Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives September 2009

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Consensual review

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File:Freiberger Dom (MK).jpg

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  • Nomination Freiberg, Cathedral St. Marien --Leviathan1983 05:57, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline  Oppose severe perspective distortion, the tops of the spires are too blurry --Ianare 03:56, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Neutral The "perspective distortion" is simply due to the perspective correction of the verticals (i.e. the elimination of converging parallels) and is the same effect as obtained with professional view cameras or with shift lenses; so it's a quality and not a flaw IMO. The spires are rather blurry indeed (that's the reason why I vote 'neutral'), and the crop is a little bit too tight (bottom and left). Otherwise a very nice image. -- MJJR 20:56, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 14:48, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

File:Kran T157.jpg

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  • Nomination Rusty crane of a type T157/2 widely used in the former GDR --Eclipse.sx 20:39, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Foreground too dark, a bit noisy. Yann 21:03, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
  • How about File:Kran T157a.jpg? --Mbdortmund 22:38, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose as per Yann. The other file I'd promote if it were nominated. -- H005 20:30, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per Yann. --George Chernilevsky 06:39, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 3 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 06:39, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - The spirit of the king (of the pop) (by).jpg

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  • Nomination The spirit of the king (of the pop) in the sky. --ComputerHotline 18:52, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline Maybe quality could have been better but quite an unusual cloud.--Two+two=4 04:01, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
    The quality is not there. This is QI after all. Lycaon 21:24, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose It's a funny picture, and rather uncanny - shot just a few days after his death! :-) But I agree it's not QI. -- H005 20:27, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Funny shot, but not a QI IMO -- Kirua 09:01, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose --kallerna 12:46, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 4 oppose → Decline? kallerna 12:46, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Magasin à poudre.JPG

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  • Nomination Gunpowder magazine at Île de Batz, France. --Thesupermat 14:42, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support OK --Pudelek 15:36, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Clockwise tilted by about 1,2° --Berthold Werner 17:23, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
    • J'ai corrigé. --Thesupermat 19:53, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 12:40, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Soest-090816-10042-Potsdamer-Platz-Schwanenapotheke.jpg

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 I withdraw my nomination I withdraw my nomination, it is impossible to repair the tilt without getting a crop which is really too tight --Mbdortmund 19:55, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File:Warszawa Teatr Wielki 2009.jpg

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  • Nomination Greate Theatre in Warsaw. --Sfu 21:36, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  • not bad --Pudelek 22:57, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Hmm, it's a good image, but I find it too distorted. You should stitch it with a different projection method. -- H005 11:17, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
  • New version uploaded. It's a huge building, so there is no (easy at least) way to make it not distorted. --Sfu 18:57, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
    • Not sure, in theory anything with an angle of less than 180° can be projected without distortion, but I acknowledge that there are practical limits. I'd take the challenge if you want to send me the original photos via e-mail. -- H005 17:34, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
      • If I use straight line projection (is this what you think of?), I get a very blury edges. I think this picture looks worst with sharp middle and blury edges than distorted one. --Sfu 18:40, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
        • Maybe not that bad when scaled down ... --Sfu 19:09, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
          • Yep, I think that's the right direction, despite the loss of detail much better IMHO. Except that on the very rigth and left it's too ssttrreettcchheedd, even the Corolla to the left has become a stretch limousine. ;-) -- H005 19:55, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
            • I think tight crop might make a not very nice impresion when looking at the image in articles. If you think of different projection, I think, it is possible to make the cars look more natural (but I have no such projection in hugin). But on the other hand that this projection should have made windows in the building being larger when near to the center of image, and small in opposite case. I don't think that is a good idea. --Sfu 18:10, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support OK for me.--Kirua 09:12, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Please count my vote as  Neutral, not oppose. -- H005 21:58, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 12:39, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

File:BayArena neu 2009.jpg

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  • Nomination BayArena with its just recently installed new roof -- H005 22:00, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Oppose Blurred and CA at full resolution. It is big work, really sad --George Chernilevsky 08:15, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Info Seems that I had some Hugin settings wrong, new version uploaded, should be fixed now. -- H005 21:43, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Weak support now much better --George Chernilevsky (talk) 11:58, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Good now --Cayambe 14:22, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support --High Contrast 08:40, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 08:42, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

File:未明湖畔,HDR.jpg

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  • Nomination Weiming Lake in Peking University.HDR -- Charlie fong Submitted in June with wrong year, so the bot archived it, so resubmiting it --Tony Wills 09:24, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Heavy CA, not the best details and some noise. Lycaon 10:00, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Info Tried to recover applying some filters (not shure it's enough). --Marcok 13:26, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Noise level ok, still significant CA, very disturbing "blurry" effect. --Eusebius 06:46, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 08:21, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Ferrari img 3216.jpg

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  • Nomination A Ferrari F430 -- Rama 17:41, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Comment Unforunately the reflections of windows of the building behind makes the left part of the car look green even though I guess the car is really black. Have you tried a different shooting angle?--Korall 19:20, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support There are too few images of such rare cars that are perfect - this one has an appealing background, good light and sharpness, all that mitigates for the unfortunate reflections. -- H005 20:50, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Unfortunate reflections and somewhat harsh lighting. --Relic38 15:34, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Reflections are ok for this car. It is very natural. But the stone blocks looks bit overexplosed for me. Overall it is hard object for good photo --George Chernilevsky 14:29, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Overexposed indeed. --Eusebius 06:44, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 08:22, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

File:The Loch Ness and Urquhart castle.jpg

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  • Nomination Loch Ness and Urquhart castle. --Eusebius 14:45, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Comment Slight CW tilt (see line of water). Dust particle on sensor in left upper part. Otherwise good. Cayambe 20:25, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
    I don't see the dust, can you help me? About the tilt: the line of water cannot be taken as a reference since the coastline is far from orthogonal to the line of sight. It's not the horizon. There's no horizontal line on the picture, and the castle can hardly be taken as a reference, it's too small. I've done my best to make the image look natural, but feel free to propose a new tilt. --Eusebius 21:13, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I also think it's tilted. If you follow the opposite coastline from left to right, it leads pretty much away from the camera, thus it should rise on the photo rather than go down. (The castle is not too small, but too old, hence may not be vertical.) -- H005 07:00, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Info I've applied a 0,5° CCW tilt. --Eusebius 06:41, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support good result considering the difficult light situation, I'm not shure about the tilt, the only criterion should be the castle imo --Mbdortmund 09:45, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Better now, very nice. --Cayambe 21:39, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 07:09, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Kallo sunset.JPG

