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Current nominations

George Wallace

Original - Attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama in 1963, Governor George Wallace stands defiantly at the door while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.
Original - Attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama in 1963, Governor George Wallace stands defiantly at the door while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.
Unaltered version, for comparison
Unaltered version, for comparison
Reason
A great news photo of an important event in the American civil rights movement. I did a rotation/perspective correction (to get the crazy leaning walls vertical) and cropped it. I'm including the original for comparison, and if others like that better or want to have a shot at fixing it themselves, have at it!
Articles this image appears in
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) (just added, hope it sticks), Racial segregation in the United States, George Wallace, Nicholas Katzenbach, University of Alabama, History of the University of Alabama, Foster Auditorium
Creator
Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report Magazine
  • Support as nominator --Calliopejen1 (talk) 01:00, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - Wow to think this was only 45 years ago. Exceptional EV and a quality photo. Definitely support. Wadester16 (talk) 17:31, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - good choice, great EV. Crazy guy. :) Intothewoods29 (talk) 18:02, 15 October 2008 (UTC)




Bridgestone's green-striped tyres

Original - Bridgestone used green tyre grooves for the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix. Rubens Barrichello (top) demonstrates the "prime" compound, whilst Nick Heidfeld (bottom) is running on the "option" compound, distinguished by the fact that one of the grooves is white.
Original - Bridgestone used green tyre grooves for the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix. Rubens Barrichello (top) demonstrates the "prime" compound, whilst Nick Heidfeld (bottom) is running on the "option" compound, distinguished by the fact that one of the grooves is white.
Reason
Very interesting picture, which shows Bridgestone's green-striped tyres that were used at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix.
Articles this image appears in
Formula One tyres, 2008 Japanese Grand Prix and Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Newsletter/Next NW
Creator
Morio
  • Support as nominator --Darth Newdar (talk) 08:41, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose as I don't see why it's that encyclopedic. Based on Formula One tyres there are two different tire compounds used, balancing durability against grip, and the choice of green stripes is some environmental PR campaign. These seem like fairly minor details. It's a useful image in the article but not a FP in my opinion. Fletcher (talk) 13:36, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose - the angles of the two shots are slightly different and the BMW (lower image) is slightly blurred. AlexJ (talk) 14:43, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Per Fletcher above. Although fairly well taken, edited and used, I don't see any long term importance to the image. LeaveSleaves talk 14:46, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose, Fletcher says it best. Daniel Case (talk) 14:56, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose, sorry, it's a good encyclopedic photo, but I simply don't think it can be an FP. Todor→Bozhinov 10:14, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose: Fuzzy pic, poor framing, unexciting subject, low interest longevity. Pyrope 16:39, 15 October 2008 (UTC)




