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OriginalSamantha Cristoforetti
Reason
High resolution. Good composition. Public domain.
Articles in which this image appears
Samantha Cristoforetti
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA/Robert Markowitz

Promoted File:Samantha Cristoforetti official portrait in an EMU spacesuit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:35, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Bombing of Hamburg in World War II included efforts to break morale by destroying housing. Here we see stark evidence of the result.
Reason
While necessarily imperfect - bits of the plane get in the photo - it's by far the best photo of the bombing of Hamburg I can find, showing the devastation in a hugely compelling way
Articles in which this image appears
Dehousing, Bombing of Hamburg in World War II, Air warfare of World War II, Hamburg, etc, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
J. Dowd (Fg Off)

Promoted File:Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CL3400.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:55, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalThe Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (also known as The Dover Boys) is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. It is one of the first cartoons to make extensive use of limited animation, as well as other techniques that would only be more broadly popularized in the 1950s.
Reason
This is just a fun cartoon to watch and is highly regarded as one of the best animated shorts ever made.
Articles in which this image appears
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Chuck Jones
Cant really see any concrete evidence its in public domain but I have seen it being sold by third party distributors. GamerPro64 20:40, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I revised my vote, per my comments below. Bammesk (talk) 15:17, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Armbrust, I didn't get a chance to do it last week. I will try to do it next week. Bammesk (talk) 13:33, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I checked the Film Superlist book, Volume 2 (1940-1949). Contrary to what I assumed, the book doesn't list motion pictures which have fallen into public domain. The book is a better organized compilation of the data in the Online database on motion pictures released from 1940 to 1949, including any renewals 28 years after the original release, plus supplementary info (search reports) on some releases.
I searched the book and the Dover Boys cartoon is not listed in it. I also searched the Online database for motion picture registrations in 1941, 1942, 1943, as well as motion picture renewals in 1969, 1970, 1971 and the Dover Boys cartoon is missing. So there is no record that this cartoon was ever registered for copyright, nor a record that it was ever renewed. (On a sidenote: the Film Superlist book does have copyright registration info for 93 Looney Tunes cartoons and 140 Merrie Melodies cartoons.)
I think the Commons copyright tag is valid (i.e. no renewal). Plus, the cartoon may not have been registered with the copyright office (there is no record of its registration). Pinging the nominator and participants who voted conditionally @GamerPro64, Adam Cuerden, Janke, and MER-C:. Bammesk (talk) 15:17, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good, then. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 18:43, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Dover Boys at Pimento University 1080p.webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:04, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Poster for Ages Ago at the Royal Gallery of Illustration
Reason
I think the fact that it's an original poster to a notable opera, still performed today (and I can absolutely guarantee this because I was in it) is enough. It's artistically quite nice, it gets the point of the piece quite well, and shows all the main characters of the second scene (due to cast doubling, there's no way to include all the characters, and I don't think I've ever actually seen promotional work for this opera dealing with the then-present-day scenes).
Articles in which this image appears
Ages Ago, Gilbert and Sullivan, Frederic Clay (where it replaced an inferior copy), and just added it to W.S. Gilbert.
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Stannard & Son, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Poster for Gilbert and Clay's Ages Ago at the Royal Gallery of Illustration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:11, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalJessica Meir, 2016
Reason
High quality lead image. Portrait of Jessica Meir.
Articles in which this image appears
Jessica Meir
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA/Robert Markowitz