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  • Nomination Sunset at Kallo, Pori, Finland. --kallerna 11:59, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support Like it. -- Smial 12:22, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Nothing appears in focus in the entire image. I would expect sharpness close up and/or far away. --Relic38 17:40, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose too noised sky and blurred skyline. If decrease size down to 3-4 Mpixels, possible QI --George Chernilevsky 12:04, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Info Decreased size. --kallerna 17:44, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
      •  Support Finally it is good result of editing --George Chernilevsky 19:01, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Downsample has resolved the issue for me. --Relic38 04:01, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 07:07, 8 September 2009 (UTC))

File:Kallo aalto.JPG

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  • Nomination Wave in Kallo, Mäntyluoto. --kallerna 11:59, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support Also good, DOF is ok, background must not necessariliy be sharp. -- Smial 12:22, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose The wave is nice, but I would expect the rock to be sharp. Not much appears sharp here., --Relic38 17:40, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support I think composition and light are really good--Cesco77 19:34, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose composition is nice, but very unsharp at full resolution. Technically it is not QI --George Chernilevsky 11:53, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Try decrease size, possible QI --George Chernilevsky 17:13, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Info Done. --kallerna 17:41, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Again, resolved by downsampling. --Relic38 04:04, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 07:06, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Hemispheric Twilight - Valencia, Spain - Jan 2007.jpg

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  • Nomination Hemispheric in twilight, by User:Diliff. Maedin 06:41, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support Excellent work! --George Chernilevsky 06:57, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose There is a large black spot in the water near the base of the arch structure that looks like it should not be there. There are also minor blemishes in the water that might be better if removed, but those are not bad. --Relic38 17:57, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Great shot although crop could have been a bit better! Black spot does not disturb me in any waw --Ymaup 15:30, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Great shot IMO --Cayambe 14:17, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support --Marcok 23:40, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 07:05, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Disney World, Orlando Florida.jpg

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  • Nomination Epcot, Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Juliancolton 15:37, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support Really nice composition. -Jcart1534 18:22, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Too noisy. --Eusebius 15:15, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose as per Eusebius. Should be easy to fix. -- H005 20:33, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Support after denoising -- H005 19:55, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Poor quality. --kallerna 12:44, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Info Noise removed, please revise. --Marcok 22:59, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Now. --Marcok 22:59, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support--Korall 20:01, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 08:19, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Marcela_Bovio_-_Greppelpop_-_1.JPG

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  • Nomination Singer Marcela Bovio of Stream of Passion --Bryan 21:32, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support Great light and nice smoke effect! --Kirua 09:06, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Microphone covering the mouth is a big no-no. --Vladanr 10:49, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Also a microphone well represents the subject of a singer. Overall quality is good. --Marcok 23:27, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose needs noise filtering. Lycaon 10:06, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support --Pudelek 13:56, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I agree with Lycaon --George Chernilevsky 06:27, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Nice picture but too much noise, sorry. --Eusebius 06:43, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I disagree about the microphone comment; I believe that the microphone is inherent to a singer and in this specific picture does not cover large parts of the face. I understand the noise concern, but I don't think I have the time to fix it. Can somebody give it a try? Bryan 21:42, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Info Removed noise. Please revise. --Marcok 22:46, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support now Ok --George Chernilevsky 05:19, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support--Korall 20:18, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 5 support (excluding the nominator), 3 oppose → Promote? Kirua 08:01, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - Lepidoptera sp. (by) (24).jpg

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  • Nomination Morpho sp. --ComputerHotline 13:23, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Support Very nice, sharp where it needs to be. One improvement would be cloning out the bright out-of-focus spot at the bottom-center edge, but it's not overly distracting for me. --Relic38 16:16, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose From zoo pictures it is not too much asked to get a complete identification. Lycaon 11:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Lycaon. --kallerna 08:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 08:14, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Alma_Mater,_Lorado_Taft.jpg

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  • Nomination Almer Mater statue in winter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. --Dschwen 19:31, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support Very good --Cayambe 20:33, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I like composition and scene, but the image is compromised by overexposure with loss of detail in regions with snow. --Johannes Robalotoff 20:37, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Well, snow is white ;-), and I think I managed the exposure quite well. There is plenty of detail in the snow, even though it is not the main subject here. --Dschwen 21:46, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
      • OK, it might be also a matter of taste. I could agree with you if not looking at it with large magnification. But at high resolution, I dislike even the snowy edges on the main subject, let alone the snowy regions below the pedestal. Perhaps underexposure with later curve correction would have avoided the problem? In my eyes, snow is not only white ... But it is not a too serious issue. Let us wait if I will be outvoted here... --Johannes Robalotoff 18:03, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment IMO it would benefit from a slight crop, just below the pedestal. Anyway, I continue to support --Cayambe 07:28, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support the exposure is good for QI --George Chernilevsky 08:48, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 10:13, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - Papilionidae sp. (by) (2).jpg

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  • Nomination Papilionidae --ComputerHotline 13:23, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  • Sharp and good --Cayambe 08:33, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Animals from a zoo (i.c. butterfly garden) need a better id. Will support if corrected. Lycaon 06:20, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Lycaon. --kallerna 12:18, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 07:27, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Thomas Bresson - Hymenoptera sp. (by).JPG

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  • Nomination Hymenoptera sp. --ComputerHotline 08:30, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  • Very good --Cayambe 10:30, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Not identified (animal nor plant). Lycaon 13:49, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose ID's missing. --kallerna 15:06, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 07:27, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Thomas Bresson - Araneus diadematus-2 (by).JPG

