Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/February 2013

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Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar beging to combat fires during a simulted fire exercise at the ARFF Training Pit here. Constant communication helped them put out the fires as safely and quickly as possible June 13-14.
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Español: Basílica de nuestra señora de la Chiquinquira
Thank Alvesgaspar, I do not do everything, Poco a poco was the one who corrected the perspective --The Photographer (talk) 22:01, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Caparica January 2013-1a.jpg

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Robert M. Gates
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HMS Severn (P282)
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Jacky Lizard
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Katarina church and cementery
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Harrier over RAF Akrotiri
I see the artefacts, and might be able to get a better version off the MoD. Could you point out The dust using the note tool please? I can't see it! Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 15:28, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I marked it. I'm not sure if it's a dust spot or a JPEG artefact. Tomer T (talk) 18:39, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Could it be just a darker patch of ocean? Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 19:50, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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View from Mt Penobscot summit
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Chapter House of the Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, Northern California.
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File:Praying statue of king Amenemhet III - 1840-1800 BC - Neues Museum.JPG, not featured

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Praying statue of king Amenemhet III. Neues Museum, Berlin.
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Sangaste manor main building
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USS Cassin Young in Dry Dock
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Uca leptodactyla in Margarita Island
I do not like to explain, however, the subject is extremely small, about 5 inches, my 70-300 in macro could not capture more details. --The Photographer (talk) 11:32, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Why not? This shot by you File:Fiddler crab 4.jpg has more resolution, though it's lacking sharpness and the lighting I find better in the FPC version. --A.Savin 13:21, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That version is seen significantly more blurred. An image is bigger is not necessarily having more details --The Photographer (talk) 14:35, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Capsule of a Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
    Capsule of a Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
  • Bud of Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
    Bud of Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
  • Opium Poppy flower showing a bud and a fruit in the background
    Opium Poppy flower showing a bud and a fruit in the background
  • Yes; but there is not a need to update our FPs according to en:wiki. Further note that they moved the FP to the gallery and may de-list soon. The name Opium Poppy is used for Papaver somniferum but it is not very important. Not a fan of too many sets otherwise there is a strong link between the pictures like dorsal and ventral side of an insect. So  Oppose. JKadavoor Jee 08:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The Grohmann peak in the Dolomites - SE face
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Wind Farm
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University Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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File:Crocuta crocuta (Etosha, 2011).jpg

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English: Adult spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Etosha National Park

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Aerial view at summit of Hochblauen (1164 m) and communication tower
I question if this aerial view is really banal and average. --Wladyslaw (talk) 06:43, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:William Blake - Sconfitta - Frontispiece to The Song of Los.jpg, featured

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The Song of Los frontispiece
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Austrian film director Ulrich Seidl
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Chicago Skyline, Illinois, USA
✓ Improved through addressing your comments and other issues, thanks, Poco a poco (talk) 17:32, 26 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Vincennes - Chateau 02.jpg, not featured

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Castle of Vincennes, Paris, France
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File:Canteloupe and cross section.jpg

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Cantaloupe
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: the size is to small (less then 2MP) + not acceptable license (GFDL 1.2 only). Please see the "Formal things" - Alchemist-hp (talk) 11:23, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
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Ballroom of the Blackpool Tower
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Graxaim encontrado no caminho para os Canions de Itaimbezinho
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View of Los Gigantes (The Giants) from Puerto de Santiago, Tenerife, Spain
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Hammetschwand lift and Rigi mountain in the background above the clouds, Bürgenstock, LU, Switzerland.
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8000 foot elevation sign with water droplets/frost.
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File:Iguazu Décembre 2007 - Panorama 8.jpg, not featured

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A section of the Iguazú Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil. A bird in flight is visible on the left side of the image. Viewing platforms are visible in the upper left background.
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File:Jan Miense Molenaer - Two Boys and a Girl Making Music - WGA16091.jpg, not featured

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Jan Miense Molenaer - Two Boys and a Girl Making Music
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File:Cactus from Macanao Peninsula.jpg

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Macanao peninsula
 Info The illumination is natural, there is a high image range, to thereby be able to have an image without overexposure or subexposures. I disagree, however, I respect your point of view, thank you very much for your comment, always help to improve the standard. --The Photographer (talk) 18:36, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Gelber-Frauenschuh-Holzminden.jpg

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Yellow Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)
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Archeological Museum of Macedonia in Skopje
 Comment the users above explained to you that this image needs perspective correction. I spend some time to correct your image. Sadly... as I see, you reverted to the previous version.. which has strong perspective distortion. Ggia (talk) 14:07, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Eta Carinae Nebula

 Support --Ximeg (talk) 10:08, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Grampus griseus Reconstitution.jpg

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✓ Done--Citron (talk) 21:22, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Seen enthusiasm for this nomination, I prefer to withdraw !--Citron (talk) 18:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 I withdraw my nomination

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English: Adult springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) male in Etosha National Park
blue pelage?, If this were a unicorn would believe it. If you desire, I could correct the problem --The Photographer (talk) 17:39, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I was just looking at the ears and not the horns. I see it now. Thanks. I'm not sure how to fix it. So, I would appreciate it if you could fix it (or point me to some instructions?) :) Yathin sk (talk) 18:50, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This is as simple as pushing a button with lightroom. There are other free alternatives like GIMP. I'll do it tonight. ;) --The Photographer (talk) 19:25, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded another version, I'm not sure but I think so, chromatic aberration is fixed. --The Photographer (talk) 21:56, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Posterization too and CA (minimal light in tower a8) --The Photographer (talk) 19:40, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Monument to the wars of Alexander I and Napoleon
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Петергоф верхний сад фонтан
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Grazia Maria Pinto, Miss Universe Italy 2012
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Rainbow in Morvich, Scotland
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African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) in flight over Mankwe Dam at the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa
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Nagarhole National Park
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Apotheosis of Cosimo I de Medici, details of the ceilings of the Salone dei Cinquecento, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
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Juvenile griffon vulture
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La Digue coastal scenery
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Bruegge, View from Rozenhoedkaai, blue hour
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Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam
 Comment Considering its significance, I think that can be overlooked. Photographs of Ethiopian royalty or any African royalty of this period with anything close to this quality are very rare and under-represented on Commons. — አቤል ዳዊት?(Janweh64) (talk) 05:42, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:3 2009 -officielt-digitalt-foto Pernille-Klemp.jpg, featured

