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Augustine Volcano

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Original - Augustine Volcano erupting on January 12, 2006. This eruption occurred simultaneously with several other eruptions at the time, including one at Mount Cleveland.
Reason
Kind of badly composed. However, it has colossal EV, the closest volcano plume image we have. But the composition is too bad for it to be featured.
Articles this image appears in
Augustine Volcano
Creator
Game McGimsey (USGS). Edited by Ceranthor

Promoted Image:Augustine Volcano Jan 12 2006 edited-1.jpg --Intothewoods29 (talk) 23:17, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Frog Cakes

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Original - A knot of brown, pink and green frog cakes
Reason
The only image that effecively illustrates the appearance of Frog Cakes, a GA. Without an image like this, the article would be not be able to be described with words only.
Articles this image appears in
Frog cake
Creator
Bilby

Not promoted --Intothewoods29 (talk) 23:16, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Chocolate

[edit]
Original - Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration
Reason
fulfills VPC criteria, shows multiple types of solid chocolate
Articles this image appears in
Chocolate, as well as Template:Confection-stub
Creator
Aka
Alt - with blank background edited by ZooFari
  • Comment I have uploaded a new version of the file with a blank background in case you might be interested. If you choose this file, re-upload it over the original file, since the original has alot of information that can't be transferred. ZooFari 18:50, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, prefer original (at the moment) per above. The alternate isn't very well cut out, particularly near the top of the stack and chops off some of the white chocolate. MER-C 08:52, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Chocolate.jpg --Intothewoods29 (talk) 23:15, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Amarnath

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Original - The ice-lingam, symbol of the Hindu god Shiva, at Amarnath temple, located 12,760 ft above sea-level. The ice-lingam is accessible only for a month, when an annual pilgrimage or yatra is organised by the State Government during the month of July and August.
Reason
IMO, The image is encyclopaedic because 1. The shrine (lingam) is accessible only for a month every year 2. The pilgrimage to Amarnath is 42 km track on foot, through mountaineous terrain. Not many people are going to do that for a photo for wikimedia. 3. In recent years, the lingam is melting quickly due to global warming see Amarnath_temple#2007_melting_controversy. Also the image is fairly big, complying to Featured pic (>1000 pixels) resolution.
Articles this image appears in
Amarnath temple
Creator
Gktambe alias Gangadhar Tambe
It's OK to delete the image on en wikipedia just as VPC File:Swami Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg was deleted recently. Just add {{VPC|Amarnath}} again to the image description page after deletion of the image itself. --Redtigerxyz Talk 13:00, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I see that's done now. --Redtigerxyz Talk 13:02, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Lord Amarnath.jpg --Intothewoods29 (talk) 20:19, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/File:BENJAMIN BANNEKER - ASTRONOMER-CITY PLANNER - NARA - 535626.jpg

San Ysidro Border Crossing

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Original - Vehicles waiting to enter the United States on the Mexican side of the Tijuana-San Diego border checkpoint.
Reason
Large image showing the border crossing from Tijuana, Baja Mexico, into San Diego, California. Notes the volume of traffic seen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on a daily basis and also shows some ways in which locals make money from selling trinkets and souvenirs.
Articles this image appears in
San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area, border checkpoint, San Ysidro, San Diego, California
Creator
ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk»

Promoted Image:SanYsidroBorderCrossing.JPG --Intothewoods29 (talk) 22:54, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Ban Ki-moon

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Original - Ban Ki-moon, the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Reason
I stumbled across this picture on several related pages. Too small to be a FPC, but it shows Ban Ki-moon and illustrates effectively many articles.
Articles this image appears in
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, United Nations Secretariat, as well as Template:Asia-diplomat-stub
Creator
Agência Brasil (released under Creative Commons)

Promoted Image:Bankimoon07052007.jpg --Intothewoods29 (talk) 22:55, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Anthidium florentinum

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Original - Anthidium florentinum bees fly all summer and make their nests in the ground, walls or trees, with hairs plucked from plants. Usually called mason or potter bees.
Reason
high quality depiction of a species poorly illustrated in Wikipedia
Articles this image appears in
Bee, Anthidium
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar

