[Wikimedia-l] Commons Picture of the Year 2011 - Results

[Béria Lima]

Dear Wikimedians,

If you didn't read yet in the
Signpost<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-06-25/News_and_notes>,
The 2011 Picture of the Year competition has now concluded and we are happy
to announce the results:

WINNER: *A view of the lake Bondhus in Norway. In the background a view of
the Bondhus Glacier as a part of the Folgefonna Glacier.* (Lake Bondhus
Norway 2862.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Bondhus_Norway_2862.jpg>)
by *Heinrich Pniok
(Alchemist-hp<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alchemist-hp>/
pse-mendelejew.de <http://www.pse-mendelejew.de>)*, with 143 votes in the
final round

RUNNER-UP: *Self portrait of Tracy Caldwell
Dyson<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson>in the Cupola
module <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupola_%28ISS_module%29> of the
International
Space Station <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station>observing
the Earth below during Expedition
24 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_24>.* (Tracy Caldwell Dyson in
Cupola ISS.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson_in_Cupola_ISS.jpg>)
by *Tracy Caldwell Dyson (NASA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA>)*, with
118 votes.

2ND RUNNER-UP: *Cueva de los
Verdes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_los_Verdes>,
Canary Islands <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands>, Spain.
Reflection on water.* (Lanzarote 5 Luc
Viatour.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lanzarote_5_Luc_Viatour.jpg>)
by *Luc Viatour (Lviatour <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Lviatour>)
*. 57 votes

In the first round, there were 1395 voters for the 599 images in the
competition. The top 36 made it to the final, where 1178 voters voted.
Congratulations to all the contributors who helped create these beautiful
works and make them available to the world as free content.

A complete list of the finalists is available at
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011/Results .

Thanks to all the voters for participating.

Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011