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Buzz Aldrin during his presentation at Campus Party 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Corner of the fort of Saint Philip and the Peninsula of Troia in the background, Setubal, Portugal
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Osaka Castle in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan. The main building has been changed, damaged, and repaired multiple times since the original major construction on the site in 1496. The main building is built on two platforms with walls and moats outside of each platform. Modern skyscraper buildings are visible in the background.
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1950's Italian made Charron Freres Accordion
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Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne, évangile de Jean
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Speicher Zillergründl
Weak oppose due to the method solving the stitching error --Villy Fink Isaksen (talk) 12:36, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Tiny flowers macro
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Церковь Иверской Божией Матери
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View of the crescent moon through the top of the earth's atmosphere. By International Space Station crew Expedition 13 over the South China Sea.
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Kozica górska
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: the image has a watermark, has no description, is not properly categorized, is not identified and is OOF.  B.p. 22:12, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
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Bati girl
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
Your two pictures are taken on June and December. A big time gap but colours and marks are almost the same. I think it is due to aging. Why I always get the old ones? :( Joydeep Talk 17:42, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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PM in Maracaibo
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Schloss Forstegg Salez
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Sunrise painting
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Painting of a fisherman
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Plantago ovata
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Sulfur mining in Kawah Ijen
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Ruins of coal mine "Arthur-de-Buyer"

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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: it has significantly less than 2 million pixels. --Julian H. (talk/files) 17:27, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

File:Holy Isle from Lamlash.jpg

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Holy Isle from Lamlash
Thanks for the comments. Would cropping off the left two boats help? I did consider it but the Isle is centred in the middle of Lamlash bay so an off-centre position might have less EV. I can't remember about the polariser as this was last summer but I'm aware of the problem it can cause and agree this might be the reason. I could see if some Lightroom adjustment can balance the sky better. -- Colin (talk) 10:16, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I've desaturated the sky. Thanks for the feedback. However it is clear that this pic isn't wowing anybody.

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Empty car parking with cyclist

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The Odeon of Kos in Kos, Greece.