Promoted Image:Anthidium February 2008-1.jpg --Intothewoods29 (talk) 22:59, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Mantis in Defense Posture

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Original - Adult Large Brown Mantid in typical defense position. Archimantis latistyla, Praying Mantis, Praying Mantid, often mistakenly spelled preying mantis.
Reason
Good, but not the best, quality of a mantis in "Back Away!" posture :)
Articles this image appears in
Mantis, Archimantis latistyla
Creator
159766 - dr. Tibor Duliskovich - http://www.duliskovich.com

Not promoted --Intothewoods29 (talk) 22:58, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Hamilton, Bermuda 1911 and 2007

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Panorama of Hamilton, 1911. View from Fort Hamilton.
Panorama of Hamilton, 2007. Same vantage.
Reason
A corresponding pair of panoramas of the capital of Bermuda depicting the city and harbor from nearly the same location and vista 96 years apart.
Articles this image appears in
Hamilton, Bermuda
Creator
W.H. Wallace (1911), walknboston (2007)

Not promoted --Intothewoods29 (talk) 22:57, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


"England expects that every man will do his duty" signal flags

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Original - Admiral Nelson's famous flag signal, England expects that every man will do his duty, and its "translation."
Reason
Shows Admiral Nelson's famous flag signal and its "translation"
Articles this image appears in
England expects that every man will do his duty, as well as War of the Third Coalition and Battle of Trafalgar
Creator
Ipankonin

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 12:43, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Ashta-Matrika.jpg

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Original - The Goddess Ambika leading the eight Matrika goddesses in battle against the demon Raktabija. - (top row, from the left) Matrikas: Narashmi, Vaishnavi, Kumari, Maheshvari, Brahmi. (bottom row, from left) Varahi, Aindri and Chamunda or Kali and Ambika riding on a lion. On the right, demons arising from Raktabija's blood. Early 18th century folio from the final (third) episode of the text Devi Mahatmya.
Reason
The image depicts the Matrika goddesses on their mounts, their features, weapons and mounts are discussed in the Matrikas article. Also, the legend depicted is described in Devi Mahatmyam, Matrikas, Chamunda (one of the Matrikas).
Articles this image appears in
Matrikas, Devi Mahatmyam, Ajima, Chamunda, Puranas, Raktavija, Newa art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Creator
original painter - unknown, the file is produced by LACMA. Initially uploaded by Redtigerxyz on wiki

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 12:43, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Noble Sissle

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Original - Noble Sissle in 1951, portrait by Carl van Vechten.
Part 2 - Cover page for the sheet music to "I'm Just Wild About Harry" from the musical Shuffle Along by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, 1921.
Reason
Another nomination set: a restored portrait of lyricist Noble Sissle and a restored period sheet music cover to one of his most famous songs, "I'm Just Wild About Harry". Noble Sissle was part of a team that broke the color barrier in Broadway theater with the 1921 show Shuffle Along; this was its most popular number and was later selected by President Harry Truman as his election campaign song in 1948. These two files correspond to the featured sound File:Eubie Blake - Just Wild about Harry.ogg for the "A recording, a score, and a portrait" series at Wikipedia:WikiProject Media Restoration.
Articles this image appears in
Noble Sissle
Creator
Carl van Vechten


Promoted Image:Noble Sissle 2.jpg --Intothewoods29 (talk) 18:36, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted Image:I'm Just Wild About Harry 1b.jpg --Intothewoods29 (talk) 18:36, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Hindenburg Disaster

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Original - The Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg catching fire on 6 May, 1937 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey.
Reason
Well-known image of the destruction of the German Zeppelin Hindenburg. I don't think it's up to FPC quality, even given its age, so I promoted it here, where I think it's a shoe-in anyway. Happy !voting.
Articles this image appears in
Zeppelin, LZ 129 Hindenburg, Hindenburg disaster, plus dozens more
Creator
Murray Becker (US Navy) (uploaded by Blimpguy)

