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Tupolev Tu-95 aeroplane edit

 
Original - A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-95 bomber in flight.
Reason
It seems to be a bit quiet round here at the moment so I thought I'd liven things up. The photo clearly shows the counter-rotating propellors and swept-back wings that are a characteristic of this aeroplane. The refuelling probe on the nose is also shown well. I would have nominated this for FP but the resolution's a bit low.
Articles this image appears in
Tupolev Tu-95, (Russian Air Force)
Creator
Sergey Krivchikov - Russian AviaPhoto Team

Promoted File:Tupolev Tu-95 in flight.jpg --wadester16 04:45, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (Dugdale edition) edit

 
Original - Frontispiece to W. Dugdale's c. 1825 edition of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage:

Lo! where the Giant on the mountain stands,
His blood-red tresses deep'ning in the sun,
With death-shot glowing in his fiery hands,
And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon;
Restless it rolls, now fixed, and now anon
Flashing a far,—and at his iron feet
Destruction cowers to mark what deeds are done.
For on this morn three potent nations meet,
To shed before his shrine the blood he deems most sweet.
Reason
It's very useful to have a good-quality title page from a first or early edition in articles about books (and poems). While not the first edition, this is still quite early - 1825, seven years after the poem was completed - and the rather nice engraving adds a bit of wow to it.
Articles this image appears in
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
Creator
I. H. Jones

Promoted File:Lord Byron - Childe_Harold's Pilgimage_-_Dugdale_edition.jpg --wadester16 16:41, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hudson River edit

 
Original - Photograph of the Hudson River looking north from the Bear Mountain Bridge
Reason
High encyclopedic value, reasonable technical quality
Articles this image appears in
Hudson River, used as a minor part of about 100 others
Creator
Rolfmueller
Ewww, infobox image and millions of other articles. Strong support. ZooFari 03:00, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hudson river from bear mountain bridge.jpg --wadester16 16:42, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Jackson Creek, Dutchess County, New York edit

 
Original - Jackson Creek off of Noxon Road (CR 21) in Lagrangeville, Dutchess County, New York
Reason
Meets the criteria as far as I can tell
Articles this image appears in
Jackson Creek (Sprout Creek)
Creator
Juliancolton
  • Support as nominator --–Juliancolton | Talk 04:52, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I'm not really sure that the subject is notable enough to be honest. The article is a one line stub. I'd like to see notability better established before promotion. Noodle snacks (talk) 09:38, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • As far as I know, images don't have to be "notable". Sorry, but is there something I'm missing here? –Juliancolton | Talk 14:46, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I personally think that's irrelevant to the photograph itself, but sure; I'll get on that tomorrow. –Juliancolton | Talk 03:44, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Personally, I like to see an image used in more than 2 articles, being the lead in at least one. That implies "value" to me. wadester16 02:06, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Can you coordinate it? ZooFari 19:54, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --wadester16 16:44, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Richea pandanifolia edit

 
Original - Pandani (Richea pandanifolia) near Lake Dobson, Mt Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
Variety of plants at different sizes. The tallest specimens in the shot are about 5m high. Only commons shot of the species and genus as far as I know.
Articles this image appears in
Richea pandanifolia, Richea
Creator
Noodle snacks

Promoted File:Richea pandanifolia.jpg --wadester16 16:42, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Kistvaen edit

 
Original - Kistvaens are burial tombs or cists from the Neolithic age, i.e. approximately 4,000 years old.
Articles this image appears in
Kistvaen;Dartmoor kistvaens
Reason
Great EV and very good quality, already VI at commons as the most valued image on the subject.
Creator
the Herbythyme

Promoted File:Drizzlecombe kist 5.JPG --wadester16 16:43, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Leonard Siffleet execution edit

 
Original - A photograph found on the body of a dead Japanese soldier showing NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard G. Siffleet of "M" Special Unit, wearing a blindfold and with his arms tied, about to be beheaded with a sword by Yasuno Chikao. The execution was ordered by Vice Admiral Kamada, the commander of the Japanese Naval Forces at Aitape. Sgt Siffleet was captured with Private (Pte) Pattiwahl and Pte Reharin, Ambonese members of the Netherlands East Indies Forces, whilst engaged in reconnaissance behind the Japanese lines. Yasuno Chikao died before the end of the war.
Reason
Valuable image, used in many articles.
Articles this image appears in
Leonard Siffleet and others
Creator
Not known

Promoted File:Beheading of Leonard George Siffleet.jpg --wadester16 16:43, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Visual acuity at and beyond fixation point edit

