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File:4 Cilindros, Múnich, Alemania, 2013-02-11, DD 07.JPG, featured edit

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BMW Tower ("4 Cylinders") framed by the BMW Welt, Munich, Germany
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File:Austernfischer Haematopus ostralegus Iceland RB.jpg, featured edit

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File:Geirangerfjord from Ørnesvingen, 2013 June.jpg, featured edit

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Geirangerfjord as seen from Ørnesvingen
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File:Juncus articulatus - läikviljaline luga Keilas.jpg edit

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Jointleaf rush with capsules.

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File:Phare du Mont-Saint-Clair, Sète, Hérault 05.jpg, featured edit

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Phare du Mont-Saint-Clair, Sète, Hérault
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Docking target tethered to Gemini 11, 1966. Below is the Gulf of California at La Paz, Mexico
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en:Isabelle Faust with her stradivarius. Taken in Berlin
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London Eye
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File:Senecio radicans, jardín botánico de Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-13, DD 01.JPG edit

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 I withdraw my nomination Tomer T (talk) 09:23, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Plant Acanthus mollis from the Botanical garden of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
 Question Could you show me, what is unsharp on image of this plant flower in the centre? Which part of flower is unsharp or what problem is here for you? Thanks. --Karelj (talk) 18:43, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I cannot, because the whole plant is unsharp and/or blurred. IMHO there are two possibilities: 1. You forgot to activate vibrance reduction on your lens (does the lens have VR?) 1/160 @ 100mm could be critical without VR oder you mis-focused the plant. It looks as if the focus lies in front of the plant. --Tuxyso (talk) 19:05, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK, if you are right, the problem must be in age of my eyes. --Karelj (talk) 21:44, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Feldherrnhalle München.jpg, not featured edit

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Feldherrnhalle in Munich, Germany
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File:Festival of Lights 2012 - Französischer Dom.jpg, featured edit

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French Cathedral in Berlin during Festival of Lights
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File:Lighthouse Malarrif at Snæfellsnes peninsula.jpg, featured edit

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Fixed.   • Richard • [®] • 16:05, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Panther Fahrradwerke Logo, SahiFa Braunschweig, AP3Q0192 edit.jpg, not featured edit

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Logo of a Panther B8 motorcycle.
The logo is attached to the motorcycle's fender - a round surface. You might want to have a look at the annotations of File:Wiki-Projekt Private Fahrzeugsammlung Braunschweig NIK 1826.JPG. Regards, Christoph Braun (talk) 06:09, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
From what distance did you take the picture? What is the depth of the logo? --Florian Fuchs (talk) 07:44, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
~0,3-0,5m distance, ~1-3cm depth due to the fender's curvature. Regards, Christoph Braun (talk) 09:05, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
At a distance of 50 cm, a focal length of 100 mm, and an aperture of 7.1 the DOF is 0.86 cm. This can never be sharp if the depth of the log is somewhere between 1 und 3 cm in my opinion, unless you use focus stacking. --Florian Fuchs (talk) 09:25, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I'm well aware of using a depth of field table. The intention for this shot was neither to get the entire logo in focus, nor to use focus stacking to compensate. Regards, Christoph Braun (talk) 19:54, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
So, what was your intention then? --Florian Fuchs (talk) 04:32, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You are looking at it. Regards, Christoph Braun (talk) 14:13, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Puente de Triana anochecer.jpg, not featured edit

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The Triana Bridge (Seville, Spain) at sunset
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File:Paris - Playing chess at the Jardins du Luxembourg - 2966.jpg, featured edit

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File:丽江黑龙潭公园.JPG, not featured edit

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Black Dragon Pond, a landmark in the Old Town of Lijiang
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Paddle steamer Goethe in Cologne
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File:Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-20, DD 01.jpg, not featured edit

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Art Institute of Chicago reflexing the Grant Park, Chicago downtown, Illinois, USA
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File:Berlin Cathdral at night (MK).jpg, not featured edit

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Berlin cathedral at night
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File:Flatiron building 1918.jpg, not featured edit

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Madison Square near the Flatiron Building in New York City, circa 1918
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File:Passirac Epitaphe XIXe versifiée 2013.jpg, featured edit

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Carved plaque on a tombstone, with versified epitaph of Jeanne Delafaye (1774-1817). Country churchyard, France.
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File:Rhinomuraena quaesita Ribbon Eel Fiji by Nick Hobgood.jpg, featured edit

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File:Afiladura - 5481.jpg edit

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 I withdraw my nomination Tomer T (talk) 07:07, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Théatre de la Mer, Sète, Hérault 05.jpg edit

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Théatre de la Mer, Sète

File:Panorama Hafen Cuxhaven Alte Liebe 2013.jpg, featured edit

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Panoramic view over habour of Cuxhaven photographed from Old Love ("Alte Liebe")
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File:Pont du Tivoli, Sète, Hérault 16.jpg, featured edit

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Tivoli Bridge, Sète, Hérault
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Tuscan Landscape
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File:Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite adult-en.svg, featured edit

