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Support This photo never fails to amaze me everytime I look at it. For a photo which is now nearly 40 years old, the quality is absolutely AMAZING! It has often been said that it looks like a computer generated image, but low and behold, it is absolutely real, and is quite probably the most amazing photo of this vintage Soviet aircraft that I have seen -- russavia (talk) 13:16, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- It is a nice and historically interesting photo . But I see nothing special justitying the FP status, either in the subject or in the image quality. The tight crop and cut-off tail is a strong minus in the framing. Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:02, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Something I don't understand with Commons, is if one looks at airliners.net the overwhelming majority of photos are tightly cropped, because the subject is the actual aircraft, not the tarmac it is on, nor the buildings around it, but the aircraft. I don't understand why Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles and Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Arthropods, etc are full of tightly-cropped photos, whilst aircraft are supposed to be so wide in nature, that the actual subject is lost. As to the right horizontal stabiliser (tailplane), the crop on that is so minimal that it is almost unnoticeable and does not detract from the amazing quality and historical significance of such a photo. russavia (talk) 18:43, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Just to show an example. If this photo was cropped as tight, it wouldn't be suitable, because one wants to see what is in the background, and it is cropped enough that both the subject isn't lost, nor is the background (this photo isn't featured, but is one I am going to get a larger size of to bring thru the process). This photo is also cropped about right, because the subject is the aircraft beginning its take-off run (another photo I will try to get larger for FP). This photo is also cropped right, because the subject is the contrails left by the aircraft, and also the expanse of the sky above the actual aircraft. But the subject of this photo, is more akin to a lizard sitting on a rock, or an insect on a flower or branch - the actual subject of this is the aircraft - the sleek lines, the jet engines, the glazed navigators nose -- in other words the actual aircraft, not what it is doing. And the quality, I must say, is absolutely flawless, hence why it is FP quality. russavia (talk) 19:00, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment And the tip of the plane is within about 2% of the image edge. That's not the case in any of the reptiles I can see. Head shots are a totally different type of photo. --99of9 (talk) 14:24, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry. As you all know, I support tight cropping of airplane photos, but having part of the image cropped off like that is a total no-no. One can crop off a significant part of the wings or rotor (in helicopters) so as to emphasise the fuselage, and that's OK, but this is not. Łukasz Wolf Golowanow (talk) 11:19, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Low resolution, tilted, blurry, JPEG artifacts as well as invalid nomination →AzaToth18:42, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak oppose While the framing is nice, I feel it's too blurry on the subject and chromatic noise mixed with jpeg artifacts are somewhat visible in the background. →AzaToth20:26, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Pretty good actually. Perhaps higher resolution; You still got 70MB left to go :), Regarding the red dots, I think now that they actually is part of the scenery, but I can't still understand what they are for. →AzaToth15:47, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info The Israel Defense Forces decide to this week to release all of their pictures in CC-BY-SA license. created by Israel Defense Forces - uploaded by Matanya - nominated by Itzike -- Itzike (talk) 21:06, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Strong photo, but the background lights seem too overpowering. It makes me want to squint. The blue light spots in the foreground are also distracting. --Avenue (talk) 21:22, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose In parts of the image the back-lighting is very striking, but in other parts (particularly to the left) I agree with Avenue, the lights overpower some of the subjects. --99of9 (talk) 05:03, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Hi Benh, I was waiting for that question and Muhammad already gave the right answer. :) The picture was taken during a bird ringing event. So it is a wild bird hold in hand by a ornithologists. Regards mathiasK07:27, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment -- Composition and framing are very good, imo. But not the lighting (the subject is underexposed) and the detail. Yes, it looks like the result of an agressive de-noising process. Those are probably the reasons for Muhammad not having nominated the picture himself... Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:58, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Good quality of a nice subject, but the leaf on his/her neck is a bit annoying, and the white sky reflection across the shell also detracts from the subject. --99of9 (talk) 13:45, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support I can't see much noise at all. This image has a great mood, and I think the greenish colour is probably correct given the vegetation. --99of9 (talk) 13:42, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose massive perspective distortion is unappealing, right side blurred and relatively low resolution for landscape. --ELEKHHT02:06, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support not without flaws, but until someone comes up with a better one of Laos and Vientiane (and thanks for the nomination) - Benh (talk) 12:51, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment As it was nominated as QI candidate, I recognized "the" style when checking, before seeing the signature. Souvent imité, jamais égalé !--Jebulon (talk) 10:09, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Technically good, clean image, from a good angle, with just the right amount of space :). What is the bright white patch on the side just behind the nose cone? --99of9 (talk) 04:56, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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I agree, which is why I nominated it. The cloud takes away the "blue screen" effect, the photo would otherwise have. Charming, nice word for such a photo. russavia (talk) 00:31, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Moreover, Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. You should probably withdraw this nomination and re-nominate in a few days. Łukasz Wolf Golowanow (talk) 13:55, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't think the crop is well chosen. Not only because of the lack of headroom, but also because for such a high aspect ratio object, the aspect ratio of the picture is fairly square. E.g. why include the half-cloud? --99of9 (talk) 01:30, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I will provide my opinio on your question. The actual subject of the photo is the aircraft, not the cloud. A more detailed view would provide either much more fluffy white cloud and/or empty blue space. By including the fluff of cloud it is an actual visual reminder that the aircraft is inflight, and is in such ratio that the aircraft, and not the empty space around it, is the core subject of the photo. If the cloud was say the top of a building, I would agree with you, as it would be clear from such a view that it is the aircraft AND the buildings which are the subject of the photo, and such a view should be of the panoramo of the city and the aircraft flying over top. This is obviously not the case here. russavia (talk) 02:15, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment -- I don't like the proportions of this image. An obvious improvement would be a crop on the left but I would prefer the two smaller pictures to the rotated 90 degress. Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:45, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I tried this solution. In fact the side view is inabituelle for entomology. But here she brings a infomations on the "nose" very special, of this species. I put the two images, wings closed, effectively 90 ° as is usual. But I found that the profile was more natural if I put it horizontal. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 19:17, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Sergey will be viewing this request, and others I am doing for his photos, and will be available to address any reasonable concerns and the like. I will also encourage him to sign up on Commons. russavia (talk) 12:44, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- Apart from the curiosity of being taken from a long distance, I see nothing featurable in this image. Extreme crop, underexposed and not sharp enough. It would be nice to have the Exif information. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:21, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My friend, most humbly on my knee I beg you not to call this crop extreme. According to the most up to date standards this crop is quite acceptable, a bit too tight perhaps, but far from extreme. Many aviation photographers would call this crop too loose/wide, although the Commons population seems to favor such compositions. I have no problem with that, I simply believe that some of us are being too harsh on the issue of empty space when in comes to airplanes. Łukasz Wolf Golowanow (talk) 19:06, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, tighter crop is possible, so this one is not the most extreme. Nevertheless Oppose as aeroplane caged within a too tight framing, according to my (non-aviation, but simply aesthetic) standards, sorry. --ELEKHHT11:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree entirely. It is the fact that it is taken whilst flying overhead at 11,000 metres and the aircraft is in perfect view, along with one of the features one sees when an aircraft is flying at altitude; the contrails. One would not the contrails when flying at low altitude; at least not this visible. russavia (talk) 00:33, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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It's a historical image and I think we can make exception for historical images. resolution of image is satisfying. 17 people of this image are noble laureates Amir (talk) 17:52, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well that's why we also have "Valued Images" : for those historical images that are indeed of great value but that are (objectively) not of great photographic quality. Nominate it as Valued Image and I'll support it. --TwoWings * to talk or not to talk...19:24, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The technical quality is not the only criterium for a FP. It may be. Old images, even with a non perfect quality, can be promotted as FP. We have many examples. FPC are not to be technically better than QI. VI was not created for historical images. Even if it may concern historical images. Please read the guidelines (both for QI, VI and FP) carefully.--Jebulon (talk) 17:09, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't meaning that VI was created for historical pictures. I meant that its purpose was (partly) to award some label to pictures that could be of great value without being of great photographic quality. I agree that some historical pictures can be FP even with not so great quality or resolution (especially because we have to consider the technology of that time). But for that particular picture I think FP is a bit too much for two main reasons : 1) I think we can expect a better resolution and focus for that period (and that 1925 picture is an example of what I mean - you can actually see that the photographic conditions were not as good as the 1927 Sovay one, which makes the latter, by comparison, not so good) ; 2) I don't think the composition is of great quality (at least not enough for FP). So yes, I understand the guidelines and yes I stay with my opinion. Sorry. --TwoWings * to talk or not to talk...17:25, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
If "especially considering the technology of that time" the very analogue image used for digitisation provides more detail and contrast than many modern high end DSLR images could provide. It's the scanning that limits the quality you get displayed in the digital file. Resolution of a digital file is not connected to the period of an alogue image. It's the original image's size and the scanning method used to digitise the image that determine the resolution you can see. The only thing that is "not so good" is the idea of comparing two digitised analogue images from the same period without any technical intel. We don't have any information on the cameras, lenses, photographic film and paper nor any intel on the darkroom processing. The beauty and quality of the 1925 may be higher - yet your argumentation falls short for the aforementioned reasons. Regards, PETER WEISTALK08:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment PD for 70 years after publication does not comply with Belgian copyright law. Unless Benjamin Couprie is dead for 70 years (i.e. complies with PD for 70 years pma), or the image is provided by his legal successors, this image is still under copyright. Regards, PETER WEISTALK08:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
hmm. Do you know when Benjamin Couprie died? I think he must died before 1941 because he was in the 1911 conference [1]. I googled his name but I can't find his date deathAmir (talk) 11:31, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
That says he died after 1933 (and was born before 1911), which we know because of pictures he took at the First and Seventh Solvay Conferences, in 1911 and 1933 respectively. This doesn't seem like very conclusive evidence that he died by 1940 (as required for it to be PD in Belgium under the 70 years pma rule). --Avenue (talk) 13:17, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Anyway, regardless of whether this is currently PD in Belgium, it doesn't seem to be PD in the US because it was published after 1922 and was not PD in Belgium on 1 January 1996 (see w:Wikipedia:Non-U.S. copyrights for why that date is important). It was created by someone still alive in 1926, and Belgium had the 70 year pma rule in 1996 (their current law was passed in 1994). I hope I'm missing something, but I think all his photos post-1922 are unfortunately still under copyright in the U.S., and so should be deleted. --Avenue (talk) 13:46, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Outstanding value and uniqueness, I agree. No need to be a specialist of physics to understand that the meeting on a same picture (even if not technically perfect) of so world famous scientists is absolutely extraordinary. Typical for FP in my poor opinion.--Jebulon (talk) 16:08, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Ask ComputerHotline his opinion is more important than yours considering the experience that he has. I did not ask him or anybody to vote for my picture, and if you think my picture is mediocre is just your opinion, I think you are impolite and disrespectful with my work Cecil --Dabit100 (talk) 01:08, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if you are so sure about your work then why did you participate in cheating? You could have stopped David or at least expressed your disagreement with his behaviour. Instead you voted for the other two pictures (one of them tilted, the other one missing a part on the left side). And I am obviously not the only one who thinks that this picture here is not FP-material (which for me equals mediocre). Oh, and Karelj is here pretty much as long as ComputerHotline. Only he does not list up all his achievements for this project. -- Cecil (talk) 05:50, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well, maybe I made a mistake voting for those pictures, but I'm here just to colaborate not to argue, and for respect to my picture I will not going to continue with this argument, I respect your opinion and I will continue working, I'm not a professional but I like taking pictures and I really thought that this picture could be a good FP. At least I had ComputerHotline support that for me is great considering his experience --Dabit100 (talk) 11:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The campaign for this and other images is completely allowed, also here in my beautiful country, Ecuador, when someone proposes something that benefits the country to join us and support the initiative. Además sabía que este es el lugar mas cercano al espacio exterior, en ningún lugar en el mundo va a poder ver lo mismo. Finallye madiocre is an insult in Ecuador, so I think you have disrespected the author of the picture. David C. S.
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Oppose Not bad at all and like the non-centred composition, but the big white cloud in the middle is a bad background for the white parts of the ship. --ELEKHHT02:16, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral The horizon is not straight (barrell distortion IMO), little CAs, but I like the "blue" composition--Miguel Bugallo13:55, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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How do you know that it is a perspectival and not a constructional problem? I surely know that I stood exactly in the center, and if you look at the retouched versions with "corrected" perspective, you will see that it looks unnatural. -- Felix König✉ 16:16, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Wolf's milk slime mould (Lycogala epidendrum). Not a fungi, it is an Amoebozoa. This form of life is capable to movement. Largest bubble on this photo ~5 mm.
