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Original - Original Map of Rensselaerswyck, probably created around 1632, but not known exactly. Authorship is usually credited to Gillis van Schendel, but due to timing inconsistencies, this is most likely not true. Believed to be the first map created of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck. The Hudson River flows from right to left; north is to the right.
Reason
17th century map of the only successful patroonship within New Netherland. Historically significant for the Albany, New York and Capital District area. The original is actually on display at the New York State Museum as part of an exhibition called "1609", in celebration of Henry Hudson's voyage up the Hudson River.
Articles this image appears in
Map of Rensselaerswyck, Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Kiliaen van Rensselaer (Dutch merchant)
Creator
Unknown

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:15, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Floating on mushrooming green parachutes, members of the 1st Battalion Airborne, 501st Infantry, Fort Richardson, Alaska, pepper the sky in their careful descent over Donnelly Drop Zone.
Reason
A compelling image of an airborne infantry drop.
Articles this image appears in
Airborne forces, 501st Infantry Regiment (United States)
Creator
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marlene S. Barry.

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:15, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original 1 - Visible from Pompeii are the two craters of the Mount Vesuvius volcano. In 79 AD, Vesuvius erupted violently, decimating Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing between 10,000 and 25,000 people. Vesuvius's last eruption was in 1944, and if it were to erupt like this again, scientists speculate 600,000 people would be killed.
Original 2 - New scan from original negative. Should the colors be adjusted to match the gloom of the older version?
Colors adjusted - proposed color-corrected version of the new scan to remove the perceived yellowish cast

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Morn (talkcontribs) 03:14, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reason
Taken in the extremely historic district of Pompeii, which we all know, this image is excellent in that it shows how close Vesuvius is to Pompeii. It is somewhat low res, but the EV overtakes that. I think the image should also be added to Pompeii, somewhere.
Articles this image appears in
Mount Vesuvius
Creator
Apparently Morn
This is VPC, not FPC. ceranthor 21:18, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support as creator ;-) --- Seeing that this image remains quite popular (for several years it was featured on the WP-EN frontpage on the anniversary of the eruption), perhaps I should see if I can track down the negative and have it scanned at higher resolution. At the time I had to use a print, and unfortunately more than about 1 megapixel resolution was out of the question. Morn (talk) 02:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As you can see, a higher-quality scan of the image is now available. If you feel the colors need to be adjusted, Nezzadar, adjust away.

I sort of like the bloody tone of the walls on the original image, but I'm not sure if this was due to color correction in the Gimp in the old version or if the new version has been excessively adjusted towards more yellow and green by the lab. It was a pretty overcast day, so I think it should look a little more foreboding. Morn (talk) 23:15, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm trying to get yet another scan (tomorrow perhaps), this time from a large print. The problem with the negative scans (#2 and #3) is that the lab always boosts the greeens (the grass) and blues (the sky) ridiculously. What I'd really like to obtain is a high-resolution scan without weird colors. We'll see if they can do it... Morn (talk) 23:36, 11 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well, it looks like it will be a few more days before I get the "new new scan." :( Morn (talk) 17:37, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Original 3 - "New, new" scan from large-format print.

Here's the final scan, now with better colors and very high resolution. Had to scale it down a little, because apparently the image thumbnailer can only handle images up to 12.5 megapixels. Morn (talk) 20:38, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. For the time being, I've put version #4 on the Mt. Vesuvius page, because that's the one I like best at this point. (The images also look different depending on whether your browser honors embedded color profiles or not. I.e., Safari does, Camino apparently doesn't.)

I've used PNG in case somebody wants to try out a different color grading. Re-compression of JPEGs generally yields artifacts. And besides, Wikipedia/Wikimedia allows uploads up to 100 MB, so I think it makes sense to use a lossless format. I don't want to have to scan this thing again every few years just because everyone's screen resolution has gone up a little and their CPUs can now handle higher-res images without croaking... Morn (talk) 22:08, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vesuvius from Pompeii (hires version 2 scaled).png --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:40, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - The corner of the north and west sides (built c.1640 – c. 1712) of the second quadrangle of Jesus College, Oxford, with snow covering the grass. The regular pattern of Dutch gables around the top of buildings with their ogee sides and semi-circular pediments can be seen directly and also indirectly with the shadows on the grass.
Reason
A good illustration of the interior of Jesus College, Oxford, particularly the regular pattern of the roofline.
Articles this image appears in
Buildings of Jesus College, Oxford; newly-added to Jesus College, Oxford
Creator
Flickr user Krymzon (Krzysztof Iłowiecki); uploaded to Commons by Bencherlite

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:48, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Ok, let's try again, shall we? Hello?! Would anyone care to comment this time round?

And the answer to my question was, clearly, "no, go away". Sigh. I'll close this myself, then, shall I?

Not promoted --BencherliteTalk 23:05, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Original - The outside clock of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Reason
a paradigmatic and fine quality illustration of two concepts: 'GMT' and 'clock'
Articles this image appears in
Greenwich Mean Time, Clock
Creator
Alvesgaspar (talk)

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:33, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) eating a Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) hatchling.
Reason
Image illustrates a Great Blue Heron eating its prey. The image has been used on the article for months and provides a great close-up of the turtle in the heron's mouth.
Articles this image appears in
Great Blue Heron
Creator
John Harrison

Promoted File:GreatBlueHeroneatingturtle08.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:29, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - 7 lions spotted along the road in the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya.
Reason
I'd nominated this for FPC where it was suggested to take it here. This looks quite good to me, and I think it meets the criteria.
Articles this image appears in
Lion
Creator
Tekken50 - Uploader, Created by "The Lilac Breasted Roller" at Flickr.

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:42, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Original - The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Grand Mosque of Damascus is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.
Reason
Amazing pano of a very interesting structure.
Articles this image appears in
Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
Creator
Theklan

Promoted File:Umayyad_Mosquee_panoramic.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:44, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]



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