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  • Nomination Araneus diadematus --ComputerHotline 08:30, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Too low DOF. --kallerna 10:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support This is QI, no FP and I think we must consither what is technically possible to achive. This seems like a photo of a living spider in the wild exposed at 1/60th sec at ISO 200. Higher ISO could give noise and we cant expect the spider to be still much longer than that. I think the picture was taken in a correct way with focus at the right place, so I think its ok.--Korall 13:56, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose use a stonger flash then, or bring it closer, and go from f/11 to f/22. This is no excuse. You can also use a tripod and increase exposure time to make the backgound lighter then. Dschwen 19:31, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry but DOF is too low. Kirua 08:05, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose DOF, per others --Cayambe 18:17, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 4 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 07:25, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Salaria_pavo_male_2009_G9.jpg

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  • Nomination Salaria pavo Peacock blenny male.--George Chernilevsky 19:27, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  • worse than the others --Schlurcher 16:32, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
  • By what criteria is worse? Too generalised phrase. I do not agree. --George Chernilevsky 06:22, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

*  Oppose I don't want to see 7 QI's of almost the same subject. --kallerna 12:43, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

    • Uniqueness is not a criterion for QI, but only judging , if the quality is OK or not. Kallerna's voting is very similar to personal hostility. It is inadmissible in Commons. --George Chernilevsky 13:33, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment We already discussed this problem and our guidelines clearly point out that the task of QI is not to find the best picture of a certain object but only to judge if the quality of a picture is good or not:
"The purpose of quality image status is to recognize that at the moment of creation, a Commoner skillfully achieved a desirable level of quality, a recognition that is not erased by later advances. There is no restriction on the number of similar quality images and there is no formal mechanism for delisting quality images." (from our guidelines)
We should not use the review of a single picture to change our guidelines and I beg Kallerna to withdraw this and the other voting because of it's wrong reasons for the refusal. thx --Mbdortmund 14:55, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Correct image. Lycaon 06:24, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support QI for me. Kirua 08:09, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Juliancolton 15:17, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support NormanB 22:07, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? H005 22:43, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Salaria_pavo_male_2009_G2.jpg

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  • Nomination Salaria pavo Peacock blenny the same old male showing able to change colour (at black spots). --George Chernilevsky 19:27, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  • worse than the others --Schlurcher 16:32, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
  • By what criteria is worse? Too generalised phrase. I do not agree. --George Chernilevsky 06:09, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  • With the direct Top View, it look as if the black at the bottom of the fish is some kind of shadow and it is not clear that it is part of the color of the fish. --Schlurcher (talk) 20:31, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
    • The Nature (or God) have given such colouring to this fish. The fin has a dark edge --George Chernilevsky 06:50, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support The background is a little minus, but you had good reasons to use it --Mbdortmund 21:44, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

*  Oppose I don't want to see 7 QI's of almost the same subject. --kallerna 12:43, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

    • Uniqueness is not a criterion for QI, but only judging , if the quality is OK or not. Kallerna's voting is very similar to personal hostility. It is strong inadmissible in Commons. --George Chernilevsky 13:34, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
      • I don't want to be unfriendly, I just think that these photos are too similar. There is nothing personal with my votes, I'm sorry if it feels like that. --kallerna 14:49, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
    • By way: Kallerna has 5 QI of common Hedgehog and some more nominations photos of Hedgehog, but not say self I don't want to see some QI's of almost the same subject. I welcome all Kallerna's uploads --George Chernilevsky 14:40, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
      •  Comment I think it would be cool if we had hundreds or thousands or more QI:s of every subject on commons, that would make commons a pretty cool media database. The more the better for me. --Korall 10:35, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
        • I completely disagree with you about this, but this is not the place to discuss this matter. -- H005 10:40, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
          •  Comment Maybe we should discuss of changing the guidelines. --kallerna 16:44, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
            •  Comment To all: discussed misunderstanding now finished. The good friendship is good for Commons Wikimedia. --George Chernilevsky 17:25, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Correct image. Lycaon 06:25, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Juliancolton 15:17, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support NormanB 22:06, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? H005 22:43, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Carcasse d'âne.JPG

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  • Nomination Une carcasse d'âne (Equus Asinus). --Ymaup 12:04, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support interesting --Mbdortmund 22:26, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Interesting, yes, but too much CA for QI. Lycaon 18:05, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Maybe I'm missing on something, but I see CA only around the shadows of the rocks. If it is really the case they cuold be cut off IMO. In any case CA is not the problem in this image IMO.--Mbz1 22:53, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Weak support agree with Mbz1 --George Chernilevsky 10:15, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support IMHO the picture is interesting and definitely good enough for QI. (Maybe not for FP, but that is not the issue here.) --NormanB 21:59, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 07:24, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Kielich Wojciecha.JPG

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  • Nomination Chalice of St. Adalbert -- Albertus teolog 13:14, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  • I am in doubt: DOF is too low, since base of cup is not sharp, but cup itself is good --NormanB 15:20, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Good enough IMHO. -- H005 22:47, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per NormanB, not QI for me. I'm sorry --George Chernilevsky 08:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose noise in the background too strong, lower parts of the cup unsharp, colours of the background and of the cup partially mix on the borders, sorry, nice object --Mbdortmund 10:16, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 10:16, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Dürrenbach Gletscher 6.JPG

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  • Nomination Gletscherimpressionen --Böhringer 20:42, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Support Significant flare, but nonetheless excellent atmosphere. -- H005 21:50, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose IMO quality isn't enough - noise and over- & underexposed parts. --kallerna 12:02, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose i agree with Kallerna about quality. But really sad, it is rare photo --George Chernilevsky 12:43, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per others, sorry for the job --Cayambe 14:22, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Info reduced noise and lens flare, please revise. --Marcok 23:21, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support IMO this place is so interesting, and the conditions of taking the image were rather harsh, that some extra credit should be given.--Mbz1 22:47, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Valued Image Candidates is the place for such extra credit. --Dschwen 17:11, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
      • who has the courage to go in there and make a picture that shows the inside view? The upper glacier entrance was already broken.--Böhringer 21:48, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
        • You have the courage. Its what makes this picture a good candidate for VI. But the technical standards of QI are completely unaffected by this. --Dschwen 18:42, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 3 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 10:15, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