Promoted File:Jessica Meir portrait in a WB-57 flight suit (3).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:14, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Mayor José Roca Haensel delivers the keys to the city to Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez in commemoration of the 314th anniversary of Reyes, Beni.
Reason
High resolution. Large enough that "Llave de la Ciudad" (Key to the City) is legible. Plus, it's a pretty neat key. I'd open doors far more often if that were my key.
Articles in which this image appears
Keys to the city (section of Freedom of the City)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Ministry of Communication of Bolivia / Uncredited photographer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:32, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Coconuts – single and cracked open. Grown in Dominican Republic
Reason
About to be featured on Commons without opposition.
Articles in which this image appears
Coconut, Nauruan cuisine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Coconuts - single and cracked open.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:35, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Splendid fairywren, Cargelligo State Forest, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC this month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Splendid fairywren
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Splendid Fairywren 8352.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:39, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalJuanita Hall as Bloody Mary in the original production of South Pacific
Reason
The first nomination didn't go so well, but I think part of that was the colour balance, which was rather hurting this one. Firstly, there was a bug in the version of GIMP I was using at the time that made images substantially redder, and second, the LoC scan is a little odd colour-wise itself. I've dropped the saturation a little bit, resaved without the bug, and I think the strengths - A photo of an actress in the original production of a major, major Broadway show - now shine through
Articles in which this image appears
Juanita Hall, South Pacific (musical)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Carl Van Vechten restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:35, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMichael Joseph Savage, prime minister of New Zealand, pictured in 1935.
Reason
An iconic photograph at the top of an article. It is clear, sharp, and easily our best and most well-known photo of Savage.
Articles in which this image appears
Michael Joseph Savage, (obviously), as well as History of New Zealand, New Zealand Labour Party, Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand), Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand), List of prime ministers of New Zealand, 1935 New Zealand general election, 1938 New Zealand general election, Australia–New Zealand relations, Minister for Māori Development, First Labour Government of New Zealand, List of prime ministers of George V, List of prime ministers of George VI, List of New Zealand Labour Party MPs, Social Security Act 1938, List of prime ministers of Edward VIII, Department of Island Territories, 1933 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, The Lee Affair, Electoral history of Michael Joseph Savage, Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, List of members of the New Zealand Parliament who died in office, and History of social democracy.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Spencer Digby

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Presidio of San Francisco in 1817
Reason
Quite a lovely image. Long-stable in many of the articles in a damaged version, and in an alternative version in others. Probably the best early image for the Presidio.
Articles in which this image appears
Presidio of San Francisco, History of San Francisco, Rancho Las Camaritas, Yerba Buena, California
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA_History (I mean, arguably, it's Mexican history, but it's part of the modern United States).
Creator
Victor Adam after Louis Choris, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Victor Adam after Louis Choris - Vue du Presidio san Francisco, 1822.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:31, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalKaohsiung Music Center during the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival, with the temporary floating bridge on the left side specially built for the festival.
Reason
High quality, used in infobox, and has received many positive feedbacks on Commons FP candidate page with no opposition as of when I nominate it here. Also, this is the only image of the architecture during the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival on Commons (but I will upload more afterwards).
Articles in which this image appears
Kaohsiung Music Center
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Tiouraren

Promoted File:Kaohsiung Music Center and Great Tiger Bridge during 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:59, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalEurema blanda (Eurema blanda blanda), Phuket, Thailand
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Eurema blanda
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:01, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) Gal Oya National Park, Sri Lanka
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Mugger crocodile Portal:Reptiles
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:02, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalW.E.B. Du Bois
Reason
Quite a good photo; passed Commons easily. Carte-de-visite mount, which we generally keep. And, of course, Du Bois is very, very notable.
Articles in which this image appears
W.E.B. Du Bois
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political (given his activism)
Creator
James E. Purdy, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:W.E.B. Du Bois by James E. Purdy, 1907.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:07, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalKarl Richard Lepsius and his Prussian expedition on top of the Great Pyramid, 1842
Reason
good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Johann Jakob Frey, Karl Richard Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, Lepsius list of pyramids, Flag of Prussia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Johann Jakob Frey
  • Support as nominatorAndrei (talk) 14:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think this needs a little restoration, which I'm willing to do, but it also looks difficult, so it might be slow. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 16:00, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I do believe that we should digitally restore photos but only physically conserve paintings and drawings. The presented one is in a very good condition and I am not sure what you want to adjust here. --Andrei (talk) 16:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Isn't this a lithograph? It rather looks like one. Also, the colours look a bit off for any medium. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 17:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    File info says it is a "watercolor", and I don't see any signs of it being a litho. Some small hairs suggest that this is a scan of a transparency (probably medium or large format), thus the slight graininess - a lot less than would be expected from the stone of a litho print. --Janke | Talk 06:46, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Aye. Just presumed it was a hand-coloured etching or a slightly-too-low-res scan of a lithograph. I guess that justifies it, but I can't help but thinking the colours look off, and it's slightly cut off on the lower right hand side. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 16:16, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]