Promoted Image:Hindenburg burning.jpg --Intothewoods29 (talk) 18:35, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Halemaumau vent

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Original - Following an explosive 2008 eruption, a sulfur dioxide plume shoots from a vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
Alternate
Reason
Good Ev. Failed its FPC nom a couple months ago, but I think it deserves VP at least.
Articles this image appears in
Pele (deity), and if promoted, should probably go into Kilauea (the alternate already is)
Alternative image is used in Halemaumau Crater and Kilauea--Mbz1 (talk) 05:03, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Creator
Mbz1
  • Support as nominator --Ceran→//forge 21:01, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support original Strong oppose Alt- The rainbow doesn't fit in with the picture, especially since it is not raining in the image. The rainbow also appears to come to an end on an exact location, especially the area in which it is clear of clouds. Rainbows don't normally appear like this in the current posture of the view. Additionally, I don't like the perspective of the alt. You can distinguish the smoke from the clouds easier with the original image. ZooFari 23:31, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • On second thought, this image is not in any article that describes this event. It only says that this is where Pele lives in this crater according to the Legend. ZooFari 00:28, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
May I please ask you what you mean that rainbows don't normaly appear this way? Sure they do in Hawaii. Here's for example an image by usgs.gov from this site.--Mbz1 (talk) 05:01, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose - Not much EV until it's added to Halemaumau Crater, Kīlauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (even if you do just add it to the gallery), and maybe even pit crater (could replace first image, methinks). I would say withdraw the current nom, place the image in at least some of those articles, then renominate in the beginning of March. Right now, using it solely in Pele isn't good enough. Oh, and while I love the fact that there's a rainbow in the alt (I know how tough it is to get one in any shot), I would only support the original (and should you place it in at least a couple more articles, I will support). I also updated the caption (and would suggest you use the new caption on the file page as the caption for your nom). ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 05:25, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose alternate: Out of place raindow. Original: Not much EV in Pele (deity). Should be placed in relevant articles then nominated after 1-2 month(s). --Redtigerxyz Talk 16:32, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi everybody. Thank you for voting and commenting on my images. If I may I'd like to say that a rainbow never is out of place. The image with the rainbow was published in two magazines in India and Germany (both times on the cover),here's one. It was also published at NASA site here (scroll down). BTW how about this rainbow that I photographed from a helicopter, or this one at Zanzibar are they also out of place? And how about this image of mine  ? Out of place again? Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 05:14, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Ceran→//forge 20:53, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hollywood Sign

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Original - The Hollywood Sign as it appears from a trail in the Hollywood Hills in Hollywood, California
Reason
Large image clearly displaying the Hollywood Sign, an iconic American landmark.
Articles this image appears in
Los Angeles, California, Southern California, United States, Hollywood Sign, as well as Portal:California
Creator
Oreos

Not promoted --Intothewoods29 (talk) 21:04, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Tule Fog

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Original - Tule fog, a thick ground fog that settles in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley areas of the Central Valley during the fall and winter.
Reason
Effectively illustrates Tule fog, a special regional kind of fog, in an orchard. Also illustrates Valley fog in Fog and Climate in Central Valley (California)
Articles this image appears in
Tule fog, Fog, Central Valley (California)
Creator
Intothewoods29

Not promoted --Intothewoods29 (talk) 21:03, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Nixon's Departure

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Original - Richard Nixon boarding Army One upon his departure from the White House after resigning the office of President of the United States following the Watergate scandal in 1974
Reason
An iconic image of the 1970s and one of the more historical images of 20th century American history. Being the only US President to ever resign the office, Nixon waved farewell with his trademark V-sign even during such a negative moment of his life and US history. Admission is made to its small size, but the historical and encyclopedic value is extraordinary.
Articles this image appears in
Richard Nixon, Watergate scandal, United States v. Nixon, V sign
Creator
Ollie Atkins, official White House photographer 1969-1974 (uploaded by Happyme22)
  • Support as nominator --ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 20:41, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I was going to support till I looked at it 'fullsize'. I know there's no definite size restrictions here, but I use my basic definition that it has to be big enough to show necessary details, and I don't think this is - maybe about twice this size would do it for me here. I also wonder why if it's copyright free as stated on the image page, why it isn't available at a decent size. --jjron (talk) 15:21, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per jjron.

