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Featured picture candidates Featured picture candidates are images that the community will vote on, to determine whether or not they will be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. This page lists the candidates to become featured pictures. The picture of the day images are selected from featured pictures. Old candidates for Featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and current month. For another overview of our finest pictures, take a look at our annual picture of the year election.

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Formal things Nominating Guidelines for nominators Please read the complete guidelines before nominating. This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates: Resolution – Images (with the exception of animations, videos, and SVGs) of lower resolution than 2 million pixels (pixels, not bytes) are typically rejected unless there are 'strong mitigating reasons'. Note that a 1600 × 1200 image has 1.92 Mpx, just less than the 2 million level. A 1920 × 1080 image, commonly known as Full HD, has 2.07 Mpx, just more than the 2 million level. Graphics located on Commons may be used in ways other than viewing on a conventional computer screen. They may be also used for printing or for viewing on very high resolution monitors. We can't predict what devices may be used in the future, so it is important that nominated pictures have as high a resolution as possible. Scans – While not official policy, Help:Scanning provides advice on the preparation of various types of images that may be useful. General quality – pictures being nominated should be of high technical quality. Digital manipulations must not deceive the viewer. Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in an image is generally acceptable, provided it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive. For photographs, typical acceptable manipulations include cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and colour/exposure correction. More extensive manipulations, such as removal of distracting background elements, should be clearly described in the image text, by means of the {{Retouched picture}} template. Undescribed or mis-described manipulations which cause the main subject to be misrepresented are never acceptable. For historic images, acceptable manipulations might include digitally fixing rips, removal of stains, cleanup of dirt, and, for mass-produced artworks such as engravings, removal of flaws inherent to the particular reproduction, such as over-inking. Careful colour adjustments may be used to bring out the original work from the signs of ageing, though care should be taken to restore a natural appearance. The original artistic intent should be considered when deciding whether it is appropriate to make a change. Edits to historic material should be documented in detail within the file description, and an unedited version should be uploaded and cross linked for comparison. Value – our main goal is to feature most valuable pictures from all others. Pictures should be in some way special, so please be aware that: almost all sunsets are aesthetically pleasing, and most such pictures are not in essence different from others, night-shots are pretty but normally more details can be shown on pictures taken at daytime, beautiful does not always mean valuable. Artworks, illustrations, and historical documents There are many different types of non-photographic media, including engravings, watercolours, paintings, etchings, and various others. Hence, it is difficult to set hard-and-fast guidelines. However, generally speaking, works can be divided into three types: Those that can be scanned, those that must be photographed, and those specifically created to illustrate a subject. Works that must be photographed include most paintings, sculptures, works too delicate or too unique to allow them to be put on a scanner, and so on. For these, the requirements for photography, below, may be mostly followed; however, it should be noted that photographs which cut off part of the original painting are generally not considered featurable. Works that may be scanned include most works created by processes that allow for mass distribution. For instance, illustrations published with novels. For these, it is generally accepted that a certain amount of extra manipulation is permissible to remove flaws inherent to one copy of the work, since the particular copy – of which hundreds, or even thousands of copies also exist – is not so important as the work itself. Works created to serve a purpose include diagrams, scientific illustrations, and demonstrations of contemporary artistic styles. For these, the main requirement is that they serve their purpose well. Provided the reproduction is of high quality, an artwork generally only needs one of the following four things to be featurable: Notable in its own right: Works by major artists, or works that are otherwise notable, such as the subjects of a controversy. Of high artistic merit: Works which, while not particularly well known, are none the less wonderful examples of their particular type or school of art. Of high historic merit: The historical method values very early illustrations of scenes and events over later ones. Hence, a work of poor quality depicting a contemporaneous historical event can be nonetheless important, even if the artistic merit is relatively low. Likewise, scans or photographs of important documents – which may not be at all artistic – nonetheless may be highly valuable if the documents are historically significant. The reason for the image's historical importance should be briefly stated in the nomination, for those reviewers unfamiliar with the subject. Of high illustrative merit: Works that illustrate or help explain notable subjects, for instance, illustrations of books, scientific subjects, or technical processes. The amount of artistic merit required for these will vary by subject, but, for instance, an illustration that makes the working of a complicated piece of machinery very clear need not be notable as a piece of artwork as well, whereas an illustration for a book might well be expected to reach much higher artistic standards. Digital restorations must also be well documented. An unedited version of the image should be uploaded locally, when possible, and cross-linked from the file hosting page. Edit notes should be specified in detail, such as "Rotated and cropped. Dirt, scratches, and stains removed. Histogram adjusted and colors balanced." Photographs On the technical side, we have focus, exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field. Focus – every important object in the picture should normally be sharp. Exposure refers to the shutter diaphragm combination that renders an image with a tonal curve that ideally is able to represent in acceptable detail shadows and highlights within the image. This is called latitude. Images can be on the low side of the tonal curve (low range), the middle (middle range) or high side (upper range). Digital cameras (or images) have a narrower latitude than film. Lack of shadow detail is not necessarily a negative characteristic. In fact, it can be part of the desired effect. Burned highlights in large areas are a distracting element. Composition refers to the arrangement of the elements within the image. The "Rule of Thirds" is a good guideline for composition and is an inheritance from the painting school. The idea is to divide the image with two imaginary horizontal and two vertical lines, thus dividing the image into thirds horizontally and vertically. Centering the subject is often less interesting than placing the subject in one of the "interest points", the 4 intersection between these horizontal and vertical lines intersect. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they "cut" the image in half. The upper or lower horizontal line is often a good choice. The main idea is to use space to create a dynamic image. Foreground and background – foreground and background objects may be distracting. You should check that something in front of the subject doesn't hide important elements and that something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example that the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head). Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better than the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the "unnatural" nature of the pose would be a good photograph. Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and vice versa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF. On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, colour, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, noise, etc. Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects. Volume refers to the three dimensional quality of the object. This is accomplished using side light. Contrary to general belief, front lighting is not the best light. It tends to flatten subject. Best light of day is early morning or late afternoon. Colour is important. Over saturated colours are not good. Texture refers to the quality of the surface of the subject. It is enhanced by side lighting… it is the "feel" to the touch. Perspective refers to the "angle" accompanied by lines that disappear into a vanishing point that may or may not be inside the image. Balance refers to the arrangement of subjects within the image that can either give equal weight or appear to be heavier on one side. Proportion refers to the relation of size of objects in picture. Generally, we tend to represent small objects small in relation to others, but a good technique is to represent small objects large contrary to natural size relationship. For example, a small flower is given preponderance over a large mountain…. This is called inversion of scales. Not all elements must be present. Some photographs can be judged on individual characteristics, that is, an image can be about color or texture, or colour AND texture, etc. Noise refers to unwanted corruption of colour brightness and quality and can be caused by underexposure. It is not a desirable quality and can be grounds for opposition. Symbolic meaning or relevance … Opinion wars can begin here … A bad picture of a very difficult subject is a better picture than a good picture of an ordinary subject. A good picture of a difficult subject is an extraordinary photograph. Images can be culturally biased by the photographer and/or the observer. The meaning of the image should be judged according to the cultural context of the image, not by the cultural context of the observer. An image "speaks" to people, and it has the capacity to evoke emotion such as tenderness, rage, rejection, happiness, sadness, etc. Good photographs are not limited to evoking pleasant sensations … You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating. Set nominations If a group of images are thematically connected in a direct and obvious way, they can be nominated together as a set. All images should be processed and presented in a similar manner to ensure consistency amongst the set. All images should be linked to all others in the "Other Versions" section of the image summary. If the set of subjects has a limited number of elements, then there should be a complete set of images. This may result in images in this kind of set with no "wow" factor, and perhaps little value on their own. Their value is closely bound to the value of having a complete set of these subjects. The decision to feature should be based on this overall value. If the set of subjects is unlimited, the images should be chosen judiciously. Each image should be sufficiently different to the others to add a great deal of value to the overall set. The majority of images should be able to qualify for FP on their own. All images should be of high technical quality. Adding a new nomination If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate image description and licensing, then do the following. Step 1: copy the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box, for example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg. Then click on the "create new nomination" button. Step 2: follow the instructions on the page that you are taken to, and save that page. Step 3: manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list: Click here, and add the following line to the TOP of the nominations list: {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg}} Voting Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. You may use following templates: {{Support}} ( Support), {{Oppose}} ( Oppose), {{Neutral}} ( Neutral), {{Comment}} ( Comment), {{Info}} ( Info), {{Question}} ( Question), {{Request}} ( Request). You may indicate that the image has no chance of success with the template {{FPX|reason - ~~~~}}, where reason explains why the image is clearly unacceptable as a FP. A well-written review helps participants (photographers, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a picture. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate (which has been carefully selected by the author/nominator). English is the most widely understood language on Commons, but any language may be used in your review. A helpful review will often reference one or more of the criteria listed above. Unhelpful reasons for opposing include: No reason "I don't like it" and other empty assessments "You can do better" and other criticisms of the author/nominator rather than the image Remember also to put your signature (~~~~). Anonymous votes are not allowed. Featured picture delisting candidates Over time, featured picture standards change. It may be decided that for some pictures which were formerly "good enough", this is no longer the case. This is for listing an image which you believe no longer deserves to be a featured picture. For these, vote {{Keep}}  Keep (it deserves to be a featured picture) or {{Delist}}  Delist (it doesn't deserve to be a featured picture). If you believe that some picture no longer meets the criteria for FP, you can nominate it for delisting, copying the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box: In the new delisting nomination page just created you should include: Information on the origin of the image (creator, uploader); A link to the original FP nomination (it will appear under "Links" on the image description page); Your reasons for nominating the image and your username. After that, you have to manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal. As a courtesy, leave an informative note on the talk page(s) of the original creator, uploader(s), and nominator with a link to the delisting candidate. Featured picture candidate policy General rules The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{withdraw}} ~~~~ Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5) Pictures are speedy declined if they have no support (apart from the nominator). Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum. Featuring and delisting rules A candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions: Appropriate license (of course) At least 7 supporting votes Ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority); same for delist/keep votes Two different versions of the same picture cannot both be featured, but only the one with the higher number of votes. The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5. The FPCBot handles the vote counting and closing in most cases, current exceptions are candidates containing multiple versions of the image as well as FPXed and withdrawn nominations. Any experienced user may close the requests not handled by the bot. For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished. Also note that there is a manual review stage between the bot has counted the votes and before they are finally closed by the bot, this manual review can be done by any user that are familiar with the voting rules. Above all, be polite Please don't forget that the image you are judging is somebody's work. Avoid using phrases like "it looks terrible" and "I hate it". If you must oppose, please do so with consideration. Also remember that your command of English might not be the same as someone else's. Choose your words with care. Happy judging… and remember... all rules can be broken. See also To edit the list of nominations go to: Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list For a chronological list, see Commons:Featured_pictures/chronological For an archive of previous nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished Basic list of photography-related terms Quality image candidates Valued image candidates Photography critiques Help:Scanning

