Commons:Picture of the Year/2006/Voting phase 2/gallery

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Candidates for the Commons Picture of the Year 2006


1. San Francisco Airport (SFO) at night. Taken by Flickr user Andrew Choy.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 4 January 2006. Picture of the day of 22 January 2006.

2. Sans domicile fixe in Paris. Taken by Wikimedian Eric Pouhier

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 5 January 2006. Picture of the day of 9 March 2006.


3. Animation of Newton's cradle, resting on a copy of Newton's famous book Principia Mathematica. Created by Wikimedian DemonDeLuxe.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 26 December 2006.

4. Lunar libration by Wikimedian Tomruen

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 12 June 2006. Picture of the day of 9 August 2006.


5. The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Taken by Senior Airman Joshua Strang.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 16 October 2006. Picture of the day of 1 February 2007.

6. The wreck of the American Star (SS America) seen from land side, Fuerteventura. Taken by Wikimedian Wollex.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 24 February 2006. Picture of the day of 24 April 2006.


7. A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada. Taken by Wikimedian Mdf.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 29 October 2006. Picture of the day of 27 November 2006.

8. Barred Owl (Strix varia) – Whitby, Ontario (Canada). Taken by Wikimedian Mdf.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 7 November 2006. Picture of the day of 15 January 2007.


9. Moon occluded by clouds over San Diego, California. Taken by Wikimedian Rufustelestrat.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 18 November 2006. Picture of the day of 25 January 2007.

10. Hoverflies mating in midair. Taken by Wikimedian Fir0002.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 11 December 2006.


11. A paper match igniting. Taken by Wikimedian Sebastian Ritter.

Featured picture Promoted to Featured picture on 28 October 2006. Picture of the day of 1 January 2007.