 
Original - This picture shows the acuity of foveal vision in reading (during one eye stop). The lower line of text simulates the acuity of vision with the relative acuity percentages. To do a test close one eye, fixate the upper line at the fixation point and try to read the words to the right and left without moving your eyes. The result should be similar to the incrementally blurred lower line of text - except that you never have the impression of a blurred text. The reason: Your visual perception is already the result of a massive computational analysis made by your brain. Your system "knows" that the upper line is not blurred, so you don't see it as blurred. But the difficulty of recognition increases with the distance from the fixation point.
Reason
This diagram provides a demonstration of the fact that your eyes must move rapidly during reading since you can only read a word or two at each eye stop. The upper line allows a reader try it out for him/herself, and the lower line is a good representation of the loss of acuity over distance.

I came across this image about a month ago, and upon seeing that there is such a thing as valued images, I remembered this picture. I cannot think of another image I have encountered on Wikipedia that contributes as much to its article as this one does to eye movement in language reading. I thought of nominating that article as a GA, but then realized that the article could use a bit of work; its this picture that makes the article seem so good.
Articles this image appears in
Eye movement in language reading , Reading (process)
Creator
Hans-Werner34
  • Support as nominator --TachyonJack (talk) 15:48, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support . The encyclopedic value is considerably good. - Damërung ...ÏìíÏ..._ΞΞΞ_ . --  22:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional support I'd like to see a vector version, one without having the words obscured by the diagram. ZooFari 22:56, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I can see the EV of this diagram in printed form. However, there are a wide variety of different pixel pitches and viewing distances present. There really isn't any information about the dot pitch or anything required for accurate viewing. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:37, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, encyclopedically valuable. --candle•wicke 21:51, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Spiral5800 (talk) 08:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Good EV, and furthermore, both mentally and visually interesting. Sophus Bie (talk) 10:38, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:EyeFixationsReading.gif --wadester16 16:43, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Chateauneuf du Faou and Aulne edit

 
Original - Châteauneuf-du-Faou on the River Aulne (downhill from its junction with the Nantes-Brest canal). Brittany, France.
Reason
High quality image with big EV. The town and Nantes-Brest canal have a very long and interesting history that add to EV. The image is VI at Commons
Articles this image appears in
Châteauneuf-du-Faou
Creator
Herbythyme

Not promoted No quorum. --wadester16 16:44, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Andrew Johnson edit

 
Original - Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States.
Reason
High quality lead image of the 17th President of the United States.
Articles this image appears in
File:Andrew_Johnson_-_3a53290u.png#filelinks
Creator
Mathew Brady, touchup/cleanup by Jaakobou
  • Support as nominator --JaakobouChalk Talk 13:25, 12 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong support Amazing EV! Good thing about actually linking to the file links instead of listing them :-) ZooFari 17:12, 12 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, per ZooFari.--ragesoss (talk) 01:12, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted No quorum. --wadester16 04:46, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Blackberries edit

 
Original - Blackberries at various stages of ripeness: unripe (green), ripening (pink and red), and ripe (black)
Reason
It's the best image we have showing what blackberries typically look like, and includes the full range from unripe to ripe
Articles this image appears in
Blackberry, Ripening
Creator
Ragesoss
  • Support as nominator --ragesoss (talk) 01:29, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Great picture, ridiculous resolution, nice illustration of ripening. I wonder if the caption should note that it is the green which are ripe, the pink which are ripening, and the black which are ripe. Maybe that is too obvious since they are called blackberries... I'm not sure. -- TachyonJack (talk) 04:08, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks, and good idea. It is a good illustration of ripening, to which I've just added it.--ragesoss (talk) 05:09, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom. Perfect image for describing this. --candle•wicke 01:52, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ripe, ripening, and green blackberries.jpg --wadester16 04:49, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Frontispiece to Voltaire's Philosophy of Newton edit

 
Original - In the frontispiece to Voltaire's interpretation of Isaac Newton's work, Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton (1738), the philosophe sits translating the inspired work of Newton. Voltaire's manuscript is illuminated by seemingly divine light coming from Newton himself, reflected down to Voltaire by a muse, representing Voltaire's lover Émilie du Châtelet—who actually translated Newton and collaborated with Voltaire to make sense of Newton's work.
Reason
It's a fascinating frontispiece full of interesting details, and it's a point of connection for art, science, literature, gender, nationalism, and other big, important topics. The scan quality falls just a little short of Featured Picture standards, but it's still quite good.
Articles this image appears in
Émilie du Châtelet, Voltaire, Passionate Minds
Creator
From Voltaire's book; L. F. Duboury and I. Felkema? are the artist/engraver pair; scanned by the University of Oklahoma Library; minor editing by Ragesoss

