Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/April-2010

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Wasp feeding on a fly

Original - After paralysing the fly with the sting, a sand wasp (Bembix oculata) is sucking its internal fluids using a beak-like extension of the mouth-parts. The fly won't survive the experience.

Reason: Difficult and uncommon shot. The relative rarity mitigates the less-than-optimal quality
Articles this image appears in: Wasp
Creator: Alvesgaspar (talk)

Support as nominator --Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:23, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. High educative value. Elekhh (talk) 01:04, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support a very good and interesting shot. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 19:30, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent! --George Chernilevsky ^talk 15:28, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nominator.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:59, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Wasp August 2007-23.jpg --Elekhh (talk) 04:43, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nicolas Sarkozy

Original - Nicolas Sarkozy President of the Republic of France since 16 May 2007

Reason: Good quality image well illustrating the subject. Used in four articles.
Articles this image appears in: President of France, Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy, French presidential election, 2012, Parties in the European Council
Creator: א ((Aleph))

Support as nominator --Elekhh (talk) 00:39, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: Hair is cut, not looking straight. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:33, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination --Elekhh (talk) 04:37, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 08:21, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paricutin

Original - Paricutin erupts in 1943. Almost luminescent lava streams out of the wide caldera and flows down the flanks of the volcano.

Reason: Spectacular shot of the world's most famous cinder cone volcano. Highly encyclopedic, if of poor quality.
Articles this image appears in: Parícutin
Creator: R.E. Wilcox (USGS)

Support as nominator --ceranthor 18:21, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Educational value. --JN 466 18:29, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nominator.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:58, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support good EV. --Elekhh (talk) 02:16, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
'Support Wow. Rare and encyclopaedic. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 11:50, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Paricutin 30 613.jpg --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 08:43, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Valued pictures was a project to highlight images that add significant value to Wikipedia articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or by being a hard to obtain free use image of the content being illustrated. Per the consensus on Miscellany for Deletion, this project has been shut down.

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Petit Piton

Edit 1 - Petit Piton, seen from the Piton Mitan Ridge

Reason: Has illustrated the article Petit Piton and others for more than 2 years, still the best picture of this mountain that we have
Articles this image appears in: Petit Piton, Pitons, Saint Lucia, Tourism in Saint Lucia
Creator: Jayen466

Support as nominator --JN 466 21:28, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support very good image for illustrating Wikipedia articles, as demonstrated by its use in 4 articles. Strong composition as well, attracting the attention of the reader. Only minor issue is the slightly tight crop on the top, but overall a good image. Elekhh (talk) 05:10, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I would have loved to have had a little more headroom, but I did not want to lose the tennis courts in the bottom left corner, as they're useful for scale. --JN 466 23:19, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've rotated the image slightly and extended the sky at the top. --JN 466 10:19, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support agree with above --Sabri76'^message 08:38, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Stunning image. --Tyw7 (Talk • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 01:35, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support - nice and clear. Bearian (talk) 21:32, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:PetitPiton.JPG --Elekhh (talk) 06:56, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anne Frank House Amsterdam

Original - The canal-side façade of the former Opekta building on the Prinsengracht canal. Anne Frank's hiding place was at the rear, in an enclosed courtyard.

Reason: Very good quality image of an important historic place. Appears in three key articles (with a total of over 300,000 views this month). Has been recognised as quality image on commons, however failed FPC on diverse grounds.
Articles this image appears in: Anne Frank House, Anne Frank, Amsterdam
Creator: Massimo Catarinella

Support as nominator --Elekhh (talk) 22:52, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The trees cast distracting shadows on the building, may be a photo when this does not happen can be created.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 12:22, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- But is the facade that important at all? I see a value in that the subject of the image is the place where Anne Frank lived (building, street, canal, trees, light), not the facade of the building alone. I find the cold winter/spring light quite fortunate. Elekhh (talk) 13:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - IMO, "A photograph has appropriate lighting to maximize visible detail" may be compromised and a better picture of the subject may be created. If it is not possible, then this picture is worth a VP status. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 15:50, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Note that, unlike by Featured Pictures, the most important criterias for Valued Pictures are encyclopaedic and educational value. This image has been already assessed as being of good technical quality at commons. Elekhh (talk) 10:26, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted No support in nearly three months. --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 02:21, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Falstaff

Original - An image from the first production of Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff, printed very soon after the premiêre, - the opera premièred on the 9th, this was published on the 18th - in a London Newspaper. When you figure in transport times, and how long it takes to prepare a woodblock engraving, that means this was exceptionally rushed, and it shows in some major flaws - note the beam on the far right that cuts off mid-air, and the funny scratches on the left side, near the top. This'll be an interesting restoration as it moves into its final cleanup, and I have to decide what to fix and what to leave alone, because, judging by intent, a lot of this should go, but I don't want to remove all signs of the rush job. What I'll probably do is remove the misalignments between the woodblocks - which was the fault of the printers, not the artist - clean up the over-inking/bleed through, and then think long and hard before going any further. However, that's going to take a while: This is a very big, high-quality image, from my personal collection, and it'll take quite a lot of time just to fix the over-inking and bleed-through.

