Support. Not technically the best one. But it shows the whole profile of the animal, on the other pics too many parts are hidden. This is the most illustrative IMO.--Jebulon (talk) 17:11, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not technically the best, but this is VI and it is important to show the whole organism. However, it doesn't show the underside or pupil shape. I would be receptive to arguments based on the depiction of notable or distinguishing features. Walter Siegmund(talk)15:18, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment We must see the 3 points on the head I suggest to associate AD2009Sep09 Vespula germanica 01.jpg and AD2009Sep09 Vespula germanica 03.jpg --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 12:13, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment About the scope wording: it should be in the singular. About possible competitors : I intend to set up a MVR, with some famous 18th-century French follies, e.g. this one (my own contribution:-)—note that the landscape is artificial too) and that one (this Temple of Modern Philosophy was unfinished on purpose—I will complete the description and add a geotag), plus a contemporary folly, as this concept is still used in architecture nowodays (perhaps this one). --Myrabella (talk) 09:38, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Having learned that this is a folly, I find it the most impressive example and the most impressive picture. --Ikar.us (talk) 11:22, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Reason:
The 'Temple of Love' is one of the famous 18th-century follies built in the Petit Trianon gardens in Versailles, France. The landscape is somewhat fake (or re-interpreted) too, with an artificial island and river. -- Myrabella (talk)
This edifice is specific because of the statue of Eros (it has been built originally to house a statue by Bouchardon in fact) but also of its carved ornementation and of its artificial landscape (a ref. in French [1]). --Myrabella (talk) 13:18, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure: those kinds of things actually serve a reasonable purpose - protection from rain and sun, and don't have a form that suggests any other purpose. That's less of a folly, in the original sense they're named after, than fake ruins, or a huge building made just to satisfy curiosity. This one even has benches inside. Adam Cuerden (talk) 04:11, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Reason:
The parotoid glands of this species helps to distinguish it from others. Located behind the eyes, they are oval, widely separated, and larger than the upper eyelids. The right gland of this individual is well-depicted in this image. Also visible is the whitish line along the mid-back. This image is used by six projects in seven articles. -- Walter Siegmund(talk)
Comment You're not making it very easy with all your good images of this animal ;-). I do prefer File:Bufo boreas 5629.JPG actually as named characteristics are well shown and overall the toad stands better out from its background. Lycaon (talk) 21:45, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Fails Criteria 4 ("Is fully described on the image page"). I don't think there's much chance of getting around this issue, unfortunately. Adam Cuerden (talk) 10:54, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well, there's a painting this is probably loosely based off of, and, judging by this using stipple engraving, this, and hence the painting is of the right age to be from life. I'd say the painting was the one A. most likely to be located, B. Most likely to be a serious contender to the statue. Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:34, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The versions we have of the painting are far below review size, unfortunately. For me, I don't really like this version, because it is not from the "glorious times" ("glorious" standing for "bothering the English"), rather from the "fat times" (standing from "drinking their tea"). But it's a very subjective opinion. --Eusebius (talk) 11:39, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Fails Criteria 4 ("Is fully described on the image page"). I don't think there's much chance of getting around this issue, unfortunately. Adam Cuerden (talk) 10:54, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I don't like only showing the top half of the statue. is clearly the best at a reasonable zoom, but we should probably have a crop to just the statue too. Adam Cuerden (talk) 10:57, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I had already used the picture by Eusebius quoted here, in the fr:WP article, because having the sea in the representation of a corsair adds a plus, IMO. Maybe a crop without the fences? --Myrabella (talk) 06:43, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment agree with Myrabella and nominator, a crop of the initial file (fence) would be perfect IMO, because of the sea. --Jebulon (talk) 10:22, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Unfortunate lighting compared with the new candidate, which would be more illustrative even without the extra bit of sea. --Myrabella (talk) 15:06, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Having the sea in the representation of a corsair, in his birth town, adds a plus. The most illustrative image for the scope IMO, all criteria met. --Myrabella (talk) 13:51, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
To make the statue more central in the composition. The fort brings some context (although it is not directly related to Surcouf I think: most of the city existed when he lived), but without it the image is a better simple and direct illustration of, say, an article about Surcouf. Besides, it makes Surcouf larger at the same image size. --Eusebius (talk) 19:57, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I considered the uncropped version, but thought it made the statue too small in any reasonable size for an article thumbnail, unfortunately. The uncropped versin is a better image for gweeneral use, but in the specific context VIC is judged in, this is better. Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:18, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Reason:
Maybe a montage of both panos can be considered? They cannot be stitched together though. File:Pano Alep 2.jpg shows the Great Mosque and the souq, unlike the other one. -- Eusebius (talk)
Reason:
Maybe a montage of both panos can be considered? They cannot be stitched together though. File:Pano Alep 2.jpg shows the Great Mosque and the souq, unlike the other one. -- Eusebius (talk)
