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These are the candidates to become featured pictures. Please note that this is not the same thing as the picture of the day.

[edit] Formal things

[edit] Nominating

[edit] Guidelines for nominators

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates:

• Resolution - Photographs of lower resolution than 2 million pixels are typically rejected unless there are 'strong mitigating reasons'. Note that a 1600 x 1200 image has 1.92 Mpx, just less than the 2 million level.

Graphics located on Commons may be used in ways other than viewing on a conventional computer screen. They may be also used for printing or for viewing on very high resolution monitors. We can't predict what devices may be used in the future, so it is important that nominated pictures have as high a resolution as possible.

• Scans - While not official policy, Help:Scanning provides advice on preparation of various types of images that may be useful.

• Focus - every important object in the picture should normally be sharp.

• Foreground and background - foreground and background objects may be distracting. You should check that something in front of the subject doesn't hide important elements and that something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example that the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head).

• General quality - pictures being nominated should be of high technical quality.

• Digital manipulations must not deceive the viewer. Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in a photographic image is generally acceptable provide it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive. Typical acceptable manipulations include cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and colour/exposure correction. More extensive manipulations, such as removal of distracting background elements, should be clearly described in the image text, by means of the {{RetouchedPicture}} template. Undescribed or mis-described manipulations which cause the main subject to be misrepresented are never acceptable.

• Value - our main goal is to feature most valuable pictures from all others. Pictures should be in some way special, so please be aware that:
  • almost all sunsets are aesthetically pleasing, and most such pictures are not in essence different from others,
  • night-shots are pretty but normally more details can be shown on pictures taken at daytime,
  • beautiful does not always mean valuable.

On the technical side, we have exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field.

• Exposure refers to the shutter diaphragm combination that renders an image with a tonal curve that ideally is able to represent in acceptable detail shadows and highlights within the image. This is called latitude. Images can be on the low side of the tonal curve (low range), the middle (middle range) or high side (upper range). Digital cameras (or images) have a narrower latitude than film. Lack of shadow detail is not necessarily a negative characteristic. In fact, it can be part of the desired effect. Burned highlights in large areas are a distracting element.

• Composition refers to the arrangement of the elements within the image. The “Rule of Thirds” is a good guideline for composition and is an inheritance from the painting school. The idea is to divide the image with two imaginary horizontal and two vertical lines, thus dividing the image into thirds horizontally and vertically. Centering the subject is often less interesting than placing the subject in one of the “interest points”, the 4 intersection between these horizontal and vertical lines intersect. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they “cut” the image in half. The upper or lower horizontal line is often a good choice. The main idea is to use space to create a dynamic image.

• Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better than the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the “unnatural” nature of the pose would be a good photograph.

• Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and vice versa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF.

On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, colour, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, etc.

• Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects.

• Volume refers to the three dimensional quality of the object. This is accomplished using side light. Contrary to general belief, front lighting is not the best light. It tends to flatten subject. Best light of day is early morning or late afternoon.

• Colour is important. Over saturated colours are not good.

• Texture refers to the quality of the surface of the subject. It is enhanced by side lighting… it is the “feel” to the touch….

• Perspective refers to the “angle” accompanied by lines that disappear into a vanishing point that may or may not be inside the image.

• Balance refers to the arrangement of subjects within the image that can either give equal weight or appear to be heavier on one side.

• Proportion refers to the relation of size of objects in picture. Generally, we tend to represent small objects small in relation to others, but a good technique is to represent small objects large contrary to natural size relationship. For example, a small flower is given preponderance over a large mountain…. This is called inversion of scales.

Not all elements must be present. Some photographs can be judged on individual characteristics, that is, an image can be about color or texture, or colour AND texture, etc.

• Symbolic meaning or relevance…. Opinion wars can begin here…. A bad picture of a very difficult subject is a better picture than a good picture of an ordinary subject. A good picture of a difficult subject is an extraordinary photograph.

Images can be culturally biased by the photographer and/or the observer. The meaning of the image should be judged according to the cultural context of the image, not by the cultural context of the observer. An image “speaks” to people, and it has the capacity to evoke emotion such as tenderness, rage, rejection, happiness, sadness, etc. Good photographs are not limited to evoking pleasant sensations….