Reason: An image of the original production of a major opera, and one of the very few images we have that can be described that way. I intend to push this up to featured picture, but... I've put about 100 hours into this, it's going to need at least that again... That's not going to be soon.
Articles this image appears in: Falstaff (opera), The Merry Wives of Windsor. [Could reasonably be added to the main page on Verdi, but has been stable on those pages for nearly a year]
Creator: Ettore Tito

Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday ^talk 07:38, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nominator.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:58, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very high EV. --Elekhh (talk) 02:17, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support I really like the engraving style used here. upstate NYer 02:55, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ettore Tito -The Production of Verdi's Falstaff at Milan - Falstaff Concealed in the Buck-Basket in Ford's House.jpg --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 02:28, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Side collision

Original - Two cars are involved in a side collision at an intersection in Tokyo, Japan (derivative image, with blurred plates)

Reason: Highly educative. Has been a Selected Picture on the Japan Portal and featured at commons, however failed two FP nominations 1, 2.
Articles this image appears in: Side collision, Traffic collision
Creator: Flickr user Shuets Udono

Support as nominator --Elekhh (talk) 23:14, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think this image may be more appropriate as the plates are blurred. Nev1 (talk) 23:01, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I think you're right. ~~Added blurred plates version as Alt, currently not in articles~~. Elekhh (talk) 01:42, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Replaced nomination with the blured plate version for clarity. Replced image in articles. Elekhh (talk) 04:54, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Should we blur the male driver's face a little? The size it's displayed here, it's fine; but once you zoom in, you can recognise the person. --JN 466 22:01, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- This issue has been raised before and seems that the identifyable person in a public space was considered OK according to commons policy. Elekhh (talk) 04:54, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Support then. --JN 466 23:59, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support looks good to me, pretty educative—Chris!_c/t 02:50, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support A good visual demonstration of the subject. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 08:54, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Info - This version of the picture is a FP in Commons. I wonder if people are aware of that. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 17:36, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, that was the first version I nominated, but due to concern regarding the visibility of the number plates in several FPC discussions as well as here, decided to go with the blured plates version. --Elekhh (talk) 21:43, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 07:38, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Japanese car accident blur.jpg --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 02:38, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Calne Pigs

Original - Bronze sculpture in Calne celebrating the town's best-known industry

Reason: Nice picture, well illustrating the article it appears in. It has a pleasant colour scheme and the light emphasises the material of the sculpture. At a previous failed FPC nomination it has been suggested it should be nominated as a VP.
Articles this image appears in: Calne
Creator: Rodhullandemu

Support as nominator --Elekhh (talk) 23:02, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support It's educational, and nice looking. I personally think the caption could be improved, though. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 08:51, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted No quorum in ~3 months. --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 02:47, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mosquito

Original - A female Culiseta longiareolata, one of the largest species of mosquitos. Notice the needle-like mouthpiece, used to draw blood from mammals.

Reason: A clear depiction of a biting mosquito, showing the needle-like mouthpiece used to draw blood. Used in many different projects
Articles this image appears in: Mosquito, Culiseta longiareolata, Culiseta
Creator: Alvesgaspar (talk)

Support as nominator --Alvesgaspar (talk) 00:01, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support a highly valuable image present in 7 articles at this time. I find it very aesthetic as well. Elekhh (talk) 01:02, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support temporary: This is definitely a good image and I support it until (if and when it happens) a better image in which all six legs is created. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 04:00, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Info - But the sixth leg is there! Please look on the right side of the animal, below the wing. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:22, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But it is not so prominent. Anyway: my vote still a support.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 09:12, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just not sure, because it's not at all clear what it's feeding on. Can you identify it? Shoemaker's Holiday ^talk 03:14, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nominator--Mbz1 (talk) 00:32, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Bearian (talk) 21:31, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mosquito 2007-2.jpg --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 02:50, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sega Dreamcast

Original - the Dreamcast, Sega's last home console, witha life span of 1998-2001

Alt1: Replaced the previous one in 3 of 4 articles on 19-20 December 2009.

