Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list

Featured picture candidates [edit]

File:Polistes May 2013-2.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 28 May 2013 at 15:09:59 (UTC)
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Info A young paper wasp queen guarding her nest after laying the eggs. All by Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:10, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:10, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Kamakura Budda Daibutsu front 1885.jpg (delist) [edit]

Voting period ends on 28 May 2013 at 08:28:52

Info Blown sky is really bothering. I don't think it reflects Commons' best work. (Original nomination; previous try to delist)
Delist -- Tomer T (talk) 08:28, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Delist --Laitche (talk) 14:01, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Delist Low resolution for static object, CAs, bad shadow detail and per above. --Julian H. (talk/files) 14:25, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Delist per Julian H. --Cayambe (talk) 16:46, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Leptoptilos crumeniferus - 01.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2013 at 13:11:29 (UTC)
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Info "Beautiful" Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) during a show of birds of prey at the Zoo of Madrid, Spain. Created, uploaded and nominated by Kadellar -- Kadellar (talk) 13:11, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Kadellar (talk) 13:11, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Funny bird and nice close-up picture. Alborzagros (talk) 13:21, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Rosa Maxim.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2013 at 12:15:02 (UTC)
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Info created, uploaded and nominated by Laitche -- Laitche (talk) 12:15, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Laitche (talk) 12:15, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose. There are better photos at this category.
Oppose Dark background. Alborzagros (talk) 13:22, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Alternative [edit]

Support -- Laitche (talk) 14:29, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:3Com OfficeConnect ADSL Wireless 11g Firewall Router 2012-10-28-0869.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2013 at 12:08:57 (UTC)
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Info created by Slick - uploaded by Slick - nominated by Slick -- Slick (talk) 12:08, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Neutral as creator -- Slick (talk) 12:08, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose. I don't see anything interesting in this photo. --J aviP96 12:18, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Request It could be better if Slick add more information about picture. Alborzagros (talk) 13:24, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Comment I think it is just a nice macro image that explain electronic components. --Slick (talk) 14:26, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Hydrornis irena - Sri Phang Nga.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2013 at 10:59:45 (UTC)
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Info created & uploaded by JJ Harrison - nominated by Citron -- Citron (talk) 10:59, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Citron (talk) 10:59, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 11:33, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 11:58, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Cayambe (talk) 12:47, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Kadellar (talk) 13:27, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Hockei (talk) 14:16, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 14:35, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Colin (talk) 17:29, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 18:00, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:10, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment -- I don't really agree with the near centered nature of the composition. There should me more room on the left, or less room on the right.Fotoriety (talk) 23:24, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support – SteveStrummer (talk) 23:41, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Info The picture really is showing all part of appearance of bird. Alborzagros (talk) 13:28, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Support – nice and view-full. Alborzagros (talk) 13:28, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Could be larger, but quality and compo are good. Noodles scores again! B.p. 16:01, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Großes Walsertal Panorama.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 21:28:50 (UTC)
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Info das Große Walsertal c/u/n by -- Böhringer (talk) 21:28, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Böhringer (talk) 21:28, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Laitche (talk) 13:05, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Kadellar (talk) 14:47, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support brilliant! --Arcalino (talk) 20:00, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Well done. --Rjcastillo (talk) 20:24, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 20:24, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Gorgeous Alborzagros (talk) 13:30, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose B.p. 15:59, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:The Scout in Winter, Crow, 1908, Edward S. Curtis (restored II).jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 20:53:33 (UTC)
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Info created by Edward Sheriff Curtis (photographer), Keraunoscopia (restoration) - uploaded by Keraunoscopia - nominated by Keraunoscopia -- – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:53, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:53, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Despite the fuzzyness, the image is very powerful Kleuske (talk) 21:30, 17 May 2013 (UTC).
Oppose Not much clear and interesting! Alborzagros (talk) 13:32, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Lauren Mitchell, 41st AG World Championship, 2009 (full tone blur).jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 20:29:48 (UTC)
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Info created by Steven Rasmussen (photography), Keraunoscopia (derivative) - uploaded by Keraunoscopia - nominated by Keraunoscopia -- – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:29, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:29, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Kleuske (talk) 21:24, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Unfortunately, there is clear posterization in the blurred portions. I would recommend redoing the blurring. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:05, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Impressive picture, but per King of Hearts. --Kadellar (talk) 13:22, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose unclear and noisy. Alborzagros (talk) 13:38, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Great moment, but per King of Hearts and the dividing line between blurred and non-blurred parts is quite noticeable in some areas. --Julian H. (talk/files) 14:29, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:2013.04.13.-20-Kaefertaler Wald Mannheim-Erdkroete-Maennchen.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 18:20:43 (UTC)
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Info all by me -- Hockei (talk) 18:20, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Hockei (talk) 18:20, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose -- Poor angle. Alborzagros (talk) 13:40, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Colour noise and Jpeg artifacts. --Julian H. (talk/files) 14:30, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination To be honest, I was unsure. --Hockei (talk) 15:48, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Pavillon Cour des Lions Alhambra Granada Spain.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 15:48:01 (UTC)
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Info created by Jebulon - uploaded by Jebulon - nominated by Duchamp -- Duchamp (talk) 15:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Duchamp (talk) 15:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:09, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 04:48, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 11:56, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment I like the composition and detail, but the sky feels strange, look at the border between roof and sky. --Kadellar (talk) 13:19, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Neutral I have problem with angle and left bush. Alborzagros (talk) 13:43, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Maroc Essaouira Luc Viatour 2.JPG [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 15:45:50 (UTC)
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Info created by Lviatour - uploaded by Lviatour - nominated by Duchamp -- Duchamp (talk) 15:45, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Duchamp (talk) 15:45, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support The subject matter is very interesting. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:36, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, neither quality nor motive works for me. The "heap of fish" (or what is it?) is not well lightened - one third is in shadow. In the foreground some piece of fish look overexposed. Such photos only work for me with a clear compositional idea which is also missing here. There is no clear pattern of repeated elements, the dish at the very top left spoils. The image misses a reasonable language tagged description. "Maroc Essaouira city" is too unspecific. --Tuxyso (talk) 08:26, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