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Anatomy: C. elegans
Kelvinsong: I will re-examine the picture in light of your comments, but I should point out that the difference you are seeing in the halves of the intestine are intentional: the left/ anterior arm of the intestine is "above" (from the viewer's perspective) the anterior gonad arm, and then around the middle of the animal it switches to the other "lower" side. For more clarity on this, consider seeing the Wormatlas page on hermaphrodites. Thank you for your comment and your support! KDS444 (talk) 01:05, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What I meant is that the shadows contradict the z-layering of the shapes themselves. The first half of the intestine is drawn as above the gonads, yet it's under the inset shadow of the worm's body. The second half is drawn under the gonads but it's above the inset shadow. You can see where the shadow abruptly cuts off where the blue meets the purple.—Love, Kelvinsong talk 01:19, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I have now gone over the image and I believe I understand what you were talking about and have now corrected it: the rear portion of the intestine is now as transparent as the forward part, and the gray shadow can be seen through both. I have also fixed the seams around the p/i valve and between the sections of intestine. The overabundance of curve points appears to be an outcome of Adobe Illustrator CS6 converting the image from an AI file to an SVG-- I tried removing a few of these from the SVG file but then the curves end up needing major corrections all over again (this is not the only thing Illustrator did that wasn't asked for) and I decided the image was going to be better off and much more aesthetic if I did not mess with these any more than I already have done. But let me know if I addressed your points on transparency and on the seams. XOXO KDS444 (talk) 04:29, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that looks fine. There is a small rectangle next to the left end of the scalebar; I'd remove it myself but Inkscape makes the filesize explode for some reason. There is still a seam between the intestines but that is an RSVG bug (the renderer that mediawiki uses). There's a solution (bend out the edge of the lower element) but it's not applicable in this case (topology and transparency). Also the scalebar looks kinda big, can you shrink the text a little?—Love, Kelvinsong talk 14:41, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done. KDS444 (talk) 19:37, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Result: 8 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Joydeep Talk 17:46, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Gatschina-Schloss 2013.jpg, not featured edit

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Gatschina Schloss
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Théo Mancheron competes in the men's decathlon pole vault, featured edit

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File:India - Varanasi paper bag maker - 0078.jpg, featured edit

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File:Fireworks over Ponte Vecchio 2.JPG, featured edit

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Fireworks over Ponte Vecchio
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Palau de Congressos de Barcelona, Catalunya
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File:Porto Covo July 2013-12a.jpg, not featured edit

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Tilt is now fixed.   • Richard • [®] • 07:04, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Not eligible to vote. 50 edits needed. -- Joydeep Talk 17:56, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Puma concolor stanleyana
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Not eligible to vote. 50 edits needed. -- Joydeep Talk 17:56, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Lime butterfly, dorsal and side views, featured edit

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Russian rock musician Vladimir Ratzkevitch

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File:View to Romsdalen from Litlefjellet, 2013 June.jpg, featured edit

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From the edge at Romsdalen
  • Not for me - IMHO it is good as it is. But it is a bit curious that up to now no one has realized it. Former nomination of mine were regualary critized in cases of irregular brightness distributions on the sky. --Tuxyso (talk) 18:19, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I felt the urge to try a little. I found kind of a handy tool for reducing the dark. Maybe it's less intense. Usually less cloudy situations are a bit more difficult with a filter because the effect can be easier to notice. --Ximonic (talk) 18:30, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The problem is that the angle to the sun and thus the intensity of the polarizing filter changes when you rotate your camera for the panoramic view. To archieve a homogenous brightness distribution you must rotate your polarizing filter after every rotational step. To do that precisely is nearly imposible. I have decided for me to photograph panos without polarizing filter to avoid additional post-processing. I've seen your correction. Better than before. Which tool did you use? Viveza 2? --Tuxyso (talk) 18:49, 29 July 2013 (UTC) --Tuxyso (talk) 18:43, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I opened it in Photoshop and chose a soft brush in divide mode. Then I searched for an appropriate tone of gray for the brush and - as little as enough - used it for the target areas. The brush didn't harm the details, only whitened the dark a bit. Maybe this is a good hint for someone but it has to be used carefully. --Ximonic (talk) 07:49, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Spb 06-2012 Palace Embankment various 01.jpg, featured edit

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Marble Palace at the Neva in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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File:Trifolium arvense - kassiristik Keilas.jpg, featured edit

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haresfoot clover
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File:High Coast from Skuleberget - Panorama.jpg edit

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High Coast from Skuleberget

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Montbazin, Hérault, France

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White-Lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata)

File:Lución (Anguis fragilis), Jurata, Península de Hel, Polonia, 2013-05-24, DD 04.jpg edit

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Slow worm (Anguis fragilis), Jurata, Hel Peninsula, Poland

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Night view of the BMW Welt with the BMW Tower in the background, Munich, Germany
  •  Info Night view of the BMW Welt with the BMW Tower in the background, Munich, Germany. All by me, Poco2 21:40, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Poco2 21:40, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  SupportMono 21:50, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Christian Ferrer 04:43, 02 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Question You have a lot of former (successful and good) nominations of the BMW Welt in Munich. I wonder if it is a good idea to give all those BMW photos a prominent place by an FP seal? It is something like free advertising for BMW. I would like to hear other opinions on this question. For sure most of your BMW noms are nice, but the educational value (vs. advertising value) is imho very limited. --Tuxyso (talk) 09:16, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
     Answer Categorizing my pictures as advertising is IMO a blow below the belt. I have also successfully nominated a couple pictures of Mercedes like this one. I just happen to live close to the BMW buildings and they are just fascinating to me. I see them rather as architecture masterworks, visited by millions of people every year, than just advertising. But, don't worry, I will refrain from nominating anything related to them Poco2 19:37, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry Poco, probably my words were misunderstanding. I have not categorized your pictures as advertising. Most of them are good or very good architecture shots. My problem is the motive. As far as I know the "BMW Welt" was solely built for representation and advertising purposes. FP means giving those pictures a prominent place on Commons which might be in the case here not a good idea. --Tuxyso (talk) 07:36, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, I don't really care much about the official purpose of the building, it is one of the nicest modern architecture buildings I have seen. But don't worry, I will bring new subjects in the coming week from a bunch of countries in Asia. Poco2 08:40, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose For this one. The building is not particularly well lit (no fault of the photographer) and as Tyxyso says you've had others and imo better images of this already featured.Flickrworker (talk) 10:56, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose and we have a current FP with the same point of view which is better IMHO. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 14:01, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  I withdraw my nomination Poco2 08:42, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Terminal 4 del aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas, España, 2013-01-09, DD 13.jpg edit

