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Original - Clara Morgane
Reason
Nice picture
Articles this image appears in
Clara Morgane
Creator
A photographer
Maybe he's user Claus on Commons and he doesn't speak English.--Paris 16 (talk) 05:33, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's probably a work for hire situation. MER-C 03:57, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --wadester16 05:53, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Original - Homeless man on a bench, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Reason
I think this picture illustrates strong and beautifully the abstract concept of poverty, without having to personalize the human subject
Articles this image appears in
Poverty
Creator
Tomas Castelazo
We are determining if it meets the featured picture criteria not judging it on its artistic merit. It could be the most beautiful shot in the world, but unless it provides a significant contribution to the encyclopedia article, it should not be a featured picture. Cacophony (talk) 04:55, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --wadester16 05:53, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Reason
I'm not boycotting anything, thanks to a new french student the internet here has been shaped for some time. I think this is detailed where it matters. As swans are usually found in the water more is shown than usual. I don't know about the white mute swans, but these are amazingly aggressive.
Articles this image appears in
Black Swan
Creator
Noodle snacks

Not promoted --wadester16 04:42, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
Reason
Good quality, nice lighting. All important plumage shown, legs shown.
Articles this image appears in
Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus
Creator
Noodle snacks
What do you mean by "EV" or "DOF"? I have seen that abbreviations have been used repeatedly in this page. I think you should avoid making abbreviations, or at least put the respective link to the page or section which the abbreviation means. --Woglinde 02 (talk) 19:59, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well these are very common terms used at FPC, (Featured picture candidates). EV stands for encyclopedic value and DOF for Depth of Field --Muhammad(talk) 21:05, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
What about "IMO"? - Damërung...ÏìíÏ..._ΞΞΞ_ . --  00:28, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
http://www.acronymfinder.com/ is often useful. It stands for in my opinion. Noodle snacks (talk) 01:05, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. IMO a poor pose for maximum enc. The head retracted posture is, while not uncommon, let's say atypical. Also the location, a pine fence railing, is not ideal. These suckers spend most of their time on the ground or water - as can be seen by their feet they're not well adapted for perching. Finally I'd like to congratulate you on blitzing an existing FP from not just both articles infoboxes but the articles themselves in order to put this in (come on Noodle, you know better than that). --jjron (talk) 07:32, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • My bad on the "blitz". The other image didn't exactly look FP quality to me, but I should have checked. I feel it fair to point out that I ditched a number of images from that article. A shot in water would not show feet, and neither would most surfaces on the ground. Even the previous FP could be used to argue that perching is not entirely atypical. My bird book mentions that they may be found "many miles" from the sea too, which I'd consider empirically true. The name doesn't do me any favours though. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:01, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • You don't have to convince me that they're found far from the sea (BTW how old or trite is your bird book? Miles?). And of course they don't always land on the ground - maybe something like a picnic table would be more enc though ;-). But a shot on the ground, perhaps ideally sand, would show the feet perfectly well with sufficient contrast in colours. Not commenting on quality per se as I haven't compared closely, but compositionally I do prefer the other image. --jjron (talk) 14:53, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - another very nice NS picture....but.....for such a common species a shot closer to perfection is needed. I don't like the pose, ISO has made some noticible noise and I think that camera shake (?) is evident in the legs. - Peripitus (Talk) 22:36, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Per jjron --Fir0002 14:19, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The current one is more interesting IMO.--Mbz1 (talk) 23:51, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --wadester16 04:42, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - The giant, Suttungr, threatens the dwarves Fjalar and Galar, along with some of their kinfolk, with drowning on a rock submerged by the tides, in punishment for them killing his parents. They eventually bargain for their lives by offering the mead of poetry, made out of the blood of Kvasir, an exceptionally wise man who they had killed, and save their lives. Odin will eventual steals the mead from Suttungr.
Not for voting: Original scan.
Reason
Another fine illustration of Norse mythology. It illustrates part of the story of the mead of poetry. Huard's art is particularly good - note the realism of the hands, which are usually considered the most difficult parts of anatomy to draw. The story itself is particularly violent, with a chain of deaths and cannibalism.
Articles this image appears in
Suttungr, Fjalar and Galar, mead of poetry
Creator
Louis Huard