File:A_9_Hermsdorfer_Kreuz_(2009).jpg

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  • Nomination Hermsdorf interchange. --Iotatau 14:55, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Comment Seems to be tilted. Juliancolton 17:52, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment Look at the tower in the back, it is straight. The road has a downward slope to the right. --Iotatau 18:02, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Image is technically good. I cannot see any tilt, even with my ruler guides in Gimp. --Johannes Robalotoff 18:07, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support per J Robalotoff --Cayambe 12:24, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 15:27, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Church at Niembro 3 com.jpg

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  • Nomination OChurch at Niembro on the Northern Spanish coast.--Herbythyme 08:42, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support OK for me. Lycaon 09:27, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Picture would benefit a lot from some cropping (see my image note) and some curves correction --NormanB 16:01, 9 September 2009 (UTC)}
  •  Support Fine with me.--Mbz1 23:11, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • If cropped (but with more room preserved at the left side than suggested), I would support. (Would not suggest the curves correction.) --Johannes Robalotoff 19:01, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Now cropped - thoughts/comments welcome, regards -Herbythyme 08:46, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Would have cropped a bit different as stated above, but support now. --Johannes Robalotoff 12:43, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
    • I actually agree with you but that let in the stray aerial above the trees so a little tighter seemed better if that is what was wanted :), thanks -Herbythyme 17:53, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Original promoted. Lycaon 17:54, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Church at Niembro crop.jpg - other variant, not promoted --George Chernilevsky 14:33, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? Lycaon 17:54, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Trier St. Antonius BW 1.JPG

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  • Nomination Germany, Trier, St. Antonius --Berthold Werner 17:16, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Quite soft and noisy. Feel free to ask for a second opinion if you disagree. Maedin 17:45, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment Denoised and sharpend --Berthold Werner 19:15, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Decline? Lycaon 17:55, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Eriphia_verrucosa_female_2009_G1.jpg

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  • Nomination Eriphia verrucosa female showing a typical menacing defensive pose --George Chernilevsky 19:12, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  • The strong flash light spoils it. Yann 09:26, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Info some errors fixed, please review --George Chernilevsky 18:31, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
      • A bit better, so  Neutral Yann 19:32, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Better and ok now IMO --Cayambe 18:14, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? Lycaon 17:59, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Flamingo_marina_store.jpg

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  • Nomination Flamingo marina, Everglades NP. --Dschwen 16:27, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support Good quality.--Mbz1 16:31, 9 September 2009 (UTC)  Comment mayby too much sky? --Pudelek 14:40, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
    Are you opposing this or not. If not I'd ask you to revert the change to discuss please as it just creates more work. There are plenty of pixels in the image (12MP) so the subject is certainly not too small. Cropping would ruin the composition by cutting off the cloud, cropping more would cut of the antenna on the right. --Dschwen 17:08, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  InfoI'm neutral and I am sending to the discussion :) --Pudelek 23:51, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I am less worried about the sky but the percepctive is not very appealing. Looks like being shot from the backyard (it's probably not, but anyway), the main subject should rather be shot showing the entrance front. -- H005 07:37, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
    • it is shot from the front. I wanted the typical national park style sign to be visible. And this is the perspective that every approaching person sees. --Dschwen 13:25, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
      • I think the "front" is directed to the waterside, probably they expected more customers to come by boat than by car. Taken from some meters to the left (e.g. the landing stage) you still would be able to see the sign and the parking lot front and the real front. Sorry, looking at the image I always feel some discomfort and the desire to go left to see the shop's entrance side, I can't help it. -- H005 16:25, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
        • After further consideration I change my vote to  Neutral. Photographic quality is good, and the perspective thing is probably a matter of personal taste. -- H005 08:05, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support The quality is there for me. As to "perspective" - it is what it is, a honest picture of a valid subject. -Herbythyme 14:34, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support I see no problems. Lycaon 17:31, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? Lycaon (talk) 05:59, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Thomas_Bresson_-_Fort_du_Salbert-4.JPG

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  • Nomination: Inside the Salbert hill fortifications. --ComputerHotline 17:42, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Review nice colors --Pudelek 14:42, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
     Comment Blue spot partly blown out --Cayambe 17:52, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → More votes?   --Lycaon 06:03, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Porto Covo August 2009-4a.jpg

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  • Nomination: I like very much the mood of this panorama and hope it becomes my 300th QI! -- Alvesgaspar 22:02, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Review
  •  Support Yeah! Congratulations with #300! -- MJJR 21:26, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry to spoil the party, but very visible stiching error. --kallerna 11:46, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Question -- Where? -- Alvesgaspar 12:41, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Is it really? I'm not sure myself. Of course, it not possible to freeze the wave motion before the shots are made and some creative work is always necessary to fix the stiching marks. In this case, the job was done slow and carefully. -- Alvesgaspar 16:19, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Here, I think Juliancolton 14:02, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • I added a note. --kallerna 09:41, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Info OK, the stiching error was fixed and the lightness/contrast improved a little -- Alvesgaspar 18:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → More votes? Lycaon 10:05, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Damselfly July 2009-1.jpg

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  • Nomination: A beautiful female damselfly -- Alvesgaspar 00:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Review
  •  Support Great shot --Cayambe 07:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline: Resolution is too low. Maedin 08:17, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Info - Not any more, a slighty larger version was uploaded -- Alvesgaspar 11:21, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support great, thanks! Maedin 11:23, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Sorry Joaquim, but the sharpening halos make me  Oppose. Lycaon 10:08, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Fine with me. -- H005 16:18, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose, as per Lycaon. --Relic38 03:17, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Lycaon. --kallerna 18:27, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 3 oppose → More votes? Lycaon 10:04, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Brasilia Eixo Monumental July 2009.jpg

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  • Nomination Monumental Axis in Brasilia, Brazil. This is an improved version of the one that was previously withdrawn (see Sept. 2) --Cayambe 21:04, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline Are you sure? The strange blurred area seems to be the same as before. See my image annotation. -- H005 21:35, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
    Stiching error. --kallerna 17:53, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
     Comment There is no stitching error, simply because this is one single, wide angle shot. --Cayambe 09:25, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
     Oppose Nonetheless it is a significant flaw, whereever it comes from, sorry! -- H005 17:53, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 09:37, 20 September 2009 (UTC))