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View of the roof of the terminal 4 of the airport Madrid-Barajas, Spain
Ok, and what crop do you propose so taht you don't want to see the ground (full of people)? Poco2 07:31, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I just don't know what would be wrong with showing people. Airports are filled with people. This ist just a far better picture to me (not in quality of course, but in what it shows). --Julian H. (talk/files) 08:51, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Interior view of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
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Ancient towpath along the river Lot near St-Cirq-Lapopie, Lot, France
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The La Martre lighthouse, in the Gaspésie region, at the fall of night.
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Accordion Player, Paris
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television tower and Reichstag in Berlin, Germany
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Alte Nationalgalerie
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Most plants with C4 photosynthesis have a special type of leaf structure called Kranz anatomy.
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Papilio machaon on a flower

 Support—Love, Kelvinsong talk 03:28, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Close-up of Edible Frog (Pelophylax esculentus)
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Ancien chemin Roslavlsky
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The Black Sea coast of Crimea. Vicinity of Koktebel. View from the Cape Chameleon. On the right - Tikhaya (Quiet) bay, on the left - Myortvaya (Dead) bay.

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A diagram of a highly idealized eudicot.
  • Have you checked your monitor? A lot of older ones have problems with overblown greens for some reason. It looks fine on my iPhone (and I trust Apple to get the screen colors right).—Love, Kelvinsong talk 14:19, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wait, I was uploading a new version which was desaturated and darkened. Can you check both thumbnails on the file page? I like the original colors better, but if only the new ones work, then I'll leave it at that.—Love, Kelvinsong talk 14:27, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:01 Gorges du Tarn Roc des Hourtous.jpg, featured edit

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Changing wheather above the Gorges du Tarn, Lzère, France.
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File:Aerial view - Fernsehturm St. Chrischona5.jpg, not featured edit

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Aerial view of Television Tower St. Chrischona
I see no lack of sharpness. We have here a high resolution picture. I can downsize the image than it will seem even sharper. I see also no problem with the contrast. The far background is dusty, this has nothing to do with bad contrast. The dust is acceptable IMO for a airview picture but I can try to improve this. --Wladyslaw (talk) 09:36, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Color space is said "uncalibrated" in the EXIF data. Maybe a reason why not everyone would see the autumn light you mentioned? --Myrabella (talk) 13:13, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Cymbacephalus beauforti Crocodilefish PNG by Nick Hobgood.jpg, featured edit

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Goetheanum: Great hall and part of the fresco
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Green Sea Turtle grazing
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Liberty Bridge in Budapest
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 Info created by Tuxyso - uploaded by Tuxyso - nominated by Tuxyso -- Tuxyso (talk) 08:47, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Quai Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, Sète 02.jpg edit

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Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny Embankment, Sète, France

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Schloss Prunn im Altmühltal
please can you explain "way too soft"? -- Qflieger (talk) 10:38, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I mean unsharp. You may examine the picture at 100 % view and compare to similar FP's (e.g. this one) --A.Savin 20:24, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry A.Savin the example picture you honorably mentioned, isn´t sharp in all regions. Just take a look at the right end of the train.

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old town hall in Bonn, Germany
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Remainings of a former Soviet submarine base, Lahemaa National Park, Estonia
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Casa de Barro
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Not eligible to vote. 50 edits needed. -- Joydeep Talk 17:54, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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An adult Common Waxbill on Gran Canaria, Spain.
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Google maps displays it correct   • Richard • [®] • 20:57, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It so happens there is a discrepency between the satelite imagry coastline and the map coastline. In satellite images the camera location is in the ocean, but not acording to the map. --Slaunger (talk) 14:43, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah!   • Richard • [®] • 11:42, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Sparrowhawk with its prey
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A typical August night in a Munich beer garden
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File:Im Leibersteig Richtung Zalimtal Panorama.jpg edit

