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Original - Barack and Michelle Obama in a black and white photo
 
Edit 1 cropped and image named descriptively
Reason
This is a good black and white of the first couple that failed at WP:FPC in March 2008 (Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Barack & Michelle Obama). It is used in Michelle Obama.
Articles this image appears in
Michelle Obama
Black-and-white
Family of Barack Obama
Creator
Luke Vargas (flickr user vargas2040), edit 1 by Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Not promoted --Elekhh (talk) 00:39, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Chicago 'L' route maps
Reason
This is a high EV illustration that depicts essential information that is instructive in each article in which it is used.
Articles this image appears in
Chicago 'L'
Red Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
Orange Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
Brown Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
Green Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
Purple Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
Pink Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
The Loop (CTA)
List of Chicago 'L' stations
South Side (Chicago)
Creator
BorgHunter

Not promoted --Elekhh (talk) 00:38, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Reason
This is a high EV image in its primary use. It is a bit overcropped, but in terms of EV it is there.
Articles this image appears in
Jonita Lattimore
Grant Park Music Festival
Creator
Unknown

Not promoted --Elekhh (talk) 01:01, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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.

This is not to be confused with Valued Images on Commons.

 
Original - A panoramic view of the Mezcala Bridge from the south side of the Mezcala River in Mexico.
Reason
High res, very educational. Some technical issues kept it from promotion at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mezcala Bridge
Articles this image appears in
Mezcala Bridge
Creator
Photographed and stitched by Jujutacular, edited by Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Promoted File:Mezcala Bridge - Mexico edit1.jpg --Courcelles (talk) 13:07, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


 
Original - BP Pedestrian Bridge amid its Millennium Park and Grant Park surroundings from Willis Tower in a view that no longer exists due to the construction of Legacy Tower. Also visible in the photo are parts of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and in the upper left corner you see McDonald's Cycle Center. The cross street is Columbus Drive (Chicago). Randolph Street is partially visible in the upper left.
Reason
The EV of this image is due to its archaic nature. The Chicago skyline photography is defined by three locations. The most classic photography of it comes from the Adler Planetarium (See Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Chicago skyline at sunrise‎ where several examples exist) and from observation decks at Willis Tower and Hancock Center. As WP:CHICAGO director who stumbles across a lot of Chicago photography, these are the three iconic views of the city's architecture. This particular 2007 view no longer exists (see File:WillisTowerPanorama01.jpg which shows how Legacy Tower impedes the view). Although the Willoughby Tower seems to impede the view of the rest of Millennium Park, it serves as a reminder that this is a view from within one of the world's most phenomenal skylines. Its highest EV uses a cropped version of this image. Since Willoughby Tower predates the Bridge by several decades, the view was never unimpeded. This article recently failed at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Archaic view of BP Pedestrian Bridge.
Articles this image appears in
Millennium Park
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Columbus Drive (Chicago)
Creator
Flickr user KE4SFQ

Not promoted --Courcelles (talk) 13:12, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


 
Original - Michigan Wolverines football running back Kevin Grady
Reason
This is a high EV image that not only illustrates the player, but is useful in American football protective equipment and related articles
Articles this image appears in
Kevin Grady
Armband
Football helmet
Winged football helmet
American football protective equipment
Creator
Peter R. Schlitt (flickr user One Raised Eyebrow)

Not promoted --Courcelles (talk) 13:15, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


 
Original - Street level view of the Chicago 'L' in the Loop with Trump International Hotel and Tower and 35 East Wacker in the background.
Reason
This is a high EV image that did not fare so well at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Streetlevel view of Chicago elevated rail.
Articles this image appears in
Chicago Loop
Chicago 'L'
Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)
The Loop (CTA)
35 East Wacker
Creator
www.flickr.com user John Picken

Not promoted --Courcelles (talk) 13:17, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


 
Original - 1963 view of the John J. Glessner House before the street was lined with trees.
 
more recent view
Reason
This is an archaic 1963 view of the John J. Glessner House that is now obscured by trees.
Articles this image appears in
John J. Glessner House
Prairie Avenue District
Prairie Avenue
Near South Side, Chicago
National Register of Historic Places listings in Chicago
List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
Creator
Historic American Buildings Survey

Not promoted --Courcelles (talk) 13:20, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


