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Fresnel lens

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Nov 2012 at 17:50:10 (UTC)

Original – Lighthouse Fresnel lens, on display at the Point Arena Lighthouse Museum, Point Arena Lighthouse, Mendocino County, California.
Reason
High quality, good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Fresnel lens
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
Frank Schulenburg

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:57, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Bicycle diagram

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2012 at 09:21:31 (UTC)

Original – Schematic Diagram of a bicycle.
Reason
High EV, good illustrative diagram
Articles in which this image appears
Bicycle, Template:Bike equipment
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator
Al2
  • I noticed that unusual thing earlier; but not very disturbing to me. Instead it acts as a handle to hold and group the links together. Moving the letters left and right to avoid the overlapping may better; but it is just my taste. Jkadavoor (talk) 07:12, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose: Graphically this is rather crude, although more or less technically correct. It would be a lot clearer as a simple line drawing, for example the cranks would stand out from the chainring not blend into the dark mass there, and coloured rims distract from the pointers as above. It's absolutely basic in diagrams that your pointers don't cross over, or touch other things - the front derailleur label goes right over the rear one. The grey boxes are distracting and serve no purpose. Finally, the labels are grouped semi-logically e.g. the head tube is part of the frame, there are no labels for brake levers or brake cables. A very definite 'no' to FP as it stands. ProfDEH (talk) 07:36, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The underlying line drawing is in fact very nicely done, lots of clear detail, and it would be great to see that without any colour, or just a light tone that highlights the solid parts but keeps all the detail visible. That and rearrange the labels a bit. ProfDEH (talk) 07:45, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support It is rare that the EV itself conveys a "wow" factor, but wow. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 10:25, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I'm definitely not a fan of the grey boxes or the font choice. Change them and I'd support in an instant! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 18:59, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose as is A few important things are missing, like the stem, or much mention of braking components (lever, cable, should say front caliper break). It would be nice to have a rear caliper brake and a front disc brake to illustrate both types of components there. I'm not a huge fan of the arbitrary grouping ("Saddle Area" is just something invented for this particular diagram, better not to mention it, "Group set" is usually the name given to the drive train components including the crankset but not the pedals). JJ Harrison (talk) 08:39, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support very clear,concise and uncluttered.One minor nitpick-should it be tire or tyre-I'm not certain whether this is a 'British' or 'US' article Lemon martini (talk) 12:25, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Armbrust The Homonculus 09:26, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Grey boxes need to go. Would prefer colorless version too. Makeemlighter (talk) 02:53, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:57, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Lackey moth

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Oct 2012 at 20:08:50 (UTC)

Original – Caterpillar of Lackey moth, Malacosoma neustria. Location: Ermingen, Ulm, Germany.
Reason
High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears
Lackey moth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Dr. Holger Krisp

. Excellent picture. ComputerJA (talk) 05:39, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Malacosoma neustria Caterpillar.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:00, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Saint-Augustin Church

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2012 at 20:27:19 (UTC)

Original – Saint-Augustin Church, Paris. Taken from the French Officer's National Mess.
Reason
Good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Saint-Augustin, Paris
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Saffron Blaze

Promoted File:Saint Augustin Church Paris .jpg --Julia\talk 16:51, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Muhammad Ali Mosque

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Nov 2012 at 11:20:55 (UTC)

Original – Muhammad Ali Mosque in Cairo Citadel.
Reason
Good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Muhammad Ali Mosque, Ottoman architecture
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Kallerna
  • Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 11:20, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I'm assuming this has been stitched as it's exhibiting fairly common distortion caused by cylindrical projection. Sometimes it's aesthetically pleasing but I'm not sure it is in this case... It makes the building look bulbous (not helped by the curved domes on top). I think a rectilinear projection would be more appropriate for this image. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 22:36, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:53, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Amlash Halberd-axe

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Nov 2012 at 22:30:11 (UTC)

Original – Halberd-axe head with the head of a mouflon. late 2nd millennium–early 1st millennium BC. From Amlash, Gilan, Iran.
Reason
Good quality, of historic significance, Quality image in commons , Featured picture in Farsi Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
History of Gilan, Amlash culture
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Rama

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:53, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Nyala female

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Nov 2012 at 20:29:11 (UTC)

Original – Nyala female in Tiergarten Schönbrunn
Reason
High quality and good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Nyala
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Spacebirdy

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:12, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



John Lennon Peace Monument

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Nov 2012 at 11:56:19 (UTC)

