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File:Cappadocia Balloon Inflating Wikimedia Commons.JPG, featured

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•  Info created, uploaded and nominated by Benh (talk) 20:17, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Comment Long time I haven't self nom, but I really love this one, and it's a bit different from what we usually see over here. Hope you share my opinion. - Benh (talk) 20:17, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support -- Benh (talk) 20:17, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
• I assume it's a view of the inside of the envelope taken from near the throat, but it's hard to tell... especially since this shot makes it look like the largest balloon I've ever seen if it is indeed taken from the inside. I would like this specified in the description. From a technical standpoint, it seems kind of titled CCW, and there's something in the upper-left of the shot. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 20:58, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Yes, it's a view from inside, which I forgot to mention. I fixed this. As for the tilt you talk about, I'm afraid there's not much I can do.. That's just the pattern from how the envelope lies on the ground. If worth it, I may try to clone out the "something" on the upper left, which is part of the "throat", or nominate an alternative. Thanks for the review. - Benh (talk) 21:51, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• I actually prefer that alternative to this one. The wider, seemingly more open view is more appealing to me visually, but it's your decision. Nice pics regardless. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:24, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

•  Support Cool! —kallerna™ 09:58, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
• (weak)  Oppose interesting, but there are two disturbing points (IMO): 1. the top left corner and 2. the fact that the man is oof (needed a smaller aperture, then a longer exposure time, then a tripod and then the man would be in motion blur... very difficult :-/) --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 11:43, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• It was lucky that I caught the moment, before being chased away :) I don't even remember if I took the time to set the camera... :) - Benh (talk) 18:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

•  Support now - the second point is not so heavy that I couldn't support. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 15:17, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

•  Support Nice idea, nice picture. That's an extra-ordinary situation and photograph, a very little bit noisy. I prefer the alternative version due to the "thing" left above which is a bit distracting from the symmetry, but it is (another time) a very good shot in my opinion. Maybe a crop or a cloning out of the "thing" ?--Jebulon (talk) 17:01, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support Little bit noisy but the picture is tall.--Citron (talk) 17:44, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support --Böhringer (talk) 18:26, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support —stay (sic)! 20:14, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support --Karelj (talk) 18:15, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
• (weak)  Oppose per Carschten's first point. --ELEKHH^T 01:56, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
  • change to  Support now that corner fixed. Prefer this version. --ELEKHH^T 08:29, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support I don't mind the top left corner --Schnobby (talk) 05:43, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Info I cloned out the annoying part on upper left corner, but it doesn't show on any thumbnail (Mediawiki looks to have issues with images caches it generates) - Benh (talk) 18:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Oppose --Wladyslaw (talk) 13:04, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support The new version of this image not the alternate, as the former is a far more striking visual. Saffron Blaze (talk) 14:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support --Ximonic (talk) 01:58, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support Something different. Either version would do, but I slightly prefer this one. The OOF man is a little blemish. W.S. 07:08, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support -- Great composition and colour. Now that the distracting element was removed, I prefer this version. Alvesgaspar (talk) 17:56, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support -- Very nice --The Photographer (talk) 18:54, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support Łukasz Wolf Golowanow (talk) 20:24, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support --Lošmi (talk) 01:19, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 14:42, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Alternative

•  Info This alternative provides a wider view, in case some prefer it.
•  Support I'm fine with both. - Benh (talk) 18:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support alt –Juliancolton | ^Talk 18:52, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support mickit 13:59, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support Tomer T (talk) 19:56, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support Either one, both are fine. —stay (sic)! 07:25, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support per stay (sic)!.--Jebulon (talk) 17:03, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support --Ximonic (talk) 02:00, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support better crop and framing than first version --Wladyslaw (talk) 09:20, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support--alex.vonbun (talk) 10:59, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 20:10, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support--Citron (talk) 21:35, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Support --Georgez (talk) 12:21, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Oppose I like the wider view, but I'm missing the pose of the man and here the crop at right is really bad. The other version is much better! --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 15:17, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Oppose -- See my support above. Also, this should be a new nomination, not an alternative version. Alvesgaspar (talk) 17:57, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

•  Comment Personally I prefer it as an alternate - there's no way we should feature *both*, even if both have >7 supports. --99of9 (talk) 11:07, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

• Not a question of preference, the rules say so ;-) -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:14, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 18 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /kaʁstn Disk/Cat 21:32, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Objects/Vehicles

The chosen alternative is: File:Cappadocia Balloon Inflating Wikimedia Commons.JPG