Waterfalls and stream, Uluguru

Original - Waterfalls and a tributary at Bahati Camp in the Uluguru Mountains. The tributary joins to the river Ruvu.
Original - Waterfalls and a tributary at Bahati Camp in the Uluguru Mountains. The tributary joins to the river Ruvu.
Reason
High resolution, good quality image (QI at commons), illustrating the flow of water from a waterfalls through a stream, and the waterfalls and tributary at the Uluguru Mountains. IMO, the image is thus very encyclopedic.
Articles this image appears in
Stream, Uluguru Mountains
Creator
Muhammad
  • Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 20:06, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose sorry, low EV, little wow factor, too little detail in large shadow areas. --Leivick (talk) 20:24, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - I think there's a lot of wow value (which isn't even in the Featured Picture Criteria) and EV in this picture. Good quality pictures like this are always useful in the articles they illustrate. Possibly the best picture in the Stream article. Intothewoods29 (talk) 20:33, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose Agree with Leivick. Low enc for Ulguru - this could be practically anywhere. Too high contrast - water blown, murky shadows. --Janke | Talk 07:43, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
    • This is a scene seen by almost all visitors to the Uluguru Mountains, since it is near the foot of the mount. It illustrates the presence of the waterfalls and streams at the mountains, the types of rocks present, the vegetation, the sun cover, transport of materials through streams (the branches). Uluguru is not the only article the image appears in. No contrast was added, and I don't see any blown water, the histogram seems fine. Muhammad(talk) 09:47, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
      • What I mean is that, at the first glance, this could well pass as a stream for instance in Finland, my home country, or anywhere else, in fact. And no, the histogram is not "fine", quite the contrary. It's all bunched towards the black, and there is a small spike at 255,255,255 - i.e. there are blown highlights. Understanding a histogram is a bit counter-intuitive... --Janke | Talk 16:02, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose It's a nice shot but I don't think it's extremely informative about the Uluguru mountains. And I do think the waterfall is blown somewhat at the top and bottom. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but because the image has large shaded areas, and the waterfall is a relatively small area, a blown highlight might not look like such in the histogram. I do see a small spike at the right; that it is small, points to the possibility the image is too dark in other areas. Fletcher (talk) 13:25, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose, too dark in too many areas. Daniel Case (talk) 14:55, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak support It shows how a stream looks well, and gives a little idea about the nature around the mountain. You could add more caption to the picture though: what altitude is it? and for the stream article you point out the different parts of the stream and how the bed has formed, why it does not meander. Atm it does not connect very well with the prose in the stream article. Narayanese (talk) 20:42, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose Illustrative, but distracting shadows are everywhere. It's not about whether contrast was added, it is about how the light was captured. --Base64 (talk) 10:16, 15 October 2008 (UTC)




Onion growing shoots

Original - An onion, Allium cepa growing shoots.
Original - An onion, Allium cepa growing shoots.
Alternative 1 An onion growing shoots. Notice the depression in the bulb, caused by emptiness resulting from the respiration of glucose stored which releases energy for the growth process.
Alternative 1 An onion growing shoots. Notice the depression in the bulb, caused by emptiness resulting from the respiration of glucose stored which releases energy for the growth process.
Reason
In my opinion, great encyclopedic value and seems to meet all the criteria
Articles this image appears in
Onion
Creator
Muhammad
  • Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 19:41, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose less than perfect focus on both images, particularly the first. Mediocre composition particularly the second. --Leivick (talk) 20:08, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment - I could swear that this's already been nominated, but I can't for the life of my find it. I'll keep looking... :) Intothewoods29 (talk) 20:17, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose Soft; perhaps trying focusing again and, if possible, use the sharpest aperture and focal length combination that works for your composition. Are you using the kit lens that came with the EOS 400D? Perhaps 35mm at f/4.5; see test results here. Also, unappealing, harsh shadows cast by the light source. Perhaps you could try bouncing the flash or light source off a ceiling and/or diffuse it. Check out the look of current FPs of similar subjects and composition, such as ones by User:Fir0002 like this Tokugawapants (talk) 21:08, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
    • Yes I am using the kit lens. The onion is currently n/a so thanks for the tips, I will try them on something else. Muhammad(talk) 16:56, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose F11 would be more appropriate, its soft all over. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)




Quaternion Eagle from c. 1510

Original - The double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1510
Original - The double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1510
Reason
The antique image is not only historically important as showing the shields of the member states by rank under the the Holy Roman Empire but also displays a stunning beauty and woodcut technique in the period.
Articles this image appears in
Holy Roman Empire, Counts of Celje, Double-headed eagle, Armorial of the Holy Roman Empire
Creator
It was printed by David de Negker (son of Jost de Negker) in Augsburg, based on a 1510 woodcut by Hans Burgkmair the elder Image:Hans Burgkmair quaternionenadler.jpg. It was uploaded by Commons:User:Michail (en:User:Michail)
  • Support as nominator --Caspian blue (talk) 19:32, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Conditional Supportoutstanding image, meets all criteria. Just noticed what looks to be some kind of scanning artifact right down the middle, actually pretty obvious I am surprised that I didn't notice it until looking a second time. Could this be cropped out? --Leivick (talk) 20:09, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
    Your question is not clear to me. Are you referring to the artifact as "the erected image on the gutter of the book? I think it is a kind of small pop-up page.--Caspian blue (talk) 21:30, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I am referring to the object at the center of the image. Is it really a pop up page? it looks like it has a similar image to the visible pages. Is it not possible that it is a distortion due to scanning. --Leivick (talk) 21:39, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I don't think the image is scanned nor folded by mistake. The image seems like to be taken by a photographer. You can check the fact as looking at the bottom edge of the book.--Caspian blue (talk) 21:45, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - would prefer a crop that got rid of some of the brown on the left side and the black on the top and bottom right side, but good pic all in all. Intothewoods29 (talk) 20:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
    I considered to do so, but the mounted wood is also beautiful and cropping could lose the handwriting on the bottom edge.--Caspian blue (talk) 21:10, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support even with some artifacts this image deserves to be FP, and is above basic criteria. M.K. (talk) 14:37, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Per above --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 15:21, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Per above. Bewareofdog 16:54, 14 October 2008 (UTC)