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Featured picture candidates

File:Woman outside Sepulchre-2.jpg

Voting period ends on 31 May 2012 at 23:50:38 (UTC)
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•  Info created by Almonroth - uploaded by Almonroth - nominated by Canoe1967 -- Canoe1967 (talk) 23:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Canoe1967 (talk) 23:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Comment. This is a cropped version or second shot of the same subject. Should I link the other file somehow to view?

File:Sierra Nevada observatoire Pradollano 2.jpg

Voting period ends on 31 May 2012 at 21:53:08 (UTC)
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•  Info all by me -- Jebulon (talk) 21:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  SupportThe abandoned building of the former Mohón del Trigo observatory, above Pradollano, Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain -- Jebulon (talk) 21:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Niiice! love the compo. --Paolo Costa (talk) 02:15, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Kleines Ochsenauge, Hyponephele lycaon 6.JPG

Voting period ends on 31 May 2012 at 21:37:57 (UTC)
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•  Info Kleines Ochsenauge, Hyponephele lycaon c/u/n by -- Böhringer (talk) 21:37, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Böhringer (talk) 21:37, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Common orange lichen - Gewöhnliche Gelbflechte - Xanthoria parietina - 01.jpg

Voting period ends on 31 May 2012 at 20:52:19 (UTC)
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•  Info created, uploaded and nominated by Norbert Nagel (talk) 20:52, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Norbert Nagel (talk) 20:52, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:39, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Drachenfels View North.jpg

Voting period ends on 31 May 2012 at 09:57:26 (UTC)
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•  Info created by Kleuske - uploaded by Kleuske - nominated by Kleuske -- Kleuske (talk) 09:57, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Neutral -- As creator & nominator Kleuske (talk) 09:57, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Most parts too dark, the stuff in the front is disturbing. -- -donald- (talk) 11:16, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Allébron maj 2012.jpg

Voting period ends on 31 May 2012 at 09:36:50 (UTC)
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•  Info created, uploaded and nominated by -- ArildV (talk) 09:36, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- ArildV (talk) 09:36, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Francisco de Goya y Lucientes - Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos.jpg