 
Original - 333 Wacker Drive is listed among America's Favorite Architecture
Reason
This is a high EV image
Articles this image appears in
333 Wacker Drive
Wacker Drive
America's Favorite Architecture
Creator
The Seventh Taylor

Not promoted --Courcelles (talk) 13:20, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


 
Original - Then-President George W. Bush (left) and then-President-elect Barack Obama (right) meet in the Oval Office of the White House as part of the Presidential transition
Reason
This is a unique fisheye effect type shot. It is a high EV image in its main use.
Articles this image appears in
Presidential transition of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Creator
White House photographer Eric Draper

Promoted File:President George W. Bush and Barack Obama meet in Oval Office.jpg --Courcelles (talk) 13:25, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


 
Original - BP Pedestrian Bridge viewed from The Buckingham
Reason
This is a high EV image, but it failed at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/BP Bridge
Articles this image appears in
BP Pedestrian Bridge
Millennium Park
Footbridge
Beam bridge
Creator
Torsodog
  • Support as nominator --TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:10, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Good EV as it provides a very good overview of the bridge in its urban and infrastructure context, however its weakness is that the closest part of the bridge is completely covered by trees. It is also too tightly croped on the bottom so is unclear where it leads. Furthermore, given that it is taken from a building, it appears to be possible to re-take it in winter time, when somewhat less obstructed by foliage. --Elekhh (talk) 01:10, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Artistically, it might be less appealling to see a park defrocked of its foliage. The bridge might be more easily viewed, but the park might not look so great. Personally, I would like to see it with a white snow backtground (having grown up in Buffalo), but again most prefer green foliage and blue skies. I am not convinced that a barren view would be a preferable replacement.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:16, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Note that This defoliated view is not used as the main image.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:23, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • I agree that the winter view would (a) still not provide full visibility from the same angle, (b) might be less appealing and (c) lose some EV in representing the characteristic land uses and landscape around the bridge. That's precisely the reason I am not opposing it, but neutral with a tendency to weak support. --Elekhh (talk) 01:39, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I like this better with the greenery- less dreary and the weather and traffic make this seem so in harmony and peaceful, and I love how the Sun shines on the bridge. --I′d※<3※Ɵɲɛ (talk) 04:39, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:28, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - 1919 Chicago White Sox, known for the Black Sox Scandal
Reason
This is a high EV image that for its age is pretty high quality. It is up to VP standards, although too small for FP.
Articles this image appears in
Black Sox Scandal
1919 World Series
1919 Chicago White Sox season
Chicago White Sox
Creator
unknown

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:27, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]



 
Original - The Chicago Avenue Pumping Station is overshadowed by the Chicago Water Tower, which is across the street as a Chicago Landmark. However, they both are historic district contributing properties to the Old Chicago Water Tower District
 
Alternative by chicago god (saved over with edit by Elekhh (talk · contribs)).
Reason
This is a decent picture with a quality correction that makes it acceptable as a VP given its high EV. The original edit correction was made at WP:FPC quite some time ago. If I recall correctly, the entire building can not be captured from this vantage point because of obstruction from Water Tower Place which obstructs the left side of the desired shot. See other discussions at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Chicago Avenue Pumping Station and Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Chicago Avenue Pumping Station.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:11, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in
Chicago Avenue Pumping Station
Old Chicago Water Tower District
Architecture of Chicago
Streeterville
Near North Side, Chicago
Magnificent Mile
List of Chicago Landmarks
Creator
self

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:27, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Demetri McCamey performs a finger roll layup
Reason
As much as I personally like the image, it is too closely cropped for WP:FPC. However as the main image in three articles, it has a high EV.
Articles this image appears in
It serves as the main image in each of the following articles:

Layup
Finger roll
Demetri McCamey

Creator
Joshua Beckman (flickr user PhotoVandal)

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:26, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original -cropped portrait of Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
Reason
This has a lot of EV. There are three versions of this image in wikimedia (see below). The two that are widely used on WP are both cropped. Although there are good reasons to crop a headshot, making the other a viable FPC, there are not really good reasons to crop the fingers off and half of the background portrait. Thus, I am seeing if this passes here.
Articles this image appears in
African American
First Lady of the United States
Office of the First Lady of the United States
List of First Ladies of the United States
Creator
Joyce N. Boghosian, White House photographer


Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:25, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - César Pelli's Ratner Athletic Center uses cables, counterweights and masts as load-bearing devices.
Reason
This is a high EV image that failed at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ratner Athletic Center.
Articles this image appears in
Architectural engineering
Gerald Ratner Athletics Center
Counterweight
High-tech architecture
Contemporary architecture
Creator
Bryan Chang

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:34, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper and founded the company that would become the backbone of International Harvester
 
Alt - Removed background, cropped and adjusted levels a bit by Raeky (talk · contribs)
Reason
Earlier today, I had nominated this at Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Cyrus McCormick engraving because the original image was only 640px. However, a higher resolution version has been found so I moved the nomination to Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Cyrus McCormick engraving where it stalled. For its age this is a quality image and it has high EV. To add some perspective here, I should note the significance of his family name to WP:CHICAGO with McCormick Place, McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink, McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, McCormick Theological Seminary, and McCormick Tribune Campus Center. Not all were named after Cyrus specifically because his great nephew Robert R. McCormick was also important to the history of the city.
Articles this image appears in
Cyrus McCormick
McCormick Theological Seminary
International Harvester
Reaper
Irish American
Creator
George Smillie

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:33, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]



 
Original - Obi Ezeh attempts to tackle Beanie Wells during the 2008 Michigan – Ohio State rivalry game.
Reason
This is a high EV action shot
Articles this image appears in
Beanie Wells
Obi Ezeh
2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
2008 Michigan Wolverines football team
Creator
flickr user Scott Stuart

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:32, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Brandon Graham's face mask keeps Terrelle Pryor's fingers out of his face will he tries to make a quarterback sack
Reason
This is a high quality action photo that is high EV in its current uses.
Articles this image appears in
Brandon Graham (American football)
Mask
Michigan – Ohio State football rivalry
2009 Big Ten Conference football season
Terrelle Pryor
2008 Michigan Wolverines football team
Creator
flickr user scott stuart

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:32, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Asmat Papuans on the Lorentz River in Western New Guinea during the third South-New-Guinea expedition of 1912-13
Reason
One of the first encounters between Asmat people and Europeans, captured along the Lorentz River during the third South-New-Guinea expedition of 1912-13.
Articles this image appears in
Asmat people, Lorentz River
Creator
Prof. August Adriaan Pulle

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:31, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - SS Christopher Columbus, A painting by Great Lakes marine artist Howard Sprague showing the ship in white livery, as she appeared in 1893.
Reason
This is an irreplaceable high EV image
Articles this image appears in
SS Christopher Columbus
Creator
Howard Freeman Sprague

