff | Talk 17:43, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- An excellent illustration of an otherwise hard to explain concept. Kudos! Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:20, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per nom. Dusty777 02:24, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Question: In the final formula, does the vertical line indicate division? Is this a standard way of writing that? Rmhermen (talk) 18:18, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- It indicates the modulus (the absolute value) of the quantity which is inside bars. Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:36, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- There are different notations for it, but I decided to stick with the one in the article for consistency. — Kieff | Talk 18:43, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support good EV. Pine^✉ 03:56, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support very nice. --99of9 (talk) 04:19, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Very impressive! --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 16:40, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Line integral of scalar field.gif --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:23, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror

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Original – NASA video explaining Curiosity's atmospheric entry, descent, and landing. NASA called the EDL procedure "Seven Minutes of Terror".

Reason: High EV video explaining the atmospheric entry, descent, and landing of Curiosity and the Mars Science Laboratory
Articles in which this image appears: Mars Science Laboratory
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator: NASA

Support as nominator --Pine^✉ 04:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent quality and strong EV (including in its own right; various media outlets wrote articles arguing that this dramatic video was significant as it was very well made and generated considerable interest in the landing). Nick-D (talk) 10:33, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
SUpport: FPC requires that this be the best medium we have; we have nothing like this. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 15:58, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Nick-D Spongie555 (talk) 19:16, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per all. gazhiley 10:24, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support as per all above. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 16:31, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per anything! Obtund^Talk 18:03, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror.ogv --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:27, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Salvatore Cordileone

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Reason: High Ev as lead image, good quality, probably one of the best and highest quality image we have of a modern day Roman Catholic Bishop
Articles in which this image appears: Salvatore Cordileone
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: QvisDevs

Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 03:14, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - bit of a photoshop disaster this one. The jacket has been edited to be featureless black, the collar featureless white. Red channel is edited so the cap and piping look unnatural and he has an odd pink flush. The background looks artificial (created in program) and there is a distinct sharpening halo - Peripitus (Talk) 12:23, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I do think shots like this could make excellent featured pictures, but I have to agree completely with Peripitus (apart from the background- I'd imagine it's "real".) J Milburn (talk) 11:26, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose Wow! What a disaster! Peripitus is right on every count. Not even close to FP standards. The pink hurts my eyes... That out of the way, J Milburn is right, and these 'studio' shots can make great FPs, but IMO, they are so un-WP-like, as they are hardly ever free images. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 19:46, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Suggest Speedy Close There's no way this is going to get nominated. Dusty777 02:20, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support Speedy Close --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 02:27, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:23, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vladimir Gligorov

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Original – Vladimir Gligorov is the founder of the Democratic Party (Serbia) and son of Kiro Gligorov, the first president of the Republic of Macedonia.

Reason: High Ev as lead image, good quality
Articles in which this image appears: Vladimir Gligorov
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Medija centar Beograd

Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 19:15, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm not fond of this pose and the fact that the portrait is pretty much the face only. I think that we could get a better alternative. Also the article is barely stub quality and has only one reference. Pine^✉ 10:10, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the pose is inconsistent with WP policy. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 18:15, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki-policy for featured images that is... --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 19:43, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per pine. Alborzagros (talk) 12:02, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose. It is a high quality image with good composition. My concern is EV. If the article grows beyond stub, I would support this becoming a featured picture. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 18:15, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose That background looks very out of focus.I can't make out what the writing is supposed to say,but it distracts from the subject of the picture itself Lemon martini (talk) 19:24, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion, that is an excellent use of DOF to stand out the subject of the image. Otherwise the background and the writing would distract the viewer from the subject itself. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 19:58, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I really don't understand the opposition, such DOF is so classic for portraits. --PierreSelim (talk) 11:46, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Good picture but not very intersting. Jimerb (talk) 13:43, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:24, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Photo of San Martín

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Original – Daguerreotype of José de San Martín, made in París in 1848

Reason: It is the only photo ever taken of José de San Martín, liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru. The noise was reduced some months ago. Note that the real photo is just 10 x 12 centimetres, so the image here can't be expected to be much larger than this.
Articles in which this image appears: Later life of José de San Martín, José de San Martín
FP category for this image: People/Military
Creator: Unknown

Support as nominator --Cambalachero (talk) 17:01, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I would suggest the background be removed and the image saved as a PNG with a transparent background as further image cleanup. It should be in its best possible shape before becoming featured. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 20:04, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I made a request at the Graphics lab Cambalachero (talk) 23:03, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:25, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Minerva bowl

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Original – The gilt bowl from Hildesheim Treasure, depicting Minerva. The bowl is 25 cm in diameter and 7.1 cm in depth, with two handles being 3.4 cm long.

