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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Dec 2010 at 22:04:28 (UTC)

Original - Hafnium crystal bar
Reason
This is another gorgeous and detailed element image by Alchemist-hp. The first nomination didn't get promoted due to not enough votes.
Articles in which this image appears
Hafnium
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Materials science
Creator
Alchemist-hp
The visibility of the shirt is good actually, since it does not give that desaturated feeling like other rock pictures. The subject is obviously pasted and it looks to apparent unfortunately. It is too ridged andat least a smoother cut would have been better. You are right, I can't vote, but you all very know that it is true. 70.170.117.40 (talk) 06:19, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This image wasn't cut out from it's background, it was photographed on a white surface. It's not a "rock" but an elemental metal, these are it's crystalline structure, a smooth lump of metal is far less encyclopedic than one showing the natural crystalline structure of the elemental metal. Your comments are nonsensical. — raekyt 09:03, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It does appear to be cut from the background though - there is aliasing along the bottom edge - not something you would get from a DSLR due to its anti-aliasing filter and bayer algorithm sensor. Certainly, there should be some sort of post-processing explanation for the aliasing. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:01, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Short of Alchemist saying so, we can only assume, but I do see your point, it COULD be, but irregardless is this enough to oppose on? — raekyt 10:07, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well, in the absence of Alchemist saying anything on the subject either for or against my assertion, we are free to make educated guesses. :-) I think his withdrawal notice below implies that I was right though. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:01, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as creator Sorry, but I can't reshot this sample. It isn't longer available. It is very difficult to take a photo from 1001 mirrors. Conclusion: we have only this and an older image in its history. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 09:48, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hf-crystal bar.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:05, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]