Not promoted --Intothewoods29 (talk) 21:03, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center

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Original - Northwest corner of the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York with the brutalist Folsom Library reflecting in the glass
Reason
Newest addition to the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This is a performance hall that opened in October 2008. It was a controversial move on the part of the administration (cost $220M) but has some of the best acoustics in any performance hall in the world. Has been nicknamed "The Ark" due to the look of the wood paneling on the exterior of the main concert hall (wood paneling seen in the photo behind glass wall). The building is now one of the most notable edifices on the top of the hill in Troy, New York.
Articles this image appears in
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Capital District
Creator
yours truly (ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk»)
Iconic, it is. But I still see the car as an eyesore. --Redtigerxyz Talk 14:50, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I like the shot and I'm not too worried about the vehicle, but isn't building cutoff at the right? Obviously I don't know the place, and can't see anything in the gallery to clarify, but isn't it possible to actually get the whole building? --jjron (talk) 15:48, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • I guess that's a fair point and hadn't thought of that. File:EMPAC SW Face.JPG shows the building from the other end. I cut it off essentially because that's not the iconic part of the building. The "Ark" as it's known is the main performance hall and that's what I was trying to capture. !vote as you will with this new info. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 16:49, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • OK, there's not that much of interest there where it's cutoff - I wouldn't particularly expect a shot from this angle to capture the whole stone wall along the bottom say. But it does concern me that we can't see the edge of the building. Hmmm - I'm probably tending towards a weak oppose for that reason. Is this a place that's easy for you to get back to and rephotograph? --jjron (talk) 13:05, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Yes, in fact I intend to replace this image by summer with one I take with my new camera. But getting that stone wall in the photo is near impossible (even if it makes it, it will be barely identifiable; I was about 100m from where the other photo was taken.). ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 05:43, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Good image and good caption--Mbz1 (talk) 03:46, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note - Needs more !votes before archive or promotion... thanks. Ceran→//forge 22:08, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose per my comments and discussion above. Would support the proposed new version that doesn't cut off the building. And FWIW if an image doesn't get enough 'votes' it ultimately means it's not promoted, it doesn't wait indefinitely for them to come. --jjron (talk) 12:05, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No consensus=Not promoted --Ceran→//forge 12:40, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

House gecko scan-- Second Attempt

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Original - A "panorama" style image/scan of the underside of a house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus), showing great detail of skin and toepads.
Reason
Very clear and educational. As of Updated Nomination- This image taken by a graphical scanner (which tends to implement better details and somewhat easier to shadow in), shows great detail of the toepads and skin of the downward side of a Mediterranean house gecko. Second attempt for VP, as earlier nomination hadn't had a one-month elapse.
Articles this image appears in
house gecko, Mediterranean house gecko,gecko
Creator
ZooFari
Actually, the image was ment to show only details of the underside belly, tail, and (especially) toepads. I read many information on geckos that describe the toepads, but it was a shame that there were no photographs that showed good details of it as this one. So I figured I should add this to VPC ;) ZooFari 03:21, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Promoted Image:House gecko scan.JPG --ZooFari 19:01, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rosa Parks

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Original - 1955, Rosa Parks at bench, Martin Luther King, Jr. at background.
Reason
Good EV (also contains MLK), but too low res to be an FP.
Articles this image appears in
Rosa Parks, 2005, Civil disobedience, List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients, Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, Multiracial American, & more
Creator
Unknown


Promoted Image:Rosaparks.jpg --ZooFari 19:37, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Helen Keller