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Hallo Julian, danke für das Lob. Ich verstehe nicht ganz, was ich im weißen korrigieren soll. Kannst du mir das auf deutsch erklären? Mein englisch ist puhhh :-)) --Böhringer (talk) 19:27, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Die Sache ist, dass im linken Bereich, im Schnee, einige Bereiche relativ scharf abgegrenzt den Farbwert 1 haben (also überbelichtet sind), wobei die Umgebung korrekte Belichtung zeigt (vermutlich, weil der Bereich beim stitchen abgedunkelt wurde). Wenn das möglich ist, wäre es gut, diese abgegrenzten Bereiche ein wenig der Umgebung anzupassen - manche Programme bieten dafür Werkzeuge an, ansonsten kann man es auch eventuell mit einer manuellen Bearbeitung etwas reduzieren. Die Bereiche sind aber nicht groß oder übertrieben auffällig, insofern ist es vielleicht auch ok so wie es ist. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files) 07:42, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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the purple cows are not far from here :-)) --Böhringer (talk) 19:12, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The red balls are for the aviation security - here a ropeway leading to the Mannheimer hut - it is powered by the Oberzalim hut.
thx --Villy Fink Isaksen (talk) 14:45, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Independence War Victory Column and St. John's church, at the Freedom Square in Tallinn, Estonia
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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (March 1975)
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Kleiner Sonnenröschen Bläuling
 Comment -- in view of the smallness of the butterfly and the magnification through the lens you always have the problem of a very short dof. I found the same problem of current sharpness on all wings with other featured pictures like these ones:
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White-legged Damselfly
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Neoclassical facade of the Academy of Athens by Theophil Hansen. Athens, Greece.
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Computer generated image of the Mærsk Triple E Class
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City gate in Schlüsselfeld
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Flower of plant Lysimachia ciliata in Prague Botanical garden
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Christabel Nettey (Canada, Long Jump) on 2013 World Championships in Athletics (Moscow)
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Interior view of the Santa Clara City Library
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: Entrance to the Greenwich foot tunnel, with a view on Canary Wharf
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A diagram of a typical lawn grass plant.
  1. Which group of grasses is shown here? I'm guessing Poaceae?
  2. If Poaceae: They often (always?) have nodes along the culms.
  3. I know it's supposed to be a rather simplified diagram, but I'm missing the parallel nerves running along the leaves.
  4. Once again, I don't see why it's necessary to convert text to paths in a simple diagram like this. It makes translations unnecessarily complicated – took me a while to figure out how to enable the hidden text layer.
  5. What's so special about the crown that it deserves a little crown drawn behind the label?
  6. What does the "Dinkelberg." mean (only visible when opened in e.g. Inkscape)?
Cheers, --El Grafo (talk) 09:49, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It's Poaceæ. The source I used didn't show any nodes. Are they along the flowering culm? I never included the leaf veins before, but if it's that important I can add them. The text is in paths for typographical reasons, I have a short tutorial on how to make and use the invisible text layers. The "Dinkleberg" is a Fairly Odd Parents reference ;) (neighbors feuding over lawn quality), the faint crown behind the "crown" label is an extension of that joke. The crown of a grass plant is also the core and most important part of it, because that's where all the other parts come from.—Love, Kelvinsong talk 13:14, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think the veins would be a nice touch since all grasses have parallel ones (other than many "flowers"). Might be informative for people who didn't now that yet, but I wouldn't insist on them. I also don't care too much about most of the other points I mentioned, so let's go directly to the interesting one, the nodes:
I'm not really an expert for grass (though I've got some background), so I've checked some descriptions of the poaceae family and they all mentioned that the stem/shoot (=culm, but as far as I get it not necessarily = flowering culm) is devided by nodes (with the spaces between them being the internodes – same thing as with the stolon and rhizome). See e.g. [3] or [4]. They are of some importance in terms of stability, because those are the points where the stem is not hollow (think of Bamboo!). Those are also the places where the leaves are actually attached to the stem. Note that the leaves may wrap around the stem, so the nodes are often positioned several centimeters below the point where the leaves spread away from the stem (that section with the ligule etc.) or even covered by the next leaf that comes up from below.
Here are some illustrations that show this rather nicely: File:472 Alopecurus pratensis.jpg, File:Illustration Phleum pratense0.jpg, File:Illustration Avena sativa0.jpg, File:Illustration Aira flavescens0.jpg. File:Maize_plant_diagram.svg shows how this could look like in an SVG. To get a feeling for this, it might actually help alot to just head outside, find a place where the grass is allowed to grow for a while without mowing, grab some flowering examples from as many species as possible (chances are good not to accidentally grab something else as long as it looks like typical grassy grass ;-) and the culms are round and hollow) and start ripping gently peeling off some of the leaves. It's OK, it's for the sake of science. But don't you dare having fun with that! ;-)
Cheers, --El Grafo (talk) 15:24, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Okay I've added in the nodes. I get it now!—I always thought the stem was compressed down in the crown, and its just the apical bud that shoots up to make the inflorescence. So it's the whole crown that elongates to elevate the apical bud? I also added in some faint leaf midribs (but they're not that visible in real life). I got rid of the crown icon, but I left in the Dinkleberg cause that's not really hurting anyone is it? Please refresh page to get the new thumbnail & picture.—Love, Kelvinsong talk 16:15, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I get it, the stem is actually more or less compressed down there after the winter until the plant starts growing vertically again (wheat in spring vs. wheat in the early summer). Assuming of course that you have a climate with actual seasons, not taking into account possible differences between annual and perennial plants etc. – but again: I'm not an expert. --El Grafo (talk) 09:24, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Open air museum Petronell - Basilica thermarum
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Ancient Roman amphitheatre in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg
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Castle Geyser eruption in Yellowstone National Park
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Rianxo, Galicia, Spain.
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Vanessa cardui on a flower
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Trinity Monastery in Chernihiv. View from the bell-tower.
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  •  Info created, uploaded, nominated by -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 18:14, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 18:14, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support I liked the idea --Rjcastillo (talk) 18:22, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Uninteresting composition. --AmaryllisGardener (talk) 19:46, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose as per AmaryllisGardener + imo the picture is out of COM:SCOPE. --A.Savin 20:17, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Comment And what is Komrade Savin, the reasoning that preceeds your opinion, that is, the arguments that lead you to find find the image as having an "uninteresting composition"? Even though your opinion is the result of a subjective analysis, it still is interesting to find out the logic according to you. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 20:30, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • Read COM:SCOPE#Must_be_realistically_useful_for_an_educational_purpose. I don't see any potential for usage on WMF projects. --A.Savin 21:01, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        • I have read the scope of common´smany times dear Komrade Savin, and your opinion about the relevancy is just that, your opinion on that part of your reasons to oppose. Contrary to your opinion, in my opinion the image is within scope for many reasons. But I was not referring to your opinion about the relevancy according to the scope of the project. I was more referring to your opinion regarding your assertion of "uninteresting composition" as a basis to oppose. Surely that that opinion is the result of a sentence or a series of sentences that have to do with your analysis of the image, it is those arguments that verse on the aesthetics of the image that I would like to know about. It would be nice for you to enlighten me so I can become a better contributor to this forum. Unless of course, your opinion in that regard is not supported by an argument based on universal values or practices for evaluating photography.--Tomascastelazo (talk) 21:17, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        • Dear Komrade Savin, instead of running to AN user problems and denounce me as a trouble maker for asking you to explain your negative vote, you should take a look at Alvesgaspar comment, objective, constructive and definitely informed as to photographic values. Alvesgaspar´s comment invites introspection and acknowledgement of possible flaws of the image, whereas your comment is simply empty and lacking objectivity. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 03:41, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment -- This is the kind of image that I would have taken/nominated myself. It is certainly not out of scope and I like the idea, which is a classic in Photography. A pity that the actual framing is not a good realization of it, with the presence of disturbig elements like the building and the tree. Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:26, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment -- I'd think the image could be used to educate those who have only a little skill in photography to get a better feel for what people love. Good photographers will stand and organise for hours to be sure about reflections of buildings and trees and take those things into account and do studio work. Great photographers know what people want by instinct alone and capture a long swathe of moments, weaving them into a body of work that makes them famous.