Promoted FILE:Louis Huard - Giant Suttung and the Dwarfs.jpg --ZooFari 14:11, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original -The rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park were formed 100 million years ago from the cooling of magma beneath the surface. Groundwater is responsible for the weathering that created the spheres from rectangular blocks. You could read more about the rock formations here
Reason
Great EV, high quality
Articles this image appears in
Joshua Tree National Park
Creator
Mbz1
  • Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 17:34, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Few of my latest nominations went with no oppose, with no support and with no comments at all. With this one I would really like try to figure out what is going on. It might help me to safe my and yours time in the feature, and not nominate such images anymore. May I please ask you to tell me what is wrong with the nominated image
    1. Too good to oppose,
    2. Too bad to support,
    3. Too boring to comment and/or to vote.
    Thank you for your time.--Mbz1 (talk) 13:38, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Compared to one other image in the article, this one IMO has better EV. If you upload a compressed version, then I can vote as this one is too large for me. --Muhammad(talk) 18:45, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Muhammad. It is very kind of you! I believe you are right about EV. This image shouws sphere and nice connection between other rocks. Here is the other version (the size is the same, but the quality is worse for you to be able to see without loosing the time) File:Giant Marbles in Joshua Tree National Park compressed.jpg or maybe you ment you wanted me to downsample the image rather than reduce the quality?--Mbz1 (talk) 20:42, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think he meant a downsample. SpencerT♦Nominate! 00:44, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Spencer. I've overwritten my compressed image with down sampled one--Mbz1 (talk) 02:29, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your suggestion, Noodle snacks. I added geology section to the article. I'd rather somebody else, but me removed some images from the article.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:28, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I further did some image movement and cleanup. SpencerT♦Nominate! 19:31, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park were formed 100 million years ago from the cooling of magma beneath the surface. Groundwater is responsible for the weathering that created the spheres from rectangular blocks. You could read more about the rock formations here
If the above or similar change is made then this image recieves my support. Seddσn talk 05:16, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The caption was changed. Thank you--Mbz1 (talk) 14:14, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Giant Marbles in Joshua Tree National Park.jpg --wadester16 04:42, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - A swimming Fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor), one of eight species of the Dendrocygna genus. As the name implies, the ducks are known for their distinctive "whistling" calls.
Reason
Good size, good quality, clear illustration of the species
Articles this image appears in
Fulvous whistling duck
Creator
Branko Kannenberg
  • Very Weak Oppose Support. I really like this image, but per Muhammad the EV is limited by the camera angle. I keep coming back to it, but just find I can't support due to that. Would surely be a shoe-in on Commons (where I note it's already featured). --jjron (talk) 08:05, 1 June 2009 (UTC) On further reflection I figure that we have portrait style FPs of other animals, which for the most part is what this is achieving - yes full body is usually preferred especially for smaller animals, and while we see most of the full body here it's essentially a portrait. Quibbles here, quibbles there over that this and that, so I'll go for a weak support instead. --jjron (talk) 07:58, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support We already have a side view of the species in the article (taken by me actually!) so not seeing the side of the bird is not a problem, we've got it covered. This image instead shows what the bird looks like while swimming, so what does it matter that it is taken at the angle it is? We have one from the front and one from the side and both show different things and the one from the front is the technically superior one, and speaking as a bird editor I think the encyclopaedic value of this image is just fine. Sabine's Sunbird talk 01:30, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Support Before I opened this, I was sure it was an oppose since the angle limits the EV. But it's a spectacular shot! The detail on its head surely makes up for the missing body. I think that adds up to a weak support. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:26, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dendrocygna bicolor wilhelma.jpg --wadester16 04:43, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Thiodina puerpera (adult female)
Reason
I managed to get two good shots of this little jumping spider which I then focus stacked. Although the far legs are not in focus, the DOF is pretty good for the subject (8mm at the most). The image is high res and sharp, the only white pixels are a couple small specular highlights in the eyes, the EV is high, the composition is good, the background, although not ideal, isn't distracting.
Articles this image appears in
Thiodina puerpera, Thiodina
Creator
Kaldari

Promoted File:Thiodina puerpera female 02.jpg --wadester16 19:49, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Kobe Beef in Japan. There are four filets pictured, the one in front is the highest grade of Kobe Beef.
Reason
Technically it is a good picture, the subject is in focus, crisp colors, etc. The image has a large resolution that well exceeds Wikipedia's required minimum for a featured picture. The image is the best example in Wikipedia regarding Kobe Beef. It can therefore be argued that it is an exemplar graphical representation of Japanese food culture, The high detail on the marbelling of the beef gives a valuable representation of what high grade kobe beef looks like. The image has no artistic characteristics, it is a straight forward picture of real Kobe beef. It is therefore informative and adds encyclopedic value to the articles it links to.
Articles this image appears in
Kobe beef, Wagyu
Creator
iamorlando