Voting period ends on 31 May 2012 at 01:01:01 (UTC)
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•  Info created by Francisco Goya, - uploaded by Crisco 1492 - nominated by Crisco 1492 -- Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:01, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:01, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Andes mountains panoramic view.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 May 2012 at 22:38:57 (UTC)
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•  Info all by Paolo Costa (talk) 22:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Paolo Costa (talk) 22:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Neutral. Generally well-done, but I don't see any "wow" factor. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:51, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support I do see. Tomer T (talk) 05:31, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support excellent exposure, very good, nice view. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 16:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Treskavec Monastery 02.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 May 2012 at 22:14:59 (UTC)
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•  Info created by Geoff Wong - uploaded by Raso mk - nominated by Kiril Simeonovski -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:14, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:14, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support. Great lighting. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 05:31, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Overexposed at the left, too dark at the right, unsharp/blurry at the building. - -donald- (talk) 11:21, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose too much contrast, per donald. --Avenue (talk) 22:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:The Galaxy Next Door.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 May 2012 at 10:17:10 (UTC)
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•  Info created by NASA/JPL-Caltech - uploaded & nominated by Originalwana (talk) 10:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support As nominator Originalwana (talk) 10:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose -- Impressive, but unfortunately there are some missing stars in the bottom left corner. —Bruce1ee^talk 11:09, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose and a big patch of the top. --99of9 (talk) 11:20, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Wilhelma Maurisches Landhaus qtl1.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 May 2012 at 07:34:19 (UTC)
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•  Info The Moorish Villa in the Wilhelma zoo and botanical gardens, Stuttgart, Germany. Created, uploaded and nominated by --Quartl (talk) 07:34, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Quartl (talk) 07:34, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Paolo Costa (talk) 18:37, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 18:55, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- MJJR (talk) 08:52, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- JLPC (talk) 09:44, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 20:36, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:40, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Paris - Hôtel de Gournay - 1 rue Saint-Dominique - 003.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 May 2012 at 06:36:35 (UTC)
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•  Info created by Thesupermat - uploaded by Thesupermat - nominated by Thesupermat -- Thesupermat (talk) 06:36, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Thesupermat (talk) 06:36, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Sorry but the crop is very tight on the bottom, subject not very well identified on the file name, and the composition does not look good to me. It is very dark too in some areas. Also I don't see any big wow to mitigate those details, but could be valued image though. --Paolo Costa (talk) 18:44, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Ruswarp railway station MMB 06.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 May 2012 at 02:17:15 (UTC)
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•  Info created and nominated by mattbuck - uploaded using flickr2commons. -- -mattbuck (Talk) 02:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- -mattbuck (Talk) 02:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Halos around the trees. -- -donald- (talk) 09:56, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

  It's an HDR image, and frankly I rather liked it. -mattbuck (Talk) 23:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Oppose. Nice atmosphere, but unfortunately there are technical deficiencies like the halos mentioned above as well as motion blur in the trees. HDR simply cannot be done when there are trees in the picture and any amount of wind. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose. Murky colours and haloes due to (IMO) poor HDR processing. Diliff (talk) 09:55, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Larus-delawarensis-021.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 May 2012 at 19:53:07 (UTC)
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•  Info created by Mdf - uploaded by Mdf - nominated by Cephas -- Cephas (talk) 19:53, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Cephas (talk) 19:53, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose I think we have enough good bird-FP candidates to expect natural environments unless there's a good reason not to. --99of9 (talk) 03:28, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support A good picture is a good picture. A natural environment is not always the best solution, it can also be a "distracting background". It depends on. --Llez (talk) 10:23, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Zitronenfalter ♂ Gonepteryx rhamni 4.JPG

Voting period ends on 29 May 2012 at 19:26:17 (UTC)
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•  Info ♂ Gonepteryx rhamni c/u/n by -- Böhringer (talk) 19:26, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Böhringer (talk) 19:26, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Villy Fink Isaksen (talk) 19:59, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Tamba52 (talk) 05:25, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Schnobby (talk) 08:08, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 10:13, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 16:31, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Morning Sunshine (talk) 06:39, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 20:34, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Derecho 08May09 mesonet 640x480.ogv

Voting period ends on 29 May 2012 at 14:18:01 (UTC)
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•  Info created by Kbh3rd - uploaded by Kbh3rd - nominated by Kbh3rd -- Kbh3rd (talk) 14:18, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Kbh3rd (talk) 14:18, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

File:6879 Anja Franke bearbeitet.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 May 2012 at 12:43:50 (UTC)
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•  Info created, uploaded and nominated by Chester100 (talk) 12:43, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Chester100 (talk) 12:43, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Comment Please would you consider adding the {{consent}} template with whatever parameters are relevent. --99of9 (talk) 03:29, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Question How would adding this template be beneficial? In the case that consent is available it still remains a self-assessment by the uploader - a soft tool of proofing the legitimacy of possible consent. An OTRS-Ticket signed by the depicted person is a way more powerful and reliable tool to proof actual consent. Using this template will only work if we assume that poeple don't lie, which I do not. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 06:59, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

• Obviously it's not foolproof, but it's somewhat like the copyright declaration {{own}} where we accept it in good faith (until we find out if it's dubious). Of course OTRS would be even better still, but the WMF resolution stopped short of demanding that: The evidence of consent would usually consist of an affirmation from the uploader of the media.... Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, it's a whole lot better than nothing. (Although for this photo in particular, I have little doubt that the subject approves of publication. I just want featured pictures to lead the way in following best practice.) --99of9 (talk) 07:29, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

• Thanks for pointing out the resolution, I was not aware of that. My critique for {{own}} is basically the same. And here comes the part you didn't quote: "[...]and such consent would usually be required from identifiable subjects in a photograph or video taken in a private place." The logic consequence of this resolution is that all images requiring consent for their publication must come along with consent of the individual, the owner, etc. Of course demanding this as a requirement for uploading content to the Commons would lead to a tremendous decrease in uploaded media files (at least if properly done through OTRS-Tickets), hence this half-assed template. Once again re-users remain fooled and without reliable information. As for this image: looking as directly into the camera under what seem to be studio conditions is to be considered as an implied-in-fact contract. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 10:53, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

• Yes, this applies to all pictures of identifiable people in non-obviously-public situations, hence my request on even this image. If you want to argue for requiring more (signatures??), feel free, but can we at least agree that halfway is better than nowhere? Finally, looking at the camera implies you're happy to have your photo taken, but not necessarily published (a clear counterexample is the distribution of ex-girlfriend pictures). --99of9 (talk) 11:05, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