[edit]
Original - (1905) Photograph of Helen Keller, the first deafblind person to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree. Together with Anne Sullivan, Keller toured the world, giving lectures to crowds through Sullivan's translation.
Alt 1 - Calliopejen1's alternative linked in her comment.
Reason
Unspeakable EV, but way too low res to be FP. Also well illustrates that she was blind and deaf, that she was looking away from the camera. Let's hope that here, Helen Keller will conquer again. (quote about her)
Articles this image appears in
Helen Keller, Deafblindness, List of Alabama state symbols
Creator
Unknown

Please choose your preferences (ALT or Original) ZooFari 19:50, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt, for sure. Ceran→//forge 21:30, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Helen Keller.jpg --ZooFari 23:19, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Helen Keller1.jpg - wrong version promoted, Alt1 had clear preference --jjron (talk) 13:10, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



64 pounder RML gun firing

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Original - RML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun demonstration firing at Fort Glanville Conservation Park
Reason
Best demonstration of this type of 19th Century heavy artillery I can see. Only one showing the gun crew, period uniforms, size of the weapon, firing action and (if you look closely) the friction tube type fuze flying through the air. I am not convinced that the lighting is sufficient (even with tweaking) to get near FP but heaps of EV from a very lucky shot. I processed the file as best as I could to give max detail given that the uniforms are black and the helmets white - slight blown area on the gun barrel from bright sunlight.
Articles this image appears in
RML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun and Fort Glanville Conservation Park
Creator
Peripitus
You take your lumps with situations like this - my plan was to capture the gun and gun crew....just very lucky that the gun firing and shutter closing coincided - Peripitus (Talk) 23:53, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Promoted Image:64 pounder gun firing - fort glanville.jpg --ZooFari 02:14, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marie Curie

[edit]
Original - Portrait of Marie Curie (November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934), sometime prior to 1907. Curie and her husband Pierre shared a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. Working together, she and her husband isolated Polonium. Pierre died in 1907, but Marie continued her work, namely with Radium, and received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. Her death is mainly attributed to excess exposure to radiation.
Reason
Tremendous EV, completely irreplaceable. Best image we have of her, IMO.
Articles this image appears in
Marie Curie, List of Nobel laureates in Chemistry & the Physics equivalent, List of Poles, Warsaw
Creator
Unknown

Promoted Image:Mariecurie.jpg --jjron (talk) 12:48, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Childe's Tomb

[edit]
Original - Childe's Tomb is located on the south-east edge of Foxtor Mire on Dartmoor. It is approximately 3 feet 4 inches (1 m) tall and 1 foot 8 inches (0.5 m) at the crosspiece. Legend has it that the cross was erected over the kistvaen (burial chamber) of Childe the Hunter.
Reason
Great EV,Historic Interest
Articles this image appears in
Childe's Tomb;Childe the Hunter
Creator
Herbythyme

Promoted Image:Childe's tomb 2.jpg --jjron (talk) 12:47, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Psalms scroll

[edit]
Original - The Psalms Scroll with transcription.
Reason
The highest resolution image at WMF of one of the Dead Sea scrolls. Already a valued image at Wikimedia Commons. Hebrew transcription included. English translation available here.
Articles this image appears in
Dead Sea scrolls
Creator
anonymous

Promoted Image:Psalms Scroll.jpg --jjron (talk) 12:47, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Camille Saint-Saëns

[edit]
Original - Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns in 1915.
Reason
A pretty good restoration, if my first photo restoration. Easily the best-quality image we have of Camille Saint-Saëns.
Articles this image appears in
Camille Saint-Saëns
Creator
Bain News Service.

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 13:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Obama and Beverly Eckert

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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes the hand of Beverly Eckert, the wife of a 9/11 victim. Eckert died in the Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash one week after this photo was taken.
Reason
Good EV picture of a chilling and coincidental irony
Articles this image appears in
Continental Connection Flight 3407, Beverly Eckert
Creator
White House (Pete Souza)
Time Requirement
checkY Added 15 February 2009. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 05:33, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes the hand of Beverly Eckert, the wife of a 9/11 victim. Eckert died in the Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash one week after this photo was taken. As a non-American, the many ironies of this image struck me. The obvious airplane collides with building connection. The handshake from the new President Obama immediately prior to her death and the fact that 9/11 happened so early in G.W. Bush's Presidency. The image seems to capture the human fatal tragic reality of 9/11 and links it to this, what I suppose could be termed a comparatively much more minor but nonetheless horrific, incident as well as involving arguably the most important political figure in the world today.