← According to our article, this was the flag of Prussia. – Sca (talk) 12:47, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Artistic license? ;-) --Janke | Talk 18:36, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Too dissimilar. The flag is what it was. -- Sca (talk) 12:57, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I agree with Adam. This can use some restoration, especially in the sky area. There are many marks and blemishes that clearly aren't part of the original painting. Colors, brightness and contrast should remain as is IMO. Bammesk (talk) 01:52, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:27, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalChapultepec Castle, from between 1880 and 1897.
Reason
Forgive the two nominations in a row, but I do have a ten-image backlog even including these, so I am trying to be good here. I think this is a fine image, quite good for showing off the structure as it historically was. I think the dome on the tower is the most obvious change from present day. I've gone with original crop; Given the Detroit Publishing Company's works tend to follow very strict ratios, I believe this is how it would have been published. More accurate than the illustrations that are our only other historic guide. Admittedly, could be lower down in the article, but the article's full of modern photos, so it's hard to say.
Articles in which this image appears
Chapultepec Castle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
William Henry Jackson, restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:28, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Royal angelfish
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Pez ángel real (Pygoplites diacanthus), parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-26, DD 155.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:32, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Inflorescence of oregano; Keila, Estonia. The petals of a flower are 5 mm long.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Oregano
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Origanum vulgare inflorescence - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:35, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Italian soprano Fausta Labia
Reason
Another of the excellent images released by the Swedish Performing Arts Agency. Not too bad of a restoration. (original, for comparison). I'd say this is one of the two best images of her, the other being File:Fausta Labia, rollporträtt - SMV - H5 033.tif, but this shows her face better.
Articles in which this image appears
Fausta Labia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Uncredited, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Fausta Labia, porträtt - SMV - H5 028 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:36, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Reason
This is my first nomination of a featured picture. I was taken by this photograph which seems to have artistic and educational merit. Potential flaws are that the photographer's name is included at the bottom and at the highest resolution, there are some image artifacts. The framing and background are artistically attractive inviting the viewer to look more closely and see the detail of the words on the sculpture, which are quotes from the subject.
Articles in which this image appears
Brenda Fassie in English and in many other languages
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Axel Bührmann
  • Support as nominator –  SchreiberBike | ⌨  15:03, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • There are a few quibbles I have: It's an artistic monochrome, and possibly a bit heavily post-processed, which I'd normally object to as misleading, but for a bronze sculpture, I think it works. The signature in the lower right is kind of distracting, but it's not from Wikipedia, so that may justify it a bit. I'm inclined to Support, but I imagine those will be the biggest issues with the nomination if there are any. (Well, that, and we honestly need more voters if we're going to keep a quorum of five). Anyway, welcome to Featured Pictures! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 21:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – but I think the watermark should be removed. Bammesk (talk) 17:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I can try, but if I can pass something annoying like that off to WP:Graphics lab I would rather, especially with COVID. Sorry, Graphics Lab, but you specialise in it, and I don't. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 19:37, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If the nom gets the support votes, I volunteer to do it. Bammesk (talk) 19:51, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I've uploaded a new version with the signature/watermark edited out. I have no experience in such things and used MS Paint, so if it can be done better, please do so. I thought the new version would appear above, but it hasn't and I don't know how to make that happen. SchreiberBike | ⌨  12:32, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Refresh the browser's cache. (On a Mac, hold down shift and click refresh.)--Janke | Talk 09:42, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There have been some thumbnailer bugs of late, though. Check out USS Missouri (1841) and compare the lead image with what actually shows if you click through. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 18:48, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:27, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Battle of Shiloh
Reason
Thure de Thulstrup is one of my favourite artists, and I'm glad to have finally finished restoring another of his works.
Articles in which this image appears
Battle of Shiloh + about 7 or 8 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American Civil War
Creator
Thure de Thulstrup, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Thure de Thulstrup - Battle of Shiloh.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:42, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry (AWACS) photographed in 2021
Reason
Quality image of Boeing E-3 Sentry, commonly known as AWACS, it's identified by its radar dome. The aircraft is used by U.S. and NATO forces for surveillance, command, control and communication. This photo has a few dust spots in the background (small dark patches) which I will remove if the nom gets a few supports. This was shot in 2021.
Articles in which this image appears
Boeing E-3 Sentry
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
U.S. Air Force, SSgt Trevor McBride