Neutral For now. Image has a lot of potential, but it is slightly lacking in sharpness. However, my major concern is the strange streak which I have annotated. --TheHighFinSpermWhale22:42, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Same lines is visible on the original unprocessed photo. Possibly, it is a trace left by an axe or a knife. It is an old trace when the tree wasn't rotten. See another trace (annotated by me). -- George Chernilevskytalk08:52, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think we're looking at the same thing. What I am looking at is a ring around the slime mold that I annotated. It looks like everything outside the ring is blurred. --TheHighFinSpermWhale20:04, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral I'm getting a bit suspect about this way even resolution of 3000x2000, smells re-sampled. There's a log of image grain, but at least it's not chromatic noise. →AzaToth16:00, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Yes, it is European bee-eater, but the photo was taken in a kurdish village. Btw , what should i do now? i should delete it from list of candidates? --Gomada (talk) 09:15, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose The blown light is distracting, also way too tight crop on the left. As well no perfect focus and highly visible noise decreases the overall value sadly. →AzaToth13:15, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support J'imagine que c'est la période du brame du cerf. J'aimerai me procurer un télé et faire ça aussi une fois ! - Benh (talk) 10:49, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support That's many planes, but I'm always impressed. I like the deco pattern and the "don't know how to call them" flows of air on the sides - Benh (talk) 10:54, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose - Bad composition: one of the birds has part of his wing cut off, the other one is not sharp, and a third one is partly visible. -- Cecil (talk) 20:45, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
InfoThe campaign for this and other images is completely allowed, also here in my beautiful country, Ecuador, when someone proposes something that benefits the country to join us and support the initiative. Also know that this is a unique place in the world, for nowhere will be able to do the same. Galapagos is endemic fauna and flora, is the First World Heritage Site by UNESCO. I think a place like this deserves a prominent image. Finallye madiocre is an insult in Ecuador, so I think you have disrespected the author of the picture.David C. S.
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Oppose -- Lighting doesn`t look like one of a FP. Framing is weird, there're disturbing objects in the way. Weird WB. In my opinion, overall really not FP, sorry. Paolostefano1412 (talk) 15:58, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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It is better, but not good. On the left side there are still double parts, like the rail on the roof and the lamps. Adjust your stitching software or use another one. -- -donald- (talk) 08:29, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The image tilts to the right. It is not fully centered. Blurry sides. The resolution is a bit low for a stitched panorama imo. →AzaToth00:31, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose. I was unsure about what the actual target of this picture was: the somehow tilted hill, a overview of the city or something else. Somehow nothing really stands out. I could not see anything to support it. It looked like a rather mediocre picture of a city where the photographer was not sure what to actually fotograph (=> no special composition). Then I noticed that with this pictures it is quite often used on discussion pages on es.WP. Babel-pic? No. Votestacking and Campaigning ([2]). And not only for this but two other mediocre pictures currently up for discussion which explains why they have a rather unusually high amount of FPXvotes and share the same 5 users. If you would have put up your message on a few boards and portals, this would have been more ok, but by picking a few es.Users this is partisan-canvassing. And that you actually explained to them how to support (but not how to oppose) makes it even worse. This is non-neutral advertisement. So I decided not to refrain from voting as originally intended. -- Cecil (talk) 22:11, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
InfoThe campaign for this and other images is completely allowed, also here in my beautiful country, Ecuador, when someone proposes something that benefits the country to join us and support the initiative. Also elsewhere you will see such a place as Histrórico Center of Quito, the largest and best preserved in Latin America by the UNESCO. Finallye madiocre is an insult in Ecuador, so I think you have disrespected the author of the picture.David C. S.
Comment David, mediocre is not an insult. It doesn´t matter which country you are from. Others user cannot know everything about every culture in the world. That's why we have to use english as a universal language. But anyways, look up for the word mediocre in a dictionary (even in spanish), and you'll find out it does apply perfectly to a picture that does not stand out for a user's opinion. You should not take it personally. This is a page where you put your pictures out to the public eye and get opinions. If you do not like negative opinions, this is not the place for you. You surely are already getting annoyed by this comment, I know. But remember we have to be as neutral as we can. I do think that voting campaigning is really unethic and wrong. Why should you get your selected pictures to be featured and not another guy that may have spent 3 days to take a perfect shot of a spot, only because you told some users to vote you positively? You may say it is totally allowed, but take a while to ask yourself if you truly think you are doing the right thing. I think you maybe acting out of proud and patriotism. (I think... maybe I'm wrong). This is a big and a really serious community, we have to be the best persons we can, and be "muy responsables". Buena suerte hermano. -- Paolostefano1412 (talk) 16:12, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Sure, but the question is whether is a good choice to represent this particular subject in this way. I think not. --ELEKHHT22:14, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Elekhh. I was there recently, it does not look so in real. The choice of such a distortion is maybe artistic, but it does not give a good idea of the place for those who don't know Florence, IMO. --Jebulon (talk) 23:37, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
If you map an 360° view in a plane it must have distortion, I've added a panoramic viewer for the small version, so you can have a more natural view to look around. MatthiasKabel (talk) 07:41, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Could be because the sun is shining down onto the clouds bellow. I can see later if an normalized image looks better. →AzaToth14:11, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Does not seem too yellow to me, atleast not now. In the north the light is usually somewhat different than for example in the mountains of Central Europe, especially during winter. --Ximonic (talk) 14:59, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Very nice picture indeed. But I know this church very well, and it does not look so in real. We miss here, due to the bushes, all the lower part (ie: something like the first floor) of the building, therefore, as parisian, I cannot support and have to oppose, even if I feel very sorry for that.--Jebulon (talk) 15:56, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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this is the interior - dome of that building (in case of curiosity - that you want to know how it looks like inside) Ggia (talk) 18:48, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak oppose There are some distracting dust spots in the sky, and a strange artifact on one wall that looks like a burn mark. →AzaToth19:55, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info This bird lives in the court of the Casa de Colón and is not in a cage. While the photo was taken, it was sitting in front of a wall of uniform yellow colour. --Llez (talk) 18:08, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak support -- This image is quite unsharp, imo. The badly cropped tree is kind of disturbing too. It is also just a bit oversaturated. But the view, colors and lighting are very nice. It also looks like there was no spot to take the picture without the tree being in the way. Paolostefano1412 (talk) 15:39, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak support -- Looks too saturated too me. There's noticeable halo around the edges of the top of the mountain. It also looks more sharp at the bottom than at the front (animal is unsharp). IMO it should be the otherwise. Besides that, very nice image. Paolostefano1412 (talk) 15:49, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Sorry, I still don't understand your argument. This is a scan of the original. How could the original be featured here, if commons only allows to upload "png, gif, jpg, jpeg, xcf, mid, ogg, ogv, svg, djvu, tiff, tif, oga" and not hanging scrolls? Also, could you be more specific of what you mean by curve correction? bamse (talk) 22:00, 5 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
With all due respect, if you haven't seen the original, you can't claim that it is too yellow or that the WB is off IMHO. bamse (talk) 23:33, 5 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Dit you compare your candidate and the alternate? I think there should be a difference between them when you're looking at the histogram. --mathiasK13:47, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I did. The ALT-version has a bit wider peaks (=higher contrast) which is fine with me. The ALT-version also has the peaks of all colors coincide (=highlights are white) while in the original version, the peaks of the red and green channels are to the right of the blue channel peak (=slight yellow cast, which I believe is inherent in the artwork). Anything else I should have noticed? I believe that the original is closer to what the piece actually looks due to aging. The ALT version is probably more pleasing to the eye, but neither represents todayy's state of the artwork nor the state when it was painted in the 12th century. In my opinion, with reproductions of artwork it is important to be as close to what the artwork looks in reality and that's why I prefer the original version. bamse (talk) 17:03, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Should this house be white?