Not promoted No quorum. --wadester16 04:46, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Protesters march towards the Capitol edit

 
Original - Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (USA), during the September 15, 2007 protest against the Iraq War. Protesters are shown with a variety of signs, including the yellow and black signs of ANSWER Coalition, which organized the event.
Reason
It's well-composed illustration of a fairly significant protest, showing both the large crowd and the Capitol in the distance, with many legible signs, outfits and props. Incidentally, it's also used as the cover of a recent Cambridge University Press book, Speech Out of Doors.
Articles this image appears in
Protests against the Iraq War, September 15, 2007 anti-war protest, Pennsylvania Avenue
Creator
Ragesoss
  • Support as nominator --ragesoss (talk) 01:59, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment needs a little more EV for VP. The image itself is great, and good that the signs are readable, but it needs some more EV in description. Maybe improve captions and/or find another relevant article? The captions within the file page should be more descriptive, telling us exactly what's happen without having to go to the article. ZooFari 02:11, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • I've expanded the description and added the image to Pennsylvania Avenue.--ragesoss (talk) 02:32, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Great, but I think the caption in this thumbnail better describes the event. Can that be used instead (or merge it into the current one)? ZooFari 03:01, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • If you mean on the description page, I think it's now the same caption; I had used the wrong formatting for linking Wikipedia articles, so the linked text was all omitted. Fixed now.--ragesoss (talk) 03:55, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
          • Great. Just one more thing, are you able to coordinate the image? If so, it will fill my EV critique to support.
            • Done. I should've done that earlier.--ragesoss (talk) 04:23, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support meets my EV criteria to support. It is also an honor to have it as a front cover :-) Did you check if they, you know, released it with your desired license? ZooFari 04:36, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • No, the author contacted me directly and asked for permission to use it; at my request, he tried to get Cambridge University Press to include a CC license for the cover, but they wouldn't and I let them use it anyway. For other types of publications I wouldn't do that without payment, but for academic books the authors (who rarely make any money off the books) often have to secure all the image rights themselves. So all I got was a copy of the book. --ragesoss (talk) 05:05, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Well it's still an honor and very generous of you :-) ZooFari 05:08, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportNoodle snacks (talk) 04:45, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted No quorum. --wadester16 04:46, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Bubble sort edit

 
Original - A bubble sort is a sorting algorithm that continuously steps through a list, swapping items until they appear in the correct order. A bubble sort is an example of a comparison sort; it performs a sorting function by comparing list items with one another.
Reason
Highly informative, I got the gist of what a bubble sort is just by looking at this image.
Articles this image appears in
Bubble sort, Comparison sort, Sorting algorithm
Creator
User:Nmnogueira
  • Support as nominator --Cacophony (talk) 18:27, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Do you think you can do the following?
  • Place image in 2 more relevant articles (not in galleries).
  • Update the description in the file page, perhaps using a more descriptive caption like the one in this one.
If you can do so, it will fill the needs for my EV evaluation to support. Other than that, it is a pretty good image. ZooFari 23:39, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Probably not. The subject is limited to a very specific concept. I don't think that makes it any less valuable to the article that it illustrates though. We will have to agree to disagree about your VP criteria. I think an image that does a really good job of illustrating one concept/article is at least as valuable as one that is just used in a bunch of galleries and navigation templates. Cacophony (talk) 00:22, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's not just about value, it is EV as well. In that case, all images would be valuable to their article. But don't worry none, you don't have to follow my evaluation. ZooFari 00:38, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I was easily able to add it to Comparison sort and Sorting algorithm. Still meets the criteria, as it's been in its home article for more than a month. wadester16 14:18, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Excellent graphic demostration. - Damërung ...ÏìíÏ..._Ξ_ . --  23:29, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think the ideal animation is one that executes a number of algorithms simultaneously on the same data set. Be huge as a gif though. Noodle snacks (talk) 04:06, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bubble sort animation.gif --wadester16 04:49, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Subwavelength-diameter optical fibre edit

 
Original - A light-conducting silica nanowire wraps a beam of light around a strand of human hair. The nanowire is about one-thousandth the width of the hair.
Reason
Fairly low resolution, but big enough to get the point across.
Articles this image appears in
Eric Mazur, Subwavelength-diameter optical fibre
Creator
Noodle snacks
  • Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 01:19, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional Weak support, simply because it's so small. It should be moved to Commons (that's the "conditional" part of my vote).--ragesoss (talk) 01:30, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted No quorum. --wadester16 04:46, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]



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