8 Oppose Top part is too dark. It is also so crowded. Alborzagros (talk) 13:46, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Luxembourg City - view to Kirchberg.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 13:45:28 (UTC)
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Info all by Pudelek -- Pudelek (talk) 13:45, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Pudelek (talk) 13:45, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

File:2013-05-14 15-32-31-diptera.JPG [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 10:52:00 (UTC)
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Info created by ComputerHotline - uploaded by ComputerHotline - nominated by ComputerHotline -- ComputerHotline (talk) 10:52, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- ComputerHotline (talk) 10:52, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment Please use a more specific filename than just the date-time and the species order. We wouldn't accept "2013-05-14 15-32-31-primate.jpg" as a useful name for a portrait of a person. Colin (talk) 14:09, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

File:2013-05-14 15-39-20-diptera.JPG [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 10:51:01 (UTC)
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Info created by ComputerHotline - uploaded by ComputerHotline - nominated by ComputerHotline -- ComputerHotline (talk) 10:51, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- ComputerHotline (talk) 10:51, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment Please use a more specific filename than just the date-time and the species order. We wouldn't accept "2013-05-14 15-32-31-primate.jpg" as a useful name for a portrait of a person. Colin (talk) 14:09, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

But many of our contributors are following such a naming convention. I think the main reason is because sometimes subjects are not well identified at the time of upload. Later, after several discussions even outside Wikimedia, they may identified up to a specific Taxonomic rank. Sometimes we made mistakes and corrected later. So renaming in every attempt is a bit annoying. But in my opinion, including the lowermost rank available at the time of upload in the file name is a good start. J Kadavoor J e e 04:07, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Support Better details on head and better resolution; but overall details and clean bg in File:Tanzfliege Dance fly.jpg. J Kadavoor J e e 16:37, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose per Colin. Also poor DOF and blown flowers. B.p. 16:05, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Chlosyne lacinia.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2013 at 03:41:36 (UTC)
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Info A litle Chlosyne lacinia. All by -- Wilfredor (talk) 03:41, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Tomer T (talk) 10:12, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 04:48, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:09, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Kadellar (talk) 13:16, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Arcalino (talk) 20:03, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support J Kadavoor J e e 11:51, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Ayuntamiento de Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 03.JPG [edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 17:14:01 (UTC)
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Info City Hall of Porto, Portugal. All by me, Poco a poco (talk) 17:14, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 17:14, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment Dust spots on the sky. --Ivar (talk) 17:56, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Fixed I found 2 and fixed them Poco a poco (talk) 19:08, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Albertus teolog (talk) 12:17, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:06, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Kadellar (talk) 13:15, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 17:59, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Arcalino (talk) 20:04, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 20:23, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 20:25, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support: Very nice. --Julian H. (talk/files) 14:32, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Lightning Pritzerbe 01 (MK).jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 16:24:48 (UTC)
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Info a dark one... ;-) Picture shows a Thunderstorm near Pritzerbe with some nice lightning. c/u/n by me -- mathias K 16:24, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- mathias K 16:24, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Albertus teolog (talk) 12:18, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:35, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 04:49, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 08:53, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:10, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Good work! --Arcalino (talk) 20:10, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
SupportVery good --Rjcastillo (talk) 20:22, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Cantino planisphere (1502).jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 15:22:22 (UTC)
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Info The Cantino planisphere, completed by un unknown Portuguese cartographer in 1502, is one of the most precious cartographic monuments of all times. It depicts the world, as it became known to the European after the great exploration voyages of the end of the fifteenth and beggining of the sixteenth century to the Americas, Africa and India. It is now kept in the Biblioteca Universitaria Estense, Modena, Italy -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:22, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:22, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support great educational/historical value, high resolution scan (at least in comparison to File:CantinoPlanisphere.png). --El Grafo (talk) 08:53, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Info: I changed the license tag from {{PD-old}} to {{PD-Scan|PD-old-100}} to also catch the copyright status in the US. If you think that {{PD-Scan}} is not necessary here, please feel free to remove it. If you know a template that fits the file better than {{PD-old-100}} please feel free to replace it (something like {{PD-anon-auto-1996}} maybe? I'm a bit confused …). --El Grafo (talk) 09:34, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Please, renomination in VI too, best in scope --Wilfredor (talk) 14:16, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Ю. Данилевский (talk) 17:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 17:15, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Arcalino (talk) 20:18, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:32, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:34, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Great. --Tuxyso (talk) 08:36, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 11:57, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Cynictis penicillata (Etosha, 2011).jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 13:25:15 (UTC)
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Info created by User:Yathin sk - uploaded by User:Yathin sk - nominated by User:Magic Wizard -- Magic Wizard (talk) 13:25, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Magic Wizard (talk) 13:25, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support SuperJew (talk) 13:58, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 14:13, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Arcalino (talk) 16:22, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Ivar (talk) 18:10, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Nice --Wilfredor (talk) 03:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
What a nice portrait! Too bad the tail and legs are partly missing, but nevertheless that's a clear Support for me. --El Grafo 08:41, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:33, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:06, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 04:49, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 08:52, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 11:59, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Kadellar (talk) 13:14, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Laitche (talk) 14:22, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Great detail. --Julian H. (talk/files) 14:34, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Pitta moluccensis - Kaeng Krachan.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 09:49:02 (UTC)
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Info created & uploaded by JJ Harrison - nominated by Citron -- Citron (talk) 09:49, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Citron (talk) 09:49, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Wow. -- -donald- (talk) 10:03, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support That bird has several colors of feather and the background is set with those colors. Alborzagros (talk) 10:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support per Alborzagros -- Colin (talk) 11:37, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Ivar (talk) 11:39, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --El Grafo (talk) 11:52, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support SuperJew (talk) 12:21, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Magic Wizard (talk) 13:28, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 13:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Well done --Wilfredor (talk) 15:44, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Arcalino (talk) 16:22, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 17:50, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Very nice and great level of detail (also compared to other small bird shots on FP)! I wonder if it is only possible to take such shots with very expensive equipment. 1D + 500 tele prime is not cheap :) Can you say something about the shooting conditions? Did you use a tripod / monopod or was is hand-held with image stabilizer? --Tuxyso (talk) 06:13, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