Support Unsurprising if the color is wrong, it's aged. It's still a good scan of what the thing probably looks like now Alchemist, do you think you could digitally restore the color? -- One, please.( Thank you.)18:43, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment 1. how I vote is only my decision. 2. cropping shouldn't be a problem, but I don't like both suggestions, because they are really too tight - please let the poor thing breathe I remember some famous quote here. But I think I will try something by myself. --kaʁstnDisk/Cat16:29, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
please let the poor thing breathe. Thats the point! I breathe in the area around my head, your crop goes exactly in the other direction. If you know what I mean... --mathiasK16:56, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, thats the right direction, but I would crop it even more at the bottom and the left right side. Now it is still too centered for my taste. --mathiasK09:20, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose I think the framing is not FP. If the subject is the square than I would like to see more of the pavement and the church, if the subject is the town hall, I would like to see the entry. --ELEKHHT19:01, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Cool looking statue, but the lack of distinguishable sky in the background makes it a bit dull to look at sadly. →AzaToth19:27, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment The lighting is great (in my opinion of course) but I wonder if it's necessary to have it 360°. Maybe a proper crop, focusing more on the left part, would be better, but I'm not sure... - Benh (talk) 21:38, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
You're right, maybe I'll nominate one FP to the neck, which you have proposed. Here I think is well documented how easy it is to climb this mountain is high and why so many people make a pilgrimage here. Sorry for my English :-) Google --Böhringer (talk) 18:34, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral -- Nice view, but the picture is very shadowy. Besides that, if this was a stitched panorama (there's no metadata), Wikimedia standards are very high. This picture is only 3,64 Mb.Paolostefano1412 (talk) 15:31, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose With 4MP, 3.64 MB is not too small in general, if only file size is considered. But in this case user G Furtado is right: Details are washed out by noise reduction artifacts and compression, even at the obviously downscaled resolution of 4 MP. --JRff (talk) 12:48, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This is just my advice for you, don't take it the wrong way... but answering "so what? This is not determinant" to a users comment is not going to get you many positive votes. That doesn't sound too kind. There're other ways to discuss opinions. Good luck with that. Paolostefano1412 (talk) 14:50, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Why the warning on top "Downsampled image!|This image has been downsampled, and is not eligible for Featured Picture status" ? -- Jkadavoor (talk) 04:59, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
There used to be a rule downsampled images were not eligible for FP, since everyone would try to use Commons to upload mid or low-sized images and then try to sell high-res versions or something like that. Only full-size versions should be nominated for FP. This one has the tag because the robot recognizes it as a downsampled image, since it is a stitched panorama and has been cropped and resized while stitching. I think the tag is not taken into consideration anymore, but I'm not sure. --Paolo Costa (talk) 05:30, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Info created, uploaded and nominated by Carschten. Panoramic view of the Catholic Church St. Matthias in Krefeld (North Rhine-Westphalia). It's a vestige of the former municipality Hohenbudberg, which is ousted by a huge and still growing chemical park. --kaʁstnDisk/Cat21:48, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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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.→AzaToth17:51, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Very sharp and lively. Unfortunately tilted counter-clockwise. Could use a recrop, imho (for instance, why not trim the tree shadows at the bottom, as well as some of the sky ?) --MAURILBERT(discuter)02:55, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Question: The top of the picture appears cropped (the top of the triangle and head). Is this in the original or have we lost a few mm? Colin (talk) 06:39, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Answer: Thanks for your interest. Adi Holzer made this crop in his original serigraphy. He gave me the OK in his E-mail from Friday, September 30, 2011 11:37 AM: Lieber Herr Gäbler, danke für die exzellente Wiedergabe des Mozart Engels in Wikipedia! --Michael Gäbler (talk) 19:07, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Is there a set of guidelines for judging photos of artworks for FP? The copyright folk regard this as "slavish copying" that "lacks originality". The artwork appears to be well photographed, though I've no idea if the original is that vivid. I guess I'm concerned someone could knock out a dozen FPs in an afternoon given the right setup and a supply of artworks to snap. Or is that concern not important if the result is a good image? Colin (talk) 17:49, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Distortion of -2 was applied for focal length of 24mm. Vertical perspective also has been corrected with the vertical lines near the door as reference. The outer walls of this church are not perpendicular to the ground. See here. --Jovian Eyestorm12:41, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The page you linked to talks about pincushion distortion at 24 mm, but I see barrel distortion. So the correction was probably too strong? And the other photograph on that web site has probably uncorrected perspective. So I cannot actually see how the building looks like in reality. I can only say that statics would be difficult for the architect if the top were really that slanted ... I will stay neutral. --JRff (talk) 13:15, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment After doing some web searching about the architecture and design I was unable to find any thing about the tilt. I guess, I was wrong about that. I have uploaded a corrected version. --Jovian Eyestorm02:52, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose A vertical resolution of 1500 pixels for a 180° panorama over a city is too low as you can't make out any practical details. As well as the river is cropped out due to the limited vertical field of view demands an oppose from my side. →AzaToth11:59, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm ok with the level of detail for a panorama, but I am not fully convinced of the bottom crop. I would have liked to see the continuity of the river. --ELEKHHT14:20, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I know it is a "panorama", but it does not show how it is. The curve of the Seine river is exactly the contrary in real.--Jebulon (talk) 09:00, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Maybe this needn't be this wide. Noticeable CA, some stitching errors right in the middle, and overall little wow (but I'm biased here since I've seen this hundreds times). - Benh (talk) 11:23, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose same as above. Quality is not exactly the best. I can't recognize the main subject of the picture at first glance. I see vignetting and uninteresting lighting/colors here too, sorry. Paolostefano1412 (talk) 14:38, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Me = puzzled. I take for granted that the DOF and vignetting are intentionnal and part of the artistic interest of this picture, yet... I'm not convinced. --MAURILBERT(discuter)12:40, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nice colors and motif, but the darkish edges and the relative blurriness unfortunately makes this non-awesome. Still, a good image! Calandrella (talk) 13:19, 15 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Dear Jebulon, thanks for the compliment! However... Noise? Yes, so? Where is it written that noise is bad? Noise can be the result of processing done to correct a photograph due to a number of conditions. Those conditions can be unavoidable external factors and the possibilities presented can be reduced to picture or no picture. Well, most of the time I choose picture. An image is better than no image. In photography one has to take the attitude of making the best of a bad situation, and have the technical expertise of making the bad look not so bad... What matters at the end is the image, the content with an adequate amount of quality, of visual and content value, and you cannot pass absolute judgement on issues that are not necessarily trascendental. Like the old saying goes, you cannot judge a book by its cover... for good or bad. In the good old days, film companies strived to make grainless film, and we photographers sometimes processed film to counteract grainless looks, at will. Good photography, while it demands good