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Battle at Lanka, Ramayana by Sahibdin (1649-1653)

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Original - A c. 1649-1653 painting depicting the Battle at Lanka, the climax scene from the Hindu epic Ramayana by the Muslim artist Sahibdin. It depicts monkey army of the protagonist Rama (top left, blue figure) fighting the army of the demon-king of Lanka, Ravana in order to save Rama's kidnapped wife Sita. The painting depicts multiple events in the battle against the three-headed demon general Trisiras, in bottom left - Trisiras is beheaded by the monkey-companion of Rama - Hanuman.
Reason
Rather strange image as it is a depiction of the great climax war of the Hindu epic Ramayana (there are only 2 Hindu epics) by a Muslim artist Sahibdin from the Mewar school of Rajput painting. It is high resolution. Also a FP at commons and Turkish encyclopedia, but a failed FPC here as it got only 4 supports, including the nominator.
Articles this image appears in
Ramayana, Sahibdin
Creator
Sahibdin

Not promoted --Elekhh (talk) 04:40, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Strong resolution of singularities

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Original-Strong desingularization of  ⊂ ℝ2. Observe that the resolution does not stop after the first blowing-up, when the strict transform is smooth, but when it is simple normal crossings with the exceptional divisors.
Reason
Only image in the article in which it is used. Most of the images in Internet tend to have only the resolution of singularities but not the rest of the process to make the excetional divisor simple normal crossings.
Articles this image appears in
resolution of singularities
Creator
Franklin, ZooFari and Slashme

Not promoted :No support in 2 months --Elekhh (talk) 04:42, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Château de Chenonceau

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Original - The Château de Chenonceau, situated on the Cher River, Loire Valley in France. In foreground The Gallery designed by Philibert de l'Orme for Catherine de' Medici and completed in 1577.
Reason
Good composition providing overview of the ensemble and its relationship to the river, good technicals, and strong in making the viewer want to know more.
Articles this image appears in
Château de Chenonceau, Catherine de' Medici's building projects, French Renaissance architecture
Creator
Wladyslaw

Promoted File:Schloss Chenonceau.JPG --Bradjamesbrown (talk) 20:47, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Peace Candle

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Original - The Peace Candle, a tower-like structure erected every Christmas season in Easton, Pennsylvania, is considered the tallest non-wax candle in the United States.
Reason
Again, I'm new to this, but trying this out. I think this one is an encyclopedic entry and I think it's of more educational value that my other nomination. I also think the photo has a pretty good sense of scale, thanks to the flagpole and the people at the base.
Articles this image appears in
Peace Candle
Creator
Hunter Kahn
It supposed to be till 2014, right? --Redtigerxyz Talk 16:38, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, it goes up every holiday season, usually around November, then it's taken down in January or February. Then the next year, it goes up again. The current candle is supposed to last until 2014, then they'll probably have to build a new one, but it's not up all year long, only around the holiday season. Maybe I should try to make that clearer in the article. In any event, the Peace Candle is still up and will be for about a week, I think, so I'll see if I can get another shot... — Hunter Kahn 17:15, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oh. I missed that. Please add that fact in the lead. --Redtigerxyz Talk 04:32, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hey, sorry for the delay in response, but I wasn't able to get another picture of it before it was taken down. By the time I got to it, they had a huge crane sitting next to it for a few days, waiting to take it down. :( On the plus side, I got some photos of them actually disassembling it, which I can add to the article later. But as far as this photo is concerned, this is the only one I can manage until the next Christmas season. — Hunter Kahn 14:37, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Please add them to the article. They seem encyclopedic and educational. Umm... may be possible VPCs. :) --Redtigerxyz Talk 16:10, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Elekhh (talk) 02:18, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Columbus Zoo Front Gate

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Original - The front gate for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
 
Alt
Reason
An image of the recently redesigned front gate for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the number one zoo in America.
Articles this image appears in
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Creator
Adolphus79
  • Support as nominator --Adolphus79 (talk) 17:34, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Very representative. - ☩Damërung ☩. -- 21:39, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose original. Too many issues: poor lighting, composition abiguous (40%+ asphalt, 30%+ sky), not horizontal. Elekhh (talk) 22:31, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    An image's encyclopedic value is given priority over its artistic value. EV is more important than appearence for VPC. - ☩Damërung ☩. -- 23:52, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Does it really has such high EV? What does it tell the reader other than that the Zoo has a desolate entrance gateway area? Elekhh (talk) 00:05, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • I think the EV is that it's the front gate of the number one zoo in America, and a regionally very well known sight. Also, I went and took the picture due to a request for it during Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's GA review (check the talk page of the article). Yes, the weather was a little dreary that day, but otherwise there would have been long lines of people in the way of a quality image of the gate itself. As for the sky and asphault, could I just upload a cropped version, and maybe try to play with the colors a little? - Adolphus79 (talk) 20:59, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        • Technical manipulation is generally discouraged: the image should present the subject as acurately as possible. But it should be rotated counter-clockwise to bring it to horizontal position. That will improve the quality. Croping will be difficult because it will lead to loss of important detail, like the human scale on the right. I would attempt however croping off the white bit on the bottom which is most distracting. If you think the crop is not clearly better you can upload it with different file name and propose it as Alt. Elekhh (talk) 21:11, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
          • OK... rotated 0.5 degrees, top & bottom cropped slightly & very minor gamma fix (just to try to brighten it up a little)... didn't want to ovrewrite the original, in case it was too much of a change... - Adolphus79 (talk) 21:25, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
            • I think Alt is much better and that it was worth the effort. Changed my previous vote for original only. I stay neutral on Alt however, as I don't have enough background knowledge on the topic to judge its EV. Elekhh (talk) 22:28, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The significance of the subject does not mean the image has encyclopedic value. TBO, the gate does not represent the zoo as well as an aerial photograph of the entire zoo would. --ZooFari 23:57, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Elekhh (talk) 10:31, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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