 I withdraw my nomination —kallerna™ 17:18, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Peacock Island Palace in Berlin-Wannsee, Germany.
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Part of a resort on Landaa Giraavaru, Maldives.
✓ Done I think I corrected the red CA... - Godot13 (talk) 00:02, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for cleaning up the categorization - Godot13 (talk) 21:44, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, thank you. It is better now. --Jebulon (talk) 15:54, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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One of the doors of the "Casa dos Professores", Funchal, Madeira.
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Portrait of the German Minister-President of the 6th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff.
We aim for evaluating the image on FPC, not the effort/hardship for its making. I don't think the time frame matters at all in this case - it is a self-made limitation and could easily be circumvented by asking the politician for a private photo session or extend the time per photo ratio in the project. The project's current mass processing is unlikely to encourage perfectionism or an eye for detail. Regards, Peter Weis (talk) 19:33, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I know what you do; and I evaluate lots of FP's in this category as worse than this one which is why I nominated it. Surely, you can disagree, I neither mind nor care because evaluation is unobjective, related to the people who participate in this evaluation, their personal mood, understanding of FP, etc. pp. (which you can perfectly see here in different opinions on this very photo). But, imo, looking at all circumstances how a photo was taken can at least improve your understanding of it, isn't it? Besides, I strongly doubt the easiness—a Minister-President will not take more than 5 minutes for such photography (which he did for us). Plus, we can discuss whether photos have to be perfect to be featureable (what all Wikipedia articles are not) or if they should just copy the reality (why in fact should I have removed the button or cut off his ear to make a, in your opinion, perfect photo?). But that would take us too far away. Cheers, —DerHexer (Talk) 19:56, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Apparently you do care, hence your reply in the first place. Our guidelines state "Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in a photographic image is generally acceptable, provided it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive." Furthermore "Extensive manipulations must be clearly described in the image text [...]" Some issues as expressed above (highlights at the forehead and eyeball reflections) could be easily edited, complying with our guidelines. Don't get me wrong: You shouldn't "remove" the button or "cut off" his ear. I didn't propose photoshopping them away and even if you would chose this option you could do so by adding {{Retouched picture}}. A more sophisticated pose could have prevented these issues and within thoughtful consideration and preparation lies the quality I consider decisive for a Featured Picture. I don't think that this has to be an either-or-discussion: a perfect (insert your definition here) photo is capable of displaying reality. It's always refreshing to see this kind of debate sprouting its shoots from opposing votes such as mine, for in the end it remains a subjective verdict. Regards, Peter Weis (talk) 22:56, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ofc, I reduced the highlights and reflections. If you think that it's not enough, do not hesitate to improve my picture. I would be very grateful. Cheers, —DerHexer (Talk) 23:20, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support For me this is a fine portrait with good pose and composition. When I evaluate "wow" factor in cases where it's not clear-cut, I ask myself, "Does this image make me want to read more about the subject?" And here I'd say, yes it does. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:46, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Excellent studio portrait. Nothing better to expect in this genre. If this one is not FP, then we also should delist this or this one (just to name a few). --A.Savin 20:22, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • I agree with you. A lot of other portrayals on FP are much worse than this one. Espcecially (sorry Peter Weis) the one of Angela Merkel. Nearly everything is wrong there (light, level of details, composition, expression, massive NR). The photo here shows a State Premier of a German state, perfectly photographed. And I also agree with DerHexer: A State Premier (Ministerpräsident) has for sure not many time for comprehensive preparitions. "Asking the politician for a private photo session" is not an option in this case :) --Tuxyso (talk) 08:28, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose per other. Eine Softbox links und rechts mit richtig eingemessenem Licht, ergibt zweifelsohne ein perfekt belichtetes, scharfes Bild, aber leider kein Exzellentes. In dieser Situation muss sich der Fotograf nur um das Motiv/Person kümmern und dann dürfen solche Sachen wie oben erwähnt nicht passieren. Man bürstet auch die Schuppen von der Jacke wenn sie da sind, den bei dieser Auflösung sieht man nun alles. Der Herr Haseloff wäre ihnen für diese Aufmerksamkeit dankbar gewesen. Was mich auch noch stört, ist die unterschiedlich Darstellung der beiden Schultern, entweder beide angeschnitten oder beide komplett sichtbar. Bei weniger schräger Schulterstellung, ergibt sich auch kein so heftiger Größenunterschied der Schultern. Leider ist mein Englisch so schlecht, dass ich meinen Kommentar in Deutsch schreiben muss um Missverständnisse zu verhindern. Ich denke du hast nun viele Tipps bekommen und das nächste Mal klappt alles besser. --Ritchyblack (talk) 06:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Die Schuppen hatte ich eigentlich weggestempelt. Aus irgendwelchen Gründen waren sie nach Abspeichern wieder da. Kann ich natürlich noch weiter entfernen. Tatsächlich ist das ein Ausschnitt aus einem Foto, in dem beide Schultern vollständig aufgenommen sind (ähnlich wie hier); tatsächlich gefällt mir das aber so besser. Grüße, —DerHexer (Talk) 10:03, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Per A.Savin and Tuxyso. I just find very funny that, during aaaaall these very serious technical discussions, nobody notices the dust spot at right (annotated). Sorry to be so "basic".lol--Jebulon (talk) 11:17, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Damn, I thought that I have removed all of them in all pictures. Thanks for your bright eyes! I removed the scarf too. Cheers, —DerHexer (Talk) 13:22, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support High quality picture and per A.Savin / Tuxyso indeed better than some other FP. Regards, Vogone (talk) 16:40, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Kruusamägi (talk) 17:17, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Tomer T (talk) 18:59, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Olaf Kosinsky (talk) 08:14, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Vyborg Castle in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
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Diagram of chloroplast division
  1. The transparent background can be a problem on many of the non-English Wikipedias. On many of the non-English Wikipedias, containers such as thumbnails have a grayish background which show through your image and give it a dull appearance. For example, here is a link to your image in a thumbnail container on my sandbox on the German Wikipedia. The same applies to most of your other SVG images, many of which are very beautiful and high EV.
  2. There are a number of shaded rectangles that don't match the text in steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 which should be altered or removed.
  3. The image is not smartphone friendly. I don't have the statistics ready to cite, but a very large fraction of Wikipedia usage is via smartphone. It's OK on a standard tablet, but hard to read on a mini-tablet. In the future, try to remember the diversity of devices on which people will access your images.
  4. Going along the same lines, this is not a low-vision-friendly image, especially the light green lettering in the middle.
  5. Despite all of these reservations, I'm still giving my support, since I know that you will do your best to fix the issues, if not necessarily here, but certainly in your future productions!
Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 14:54, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  1. When I first started to illustrate for wikipedia, I put white backgrounds on everything, for the same exact reasons you mentioned. However, I read several guidelines that recommended that we use transparent backgrounds (and several complaints against another illustrator for using opaque backgrounds), so now I use transparent backgrounds for almost everything, reserving opaque ones for pictures that need fake alpha masking, as the mediawiki renderer doesn't support true SVG alpha masks, and space images, which take a black background. If it's that important, I could upload an opaque version, though I would rather not as I am trying to reduce "version proliferation" which makes it very difficult to issue updates and improvements. 1 language × 2 opacities = 2 versions isn't too bad, but think 2 opacities × (3 languages + 1 numbered) × 2 editable/ineditable versions × 2 titled/untitled = 32 versions to create, upload, interlink, and update.
  2. I own a smartphone, and I know all too well how frustrating web browsing can be on one. However, for this picture, the only way this would work is breaking open the circle and laying it in a linear sequence (ruining the "cycle" element). I am sorry, but it is hard enough to convert something three-dimensional to two-dimensions, going down to one dimension is simply too restrictive.
  3. That's a stylistic thing ;)
  4. The green text in the light font is simply a footnote, and I might even remove it—I'm not completely sure what the source meant about chloroplast DNA replication.
Anyway, thanks for your support—Kelvinsong (talk) 19:33, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  1. I'd be interested in reading the guidelines that you mention. Guidelines can be changed, although I know, from personal experience, that the MOS is maintained by a bunch of language lawyers who can be exceedingly intolerant of opposing points of view. By any chance can you point me to the proper subsection, chapter, verse of the vast, sprawling Manual of Style? Thanks!
  2. I understand, which is why I wasn't asking you to attempt the impossible. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 20:41, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
After some searching, I finally managed to find it in Help:SVG, under the FAQ section. I also found that example of someone opposing an illustration for an opaque background, though it's on a FPC from 2007. I suppose that Help:SVG guideline should be taken with a grain of salt—it also says you shouldn't use Gaussian blurs because the renderer won't render them (Not true, the renderer is *very buggy* with the blur, but it renders them . . . sometimes.). Still, I think a better approach would be to be able to specify the background in the Thumbnail syntax, though you'd have to talk to the Mediawiki people to do that.—Kelvinsong (talk) 22:22, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"However, if your image really needs a specific colored background, create a rectangle the size of the image, fill it with the background color of your choice, and choose the command Object → Lower to Bottom." — That is what I regularly do for my own images, since several of them appear on the German and French Wikipedias, and the default grayish thumbnail backgrounds on those wikis really stink. For example: File:MMX with optical resonators DE.svg, File:MMX with optical resonators fr.svg. The various multiple image containers on the English Wikipedia have grayish backgrounds as well.
I don't think that WarX was criticizing white versus transparent backgrounds. The image in question had a transparent background. I think, rather, that he meant that the image should have been cropped to have minimal margins. Another possible interpretation of his comments, maybe, is that he thought some other color than white would be preferable... who knows, mauve? Chartreuse? =)
Being able to specify background color would be a nice feature. I'll try suggesting it. But the specific issue is that the different language wikis are apparently operating on different branches of the base code, and new features like the default white thumbnail backgrounds in the English Wikipedia haven't propagated to all of the other branches. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 23:28, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Diagram of a cyanobacterium
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Kose church
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
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Boabab tree (Adansonia digitata) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
 Comment Alchemist, can you mark where you notice the CA? It will help to improve the images. --NJR_ZA (talk) 12:54, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done --Alchemist-hp (talk) 14:26, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Alchemist. --NJR_ZA (talk) 12:50, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Two E-2 Hawkeyes flying past Mount Fuji.
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Royal Naval College Greenwich
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Town Hall of Tallinn in night-time
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Britain Needs You at Once - WWI recruitment poster - Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster No. 108
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Brussels: Cinquantenaire
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St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn, Estonia
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Carina Nebula
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The Skyhook sculpture on Trafford Wharf Road, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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Street rainbow, refraction of sunlight trough a prism (a glass storefront) and water on the street.
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Underneath the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver during blue hour
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Scottish Rite Cathedral, Indianapolis, Indiana State, USA
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Young Dwarf Mongoose in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Venta de cepillados El popular Jesús Ríos
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African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana), Kruger National Park, South Africa (2008).
I wish I had the space to give... I've got profile shots of the elephant drinking. It suddenly (for an elephant) turned and started toward the jeep. The guide lurched away leaving me with some very angled images. This is the best crop possible to produce a level image. - Godot13 (talk) 08:28, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment Are there instructions on how to add an other version? This other version is a different image (of the same subject). -Godot13 (talk) 21:18, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Tallinn city walls
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Ruins of Tartu Cathedral
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A Blue-spotted Tree Monitor, Varanus macraei
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A lightning strike
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: the image is of very poor quality (e.g. noise, CA,...) and is of minimum size to boot.  B.p. 22:13, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
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Anadara brasiliana
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Assembling the North American B-25 Mitchell at Kansas City, Kansas (USA). Reproduction digitized from original 4x5 color transparency.
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Guerrillero Heroico by Alberto Korda
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fishing at Rocky Bay Western Australia
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Corporate Headquarter of ThyssenKrupp, building Q1
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Choir and nave of the Orléans Cathedral - Orléans, Loiret, France.
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Corporate Headquarter of ThyssenKrupp
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Wieliczka - Kopalnia Soli, kierat konny węgierski (zabytek nr A-580)
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Triumph Arch in Rua Augusta, Lisbon, Portugal
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Lasioglossum pseudosphecodimorphum female
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  • Saint Matthew
    Saint Matthew
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    Saint Mark
  • Saint Luke
    Saint Luke
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    Saint John
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View from Glenfinnan Site
Hmm, the alternative you linked is imo over-exposed - the sky is blown and trees too light green. "If you don't like the weather in Scotland, wait five minutes...". On a cloudy day like this, if the wind is strong, the lighting in the glens can change from one minute to the next. Those two photographs are taken four minutes apart and a half-stop different exposure. The scene here, where some of the hills are getting sunlight and others in deep gloom is quite characteristic and natural. -- Colin (talk) 19:01, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The two pictures are totally natural and effectively taken almost at the same time. As Colin says, weather is changing so fast there. Jkadavoor, what do you mean by linking the other picture? -- Kirua (talk) 19:27, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wish a bit more lights if possible. I like the light in the middle of second half; but all else is a bit gloomy. Further, I wish a better AOV, giving emphasize to the memorial (?); here the picture seems more emphasize to the bright rights side. Just my opinion; the place is not familiar to me. JKadavoor Jee 04:03, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • ✓ Done I added some more light, especially on the dark parts. For the AOV, I have other pictures emphasized to the memorial. I want this one to show all the site, including the viaduct on the right side. Thank you. -- Kirua (talk) 07:33, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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A Magicicada cassini female during oviposition.
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* Support Tamba52 (talk) 08:01, 15 February 2013 (UTC) per 5th day -- Colin (talk) 19:49, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Portrait of Amir Kabir, reformist chancellor of Iran (1807 - 1852), ceaated in 1849.
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Badab-e Surt
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Vendedor de agua de coco en Maracaibo.
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Comparison between a photograph and a drawing in anime/manga style from the same viewpoint
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 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: the images fails the size requirements.  B.p. 10:49, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
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Black rhinoceros and giraffe in Etosha National Park.
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Focus stacking image of Halyomorpha halys.
Quite right Jkadavoor. Thanks for your explicative image. Jacopo Werther iγ∂ψ=mψ 13:55, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Heavy seas
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Christen Eagle II at Hahnweide
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U.S. Navy diver on training exercise
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Canary Island Spurge (Euphorbia canariensis) close to the Mirador de Archipenque at Los Gigantes in the Santiago del Teide municipality on the west coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands.
 Info Sorry, this image is not about subject detail, but about the entire plant in its natural environment (not as There in a garden). Cheers, --Cayambe (talk) 09:55, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Lighthouse in the coast of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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Building in Henriksdalshamnen, Södra Hammarbyhamnen, Stockholm.
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Howrah Bridge
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Stained glass window (1880) depicting Joan of Arc in La Rochelle Cathedral - Charente-Maritime, France.
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English: Sand dunes in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. Older dunes are reddish and larger, newer dunes are yellow-brown.
I've struck my oppose. Yathin sk says the adjustments to the original image were to make it look like he remembered rather than to make a saturated abstract. Sometimes reality does look unreal. Colin (talk) 11:18, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You can upload the RAW file too --The Photographer (talk) 17:36, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support This photograph is the most beautiful thing I've seen here in a while --The Photographer (talk) 14:25, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose -- This version, which is apparently overdone. Let's wait for the uncropped one and see. Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:30, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Comment I didn't nominate this and I prefer not voting on this but I'm still curious to learn and to answer critiques. Original version: File:Namib-Naukluft Sand Dunes (2011) original.jpg. What's overdone? I'd rather shoot conservatively with the camera and tweak colors on a more powerful computer than the camera. I used to shoot with Nikon D70/D300/D2x before moving to Canon 7D/1Ds III/1D IV so I've seen it first hand how amazing Nikon can make photographs shot in auto-saturation mode look, compared to Canons! I'm only bringing up the Nikon/Canon issue because I've also seen other Canon users needing to work harder with post-processing/colors than Nikon users. Also, my humble suggestion is that if you choose to use harsh words (like your earlier comment about whether this being photography at all), please back it up with a more detailed feedback (like @Colin did so wonderfully). -- Yathin sk 21:03, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • Those harsh comments never took place, maybe it is your imagination! . There are two things I don't like: the lack of detail; and the apparently unnatural colors. The first issue seems to be the result of the convection of warmed air from the heated ground, much agravated by the use of a telephoto; the second ... I don't know but I suspected that the colors had been somehow oversatured in the digital lab. That is why I withdrew my first comment and decided to wait and see. Anyway, I much prefer the uncropped version! -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:40, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        • Perhaps I'm high on internet addiction Clin but thank you for sharing your thoughts. It is much appreciated. This is what, an hour or so after sunrise on a cool/cloudy day and was already so hot -- but that's what deserts look like whether it looks good on photo or not. I prefer not to use the telephoto for landscape but the spot of light on a sand dune with a live tree in front was too good to resist an opportunistic landscape composition (something I do rarely!). I only tried to show the colors that I saw and I can say that it was more similar to the cropped version than the uncropped. Cheers! -- Yathin sk (talk) 22:02, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • Hey Yathin, try not to take it too much to heart. It is such an unusual view that many of us can't compare with known reality. Thank-you for uploading the original as this confirms your FPC isn't as unreal as I thought, though I still prefer the original colours. On Commons, there is a bias towards faithfulness whereas many photographers these days are digital artists. I'm not against tweaking the image in Photoshop/Lightroom but there comes a point where it deviates enough from the original that the "retouched" template is useful to be honest about how different the final image has become. -- Colin (talk) 21:56, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        • No worries. It is an interesting thread and I was a little shaken at first because I thought I had only done adjustments to look like what I had seen. I was actually surprised with a nomination and then having to come for its defense . Thanks for your constructive feedback though. -- Yathin sk (talk) 22:12, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support — Between this image and the alternative below, it came down to a choice between composition versus naturalness of colors. Composition won, but I had a lot of flip-flopping. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 02:05, 9 February 2013 (UTC) Switching my support to the alternative version. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 22:34, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Peter23 (talk) 10:56, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Looks the way I remember it too (only I got stuck in the sand just at that time of day after a 50 km rush to get to the prettiest dunes ;-().  B.p. 13:32, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support--Miha (talk) 14:45, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Daniel Mietchen - WiR/OS (talk) 22:23, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose for this version. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 10:15, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Yellow_rose_on_rail_tracks_in_Auschwitz_concentration_camp
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Map of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) in 1681
Something like "Being images of the roads and castle of the city of Batavia on the great island of Java" Rmhermen (talk) 05:06, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Or "Being illustrated roads ..." Rmhermen (talk) 18:21, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Television and radio broadcast tower in Würzburg, Germany.
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Landeck-Zams railway station
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Panoramaaufnahme von Charco de los Clicos, bei El Golfo, Lanzarote.
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Araucaria angustifolia on the border of a Pinus elliottii plantation in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Geographical coordinates of the camera location added to the image description. Further noise removal is surely possible but I am afraid that more details of the darker regions of the image will get lost in the process. Pdellani (talk) 15:26, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Red deer (Cervus elaphus)
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Daedongyeojido("The Great Map of the East Land") is an old map of Korea, which is made in 1861.
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 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Previously featured as File:Drohnenpuppen 79d.jpg. Only one version of a picture can be featured at any time. Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
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Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Amanita sp. 2010-10-31.jpg