Reason: One of the exquisite pieces from Hildesheim Treasure and a good example of ancient applied arts.
Articles in which this image appears: Hildesheim Treasure, Minerva, others
FP category for this image: Artwork/Others
Creator: Andreas Praefcke

Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 14:53, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support photo is a little grainy but good overall. Pine^✉ 10:07, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
comment blown highlights. Ones around the face a particular problem dito ones at the bottem of the plate. Mind you thats pretty much a problem with any reflective object under museum lighting.©Geni 21:21, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose. I would have been willing to support it but chromatic abberation and blown highlights just push the image quality below par IMO. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:36, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose per Geni. Hard to see details due to poor lighting. I would suggest arranging with the museum to take a better picture. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 20:12, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Difficult. If you look at museum pics of the same class of objects they tend to have the same problems. You might be able to pull something off with some very well placed soft boxes and some HDR tricks but quite a challenge.©Geni 17:03, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that may do it, but it is difficult. It is a shame really... --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 19:04, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose. Striking and interesting, but grainy. I would be willing to overlook that if the bowl had its own article, but, as it is, the EV isn't actually super-high. J Milburn (talk) 11:30, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:25, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dendrocygna javanica

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Original – Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) at Walsrode Bird Park, Germany

Reason: Clear image, good angle, high quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Lesser Whistling Duck
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Fiorellino

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:27, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose the duck's back is a bit blurry, so I don't think this is "among Wikipedia's best work". Pine^✉ 10:06, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. When you can get both sides of a duck in focus with a telephoto at f/2.8, I want to see it. Until then, this is just fine. Clegs (^{engage in rational discourse}) 10:34, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That is true. Simply use a different lens. Until then, I wish we had a 'Good image' category. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 20:17, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Oppose. Slight agree with Pine that it is not among Wikipedia's best work. The image doesn't 'wow' me. I would suggest the entire duck be in focus and the colors be more lively. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 20:17, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per JJ Harrison's comments on atypical captive habitat. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 19:03, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Saw some of these in Thailand. This captive habitat seems atypical. Maybe a little too much noise reduction too. JJ Harrison (talk) 06:11, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I think the composition is excellent, but the image quality is a little lacking. I'm also concerned about JJ's comments. J Milburn (talk) 11:28, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:25, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Heroes Square Budapest

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Original – Hősök tere (meaning "Heroes' Square" in Hungarian) is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary. Its iconic statue complex, the Millennium Memorial, was completed in 1900. It is located at the northern end of Andrássy Avenue, both being part of an extensive World Heritage Site.

Reason: High EV, as it well captures the configuration of the square, details of the sculptures and the diversity of activities on the square. It is well composed and has a nice smooth lighting, which also illustrates the orientation of the square relative to the cardinal points. For those picky on technical details, the minor CA on the left side might be an issue, but I don't think it significantly distracts from the overall EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Hősök tere
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Sveter

Support as nominator --ELEKHH^T 23:13, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It is a pretty good photo and useful for the article. I don't think it is among our best, however. The man with a mobile and plastic bag has a twin. The verticals aren't true, especially at the sides. The left and right columns don't line up horizontally, which I think is probably quite tricky to achieve as you'd have to stand in just the right position. Possibly the photo can be taken from further back to reduce the horizontal stretching at the sides (from other photos, there appears to be a road behind the camera position, which could be crossed--though traffic may then be an issue). I guess it is difficult to take this without people, but the three nearest are distracting and I want to eliminate them if I had overlapping frames. -- Colin°^Talk 13:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Colin. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 22:35, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:26, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Albert Einstein, 1921

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Original – The famous physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein in 1921

Reason: Lead image for the Wikipedia article about the famous physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein
Articles in which this image appears: Albert Einstein, Scientific theory, Pantheism, University of Zurich, List of humanists and others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: Ferdinand Schmutzer

Support as nominator --Pine^✉ 10:18, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 16:18, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The nom is cropped, this appears to be the entire version. Brandmeister^talk 16:38, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Excellent EV. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 16:55, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per Yaniv256. Will support the entire version becoming FP. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 23:57, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose this crop. The hand on the table and the small belly are just so him. How can they be left out? →Yaniv256^wind_roads 22:18, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose great subject but not a very high quality photo. Jimerb (talk) 19:16, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:08, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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