• It seems like this requires some additional explanation: first of all, let me assure you that I strongly disagree on encouraging people to use or promote this half-assed solution. Second, but more importantly, the subject of this image is considered to be a Person der Zeitgeschichte in German Law (this corresponds the public figure). Various judgements and scientific consensus have confirmed that public figures can be photographed in most cases (decisions are based on a balance between freedom of speech and personality rights). However, in this case the subject obviously agreed to being photographed. Your ex-girlfriend example fails to address this particular issue. Closing thoughts: it might be more efficient to "assume good faith" when people upload material to the Commons, by making this the default option. Whenever you don't have consent or got the image from another website, etc. you could add a template that informs people that consent is not assured. On another note: this template in general won't work in this case, because it seems like User:Chester100 does not speak English. Your turn. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 18:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support Tomer T (talk) 13:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Nothing special impo. --Yikrazuul (talk) 15:57, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Flying Crow.jpg

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•  Info created by Monfie - uploaded by Monfie - nominated by Monfie -- Monfie (talk) 10:30, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Monfie (talk) 10:30, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Crop is very tight at the top, image is blurry. --Paolo Costa (talk) 19:49, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose The background is very distracting to me. Kbh3rd (talk) 01:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Image:Hf-crystal bar.jpg

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•  Info A new reworked image. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- Alchemist-hp (talk) 23:03, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Alchemist-hp (talk) 23:03, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Question Looks like it was heavily denoised but I'm not sure, maybe it's the reflections of the metal. But it looks kinda plasticky to me. Do you have a slightly less-denoised version? --Paolo Costa (talk) 00:40, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

  This image isn't denoised. It is true. A metal sample of 1001 smooth mirrors. It was very difficult to me to take this photo. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 01:34, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support No doubt it was difficult, I was just curious :) it is very "WOW". --Paolo Costa (talk) 02:24, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 06:25, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Brackenheim (talk) 11:56, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 12:18, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 13:32, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Miguel Bugallo 13:39, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Schnobby (talk) 16:26, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 19:28, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose I appreciate the reflections are difficult to deal with but the colours are not inerrant in the metal so misleading. How are we to compare the silver shade of this metal with another, given that so much of the room's colours are reflected? The image has clearly been cut out from its background, placed on pure white, and a false shadow applied. The scissor-sharp edges are a give-away. If this shadow were real, the metal would be darker towards the bottom. The lighting is equal from all sides, so the object has no depth. I think this is a useful image, but not at FA. Colin (talk) 21:52, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Personally, I find it extraordinary, that one can show me the Hafnium. This is the purpose of FP. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:42, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Erik Zabel Tour 2006.jpg

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•  Info all by Wladyslaw -- Wladyslaw (talk) 20:41, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Wladyslaw (talk) 20:41, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Perdrix rouge MHNT.jpg

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•  Info created & uploaded by Archaeodontosaurus - nominated by Tomer T (talk) 20:23, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Tomer T (talk) 20:23, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --The High Fin Sperm Whale 22:02, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support But next time, don't put all your eggs in one basket. I will oppose, I promise!--Paris 16 (talk) 00:17, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Weak support I don't love the gray backgrounds. I'd rather go black or use some wooden background. --Paolo Costa (talk) 00:41, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support In oologie, the ornithologist like to present the eggs together with the feathers that were in the nest. There is an information that is valuable. I only realized that later. In the future I will try to present the eggs. Thank you to Tomer T. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 12:24, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 13:33, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Miguel Bugallo 13:42, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 10:11, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --99of9 (talk) 11:31, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Casmerodius albus portrait.jpg

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•  Info all by Paolo Costa (talk) 16:45, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Paolo Costa (talk) 16:45, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Tamba52 (talk) 19:12, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 20:52, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support - A.Savin 21:45, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --The High Fin Sperm Whale 22:02, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cephas (talk) 22:07, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Joydeep (talk) 05:36, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support —Bruce1ee^talk 08:23, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Tomascastelazo (talk) 10:32, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 12:25, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Miguel Bugallo 13:38, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 15:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 19:30, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 10:10, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Servers in a Rack.jpg

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•  Info created by Abigor - uploaded by Abigor - nominated by Abigor -- Huib talk ^{Abigor @ meta} 12:17, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Huib talk ^{Abigor @ meta} 12:17, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Stu Phillips (talk) 00:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  CommentMaybe not a good crop on the sides..--Llorenzi (talk) 17:47, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Comment. The camera can do 4,256 × 2,832 pixels. Is there an uncropped version that can be cropped better?--Canoe1967 (talk) 23:24, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Salamandra salamandra MHNT 1.jpg

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•  Info created & uploaded by Archaeodontosaurus - nominated by Citron -- Citron (talk) 16:29, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Citron (talk) 16:29, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support wow. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 17:06, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support wow. Tomer T (talk) 17:12, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Weak support The scale isn't very useful as the subject is not in the same axis as the scale. To some extent, a slanted scale may be beneficial.--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 17:17, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
  • It is useful, as you can measure the angles. Tomer T (talk) 18:37, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Nice. --Cephas (talk) 17:45, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --The High Fin Sperm Whale 18:08, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Tamba52 (talk) 04:42, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support —Bruce1ee^talk 09:10, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Claus (talk) 11:12, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Kosio (talk) 14:44, 19 May 2012 (CEST)
•  Support + perfect multilingual file description page. --Jebulon (talk) 15:25, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 16:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support High EV, correct picture. --Paolo Costa (talk) 00:37, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support

The subject has been very cooperative. It was released in his environment a few hours after this photo shoot.

In most cases, the scale is part of the photo (Butterfly, egg ...) but the background and the scale are reworked in the case of image to Commons. For publications, the inital scale remains in place. In the case of the salamander, it is the true background. A quick measure with a compass at the head of the animal can make, there after, the scale on the photo.

Thank you a Citron for his work, and the interest he is willing to bring to our project. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 12:16, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support --Miguel Bugallo 13:37, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 10:09, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Sídney, Australia18.JPG

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•  Info All by Poco a poco Poco a poco (talk) 16:05, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 16:05, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Overexposure, composition(that small blue triangle in top right corner)--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 17:14, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Comment I agree with the second part of your review and improved the crop, the overexposure is to me in this picture rather a plus, Poco a poco (talk) 17:44, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Weak oppose Good crop, but reducing it further by approx 40 px from the right would be better because there's still some bluish region there. Sorry, but the overexposure is kind of jarring in such a predominantly grey image.--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 04:23, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

 Comment The crop is now tigther Poco a poco (talk) 07:35, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support--Paolo Costa (talk) 18:39, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Soldering a 0805.jpg

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•  Info created by Aisart - uploaded by Aisart - nominated by Gauravjuvekar -- Gauravjuvekar (talk) 12:46, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Gauravjuvekar (talk) 12:46, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Unusual subject for FP, well-done and interesting.--Vassil (talk) 13:13, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Well done! Kleuske (talk) 14:58, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Very nice Poco a poco (talk) 15:44, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Monfie (talk) 15:46, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 18:34, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Villy Fink Isaksen (talk) 18:41, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cephas (talk) 21:59, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose ??? พ.s. 12:12, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