technical values, depends more on qualitative values, and brings the technical aspects into line to support its content and aesthetical values, and not the other way around. One designs the cart according to the horse one has... CA? me no see it... --Tomascastelazo (talk) 11:17, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Would you care to sustantiate your evaluation? One thing is to say that you don´t like the colors, another is to say that there is a wrong rendition of colors. While one is a response to personal aethetic preferences, the other is not. On your personal preferences there is nothing to say, but when you make a cuantitative evaluation, like oversaturated and overexposed, then surely you must have said so based on numerical values. So is the oppose vote based on objective and measurable criteria or based on personal preference? --Tomascastelazo (talk) 16:26, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: poor image quality, nothing special justifying FP status -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 10:41, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: unsharp images are seldom viable for FP status →AzaToth14:47, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Composition is not FP. Lots of pavement and a tree in the middle disrupting the continuity of the subject. Ambiguous centre of composition. --ELEKHHT10:42, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Not only is this map visually interesting as it is signed by Sykes and Picot a few days before the Sykes-Picot Agreement was ratified, but the map's historical implications are discussed more in the disertation "Cartographic constructions of the Middle East" By Karen Culcasi (see page 104).
im sorry to interrupt but, i would like to be sure. did you prepare this map by yourself? or did you take picture of an original map?--Gomada (talk) 10:07, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support ++. Very high historical value. Very useful. One of the basis or sources of the topical middle east problems. Should be known by everybody who try to understand what happens here (even now). Good technical quality. Thanks for uploading.--Jebulon (talk) 14:45, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Indeed high educational value: blue is mine, red is yours, when in power all you need is a basemap and a pencil ;). I added to the description, maybe a French version would be nice as well. Also I think the image could do with a crop on the left. --ELEKHHT21:31, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
If anyone knows an editor with Arabic, French, Kurdish or Turkish language skills who can add descriptions, I would be most grateful if you could ask them to do so. --Gavin Collins (talk) 21:57, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Im Kurdish, i can help about description in kurdish. Btw, i asked question above, because mountains and rivers (in kurdistan) have written with arabic or turkish translation (dagh, jebel etc).--Gomada (talk) 21:03, 15 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I've corrected the french version. Sounds more "french" now. I'll manage to do the same for the french related article in WP, which is not very good...--Jebulon (talk) 23:45, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment Tomascastelazo for ever !! I like this one very much, but the hen at right is disturbing the compo IMO, and needs therefore to be cropped out.--Jebulon (talk) 16:59, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Lol @ Jebulon! Thanks Jebulon, but look at it this way... if it interferes with the image, whoever uses it can crop it out... for some it may be a useful element... --Tomascastelazo (talk) 19:46, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This image has been nominated for deletion with what I consider Uncommon Sense. Besides whatever fun, aesthetic or photographic value this image may have or not, it has a legitimate, encyclopaedic and informative value about a country´s cultural traditions. The nominator alleges copyright violation, which cannot possibly be, starting with the fact that these figures are so generic, and are an expression of a particular celebration. Please voice your opinion at the deletion request page at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Alfeniques_of_day_of_the_dead.jpg --Tomascastelazo (talk) 18:35, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support I have introduced Sergey (Bushman787) to Commons and have assisted him through our processes. I can't find fault with this photo, it is magnificent. russavia (talk) 18:08, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Good job, but there's a couple minor stitching errors that could be easily fixed. The left side is a bit disturbing and unbalances composition too, imo. -- Paolostefano1412 (talk) 12:36, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thank you! I tried to fix the stitching errors. Better now? I cannot see the note "My suggestion for a possible crop", but I don't crop at left side because the guardrail is an important part in my composition. --kaʁstnDisk/Cat13:27, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose I don't think the crop works. The Knight is too low down in frame and the eye is drawn to and above the helmet top. The only reason I can see for setting the Knight so low is so to not crop the poles in the background. If one crops off the top to form a square, the picture is improved IMO. The little white ribbon on his chest is a wee bit girly for a knight, perhaps. Colin (talk) 19:01, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral I was there and it looks really so. But the wooden gate is too soft IMO (no details), it seems that some denoising was a bit overdone...--Jebulon (talk) 23:49, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- This must have been hard to stitch with all the lines making any errors obvious. Unfortunately, there are two. Look at the front steps at the central line between the blocks of stone. There's a vertical jump just to the left of this line. If you look at the line to the right of this, there is a vertical jump to the right of that line. The trees on the LHS are indistinct -- was that a combination of long exposure and wind or too much noise removal as commented above? It's also not very high res for a panorama. Shame you couldn't get someone to turn on all the lights in the windows :-) -- Colin (talk) 18:37, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Technically a bit unsharp in places. It's difficult to crop a crowd well, but I don't think this has really nailed it - both sides are a little unfortunate. I really like the central figure and the bike - good pose. Unfortunately not many of the people have "demonstrating" expressions. --99of9 (talk) 09:51, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral Nice, rare and cute, but some technical flaws prevent me for a support vote (artefacts in a noisy background, some visible CA on the nest, nothing really in focus, some overexposed parts...)--Jebulon (talk) 23:34, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Glasses look lopsided making the photograph look slightly distorted. I think that the photographer should have noticed this and selected another photo, or if one is not available perhaps another image can be created. Otherwise fine. Narrow depth of focus noted, which some might say is artistic and others might say that an opportunity was missed to show part of the Wikimedia offices (indoors or outdoors) in the background. Snowmanradio (talk) 14:03, 15 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The photographer isn't the one who chose the picture; the subject is. Regarding the "missed opportunity" to show the Wikimedia office, it was simply not the subject of the picture. I have plenty of other photos of the office. guillom12:00, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment As the photographer, I want to thank Mmxx for nominating this picture, but I don't think it is Featured Picture material. Nothing to do with the subject, obviously, but there are many pictures (for example from my latest trip) that would probably be better candidates. guillom12:00, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I believe it is a nice and feature-able portrait and it would be a good addition to our people category. (@Snowmanradio) a portrait should not, and doesn't need to have a large DOF to show all the stuff in the background. ■ MMXX talk15:16, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I think that the background is artistic; nevertheless, I think that a serious portrait should have a person's glasses on straight, and not accidentally lopsided. Snowmanradio (talk) 16:58, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose -- I find the colours somewhat monotonous and unimpressive. Furthermore there are already several Alpine panoramic images with generally the same content. - Tourbillon09:56, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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New version. I don't know what happens with the bus, but new version because I think that you're right: Less CAs (there was CAs on the bus) and less edged and pixelating of bus --Miguel Bugallo20:11, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose -- Really not sharp. Black and white for no good reason. No geolocation. Is "San carlos byn" the name of the mountain? -- Colin (talk) 18:00, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I like the crop and the lighting, I don't like the red thing at the bottom, which is too prominent. I would be happy to support it, if someone were to desaturate those red parts. Łukasz Wolf Golowanow (talk) 12:47, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Info it is obvious that this image demostrate the skyline of that city.. and if you zoom you can find many encyclopedic things inside like Windcatchers, mud-brick traditional architecture. About the red thing.. I can desaturate this part, generally speaking I don't manipulate colors. The time of this image is sunset.. This image is also shot from the same place - same time (inverse direction). Thanks for your comment. Ggia (talk) 13:06, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- Let me explain my previous assessment better despite the not-so-friendly reaction fromthe nominator. What I don't like about the light is the lack of it, not the quality, affecting contrast and detail. Alvesgaspar (talk) 10:06, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Why am I supporting: I know the whole subject should be as focused as possible. But this picture is very educative, in my opinion. It also is pleasant to look at, quality is very high, and it has no major flaws besides the blurred areas. I was amazed by the detail in the eyes of the creature, and in general, the important parts of the body are pretty well focused. The picture of a lady in space was just featured, which in my opinion had relatively low quality, lighting, and detail. Sometimes rules can be broken, not to mention that, a picture of an ant, with such quality, with such a zoom, is impossible to take with no blurred areas, no matter what 'f' value you pick. Subject is just too close. -- Paolostefano1412 (talk) 20:39, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose -- There's also disturbing objects all over the picture. A real pity since the image is really pleasant. Anyway, I think the most important detail is the tight crop. Don't you have another version? Paolostefano1412 (talk) 19:26, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment we've such cemeteries here in Germany, too - interesting photo motives :-) But the lighting on your pic is very bad. A great many of the gravestones are blown out and lost completely details, and at some parts crossings between the stones are missing (see annotations for some parts that should illustrate it). So imho not featured. --kaʁstnDisk/Cat14:23, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Done First of all, I checked the camera for highlights and there are none (Nothing blinks!). It is just that some of gravestones are facing the sun. Even if the sun were at zenith I guess some gravestones would still be white. --Jovian Eyestorm01:27, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry if I'm not fair. But the composition which tends to look symmetrical, and appears not to be doesn't convince me. If I choose this angle, I'd rather cut the image in the way that graveyards make a horizontal line parallel with frame. My opinion, only. --Lošmi (talk) 01:10, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm afraid I agree with Lošmi and Jebulon: the horizon is not level and it throws the composition off for me enough that I have to vote in opposition. Also, although the 2nd version is better than the original upload, it could use a bit more to bring out the detail in the gravestones more. Nice effort, Joe. Earthsound (talk) 17:27, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose -- Sorry Böhringer, but not at the level of most our butterfly FP (even not mentioning Richard's ones. The problem is the lack of detail and sharpness. Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:01, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose This photograph is copyrighted and I've marked it for speedy deletion. Contrary to the reasoning given on the file's page, the photographer (and copyright holder) is still alive. Earthsound (talk) 20:53, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Vote changed to Support. Good catch, I forgot about that exception within Iran's law. I've also uploaded a larger version (640x430) without a border. Earthsound (talk) 17:27, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support amazing image, it is a pity that is in low resolution.. if we can make an exception to the image resolution I think that this image can be a good FP. Ggia (talk) 17:13, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Whilst looking at the lower resolution of the image here, it is featured quality, in that it is educational, it is a historic award winning photo. I am ignoring all rules here, and supporting thie for FP 100% russavia (talk) 17:28, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Good, quality image. I'd rather see a more frontal perspective, but that's a minor wish, not anything to keep me from supporting this. Earthsound (talk) 16:50, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Here the choice of the location of the bridge and the zoom key to the photographer. 2 feet below the bridge flows a steep mountain river in the valley. Another image from a different perspective, I invite to this vote on the Commons. Sorry for my english. :-( --Böhringer (talk) 21:30, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- What is special about this picture: the sight, the people or the people in the sight (e.g. for scale)? The sightseing is superb, yes, but the people add nothing relevant to it because they are common people. Maybe if it were a clown, or a classic dancer or an equilibrist?... Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:30, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment -- We have more than 20 FP of the sky, most ot them beautiful. Should we go on promoting the hundreds still waiting in the NASA and similar archives? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:23, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support I consider them as they come, and this is certainly feature-worthy. We're in no danger of outnumbering insects with galaxies. --99of9 (talk) 10:42, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose -- Large size is probably the effect of representing in 72 dpi an image scanned with a much larger definition. Nothing special, in my opinion, as most part of the picture is sky and the crop bellow is too tight. Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:20, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment "Large size" was realised via the scanner (most likely the P-45 camera which is used for other Loc images). The original TIFF comes along with 9154x7458 px and 195,34mb of filesize. I'm not sure what you mean by "representing in 72 dpi". The LoC TIFF comes along with 1800 dpi - that's the amount of dots per inch I used for the jpg as well. Regards, PETER WEISTALK15:22, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the general composition is not interesting.. I don't know if this image has high historical significance.. looking to Alfred T. Palmer's images.. this one looks very nice [4] and probably restoration-retouching in the shadows will enhance the image. Ggia (talk) 17:09, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Weak oppose I was there. The picture shows the flowers, and that's important. But I'm afraid that this is not the best angle for an encyclopedic shot of the Palais, with poor symmetry (not always necessary though), and objects in the way. --Paolostefano1412 (talk) 14:51, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose -- Not the best shooting position and exposure choice (too shallow dof), affecting the most interesting component: the feathers. Please take a look at our FP of the same subject ([5], especially this one. Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:23, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info the color-cast (on the rocks and the beach) is due to the sunset. No manipulation of the colors (saturation) has been applied. Ggia (talk) 18:39, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- I believe the coloring is not manipulated because the author said so. But did it really looked like this to our eyes when the shot was done? We all know how the white balance of our cameras can, and are, frequently fooled by anormal lighting. Yes, it is beautiful and I would prompltly support the nomination if this were an artsy contest. But it is not. Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:58, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It is not an arty contest. It has some encyclopedic information this image. Since you don't like it, why don't you oppose? If an image has poor lighting you don't like.. if it has a good lighting (like this one).. you don't like it because it is "arty". This image is not an minimal-abstract image for an arty contest. And as you know I never upload images without EV. I suggest to oppose this image and finish this discussion here. Ggia (talk) 13:39, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Same beach different time of the year - lighting (April).