You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating.

[edit] Adding a new nomination

If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate image description and licensing, then do the following.

Step 1: copy the image name into this box (including the Image: prefix), after the text already present in the box, for example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:YOUR-IMAGE-FILENAME.JPG. Then click on the "create new nomination" button.

Step 2: follow the instructions on the page that you are taken to, and save that page.

Step 3: manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list: Click here, and add the following line to the TOP of the nominations list:

{{Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:YOUR-IMAGE-FILENAME.JPG}}

[edit] Voting

You can use following templates:

• {{Support}} ( Support),
• {{Oppose}} ( Oppose),
• {{Neutral}} ( Neutral),
• {{Comment}} ( Comment),
• {{Info}} ( Info:),
• {{Question}} ( Question: ).

You can indicate that the image has no chance of success with the template {{FPX|reason}}, where reason explains why the image is clearly unacceptable as a FP.

Please include a few words about why you liked/didn't like the picture, especially when you vote oppose. Remember also to put your signature (~~~~). Anonymous votes are not allowed.

[edit] Featured picture delisting candidates

Over time, featured picture standards change. It may be decided that for some pictures which were formerly "good enough", this is no longer the case. This is for listing an image which you believe no longer deserves to be a featured picture. For these, vote {{Keep}} Keep (it deserves to be a featured picture) or {{Delist}} Delist (it doesn't deserve to be a featured picture).

If you believe that some picture no longer meets the criteria for FP, you can nominate it for delisting, copying the image name into this box (including the Image: prefix), after the text already present in the box:

In the new delisting nomination page just created you should include:

• Information on the origin of the image (creator, uploader);
• A link to the original FP nomination (it will appear under "Links" on the image description page);
• Your reasons for nominating the image and your username.

After that, you have to manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal.

[edit] Featured picture candidate policy

[edit] General rules

1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome
3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome
4. Votes by anonymous contributors aren't counted
5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
6. Nominators can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by simply writing "I withdraw my nomination"
   or by adding the text {{withdraw|~~~~}}.
7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
8. Pictures are taken from the list if they have no support (not counting the nominator's) on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5). ("The rule of the 5th day")
9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.

[edit] Featuring and delisting rules

A candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions:

1. Appropriate license (of course)
2. At least 5 supporting votes
3. Ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority)
4. Two different versions of the same picture cannot both be featured, but only the one with the higher number of votes.

The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5.

Any experienced user may close requests. For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished.

[edit] Above all, Be polite

Please don't forget that the image you are judging is somebody's work. Avoid using phrases like "it looks terrible" and "I hate it". If you must oppose, please do so with consideration. Also remember that your command of English might not be the same as someone elses. Choose your words with care.

Happy judging… and remember.... all rules can be broken.

[edit] See also

• To edit the list of nominations go to: Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list
• For a chronological list, see Commons:Featured_pictures/chronological
• For an archive of previous nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log
• For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished
• Basic list of photography-related terms
• Quality image candidates
• Photography critiques
• Help:Scanning