In my case, I use patience --Wilfredor (talk) 14:32, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Tripod with a gimbal head. I waited near a small waterhole inside a blind. As it was the hot season birds come to drink. Actually in this case a 7D or something with a 400mm f5.6 could probably do almost as well for this shot, as there was enough light. But when things start getting really dim, distant, or move quickly, then there is a big difference. JJ Harrison (talk) 03:18, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Wow. --Cayambe (talk) 12:33, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support yeah wow!!! That's absolutely gorgeous. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:34, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:31, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 04:49, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:11, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Laitche (talk) 12:23, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Julian H. (talk/files) 14:35, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Тихо падало листя.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 09:41:39 (UTC)
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Info created by Balkhovitin - uploaded by Balkhovitin - nominated by Butko -- Butko (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Butko (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment Tilted? --Gidip (talk) 10:31, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support I like the way the orange pops against the green. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:32, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Photo is tilted. Colors are good, but motive is imho not sufficient for FP, there is nothing special with it. Technically there are some overexposed areas in the sky. --Tuxyso (talk) 08:31, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Ніжний ранковий світло.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 09:40:17 (UTC)
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Info created by Balkhovitin - uploaded by Balkhovitin - nominated by Butko -- Butko (talk) 09:40, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Butko (talk) 09:40, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support very nice. Tomer T (talk) 12:21, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Magic Wizard (talk) 13:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Alborzagros (talk) 13:40, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support неплохо --Mile (talk) 16:37, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Ю. Данилевский (talk) 16:54, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Ivar (talk) 18:05, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Very nice! -- Arcalino (talk) 05:19, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Albertus teolog (talk) 12:18, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 17:16, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:35, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:31, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Excellent lighting. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:06, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support The lighting is indeed exquisite. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:29, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 04:49, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Nice, but misses an English description. After adding it, I will support. --Tuxyso (talk) 08:38, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:00, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Hockei (talk) 14:14, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Panthera leo yawn (Kgalagadi, 2012).jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 06:03:37 (UTC)
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Info created by Yathin sk - uploaded by Yathin sk - nominated by Alborzagros -- Alborzagros (talk) 06:03, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Alborzagros (talk) 06:03, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Arcalino (talk) 06:15, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 06:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Very nice. -- -donald- (talk) 06:35, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --SuperJew (talk) 08:03, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Colin (talk) 11:47, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Magic Wizard (talk) 13:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 16:52, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Joydeep _Talk 18:03, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support A very nice shoot, a new FP level. ~~Please fix, tilted and Overexposed background~~. By chance, you cut the top?, It would be good to see the fur without cutting, thanks for your answer. --Wilfredor (talk) 12:25, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

