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•  Info A hydraulic demolition jaw knocking down a hotel, created by Acroterion – uploaded by Acroterion – nominated by Acroterion -- Acroterion (talk) 02:06, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
•  Support -- Acroterion (talk) 02:06, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
• Please add location. Thanks, Yann (talk) 10:47, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
• Thanks for adding the location.  conditional support provided you reduce the AI sharpening. I would be OK with some motion blur here. JayCubby (talk) 13:16, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
  • Yeah, that was too much. I've gone back to the first version with some slightly blurred falling blocks. The bright speckles are airborne debris, not artifacts. Acroterion (talk) 22:27, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

    Thank you Acroterion, speaking of artifacts, there is some sort of tiling glitch (?) in the top-left corner. Could the highlights be reduced any? JayCubby (talk) 23:38, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

    Not sure I'm seeing what you're describing, but I think the highlight in the lower left corner could be knocked down. Acroterion (talk) 00:19, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

    Leftmost part of the top side JayCubby (talk) 01:15, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

    Got it, thanks. Acroterion (talk) 01:51, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

• Per Jay. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 22:20, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

• @Aciarium: Did you want to cast a vote here? No offence, I am just asking because the wording (“Per Jay”) suggests to me that your intention was to vote. Best, – Aristeas (talk) 19:22, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

@Aristeas: Thanks for the ping! I don't have too much time at the moment so I missed the changes to the file!  Support --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 21:03, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

•  Support IMHO this photo deserves a little bit more love. If I look at it in full size it really works for me. Not sharp enough? Well, this is really an action shot. Narrow crop? IMHO think the crop is good because it takes us right into the action. And certainly this photo has high educational value if this is what one is looking for. – Aristeas (talk) 19:20, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

The thing I liked about the image was that the demolition tool has a face and is actively eating the building. I have other images where things are relatively static, but they're not as interesting, and I felt at the time that a little blur would make it look more dynamic. Acroterion (talk) 22:21, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

•  Support I think the motion blur of the falling debris makes it more dynamic. --C messier (talk) 21:17, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
•  Support --MZaplotnik^(talk) 04:25, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
•  Strong support per Aristeas and C Messier. Very dramatic, and well executed all around. Not often you see pictures like this. – Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:58, 17 April 2026 (UTC)