Tasman Bridge

Original - The Tasman Bridge crossing the Derwent River as seen from the North West of the bridge at dusk.
Original - The Tasman Bridge crossing the Derwent River as seen from the North West of the bridge at dusk.
Edit 1. - The Tasman Bridge crossing the Derwent River as seen from the North West of the bridge at dusk.
Edit 1. - The Tasman Bridge crossing the Derwent River as seen from the North West of the bridge at dusk.
Reason
Good technical standard, adds value to article.
Articles this image appears in
Tasman Bridge
Creator
Flying Freddy
  • Support as nominator --Flying Freddy (talk) 11:12, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Unfortunately doesn't seem to be a convincing HDR image. The luminosity of the image seems a bit mixed up. It is possible that I'm wrong and it was naturally lit this way, but I have my doubts. The clouds and land on the left are very dark, but the land/sky through the bridge is significantly brighter. Decent composition though. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:28, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
    • Thanks for pointing that out, I revised the image and reposted as edit 1. Flying Freddy (talk) 11:59, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
      • Much better in the edit. Image quality still isn't great though. The detail is a bit soft and nothing looks critically sharp. Good for the article but I'm not convinced that it is FP quality. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 12:07, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Sorry, it looks great at thumbnail size but the composition of the image doesn't make it very useful from an encyclopaedia point of view imo. Noodle snacks (talk) 11:53, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose composition give low EV, HDR effect too strong which overly bright foreground. --Leivick (talk) 20:19, 13 October 2008 (UTC)




City of London skyline

Original - The City of London skyline looking north-west from London City Hall across the Thames River.
Original - The City of London skyline looking north-west from London City Hall across the Thames River.
Reason
I'll add for disclosure that this image is downsampled to 50% of it's original size for the sake of image quality. The full size image has some unfortunate artifacting in the fine detail of the buildings and noise as a result of the high dynamic range in the scene as I had to lift shadows and suppress highlights somewhat. In my opinion the image looks a bit ragged at 100%. The original is linked as an 'other version' on the image page and if you insist you can vote for that image as an alternative. ;-)