Original – John Lennon Peace Monument in Liverpool, 2010
Reason
Pleasant lighting and colors, good angle.
Articles in which this image appears
John Lennon Peace Monument, John Lennon, Imagine (song)
FP category for this image
Artwork/Others
Creator
Creative Concern Ant Clausen
  • Wider aperture would take care of that. However dealing with the blow highlight issues on the right would be a bit of a challenge. Perhaps trying with the sun very high in the sky?©Geni 20:36, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Pine. looks noisy Mediran talk|contribs 10:41, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Raeky - the background image is almost certainly not covered under FOP and may present copyright issues with the image. The Hilton sign is also a problem. It looks as though you're not quite centered on the inscription text; if you change the angle a bit, you might be able to obscure any recognizable parts of that backdrop with the monument itself and avoid the issue entirely. It's a very good image, but unfortunately the potential issue with FOP is a non-starter. Hersfold non-admin(t/a/c) 18:11, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:13, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



European Turtle Dove

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Nov 2012 at 02:50:37 (UTC)

Original – European Turtle Dove, also called as Turtle Dove (image shot in Israel)
Reason
High quality, good image, has a free license, good resolution
Articles in which this image appears
European Turtle Dove
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Yuvalr

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:13, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Moscow State University

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2012 at 10:16:35 (UTC)

Original – Main building of Moscow State University
Cropped version
Reason
Great picture, excellent lighting. (Hasn't met the one-week requirement yet, but as it obviously belongs where it is and I don't see any better daytime photo of the main building, it's not going to get replaced.)
Articles in which this image appears
Moscow State University
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Dmitry A. Mottl

Promoted File:Moscow State University crop.jpg --Julia\talk 18:15, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Asfi Masjid

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Nov 2012 at 06:59:58 (UTC)

Original – Asfi Mosque is the Friday prayer mosque. It is located near the Bara Imambara
Edit 1 Minor rotation to fix tilt
Reason
A well known mosque in the Bara Imambara complex in Lucknow. Good quality, EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Bara Imambara, Asaf-Ud-Dowlah, List of mosques in India
Creator
Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Promoted File:Asfi masjid.jpg --Julia\talk 18:46, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Heron Bommie

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Nov 2012 at 03:42:18 (UTC)

Original – A 360° panorama of the coral reef near Heron Island, Queensland, along the Great Barrier Reef. The image was taken with the Seaview SVII underwater survey camera, which is being used by the Catlin Seaview Survey to create visual records of the health of coral reefs and to raise public awareness of threats to coral reefs. This and similar images are available to the public through "virtual dives" on the Survey's website and on Google Maps. The distortion evident near the top and bottom of the image is the result of rendering this image in a rectangular form rather than a 3D model as seen on Google Street View. (View as a 360° panorama on the Toolserver)
Reason
High quality and EV, extremely high resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Seaview SVII
FP category for this image
Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Uploaded by User:Hersfold, image credit belongs to Underwater Earth/Catlin Seaview Survey
  • Support as nominator --Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:42, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • support While perhaps not the greatest image its interesting on a technical level and the OTRS release looks solid.©Geni 04:59, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support It is rare to be able to get underwater photography of such high resolution and quality. Plus great wow factor. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:32, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per KoH JKadavoor Jee 15:49, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think it's an excellent underwater image, and it's difficult to get underwater imagery of such quality. Eire102 (talk) 19:57, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I'm going to have to oppose here, first, we have tons of great underwater photography freely licensed on Commons. The big issue with this is the perspective is just VERY strange, it stretches very weirdly along the bottom and is nothing at all like a "normal" perspective. I don't know what scientific parameters they're using to capture the images with this kind of distortion, or if it can be programically undone or is done so it can be stitched together better with automated software or what, but this image is just weird and hurts my head to look at it. Therefore I can't support it as "our best work." — raekyt 08:58, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I don't want to seem like I'm hounding, but as the caption mentions, the distortion is actually part of the EV of the image. The image is captured as a 360-degree panorama, allowing the viewer to look in any direction when it's rendered properly (up and down as well as left and right and such). When rendered in that form, there is little to no distortion at the top and bottom "edges." Here, the image is rendered similar to a map of the world - I think using the Mercator projection, although I may be wrong. The point being, the image is best represented as the inside surface of a sphere, and that's how it was meant to be displayed. That distortion you see is indicative of this, and the best way we have at our disposal to demonstrate that to the reader within our article. Hersfold non-admin(t/a/c) 15:22, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • Maybe it would have good EV for an article on the method of making that 360 view if we have one, or that projection method, but otherwise I think it has less EV... is that how all the images are taken for that survey to be displayed for google? Looks like only a very small few was used by Google for some novelty on their maps program, the majority of the images from this project I doubt are rendered this way since it would make it more difficult to do a survey for which they're intended. Rendered this way, viewing this way, it's odd.... EV for this project is low, an image of the actual underwater craft would be MUCH higher EV... — raekyt 16:49, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
        • All of the images taken as part of this survey are available in the proper 3D view on the group's website - there's a link to one such tour at the bottom of the article. Some - in time, maybe all, I'm not entirely sure - will eventually be available on Google as well (they've six locations already). They also provide public access to the "flat" versions like this one, which is where I downloaded this image after handling the copyright stuff. So no, they likely won't use "flat" versions of the image for survey data, but we have no means by which to display the 3D version here. I agree it looks odd, but it does make it very clear that the image is meant to be seen in a 3D view, thus illustrating the capabilities of the camera. (Since you mention it, the article does contain an image of the camera itself, but it's a little fuzzy and not FP-quality.) Hersfold non-admin(t/a/c) 17:22, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Mediran talk|contribs 10:48, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The image is being used to illustrate this particular scientific photography endeavor, and it is the proper choice of subject and shows the distortions. -Fjozk (talk) 16:52, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, simply breathtaking panoramic vista. — Cirt (talk) 00:05, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Heron Bommie SVII.jpg --Julia\talk 19:41, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