Comment Instead of a montage, a set could be considered. But then it would be perfect to have all four directions! --Ikar.us (talk) 21:43, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This one is interesting because we can see a bit of the shore in the background (important for a lighthouse, IMO) and something of the salt marshes which are notable in this landscape, according to en:Westerhever. But I find the sheep without legs in the foreground disturbing. I would suggest a cropped version, with the same proportions, without the sheep in first line and with the lighthouse slightly decentered toward the left like in the third candidate. --Myrabella (talk) 11:20, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support I support this image because here we can see a bit of the shore in the background (important for a lighthouse) and something of the salt marshes which are notable in this landscape, according to en:Westerhever; this cropped version without distracting sheep is better than the first nominee IMO. Otherwise documented and geocoded => criteria met to me. Maybe the Category:Salt marshes could be added. --Myrabella (talk) 15:47, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, also for rotating. I'd like to give some additional Info: This lighthouse is a well-known motif, from a famous beer advertising, postcards sold all over the sea shore, etc. It appears in TV series, spmetimes pretending to be located in a different sorrounding, like on an island in the sea, or within mellow meadows with cows near a village. That's why I find it especially important to chhose a wide view, which shows the character of the location. --Ikar.us (talk) 15:53, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support The sky above the lighthouse adds little value. The composition with the centered tower is mitigated by the asymmetric complex. But quibbles aside, I think this one satisfies the criteria best. Walter Siegmund(talk)23:37, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Reason: allMost characteristic buildings in one image, filling it -- Ikar.us (talk), photo by User:Lotusalp
Support Agree with reason. Documented, geocoded, used in 8 pages in 5 projects. The only other images I've found giving such an overall view are 19th-century illustrations (1; 2). The nominated image is the best image for the scope, IMO. P.S. : I've edited a new version of the file (slight increase of luminosity and contrast, chiefly). --Myrabella (talk) 17:21, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
He's right that my reason was wrong. Not all buildings are there, Dormition Cathedral and Intercession Church are missing. But it's hardly possible to put all of then them on a terrestric image. Aerial would be perfect, but we don't have one. --Ikar.us (talk) 20:52, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've transferred the proposed opponent. The tip of Dormition Cathedral is visible. That's not much more, and the image quality is a bit weird. --Ikar.us (talk) 21:28, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Some considerations about the scope: I wondered why en: distinguishes Novodevichy Convent and Donskoy Monastery, while ru: doesn't. Found that very different differences were usual for these terms:
Monastery for a facility, convent for an organisational unit.
A monastery's inhabitants spend their lifes in cloister, a convent is the homebase for a congregation who operates in the world.
The article in en:WP begins with "Novodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery (Russian: Новоде́вичий монасты́рь, Богоро́дице-Смоле́нский монасты́рь)" [...] Its name, sometimes translated as the New Maidens' Monastery, was devised to differ from an ancient maidens' convent in the Moscow Kremlin". I guess your point 3 may explain the translation "Convent". --Myrabella (talk) 13:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Reason:
overview of most of the complex in one image -- Ikar.us (talk)
Comment There is a high-rise building on this viewpoint. If anyone takes a photo from there, it has very good chances. --Ikar.us (talk) 10:23, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the information about the difference of appearance of roads and vehicles and macadam at the end of the XIXth century and at the beginning of the XXIst, my precious friend ... I'm sure you know that politic matters here are different too, and that's why my question (you did not answer) concerned the building (destruction ? reconstruction ? restorations ?) complex inside the walls... Well, if this pic is the more complete, then I Support (I like vintage views, too...)--Jebulon (talk) 22:33, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In the short period when the monastery was completely secularized, the facility was assigned to the state history museum. From 1944 on it was again partly in religious use. No evidence for any destructions. Restorations have been performed, of course (thus he scaffold problem), but without major changes. Transfiguration cathedral looks white on the painting, but has much red now. I should link detail photos to make it clearer. --Ikar.us (talk) 07:13, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Reason:
another selection of buildings -- Ikar.us (talk)
Oppose Documented now but to me this picture doesn't give a good idea of the overall site, because of its angle of view. --Myrabella (talk) 22:02, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral The image shows the tower very well but the church itself is not visible. Does this comply with the rule illustrates well? Lycaon (talk) 10:58, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Good point. I think the church would be an average small town church and hardly worth a scope without the special tower. There's at least enough visible of the nave to understand the proportions of the building, so nothing essential missing IMO. But I set up an MVR with the second image, which shows a bit more of the side facade. --Ikar.us (talk) 11:25, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Question I'm sorry, I don't know this place, and then I don't really understand with this image how the tower "works" with the church... Maybe a scope named "tower of..." could be better ?--Jebulon (talk) 01:03, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Opposeas not yet eligible for VI status. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it cannot at present become a valued image since it currently fails valued image criterion 5 (should be geocoded, but is not). "All images are expected to be geocoded unless it would not be appropriate to do so". It doesn't mention any rationale for exemption I have not reviewed the nomination against all the criteria, but if you are able to fix this issue and would like me to re-evaluate the image please leave me a message on my talk page. -- Lycaon (talk) 06:12, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Or one follows guidelines and geocodes, or one documents that it has a reason to be exempted and then one doesn't gecodes. No in-betweens. Lycaon (talk) 18:08, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
However, I Oppose a dusty camera, partly covered by labels and theft protection, in a show case with cluttered background. --Ikar.us (talk) 11:53, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Asking for a geocode here is ridiculous IMO, but nonetheless, it's not best in scope. Reflections, background, that theft protection thing ... nope, sorry. -- H00523:05, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Opposeas not yet eligible for VI status. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it cannot at present become a valued image since it currently fails valued image criterion 5 (should be geocoded, but is not). "All images are expected to be geocoded unless it would not be appropriate to do so". I have not reviewed the nomination against all the criteria, but if you are able to fix this issue and would like me to re-evaluate the image please leave me a message on my talk page. -Rastaman3000 (talk) - Visit my new user-page!16:27, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]