That said, I do think the composition and detail of this version is still excellent and is a view that not a lot of tourists are able to get, as I took it from the London City Hall viewing platform on the top floor which is not usually open to the public except on specific open days. For those interested, this is another image I took from the viewing platform with a random stranger for context! Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:19, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Articles this image appears in
City of London
Creator
Diliff
  • Support as nominator --Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:05, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Looks good in the article; another London article with a good image added. I wouldn't mind a bit more river in front of that bottom boat, it just looks a bit tight. Possibly not one of Diliff's very best, but we're judging against criteria, and this seems to meet them all. --jjron (talk) 13:33, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
    • I did consider including a bit more of the river, but I thought that it would make the left-side a bit unbalanced, and there were distracting objects to the bottom left like the HMS Belfast and its shadow on the river. The hard thing when doing a panorama with moving elements is guessing the framing correctly. I shot this handheld from left to right and I had to guess how much room I needed to allow at the bottom of the frame for the incoming boat. I could have zoomed out slightly but as usual, you can't always get everything right in one shot. As I mentioned, the dynamic range was a challenge too. I took a series of panoramas from this view with different exposures, framing, boats etc but I think this was probably the best overall. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 13:45, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support good image. --Leivick (talk) 20:25, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment: The boats form an important part of the image. Do you know what they are? Ferries, tour boats, small cruise ship? Rmhermen (talk) 22:46, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
    • I believe they are tour/cruise boats, not public ferries. The one on the left is chartered out apparently, but the one on the right is a regular tourist boat running up and down the Thames. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 00:33, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - Good Job Noodle snacks (talk) 04:30, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support good composition Muhammad(talk) 11:40, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support as encyclopedic, high quality image. Fletcher (talk) 13:43, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Beautiful picture of a fantastic subject. Great! Darth Newdar (talk) 06:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support, well-shot, clear and encyclopedic. Might not be "Wow!" but that's not among the criteria :) Todor→Bozhinov 10:17, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
    • No, you're right, it isn't in the criteria, but most people apply it anyway, whether its implicit or explicitly stated. I have always thought that "wow" certainly helps the composition, but sometimes a clear, detailed, straight-forward encyclopaedic image is of more value to Wikipedia than an awe-inspiring-but-of-limited-educational-value image. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
      • Absolutely true, we're building an encyclopedia after all :) Best, Todor→Bozhinov 10:32, 15 October 2008 (UTC)




Brown Tree Frog

Original - Brown Tree Frog
Original - Brown Tree Frog
In the field (not for vote)
In the field (not for vote)
Reason
Clear and good resolution. Note there is some natural variation in how dark the back is.
Articles this image appears in
Brown Tree Frog, List of amphibians of Tasmania
Creator
Noodle snacks
  • Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 04:17, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Excellent image technically and aesthetically. I quite like the isolation of the frog on a white background that others seem to oppose. Ideally, this would complement another image of the animal 'in the field' in the article and this image does that, so I see no reason to oppose. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 12:15, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
    • I have some others in the field, the one that stands out the most is the one on that rock, however in most cases they are pretty well camo'd. Noodle snacks (talk) 20:51, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Excellent image, no issues whatsoever. --Leivick (talk) 20:54, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - duh. Intothewoods29 (talk) 02:55, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support pleasing and encyclopedic. Muhammad(talk) 11:40, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - Definitely Wadester16 (talk) 17:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)




Panorama of the Seven Rila Lakes

Original - Panorama photo of the Seven Rila Lakes in the Rila mountains of Bulgaria
Original - Panorama photo of the Seven Rila Lakes in the Rila mountains of Bulgaria
Edit 1 by Diliff - Lightened shadows slightly to show shadow detail better, downsampled (detail simply wasn't there, so downsample is practically non-destructive), and cropped out cloned sky
Edit 1 by Diliff - Lightened shadows slightly to show shadow detail better, downsampled (detail simply wasn't there, so downsample is practically non-destructive), and cropped out cloned sky
Edit 2 by Fir0002 - More punch
Edit 2 by Fir0002 - More punch
Reason
This picture is stunning. The area is renowned for its beauty, but it takes a nicely stitched and well-shot panorama to show it all. Well, this one is 9,565 × 2,877 pixels and captures all seven lakes as well as the background and the sky in great colour. None of the illustrated objects is cut off or anything, it's a smooth picture.

Indeed, at max zoom it isn't perfectly sharp, but it can be reduced in size to eliminate that concern completely, and it would still be big enough.

Note: the image on the right is the Wikipedia duplicate of the picture awaiting deletion, the Commons file has a proper description.

