Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond (61289p).jpg

File:Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond (61289p).jpg, featured

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Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Natural/United States#New York
Info This pond in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Queens, NY) was created by NYC urban planner Robert Moses in 1951. The water level is manipulated throughout the year to create ideal mud flats for birds. It's one of my favorite spots, but it requires walking through the mud and pushing through some reeds. This spot is the southernmost tip on a bright (very hot) day as storm clouds are rolling in. I'm always attracted to bright light with dark clouds, and like the contrast between the bright, colorful algae/plantlife and the sky and its reflection. all by — Rhododendrites ^talk | 13:29, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk | 13:29, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support However, there's a slight slant on the image. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk | contribs)} 14:06, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good. Would be even better with tilt correction and a tiny bit of cropping at bottom (also because of the unsharp left corner). --A.Savin 14:18, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks. @A.Savin and Urban Versis 32: I've uploaded a new version. Let me know if that addresses what you meant? Also, regarding the gallery, I had chosen "other" rather than "natural" because it's a human-made (and controlled) pond (complete with a measuring device there in the middle). Still not sure which one makes more sense. — Rhododendrites ^talk | 14:42, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - That looks much better. Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk | contribs)} 15:05, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:56, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thanks Rhododendrites for the obvious improvement. Regarding the gallery choice: man-made or not, it's still a natural object in a natural environment (imho). Regards --A.Savin 16:44, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support blurred in the bottom left corner but I like the scenery -- Wolf im Wald 18:46, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- IamMM (talk) 18:51, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support I love it. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:20, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ermell (talk) 21:54, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Aristeas (talk) 06:03, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support The atmosphere turns an otherwise flat landscape into an impressive scene. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:10, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per King of Hearts. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:45, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Special light -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:34, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Llez (talk) 10:21, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ivar (talk) 18:54, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Alex Florstein (talk) 06:22, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Amusing to describe Moses as an "urban planner" ... it's certainly true, but he was a lot more than that. Daniel Case (talk) 06:35, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment More like an urban destroyer and racist, but people can read the Wikipedia article about him in Wikipedia and judge for themselves. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:39, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:37, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Poco a poco (talk) 17:44, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Mosbatho (talk) 19:31, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 19 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:34, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural/United States#New York