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:11, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The aurora, or northern lights, over the Víkurkirkja church at Vík in Iceland on a clear night.
Reason
Good image composition, illustrates both the Aurora phenomenon and the iconic Víkurkirkja church. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Aurora, Vík í Mýrdal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Atmospheric optics
Creator
AstroAnthony

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:17, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Port and lighthouse overnight storm with lightning in Port-la-Nouvelle in the Aude department in southern France.
Reason
High quality image, is a featured picture and was a picture-of-the-year candidate on Commons. Serves as a dramatic lead image to the lightning article.
Articles in which this image appears
Lightning, Aude, Landscape photography
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Natural_phenomena/Weather
Creator
Maxime Raynal from France

Promoted File:Port and lighthouse overnight storm with lightning in Port-la-Nouvelle.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:27, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalShirley Graham Du Bois
Reason
A version of this image has been stable in her article for years; I tracked down a better copy. It's a nice image for historical photography. I know that Van Vechten's way of composing his photos can range from beloved to hated on here depending on photo, but this seems a simple, well-executed profile photo with a confident expression, and I think it's lovely. Good companion photo to the one of her husband.
Articles in which this image appears
Shirley Graham Du Bois, Sojourners for Truth and Justice +2
FP category for this image
She was both a notable author, and a notable civil rights proponent. So either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Carl Van Vechten restored by Adam Cuerden
I hope you have an easy quick recovery. Bammesk (talk) 19:49, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: Feeling much better today, and think I got all the specks. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 15:45, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Carl Van Vechten - Shirley Graham Du Bois.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:20, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Detail of facade of Unité d'Habitation of Berlin
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Unité d'Habitation of Berlin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Matthias Süßen

