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'''Banners''' are 575-pixel wide-format images submitted for use on the top of the [[Main Page]]. I plan to rotate banners periodically to give the site a fresh look. There's no guaranty I'll use all submissions, as I plan to be rather picky. The best banner images will have as many as possible of the following qualities (but the best might not have all of them): | '''Banners''' are 575- or 800-pixel wide-format images submitted for use on the top of the [[Main Page]]. I plan to rotate banners periodically to give the site a fresh look. There's no guaranty I'll use all submissions, as I plan to be rather picky. The best banner images will have as many as possible of the following qualities (but the best might not have all of them): | ||
* Alluring (strong image, good composition, color, etc) | * Alluring (strong image, good composition, color, etc) | ||
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==Current stable== | ==Current stable== | ||
[[Image: | ===Skylines=== | ||
[[Image:Bham skyline from Ruffner.jpg|thumb|800px|center|<small><div align="right">Birmingham's skyline seen from the Hawk's View Overlook at [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve]]</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Railroad Park banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|<small><div align="right">View of the Birmingham skyline from the [[Railroad Park]]. Photographed September 17, 2010 by User:Dystopos</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Vulcan in clouds banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Vulcan and the ridge of Red Mountain above the clouds. Photographed December 2006 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/techbirmingham/ Curtis Palmer]]] | |||
[[Image:Red Mountain Expwy banner.jpg|frame|center|<small> <div align="right">[[Red Mountain Expressway]] from the [[Highland Avenue]] overpass. February 27, 2008 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/booleansplit/ booleansplit]</div></small>]] | |||
[[ | [[File:Future interstate 22 banner.jpg|thumb|800px|center|<small> <div align="right">[[I-22]] under construction in 2005, seen from the [[Hillcrest Road]] overpass.</div></small>]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Scaffold builders - advent.jpg|frame|center|<small> <div align="right">A crew dismantles scaffolding at the [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]]. Photographed May 30, 2003</div></small>]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Framed skyline banner.jpg|thumb|575px|center|<small> <div align="right">Skyline of [[Birmingham]] framed by a [[UAB]] parking deck. April 18, 2008 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/delosj/ DelosJ]</div></small>]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Red Mountain at night.jpg|center|thumb|575px|Shades Valley and Red Mountain. Photographed January 9, 2008 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mosesxan/ mosesxan]]] | ||
[[Image:Birmingham at night.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">''[[Birmingham]] seen from [[Red Mountain]]. March 7, 2002''</div></small>]] | [[Image:Birmingham at night.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">''[[Birmingham]] seen from [[Red Mountain]]. March 7, 2002''</div></small>]] | ||
[[Image:RMX-I2059 banner.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">Northern terminus of the [[Red Mountain Expressway]] at [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]] downtown. Photographed December 13, 2007 by David Smith</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:1972 smog banner.jpg|thumb|center|800px|<small><div align="right">Birmingham's skyline with smog, August 1972</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Smart People banner.jpg|thumb|center|800px|<small><div align="right">''Skyline with [[Two North Twentieth]] sign. June 16, 2005''</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:1914 banner.jpg|thumb|center|800px|<small><div align="right">''Skyline, [[1916]]''</div></small>]] | |||
===Other=== | |||
[[File:Birmingham mural banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|<small><div align="right">A mural on the side of the [[Fashions Hair Care]] building on [[3rd Avenue North]]</div></small>]] | |||
[[File:1930 Industrial HS print shop.jpg|center|thumb|800px|<small><div align="right">A printing class at [[Industrial High School]] taught by [[Fess Whatley]], c. 1930</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:2011 immigration law rally banner.jpg|thumb|800px|center|<small><div align="right">A 2011 rally at [[Linn Park]] opposing the [[Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act]]</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Lyric proscenium mural.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Detail of proscenium mural at the [[Lyric Theatre]]. Photographed June 2010 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/natedreger/ natedregerphoto].]] | |||
[[Image:Talladega banner.jpg|center|thumb|575px|<small><div align="right">The 2010 [[Aaron's 499]] race at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]]</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Geo-Chromatic Progress.jpg|center|thumb|800px|''[[Geo-Chromatic Progress]]'' by Michael Mojher. 1978-2009]] | |||
[[Image:Sloss at sunset banner.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">[[Sloss Furnaces]] at sunset, May 2008</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Five Points South banner.jpg|thumb|800px|center|<small><div align="right">[[Five Points South]] in September 2006</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Samford football practice.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">[[Samford Bulldogs]] practice at [[Seibert Stadium]] in August 2006</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Structure section banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|<small><div align="right">Geologic structure section through the [[Birmingham District]]. Published with the ''Geologic Map of Alabama'' ([[1926]])</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Barons Baseball banner.jpg|frame|center|<small> <div align="right">[[2007 Rickwood Classic]] at [[Rickwood Field]]. May 30, 2007 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/xabbu/ Joshua Self]</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Japanese Garden banner.jpg|frame|center|<small> <div align="right">[[Japanese Garden]] at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]]. June 4, 2004 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/delosj/ DelosJ]</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:UAB-ECU basketball banner.jpg|frame|center|<small> <div align="right">[[UAB Blazers]] 77 - East Carolina Pirates 59. Photographed January 23, 2008 at [[Bartow Arena]] by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mosesxan/ mosesxan]</div></small>]] | |||