File:Arch East of Ribadesella 5 com.jpg

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  • Nomination Coastal arch on the Northern Spanish coast.--Herbythyme 08:42, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Overexposed, see left top (blown), sorry. --Cayambe 13:54, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment Agree with the review, but IMO this problem could be corrected in PS.--Mbz1 13:53, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment The edit was uploaded. --Mbz1 (talk) 14:25, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Overcontrasted. Looks a bit like a 1960s handcolored postcard, just sharper. -- H005 07:56, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Heavily overprocessed. Lycaon 17:29, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 3 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 09:43, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Passer Hispaniolensis Male.JPG

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  • Nomination A Passer hispaniolensis --Cesco77 11:33, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Comment File size too small for QI IMO --Cayambe 13:00, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Info Uploaded again with original file size --Cesco77 13:38, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Not sharp everywhere, but ok IMO --Cayambe 14:16, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Head OOF. Lycaon 10:27, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Lycaon. --kallerna 17:56, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 09:35, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Female Aeshna cyanea laying eggs 5.JPG

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  • Nomination Aeshna cyanea laying eggs--Korall 18:20, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  • Beautiful composition, but the DOF is way too low. Eg laying action is blurry. f/2.8 seems to open for this kind of shot. --Lycaon 10:08, 8 September 2009 (UTC).
  • Actually I think that was my comment. --Dschwen 13:43, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Great colors and details of the eye. Fine with me.--Mbz1 15:49, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Of course a better photographer than me could have done better capturing the moment but the ones I tried with flash turned out horrible so this is the best I could come ut with.--Korall 21:12, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Moving to discuss because I want to force some advice on you ;-). What kindof flash do you have? I reccomend getting an external one and getting a flash cable. That allows you to position the flash as you like and emulate natural light sources. Check out File:Fly Fox Ridge 2.jpg that was basically point and shoot (testing my flash setup) on a walk last weekend. I attached a tissue over my flash with a rubber band, that softens the shadows quite a bit. --Dschwen 13:43, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Thank you so much for your advice! For this photo series I used the built-in flash with very bad results, but my mother was inte photography before and has a lot of minolta stuff so I found an external minolta auto 200x flash that works with my camera, but it does not work well with the settings of my camera because everything gets totally overexposed. The idea of a flash cable seems very nice (especially since I cannot move the flash in different directions when I have it on the camera), ill have a look around at ebay and see if I can find one for a reasonable price. =). -- Korall 15:34, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
    • I'm using an old flash from my Pentax analog SLR as well. No TTL no nothing, I shoot in fully manual mode. Those flash cables (without the TTL contacts) are dirt cheap. --Dschwen 03:23, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support I added the french translation of that pitcure. I also corrected the scientific name from Aesna Cyanea to Aeshna Cyanea Ymaup 10:40, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Thank you very much Ymaup, I guess my keyboard is just to lazy to record all the letters I write sometimes. --Korall 18:46, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment Lazy keyboard... Ymaup 9:45, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 09:42, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Ruins at Hallsands-10.jpg

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  • Nomination: Old village of Hallsands in South Devon, UK. Much of this was washed into the sea in the 20th Century--Herbythyme 08:46, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Review
  •  Comment I like you use of image notes, but the technical quality is borderline (sharpness issues, and a slight tilt). --Dschwen 15:13, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment Thanks but where is the tilt - roof line of houses on top of the cliff are fine (below they are not level due to the sea? -Herbythyme 20:24, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Nice place, but the houses look overexposed. Yann 09:18, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → More votes? Lycaon 14:08, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Diver is cleaning aquarium in California Academy of Scinces.jpg

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  • Nomination: Diver is cleaning aquarium in California Academy of Scinces --Mbz1 23:51, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Review
  •  Oppose Not sharp and above all oversaturated. Lycaon 12:02, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I believe it is sharp enough for the very hard shooting conditions.The diver is sharp, and we cannot expect all small fast moving fishes to be sharped too.If oversaturation is even present, it is a correctabale problem.--Mbz1 13:04, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I'm satisfied with the sharpness, but a crop to remove the wood at the bottom might be beneficial. –Juliancolton | Talk 16:08, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your comment, Juliancolton. I replaced the bottom versus cropping it. If I did crop the crop for the diver hand would have been too tight. I did add "retouched picture" template to the image description.My edit does not shop up in preview mode yet, but you could see it in the full resolution :)--Mbz1 19:27, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support A good subject nicely portrayed. The sharpness seems fine to me, I do not see oversaturation. -Herbythyme 14:32, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → More votes? Lycaon (talk) 14:07, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

File:GreenMountainWindFarm Fluvanna 2004.jpg

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  • Nomination Green Mountain Energy Wind Farm in Texas (by User:Leaflet). --High Contrast 14:33, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Support Looks good. --Lycaon 17:09, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Two generator on the right are cropped, look not so good --Cesco77 08:18, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support --Juliancolton 19:01, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support -- H005 10:25, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice -Herbythyme 13:01, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 06:18, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Bouquetin lac annecy.jpg

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  • Nomination Un bouquetin (Capra ibex) devant le lac d'Annecy. --Ymaup 15:27, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Comment Great! But CA on the rock at the left. Can you fix it? --Cayambe 21:57, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment I don't really know how to do it! --Ymaup 11:17, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
      •  Comment In Photoshop go to: Filter.. Distort.. Lens correction.. Chromatic aberration. This feature exists in ?every image processing software --Cayambe 14:15, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support CA are tiny, good enough for me --George Chernilevsky 07:45, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Great composition, but not QI. --kallerna 18:26, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment why not ? -- Ymaup 10:16, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
      • Noisy, blurry, CA. Qualityproblems... --kallerna 17:55, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support I like the composition --Mbdortmund 22:38, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Composition is very good. Sharpness and noise are not perfect, but good enough for QI in my opinion. Slight overexposure of the rocks in foreground does not spoil anything here. --Johannes Robalotoff 20:24, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 06:13, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Luxbg Passerelle Al Bréck 01crop.jpg