Articles this image appears in
lake, glacial lake, Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria, Rila
Creator
Anthony Ganev
  • Support as nominator --Todor→Bozhinov 20:08, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support both Stunning picture, well done. —αἰτίας •discussion• 21:35, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Neutral for now. Granted, it is very high res, but the image quality is fairly poor. It is still a bit soft even if downsampled to half its current size. Another problem is that the sky contains cloned clouds at the very top, and there is a minor stitching error on the land between the first two lakes. I'm not sure why it wasn't just cropped a bit lower as it wouldn't have affected the composition that much. And finally, too much of the image is in shadow (bottom half of the histogram) and just looks a bit dark. The shadows could be lifted a bit. I do like the view/composition but the technical details are slightly lacking. I've uploaded an edit to 'correct' some of the flaws. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 21:40, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose both - Serious quality issues in both versions which I don't believe can be solved: white fringing due to oversharpening and artifacts/pixelation, among others. The edited version smoothed some of the flaws but the colours came out washed out. A shame, because this is a fine composition. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:06, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Conditional weak support for edit, provided the washed-out look is fixed (halfway toward original, or so). Magnificent vista anyway, would love a higher quality stitch. --Janke | Talk 08:19, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support original, oppose edits I think the original is fine, and, IMO, the edits do too much. I think that we shouldn't meddle with the contrast subce that's what the landscape looks like when clouds are above. I don't believe that details in the shade are particularly hard to make out. Tokugawapants (talk) 20:58, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
    • Fair enough, but I don't think the shadows are the result of clouds. The shadows are due to taller mountains behind the camera. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 21:27, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support This is why I watch FPC...to see beautiful places beautifully photographed.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 23:29, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Edit 2 - the most exciting photo on Featured Picture Candidates today. Oscar (talk) 04:25, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Edit 1 - Edit 2 looks too bright to my eyes. Noodle snacks (talk) 06:39, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Support edit 1 per Noodle snacks. Matt Deres (talk) 10:50, 15 October 2008 (UTC)



Compass rose of Pedro Reinel

Original - replica of the wind-rose in Pedro Reinel's nautical chart of c. 1504 (see here). It is the first known to clearly depict the fleur-de-lys. The practise was adopted in other nautical charts and survived till today
Original - replica of the wind-rose in Pedro Reinel's nautical chart of c. 1504 (see here). It is the first known to clearly depict the fleur-de-lys. The practise was adopted in other nautical charts and survived till today
Reason
high quality depiction of an historical wind-rose, adding significant value to the articles
Articles this image appears in
Pedro Reinel, Compass rose, Fleur-de-lis
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar
  • Support as nominator --Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:31, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose No real wow factor and IMO a close up photo of the rose in the chart would have been more valuable as an illustration. Furthermore this svg doesn't seem particularly true to the original (in particular the fleur-de-lys is quite different at the base). --Abdominator (talk) 03:21, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose agree with above. A close up of the actual rose would be better. --Leivick (talk) 20:30, 13 October 2008 (UTC)




Pedro Reinel chart (c. 1504)

Original - The chart of Pedro Reinel (c. 1504) is one of the oldest known nautical charts with a scale of latitudes and constructed on the basis of astronomical observations. This new cartographic model was developped by the Portuguese in the second half of the 15th century and it is known as the "plane chart" or "latitude chart".
Original - The chart of Pedro Reinel (c. 1504) is one of the oldest known nautical charts with a scale of latitudes and constructed on the basis of astronomical observations. This new cartographic model was developped by the Portuguese in the second half of the 15th century and it is known as the "plane chart" or "latitude chart".
Reason
Good quality depiction of a very important historical document, of a kind poorly represented in Wikipedia
Articles this image appears in
Pedro Reinel, History of cartography
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar
  • Support as nominator --Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:52, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Two questions: could this be added to History of cartography or Map or a similar article? It's a good picture. Also, why is part of it missing? Did it burn or something? I had to ask :) Intothewoods29 (talk) 06:27, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
    • Answer - It was added to History of cartography. Only a small fragment in the left lower side is missing from the animal skin, hiding part of the authors name, "Pedro". -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 08:20, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment Seems to be underexposed... --Abdominator (talk) 03:23, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Info - I don't think so. This is a professional work and the original picture (from which the present one was downsampled)contains callibration colour stripes (please see here). Anyway this brownish tone is usual in very old parchments and the chart details are not affected by it. Finally, please remember that the technical merits of the photograph are not the main issue here. The EV is. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 17:27, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - This is probably the first FPC that I've spent significant time looking at all the fascinating details. The details of the map are so interesting. Really interesting pic. I guess I should have realized that it was on animal skin. :) Intothewoods29 (talk) 20:09, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support encyclopedic one + has good res. M.K. (talk) 14:41, 14 October 2008 (UTC)




