Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Osmium

Osmium

Original - Produced by chemical transport reaction, these osmium crystals, weighing 2.2 grams in total, are 99.99% pure. A member of the platinum group, osmium is the densest naturally occurring element, normally found as an alloy, and also one of the least abundant. Very hard and with a high melting temperature, it is used in fountain pen tips, electrical contacts, and other applications where durability is required.

Reason: excellent resolution, clear illustration
Articles in which this image appears: Osmium
Creator: Alchemist-hp

Support as nominator —Maedin\^talk 07:57, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support I feel like it needs a sharpen, but doing so causes a large degree of blown highlights, so I'm not sure if it should be done or not. Noodle snacks (talk) 21:21, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Okay . . . I assume you (and others) are noticing the resolution? This looks much better downsampled. Maedin\^talk 22:01, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yeah, hence my support - it just looks better sharpened a bit imo. Noodle snacks (talk) 22:03, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Thanks, just checking, :) Maedin\^talk 22:22, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support as creator too. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 12:05, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support rare, high EV and nice quality --George Chernilevsky ^talk 12:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Strangely beautiful. -- Avenue (talk) 12:37, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Osmium crystals.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:35, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]