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  • Nomination Bridge (opened 1861) over Petrusse valley in Luxembourg City. --Cayambe 15:03, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Comment The main subject (the bridge) is a very small part of the image. A tighter crop would be beneficial. --Juliancolton 17:54, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Incorrect user name for the Decline! --Cayambe 21:47, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment now fixed javascript error. It is Juliancolton's vote (see history). --George Chernilevsky 05:25, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Crop done, new upload. --Cayambe 06:44, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Looks ok to me now. --Iotatau 13:43, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support --Herbythyme 13:03, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 06:14, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Sabellastarte sp..jpg

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  • Nomination Sabellastarte sp.--Mbz1 02:27, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Comment Author must be a registered user. And full ID need -- George Chernilevsky 07:37, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment I provided the ID that was written next to the tank. I tend to believe it is a full ID.Thanks.--Mbz1 12:57, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
      •  Comment Very nice, but full binominal name of this worm still undefined. --George Chernilevsky 17:48, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
        •  Comment As I said before I provided the full name that was written next to the tank. I hope that Lycaon might be able to clarify, if it is enough.--Mbz1 20:33, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Ok for me --Cayambe 17:02, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose ID might be sufficient (as no more was given in the zoo), but sharpness is definitely insufficient. Lycaon 17:27, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose as per Lycaon -- H005 19:35, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 06:15, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Weisser-Turm-Bad-Homburg-JR-G6-1766-2007-08-06.jpg

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  • Nomination The "White Tower" at Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany. --Johannes Robalotoff 14:38, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion Warum zwei leicht verschiedene Geocodes? --Mbdortmund 16:05, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
    Einer für die Kamera, einer für den Turm - vollkommen richtig so. I recommend centering the tower and reducing some noise, otherwise good. -- H005 16:32, 19 September 2009 (UTC) Right of the tower is a rather dark tree. Left of the tower we can see parts of a baroque building. Therefore the tower was deliberately not centered completely. --Johannes Robalotoff 17:23, 19 September 2009 (UTC).
     Support Composition and explanation are ok IMO. --Cayambe 09:08, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
     Oppose It may be a matter of taste, but IMHO if you want to show the tower and the building, the image should cover both entirely. For the tower only, it should be centered. -- H005 09:28, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
    Just to ensure that I am understood correctly: The purpose was not to show the tower and the building. The tower is the only main subject. But the surrounding looks more interesting this way, and better than it would with more of the dark tree. This justified the tower to be moderately out of center in my opinion. --Johannes Robalotoff 18:51, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

 Supportconcerning the geocode I would prefer camera position + direction. The composition is imo OK. --Mbdortmund 04:22, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

 Support Good quality. -- Smial 10:02, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 19:00, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Nordkirchen-090806-9344-Orangerie.jpg

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  • Nomination Orangerie Nordkirchen by --Mbdortmund 21:11, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Oppose Nice, but the crop is unfortunate. --Relic38 04:27, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Good showing central part of building,  Support --George Chernilevsky 09:35, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Very good, but tilted by 1 degree clockwise. Will support if rotated. --Johannes Robalotoff 20:57, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Agree with George and Johannes though it's not tilt but converging verticals, i.e. need for a slight perspective correction. --Iotatau 21:08, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
    • tried to correct it --Mbdortmund 21:30, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Not enough yet. In Photoshop CS3 "Lens correction" with -4 works for me, with PTLens plugin +5. --Iotatau 21:45, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Could you apply that for me? --Mbdortmund 22:38, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
    • I have prepared a new version but a Commons server bug currently prevents me from uploading it, see discussion at COM:VP, "Problem with uploading a new version over an old one". --Iotatau 10:05, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
      • thx --Mbdortmund 11:26, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
      • neue Version von Iotatau hochgeladen, Danke --Mbdortmund 12:33, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support For me it's QI now. --Iotatau 12:50, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support For me it's clearly QI now too. --Johannes Robalotoff 18:37, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Ok now. -- Smial 10:04, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice shot. Meets the QI-criteria. --High Contrast 06:48, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 5 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 08:06, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - Thomisidae sp. (by) (5).jpg

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  • Nomination Thomisidae sp. in a flower. --ComputerHotline 12:32, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose I know it is difficult to get a wider DOF for such a tiny object, but nonetheless this is far too low. -- H005 18:02, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment It's mainly the forelegs that are out of focus, I think the rest of the spider is OK. --Korall 17:46, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Agree with H005, moreover the histogram shows oversaturation and blown red channel. Lycaon 13:54, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 19:02, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Rome - Vatican Museum - Spiral Staircase by Giuseppe Momo - 0673.jpg

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Original
Alternative
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline?   for the original --H005 21:19, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File:An-2 Góraszka.JPG

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  • Nomination A Polish An-2 --Airwolf 12:55, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion Nice shot and good details, but can you upload another version without the artifacts in the sky, maybe caused by dust on the lens? --Cesco77 13:41, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
     Info I've uploaded a new version; since the flaw you are referring to was in the corner, I simply cut it off. --Airwolf 13:45, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
     Oppose I'd prefer a version that is not underexposed. --Dschwen 15:13, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
     CommentYes, it is little underexposed, but it can adjusted easly --Cesco77 07:04, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
     Support I think the underexpose can be adjusted --Cesco77 19:58, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
     Oppose Yes, it can be adjusted, but as long as this is not done, I'm opposing. -- H005 11:09, 19 September 2009 (UTC)  Support Very good now. -- H005 11:18, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support I corrected the exposure. Yann 09:12, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support It is good for QI now. --Johannes Robalotoff 21:13, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote?   --Iotatau 21:46, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Pieris_napi_in_Lill-Jansskgoen.JPG