Havana, Cuba c.1639

Original - Havana bay, Cuba, c. 1639.
Original - Havana bay, Cuba, c. 1639.
Reason
Early landscape of Havana, Cuba from the seventeenth century. High resolution historic file. Restored version of Image:Havana 1639.jpg.
Articles this image appears in
History of Cuba, Havana, Morro Castle (fortress)
Creator
Joan Vinckeboons (attr.) aka Johannes Vingboons[1]
  • Support as nominator --DurovaCharge! 12:10, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support High resolution and great EV. Definite historic value. Jordan Contribs 16:27, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose - there seems to be nothing to recommend it except its age. Oscar (talk) 04:08, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak oppose - age is important, but have to agree with Oscar O on this issue. M.K. (talk) 14:42, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
    • In many instances, this artist's work has been the earliest surviving depiction of locations in the New World. Wikipedia has a shortage of Latin American FPs. This location became the capital of Cuba and one of the structures depicted here survives as a landmark after more than four centuries. I was fortunate to find a very high resolution file--and I must say it's disappointing to see the nomination reviewed as just another watercolor. DurovaCharge! 20:11, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - I disagree with the age problem. It's a painting of Havana from the 17th century... reminds us that everything starts so small. If there were a photo (if there were photography, heh) I don't think this'd be an issue. <shrug> Xavexgoem (talk) 20:17, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Per Durova and Xavexgoem. Intothewoods29 (talk) 22:39, 14 October 2008 (UTC)



Cercophonius squama

Original - Cercophonius squama is a south-east Australian scorpion
Original - Cercophonius squama is a south-east Australian scorpion
Reason
Good Quality, found it whilst in the shower so paper background
Articles this image appears in
Cercophonius squama, List of scorpions of Australia, Scorpion
Creator
Noodle snacks
  • Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 03:21, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support per nomination. Good find, although I hope you don't meet them that way very often. DurovaCharge! 04:32, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Good details and shadow. EV is definitely there but the article is too short. Could you add it to Scorpion as well? Muhammad(talk) 10:17, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Jeez, before long, Australian contributors will have about 90% of the user-created FPs. Nice capture, the highlight reflections could possibly be improved on with more diffuse lighting, but plenty of detail and a worthy FP. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:57, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
    • What is with that? I thought is was coincidental that both Cacophony and I are from Portland, Oregon, USA and are FP contributors and participants here. But the number of people from Australia! There are Fir0002, Diliff, Jjron, Benjamint444, Noodle snacks, and (everyones favorite) Capital Photographer. All (with the exception of Capital Photographer) are some of the more active participants here. The chances: Lets say there are 25 contributors here with a level of notability (within this small community) we would consider equivalent to Capital photographer (the least active of our Australian friends). 6 of 25 are austrailian, or 24%. The expected rate would be 21 million Australians to 6.5 billion global or 0.3%. A deviation of 7,900%...FWIW -Fcb981(talk:contribs) 03:55, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
      • Did you allow for the statistical improbability of the 5 billion non-english speakers contributing here? ;-) But anyway, there are a few other minor Aussie contributors to FPC (although I haven't seen them much lately) - our frog photographers LiquidGhoul and Froggydarb! Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 08:18, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
        • What about the statistical improbability that three of us from Aust live within about 30kms of each other. Not just 24% from Australia but 12% from one town - the deviation of that would be off the scale -- benjamint
  • Weak support. The lighting and the overall hazy appearance, especially around the head, are modest problems, but it does enough right in terms of detail and composition overall.--ragesoss (talk) 19:20, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Interesting subject and well executed photo --Abdominator (talk) 03:26, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Nice photo. Unpleasant shower. -Fcb981(talk:contribs) 03:59, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support excellent image. --Leivick (talk) 20:41, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Benjamint 02:15, 14 October 2008 (UTC)