I don't see the tilt. Is it the shadows of the trees in the background? My aim was to keep the lion's head horizontal to the horizon and wasn't paying too much attention to the shadows. -- ~y (talk) 11:48, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:36, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:30, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:11, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support despite non-perfect composition. --Julian H. (talk/files) 14:37, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Is it another occasion you are too close to the subject with your prime? J Kadavoor J e e 16:14, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Dust Cloud in Etosha National Park.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 24 May 2013 at 18:30:40 (UTC)
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Info created and uploaded by Yathin sk - nominated by Mmxx.
Support -- ■ MMXX ^talk 18:30, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Florence (talk) 19:55, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Kruusamägi (talk) 21:36, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 06:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Not much wow. That is too simple. Alborzagros (talk) 11:02, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

While dust devils are common during the dry season in Etosha, it's rare to see one that runs right through a big group of animals that includes elephants, ostriches, zebras and springbok. In fact this is the only time I've seen a dust cloud hit an animal herd and coming straight for us. And this is a fairly big dust devil because the 4 elephants are dwarfed by the cloud. :) -- ~y (talk) 15:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Support The dust cloud is the wow… -- Arcalino (talk) 09:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Interesting! J Kadavoor J e e 04:17, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:12, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Temporarily Oppose: Could the CAs on both sides be reduced? They seem pretty strong to me. --Julian H. (talk/files) 14:39, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
- Done ■ MMXX ^talk 15:04, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Cañada.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 24 May 2013 at 15:50:56 (UTC)
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Info created by Rjcastillo - uploaded by Rjcastillo - nominated by Rjcastillo -- Rjcastillo (talk) 15:50, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Rjcastillo (talk) 15:50, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Halde Holdamoos 1.JPG [edit]

Voting period ends on 24 May 2013 at 15:04:49 (UTC)
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Info created & uploaded by Böhringer - nominated by Tomer T (talk) 15:04, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Tomer T (talk) 15:04, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Nice! -- Arcalino (talk) 06:13, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 13:40, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support thanks for the nomination --Böhringer (talk) 21:33, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:07, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:13, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Mafra May 2013-2.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 24 May 2013 at 14:48:23 (UTC)
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Info created & uploaded by Alvesgaspar - nominated by Tomer T (talk) 14:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Tomer T (talk) 14:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support very good quality -- Arcalino (talk) 14:59, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Idobi (talk) 15:27, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 06:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Kadellar (talk) 15:05, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:MS Skarpö January 2013 03.jpg [edit]

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Info M/S Skarpö at Utö island, Haninge Municipality, Stockholm archipelago. The photo was taken a very cold winter day, with heavy sea smoke. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- Arild Vågen (talk) 06:09, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- ArildV (talk) 06:09, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support The "wow" comes by watching the details, specially the ice --Arcalino (talk) 20:20, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Grue en vol.jpg [edit]

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Info created by Dinkum (talk) 06:00, 15 May 2013 (UTC) - uploaded by Dinkum (talk) 06:00, 15 May 2013 (UTC) - nominated by Dinkum (talk) 06:00, 15 May 2013 (UTC) -- Dinkum (talk) 06:00, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Dinkum (talk) 06:00, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 11:27, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 13:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Impressive! -- Arcalino (talk) 15:01, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose I don't think it is FP. The crop is very tight and the image is overcompressed (or over-strong NR). Also, Poco a poco's edit has changed the colourspace from a sRGB to AdobeRGB which is a very bad idea for images on the Internet (see this for example). -- Colin (talk) 18:10, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

If the main reason for your oppose is the color space then you can reconsider your vote. I switched back to sRGB, as I also stated in my talk page (after your oppose, though), it was my mistake. Poco a poco (talk) 19:42, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

No, but thanks for fixing it. Colin (talk) 07:37, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Tight crop, not everywhere the best detail, but... amazing capture under difficult conditions. FP to me. Poco a poco (talk) 19:42, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Cayambe (talk) 07:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Weak Support - Tight crop, but really nice. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:07, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Yellow mite (Tydeidae) Lorryia formosa 2 edit.jpg [edit]

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Info created by Eric Erbe - uploaded by Fir0002 - nominated by Peter23 -- Peter23 (talk) 05:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Peter23 (talk) 05:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Nice! Kleuske (talk) 13:26, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 13:47, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Julian H. (talk/files) 16:47, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Amazing ~shivers~ --SuperJew (talk) 18:31, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Cayambe (talk) 12:31, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support That's a real WOW. Kruusamägi (talk) 21:37, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 00:33, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Wow. Also: high encyclopedic value. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:20, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 06:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --El Grafo (talk) 07:04, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support--Citron (talk) 09:40, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support-- such a weird creature. Alborzagros (talk) 10:13, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Jacopo Werther ^iγ∂ψ=mψ 13:26, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Magic Wizard (talk) 13:30, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 13:36, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Simply Amazing FP --Wilfredor (talk) 15:46, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 17:52, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- ~y (talk) 18:31, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:38, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:35, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:07, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:13, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Equus quagga (Namutoni, 2012).jpg [edit]