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  • Nomination Pieris napi--Korall 16:37, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion
  •  Commenttoo dark at the moment --Mbdortmund 18:13, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment  Info I shed some light but now the noise in the backgrond is very distubing. --Korall 20:03, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment When I klick on the full solution, I still get the dark picture. Do you understand that? --Mbdortmund 22:01, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment It is because I reverted. The result of my edits were horible. --Korall 22:33, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I took a shot at adjusting it while keep the noise down somewhat. Any better Mbdortmund? --Relic38 02:49, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Now it is good, many thanks to Relic38 --George Chernilevsky 09:04, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  CommentThank you very much Relic38 but the thing is that making the picture more bright seems to lead to loss of detail in the highlights of the hindwing. Seeing the individual wing scales of butterflies is kind of the goal in my photography and I might prefer the somewhat darker version if there is no other way to keep the detail in the highlights of the hindwing. Im somehow both happy or sorry about the current version. --Korall 16:28, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Info Moving to Discussion. It looks like I pushed some pixels just past overexposure (11871 to be exact). I can take a less aggressive approach. --Relic38 18:31, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support ✓ Done I am happy with the result as there are virtually no blown pixels in the wing ribs. --Relic38 19:12, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Ohhhh... Unhappy photo, 5-th editing --George Chernilevsky (talk) 20:42, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Well thank you very much it looks nice now. I tried to do it myself earlier today but then I went out for some beer.--Korall 00:35, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 19:45, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Working on the bed of the gave de Pau 1.jpg

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  • Nomination Maintenance work on the bed of the gave de Pau in France clearing debris from the spring melt water--Herbythyme 08:38, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion nice picture, could you please check if its slightly tilted CW, I'm not sure --Mbdortmund 12:37, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
    The far bank of the river looks pretty level to me (it is almost a lake at that point), is it an illusion caused by the near bank? Thanks -Herbythyme 12:41, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support IMO it is not tilted, and it is a great image!--Mbz1 13:37, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support good QI --Cayambe 15:23, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support I agree with Mbdortmund that there is a slight clockwise tilt, maybe 1°. The far bank needn't be level since the viewing direction isn't orthogonal to it. But I wonder if it's worth fixing: it's not an architecture image, the emphasis is on the maintenance work. --Iotatau 11:54, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote? George Chernilevsky 19:42, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Singing man at Land's End in San Francisco 2.jpg

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  • Nomination
  • A singing man--Mbz1 00:20, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Support Good quality. -- JovanCormac 06:55, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry to disagree. The singer is much too dark. -- H005 09:26, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
Added edit.--Mbz1 12:47, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Nicely caught quality image --Herbythyme 15:59, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Unfortunate composition. The big boulder in front of the singer spoils the picture, it's too close and literally seems to stop him. What or who is he playing to? - Till.niermann 04:35, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Agree with Till.niermann. --Johannes Robalotoff 17:23, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose As per Till.niermann. --NormanB 23:28, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 4 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 10:18, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Stow Lake with pagoda, pigeons and the Moon.jpg

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  • Nomination Stow Lake --Mbz1 15:53, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline  Comment Very interesting composition and mood, but it leaves me puzzled what this is about - the dead tree, the doves, the pagoda and the moon, all seems to be placed very carefully, but I can't figure out how they are related. Looks a bit like if someone placed a fresh apple, a screwdriver, a painting and a diamond bracelet on a table, beautifully arranged, and takes a photo of that composition. Each item is beautiful, all placed well but the composition is still meaningless. -- H005 16:37, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
    Review at last! Thanks. The pagoda is nicely framed in the dead tree. It calls a natural frame. The pigeons are often sitting on that dead tree and waiting for the food. IMO they are making the image alive. The Moon just happened to be there the day I took the images, so I decided to get the Moon in my frame too. As you said it is a mood shot, I would add it is my mood :) shot. I wonder, if you'd rather prefer the image with the dead tree, pigeons and pagoda with no Moon? Thanks.--Mbz1 20:15, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
    No, the moon is just a detail. I don't know what to do with this image, the photographic quality is good and it's in a way very unique and interesting, but on the other hand I believe viewers won't figure out what all this is about. Thus I'm moving it to "discuss" to get more room and wait for more opinions. -- H005 17:44, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
    Thank you very much. I'd like to learn more opinions about the image.--Mbz1 21:04, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
     Oppose The guidelines for QI say "The arrangement of the subject within the image should contribute to the image. Foreground and background objects should not be distracting.". IMO there is no clear subject in this picture. Maybe the pagoda was meant to be the subject, but I think it is too far in the background. Yet it is too prominent and colorful to disregard, and so it distracts my attention from the pigeons. Since there is no subject and since there are distracting objects, I think this can not be QI -- NormanB 00:05, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
    I believe the composition was made accordingly to the w:Rule of thirds--Mbz1 01:14, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
    I'm not convinced of the rule of thirds, it's good to consider but not always the best solution. I've made an annotation to the image, maybe it would be better with this crop? -- H005 16:59, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Thank you for your comment. I'd rather take another image with no Moon than to change this one. The tree and pagoda are always there, the pigeons are often too, but the Moon with a pigeon flying next to it was kind of special in that particalar day.--Mbz1 00:06, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Interesting picture and disk. I like it, because/although its someway excentric. --Mbdortmund 22:41, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Looks underexposed. Composition not convincing. Lycaon 13:56, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Sharp, original composition. Yann 09:20, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Agree with composition issues as explained above. --Johannes Robalotoff 17:42, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 3 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 19:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

File:EDK_Pump_1.jpg

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  • Nomination EDK pump in a hospital. --Dschwen 18:46, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Sorry, excessive noise --Cayambe 12:51, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Well, it is a 12MP image. Minimum size here is 2MP. It seems illogical that I could easily defeat the argument by downsampling the image. The result would be noiseless and would certainly get promoted, but the overall quality of the high resolution shot would still be superior. --Dschwen 14:48, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Noise is not really an issue here. -- H005 16:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I know that you are kidding when talking about downsampling, but noise can be reduced without sacrificing size (or quality). That should be tried IMO. Lycaon 16:25, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support--Mbz1 23:14, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Not shure about the white-balance. Does it lean to red? --Mbdortmund 15:16, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Agree with Mbdortmund, white balance is off. With a corrected WB the image gets a different character. If Dschwen agrees I'll upload a corrected version. --Iotatau 21:20, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose not really sharp -- Smial 10:08, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I would support if whitebalance were corrected. -- NormanB 20:13, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Noise is no problem, but whitebalance is not good and DOF is borderline. --Johannes Robalotoff 21:07, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 2 support (excluding the nominator), 4 oppose → Decline? George Chernilevsky 19:43, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Fanfare du Château, Genève, 2009.jpg

