Commons:Picture of the Year/2012/Results/R2

  Picture of the Year 2012

   The Seventh Annual Wikimedia Commons POTY Contest

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Thanks for your participation! The 2012 winners have been announced!

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  #1 – 347 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Birds
  European Bee-eater, Ariège, France. The female (in front) awaits the offering which the male will make.
  Credit:Pierre Dalous (User:Kookaburra 81)
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  #2 – 304 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Astronomy
  On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the Sun's atmosphere, the Corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT.
  Credit:NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Flickr)
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  #3 – 209 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Objects
  High-speed photography of a light bulb shot with an airsoft pistol (positioned right of the lamp).
  Credit:Stefan Krause, Germany (User:Ritchyblack)
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  164 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Nature views
  A wide evening view to Måbødalen in Eidfjord municipality, Hordaland, Norway, in 2011 August.
  Credit:Simo Räsänen (User:Ximonic)
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  160 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Mammals
  Yak near Yamdrok lake, Tibet. It is a long-haired bovinae found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia.
  Credit:Dennis Jarvis (User:Archer10)
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  153 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Cities and ruins
  Credit:Šmarjetna gora, view towards Škofja Loka, Slovenia.
  Credit:Mihael Grmek (User:Meho29)
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  151 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Nature views
  Heritage castle park in Pszczyna, Poland.
  Credit:Jacek Cisło (User:Poranek)
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  150 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Nature views
  Door to Hell, a burning natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan.
  Credit:Tormod Sandtorv (Flickr) - edited by User:Hellbus
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  139 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Constructions and buildings
  Merging in the mist - Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal.
  Credit:F Mira (Flickr)
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  134 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Nature views
  Tarvasjõgi, Kõrvemaa Nature Park, Estonia.
  Credit:Ireen Trummer (User:Ireena)
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  126 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Astronomy
  The silhouette of space shuttle Endeavour seen against Earth's colorful horizon during shuttle mission STS-130
  Credit:Crew of Expedition 22 (NASA)
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  112 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Cities and ruins
  Arlington Row, Bibury, built in 1380 as a monastic wool store. The buildings were converted into weaver cottages in the 17th century.
  Credit:User:Saffron Blaze
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  110 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Constructions and buildings
  The bridge "Mintarder Ruhrtalbrücke" in Mülheim an der Ruhr is an impressive landmark in the Ruhr valley connecting the cities Düsseldorf and Essen through a motorway.
  Credit:User:Tuxyso
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  106 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Vehicles and crafts
  RhB ABe 8/12 "Allegra" multiple unit with a local train to Tirano in the grade between Bernina Lagalb and Ospizio Bernina.
  Credit:David Gubler (User:Kabelleger / bahnbilder.ch)
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  96 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Panoramic views
  Panoramic view of Eilean Donan Castle in the western Highlands of Scotland.
  Credit:Stefan Krause, Germany (User:Ritchyblack)
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  88 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: People
  Final of the Challenge Réseau Ferré de France–Trophée Monal 2012 (épée world cup tournament in Paris): Diego Confalonieri (left) and Fabian Kauter (right).
  Credit:Marie-Lan Nguyen (User:Jastrow)
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  83 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Constructions and buildings
  A SNCF TGV PSE trainset is crossing the Cize–Bolozon viaduct over the Ain river.
  Credit:David Gubler (User:Kabelleger / bahnbilder.ch)
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  81 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Birds
  Five burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia).
  Credit:travelwayoflife (Flickr)
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  78 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Vehicles and crafts
  Snowplow working in the strong winds on the Saltfjell in Norway.
  Credit:David Gubler (User:Kabelleger / bahnbilder.ch)
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  77 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Mammals
  Swimming Malayan Tiger in Dortmund zoological garden.
  Credit:User:Hans Stieglitz
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  70 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Videos and animations
  Line integral of a scalar field, f. The area under the curve C, traced on the surface defined by z = f(x,y), is the value of the integral.
  Credit:Lucas V. Barbosa (User:Kieff)
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  69 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Constructions and buildings
  Reflection of the Eiffel Tower in a puddle of water, Paris, France.
  Credit:Luc Viatour (User:Lviatour)
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  67 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Cities and ruins