Promoted Image:Obama and Beverly Eckert.jpg ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 02:44, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]



New Norfolk from Pulpit Rock Lookout

[edit]
Original - New Norfolk from Pulpit Rock Lookout
Reason
I am not particularly happy with the lighting or composition, but the enc for new norfolk (and the upper derwent) is there.
Articles this image appears in
New Norfolk, Tasmania
Creator
Noodle snacks
Weeds in the sense of "unwanted plants" in the pic. --Redtigerxyz Talk 06:35, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --jjron (talk) 13:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Lycoperdon perlatum

[edit]
Original - Lycoperdon perlatum, also known as the common puffball, photographed in a mixed forest on sandy ground in Dorsten, Germany.
Reason
A high quality, striking and informative image of a significant fungi. Already featured on Commons and the Turkish Wikipedia, recently failed a nomination here by a whisker.
Articles this image appears in
Lycoperdon perlatum
Creator
Daniel Ullrich (Commons/German Wikipedia)

Promoted Image:Single lycoperdon perlatum.jpg --jjron (talk) 13:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



W. G. Grace

[edit]
Original - William Gilbert "W. G." Grace (1848 – 1915), English cricketer, taking guard. Signed in ink in the lower white border.
Reason
This is a really interesting photo of one the most famous players in the history of cricket, though on the small side - will be interested in what people make of that. But, as we've said before, these type of photos are hard to source outside the US, and I believe you can see what you need to here. Has been in the infobox of W. G. Grace for over a year (where oddly enough it was placed by me, even though I have no recollection of having edited this article and can't remember why I did so :-) ).
Articles this image appears in
W. G. Grace is the obvious one, but about a dozen others
Creator
Unknown (1883)

Promoted Image:WGGrace.jpg (I don't like promoting my own nom, but clear consensus, and no one else is closing.) --jjron (talk) 13:34, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Red Sand Garden

[edit]
Original - Panoramic view of the Red Sand Garden, Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
Reason
Decent quality and good detail with good composition. Has been prominently featured in two articles for over 2½ years. Hard to get an image of this without heaps of tourists. Failed an FPC nom about 2 years back mainly due to some complaints about the sky at image left. Also a somewhat historical photo as this was taken about a month after the place opened. The architects who designed the gardens liked this image so much they bought it off me after seeing it on Wikipedia.
Articles this image appears in
Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne; Cranbourne, Victoria
Creator
jjron
  • Support as nominator --jjron (talk) 15:47, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support very nice image and great EV.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:55, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support What is the source of uneven sky? Polariser? Noodle snacks (talk) 04:05, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Setting sun. No polariser, this was taken with my A95 compact, and back then I wasn't that comfortable with manual control, so I may well have taken the originals in auto. This was taken late afternoon (when the place was about to shut, so most visitors had left) and in mid-winter so the sun was pretty low in the west (image left). That lighting actually helps with some shadow and depth detail in the garden, but not so good for the sky. I intend to get back there sometime and try for better light in the sky, but not sure when would be a suitable time of year. Thanks all for votes. --jjron (talk) 16:04, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Don't know what it'd do to the gardens, but after sunset is a possibility. Moonlight exposed for long enough can still give you colour too (but it'd take hours to stitch the pano, and its difficult to focus). Noodle snacks (talk) 01:07, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • And you'd have to break in to get the pic ;-). The Australian Garden is fenced off and you have to pay to get in, closing at I think 5pm. The rest of the Cranbourne gardens may stay open longer, though I seem to remember it being gated, so it may close as well before nightfall - regardless of that, you can only get a photo like this from inside the Australian Garden. --jjron (talk) 13:23, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Heh, I've been locked inside the Hobart botanical gardens on a number of occasions when I have lost track of time. It is pretty straightforward to leave or exit at any time of day if you know where. It would be difficult to go unnoticed in that environment though. Noodle snacks (talk) 06:26, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
          • Oh yeah, this is a different setup from most botanic gardens. I really think you'd have to get locked in on purpose. To do so you'd have to prepare well in advance. This is in the back end of the (big) Cranbourne gardens themselves (really more like a nature reserve than a normal botanic gardens), so you'd probably have to ride your treddly in rather than driving or they'd see your car there in the Aust Gardens carpark. Then you may have to hide the bike outside, then find somewhere to hide around closing time inside in order to get locked in. It'd be quite an 'accident' ;-). --jjron (talk) 05:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom. DurovaCharge! 06:22, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom and EV. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 18:53, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:RedSandGarden-Pano-RBG-CranbourneVIC.jpg (I don't like promoting my own nom, but clear consensus, and no one else is closing.) --jjron (talk) 13:34, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Anthomyia sp.