•  CommentWould you please elaborate?--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 12:33, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support Good and useful. I guess a larger DoF would be difficult with that short distance. Not sure what does the above oppose voter want to say. - A.Savin 14:22, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
  • Me either. Tomer T (talk) 15:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose - per Wetenschatje. --Claritas (talk) 09:22, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
  • Maybe you know what he meant. Tomer T (talk) 11:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support like the field of the picture too. --Llorenzi (talk) 13:48, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Apollo 9 Schweickart during training.JPG

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•  Info created by unknown NASA photographer - uploaded by Gildir - nominated by Gildir -- Gildir (talk) 21:29, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Gildir (talk) 21:29, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support - I like it despite the clutter in the background. Kleuske (talk) 13:06, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Advanced Test Reactor.jpg

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•  Info created by Matt Howard - uploaded by Euratom - nominated by Bulwersator -- Bulwersator (talk) 19:42, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support, amazing photo of w:Cherenkov radiation -- Bulwersator (talk) 19:42, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose (formerly FPX) Image does not fall within the guidelines, unclear image, confusing composition. Tomer T (talk) 11:47, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
  • Getting a clear picture of this situation is nigh impossible, given the amount of water and the cherenkov radiation. Is this proper use of FPX? Those reasons suffice for an objection, but an FPX? Kleuske (talk) 14:56, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
    • Any reason is good for FPX. It shortens the death struggle of an image. FPX is easily overridden by supporters anyway. พ.s. 12:15, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
    • Kleuske, maybe you're right, but I still don't think this image has a chance to FP. Tomer T (talk) 06:28, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Kleuske (talk) 14:57, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Caparica December 2011-1a.jpg, featured

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•  Info Repetition of a previous nomination (here), after some improvements. I like this one very much... All by Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:17, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Gildir (talk) 21:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 00:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Tamba52 (talk) 05:20, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Weak support Good quality overall, however the lightning is not the best: contre-jour or back lit). Also I think the position is not that stunning: I'd rather see the sufer standing and being in/on a wave. In the end we do not have so many feature pictures of sport, this picture can be a good addition to our pool. --PierreSelim (talk) 09:48, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Soerfm (talk) 10:28, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support I like the wall of foam and the colours. --Vassil (talk) 13:18, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Jebulon (talk) 20:10, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support As last time. --Paolo Costa (talk) 00:37, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

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File:Milano - San Marco - Portale.JPG, not featured

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•  Info created by Angelo Inganni - uploaded by M.casanova - nominated by M.casanova -- M.casanova (talk) 18:13, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- M.casanova (talk) 18:13, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Lacking sharpness, asymmetrical composition, extreme tilt. Interesting portal though, looks worthy for a retry with a tripod. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 07:16, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose same opinion as Peter.
•  Oppose per Peter, this tympanum deserves a retry. --PierreSelim (talk) 09:50, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

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File:GericaultHorseman.jpg, not featured

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•  Info created by Théodore Géricault - uploaded by Moustachioed Womanizer - nominated by Moustachioed Womanizer -- Moustachioed Womanizer (talk) 11:12, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Moustachioed Womanizer (talk) 11:12, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

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.

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File:Speise Morchel Morchella esculenta.jpg, featured

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•  Info created & uploaded by Holleday - nominated by Citron -- Citron (talk) 10:47, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Citron (talk) 10:47, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --The High Fin Sperm Whale 16:48, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 18:15, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Great photo Bulwersator (talk) 19:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Tamba52 (talk) 05:18, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 05:31, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:22, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Vassil (talk) 13:20, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 15:53, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Stu Phillips (talk) 00:44, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Schnobby (talk) 08:34, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Claus (talk) 11:14, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Kosio (talk) 14:48, 19 May 2012 (CEST)
•  Neutral Looks a bit underexposed to me (too dark IMO)--Jebulon (talk) 14:14, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Weak support I also think it lacks a tad of exposure. --Paolo Costa (talk) 00:44, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 10:08, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

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File:Thelocactus conothelos argenteus 02.JPG

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•  Info created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 05:29, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Llez (talk) 05:29, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Tamba52 (talk) 09:08, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:31, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose because of the shadows on the cactus and the shadow on the top, and somewhat unfortunate composition, making you want to see more of the plant. Tomer T (talk) 11:48, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose As Tomer T. --Vassil (talk) 13:23, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose - Pretty, but low image quality - insufficient antialiasing shows pixellation. -mattbuck (Talk) 02:20, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Detaille 4th French hussar at Friedland.jpg

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•  Info created by Édouard Detaille - uploaded by Moustachioed Womanizer - nominated by Moustachioed Womanizer -- Moustachioed Womanizer (talk) 03:21, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Moustachioed Womanizer (talk) 03:21, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Comment -- Created by Édouard Detaille. Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:05, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Soerfm (talk) 11:42, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose less than 2MPX. Tomer T (talk) 11:50, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Jean Thurel 1788 (1804), par Antoine Vestier.jpg, not featured

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•  Info created by Antoine Vestier - uploaded by Moustachioed Womanizer - nominated by Moustachioed Womanizer -- Moustachioed Womanizer (talk) 03:09, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Moustachioed Womanizer (talk) 03:09, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Comment -- Created by Antoine Vestier Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:09, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

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File:Tomb of Saint Saturnin - Basilique Saint-Sernin - Exposures blending.jpg

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•  Info all by PierreSelim (talk) 21:03, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- PierreSelim (talk) 21:03, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Nice view, and good quality. A pity that no one voted so far. - A.Savin 14:15, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Comment I'm sure it is due to the top of the picture and the windows... I think it is improvable.--Jebulon (talk) 14:24, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

File:2012 inauguration of the French President-IMG 1631.jpg

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•  Info 2012 inauguration ceremony of the President of France, Élysée Palace, Paris Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande shaking hands at the entrance of Élysée Palace. Created by Cyclotron - uploaded by Cyclotron - nominated by Rama -- Rama (talk) 19:34, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Rama (talk) 19:34, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Conditional on the filename being changed to something meaningful. Colin (talk) 20:12, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

  it is, in fact: it's "subject-date-ID.jpg" (PR=Président de la République). Rama (talk) 21:48, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

  • It has a code, yes, but "PR" and "IMG 1631" aren't meaningful and camera filenames are discouraged as the only person who cares is the camera. Something about "inauguration" and "Président de la République" with your existing date would be better IMO. Colin (talk) 22:16, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