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  • Nomination Brass band, Geneva. Yann 22:23, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion blown out sky --Mbdortmund 17:33, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Actually we can't see the sky here. It is the roof of the tent. Yann 17:46, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
    • sorry, you are right, but I still don't like this white area --Mbdortmund 22:04, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
      • Yes, agreed, but I couldn't do otherwise. Yann 13:03, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I like this picture but the top does look over exposed (I accept it is a tent). Is it worth a crop to remove some of the top/whiteness? --Herbythyme 13:06, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
    • ✓ Done That much I can do. Yann 15:53, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Looks fine to me, the white doesnt bother me too much, afterall its mainly about the brass band and they are correctly exposed --Korall 20:33, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote?   --Lycaon 23:25, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Old Custom House Exeter-3 com.jpg

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  • Nomination Old Customs house in Exeter, Devon. It was built in 1681 & is a Grade 1 listed building.--Herbythyme 16:40, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Promotion  Oppose Too tight crop, oversaturated. -- H005 22:02, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
    I don't object to the "crop" comment but it was a very bright day, saturation is untouched --Herbythyme 07:44, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
  • I belive the saturation is fine.--Mbz1 18:05, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I do not think I've ever seen bricks of such a colour. Whatever, the crop issue alone already makes me oppose. -- H005 21:43, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
    • I assure you that is the colour of those bricks though your comment on the crop is noted. Bricks like that are quite common in the UK. --Herbythyme 08:31, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
      • Well, maybe. I've been to England a lot, and what recall is more like this or this. But of course I do not know this particular house here. -- H005 09:58, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  • After further consideration I'm changing to  Neutral. I can't really assess the saturation issue, I'm in doubt but in dubio pro reo, and the rest of the image is good enough to be a counterweight to the not ideal crop. -- H005 11:30, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support Of course the crop could have been better, but otherwise great quality and value.--Mbz1 18:52, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 0 oppose → Promote?   --Lycaon 23:24, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - Anisoptera sp. (by) (4).jpg

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  • Nomination Anisoptera sp. --ComputerHotline 12:32, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Not ID'ed. Lycaon 14:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment I guess I could ID this one if i go to the library but I dont think I have time for that before the weekend. --Korall 14:19, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment @Lycaon please do not remove my comments when you decline. I think I can help computer hotline with ID if we let the pictures stay a couple of days. I have to go to the library anyway.--Korall 14:37, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
      • OK, thanks for helping. Lycaon 20:10, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
        •  CommentI am very sorry but I have not found the time to go to the library. Last saturday I could have had time but I prioritated going out and taking pictures myself. Now I have to focus on school again, so I dont mind removing the series of pictures. --Korall 13:39, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Decline? Lycaon 23:22, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - Anisoptera sp. (by) (3).jpg

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  • Nomination Anisoptera sp. on my finger. --ComputerHotline 12:32, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Not ID'ed. Lycaon 14:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Please let them stay at discuss a couple of days so we can help CH with ID. The detail and the quality of this picture series gives good hope of finding exact ID soon.--Korall 14:47, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Decline? Lycaon 23:22, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - Anisoptera sp. (by) (2).jpg

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  • Nomination Head of an anisoptera sp. on my finger. --ComputerHotline 12:32, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Not ID'ed. Lycaon 14:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Please let them stay at discuss a couple of days so we can help CH with ID. The detail and the quality of this picture series gives good hope of finding exact ID soon.--Korall 14:47, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Decline? Lycaon 23:22, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - Anisoptera sp. (by) (1).jpg

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  • Nomination Anisoptera sp. on my hand. --ComputerHotline 12:32, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Not ID'ed. Lycaon 14:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Please let them stay at discuss a couple of days so we can help CH with ID. The detail and the quality of this picture series gives good hope of finding exact ID soon.--Korall 14:47, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Decline? Lycaon 23:22, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

File:ComputerHotline - Anisoptera sp. (by).jpg

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  • Nomination Egg of an anisoptera sp. on my hand. --ComputerHotline 12:32, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Decline
  •  Oppose Not ID'ed. Lycaon 14:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment Please let them stay at discuss a couple of days so we can help CH with ID. The detail and the quality of this picture series gives good hope of finding exact ID soon.--Korall 14:47, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Decline? Lycaon 23:22, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Strandkörbe Eckernförde.jpg

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  • Nomination: Strandkorbs at the beach of Eckernförde, Germany -- H005 22:13, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Review
  •  Oppose Strandkorbs in focus are cut by lower image border, all other strandkorbs are out of focus. --Johannes Robalotoff 15:36, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Comment Yep, exactly how I wanted it to be. With wider crop and DOF it looks boring. -- H005 17:55, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
      •  Comment Does not convince me. But let us ask for another opinion --Johannes Robalotoff 20:45, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Support I like it! -- Ymaup 10:27, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Question Is there no one else to comment? -- H005 21:16, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
    •  Oppose I'm sorry, H005, but i oppose. It is big work, but not QI: bad crop, low DOF, CA, incorrect white balance (some blue, correct it please) :( Versuchen Sie, es noch einmal zu machen --George Chernilevsky 06:34, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
      • Hi George, thanks, I value your opinion. Just as a comment, the DOF and crop may be a matter of taste (the idea of both is supporting the impression that there is no start and no end in this line of strandkorbs, they start anywhere close to the viewer and get lost in the distance.) But where do you see CA? I can't see any. And the white balance is just right, it was a very cloudy day, and the colurs are exactly how it looked that day. -- H005 07:17, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
        • About CA - look in the middle. Number 24?W: next at the left and from below. Possible, idea is nice, but unfortunate crop and weather have spoilt result. --George Chernilevsky 07:37, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Comment From our guidelines: 'Value. Our main goal is to encourage quality images being contributed to Wikicommons, valuable for Wikimedia projects.'
  •  Support I can see this picture being used, which supports the main goal. The technical quality is IMO defintely good enough for QI (I can't find the CA) so no reason to not support. I personally like the crop and DOF. --NormanB 20:22, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
  •  Weak Support Crop and DOF noted, the image does illustrate the subject well. --Relic38 03:35, 28 September 2009 (UTC) Sorry, late support, image was already catalogued as undecided. Lycaon 06:03, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Promote? Relic38 (talk) 03:36, 28 September 2009 (UTC)