Reason: Nice resoultion and the picture has been quoted as "Nice, crisp, and good composition. Exceptional lighting and no non-free logos visible on the game." Also, the picture has been selected as a featured picture by Portal:Video games.
Articles this image appears in: Sega, Dreamcast, History of video game consoles (sixth generation), History of the Dreamcast
Creator: Asim18

Support as nominator --Secret Saturdays (talk to me) 00:02, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support as founder of Wikiproject Sega -- Gaogier ^{How can I help?} 09:55, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I support FP, not VP. Zoo Fari 02:23, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- When compared with Canon EOS 400D which appears to have a good chance to be promoted, than you're probably right. it's a bit lower res, but is a better perspective. Elekhh (talk) 03:45, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support.--Pedro J. ^{the rookie} 11:04, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. Durova³⁷⁹ 00:23, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can someone explain to me why a logo can be in a free use image such as this? Isn't the logo copyrighted? Staxringold _talk^contribs 00:23, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Because the logo in this image isn't copyrighted, as I mentioned at PPR. Some people seem to doubt that. Zoo Fari 00:30, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Comment - There is more than just the spiral Dreamcast logo though. What about the SEGA logo on the front of the console? And the Windows CE logo? AirRaidPatrol 84 (talk) 13:02, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - The logos are not the main aspect of the photo. The subjects are the controller and console; the logos are incidental to these subjects. It's similar to this photo of Times Square that I took: the billboards comprise the scene, but the scene is not comprised of just a billboard. Incidentally, the Sega logo is not copyrightable, as it's simply text or simple shapes. I'm surprised the Dreamcast logo is set as fair use (in fact I question that decision), b/c it is limited to a typeface and simple shape. But again, this comes down to the fact that the logos are not that main subjects of the image; it just so happens that 2 of the three logos are not copyrightable to begin with (the Windows CE logo - but only when paired with the Windows window (otherwise it's only typeface) - is copyrighted). upstate NYer 00:11, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Since the CE icon from Windows covers a very small portion of the image, blurring it or cloning it out wouldn't be a problem. Zoo Fari 01:41, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - high resolution and good composition, which has clear EV for the topic it illustrates. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 05:23, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not the best lighting, but a good photo and I like how it's a png with transparent background. Maybe we should look for more of those when we photograph objects (at least ones not in nature). upstate NYer 00:11, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment File has been superseded by File:Sega-dreamcast-set.png Elekhh (talk) 03:52, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Alt1 replaced the original in 3 of 4 articles since 19-20 December 2009. Elekhh (talk) 00:59, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very representative. - ☩Damërung ☩. -- 23:39, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Zoo Fari 23:42, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Original, Oppose Alt1. Even though the Alt has a higher resolution, the Original has much better lighting and composition. Kaldari (talk) 22:28, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt1, Oppose Original. I am delighted my photo has been nominated for Valued Picture. The original was taken just as a snapshot using a cheap P&S camera, whereas the Alt1 was taken with an SLR in a studio setup, solely for Wikimedia. I believe the lighting in the original is worse because I used direct flash. You can see the blown highlights near the edges, and the overall contrast is very harsh. In the Alt1, the lighting is much more even and visually pleasing.Asim18 (talk) 04:03, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Why hasn't this been promoted yet? GamerPro64 (talk) 03:10, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- A second version (Alt1) has been uploaded and replaced the original in 3 of 4 articles after most votes were cast. Only two reviewers have indicated which version they would support, and they are not in consensus. The nominator did not return to clarify her/his position. Elekhh (talk) 03:16, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Closing: This nomination has been active for over a third of a year, and I've read it three times in the last few weeks with a thought towards closing it. With no comments since 8 March, it is apparent this is all the input it is likely to get- most of the commenters from last year are liable to have forgotten about it. Rather than let this sit indefinitely, I'm going to explicitly invoke IAR and close this. As of this moment, the original image is not used in any articles, making it ineligible for promotion. For those who commented after the replacement, the numerical vote count is four to one- a sufficient quorum to promote had that been the only discussion. Among those who did not return to the debate, there was unanimous support- I believe ZooFari's support of Feature Picture status for the original can be read as, if not support for VP, at least no opposition to promoting this here, as current Valued Pictures can always be nominated over at Featured Pictures Candidates. Reading this discussion as a whole, I'm closing as consensus to promote ALT1.

Promoted File:Sega-dreamcast-set.png --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 03:19, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Beaver's dam in Algonquin park, Canada.

Original - Beaver dam in Algonquin park, Canada

Reason: Leading image in the article for a while.
Articles this image appears in: beaver dam
Creator: Franklin

Support as nominator -- franklin 21:25, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
support per nominator.--Mbz1 (talk) 03:18, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice work, and attractive. Shoemaker's Holiday ^talk 04:29, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice image. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 02:36, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:AlgonquinBeaverDam.JPG --Elekhh (talk) 01:50, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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