I won't even vote on this one, if people don't know what's this great and what's not without someone else to tell them, I'm wasting my breath. Penyulap 23:11, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support We have people that routinely argue every picture of topless girl is in scope yet when someone places a beautiful image up for FPC we get people saying it is out of scope? Utter bullshit. Saffron Blaze (talk) 03:49, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support imo definitely FP! --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 04:32, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Tomer T (talk) 07:43, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is definitely an honor to have such good photographers on Commons. As already pointed out the photographic idea of the photo is quite good but the possible usage on wm projects is at least limited (which is no problem for me even not as an FPC). But the following fact disturbs me: the photo is massively downscaled (2,3 megapixel) wihtout an objective reason and on the image description a direct link to the professional website of Tomascastelazo is placed. An FP (together with the link to the commercial pro website) gets a prominent place on Commons but only a very downscaled version of the photo is provided to Commons (probably to fit the 2 megapixel criteria for FPCs). --Tuxyso (talk) 07:45, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On the size: it meets the requirements. Period. On the link. Creative Commons license allows for authors to share their work and have their work attributed to them, according to their requirements. This can be looked as "compensation" for sharing the work for free. Photography costs. Cameras, computers, lenses and most irreplaceble commodity: time. Is it legal? yes. Is it moral? Yes. Is i ethical? Yes. Is it allowed? Yes. Funny thing that I do not hear a defense for copyright violations that occur when people use the images in publications in violation of the terms of the CC licenses and in detriment to the author and Commons itself. And besides, sometimes one has to deal with the local trolls... --Tomascastelazo (talk) 13:17, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
actually I popped it into a few articles before you mentioned usage, and it seems just fine to me. Now, if we had more brilliant photographers and less admins doing what they can to fuck them off from the project we'd be able to get their help describing the techniques and so on, that are used in the images, and then we could better describe such techniques in our photography and art articles. As it is, I don't dare consider myself an expert in those areas (although my own work, which I don't share online, is widely acclaimed. I'm modest and don't mind saying so :D ha!) I found the image useful already, and as I said before, a good example for teaching techniques to the inept, but for now it goes nicely in half a dozen articles or so. Penyulap 08:10, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I guess, the downscaling (from 18 MP to ~2 MP) is because the higher-res version is only available for money. --A.Savin 10:11, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, you are right, you are guessing. And you are guessing wrong. And even if it were, so what? Do you have a problem with that? --Tomascastelazo (talk) 13:21, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No, you're free to do it. For me, however, it's a further reason to oppose. Other people may see it different way though. --A.Savin 15:50, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You would find that the WMF disagrees with you. WMF fully supports artists using WP and its sister projects as a means of showcasing their work. Saffron Blaze (talk) 00:17, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This is Kafkanesque! Complying with the rules is reason to oppose! Do what you want man, oppose, rant, go crying to your buddies, oppose some more, all on the clear direction that your "guess" may take you! This reminds me of what someone put up in one of these forums: "German people says: "Everybody disgrace themselves as good as they can." Well, you´ve done it! Congratulations! And if you truly believe that this image is out of scope, then your obligation as an admin is to make a DR. I´d be happy to see you in that forum. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 20:19, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Btw, the "usages" conjured up by Penylap are inappropriate, as this is not a typical "mirror image" (with the full mirror effect, where elements at the left appear at the right and vice versa), this is just a usual reflection. For illustrating the article about mirror images, this picture is more appropriate, imo (though still not perfectly matching). --A.Savin 12:14, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
A Savin, what´s this all about? So now you are into judging people´s judgement? Stick to the merits of this image from yur personal perspective, if you can. Jeez... --Tomascastelazo (talk) 13:28, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wah ! I've never seen someone fight so hard against great artwork. 'inappropriate' ? WTF ? I never put it into any article called "mirror image" I put in into صورة المرآة, imaxe especular, imatge especular and 鏡像 as well as 镜像 (几何). Why you have to be so hostile and unreasonable rather than just judge the image on it's obvious merits alone ? Even if you have to judge Tomas instead of judging the image, he's a lovely chap with a great sense of humour, why be so mean ? Me I'm not voting, because I like Tomas work just far too much :D maybe you can do the same eh ? Just let people judge the image itself, nice and unbiased. Penyulap 20:37, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  •  Support The picture has definitely an useful aspect, furthermore its nice, too.   • Richard • [®] • 09:53, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  CommentI uploaded this picture in good faith as a contribution to Commons, in the same spirit that I´ve uploaded many images. I apologyze for the distraction that has been created from my request to have an oppose vote explained by A Savin, which every user who receives an oppose vote is entitled to. A Savin not only refused to explain, but he took issue on my request and posted my action as a complain in AN user problems. I invite the members of this forum to express themselves there and to leave this forum as a FP process where the criteria for discussion is photography or graphic arts. If A Savin does not like the picture, fine, but an oppose vote has at least a moral obligation to be explained, and as an out of scope he has the duty to start a DR. Failure to do constitutes a dereliction of duty. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 20:38, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh, what has happened here? It was not my intention to open such a great discussion on this topic. IMHO it is Tomascastelazo personal decision to artifically downscale his uploads and I surely respect his decision. My only interest was to hear something about his motivation for that. I am an enthustiatic amateur photographer and I am happy to share my photos with people on Commons (and on other WM projects) and exchange knowledge. It would never come to my mind to artifically downscale my photos (with commercial interests in mind) because I like the idea of sharing and of free content. I also own expensive photographic equiqment, but I bought it for me not for Commons. I do not know how I would think about the topic if I would earn money with photos. Tomascastelazo, one compromise could be to provide at least your FPCs in higher resolution. --Tuxyso (talk) 21:20, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ah yes, the extremest Free Culture bullshit. Give away your works so others can make a profit on them but try to make money off them yourself and somehow you are an evil capitalist. WMF has made it clear it respects the right and even need of original artists to be able to enjoy the benefits of their works and freely acknowledges that exposure on the projects may assist in that regard. Saffron Blaze (talk) 15:40, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Pssst, wanna see some megapixel porn ? Someone whined that this one had poor lighting and was 'fuzzy', so WAH! look at this baby !! ...Huh ? ...Huh ? ...(nudge nudge) <wink> <wink> look at that resolution. Penyulap 08:41, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Face of subadult male lion
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One-eyed African leopard
  •  Info A one-eyed African leopard in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Created, uploaded and nominated by -- P.Lindgren (talk) 22:12, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Low resolution for a still object (but over 2Mpx), jpeg artifacts, noisy, composition (disturbing fence, the tower is too small in the picture), sorry. --Kadellar (talk) 18:18, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply] 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 not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
I withdraw my nomination. Thanks for your time. WorldTraveller101  ?  19:29, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 I withdraw my nomination Tomer T (talk) 23:47, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Small bay near Platamon, Greece
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A Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) freshly after hatching from the pupa.
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Mongolian Armed Forces engineers