Not promoted --wadester16 19:49, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Canada geese and goslings,Branta canadensis. The goslings are born with no knoledge of how to survive. They are learning by watching and repeating what their parents do.
File:Canadian geese and goslings in GGP edit1.jpg
Edit 1
Reason
Good quality brhavior shot. Adds value to the article.
Articles this image appears in
Canada Goose
Creator
Mbz1
Cute ducks though. Seddσn talk 04:52, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. They are geese.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:04, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, lighting, composition and so on, it is a matter of taste, but I am not sure I understand complains about EV. I do not think we have a FP image of Canada goslings, so why this image's EV is any different than EV of any other image of an insect, animal, or a bird? As for the article, there are three very similar images of adult birds, two of which could be safely removed IMO. The nominated image's caption clearly shows both EV of the image and why this image adds the value to the article (IMO), not to mention that the nominated images shows the best details on adult birds feather (IMO). Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:03, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I am glad you realized that I was on my belly for this one. :)--Mbz1 (talk) 02:37, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Not promoted --NW (Talk) (How am I doing?) 15:26, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Original - A wide panorama of Leeds Castle in Kent, England, as viewed from across the moat on the north west side
Reason
Very high res, a wide, complete and detailed view of the castle from an aesthetic angle showing the moat structure.
Articles this image appears in
Leeds Castle
Creator
User:Diliff
  • Support as nominator --Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 21:37, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Have you seen any swans there?--Mbz1 (talk) 23:46, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Good EV, high quality, good composition. Is it a little overexposed on the left part of the castle? Not sure, but the 'brick' colour there looks a bit bright. --jjron (talk) 07:59, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Possibly. I think it's brighter because it's receiving reflected light from the moat, whereas the wall, made from different (less reflective?) stone stops that reflection on the right side. Whether it's overexposed or just rather bright is debatable, though I admit it's borderline. ;-) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 08:28, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I keep getting the impression that this is tilted clockwise a bit. But the building verticals are all over the place (to be expected with age). Also, is that a black swan about a third of the way from the left? Noodle snacks (talk) 13:13, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • I can't be sure of the tilt any more than you can. I corrected for the verticals as they tend to be a little more reliable and consistent from left to right. Certainly if there is an overall image tilt, it's very slight and not noticable without pixel-peeping (optical illusions and impressions aside). Yes, I think it's a swan. Either my eyes are playing tricks on me or it looks like it's mounting a little black shaggy dog. Not likely, so I'm not sure what that is. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 13:54, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • support – Wladyslaw (talk) 09:14, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think I do detect a bit of tilt. And perhaps a bit of overexposure like Jjron mentioned. But I still think this is an excellent picture, strong in both EV and quality. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:22, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Tilts are evident on all the buildings this way or that. No one can pin it down though so might as well. Pity we don't have a reference non composite image from the same spot. Noodle snacks (talk) 02:12, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • There would be tilts on various parts of the building regardless of how perfectly it was straightened or corrected though. You can only correct the perspective to avoid tilts if there was a single face, or if the camera is at the same height as the top of the building (so that there is no perspective at all, but even this wouldn't work as the building height varies across the scene so you could only ever keep it straight for one particular height). I'm not sure how this could really be improved to be honest. I know you supported so it's a moot issue, but wanted to bring it up anyway. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:51, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • A reference non-composite (with a good lens) would let you figure out how off all the verticals should be for sure. You'd probably have to compensate with PTLens or something though to be really sure. Noodle snacks (talk) 00:52, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Leeds Castle, Kent, England 1 - May 09.jpg ZooFari 00:04, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Panoramic view of the memorial, as seen from the base of the reflecting pool. From left to right are the memorial chairs, Gate of Time and Reflecting Pool, the Survivor Tree, and the Journal Record Building.
JPEG version by Diliff. Converted to JPEG (saved in Photoshop with quality level 10) which reduced filesize from 18mb to 3mb. No other changes
Reason
Took this one on a recent roadtrip west. The memorial consists of a lot of different parts. This panorama helps someone who has never been there understand their positions. I also think it's a very scenic picture.
Articles this image appears in
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Creator
Raul654
Prehaps something to do with JPEG being a crap format for high quality images and archiving? Seddσn talk 05:20, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. That middle building looks really bright - there appears to be more detail in its reflection than the building itself. Tried to load a preview to comment further (the original at near 20MB is too big for me to download) but it wouldn't work, I assume a PNG issue. --jjron (talk) 08:08, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Nice view and composition, but the technicals are not strong. As mentioned, the building in the centre is quite overexposed and there are obvious stitching faults. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:28, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - stitching faults all over the place, main building is whited out. —Vanderdeckenξφ 10:55, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per above. It is aesthetically pleasing though. I'd crop the wall on the far right out for symmetry. Good luck getting this to stitch without a panorama head. The image does a good job of showing where everything is. The survivor tree is obscured in this shot, so shouldn't really be included in the article caption imo. Noodle snacks (talk) 13:05, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, blown building (I'm sorry, I didn't plan that and wasn't thinking about what was behind the image). If we could fix that, and combine the sky and reflection from the PNG with the landscape from the JPG, as well as the stitching faults, we'd have something. Daniel Case (talk) 02:25, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --wadester16 05:21, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Reports show that homelessness is on the rise in Japan since the mid-1990s. There are more homeless men than homeless woman in Japan because it is easier for women to get a job (they make less money than men do). Also Japanese families usually provide more support for women than they do for men
Reason
A very powerful, high quality image with special EV. Adds the value to the articles it is used in.
Articles this image appears in
Homelessness;Old age;Homelessness in Japan
Creator
MichaelMaggs
I posted question at the user talk page.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry i meant artefacts, i mean look at the guys cap and for that reason im gna have to oppose. Sorry for the lack of clarity I know very little about photography --Thanks, Hadseys 20:56, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 22:04, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The thing is that homelessness in Japan has many different faces from the homelessness in other parts of the world including the ones I specified in the caption. That's why I wrote in the reason for the nomination that the image has special EV. Homelessness does mention Japan in few places specificly. Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:51, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. Still an oppose because of weak technicals: though interesting, the picture is of snapshot quality and the lighting isn't that great. SpencerT♦Nominate! 22:57, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Come on now, Spencer. You complained about the absence of the article Homelessness in Japan. Look, this article name is not displayed in red anymore. IMO you ought to support the image now :) On a more serious note I cannot agree that it is snapshot quality image. The manual settings - aperture priority were used to take the picture. IMO the image has good quality. Please take a look at the man forehead. Every wrinkle is clearly seen. Of course the lighting is not even because of the cap the man has on, but it what makes the image more natural IMO. The subject did not pose for the image, yet the photographer captured not only a great portrait, but also all the misery of the man existence. Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:04, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Enc. is not the only thing to determine an FP; the issue on that has been resolved. Technical issues: Blown highlights on the man's pillow and a blanket/towel he is laying on. Some chromatic abbheration on his hat. Distracting background (I know that this shows and actual setting, but a simple wall would have been a better setting that with all the extra plants and lights poles behind him). Overall, I feel the image is rather bright, and perhaps a later photo time would have been better. SpencerT♦Nominate! 20:07, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --wadester16 05:21, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Alphitobius sp. Darkling beetle pictured in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Subfamily Tenebrioninae
Reason
Good quality and EV. Better identification was not possible probably because few beetles have been completely identified and more research is needed. A different angle/composition was not possible as the beetle was hiding in crevices in rocks.
Articles this image appears in
Darkling beetle, Tenebrioninae
Creator
Muhammad