[[File:Hardie-Tynes 2009.jpg|thumb|800px|center|<small> <div align="right">[[Hardie-Tynes|Hardie-Tynes Co.]] machine shop. Photographed October 23, 2009 by User:Dystopos</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Praying hands banner.jpg|frame|center|<small> <div align="right">Detail of [[Kneeling ministers statue]] by Raymond Kasky at [[Kelly Ingram Park]]. Photographed February 11, 2006 by Chris Denbow</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:RR Park banner.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">''Sunset at the site of the future [[Railroad Reservation Park]]. January 1, 2008''</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Pumpkin patch banner.jpg|thumb|575px|center|<small><div align="right">''Pumpkin patch at [[Corny Creek Farm]] in [[Columbiana]]. Photographed in 2006 by Curtis Palmer''</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Oak Hill banner.jpg|thumb|center|575px|<small><div align="right">''[[Oak Hill Cemetery]]. Photographed October 2013''</div></small>]] | |||
[[File:Quinlan Castle banner.jpg|thumb|center|800px|<small><div align="right">''[[Quinlan Castle]]. Photographed December 2021''</div></small>]] | |||
[[Image:Veterans Day Parade banner.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">''[[Veterans Day]] parade on [[2nd Avenue North]]. November 11, 2005''</div></small>]] | [[Image:Veterans Day Parade banner.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">''[[Veterans Day]] parade on [[2nd Avenue North]]. November 11, 2005''</div></small>]] | ||
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[[Image:Japanese Gardens banner.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">Fall colors at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]]' Japanese garden. Photographed November 13, 2007 by Wally Argus</div></small>]] | [[Image:Japanese Gardens banner.jpg|frame|center|<small><div align="right">Fall colors at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]]' Japanese garden. Photographed November 13, 2007 by Wally Argus</div></small>]] | ||
[[Image:Regions Xmas banner.jpg| | [[Image:Regions Xmas banner.jpg|thumb|800px|center|<small><div align="right">[[Regions Center]], December, [[2006]]</div></small>]] | ||
[[Image:Kelly Ingram Park birdseye.jpg|center|thumb|797px|<small><div align="right">Birds-eye view of [[Kelly Ingram Park]] in Spring, 1993 by HABS photographer Jet Lowe</div></small>]] | |||
[[File:Common Ground banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|<small><div align="right">Detail from [[Whitney Byington]]'s "Common Ground" eco-dyed fabric installation</div></small>]] | |||
[[Category:Banners|*]] | [[Category:Banners|*]] | ||
[[Category:Image galleries]] | [[Category:Image galleries]] | ||
[[Category:Bhamwiki maintenance]] | [[Category:Bhamwiki maintenance]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:45, 4 December 2021
Banners are 575- or 800-pixel wide-format images submitted for use on the top of the Main Page. I plan to rotate banners periodically to give the site a fresh look. There's no guaranty I'll use all submissions, as I plan to be rather picky. The best banner images will have as many as possible of the following qualities (but the best might not have all of them):
- Alluring (strong image, good composition, color, etc)
- Illustrative of Birmingham in a general sense (inclusive, recognizable)
- Seasonal (keep us fresh)
- Documentary (try to shed some light on our documentary purpose)
- Free (Creative Commons or PD images are preferred)
Current stable
Skylines
Birmingham's skyline seen from the Hawk's View Overlook at Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve
View of the Birmingham skyline from the Railroad Park. Photographed September 17, 2010 by User:Dystopos
Vulcan and the ridge of Red Mountain above the clouds. Photographed December 2006 by Curtis Palmer
I-22 under construction in 2005, seen from the Hillcrest Road overpass.
A crew dismantles scaffolding at the Cathedral Church of the Advent. Photographed May 30, 2003
Shades Valley and Red Mountain. Photographed January 9, 2008 by mosesxan
Birmingham seen from Red Mountain. March 7, 2002
Northern terminus of the Red Mountain Expressway at I-20/59 downtown. Photographed December 13, 2007 by David Smith
Skyline with Two North Twentieth sign. June 16, 2005
Skyline, 1916
Other
A mural on the side of the Fashions Hair Care building on 3rd Avenue North
A printing class at Industrial High School taught by Fess Whatley, c. 1930
A 2011 rally at Linn Park opposing the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act
The 2010 Aaron's 499 race at the Talladega Superspeedway
Geo-Chromatic Progress by Michael Mojher. 1978-2009
Sloss Furnaces at sunset, May 2008
Five Points South in September 2006
Samford Bulldogs practice at Seibert Stadium in August 2006
Geologic structure section through the Birmingham District. Published with the Geologic Map of Alabama (1926)
UAB Blazers 77 - East Carolina Pirates 59. Photographed January 23, 2008 at Bartow Arena by mosesxan
Hardie-Tynes Co. machine shop. Photographed October 23, 2009 by User:Dystopos
Detail of Kneeling ministers statue by Raymond Kasky at Kelly Ingram Park. Photographed February 11, 2006 by Chris Denbow
Sunset at the site of the future Railroad Reservation Park. January 1, 2008
Pumpkin patch at Corny Creek Farm in Columbiana. Photographed in 2006 by Curtis Palmer
Oak Hill Cemetery. Photographed October 2013
Quinlan Castle. Photographed December 2021
Veterans Day parade on 2nd Avenue North. November 11, 2005
Fall colors at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens' Japanese garden. Photographed November 13, 2007 by Wally Argus
Regions Center, December, 2006
Birds-eye view of Kelly Ingram Park in Spring, 1993 by HABS photographer Jet Lowe
Detail from Whitney Byington's "Common Ground" eco-dyed fabric installation