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Original - A fly of the genus Anthomyia. The fly was around 3mm long.
Reason
Meets the vpc criteria IMO.
Articles this image appears in
Anthomyiidae, Muscoidea
Creator
Muhammad

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 13:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Jimmy Wales Fundraiser Appeal

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Original - Jimmy Wales from December 2008
Reason
Its in my opinion, the best image we have of Jimbo, its very high resolution, and has been on the article Jimmy Wales sense December 31st 2008
Articles this image appears in
Jimmy Wales
Creator
The Wikimedia Foundation
  • I'm neutral about promoting this image to VP or FP, but I don't see how it can be interpreted as bias. The only connection is that he founded the project, which shouldn't necessarily preclude featured content relating to him. PeterSymonds (talk) 01:46, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 13:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Hygrocybe conica

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Original - Hygrocybe conica, also known as the witch's hat, in Terschelling, Netherlands.
Reason
High quality image of a distinctive mushroom, used as the lead image of the article for the article since its creation in November.
Articles this image appears in
Hygrocybe conica
Creator
Taka

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 13:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Downtown Miami

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Original - Panoramic view of downtown Miami, Florida from the Port of Miami. The bridge on the lower edge of the image carries Port Boulevard to Dodge Island in Biscayne Bay.
Reason
Pretty high quality panorama of downtown Miami, Florida. Doesn't really meet FPC requirements. Sits nicely in three articles, therefore has reasonable EV.
Articles this image appears in
Downtown Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami
Creator
ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk»

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 13:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



US Capitol Rotunda

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Original - The interior of the United States Capitol rotunda taken from behind the statue of George Washington. The image captures a portion of Constantino Brumidi's Frieze of American History starting from Pizarro Going to Peru to the beginning of Landing of the Pilgrims.
Reason
Older, but large image of the interior of the United States Capitol rotunda taken from behind the statue of George Washington. The image captures a portion of Constantino Brumidi's Frieze of American History starting from Pizarro Going to Peru to the beginning of Landing of the Pilgrims.
Articles this image appears in
United States Capitol rotunda, United States Capitol, United States Capitol dome
Creator
ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk»

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 13:49, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Cohoes Falls

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Original - Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River in Cohoes, New York during winter, but after a warm spell, which caused local melting, adding to the typical seasonal flow of the river.
Reason
Panorama of the Cohoes Falls in upstate New York. Failed FP nom, but I think is a reasonable nom for VP.
Articles this image appears in
Cohoes Falls, Cohoes, New York, Mohawk River, The Great Peacemaker
Creator
ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk»

Not promoted - no quorum. --jjron (talk) 13:49, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Amanita caesarea

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Original - The volva is the prominent cup-shaped feature at the base of this Amanita caesarea.
Reason
High quality image that is already featured on Commons. Has been used as an illustration for the species article, Amanita caesarea since 2005 and has been used on volva (mycology) since 2007. The picture is probably a little too blurry to be featured here, but it is certainly valued.
Articles this image appears in
Volva (mycology), Amanita caesarea
Creator
Archenzo

Promoted Image:Amanita caesarea.JPG --jjron (talk) 14:18, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]



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