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Mongolian Armed Forces engineers

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Erica Jarder (Long Jump) at 2013 World Championships in Athletics
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Flower of Spathiphyllum, an indoor plant
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Hackercamp Observe. Hack. Make. by night
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Bonn Minster
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Cette photographie a été prise au moment où une famille mettait des bracelets au contact d'une tortue pour s'assurer une grande longévité. Il n'y a qu'une lumière de face et qui reflète sur la tortue, d'où l'impression que la lumière vient de la tortue.
Ne pas compter mon vote s'il vous plaît, cela me gêne de voter pour moi. --Paul Munhoven (talk) 08:32, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Excuse me, Paul, so do we have to count your vote as  Neutral or  Abstain ? — TintoMeches, 19:41, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I wanted a big contrast between brightness and darkness like yin and yang. --Paul Munhoven (talk) 08:29, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome. The 'divine light' effect for this image is so appropriate. I would be appalled if it were a 'turtle in a pet shop with kids looking at it' effect with the lighting. Once again, Well done ! Penyulap 08:35, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:The combine Claas Lexion 584 in the wheat harvest.jpg, featured edit

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The combine Claas Lexion 584
  •  Info The quality of the picture is much better now, but I don`t like the color and contrast. IMO they are poorly. At least I don´t like the composition. I´ve seen better pictures you made. Qflieger (talk) 08:30, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Lago Nam Van, Macao, 2013-08-08, DD 04.jpg, featured edit

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Night view of the Nam Vam Lake along with the Gobernador Nobre de Carvalho bridge and some of the city casinos, Macau
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File:Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Brice Samba en extension.jpg, featured edit

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OM goalkeeper Brice Samba in extension
And for this picture to even begin to get into the office, you wouldn't have had to tell me that. Daniel Case (talk) 04:37, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to tell you that, but you're the first one to tell me that they don't see the ball. And a lot of people have seen this picture. Pleclown (talk) 05:39, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Even I had difficulty working out where the ball is which tells you that all though you wanted to frame it right it's too noisy. Flickrworker (talk) 18:12, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
And just because other people didn't tell you that doesn't mean they saw it. Daniel Case (talk) 07:02, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Background too busy, the player is basically hidden in detail. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files) 14:34, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Would what you except to be in the background? That's just the regular sceneray for a soccer game. Tomer T (talk) 14:55, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • It could be either blurred, in the shade (with the foreground in the sun), it could be grass (photo from an elevated position) or it could be the trees on the left (photo from further to the right). Aside from that, the fact that no better photo was possible doesn't mean it should be FP. If the composition is bad, it's bad. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files) 17:07, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  CommentTomer, in this type of photography the use of long lenses and wide apertures is what is needed to blurr the backgroung and stop the action, thus separating the distracting backgrounds and concentrating on the subject. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 15:57, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment In this case, the tilt should be fixed. Imo it would look much nicer. Is there CA on his pants? Just a little detail, I know, but if it can be improved, it's not hard. --Kadellar (talk) 15:13, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    I've tried to correct the tilt. Pleclown (talk) 16:47, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Background too sharp, blending player with background. the sacle relationship player-background is not adequate. The position of the ball is uncertain, there is no definitiveness as to whether it went in or not. Ball and player too small. Tilted. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 15:57, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    I've tried to correct the tilt. I don't understand the need of "definitiveness as to whether it went in or not", but one can see that the ball is on the frame, slightly distorting it, thus not in.
    For the background, there is little I can do. I already was at the max aperture of my lense (f/2.8). I'm quite puzzled how the background can be this "sharp" at this aperture, but hey.
    Pleclown (talk) 16:47, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think this was the Moment. But it's only my opinion. Pleclown (talk) 05:58, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose These three images apparently from the same match, and taken by other contributors here, show how to use dof and fl to define the players properly.