  Good point, I have renamed the image to File:2012 inauguration of the French President-IMG 1631.jpg, and I will think about doing the same to the whole series. Cheers! Rama (talk) 23:01, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support good quality + high EV of the picture. --PierreSelim (talk) 09:33, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Citron (talk) 09:43, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Historical image, good quality. @Colin You might want to take into consideration that using the image ID is useful, when people are asking for additional information on images. This way one own's image archive becomes consistent with the pictures on the Commons and people can easily refer to it. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 07:20, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:47, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Vassil (talk) 13:29, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Claus (talk) 11:15, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Petite réserve : les attitudes de l'un et de l'autre laissent un doute sur qui accueille qui...Attitudes of one another leave a doubt about who is hosting who...--Jebulon (talk) 14:20, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Sorry to spoil the party, but Im opposing this on technical grounds. f/2.8 at 1/3200s under such sunny conditions is not acceptable. This should have definitely been shot at a much higher f-number. --Jovian Eye _storm 15:09, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
  • Dogmatic assessment IMO. All settings are perfectly acceptable if the result is good, which is the case here.--Jebulon (talk) 21:32, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
  • While this does seem an odd choice of setting, opposing purely on the EXIF data (which could have been absent) seems a valid as opposing because the photographer used a Canon or edited it on a Mac. This 15MP photograph seems acceptably sharp and we don't want the men behind to be in focus. If I downsample to 7MP, for example, the statesmen are as sharp as could possibly be. Please judge the photograph. Please strike this oppose. Colin (talk) 22:50, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
    • Perhaps, I was bit hasty on writing the grounds for oppose. After looking at this image for a while, I feel this image should have a different composition. Currently, both statesmen are in the center of the image with Hollande stretching his hands outwards towards the stairs. A better composition would have been with the camera placing the statesmen in the upper 1/3rd of the image and the rest 2/3rd with the stairs. This would give more negative space in the image. See image notes for more details.
      @Jebulon I am surprised you mentioned the word dogmatic. Is it not true that FPC reviews on Commons are often filled with dogma? Some users oppose just because of a tiny amount of CA. Some expect white snow and white clouds to be under-exposed. Some refuse to put the rulebook away even when the image is historical and compelling. Havent we used even more weirder reasons for opposing images. You did oppose this intially. I too, did oppose a couple of Quartl's images for reasons not mentioned in the rulebook. Although this image became FP on the 2nd nomination. The second oppose in the first nom was absurd and invalid IMO. And even more suprisingly, that oppose came from an admin which was concurred by another admin.

"Admin" ?--Jebulon (talk) 17:29, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Administrator --Jovian Eye _storm 18:06, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

yes I know, but I'm not sure I understand you. Do you think I'm an admin ? i'm not.--Jebulon (talk) 20:21, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
@Colin Opposing on grounds of EXIF is not new at Commons. I remember one of Hzell's shell image being opposed because it was shot at the smallest apertures something like f/29 or f/32. Users were complaining of diffraction at full size. Subsequently, Hzell reshot the whole shell and it did get featured. --Jovian Eye _storm 14:56, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

It might not be new but it shouldn't be accepted as a reason for oppose. Ever. If diffraction caused the shells to lack sharpness then the lack of sharpness should be the reason to oppose, not the laws of physics based on some computer data uploaded along with the image. I have absolutely no problem with folk commenting on how the image might be improved had it been shot differently (composition, lens choice, aperture choice, etc). But the voting criteria must remain on the image itself. I'm not particularly interested in previous voting patterns or defending ones position by attacking another's, or by exposing inconsistencies in voting or even hypocritical remarks. Please guys, let's vote on the actual image before us. And if we disagree with another vote/comment, then we should be free to say so without such comments or their response ever getting personal. Your list of dogmatic is interesting and don't you think we all fall into traps sometimes. We are all at different stages of maturity wrt photography and photographic criticism. We learn off each other. Which is why it is important to respond to a mistaken reason for opposing. And next time, if someone expects eye-hurtingly-bright white clouds to be within the dynamic range of a 8-bit jpg, and opposes for that reason, then perhaps it would be valid to point this out too. Colin (talk) 19:59, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

@Jovian Eye: I think that everyone is entitled to their opinion.

This being said, the sunny conditions that apply on this image are not the same than those you'll find on the shadow on the porch, in the same series. This, and the wish to have sharp images when people or vehicles move, make the choice quite acceptable in my view. I think that you might not be grasping the urgency and uniqueness of the moment. Rama (talk) 20:06, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Pyramids of Giza and boat pit.jpg

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•  Info created, uploaded and nominated by kallerna —kallerna™ 18:53, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support —kallerna™ 18:53, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 18:58, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose , I see nothing special Bulwersator (talk) 20:04, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Idem no Wow.--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:49, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Chaussure chinoise Saverne 02 05 2012 1.jpg

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•  Info created & uploaded by Vassil - nominated by Tomer T (talk) 16:02, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Tomer T (talk) 16:02, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Interesting (and not made for my feet) --Schnobby (talk) 07:08, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 07:50, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Albertus teolog (talk) 10:20, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Thanks for the nomination, Tomer T. --Vassil (talk) 13:32, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Claus (talk) 11:17, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support I had this nomination in my mind when I saw the picture in QIC page...--Jebulon (talk) 14:22, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 08:27, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Innsbruck Panorama Nordkette 3.jpg

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•  Info created and uploaded by böhringer friedrich - nominated by kallerna —kallerna™ 14:01, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support —kallerna™ 14:01, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Comment stitching problems. I'd prefer a crop at top, too. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 14:08, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support tiny stitching error, impressive photo. Tomer T (talk) 14:43, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Soerfm (talk) 16:27, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Stryn (talk) 18:12, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Weak oppose until stitching error is fixed. Freedom to share (talk) 17:37, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support danke für die Nominierung --Böhringer (talk) 21:19, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Nice Poco a poco (talk) 15:48, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Tatra 813 truck trial voitsberg 2010.jpg

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•  Info created by kulac - uploaded by kulac - nominated by kulac -- Kulac (talk) 11:57, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support changed the filename and the description as mentioned below. -- Kulac (talk) 11:57, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Though, I prefer the black and white variant of this photo. Now it is my desktop wallpaper :). -- Andrew Krizhanovsky (talk) 12:25, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support I like it --Llorenzi (talk) 08:27, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support spectacular view --Wladyslaw (talk) 14:33, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Niagara Falls - ON - Niagarafälle3.jpg

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•  Info all by Wladyslaw -- Wladyslaw (talk) 21:56, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• This image shows the tourist staircases at the American Falls (part of the Niagara Falls). The tourists are equipped with rain capes to be protected against the spindrift of the Falls. --Wladyslaw (talk) 18:28, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Wladyslaw (talk) 21:56, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 14:36, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Kraft (talk) 17:27, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Bulwersator (talk) 20:05, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Vassil (talk) 13:39, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support This is FP ! I miss a part of the staircases below though--Jebulon (talk) 14:29, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --ST ○ 05:26, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Lanzarote Castillo de las Coloradas R07.jpg