Promoted File:Corbusierhaus, Berlin-msu-2021-2276-.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:54, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Flower of the common kidneyvetch
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Anthyllis vulneraria
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Anthyllis vulneraria inflorescence - Niitvälja.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:59, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. Called the Cosmic Cliffs, Webb’s seemingly three-dimensional picture looks like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening. In reality, it is the edge of the giant, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, and the tallest “peaks” in this image are about 7 light-years high. The cavernous area has been carved from the nebula by the intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from extremely massive, hot, young stars located in the center of the bubble, above the area shown in this image.
Reason
High-quality, high-resolution public domain photo showing one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced
Articles in which this image appears
James Webb Space Telescope, Carina Nebula
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out#Nebulae, stars, supernovae and the Milky Way
Creator
NASA
No problem, it's not the first big image we've had on Commons. I've now cut the image in half and both sections are avaliable on Commons: 1 and 2. This is how we usually deal with very large files of detailed photos. cart-Talk 17:00, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
How can we merge them for this featured image candidate? Ddevault (talk) 17:09, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you can close/withdraw this nom and nominate the photos as a set (like this one), and displaying them side by side just takes a bit of coding. Here is one way of doing it. (Open in editing window to see the code) cart-Talk 17:59, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that's better. Users are going to want to click through to see a larger version, and not in two different browser tabs, and at the thumbnail size there's no advantage to the split method. I think the better approach is to simply let users who want the huge version click through to the NASA source from the image page. Ddevault (talk) 18:03, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Update: I found the full-size version here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STScI-01G7ETNMR8CBHQQ64R4CVA1E6T.tif
I put in a request to have it moved to the other page. Ddevault (talk) 18:10, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Great! Someone found a way to upload the big file. Go with that. cart-Talk 18:20, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, someone updated the original URL as well. So it's all good :) Thanks! Ddevault (talk) 18:27, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I've moved the tiff for you and added the correct info to the page. Good luck! cart-Talk 18:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The secret is to use chunked uploads, which ups and file size to a Gigabyte or so. See commons:User:Rillke/MwJSBot. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 20:43, 13 July 2022 (UTC)js[reply]
  • Yann, did you really confer with the nominator, Ddevault, before changing the format? See above comment. FYI to all parties here, Yann has nominated the jpeg version for FP on Commons. Often the same version is FP across wiki-projects. It would be great if we could agree on one and the same version of this image. On Commons there are FPs in all formats, jpeg, png, even tifs. --cart-Talk 14:09, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    PNGs have a display bug that the Wikipedia coders have no desire to fix. Basically, they aren't sharpened. Apparently, this is a good thing because it can be used for specific use cases, which hardly justifies breaking an entire class of files. Also, yeah, Support JPEG. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 03:43, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    The thumbnail is not ideal, but for those who want to click through to the full quality it would be a travesty if they got a lossy JPEG version. Ddevault (talk) 09:45, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    There are thumbnails and links to the other versions of the image on the jpeg's file page, as well as the others. Such crosslinks should always be present on well-maintained (and especially FP) pages. That way the image looks good at thumb and those interested in exploring it, can check out the desired version. cart-Talk 10:17, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, fair enough. I agree that the thumbnail quality is better and so long as all of the cross-links are in place I suppose it's fine. I put the JPEG version back. Ddevault (talk) 07:25, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NASA’s Webb Reveals Cosmic Cliffs, Glittering Landscape of Star Birth.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:09, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalHenri Becquerel was a French engineer, physicist, Nobel laureate, and the first person to discover evidence of radioactivity. For work in this field he, along with Marie Curie and Pierre Curie, received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Alt 1: Restoration from original photo.
Reason
It's a high resolution copy of a very good photo. Plus, it has high educational value.
Articles in which this image appears
Henri Becquerel and 9 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Paul Nadar

Promoted File:Paul Nadar - Henri Becquerel.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:59, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalWebb's First Deep Field
Reason
EV is pretty well explained in the article
Articles in which this image appears
First light (astronomy), James Webb Space Telescope, SMACS J0723.3-7327, Webb's First Deep Field
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Space/Looking_out
Creator
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

Promoted File:Webb's First Deep Field.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:22, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Costume design for Arac, Gunon, and Scynthius in Princess Ida (1884)
Reason
Nominated this in a slow period last time; think it should be a featured picture, and Commons would agree with me. That it's stable as lead in Pitcher's article is probably enough, but I think it also adds a unique flair to Princess Ida - it's the only costume design.
Articles in which this image appears
William Charles John Pitcher, Princess Ida
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
William Charles John Pitcher (Wilhelm), restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Wilhelm - Costume design for Arac, Gunon, and Scynthius (Princess Ida, 1884).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:16, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalThe Banquet of Cleopatra (Tiepolo)
Reason
Good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
The Banquet of Cleopatra (Tiepolo), Venetian painting, Rococo, National Gallery of Victoria, List of cultural depictions of Cleopatra, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Cleopatra
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Promoted File:