  Roman Catholic parish church Saint Ulrich in Obertilliach, East Tyrol (Osttirol).
  Credit:User:Thoodor
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  67 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Nature views
  Frost, Lajoux, Jura, France.
  Credit:Annick MONNIER (User:Cquoi)
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  64 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Cities and ruins
  The ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Side, Antalya, Turkey.
  Credit:W. Lloyd MacKenzie (User:Saffron Blaze)
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  64 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Interiors and details
  Roman Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain, at dusk. This image won the second prize in Wiki Loves Monuments 2012.
  Credit:David Corral Gadea (User:Atention)
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  62 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Birds
  Blue-and-yellow Macaw in flight (Ara ararauna).
  Credit:Luc Viatour (User:Lviatour).
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  61 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Plants and fungi
  Pilea involucrata, Botanic Garden of Munich, Germany.
  Credit:Diego Delso (User:Poco a poco)
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  55 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Lepidoptera
  Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) and verbena flowers, Lodz, Poland
  Credit:Jerzy Strzelecki (User:Jerzystrzelecki)
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  55 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: People
  A U.S. Air Force firefighter sprays water at the fire of a simulated C-130 Hercules plane crash during operational readiness exercise Beverly.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Defense.gov News Photo 120723-F-HA794-089 - A U.S. Air Force firefighter sprays water at the fire of a simulated C-130 Hercules plane crash during operational readiness exercise Beverly.jpg
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  53 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Maps and illustrations
  Mandelbulb image rendered with volumetric rendering and global illumination algorithms in the Corona ray tracer.
  Credit:Ondřej Karlík (User:KeymasterCZ)
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  53 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Nature views
  Prospect Point night view of the Niagara Falls, in winter.
  Credit:Paolo Costa Baldi (User:Paolostefano1412)
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  47 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Cities and ruins
  Tschanüff castle, in the background parts of the Piz Spadla mountain, in Switzerland.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Tschanüff gegen Piz Spadla.jpg
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  44 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Mammals
  Cervus elaphus.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Cervus elaphus Luc Viatour 5.jpg
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  42 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Panoramic views
  A wide view over Storfjorden (a part of Lyngen fjord) in a winter night with some Aurora borealis running across the sky.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Aurora borealis above Storfjorden and the Lyngen Alps in moonlight, 2012 March.jpg
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  40 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Nature views
  Wassertropfen.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Water drop 001.jpg
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  38 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Arthropods
  European hornet (Vespa crabro). Studio shot. Animal originating from a meadow at Weingarten near Karlsruhe, Germany.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Vespa crabro head 01.jpg
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  33 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Other animals
  A Clearfin lionfish (Pterois radiata), Seattle Aquarium, USA
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Clearfin lionfish (Pterois radiata).JPG
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  32 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Bones
  The angler (Lophius piscatorius), complete skeleton. Locality: North Atlantic Ocean.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Lophius piscatorius MHNT.jpg
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  31 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Cities and ruins
  A two segment panorama of Champ de Mars from the Eiffel Tower.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Champ de Mars from the Eiffel Tower - July 2006 edit.jpg
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  25 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Panoramic views
  Midtown Manhattan as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Manhattan from Weehawken, NJ.jpg
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  22 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Sculpture
  Abundantia, by Louis Petitot, 1846, Pont du Carrousel, Paris.
  Credit:User:Jebulon
  Retouched by kaʁstn (User:Carschten)
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  19 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Paintings
  Digitized images of the original painting American Gothic that Grant DeVolson Wood, created in 1930 and sold to the Art Institute of Chicago in November of the same year
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Grant DeVolson Wood - American Gothic.jpg
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  12 votes in Final (Statistics); Category in R1: Panoramic views
  Panorama of Phra Nang beach in Railay Bay, Krabi, Thailand.
  Credit:Template:POTY/credit/Phra Nang beach panorama edit.jpg

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For details of the results from the 1st and 2nd rounds, see this list.