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Friesenbergsee und Friesenberghaus, Zillertaler Alpen
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This picture shows coastal protection groynes.
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Please read the info of this nomination--Citron (talk) 23:30, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What do you mean? Bp is right, both pictures are similar being this one the one with higher resolution. The other one should be then delisted Poco a poco (talk) 13:16, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Commons:Overwriting existing files says "Files that have been awarded a special status like Commons Featured Picture (or the equivalent on another Wikimedia project) should never be overwritten - the status applies to a particular file version, and even minor changes should be uploaded as a new file." The other one will be delisted after.--Citron (talk) 13:23, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Then please start delisting procedure.  B.p. 14:06, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Joke ? Who told you that this nomination will lead ? --Citron (talk) 16:09, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No joke, without that procedure it will surely not lead.  B.p. 16:22, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Fatal error ? I take risk!--Citron (talk) 17:26, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I don't get it. Overwritting a low resolution (featured) picture with one with higher resolution is just common sense. I cannot believe that anybody here could have a problem with that. Ignore the rules when they don't support the project.
And now to Commons:Overwriting existing files. First reason to accept overwritting says: "replacement with higher resolution versions of the same file". So, please, close this nomination and overwrite the current version Poco a poco (talk) 20:47, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Can we move on now?  B.p. 21:01, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