A more expensive lens isn't actually necessary to get better results. There seems to be greenery to the left of the image, so moving 50 feet to your right would have done the trick and we'd be able to see the player better. Penyulap 06:07, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Clerodendrum speciosissimum Tropenhaus Gruga.jpg, featured edit

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Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Thanks for your circumstantial comment. I agree with you that the composition is not outstanding. But with macro shots it is seldom the composition which make them FP but the overall quality and the light. I cannot see that e.g. with this other FPC the composition is the main reason for the strong support but the light and quality. The reason why I have nominated the image here is mainly because I really like the green-red color contrast paired with some very dark areas in the background (compare with other shots in the category). Also notice that the border of the blossoms matches nearly exactly with the dark areas in the background. Calling my photo "uninspired" does not justice to it. --Tuxyso (talk) 20:34, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Crisix - Asaco Metal Fest 2013 - 01.jpg edit

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Spanish metal band Crisix at Asaco Metal Fest 2013, Parla, Spain.

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An old shaft of the colliery located in France and the surrounding landscape in the rain.
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Sandpit with characteristic vegetation of sandy soils in the Sourh of Charente, France.
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File:Viaducto Agrícola Batalla de Niquitao II.jpg, not featured edit

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Viaducto Agrícola Batalla de Niquitao
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File:MGM Grand, Macao, 2013-08-08, DD 14.jpg, featured edit

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  • It has nothing to do with "believing" - I do not know the location and in most cases it is better to ground an architecture shot (besides it is a tele detail shot) otherwise ones get the impression that something is missing. It would be interesting to see the whole location and I look forward to an uncropped version just for informational purposes. BTW: I have NOT opposed but only asked --Tuxyso (talk) 17:54, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative edit

Ok, guys, so it be, new alternative below Poco2 10:25, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Different shot with more generous crop in the bottom

  •  Support this is better, maybe it needs some cloning on the right (lamp) --Ivar (talk) 10:55, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment The reflections of the other picture are much more lively, this one is duller. I find the other one has a good composition, it shows the coloured parts of the building (this one showing the whole building might be better, but both are good imo). I agree with Ivar about the street lamp, it's disturbing. --Kadellar (talk) 13:07, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    ...gone! Poco2 13:47, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    ...and regarding the image being a bit duller, I agree with you. I improved it giving it a bit more contrast and a bit more of light. If I may also express my opinion: the reflexions here are not as nice as at the other one (due to the cloudes, although the gap between both pictures is only 2 minutes), I don't like the road and I am not fan of the shadow on it. That being said, it is a nice picture, as well. Poco2 03:51, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support For me it's this one without hesitation, it's a more valued image with this centring, but it's also true that the quality is a bit better on the first --Christian Ferrer (talk) 13:55, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support - even though the reflections are not as nice, I definitely prefer this one. --— Julian H.✈ (talk/files) 16:37, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Tigridia pavonia flower.jpg, featured edit

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File:Grand Prismatic Spring.jpg edit

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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park
Sorry, but now the crop messes it up. The edge of the lake is cut off and there are now random treetops poking into the bottom of the image.—Love, Kelvinsong talk 21:09, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Sadi-Carnot Bridge, Sète, Hérault 02.jpg, not featured edit

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Sadi-Carnot Bridge, bascule bridge, Sète, France
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Image:Piazza Signoria - Firenze.jpg, not featured edit

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Piazza della Signoria-Firenze(IT)
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Piazza Chiesa S. Croce (Firenze-IT)
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Santuario Santa Lucia
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Image:Doppelsonne Halo Echzell Hessen 12-08-2012.jpg, not featured edit

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Sun with Sun dog, Halo - Echzell / Hesse / Germany - August 12, 2012
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File:The Shape of Change - A Mærsk Triple-E infographic.jpg, not featured edit

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An infographic detailing the Mærsk Triple-E class ship
  •  Info created by Maersk Line - uploaded by Russavia - nominated by Russavia -- russavia (talk) 04:18, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment I'm not sure if we have had full infographics as a FP candidate before, let again being an FP, but given the amount of detail and information in this infographic, it would certainly be a great example of an infographic.
  •  Support -- russavia (talk) 04:18, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Impressive artwork, but a good infographic imo should list the sources used for the facts and numbers depicted. Also:
    • JPG is the wrong file format for things like this (see Commons:File types).
    • The bar chart for the CO2 emission is missing a unit of measurement at the y-axis (22.5 g/s? kg/km? t/h?) and the x-axis is inverted for no apparent reason.
    • The "less polluting transport"-diagram is lacking a circle for the mean CO2 emission of transport ships in general for comparison.
    • CO2 is written "CO2" at least thrice.
    • Some other minor typographic errors (hyphens instead of dashes, whitespaces where they should not be, missing whitespaces where they should be (for example "43km / h" instead of "43 km/h"))
All in all that's not featurable for me. --El Grafo (talk) 17:06, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Oppose—Jpg is unacceptable; and hyphens where endashes should be!! Of course that can't be fixed because of the format. 😕—Love, Kelvinsong talk 14:03, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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file:Warinerbeijing.jpg, not featured edit

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This picture is an exclusivity of wp commons, showing the arrival of the 400m of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the "diving for the bronze" of David Neville caught in action.
Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: it is less than 2 megapixels and very poor quality. --Joydeep Talk 17:39, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply] 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 not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

What do you mean by "poor quality" ? This image is a pure exclusivity of wp commons. You'll never find this action picture anywhere else, this is it's quality. And yes, it is not one of those insects or flowers on "close-up shoot". If it is just a question of pixels, i'll withdraw the proposal. Jmex (talk) 21:31, 20 August 2013 (CEST)

 Comment Hello Jmex, thanks for uploading this photograph on Wikimedia Commons: it's a very good shot.
Unfortunately, it's just a problem of pixels. One of the requirements for a Featured Picture or a Quality Image is having at least 2 real megapixels of information. For further information you can read Commons:Why we need high resolution media. I hope I've helped. If you need something else, please do not hesitate to contact me. — TintoMeches, 19:51, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Version with more than 2 megapixels edit