Saddam Hussein on Trial

Original - Saddam Hussein was a leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party and president of Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War (1980-1988) and the first Persian Gulf War (1991). Saddam was deposed by the U.S. and its allies during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and captured by U.S. forces on December 13, 2003. Saddam was brought to trial under the Iraqi interim government set up by U.S.-led forces. On November 5, 2006, he was convicted of charges related to the executions of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites suspected of planning an assassination attempt against him, and was sentenced to death by hanging.
Original - Saddam Hussein was a leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party and president of Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War (1980-1988) and the first Persian Gulf War (1991). Saddam was deposed by the U.S. and its allies during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and captured by U.S. forces on December 13, 2003. Saddam was brought to trial under the Iraqi interim government set up by U.S.-led forces. On November 5, 2006, he was convicted of charges related to the executions of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites suspected of planning an assassination attempt against him, and was sentenced to death by hanging.
Reason
Good, large image of Saddam Hussein in an important part of his life. Indisputable EV.
Articles this image appears in
Saddam Hussein, Abu Nidal, Rumours of the death of Saddam Hussein, Human rights in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, Trial of Saddam Hussein, Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations timeline, Execution of Saddam Hussein
Creator
U.S. Military/Defense Department (Edited by jjron))
  • Support as nominator --Fryslan0109 (talk) 01:57, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Hi rez, sharp, and irreplaceable (he's dead). Still, it has the hand in front of the face and the color splotches.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 02:16, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Not imperfect (it's a bit compressed for such large dimensions), but overall a good portrait and excellent ev. DurovaCharge! 04:34, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support A good portrait with EV. Muhammad(talk) 07:11, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
    • The caption may need to be lengthened, maybe add some of crimes he was charged with? Muhammad(talk) 10:12, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Closing note: original version, for which replacing is required. MER-C 06:35, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. I expanded the caption with info from the Saddam Hussein lead. Intothewoods29 (talk) 16:59, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak oppose As mentioned above, the hand in front of his face is somewhat of a distraction and definitely hinders the overall composition. The fact that it is completely out of focus further impede's the overall quality. -- mcshadypl TC 17:46, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak oppose The hand a bit spoils this good portrait and I also think that image is a little too dark. Andrew18 @ 21:39, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - The hand doesn't bother me. A good historical portrait -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:41, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Thought it was good enough at PPR to inspire this minor edit, so will support here as per my comments there. The hand is a slight issue, but also adds some additional emotion - probably greatest EV for those articles dealing with the capture/trial. --jjron (talk) 12:30, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support per Jjron, who makes the case quite well.--ragesoss (talk) 18:33, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. To me the hand in front of his face actually enhances this image. He was (at the time this was taken) once the all-powerful dictator of Iraq, then on trial for his crimes in power. Like most such strongmen, his face was on images all over the country, unobstructed, symbolizing absolute power. The fact that his slightly blurred hand is here in front of it is thus an excellent symbol for how he had fallen by that point. Daniel Case (talk) 19:52, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support —αἰτίας •discussion• 21:36, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment The unedited version of this file appears on a few of those pages as part of a Saddam Hussein profile on the bottom of the page. I am not sure how to edit this so that the version on which you are voting will appear there, so if someone could go ahead and do that, it would be handy.Fryslan0109 (talk) 23:19, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
    • The closer will do that if need be, but if you want to edit the template yourself an easy way is to click on the small e at the lefthand end of the Saddam Hussein title bar (direct link to the template here). That will then change it for every page that uses that template. --jjron (talk) 07:59, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. This isn't a posed portrait (and we have those), but something that captures the expression of Hussein in his last days. If anything I think that the hand, which only obscures a small part of the beard, adds to the EV when used in articles relating to his capture and trial. Mostlyharmless (talk) 02:26, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. I doubt that we will have any better one in near future. Full support. M.K. (talk) 14:44, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - Per above. And "he-he" to the last comment. ~ Wadester16 (talk) 17:40, 15 October 2008 (UTC)