London Olympics Womens Road Race

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Nov 2012 at 01:29:23 (UTC)

Original – The three medal winners of the Womens Olympic Road Race in London as they pass by Upper Richmond Road in South West London, approximately 10km from the finish. From left to right: Lizzie Armitstead, Marianne Vos and Olga Zabelinskaya.
Alt 1

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Reason
It's certainly not a pixel-perfect portrait, but given the very challenging conditions (poor lighting and heavy rain), I think it's a pretty successful photo of a subject that we have little quality photography of, and this is a fairly prominent event in the cycling world - The Womens Road Race at the London Olympics. The photo is taken in the closing stages of the race and focus is on the middle rider and eventual winner, Marianne Vos of the Netherlands. The rear rider, showing fierce determination is British Lizzie Armistead, with Russian rider Olga Zabelinskaya leading them into the closing stages. Water is flying everywhere, pouring down from the sky, and spraying up off the tyres of the bikes. Lighting them from the rear is the official's car just out of frame. It was understandably a tricky shot to get as I had just a split second to lean past the crowd, try to avoid waving flags/heads/arms getting in the shot, then frame, pan and track the cyclists as they passed by, and hope that they focus stayed locked in.
Articles in which this image appears
Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road race and Lizzie Armitstead
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
User:Diliff

Promoted File:Olympic Road Race Womens winners, London - July 2012.jpg --Julia\talk 21:27, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Ash from Mt. Pinatubo

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Nov 2012 at 09:33:24 (UTC)

Original – The U.S. Naval Base in Subic Bay, Philippines was covered with ash due to the eruption of the Mount Pinatubo in 1991.
Reason
A good image, has a free license, good resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Mount Pinatubo, Olongapo, Presidency of Corazon Aquino, U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
United States Marine Corps

Not Promoted --Julia\talk 18:57, 9 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



European Southern Observatory trailer, 2011

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Nov 2012 at 09:31:14 (UTC)

Reason
High EV video explaining the work of the European Southern Observatory
Articles in which this image appears
European Southern Observatory
FP category for this image
link to category from WP:FP that best describes the image (check categories first)
Creator
European Southern Observatory

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:45, 10 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Dom Luís Bridge, Porto

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Nov 2012 at 14:53:01 (UTC)

Original – Dom Luis I bridge, Porto, Portugal
Reason
High EV and good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Dom Luís Bridge, Porto
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Poco a poco

Promoted File:Puente Don Luis I, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 13.JPG --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:48, 10 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Nepali woman

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Nov 2012 at 06:56:56 (UTC)

Original – Nepali woman photographed on the Annapurna Circuit in Ghyaru, northern Nepal.
Reason
Good quality portrait; high EV, especially for Wrinkle; Commons FP
Articles in which this image appears
Wrinkle, Demographics of Nepal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
travelwayoflife
  • Support as nominator --—Bruce1eetalk 06:56, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, applicable for usage on multiple articles, educational, encyclopedic, high value and high quality. — Cirt (talk) 16:34, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose I'm getting a strong sense that this has had an unnatural level of post processing, in particular that kitschy bleach bypass type effect. It weakens the EV. JJ Harrison (talk) 00:32, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. This kind of photo would always be move valuable with more information, as its limited, not terribly helpful use in articles demonstrates. It would be more valuable in wrinkle if her age were known, more valuable in Demographics of Nepal (and potentially other articles) if her ethnicity were known. Chick Bowen 01:46, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Unfortunately the photographer did not publish this information here, probably because it was not known. —Bruce1eetalk 06:30, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Manang is not ethnically heterogeneous. People from manag are called nyeshang or manang-bas; they speak their own language, Manang language, and are adherents of Bon. Several volumes have been published on the region and are likely to contain further information if required. Also note that for the purposes of the 2001 Nepal census, Bonpo were lumped with buddhists; fwiw, by this classification, only 3 of the 515 people in the village administration area were *not* "bouddha" in religious orientation; these three were Hindu, which we can exclude with a high degree of certainty for the woman depicted. Samsara (FA • FP) 13:53, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:16, 12 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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