Original shot with more than 2 megapixels

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File:Cloudy sky over Bergamo.jpg edit

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This is a suggestive cloudy sky over Bergamo (Italy)
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  • Don't know why Stas1995 put confirmed result tag before FPCbot! I think this will cause bot malfunction. The bot will put unconfirmed result in 5th day in case of speedy closure. Manually putting confirmed result tag before FPCbot is totally wrong procedure and should not be done at all. Not only this nomination but Stas1995 have done this in more than one nominations. -- 117.227.137.67 08:35, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:2013-08-16 14-49-26-batterie-eperon.jpg, featured edit

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Inside the Batterie de l'Eperon, Frouard, France
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File:Melitaea phoebe and Dactylorhiza fuchsii.jpg, featured edit

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Melitaea phoebe and Dactylorhiza fuchsii
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File:St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kiev.jpg, featured edit

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St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. Made od 2 photos stitched horizontaly.
  •  Info Nice to hear for colors. Otherwise, I saw that photo, of course, fisheye focal (8 mm) is not good for such type of photo, unrealistic shape. And that's why I have used two shots, at f/4,5 (16 mm is far from 8 mm), lower photo tilted to the ground limits distortion, and one more for upper part. When I stitch them one on top of another I had minimal distortion correction. For woman, this is place of worship - church. That woman is a beliver/pilgrim. She stays. --Mile (talk) 14:52, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
oops, I didn't realize that it's stitched. Nonetheless, the effect is just similar to wide-angle, which is probably caused by the perspective distortion of the upper shot and the follow-up deformation made by the pano software in order to equalize stitching inconsistencies. The woman is annoying for the composition, but not essentially. --A.Savin 17:35, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I have to leave this comment: Perspective distortion, both in wide-angle lenses and after stitching, is not an error, it's just a representation of the mapping of a curved area onto a flat image. It's not a mistake and can't be corrected or avoided, it's necessary and different projections only vary in the way the distortions are visible. That doesn't change that it doesn't look good, but many comments make it sound like a perfect lens or stitching could avoid perspective distortion. That's mathematically impossible. End of unrelated comment. — Julian H.✈ (talk/files) 18:33, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Info You were right, haven't saw that error, it was from smudge tool (accidentaly hit there), now corrected. Otherwise it was stitched much higher. Thanx for observation. --Mile (talk) 19:02, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Young Capra Ibex at Passo dei Salati.JPG, not featured edit

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A young "Capra Ibex"

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Edited sharpness. --SteGrifo27 (tell me) 19:13, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hong Kong Wetland Park
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File:Ceps, Roquebrun, Hérault 04.jpg, featured edit

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Ceps, Roquebrun, Hérault, France
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File:Clitocybe nebularis Nebelkappe.jpg, featured edit

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Clitocybe nebularis
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File:IC 2944, Nicknamed the Running Chicken Nebula.jpg, featured edit

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File:Sassetta at sunrise 1.jpg edit

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 I withdraw my nomination Tomer T (talk) 14:59, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Vieussan, Hérault, France

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A black mamba striking and displaying the black colouration on the inside of its mouth.

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 I withdraw my nomination Tomer T (talk) 13:20, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Justizpalast, Munich, at dusk

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Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
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Spanish singer Bebe live at Músicos en la Naturaleza, Hoyos del Espino, Ávila, Spain.
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Lagh da Val Viola in Val di Campo in Switzerland
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Basteibrücke in Germany
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File:Deep Purple - MN Gredos - 01.jpg, featured edit

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Deep Purple performing at Músicos en la naturaleza 2013 in Hoyos del Espino, Ávila, Spain.
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Result: 12 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 20:50, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Libélula (Orthetrum sabina) sobre un Gymnocalicium mihanowichii, Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2013-08-14, DD 02.jpg, featured edit

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Dragonfly (Orthetrum sabina) on a Gymnocalicium mihanowichii, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Result: 15 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 20:49, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Nymphenburger Schloss at sunset.JPG, featured edit

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Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, at sunset
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Result: 8 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 17:13, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Two Coracles and Tungabhadra River.jpg, featured edit

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Two coracles and Tungabhadra River
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Result: 14 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 20:46, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Commons:Featured picture candidates/Tabanus sudeticus MHNT Portrait.jpg

File:Cepaea nemoralis - Living animal - 01.jpg edit

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File:Attica 06-13 Athens 25 Olympian Zeus Temple.jpg, featured edit

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Ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece
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Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 19:06, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Colombo April 2013-2.jpg, featured edit

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I hope to see again trivial nominations. This is the error that I make myself, have to be risky and nominate strange things. If we dont this, soon all FP images will only nice --The Photographer (talk) 12:37, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Result: 22 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 19:14, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Lutte sénégalaise Bercy 2013 - Mame Balla-Pape Mor Lô - 32.jpg, featured edit

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Senegalese wrestling
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Result: 8 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 19:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Prague Panorama - Oct 2010.jpg, featured edit

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Result: 13 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 19:07, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:RhB ABe 4-4 III Kreisviadukt Brusio.jpg, featured edit

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Two Rhaetian Railways ABe 4/4 III multiple units with a local train from St. Moritz to Tirano are just crossing the Brusio spiral viaduct. Picture taken near Brusio, Switzerland.
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Result: 24 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 19:13, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Rhinopias aphanes Lacy scorpionfish PNG by Nick Hobgood.jpg, featured edit

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Result: 9 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 18:59, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Souq Waqif, Doha, Catar, 2013-08-05, DD 11.jpg, featured edit

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Original umbrellas roof in the Souq Waqif market, Doha, Qatar
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Result: 14 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /A.Savin 19:11, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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