But...but...But it is not me who wants it! PLEASE CHECK HERE, HERE, HERE and put you agree ! I don't know what to do...I totally agree with you Poco a poco and Biopics !--Citron (talk) 21:41, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • It seems a complicated issue as some people involved and trying to fight for their stands. It is not advised to overwrite an EN:FP; but here the EN:FP version is already a separate file. As in case of COM:FP, I think the consensus here can be considered to overwrite the existing file. My only concern is about the uneven crop (as I expressed earlier). So  Support to overwrite. JKadavoor Jee 06:10, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Overwitten (File:Marrus orthocanna NOAA.jpg was moved to File:Marrus orthocanna.jpg; merging with already featured, exact duplicate)
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File:Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusões - 04.jpg, not featured

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Serra das Confusões National Park in Piauí, Brazil
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Tauroctony - Mithras slaying a bull.
I'm afraid there is nothing I can do about that now. If you have a few hundred quid spare, I'd be very happy to go back and have another go :-) -- Colin (talk) 22:49, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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A of the staging area for the ball atop One Times Square in New York City, used for its New Year's Eve celebrations.
Comment.
I rotated it 180 degrees for a better vertigo effect. Should we see if the graphics lab can remove the feet? I had brought up both of these modifications there before.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:17, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Headgear of coal mine industrial complex, shaft 12 of World Heritage Zeche Zollverein in Essen, Germany.
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Commons:Featured picture candidates/ File:Flickr - The U.S. Army - Apache takeoff.jpg