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•  Info created by MJJR - uploaded by MJJR - nominated by MJJR -- MJJR (talk) 19:11, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- MJJR (talk) 19:11, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 19:26, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Soerfm (talk) 23:51, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose It may just be me, but the sky looks slightly purple to me. Kleuske (talk) 08:51, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --AlphaEta (talk) 13:50, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Artwork by North American Rockwell.jpg

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•  Info created by NASA - uploaded by Romkur - nominated by Soerfm -- Soerfm (talk) 18:28, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Soerfm (talk) 18:28, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose The artwork is great, but something went wrong with JPEG compression or similar - Just look at it 1:1 and you can see a lot of blocks all over the picture :( --Kabelleger (talk) 19:49, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

• You have a point, it shouldn't be a JPEG in the first place. I have added a PNG version: (Soerfm (talk) 21:42, 15 May 2012 (UTC))

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•  Support the PNG version. But is there a way to get the full res as a PNG? I think Mediawiki is not able to preview PNGs beyond a certain size, but maybe you could add a second file without working preview with the full res. Or alternatively a JPEG with sufficiently low compression (although looking at the picture I'm not sure the JPEG algorithm will do anything useful with it) --Kabelleger (talk) 21:53, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

• For the original please visit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo15/hires/s71-39614.jpg. It is the only version I know. It is a bit unsharp, so I chose to make it sharper, that is what gave the artifacts. The PNG is smaller than the JPEG, I had to resize it or else it could not be uploaded. Soerfm (talk) 22:10, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Panthera leo (male) Colchester Zoo.jpg

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•  Info created by William Warby - uploaded by Bruce1ee - nominated by Bruce1ee -- —Bruce1ee^talk 11:19, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- —Bruce1ee^talk 11:19, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 12:04, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Too tight crop, a little bit unsharp. --Yikrazuul (talk) 16:00, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Ramphastos toco Whipsnade Zoo.jpg

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•  Info created by William Warby - uploaded by Bruce1ee - nominated by Bruce1ee -- —Bruce1ee^talk 11:13, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- —Bruce1ee^talk 11:13, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 19:26, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Brackenheim (talk) 11:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Composition, the somewhat darker background near the tip of its beak, looks like the dark spot at the tip of its beak has bled into the background.--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 18:09, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support--Claus (talk) 11:19, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Too tightly cropped zoo-pic. พ.s. 12:21, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Dactylorhiza majalis LC0269.jpg

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•  Info Western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis); created, uploaded and nominated by Jörg Hempel
•  Support -- LC-de (talk) 06:37, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- -donald- (talk) 07:10, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- MJJR (talk) 18:52, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 11:53, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Paolo Costa (talk) 15:54, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin - model of ship.JPG

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•  Info all by Pudelek -- Pudelek (talk) 13:46, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Pudelek (talk) 13:46, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Albertus teolog (talk) 10:23, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Jemaa el-Fnaa at night - Maroco - Marrakesh.jpg

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•  Info all by Kosio (talk) 13:06, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Kosio (talk) 13:06, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Gampe (talk) 18:51, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Noisy, unsharp and definetly no "wow". --Yikrazuul (talk) 16:02, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Rice Field - Indonesia.jpg

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•  Info created by Marc Veraart (Flickr) - uploaded by Tomtomn00 - nominated by Tomtomn00 -- Tomtomn00 (talk) 19:49, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support - Moved to ALT. --Tomtomn00 (talk) 20:12, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose (Formerly FPXed) it is too small (< 2 MP). --Colin (talk) 18:48, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Gampe (talk) 18:50, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose can't be FP, as Colin said. Tomer T (talk) 19:30, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Alt

•  Support (moved from normal) --Tomtomn00 (talk) 20:12, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• This has the same problems as the one above (1.5 MP) but is worse as it is saved as a PNG rather than a JPG (causing it to be 3x the size for no benefit) and has been horribly over-sharpened, etc. Please upload the photo from the camera. Colin (talk) 10:30, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

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File:Aurora Australis (icebreaker) berthed in Hobart under a rainbow.jpg, featured

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•  Info created by Edoddridge - uploaded by Edoddridge - nominated by Edoddridge -- Edoddridge (talk) 12:23, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support EV is high because it shows relative sizes of Australian and French vessels with yachts. -- Edoddridge (talk) 12:23, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Could remove my oppose but you should correct these things: curved horizon, vertical distorion, tilt, and reduce a bit the CAs. Sky is very noisy too. But it is a very stunning image. --Paolo Costa (talk) 16:15, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

   Comment Thanks for the feedback; it can be difficult to see flaws in one's own work. I've straightened the horizon, adjusted the tilt and applied noise reduction to the sky. Unfortunately, I can't find the chromatic aberration you describe; where is it? Edoddridge (talk) 00:19, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

  You can see them on the poles (don't know the correct name of it) of the yachts on the right side. Also some minor unimportant CAs on other places. Being a stitched panorama, I think you forgot to remove CAs on the last image on the right. Or maybe your camera only showed CAs on that image. It's gonna be tough to remove; maybe you should leave it this way. --Paolo Costa (talk) 03:06, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

  I don't think it is worth worrying about personally. I think the image needs to be brightened up by a bit though. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:13, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

  Agree with JJ, leave the CAs. One last thing: the ship looks very saturated. If you are going to retouch the image once more, then you could reduce saturation a bit on some areas. Then I will support. --Paolo Costa (talk) 06:31, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

  Thanks JJ and Paolo. I've bumped the exposure up 0.3EV for the sky and 0.5EV for the rest and desaturated the non-sky sections a bit. I think they were excellent suggestions! Cheers. Edoddridge (talk) 12:05, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

  No problem,  Support --Paolo Costa (talk) 14:14, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Oppose stunning, but too noisy Tomer T (talk) 16:17, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

   Comment Thanks for the feedback. Is the newer version any better? Edoddridge (talk) 00:19, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support much better now. Tomer T (talk) 08:37, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support I was thinking only last week, riding my bike past, that I needed to take a shot somewhat like this. I think you got lucky with the rainbow though. :) JJ Harrison (talk) 12:31, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

  I certainly did. The only downside was getting a drop of rain on my lens that I had to photoshop out four times; luckily it was in the sky and dead simple to remove. Edoddridge (talk) 12:56, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support Classic. --99of9 (talk) 11:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support. Very cool looking image. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:49, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Nice. --Solar Police↑↑Speak 07:40, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

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File:Luxor R07.jpg, featured