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Info Plains zebra in Etosha National Park with a storm and rainbow in the background. c/u/n by -- ~y (talk) 20:12, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Abstain -- ~y (talk) 20:12, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment zebra smilingly Support Good shot. Well done --Rjcastillo (talk) 02:33, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support: Technical quality (sharpness) may not be perfect, but in terms of awesomeness this is not far away from a unicorn. --El Grafo (talk) 09:19, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Indeed, technical quality lets it down. B.p. 11:38, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Tomer T (talk) 13:07, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Idobi (talk) 15:28, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Neutral While truly a unique capture, the technical quality lets it down. --SuperJew (talk) 18:34, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support per El Grafo. Kruusamägi (talk) 21:39, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Very unique. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:08, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support As El Grafo said, it really does scream, "Unicorn!" Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:27, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Gyps fulvus - 01.jpg [edit]

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Info Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) at the Zoo of Madrid, Spain. Created, uploaded and nominated by Kadellar -- Kadellar (talk) 19:06, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Kadellar (talk) 19:06, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Very Good --Rjcastillo (talk) 02:34, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support awesome __ Alborzagros (talk) 05:06, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 11:27, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --SuperJew (talk) 18:36, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Magic Wizard (talk) 13:30, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 13:36, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 16:53, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 05:51, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:45, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:13, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:17-9 3-1964-Saltingtaeppe Photo-Pernille-Klemp-f.jpg [edit]

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Info created by Alborzagros - uploaded by Alborzagros - nominated by Alborzagros -- Alborzagros (talk) 14:25, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Alborzagros (talk) 14:25, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- High Quality and Nice photo. Peter23 (talk) 05:18, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 11:27, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support high quality Magic Wizard (talk) 13:31, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Arcalino (talk) 20:24, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Cité judiciaire, Luxembourg - Plateau St. Espirit.jpg [edit]

Voting period ends on 23 May 2013 at 14:06:04 (UTC)
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Info all by Pudelek -- Pudelek (talk) 14:06, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Pudelek (talk) 14:06, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose -- Does that show something important? don't go on! Alborzagros (talk) 05:09, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Jueterbog Kloster Zinna Kloster 03.jpg [edit]

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Info all by --A.Savin 13:10, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --A.Savin 13:10, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Nothing featurable. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 01:23, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose People and whiteboard are annoying. Alborzagros (talk) 05:12, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Addax-1-Zachi-Evenor.jpg [edit]

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Addax nasomaculatus at Yotvata Hai-Bar, Israel

Info created by Zachi Evenor - uploaded by MathKnight - nominated by MathKnight -- MathKnight ✡ (Talk) 10:22, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- MathKnight ✡ (Talk) 10:22, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
~~Support~~ Oppose I valued this too quickly --SuperJew (talk) 12:41, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Tomer T (talk) 15:30, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
strong Oppose artifacts everywhere, great loss of detail. --Kadellar (talk) 19:11, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Valued image and fantastic. Alborzagros (talk) 05:13, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment Am I the only one to see the flaws? Valued doesn't always mean quality. Not even QI for me. --Kadellar (talk) 10:05, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Per Kadellar. Very poor quality. B.p. 11:40, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Colour noise and artifacts. --Julian H. (talk/files) 16:42, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Too many artifacts for my taste. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:25, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Cristales cueva de Naica.JPG [edit]

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Info created by Alexander Van Driessche, uploaded dy Gaianauta - nominated by Yuriy75 -- Ю. Данилевский (talk) 09:48, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Ю. Данилевский (talk) 09:48, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Wow, this is really impressive! How big are they – around 10 meters? However, the permission given by the author should be documented via Commons:OTRS – it would be a shame if this one were to be deleted because we don't have proof that he explicitely agreed to license it CC-BY. --El Grafo (talk) 11:35, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. OTRS permission added. Ю. Данилевский (talk) 17:12, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Great! → Support --El Grafo (talk) 20:38, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Regards, Christoph Braun (talk) 19:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Impressive. -- Daniel Mietchen - WiR/OS (talk) 19:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support--Citron (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Slick (talk) 10:41, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support only now I noticed the man. Great! Tomer T (talk) 12:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support As with Tomer T, didn't find this image too special until I saw the man; suddenly, the scale exploded and this picture became astounding. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:40, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

See Cave of the Crystals :) Ю. Данилевский (talk) 04:11, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:ST vs CO 2012-03-10 - 42 - Conversion kick by Luke McAlister.jpg, featured [edit]

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Info created by Pierre-Selim - uploaded by Pierre-Selim - nominated by Alborzagros -- Alborzagros (talk) 08:05, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Alborzagros (talk) 08:05, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support nice sports shot with great dynamics, DoF not an issue here as detail is sharp where it counts. Daniel Case (talk) 21:17, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Karelj (talk) 21:44, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Peter23 (talk) 05:19, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Magic Wizard (talk) 13:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 16:54, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 17:53, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Albertus teolog (talk) 12:20, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:14, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Kasir (talk) 15:48, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

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Result: 11 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral => featured. /FPCBot (talk) 13:02, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Estrella navideña.JPG, not featured [edit]

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Info created by Rjcastillo - uploaded by Rjcastillo - nominated by Rjcastillo -- Rjcastillo (talk) 01:15, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Rjcastillo (talk) 01:15, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Weak oppose The composition is balanced, but the subject matter is a bit dull. It says "barnstar" to me, not "featured picture". Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:23, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