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Norwegian Coast Guard SAR training.
Understood, but it's not cropped. Went from taking distance shots of the coastline to directly overhead. Thanks-Godot13 (talk) 06:56, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Auditorium of Tenerife work of Santiago Calatrava, coast of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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Eurytellina lineata
  • Sorry to disagree. For me, every media in Commons should have some educational value as a basic requirements. We label the most valuable in a scope as VI, good pictures as QI, and with big wow as FP. For pictures with no EV but big wow, I would like to go Flickr Explore. JKadavoor Jee 05:11, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is OK to disagree of course, but this is as it has always been here at commons. Wikipedia has always put the emphasis on EV (resulting in allowing small images there), but as you rightly state above, at Commons FP is for wow, QI for technical quality and VI for EV. Flickr a is popularity vote system for images of all sizes and of all licenses.
These are requirements, meaning that EV is always considered a bonus, but never a conditio sine qua non.  B.p. 06:13, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes; I agree with you on EV alone can't be considered as a criteria for FP as for VI/EN:FP. But I can't agree with EV is irrelevant for FP in Commons. EV should stand as a base for any educational repository. My only intention is to discourage some zero EV nominations pop up once in a while. JKadavoor Jee 06:59, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Jacopo, I can understand your confusion as you are not a regular at FP (15 edits at FP in the last 5 years), but this fact has been on and off discussed at least since I started in 2006. It is thus not an opinion nor an interpretation, it is just the nature of FP here on commons. We want to feature images that can be used for wow, as well on wikipedia (where EV is important) as anywhere else (where EV might be trivial). Value ≠ EV. (and yes I meant EV at FP on commons, not in general)  B.p. 13:23, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@B.P.: Wikipedia ? which ? There are so many independent wikipedias... In the french wikipédia, there is no FP, nor any picture contest (fortunately...). But I think we all agree, actually. It depends of the point of start of the thinking.-Jebulon (talk) 13:13, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Church of Archangel Michael in Taldom, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
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NGC 2467
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Inside Ramses Relway Station in Cairo
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The Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station
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Spiral Staircase Vatican Museums
If you look at the other photograph (from above) at the centre of the bottom of the staircase is some kind of sculpture/vase thing. It gets in the way of taking a symmetrically-centred photograph from below. I had to hand-hold my camera above my head -- tripods are forbidden. The low light meant a slow shutter of 1/8s. I think the small amount of blur in a couple of areas isn't distracting and only noticable when pixel-peeping at 100%. Colin (talk) 10:30, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I know the place and the difficulty. Sure, it's a good picture but imho the blur is still too noticeable for FP. --Selbymay (talk) 13:09, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well you're entitled to that opinion :-) In my defence may I point out the composition arrangement: the centred rooflight is absolutely aligned vertically/horizontally and the spiral that starts at the bottom-left kisses the left and top edges before heading inwards. The intricate relief detail contrasts with the gently lit curved ceilings. The man on the stairs lookup up at the skylight adds interest and gives scale. And the interior is well exposed (too easy to underexpose this shot). The closest I've seen on the internet is this (which has the sculpture/vase) or this (which has one less turn because they didn't have my fisheye). So I'd like folk to consider those attributes of this unique image against any little defects. :-) Colin (talk) 13:51, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Петропавловская-крепость
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African bush elephant charging
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 I withdraw my nomination - after the discussion in the project's talk page. Tomer T (talk) 17:28, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Puits Arthur-de-Buyer 09-02-2013 (21).JPG

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Ruins of coal mine Arthur de Buyer in winter.
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: poor image quality and extreme geometric distortion -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:39, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

File:Naqsh-e Jahan Square Panorama 1.jpg

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Naqsh-e Jahan Square Panorama
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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: It's a copyright violation, http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockheedmartin/8096974484/in/set-72157628445024825 all right reserved Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
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McPherson Square station, Metro, Washington, D.C.
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Underground barracks under the fort de Roppe, Roppe, France.
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Cigarette by a book
I focused on the cigarette packet because that is intended to be the main subject of the image. --High Contrast (talk) 12:37, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Dead Sea from Jordanian side
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African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) drinking
  • Understood. While there is unfortunately nothing I can do about the stance, I loaded another version of the image which is slightly brighter without, I hope, seeming artificial. Thanks - Godot13 (talk) 09:20, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The colors are much better now and I also see more Kruger tones in the new version! The only time I've ever had a chance to photograph an animated African elephant was the very first herd I ever saw in the Serengeti. Since then, I've seen a lot of elephants but they've all been very well-behaved. -- ~y (talk) 16:50, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Long ago that I no longer added photo, I do not know how to geotag --Luc Viatour (talk) 11:19, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Commons:Geocoding JKadavoor Jee 05:02, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Admiral Sir George Zambella
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Old Switcher Locomotive TEM2M-063
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A model of the succession of deep sea communities on wood fall
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Like dust bunnies that lurk in corners and under beds, surprisingly complex loops and blobs of cosmic dust lie hidden in the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316. This image made from data obtained with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the dust lanes and star clusters of this giant galaxy that give evidence that it was formed from a past merger of two gas-rich galaxies.
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Sanctuary of the "Petri-Kirche" in Mülheim an der Ruhr with enlightned windows
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Iru Power Plant
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Forest in Ryssbergen (literally translated in English: the Russian hills), Sicklaön. Nacka
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Striated Heron (Butorides striata) taken at Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Pretoria, South Africa
 CommentThank you Ivar. The photo is out of camera with no editing having been done whatsoever. --Rute Martins of Leoa's Photography 19:58, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Then what happened with the rest of the pixels?  B.p. 20:37, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Great Grey Owl
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Suricates / Meerkats in Namibia
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Väimela Alajärv
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Full sequence
Full sequence
Full sequence
Closeup diagram of four-membraned chloroplast containing a nucleomorph.
Closeup diagram of four-membraned chloroplast
containing a nucleomorph.
Closeup diagram of four-membraned chloroplast
containing a nucleomorph.
Primary endosymbiosis
Primary endosymbiosis
Primary endosymbiosis
Secondary endosymbiosis
Secondary endosymbiosis
Secondary endosymbiosis
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Sunrise photographed from the beach near Zoutelande
  •  Info created by Tuxyso - uploaded by Tuxyso - nominated by Tuxyso
    Sunrise photographed from the beach near Zoutelande (Netherlands) with morning dew and fog. -- Tuxyso (talk) 08:27, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 08:27, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Kruusamägi (talk) 16:08, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Very nice HDR. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:18, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support--Tonchino 14:06, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose not enough 'wow' to me. Tomer T (talk) 19:16, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose like Tomer. --A.Savin 17:07, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose per Tomer/not really a lot of content. --Julian H. (talk/files) 17:25, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Question What "content" do you expect? It's a very typical photo from the Netherlands, all flat land. Luck that nearby Zoutelande are the highest dunes of the Nethderlands. I think the morning mood the fog and dew is content enough :) The house at the right is of a campingground (also very typical). There are not only high mountains and impressive rocks. --Tuxyso (talk) 18:03, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      Little of the information you just gave me is noted in the image description, that's a small and correctable problem. But more importantly, I don't see any dunes and the house, composition-wise, is placed in the corner of the image and quite small, so as a viewer, I assume it just happened to be there. It definitely isn't a prominent part of the image. The problem I see is that about 50% of the image is filled with vegetation that is dark and has a high contrast. I don't see anything special there. About 45% of the image is filled with a sunrise sky that is, by itself, not more special or beautiful than any other sunrise. The sun is actually already relatively high in the sky. The remaining 5% of the image are filled with a house and a horizon line that looks interesting, but about which I as a viewer have absolutely no information. That's what I mean with no "content". It's not that I don't find the photo beautiful, I just don't see why it's special enough to be named one "of the finest on Commons". That's really all. If a majority thinks it is that special, I'm perfectly fine with this becoming a FP, I personally just think it lacks what I, for the lack of a better word, called "content" (sorry, I'm not a native speaker). There may not only be "high mountains and impressive rocks", maybe nice dunes or the sea or a well-composed scene with grass and trees would do. Or this can just be a really good, but not one of the finest images. --Julian H. (talk/files) 19:07, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      Thank you very much for your in detail clarification. I cannot change your "wow perception" and I agree with you that "Wow" should be definitely an important aspect for FP - much more important than marginal technical shortcomings which are ofter taken as a justification for decline. The reason for nomination was that I think the light and mood is quite special notably the high contrast between vegetation and sky (btw: the vegegation is not black, every detail every drop of water is visible). --Tuxyso (talk) 07:43, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Kirua (talk) 10:18, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
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The Moscow Kremlin from Bolotny Island.
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: the photograph is underexposed and the image lacks quality: extensive noise and lack of detail -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:25, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