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•  Info created by MJJR - uploaded by MJJR - nominated by MJJR -- MJJR (talk) 14:13, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- MJJR (talk) 14:13, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Nice scene. Well executed. Was suprised by the presence of christian church. Saffron Blaze (talk) 15:09, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 17:08, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Vassil (talk) 19:06, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Albertus teolog (talk) 12:01, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support This is great. This is photography ! --Telemaque MySon (talk) 15:25, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Neutral sharpness and general quality should be better for a FP IMHO; otherwise there's really nothing to fault, nice image. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 16:02, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Support. -- Raghith 06:17, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Sharpness and no wow for me. --Yikrazuul (talk) 14:58, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Joydeep (talk) 18:05, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Sorry, not sharp enough imo. - A.Savin 14:49, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

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File:Layers of titan.jpg, featured

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•  Info created by NASA - uploaded and nominated by Solar Police -- Solar Police↑↑Speak 07:25, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Solar Police↑↑Speak 07:25, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support As long as the facts are correct. It would be great to have versions in different languages however. --Ximonic (talk) 06:59, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Per Ximonic. --The High Fin Sperm Whale 17:40, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose The text can't be translated (Could be SVG) --Wilfredor (talk) 18:34, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Comment There is File:Layers of Titan - Unannotated.jpg in which the required text can be added. Solar Police↑↑Speak 19:03, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Support Tomer T (talk) 15:26, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Quality, science, features !--Telemaque MySon (talk) 15:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Gildir (talk) 19:37, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Bulwersator (talk) 20:32, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

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File:Falling rain in mexico.jpg, featured

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•  Info created, uploaded, nominated by -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 14:44, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 14:44, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Ximonic (talk) 15:15, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support; interesting. -- Jkadavoor (talk) 05:58, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Don't see anything special for an FP, or an educational value. - A.Savin 08:58, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 11:18, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support -- Baiji --> (Opinión) 13:41, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support Yes it has (moreover) educational value: it shows "falling rain in Mexico".--Jebulon (talk) 15:04, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per A.Savin . There is a great sense of art in the picture; no featurable items from Mexico I think...--Telemaque MySon (talk) 15:49, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support wonderful. stunning. perfection. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 16:18, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
  •  Comment Someone check his account. I think it has been hi-jacked. Saffron Blaze (talk) 21:41, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
    •  Comment And the reason for your suspision is??? --Tomascastelazo (talk) 22:32, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
      • Saffron, it's me. And, really, I can support images :-) The atmosphere is caught here in an unique way, it makes me smiling and black and white fits. It's exceptional and featured IMHO. I want to be able to take photographs like these, too. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 11:22, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
        • Once you give into the Dark Side there will be no going back. Saffron Blaze (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
          • ? --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 17:48, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
            • -- Just a joke about the difference in emphasis our voting criteria seem to display. 19:31, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 16:47, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Oppose Nice is not neccessarily featurable. --Yikrazuul (talk) 15:00, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --ArildV (talk) 04:39, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Support --Cephas (talk) 21:18, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Unconfirmed results: (info)
Result: 10 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral => featured. /FPCBot (talk) 21:03, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Delisting candidates

File:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg

Voting period ends on 26 May 2012 at 17:42:46

•  Info Not even 2MP, bad angle, slight overexposure at top. (Original nomination)
  • Who ask for delist ? Are such anonymous requests allowed ?--Jebulon (talk) 15:19, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

• That would be me. You see, generally it's the person who votes for delist first. And since one can always check the revision history of the delist request page(and see who created it), it isn't so anonymous--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 18:46, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

• BTW, anon nominations are allowed, whether for featuring or delisting; anon votes are not counted.--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 18:49, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

• OK, it was just a question, because it was not clear to me. Maybe the nominator for deletion should sign his/her nomination, then vote, and sign his/her vote, again. But no problem, thanks for answering.--Jebulon (talk) 17:37, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Delist -- Gauravjuvekar (talk) 17:42, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:54, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist--Citron (talk) 16:34, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist Tomer T (talk) 10:04, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist But see Jebulon's question ! --Cayambe (talk) 16:16, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

File:OspreyNASA.jpg

Voting period ends on 26 May 2012 at 04:54:13

•  Info Technical quality issues (Original nomination)
  • Who ask for delist ? Are such anonymous requests allowed ?--Jebulon (talk) 15:20, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

• It is just a question, because it is not clear to me. Maybe the nominator for deletion should sign his/her nomination, then vote, and sign his/her vote, again. But no problem.--Jebulon (talk) 17:39, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

•  Delist -- Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:54, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 10:03, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist--Gauravjuvekar (talk) 17:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:03, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist Poco a poco (talk) 15:55, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist--Citron (talk) 16:35, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist Tomer T (talk) 10:05, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist --Jovian Eye _storm 15:16, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
•  Delist But see Jebulon's question! --Cayambe (talk) 16:20, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Fri 18 May → Wed 23 May
Sat 19 May → Thu 24 May
Sun 20 May → Fri 25 May
Mon 21 May → Sat 26 May
Tue 22 May → Sun 27 May
Wed 23 May → Mon 28 May

Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)

Mon 14 May → Wed 23 May
Tue 15 May → Thu 24 May
Wed 16 May → Fri 25 May
Thu 17 May → Sat 26 May
Fri 18 May → Sun 27 May
Sat 19 May → Mon 28 May
Sun 20 May → Tue 29 May
Mon 21 May → Wed 30 May
Tue 22 May → Thu 31 May
Wed 23 May → Fri 01 Jun

Closing a featured picture promotion request

The bot

Note that the description below is for manual closure, this is mostly not needed anymore as there exists a bot (FPCBot) that counts the votes and handles the process below. However after the bot has counted the votes a manual review step is used to make sure the count is correct before the bot again picks up the work.

Manual procedure

Any experienced user may close requests.

1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
   Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
'''Result:''' x support, x oppose, x neutral => (not) featured. ~~~~
(for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Osmia rufa couple (aka).jpg)
2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
   featured or not featured
   For example:
   === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
   becomes
   === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
3. Save your edit.
4. If it is featured:
   • Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate category of Commons:Featured pictures, list as the first one and delete the last one, so that the number is four again.
   • Also add the picture to an appropriate subpage of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images.
   • Add the template {{Featured picture}} or {{Assessments|com=1}} to the image description page.
     • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|com=1|subpage=Bar.jpg}}
     • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add com=1 to the Assessements template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|com=1}}
   • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
     • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
     • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
   • Add the template {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
   {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
   Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2012), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request

1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
   Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
   '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
   (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
   delisted or not delisted
   For example:
   === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2012.
4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
   1. Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
   2. Replace the template {{Featured picture}} on the image description page by {{Delisted picture}}. If using the {{Assessments}} template, change com=1 to com=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes)
   3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in chronological list of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1-6) with (1-6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture in the gallery is not removed.