Another view of the rocks (April).
One NEF file (raw data from camera) the images that this panorama is made of is here - as you can see the colors are due to the lighting conditions (sunset - autumn colors etc). Ggia (talk) 14:42, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment For three times in a row my assessments to Ggia nominations were commented using expressions and arguments that I consider displaced, inelegant or both. In the nomination below, the review was ignored in a way that can only be classified as bad manners; above, it was suggested that I have acted in bad faith even though I was careful enough to show that was not the case; and in the previous comment, I am suggested to finish the discussion because I’m not consistent in my reviews. In all these unfortunate comments nowhere the technical arguments and suggestions (for example, the one about the camera’s limitations) are addressed directly. Not a pleasant welcome for someone who has been way for some time... I’m always direct in my assessments, sometimes harsh, but I base them in a careful analysis of the images and never, ever, make comments about their nominators. Unfortunately the opposite is not always true. Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:38, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose As beautiful as the left 1/3 of the image is, the rest of it is not. Perhaps a panoramic view from offshore would've been more engaging to the eye as a whole. I love the richness of color on the cliffs, but too much of the photo is uninteresting. As for the value of this image, I'm wondering what it is. A circumspect opposition. Earthsound (talk) 18:18, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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CommentYou are about to embark upon the Great Crusade. ... The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and progress of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. -Eisenhower's message on the eve of D-day.
And yes, I am aware of the cookeyed horizon, which I won't "correct" due to my restorational intention.
Question - Didn't we recently promote an image like this? -- One, please.( Thank you.)
Comment this version has better quality. is it a good idea to nominate for delisting the previous version and replace the feature image with this one? Ggia (talk) 17:54, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment how is this nomination "incorrect"? the image you linked to has a wrong licence template, a insufficient description and is poor from a technical pov (posterisation, heavy artefacts). regards, PETER WEISTALK18:02, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support This version is far superior to the current version that is featured. I agree with Ggia, the current FP should be delisted and replaced with this one. Great job with the restoration, Peter. Earthsound (talk) 20:34, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Yes, it is darker on top, and judging by how poorly the top 50% of the current FP version was (mal)adjusted to try to compensate for the darker shore/clouds (very noticeable in the blown out water on the right-hand side and the blown out patches of sky), I would bet that's closer to how it looked that day. A partial list of reasons why, IMO, the current FP image is worse: crushed blacks and whites (resulting in loss of detail in both shadows and highlights) over most of the photo, too many JPEG compression artifacts, numerous scratches/dust/flaws, a dark exposure problem (vertical) on the left edge, & possibly too much sharpen used. Two areas the current FP image is better: slightly better contrast for the water closest to the photographer in the middle of the picture giving it better detail there, better contrast/detail at the back top corners of the LCVP (especially the one on the right). If you compare the two at full size, I think these differences really stand out. Earthsound (talk) 11:11, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for pointing that out Earthsound. The overall quality regarding sharpness, level of detail and contrast of this NARA sourced restoration is better than the current featured picture. The current featured picture was developed differently, resulting in lighter skies, and a darker foreground. @IdLoveOne Please be sure you see the heavy posterisation in the right bottom corner. An indicator for an insufficient workover of the current featured picture. However, if you are unable to identify this posterisation please try to access this image with a calibrated display. This is the major flaw of this featured picture, amonst other issues, mentioned above. Regards, PETER WEISTALK18:45, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment -- In this case the lack of image quality (unsharpness, noise, framing) is so obvious that I wonder in what kind of criteria are the supporters basing their evaluations! Careless reviews, in my humble opinion. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:27, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment -- Supposing that the stained-glass window is round and essentially two-dimensional, why not correcting the geometric distortion? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:38, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The shadows behind spoil it for me, especially the vertical band on the left. I also agree that it should be geometrically corrected. --99of9 (talk) 04:54, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Front side is noisy and the white... reflections, dots... whatever they are below the pepper are totally unnecessary. Both things could probably be fixed without much effort. --Kabelleger (talk) 22:41, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose There are jaggies on straight lines typical of crude resizing or rotation. Not all the walls/doors are vertical. But ultimately, it is just a room. Don't see anything special here. Colin (talk) 12:47, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Second try, with the leaf center hidden behind the bud. It is instructive to read the arguments of Greeks (not centered enough) and Trojans (boringly centered) in the first nom. All by Alvesgaspar (talk) 12:18, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Info -- Color balance is similiar to most other photos of the species available in Commons. I don't like to oversaturate colors and no manipulation was made in this case. Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:27, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment if you want an advice by a greek (because you mentioned Greeks and Trojans).. a square crop here works better for a compositions like that. even centered.. giving space to the specie. Ggia (talk) 18:53, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- "Centered" is not a synonym for bad, and it's dumb to say a centered composition is bad when obviously the point is to utilize centering creatively, and continuing this run-on sentence centering IS the best choice of composition in some cases. However, my criticism is that I think there's too much room atop the bud. I have to kind of consciously look down at the bud. Also, I question the naturalness of the photo: Why do we seem to be looking at a upward-standing lily pad? -- One, please.( Thank you.)01:33, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Pretty picture, but it's so abstracted that I doubt its usefulness for Wikipedia. Or as it says in the guidelines: "beautiful does not always mean valuable." -- Onno Zweers (talk) 11:23, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Very harsh lighting causing the sky to blow out and a lack of detail on foliage and branches. Lots of stitching errors. Arguably, the water feature would be a better central point. The visitors spoil the image too. Colin (talk) 11:05, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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I withdraw my nomination, as the author himself, with no explanation, does not agree (and therefore makes me a bit ridiculous, thanks. That's the nice spirit of "Commons" FPC, probably...) --Jebulon (talk) 22:14, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support Can't see any flaws, detailed, smooth, there's EV, it is pretty nice too, and sky was perfect, unless you did some cloning in there. Maybe I would 've preferred some tighter cropping at the bottom but just a bit. --Paolostefano1412 (talk) 19:36, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Yes, it is a nice composition and has a fairy good quality. But it is not special enought for reaching what should be the present FP bar. Come on guys, overall quality of nominations has reaised a lot in the last couple of years and the same should have happened with our standards! In my opinion most of my early FP should't have a chance now! -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:43, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support An interesting example of medieval revival architecture. Is it possible to get a description in English in the file description ? --Vassil (talk) 12:30, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info Morocco has a surprisingly developed railway, transporting 30 Mio. passengers annually (which is more than Amtrak!). The picture shows an ONCF passenger train ("train voyageurs") with an EMD (General Motors) diesel engine on its way from Fez to Oujda, following the Barrage Idriss 1er shoreline. The old line, now on the lake bed, had to be abandoned a few years ago, when the dam was built; thus the new concrete and steel bridge.