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:31, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Elevated Chicago 'L' tracks in the Chicago Loop.
Reason
This is a high EV image. I would love to nominate this at FPC, but DOF issues abound.
Articles this image appears in
Transportation planning
Urban planning
Chicago metropolitan area
Rail transport
Creator
Daniel Schwen (User:Dschwen)
  • Withdraw support in compensation of the nominator's support which IMO, based on the comments below, is unreliable in assessing the educational value of the image. --Elekhh (talk) 12:23, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • WTF. Why would you remove this image from Transportation planning and Urban planning and then say you did so as others before when this is not the case. This is the quintessential image for the transportation planning article article. Read its first sentence which says "Transportation planning is a field involved with the evaluation, assessment, design and siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, footpaths, bike lanes and public transport lines)." Placing elevated train tracks in an urban setting is very much a transportation planning issue.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:04, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • Here the revert prior to mine Tony, and please consider the meaning of the word "planning". It is about designing the future, and is done with the tools of drawings and maps (i.e. plans). An image of an existing piece of infrastructure is not an illustration of planning (i.e.evaluation, assessment, design or siting). It is the result of a planning process, as any major infrastructure is. The article does not mention anywhere the Chicago Loop as an outstanding example of planning outcome, therefore its use in the article is aleatory at best. --Elekhh (talk) 23:37, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        • Why are you pointing to an edit about a different image? This image was to replace that one. If I am understanding your point it is that planning is about the future and once the intriguing plannned structures have been built we should remove them from the articles. Is that correct? IMO, no need to go beyond the article we are in where the first sentence includes the "siting of transportation facitilities." The picture is one of the more interesting sitings we have on commons.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:23, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
          • Technically the two images are different, but they depict the same subject -a detail view of the Chicago Loop- which in the broad context of transportation planning, througout human history and around the globe, makes them very similar. Planning is a process, and these images do not illustrate that process in any way. Siting is the process of selecting a location (site). This process is not illustrated by these images either. --Elekhh (talk) 05:28, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
            • These are two entirely different compositions. The other shows an intersection and control tower as the main subject. Here the main subject is the elevated track versus ground level transportation, which is a major siting decision.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:22, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
              • oohwww, I thought I'm entitled to my oppinion but you seem to know far better, so you reintroduced it in the article again. Anyway, this is getting very tiresome, and is not the place to discuss this. Regarding VP: IMO while it IS a valuable picture for illustrating Rail transport in Chicago, it's educational value for the two main planning articles is close to zero. --Elekhh (talk) 08:43, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
                • Using a map as the main image of transportation planning is about as logical as having a blueprint as the main image at architecture. This is an example of transportation planning, i.e., an example of how transportation facilities might be sited in an urban context. Much like one might choose an interesting building for main images in architecture and various types of architecture articles an example of planning is a good illustration for a planning article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:30, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
                  • Do you have any response to this point. I.E., what is an example of transportation planning?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:23, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
                    • I really wanted to close this discussion. I am not running away from debate, yet I am not convinced that this is constructive. I do not get the impression that you would be listening to what I say, and your repeated attempts to ridicule me are not preceived as constructive either. I did not suggest anything like using a blueprint to illustrate architecture, nor that "intriguing plannned structures that have been built should be removed from articles". IMO the image is not an illustration of planning, but of planning outcome, however there is no reference in the article to demonstrate that the Chicago Loop is notable in the history of planning. It is a good image, but not a universal image. I wouldn't use it as a lead image in any planning article just as I wouldn't use it in Finance or Steel as it is only marginaly related. Transport planning looks like this or this. That is not to say that notable transport planning outcomes are not good illustrations, but they need to be illustrating the article. I couldn't find any good illustration for planning yet, but my view is, as stated before, that is better to have no illustration than one which is only distracting. --Elekhh (talk) 01:25, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
                      • I could be spending my time cleaning up articles or uploading useful images, but instead I am caught in some sort of gamesmanship where Transport planning outcomes are considered irrelevant to Transport planning because of an absence of a reference in the article to demonstrate that the Chicago Loop is notable in the history of planning. Chicago is one of the most important cities in the world and its planning outcomes need not be referenced for the image to be notable. A good caption could establish relevance. Optimally, yes referencing the image would be great. It is not so essential in all practicality. Yes plan designs are relevant, but the reader can also learn be seeing the outcomes.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:28, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose On EV grounds, does not provide much EV to any specific article, and to the above tl:dr. — raekyT 15:21, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:40, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Bob Barr wearing his Prada glasses.
Reason
Good quality closeup of Barr, shows his Prada glasses reflecting his social status, and a look of the emotional toll the election has taken on him. A good "warts and all" view of the former congressman and presidential candidate, as if you are meeting him in person.
Articles this image appears in
Bob Barr presidential campaign, 2008
Creator
uploaded to Flickr by David All
Thank you for the comments. I removed the part about "signature" since it would not go good anywhere in the article.--William S. Saturn (talk) 00:02, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:39, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Academic All-American and honorable mention 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American E'Twaun Moore dribbling a basketball
Reason
This is a high EV image
Articles this image appears in
E'Twaun Moore
Dribbling
2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Creator
flickr user conant.brian

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:38, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - State Street Village is a 2003 Helmut Jahn-designed residence hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology with three distinct adjacent buildings that share a common facade.
Reason
This is a high EV image
Articles this image appears in
State Street Village
Illinois Institute of Technology
List of Illinois Institute of Technology buildings
Creator
Joe Ravi (Jovianeye

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:38, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Floodlights are used to illuminate outdoor playing fields or work zones during nighttime.
Reason
This is a high EV image.
Articles this image appears in
Floodlights (sport)
Lighting
Creator
Joe Ravi (Jovianeye

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:37, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 
Original - Victory Monument in the Douglas community area on Chicago's South Side
Reason
This is a high quality and high EV image. This is a commons VP and QP.
Articles this image appears in
Victory Monument (Chicago)
South Side (Chicago)
Douglas, Chicago
List of Chicago Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places listings in Chicago
Fountain of the Great Lakes
Creator
Joe Ravi (User:Jovianeye)

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 09:37, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]