File:Eiffel Tower lights the Paris sky.jpg

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The Eiffel Tower lights the Paris sky
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: it is below FP size requirements --  B.p. 12:09, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

File:Puits Arthur 19-02-2013 (3).JPG

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Why ? This is just a chimney ! I don't now better composition... Bourgeois.A (talk) 12:19, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Sheikh Lotf Allah 3D aa.jpg

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Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque 3D Panorama
Dear Kirua. Thanks for your comment. I used "Microsoft ICE". I know it is professional and high quality, but It is the only software I know that can make 3D Perspective panoramas. Because of especial condition of this photo, It would not be nice if not perspective, plus it will suffer barrel distortion as you can see in this photo. After all, if still believe you improve it, please write in my talk to arrange to send you individual files.--Monfie (talk) 15:01, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 I withdraw my nomination until solve the problems! Monfie (talk) 12:08, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The Asolo's fortress over Mount Ricco, Treviso, Italy
 Nomination denied. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines because only two active nominations per user are allowed. --JKadavoor Jee 05:54, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Paintings inside the fort de Roppe, Roppe, France
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File:Aegolius acadicus -Fossil, Oregon, USA -juvenile-8.jpg, not featured

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Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard
  •  Info created by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard himself and workshop - uploaded, stitched, restored and nominated by me -- Jebulon (talk) 15:28, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support A 1869 self-portrait of Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard (1802-1872), french chemist, printer and photographer, inventor of the albumen print process in photography. This chemical process was the first way and step to mass reproductions of photographs. Thanks to him, since the 1850s, each photographic print is no more an unique work of art, and can be reproduced ad libitum. In my opinion, this scientist deserves a special place in the "Hall of Fame" of "Commons". Moreover it is a very high quality picture for that time (I've restored it by cleaning the spots, tears and dirt), please enjoy the level of details at full size.-- Jebulon (talk) 15:28, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Btw, the original file (before restoration) is available as first upload in the file page. Thx.--Jebulon (talk) 15:42, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Typical local old house in San Juan Bautista, Island of Margarita, Venezuela
Thank you very much, I spent almost two full days removing the boy XD --The Photographer (talk) 14:23, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for the boy, but he hasn't totally gone, one could see him in the television and the fridge. Poltergeist hommage ? :-) -- Selbymay (talk) 19:57, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Info You should not play with that. I do not believe in ghosts or any spirit, however, many people claim that a demon inhabits one of the rooms of the house.Babalawo recently tried to clean the room spiritually. In the 1930s a boy of 17 years committed suicide in that room, a shotgun blast in the stomach pit, the reason, he discovered his girlfriend with another boy kissing. This information tells me my great aunt --The Photographer (talk) 20:18, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No, I just forget to add the location, thanks --The Photographer (talk) 10:50, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Maire (talk) 12:25, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Alborzagros (talk) 14:34, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose — Erasing the boy reminds me too much of Stalinist-era erased photos. What was done was not the removal of a minor image imperfection. It was the obliteration of a human being deemed irrelevant or distracting, and in my opinion is beyond the limits of acceptable image manipulation. My vote would have been to support the original image. I absolutely do not support this doctored photo. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 01:31, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment: In light of Stigmatella aurantiaca's comment, I think what should have been done here is have two different versions that people can vote on. In my opinion, anything which does not make the image uncontroversially better (e.g. fixing CA or minor NR), such as changing brightness, cropping, removing "distracting" elements, should not be reuploaded over the original in an FPC. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 10:08, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Thanks --The Photographer (talk) 11:41, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose -- By removing the boy, you made the video game controller suddenly disappear (see the note on the modified version). The crop also could be better (too much roof IMHO). That's a pitty because I really like this picture and the atmosphere. And I disagree with Stigmatella aurantiaca concerning the acceptable limits of manipulation. What is the difference, ethically speaking, between removing someone from a picture or telling him to get out before taking it, in the case of an artistic picture? Kirua (talk) 13:29, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done video game controller fixed --The Photographer (talk) 16:59, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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RAW version