Shiprock

Original - Shiprock, a rock formation nearly 1,800 feet (550 m) tall in northwestern New Mexico.
Original - Shiprock, a rock formation nearly 1,800 feet (550 m) tall in northwestern New Mexico.
Reason
Encyclopedic, attractive, some positive feedback on PPR
Articles this image appears in
Shiprock, U.S. Route 491
Creator
bowiesnodgrass (Flickr)
  • Support as nominator --Spikebrennan (talk) 20:19, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support This seems to be the week for landscapes of the American Southwest. I may have to get out my camera and (gasp) shoot something, rather than just restore. DurovaCharge! 23:14, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment Is it just me or is this way off level? Noodle snacks (talk) 00:02, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
Yes, judging by the scree at the base this is quite a bit tilted. vlad§inger tlk 00:35, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
Check the erosion patterns; they're consistent with a feature on rising ground. DurovaCharge! 06:41, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Conditional support Needs tilt correction. (Unless the consensus is that it doesn't.)--HereToHelp (talk to me) 02:17, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Conditional Weak Support - Quite a bit of the sky is blown. Will support tilt corrected version Noodle snacks (talk) 03:24, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong Oppose 1) Shiprock is much darker than this IRL 2) It'd be more enc if it showed the dike, 3) blown sky, 4) purple fringing, 5) tilt. de Bivort 03:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - I don't believe it is tilted. The fracture lines are pretty much vertical, and if the ground is slightly sloped - which is, of course, entirely possible - we would see what we see here. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 06:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
    • The vertical lines in the rock lean to the right quite a bit, so probably it should be leveled such that they are vertical? Noodle snacks (talk) 12:04, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose. A quick Google image search brings up some lovely images and suggests that this is indeed tilted, though the ground may slope somewhat as well making things hard to judge; perhaps those suggesting it's not tilted could explain why the clouds tilt as well in sympathy with the 'apparent' tilt of the ground and rock. Unlike Debivort I can't comment on the real colours, but can only say that these colours look quite artificial - it seems to have undergone quite a lot of image processing, excessively lifting the shadows and probably fiddling with colours. Appears quite unsharp - I suspect the focus is somewhere on the ground in front of the rock. --jjron (talk) 14:08, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Thank you jjron for paying attention here! It is definitely tilted. Shiprock sits in a giant wash valley that is very flat. It is not amidst hills or anything that could justify the horizon tilt. On the other hand, as an eroded lava tube, nothing says that the fissures on shiprock itself should be vertical (for those of you worrying about what a tilt correction would do to the rock's verticals). de Bivort 03:36, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • I don't know this particular valley. What caught my attention is the erosion pattern in the sand at the base. If the feature were upon level ground and the image were tilted, then I'd expect to see an even flow pattern spreading outward from the base. What I see instead is a smooth flow pattern on the right side and an uneven flow pattern on the left side. If the feature really sits upon sloping ground then I'd expect erosion on the 'high ground' side to drift downhill, and that's what it appears to be doing. Debivort is right to say that the orientation of rock in an eroded lava tube is meaningless as a way to intuit 'up'. But sand erosion is meaningful. I can't tell whether the degree of tilt here is correct, but I'm satisfied with the basic assumption that the left side of the image is higher ground. DurovaCharge! 09:08, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • You may be satisfied with the assumption, but it's wrong. At what point do we trust people who've been there three or four times? Never, I suppose... But look at this satellite image. The erosion patterns at the base are radial, not biased. I think what you are seeing Durova is a foreshortening effect coupled with the scree fields not being circular. de Bivort 18:57, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Besides! It's too pale, has blown highlights and purple fringing! And, showing the dike would increase enc. de Bivort 19:00, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • I might be misled by the effects of prevailing winds, but I doubt very much that foreshortening played any role. DurovaCharge! 06:26, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose tilted horizon as well as other issues. --Leivick (talk) 20:43, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose Per above and the overall image quality isn't great. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 15:20, 14 October 2008 (UTC)