Try not to think of this picture as a "picture of a train", but rather a landscape picture that shows the railway line and its surrounding scenery, and "by accident" has a train in it ;) There's actually a story in that. For the third (?) time now we're doing an international (and a swiss) railway calendar, and it's main feature compared to most other railway calendars is that we're trying not to use "normal" train pictures, but instead pictures that combine trains with great landscapes (which works well for the international calendar and doesn't work so well for Switzerland, but we're trying). A colleague has put a preview of the next issue on his web site: See here. This put off some other railfans, who think that a railway picture is only good if you can read the road number of the locomotive... Since we didn't want to do a "normal" calendar, we turned that fact around: If you can read the number on a locomotive, then we should use a different picture instead in which the train is smaller ;) --Kabelleger (talk)
Neutral-- Very nice composition and combination of colors. But image quality (sharpness, detail) in below par, in my opinion. Also a pity that the file is compressed, affecting the quality of printing -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:06, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I did a new RAW export using PS' highest JPEG quality, but it does not make a big difference. The sharpness is probably also limited by the heat haze (it was quite hot). --Kabelleger (talk) 18:34, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support I like it. It is not a train or a track, it is a railway at work. It is not a departure point or a destination, it is the bits in between, it is a journey. --NJR_ZA (talk) 15:26, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: resolution is way too low, and the general quality of the image isn't good
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Oppose I'm sorry... but I don't see why this one should be a featured picture (one of the best of Wiki), with all those power lines in the background, poor lighting, cloudy skies, halos around edges of mountain, trees and houses, and a cropped building in the way. Don't see anything so special in here, correct me if I am wrong please... --Paolostefano1412 (talk) 06:16, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Maybe another angle would've worked better, like getting closer and bending down a little to aim more at the sky. Or maybe it's just not possible to get a FP of this subject. Thing is, the background is very disturbing here. --Paolostefano1412 (talk) 23:32, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Proprio un bel posticino! Bella foto, colori e composizione. Tuttavia sono presenti leggere aberrazioni cromatiche, il lato sinistro appare sfuocato, ed il cielo è sovraesposto in alcuni punti. --Paolostefano1412 (talk) 14:46, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral -- It is true that image quality could be better but I would gladly ignore the imperfections (including the blown whites in the sky) if the composition were better. The feeling that something was missing in the foreground striked me when the picture was slowly downloading from top to bottom and suddenly stoped before the whole thing was shown... Alvesgaspar (talk) 16:55, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Support -- A nice church and a very good shot, considering that it is not a panorama. A pity that the background is not sharper but maybe that is asking too much, under the difficult conditions Alvesgaspar (talk) 12:20, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Info created by Lars Söderström - uploaded by Russavia - nominated by Russavia -- russavia (talk) 13:16, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Support This photo never fails to amaze me everytime I look at it. For a photo which is now nearly 40 years old, the quality is absolutely AMAZING! It has often been said that it looks like a computer generated image, but low and behold, it is absolutely real, and is quite probably the most amazing photo of this vintage Soviet aircraft that I have seen -- russavia (talk) 13:16, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Oppose -- It is a nice and historically interesting photo . But I see nothing special justitying the FP status, either in the subject or in the image quality. The tight crop and cut-off tail is a strong minus in the framing. Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:02, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Comment I think the crop is perceived as "too tight" because the tailplane is cut off. Lupo 12:36, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
Weak oppose While the framing is nice, I feel it's too blurry on the subject and chromatic noise mixed with jpeg artifacts are somewhat visible in the background. →AzaToth 20:26, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
Keep the other two examples are not night shots.. but evening shots. this image is not so bad IMO. Ggia (talk) 05:22, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
Łukasz Wolf Golowanow (talk) 11:20, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
Question How did you get so close so as to be able to portrait such a small bird with a 90mm ? - Benh (talk) 21:16, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Neutral Good quality of a nice subject, but the leaf on his/her neck is a bit annoying, and the white sky reflection across the shell also detracts from the subject. --99of9 (talk) 13:45, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
Request the sea horizon need a correction: it is tilted, otherwise nice. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 21:14, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination This nomination can be withdrawn. -- Felix König ✉ 20:05, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Done --Böhringer (talk) 20:39, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
¡Viva el Ecuador! Y felicitaciones por la iniciativa
Weak support -- This image is quite unsharp, imo. The badly cropped tree is kind of disturbing too. It is also just a bit oversaturated. But the view, colors and lighting are very nice. It also looks like there was no spot to take the picture without the tree being in the way. Paolostefano1412 (talk) 15:39, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
Abstain (for now) --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 13:32, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
chromatic aberration, sorry.--Jebulon (talk) 14:22, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Tourbillon 14:36, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
Same beach different time of the year - lighting (April).
Another view of the rocks (April).
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