[edit] Table of contents

Contents 1 Formal things 1.1 Nominating 1.1.1 Guidelines for nominators 1.1.2 Adding a new nomination 1.2 Voting 1.3 Featured picture delisting candidates 1.4 Featured picture candidate policy 1.4.1 General rules 1.4.2 Featuring and delisting rules 1.5 Above all, Be polite 1.6 See also 2 Table of contents 3 Featured Picture Candidates 3.1 Image:Elizabeth I Rainbow Portrait.jpg 3.2 Image:Calocera viscosa LC0123.jpg 3.3 Image:StAugustinesächsischeWand.jpg 3.4 Image:Acer platanoides in autumn colors.JPG 3.5 Image:Air conditioning unit.svg 3.6 Image:Tu-95MS and F-15C.jpg 3.7 Image:Bouguereau-Linnocence.jpg 3.8 Image:Blue Angels NAS Jacksonville Air Show 2452.JPG 3.9 Image:Struthio camelus (Kunene).jpg 3.10 Image:Bödele Bregenzerwald Panorama.jpg 3.11 Image:Parthenocissus quinquefolia on wall, November 1, 2008.jpg 3.12 Image:Elephas Maximus Eye Closeup cropped.jpg 3.13 Image:Jovan Kaneo.jpg 3.14 Image:60163 Tornado connecting rods.jpg 3.15 Image:Václav Havel.jpg 3.16 Image:Fagus sylvatica JPG2a.jpg 3.17 Image:Inachis io LC0131.jpg 3.18 Image:Mantis Hymenopus coronatus 4 Luc Viatour.jpg 3.19 Image:Biological and technological scales compared-en.svg 3.20 Image:Utah State Route 12 MC.jpg 3.21 Image:Cambronne - buste.jpg 3.22 Image:Dynamite-5.svg 3.23 Image:Kerkini 001.jpg 3.24 Image:Power press animation.gif 3.25 Image:Confederate 100 Dollars.jpg 3.26 Image:Pectinaria koreni (with and without tube).jpg 3.27 Image:Machinery.jpg 3.28 Image:Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) - The Girl With The Pearl Earring (1665).jpg 3.29 Image:Port Arthur Panorama.jpg 3.30 Image:Picea Pungens Young Cones.jpg 3.31 Image:Ngorongoro Crater.jpg 3.32 Image:Redwindow.jpg 3.33 Image:Mating call of a male Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko).ogg 3.34 Image:Doorknob buddhist temple amk.jpg 3.35 Image:San Francisco Cable Car MC.jpg 3.36 Image:Ross Bridge.jpg 3.37 Image:Napoleon Sarony - Oscar Wilde.JPG 3.38 Image:Mantis Hymenopus coronatus 7 Luc Viatour.jpg 4 Delisting candidates 4.1 Image:Coccinella septempunctata couple (aka).jpg 5 Timetable (day 5 after nomination) 6 Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)

[edit] Featured Picture Candidates

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[edit] Image:Elizabeth I Rainbow Portrait.jpg

Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2008 at 17:19:21

• Info: created by Unknown, possibly Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger - uploaded by Yann - nominated by Tseno Maximov
•  Support – Tseno Maximov (talk) 17:19, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed because the image is badly cropped.

Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing FPX to FPX contested and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If no contrary views are expressed within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

Lycaon (talk) 17:48, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Calocera viscosa LC0123.jpg

Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2008 at 12:13:20

• Info: Yellow slagshorn fungus; created, uploaded & nominated by -- LC-de (talk) 12:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support -- LC-de (talk) 12:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Neutral Nice. The mushrooms look a little bit flat and could have more grip (texture) and plasticity (lighting) 4 my taste --Richard Bartz (talk) 12:43, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your opinion. Actually the mushrooms have a smooth surface without any visible texture. Maybe I could show more plasticity by more direct lighting, but I like this dimmed light on the forest soil. Btw. Unlike the pic in the Makro-Forum it was a dry day. Normally they aren't as slimy as seen on the pic there. --LC-de (talk) 13:10, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Neutral I think the depth of field is not optimal, the top of the mushrooms is a bit blurred. I like the leaf at the left, so we can compare the mushrooms' size, but you should have chosen an aperture a little bit bigger. Diti (talk to the penguin) 14:32, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Looks ok to me --JY Rehby (talk) 17:37, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:StAugustinesächsischeWand.jpg

Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2008 at 11:27:01

• Info: created by Agnete - uploaded by Agnete - nominated by Tseno Maximov
•  Support – Tseno Maximov (talk) 11:27, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Insufficient quality such as grain/noise & contrast. --Richard Bartz (talk) 12:06, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose per previous voter --JY Rehby (talk) 17:34, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Acer platanoides in autumn colors.JPG

Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2008 at 08:09:44

• Info: created by Kosiarz-PL - uploaded by Kosiarz-PL - nominated by Kosiarz-PL -- Kosiarz-PL 08:09, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support -- Kosiarz-PL 08:09, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose It is overexposed I am afraid. Both the red and blue channels are badly clipped. Also, it is not that sharp, given the rather small image size. I would suggest using a tripod for a 1/60 second exposure. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 08:22, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Overall impression is neat but it's 2 blurry --Richard Bartz (talk) 12:02, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose per previous voter. A nice picture of an automn tree, not sharp enough though for FP, i think. --JY Rehby (talk) 17:39, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Air conditioning unit.svg

Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2008 at 02:08:01

• Info: created by Pbroks13 - uploaded by Pbroks13 - nominated by Pbroks13 -- Pbroks13 (talk) 02:08, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support -- Pbroks13 (talk) 02:08, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Very well done. Diti (talk to the penguin) 09:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose as is ; first, the "expansion valve" tag is not pointing to the proper item. Furthermore, it might be useful to indicate the direction of travel for the cooling fluid. --JY Rehby (talk) 17:43, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Tu-95MS and F-15C.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2008 at 18:54:23

• Info: created by USAF - uploaded by Nova13 - nominated by Tseno Maximov
•  Support – Tseno Maximov (talk) 18:54, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Compression artifacts and posterized sky. /Daniel78 (talk) 23:34, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Avala (talk) 00:01, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose The quality is very bad, heavily compressed. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 01:23, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Nothing special. Diti (talk to the penguin) 09:37, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Bouguereau-Linnocence.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2008 at 18:44:16

• Info: created by William-Adolphe Bouguereau - uploaded by Stevertigo - nominated by Tseno Maximov
•  Support – Tseno Maximov (talk) 18:44, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed because it is too small

Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing FPX to FPX contested and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If no contrary views are expressed within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 08:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Blue Angels NAS Jacksonville Air Show 2452.JPG

Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2008 at 16:02:23

• Info: created, uploaded, and nominated by Digon3 --Digon3 ^talk 16:02, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Digon3 ^talk 16:02, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support – Tseno Maximov (talk) 16:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support A perfect shot. Diti (talk to the penguin) 14:33, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Struthio camelus (Kunene).jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2008 at 13:33:08

• Info: created, uploaded and nominated by Lycaon (talk) 13:33, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Mind the dip! Picture taken while driving (don't tell). -- Lycaon (talk) 13:33, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Funny but nothing for higher encyclopedic use. --Herrick (talk) 15:56, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

   Comment A featured picture doesn't need to be encyclopedic. It just needs to fall within the scope. Diti (talk to the penguin) 17:58, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

   Comment Beats any zoo picture though ;-) Lycaon (talk) 23:17, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

•  Oppose Back side of the ostrich and road in bad composition. --Jagro (talk) 17:23, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support I think this picture's good! --Mr. Mario (talk) 23:59, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support One of my favorite images -- the first time I saw this not only did I laugh but I also said "Wow". (I so support this that I have to sit on my hands to not log in from some of the other ips I have access to and vote....) -- carol (talk) 06:33, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Upsampled. Flying Freddy (talk) 06:53, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

If you look at the upload log, you will find that Lycaon just uploaded the original version, not an upsampled version. --Digon3 ^talk 15:09, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

•  Support 4 given cirumstances and under strictly abidance 4 traffic regulations it's a great shot. --Richard Bartz (talk) 12:31, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Might be reframed later if necessary ; composition is interesting, the neck falls exactly between 2 road signs. Maybe a little bit too much road on the right hand side, but then the ostrich would be too centered... oh well, i think it's very good for a picture taken while drivin of a running ostrich. --JY Rehby (talk) 17:48, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Bödele Bregenzerwald Panorama.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2008 at 12:58:09

• Info: created, uploaded and nominated by -- Böhringer (talk) 12:58, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support -- Böhringer (talk) 12:58, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose, lens flare (even *two*) equals obvious non-FP, in my eyes. --Aqwis (talk) 13:15, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Great panorama. --Kosiarz-PL 14:02, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support That is one great panorama. --Mr. Mario (talk) 15:26, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support. I like it. – Tseno Maximov (talk) 16:04, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Georgez (talk) 16:25, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose The lens flares ruin it for me. Es tut mir leid. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 17:05, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Info: 've Removed the sensor spots, there were even 4! --Böhringer (talk) 19:36, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