Thanks! Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 20:20, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Stained glass window in Osijek cathedral
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Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:VISTA’s infrared view of the Orion Nebula.jpg

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Archeological Museum of Macedonia in Skopje by night
As I was thinking the same, I just erased the disturbing ad and the crane. --Selbymay (talk) 12:53, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster
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File:Садиба Рея (Приозерне).jpg

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Estate in Pryozerne


 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Strong perspective distortion, not correctible. --A.Savin 16:04, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
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HMS Protector
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
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Elephant drinking in the Addo Elephant National Park
  •  Info created by Leo za1 - uploaded by Leo za - nominated by NJR ZA -- NJR_ZA (talk) 16:46, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Abstain -- I have read the comments on the other elephant nominations and asked for this one to be uploaded. Interested to see how it is received. NJR_ZA (talk) 16:46, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment I've been following the comments here and on the discussion page and looks like there is a strong push for exceptional quality/composition/behavior for FP promotion. I think this is a particularly good shot (I love the light and the water) but the close crop, the harsh shadows and the angle could be better. Perhaps not a FP for me, but I'll watch for other comments before I decide on a vote. -- ~y (talk) 17:45, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment Thanks for the feedback. I'll comment on it so we can possibly later use this FP discussion if the rules are to be strengthened, but please accept the comments for what they are, just comments; they are not an attempt to justify that this should be FP or an attempt to excuse shortcomings in the photo. Crop: Yes it does seem a bit tight, especially at the top. If I recall the original correctly it should be possible to recrop and if required I will ask the photographer for a new version for comparison. Shadows: Not sure how one would avoid shadows in nature photography without undue post processing of the photo. Elephants are big and make big shadows. Angle: Yes, angle is high (this specific viewpoint is high above the waterhole), that may or may not be an issue, I suspect the angle will come down to personal taste rather than a hard rule. --NJR_ZA (talk) 18:29, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment It's always good to have a discussion :). When shooting at an animal below eye-level, the ground usually becomes the background, especially for high angles and the ground rarely makes for a nice photograph. Of course, it's a personal preference. The shadows in wildlife photography is more complex topic as it too depends on the angle of the photographer, position of the sun, time of the day/year, season and latitude! I feel that in this particular photo, the sun is making very dark shadows and different position or a later time of day could have helped in avoiding the strong shadow. EXIF says the time the photo was taken was 14:44 when the harshest shadows are made in tropics/sub-tropics. I also know from experience that herds with calves come to water around midday, so there's little to do except wait for some luck with the clouds to diffuse the light so that there's no harsh shadows. I think it is actually difficult to get a good/interesting photograph of an elephant even though they are so common (like I had commented on a previous FPC)! At first look, Angie Scott's 2002 wildlife photographer of the year photograph of elephants watching a grey heron looks ordinary but I think it is incredibly rare to see something so perfect like that (at least from personal experience in the African savanna). -- ~y (talk) 19:02, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I could only track down a small version of the Angie Scott photo you mentioned; too small to see real detail, but the scene she managed to capture certainly is impressive. Problem is that is a Photo of the Year selected from a huge amount taken by professional photographers. If set the bar that high every FP then we will end up selecting only 1 FP a year. That will dry up the supply for Potd and make Poty obsolete. --NJR_ZA (talk) 19:51, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I only brought up Scott's picture as an example of how rare it is to get good elephant (and ONLY elephant) shots and not as something to compare FPC. I'm sorry if my comment seemed to imply about comparison with the top professionals in the world. I know that this is a fantastic picture because I almost exclusively photograph wildlife and know the difficulties. I just feel that it could have been better had it been a different time of day and different angle. ~y (talk) 20:10, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK, accepted as such. I'm on CAT, so will be off to bed soon, but will check back tomorrow for additional comments. --NJR_ZA (talk) 20:21, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Btw, I think a lot of Featured Pictures are fantastic enough to be compared with the top professionals. There are some amazing pictures here. :) ~y (talk) 20:12, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded a alternative versions, File:Addo Elephants-001 (b).jpg.--ArildV (talk) 19:00, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I see what you did there, will allow others to comment first --NJR_ZA (talk) 19:51, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Hotel Castillo San Ignacio. Mérida. Venezuela.
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The new bells of Notre Dame de Paris on public display in the nave
 Info The new bells of Notre Dame de Paris are on public display in the nave in February 2013. Here seen without a crowd of people.
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Hunter in Mali
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The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise flies free after being released from NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) during one of five free flights carried out at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California in 1977, as part of the Shuttle program's Approach and Landing Tests (ALT).
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An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-22A Raptor from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., soars over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19, 2012. This was the first time the two fifth-generation fighters have flown together for the Air Force.
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Glass and light
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Pitar dione
✓ Done Thank Biopics --The Photographer (talk) 18:38, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome but it is still not correct. The subgenus from Pitar (Hysteroconcha) has been raised to full genus status so it has to be Hysteroconcha dione. (ref. Prof. Dr. P. Bouchet).  B.p. 18:47, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Lava tube
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File:Dugong vs Plongeur.jpg

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A diver taking a picture of a Dugong in Marsa Alam (Egypt).
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Acavus haemastoma
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Leptaxis erubescens
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Marmot on top of Mount Dana, Yosemite, CA, USA
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File:Stromatolithe Paléoarchéen - MNHT.PAL.2009.10.1 .jpg, featured

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Stromatolites
These are micro-organisms (a few microns) capable of producing limestone, the manner, coral corraliens. I add links to the caption.--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 09:15, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Émile Bertrand - Jules Massenet - Cendrillon poster.jpg, featured

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Cendrillon
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Namaqua chameleon threat display. Shallow DOF on face give it a larger than life look
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Chrysiridia rhipheus
"Frienship" has nothing to do here, dear Jee...--Jebulon (talk) 12:15, 21 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 11 support, 5 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 20:26, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Arthropods
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Roadside monument-tower in Holohory
Confirmed results:
Result: 2 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 20:03, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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