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Result: 1 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. /FPCBot (talk) 05:02, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Israel-2013-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Dome of the Rock & Chain 02.jpg [edit]

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Info created, uploaded, and nominated by -- Godot13 (talk) 15:50, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
~~Support~~ -- Godot13 (talk) 15:50, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
~~Support~~ --Kadellar (talk) 19:39, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Question is there something weird with the color? --SuperJew (talk) 04:35, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose The vertical crop does not work. The composition looks too tight. --Dey.sandip (talk) 07:07, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Per last two commenters. +1 to complaints about vertical crop, and yes, having been there and having my own photographs, the color of the dome is way oversaturated. Daniel Case (talk) 21:18, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment I agree, the dome is over-saturated. ~~I'd like to upload an alternate version (which I've never done).~~ There's nothing I can do about the crop as that is all the room possible. ~~Do I create a new file or load the new version onto the old file?~~ Thanks--Godot13 (talk) 22:03, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose I don't have a problem with the crop, but the color killed it --SuperJew (talk) 18:39, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Alternative

Support -- Godot13 (talk) 22:13, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Kadellar (talk) 14:58, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose I don't have a problem with the crop, but the color killed it --SuperJew (talk) 12:42, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

As you can see in other pictures of the dome, it is gold colored, while your picture looks yellow. --SuperJew (talk) 08:22, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Preah Pithu T Monks - Siem Reap.jpg [edit]

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Info created and uploaded by JJ Harrison - nominated by Mmxx.
Support -- ■ MMXX ^talk 12:32, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 17:01, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Cayambe (talk) 18:50, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Nice colours. I wish the black bag wasn't there. --Kadellar (talk) 18:55, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 19:47, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:05, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 00:39, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Nice contrast. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:11, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 09:25, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose --Kikos (talk) 11:14, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- Could you please give a reason for your oppose? --Kadellar (talk) 19:41, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Nice colours and contrast. Jacopo Werther ^iγ∂ψ=mψ 14:01, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Very nice.--Claus (talk) 04:33, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Alborzagros (talk) 08:09, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Arcalino (talk) 15:08, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose There's a lot to like about the colours and lighting. The crop is a bit random - the left quarter adding nothing to the picture. I wonder if a vertical crop with more foreground would be better. Both the viewpoint (standing, eye-level) and the unfortunate 21st-century accessories make this too much like a tourist snap and not an outstanding artistic photograph. I know "Would you mind letting me hold your laptop bag and mobile phone while I take your picture?" probably wouldn't be an easy request. Colin (talk) 11:58, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
- My Khmer isn't good enough I'm afraid! The 21st century objects seem anachronistic, but they are part of the landscape today. Many monks in Thailand have mobile phones and things like that for example. I do have other shots of monks without the accessories, but they are not entirely similar images. JJ Harrison (talk) 14:02, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
  - As an addendum, I saw these guys walking around the ruin from a distance, and ran about 50 meters to get the photo as they were about to walk down the stairs. I waved and beckoned to get their attention and thus this photo. I think that even if I had managed to get them to remove the gear, then the facial expressions, and poses, and positions would change, and the photo might have suffered in other ways. JJ Harrison (talk) 14:06, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

I appreciate my vote is in the minority and for some people the accessories add interest. I understand that there are recording-how-it-is aspects to the image that are particularly relevant to Commons vs some coffee-table book. But still, we require wow for FP vs QI and I'm afraid this stops me going wow. It reminds me of a pic in my wedding album: there's the entrance to an old sandstone church, a very smart man in a kilt, a beautiful bride in her wedding dress, and on the ground in full view... a Marks And Spencer shopping bag containing a present. Colin (talk) 15:54, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

For me; it is not a problem if they (or JJ) don't want to hide the realities and present them as they are. But as JJ explained above they are just some Buddhist tourists visiting a Hindu temple. So the environment is not adding anything to this picture. J Kadavoor J e e 03:25, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Support Magic Wizard (talk) 13:33, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Colin, this is a 21st century photograph, and they are 21st century monks. You can use a camera, and he can use a mobile phone. That's fair! I like the laptop bag and the mobile phone, because "c'est la vie".--Paris 16 (talk) 15:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support My only thing is it doesn't seem quite level. Difficult to tell with an old structure like this though (for me). – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:42, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Ara-Zoo-Muenster-2013-02.jpg [edit]

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Scarlet Macaw, photographed in the Zoo of Münster, Germany

Info I know that bird nominations are risky because of the high quality bar but imho this (head) portrayal of a Scarlet Macaw is better than any other similar photo of the same species, especially with regard to level of detail. Just a try, hope you'll support it :)

created by Tuxyso - uploaded by Tuxyso - nominated by Tuxyso -- Tuxyso (talk) 11:06, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 11:06, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support lovely detail and color. maybe crop a little on the left? --SuperJew (talk) 11:13, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- Done Good idea, thanks for the hint. I cropped a bit tighter at the left, but I like to preserve the yellow blur circles (from flowers). --Tuxyso (talk) 12:03, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Already looks better! Personally, I think it could even use a tighter crop, as on the right side the crop is right on the bird, and I don't think the blurred yellow circles add that much. Regardless, you have my support :)