•  Support Nice panorama. --Jagro (talk) 20:59, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support no question. nice work --Simonizer (talk) 21:04, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose - I don't like the symmetry of the composition -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:31, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Richard Bartz (talk) 12:58, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support weakly, great panorama, sharpness, colors, rendition of atmosphere are great. Lens flare a little too present, unfortunately. --JY Rehby (talk) 17:51, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Parthenocissus quinquefolia on wall, November 1, 2008.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2008 at 00:56:04

• Info: Created and uploaded by Ragesoss - nominated by Ram-Man 00:56, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support I think this is simple, beautiful, and a little different. As a bonus, it nicely illustrates its Wikipedia article. -- Ram-Man 00:56, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support per previous voter. Lighting and color palette are very expressive. --JY Rehby (talk) 02:32, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support – Tseno Maximov (talk) 09:39, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose - I don't like the composition. Was the image rotated? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:28, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose I don't think this is FP material. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 01:24, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Neutral Somehow i like it --Richard Bartz (talk) 12:24, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Elephas Maximus Eye Closeup cropped.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Nov 2008 at 22:26:21

• Info: taken by AlexanderKlink (cropped by Lycaon) - uploaded by Lycaon - nominated by D-Kuru -- D-Kuru (talk) 22:26, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support It's very hard to switch to something different if you had a close look at the eye --D-Kuru (talk) 22:26, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Comment, "switch to something different"? --Aqwis (talk) 22:54, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't know that phrase in english. In german it's "die Augen abwenden" but I don't think that "the eyes averted"^{per google translate} is much better than my expression ^^ --D-Kuru (talk) 12:42, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

•  Support mesmerizing, to say the least. --JY Rehby (talk) 02:33, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support DOF seems a bit short; perhaps a crop of the eye would be better. Still, a good picture Muhammad 03:53, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support – Tseno Maximov (talk) 09:37, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 12:24, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Yes, surprisingly eye catching ! Benh (talk) 22:15, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Touching. --Laveol (talk) 23:45, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Aye! -- Lycaon (talk) 00:19, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --MichaelMaggs (talk) 08:15, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --SvonHalenbach (talk) 11:19, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Richard Bartz (talk) 12:10, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Luc Viatour (talk) 14:14, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Amazing. --Podzemnik (talk) 15:44, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Jovan Kaneo.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Nov 2008 at 13:30:53

• Info: created by Vanjagenije - uploaded by Ori~ - nominated by Tseno Maximov
•  Support – Tseno Maximov (talk) 13:30, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Georgez (talk) 14:26, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Rather flat, and the pink umbrella distracts. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 23:05, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Neutral is it me, or it is even so slightly out of focus ? --JY Rehby (talk) 02:38, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:60163 Tornado connecting rods.jpg

Voting period ends on 28 Nov 2008 at 22:20:45

• Info: created, uploaded and nominated by -- Ultra7 (talk) 22:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support -- Ultra7 (talk) 22:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Nice detail. --Jagro (talk) 23:22, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Mbdortmund (talk) 01:04, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Technically nice image, but for FP? It is just part of railway wheel, isn´t it? --Karelj (talk) 17:45, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
  • It has a pretty special backstory, see the description. Ultra7 (talk) 19:06, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Technically illustrative --Twdragon (talk) 18:04, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Technically very good ; for FP, yes for sure, since there aren't that many technical pictures in there. --JY Rehby (talk) 02:43, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose I don't like the composition. It looks too much like a casual shot to me. Benh (talk) 22:10, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per above, you should have a very nice background with picture like these. This isn't the case here. It doesn't amplify the subject. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 01:25, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
  • Its meant as a detail shot, if it had a background it would be a completely different shot, of a wheel or a locomotive. Personally, I think if I had nominated Image:60163 Tornado wheel.JPG people would rightly oppose, as it shows nothing but a wheel with no discernable quality other than showing a wheel. (A very significant wheel, but as above, this is maybe not enough to have it qualify as a significant picture). Ultra7 (talk) 17:05, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

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