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File:Acanthocardia tuberculata shell.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Mar 2023 at 16:36:18 (UTC)
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Acanthocardia tuberculata shells

File:Bossee-2022-msu-3392-.jpg[edit]

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Bossee
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The color of the water through the gap of the wooden planks of the pontoon is much lighter than around. Also the lower right corner of the photograph is plain white -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:26, 21 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Die Woche Der Tag von Potsdam cover.jpg[edit]

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Cover of the special edition "Tag von Potsdam" (Potsdam Day) on March 21 1933, a ceremony for the re-opening of the "German Reichstag" in the weekly newspaper "Die Woche". Portrait of Frederick the Great by Klaus Richter (1919). The Prussian King was glorified by the Nazis as a precursor to Hitler.
  • You're right. Display problem at thumbnail size, sorry. Comment fixed -- Basile Morin (talk) 15:52, 20 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • High resolution of a historical document, but I think the license should be public domain (rather than CC 4.0), because the author died in 1948, more than 70 years ago -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:06, 21 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Catedral de San Miguel y Santa Gúdula de Bruselas, Bélgica, 2021-12-15, DD 34-36 HDR.jpg[edit]

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Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels, Belgium

File:Catedral de San Florián, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 2022-10-23, DD 38-40 HDR.jpg[edit]

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Cathedral of St. Florin, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

File:Azurite - New Nevada Lode, La Sal, Utah, USA.jpg[edit]

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Azurite

File:Bloem van een narcis tete a tete (Narcissus). 01-03-2023 (d.j.b.) 01.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Mar 2023 at 15:49:25 (UTC)
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  • Pictogram-voting question.svg Question Thank you for your response. My question: what do you mean by high resolution photo?--Famberhorst (talk) 16:22, 20 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alternative, another version[edit]

Bloem van een narcis tete a tete (Narcissus). 01-03-2023 (d.j.b.) 01a.jpg

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The background is still cluttered, and the angle unattractive in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:12, 21 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:ST90E40ZL1 MCU.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Mar 2023 at 15:04:50 (UTC)
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Microcontroller with EPROM in a windowed ceramic package.
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created and uploaded by Mister rf - nominated by Mister rf -- Mister rf (talk) 15:04, 19 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Mister rf (talk) 15:04, 19 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Impressive. I'm not sure why it is presented with a tilt, though. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:22, 19 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Through these photos I took, macro/extreme macro, I try to emphasize the three-dimensional qualities of that object in the frame, to reveal elements that are otherwise not perceived by the viewer. It would be much simpler to make the classic version, fewer photos are needed, even without stacking, sometimes even one is enough, because a large DoF is not needed, and therefore the elimination of some processing stages, saves time, but some information is lost IMO.
    Here’s the same microcontroller, in a “scanner” view perspective. Mister rf (talk) 23:16, 19 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I like the idea of looking at it from behind, for exactly the reasons you state. The thing I'm questioning is tilting is to the side. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:06, 20 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Brückenportal der Nydeggbrücke.jpg[edit]

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46 m wide central arch of the Nydeggbrücke over the Aare with Untertor Bridge in the background in Bern (Switzerland)

File:Cepaea nemoralis Paarung-20230314-RM-110511.jpg[edit]

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Cepaea nemoralis var. castanea concolor and grove snail (Cepaea nemoralis) mating

File:Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis) Peten 2.jpg[edit]

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Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis)

File:View West of Hartz Mountain.jpg[edit]

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A view of Hartz Lake and the Arthurs Range from Hartz Peak in Hartz Mountains National Park, Tasmania, Australia.

