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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.
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... gazhiley13:03, 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... gazhiley13:06, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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.
Oppose Noisy, dust spots, appears to be some damage to the picture, looks like some light scanning lines throughout the picture. Needs restoration badly. Dusty77702:24, 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.
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]
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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.
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Original – Experimental setup of the Davisson-Germer experimentEdit1 - 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.
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]
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]
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]
'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. Dusty77702:52, 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]
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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.
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]
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]
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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.
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]
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]
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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.
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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... gazhiley13:01, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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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.
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. Dusty77702:29, 15 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]
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 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]
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. Dusty77702:33, 15 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]
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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.
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... gazhiley14:39, 6 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]
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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.
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]
Speedy Close Fails minimum width requirement of 1500 pixels. I would ask the creator if he has a higher resolution available. Dusty77720:13, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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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.
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]
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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.
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]
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°Talk11:42, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks good for right now. In the event a higher quality picture comes available, this one could get replaced. Dusty77717:13, 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]
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]
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 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. --WingtipvorteXPTT∅20:27, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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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.
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 | Talk17:43, 14 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]
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. --WingtipvorteXPTT∅19:46, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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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.
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]
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. --WingtipvorteXPTT∅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. --WingtipvorteXPTT∅19:58, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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.
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. --WingtipvorteXPTT∅20:04, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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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.
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. 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]
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. --WingtipvorteXPTT∅20:17, 21 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]
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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.
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°Talk13:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]