Support per SuperJew darkweasel94 12:01, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Alex Florstein (talk) 14:42, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Maire (talk) 16:29, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 17:02, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support I like both works; and you may touch-up the yellow circles with green. JKadavoor Jee 17:15, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I had to decide for one photo as FPC :) I think the nominated one is slightly better regarding composition, DoF and level of detail. Why retouching the yellow spots? These are yellow flowers - it's spring (in Europe)! I like them. --Tuxyso (talk) 17:20, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Joydeep _Talk 18:18, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment Nice, but species name needed in the description. --Kadellar (talk) 18:53, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Done species name added to description, thanks for the hint! --Tuxyso (talk) 20:32, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Support Thanks. --Kadellar (talk) 21:40, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 19:55, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Böhringer (talk) 21:04, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support—Kelvinsong (talk) 22:34, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support well done --Rjcastillo (talk) 00:41, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --JLPC (talk) 09:26, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 05:00, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Question Is the "red" natural? or over-saturated ? --Dey.sandip (talk) 07:05, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
- I think this ara looks that way in real. I have not tuned the colors in any way. The ara is red enough by itself :) Probably the color looks quite saturated because the bird is not in bright light but merely in moderate shadow. I used the camera color profile "Adobe Standard" which also tends to a slightly more saturated color representation than "Camera Neutral". In short: No additional saturation by image editing! --Tuxyso (talk) 07:23, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support incredibly good! -- Arcalino (talk) 16:55, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Alborzagros (talk) 05:16, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry to spoil the party. I don't like the light. B.p. 11:42, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- I've awaited the obligatory Biopic-contra-comment :) This is no studio photography, but "real" life. Please do not expect 100% homogeneous light for an outdoor shot. Revenge for my sharpness comment on QIC? --12:08, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
  - That's very small of you to consider a genuine oppose as a revenge vote. Why don't you react similarly to other opposes? Very sad behaviour... Personal remarks have no place here as you should well be aware. B.p. 15:51, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
    - Have you overseen the ":)"? Also belongs to the next sentences, so don't worry about my reaction. I don't seriously think that is was a revenge vote. Personally I had expected a more detailted explaination for the oppose. "I don't like the light" contains no real information. For sure it is no necessity, but it had been interesting to know what, in your eyes, is the problem with the light. -Tuxyso (talk) 16:01, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Magic Wizard (talk) 13:33, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:43, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:15, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Rana europea común (Pelophylax ridibundus), Jardín Botánico de Múnich, Alemania, 2013-05-04, DD 01.jpg [edit]

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Info Exemplar of Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) surrounded by waterlilies (Nymphaea odorata) and silently looking at Poco a poco's camera, Munich Botanical Garden, Germany. All by me, Poco a poco (talk) 10:25, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 10:25, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support I like this one very much, but, for FP, I suggest a crop (note added), to avoid the yellow leaf, which I think is disturbing. It's up to you or to other reviewers, I think it improves. --Kadellar (talk) 18:59, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Done I think that you are right, I reframed it and got rid of the yellow leaf Poco a poco (talk) 21:18, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support I like the color scheme. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:18, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Plaza de la Glorieta - Las Manchas 1.jpg [edit]

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Info created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 20:44, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Llez (talk) 20:44, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 20:30, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Jacopo Werther ^iγ∂ψ=mψ 00:19, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 05:01, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose appears to me as a simple snapshot; no "wow" factor --Dey.sandip (talk) 07:09, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Though, if I had to nitpick, it seems to me to be tilted very, very slightly. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:17, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
- Done You are right, the correction is done --Llez (talk) 06:48, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 13:28, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Cygnus olor, nests with eggs, Höckerschwan mit Nest.JPG, featured [edit]

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Info Cygnus olor, nests with eggs c/u/n by -- Böhringer (talk) 20:12, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Böhringer (talk) 20:12, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Maire (talk) 16:31, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 20:08, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Very good --Rjcastillo (talk) 00:45, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Mehdi^Talk 05:01, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --SuperJew (talk) 15:00, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Peter23 (talk) 05:19, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment It looks a bit dark to me Poco a poco (talk) 13:38, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment Photographing a bird on her nest; an interesting subject to discuss around a coffee table. Yathin, what you think? I just postponed my comment till it get enough supports to get promoted. :) J Kadavoor J e e 04:27, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --J aviP96 12:15, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Hockei (talk) 09:18, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

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Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral => featured. /FPCBot (talk) 13:01, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Frankfurt at Dusk - 3.JPG [edit]

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Info everything by myself -- Martin Falbisoner (talk) 19:05, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Martin Falbisoner (talk) 19:05, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Nice mood! -- Arcalino (talk) 20:42, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Good picture, but I prefer this very similar view which is already an FP. To me, that one has some more of the wow effect (probably because of light reflections). Sorry --A.Savin 22:14, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
weak oppose The mood is nice, but I am not fully convinced of the level of detail. My main problem with the photo is the wide crop at the top. I would crop much tigher. --Tuxyso (talk) 11:23, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Image quality is not the best. --King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 12:13, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Comment You're all right, thanks for your input. This very similar view is indeed better. I've also uploaded a newer version with a tighter crop - but I'll withdraw my nomination nevertheless. --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 13:33, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 13:33, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- IMHO the crop is now much more appealing and balanced. --Tuxyso (talk) 16:06, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --ComputerHotline (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Buenos Aires - Enfermeras de la Fundación Eva Perón-restored.jpg [edit]