Promoted File:Darkling beetle.jpg ZooFari 00:01, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Panorama of Dar es Salaam city a few minutes before dusk taken from Benjamin William Mkapa Pension Tower facing south, showing the Ilala area
Reason
I was given access to the tallest building in Tanzania which gave a perfect view of the city center. The image is not very wide so it displays well in the article. Good quality as well.
Articles this image appears in
Dar es Salaam, Ilala
Creator
Muhammad

Promoted File:Dar es Salaam before dusk.jpg --SpencerT♦Nominate! 00:38, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Pindi Moth (Abantiades Laptipennis), Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Australia
Alternate - Front on
Reason
Illustrates family and genus. Quality/lighting is probably good. The species is notable enough for an article of its own but I don't have time.
Articles this image appears in
Hepialidae, Abantiades, Abantiades latipennis
Creator
Noodle snacks

Promoted File:Abantiades Laptipennis.jpg Consensus seems to be in the direction of the original. --wadester16 04:20, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - The "Baker" shot of Operation Crossroads, at the Bikini Atoll, 1946
Restored version - Edit removes dust, scratches, smudges and crops the left and right white borders.
Reason
An amazing shot from the nuclear testing era, might need a little Photoshop magic to remove dust/defects but otherwise I think it's an amazing photograph demonstrating the absolute power of nuclear weapons.
Articles this image appears in
Operation Crossroads
Creator
US Government