File:Teide Peak Fumes.jpg[edit]

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Fumes at Teide Peak

File:Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) male Peten.jpg[edit]

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Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) male, Tikal, Peten, Guatemala

File:Lighthouse in Paphos Cyprus 2016 Nov.jpg[edit]

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Paphos Lighthouse (Cyprus, November 2016)
  • Aristeas' edit is more punchy, but that bleak patch of dirt in the foreground is still overpowering. It looks much nicer in the spring, when the fields are green and filled with daisies: [1] --Julesvernex2 (talk) 11:27, 18 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment Ikan, Aristeas thanks for the review and the inspiration photo :) I'll try to reprocess the image from the original raw file this weekend in a way you recommended. Thanks a lot! --LexKurochkin (talk) 12:47, 18 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The background is still unappealingly dark and gray to me. I guess that's just how that day was. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:59, 19 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • ✓ Done Another attempt - new version uploaded. Well, I think it is close to the maximum we can afford without going far from "encyclopedic value" of the image --LexKurochkin (talk) 06:28, 19 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thanks for keeping at it, LexKurochkin. I prefer Aristeas' more contrasty edit, but that's of course a matter of taste. In any case, getting it to FP level seems like an uphill battle, as the conditions were not ideal that day. --Julesvernex2 (talk) 10:03, 19 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Vaduz Castle[edit]

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File:Drammensfjorden ice 2021 (1).jpg[edit]

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Ice by the Drammen fjord
  • Yes, I have one image with a different composition, I could nominate that later. --Peulle (talk) 10:41, 20 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Blurry foreground, impacting the composition. At ISO 100 this narrow depth of field could have been avoided with a smaller aperture. Also the light is harsh and the background hazy. Useful document but not a spectacular shot in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:15, 18 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Basile. Daniel Case (talk) 00:05, 21 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Frühlings-Knotenblume (Leucojum vernum)-20230220-RM-161056.jpg[edit]

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Flower of spring marigold (Leucojum vernum)

File:Vierhouterbos (Staatsbosbeheer). 14-02-2023. (actm.) 06.jpg[edit]

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Alternative[edit]

Vierhouterbos (Staatsbosbeheer). 14-02-2023. (actm.) 06a.jpg

File:Saksun, Faroe Islands.jpg[edit]

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Saksun, village near the northwest coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I still don't like that the house in the upper right is cropped, but it may be impossible to avoid cropping everything. It's an interesting picture. The colors are unusual, but that's probably unique to the Faroes. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:16, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment The sun may not shine very often here, but the light is very subdued. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:51, 16 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Karelj (talk) 14:34, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment The white balance seems too blue, or the green oversaturated, or both. Yann (talk) 19:56, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment Indeed. In the two previous versions the while balance was warmer, which was IHMO more appealing. Wouldn’t the new version be better with the warmer white balance of the earlier versions? --Aristeas (talk) 09:36, 18 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Atomium, Bruselas, Bélgica, 2021-12-15, DD 139-141 HDR.jpg[edit]

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  • Well, why not? it was a photographer choice. I've different views of the Atomium with and without crop. I wouldn't haver probably nominated this version of the Atomium at first, but the perspective is also interesting. Poco a poco (talk) 14:04, 15 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Yep, and the second one you linked above would probably get my vote if nominated. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:37, 15 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I also think this crop doesn't work for this structure.--Peulle (talk) 11:48, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Awkward crop in my view. Agree with Ivar -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:05, 18 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I love the creative composition. --Fabian Roudra Baroi (talk) 03:28, 18 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I have absolutely no problem with the crop. The near-semicircles work just as well compositionally; in fact I bet leaving them whole would have made any ensuing crop look painfully tight.

    I really like the sci-fi film feel of this ... in fact, I realized why: this suggests a rear view of the typical Star Trek starship design. Daniel Case (talk) 17:56, 19 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Symbol support vote.svg Support As a confessing Roddenberry fan, I agree with Daniel's statement. -- Radomianin (talk) 08:04, 20 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The crop should be wider. NightWolf1223 (talk) 03:02, 21 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Inukshuk Park 05.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Mar 2023 at 00:00:21 (UTC)
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The Inukshuk, a sculpture made up of piled stones, is a familiar symbol of the Inuit, mostly found in the Arctic landscape and often used as a navigational tool.