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Info created by unknown - uploaded by Galio - restored/nominated by Ezarate -- Ezarateesteban 13:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Ezarateesteban 13:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Marinna (talk) 13:54, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support--fedaro (talk) 16:55, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Weak Support Lovely! If a bit small. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:45, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

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Restored by Hic et nunc Ezarateesteban 13:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Better color on the first one, but this doesn't suffer that much from scratches. Tomer T (talk) 13:59, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

InfoI uploaded a new version in b/w and removed some more scratches.--Hic et nunc (talk) 11:37, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Support I don't know if I may vote here but the alternative version has less scratches, more contrast even in the right lower corner.--Hic et nunc (talk) 11:42, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Didn't see the alt. Moved my support to here, full support, much nicer looking. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁gala xies 20:46, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Support Interesting picture, and the alt is a bit crisper seeming. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:14, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

File:2013.04.24.-05-Kirschgartshaeuser Schlaege Mannheim-Großer Wollschweber im Flug.jpg, not featured [edit]

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Info all by me -- Hockei (talk) 05:22, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Hockei (talk) 05:22, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Karelj (talk) 15:39, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Support --Böhringer (talk) 20:18, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support -- Arcalino (talk) 20:46, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Support but prefer the other view. J Kadavoor J e e 08:55, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Me too, but we are apparently the only ones. ;-) Thanks for reviewing. --Hockei (talk) 12:59, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Support Still cannot get into my head how this shot was possible with a shutter speed of 1/60, even with panning Poco a poco (talk) 10:31, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Info The insect was standing in the air for a few seconds without moving. Again and again almost on the same place. It showed a territorial behavior. It was a patience game. Autofocus didn't work, so I did it manually. The first shots without flash were very blurry. Unfortunately because I was closer to it. :-( The light was not optimal for aperture f10. The sun was already low and it was shady on this spot. With flash I was able to capture it in the right moment. More I can't say. --Hockei (talk) 11:43, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
Poco, I think you noticed my comment on the other version. They float in the air more than one minute in the same location. I think some insects bask while flying. J Kadavoor J e e 15:37, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Oppose For sure: Such a shot is technically challenging. Nonetheless the photo itself is imho not good enough for FP: The main subject is ~~VERY~~ quite small, level of detail is not convincing, the background is unsettled and due to the long exposure time there are (contrary to Pocos sayings) remarkable movement artetfacts. --Tuxyso (talk) 11:29, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Comment Thank you for your reviewing and your statement. Your opinion is OK. But let me say, what I think. I cannot agree that the insect is VERY small, sorry. And the "remarkable movement artetfacts" are not that bad I think. It gives the picture a certain dynamics. Due to the backround it has a good 3-d-effect. The distance to the gras was about one meter. --Hockei (talk)

OK, let us say "quite" small. For me too small to be the main object of the shot. Don't worry about my review, I tried to be as objective as possible. --Tuxyso (talk) 12:21, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

I'm not worry. It's just an exchange of views. Everyone wants an objective assessment and me too. --Hockei (talk) 12:33, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Support A difficult shot and shows the behavioral aspect quite a bit; I would have liked a little more of the background in view, not everything needed to be smooth --Dey.sandip (talk) 07:14, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose -- Sorry but no. I went through most FP of flying insects and the bar is well above the level of the present candidate. See here: 1, 2, 3, 4. also check this image of the same species, by Richard. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:00, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Hm, but there are other animals with a different behavior and therefore it is a comparison of apples and oranges in my opinion. And the last one is not flying. --Hockei (talk) 16:03, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes, we are comparing oranges with apples when considering Richard's picture. But not the others, in which the critters have a flying behavior similar to this one. The problem of your photo is quality, which is well below expected from a FP. I'm referring to detail, lighting and sharpness. Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:46, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Bee fly is a bee mimic; not a bee or hoverfly. Although they mimic the shape and behavior of bees, there is much difference. They are very slender (auto focus on a slender subject is very difficult) and their legs are lean and lengthy like a crane-fly. Their flight is very weak and slow compared to bees. Possibly the resemblance is aposematic, affording the adults some protection from predators. Perhaps Notafly can give a better explanation than me. J Kadavoor J e e 09:43, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Oppose per others. B.p. 06:14, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Support I like it.It is how they look in nature.Notafly (talk) 13:46, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose per Alves. --mathias K 18:49, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose I know those guys are difficult to catch especially in flight – tried it myself last week and failed. Your picture is much better than anything I was able to produce, but still I'm with Tuxyso and Alves here. --El Grafo (talk) 07:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Oppose Per Alvesgaspar. It's very good, but not quite featured quality. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 04:12, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

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Result: 8 support, 6 oppose, 0 neutral => not featured. /FPCBot (talk) 13:00, 19 May 2013 (UTC)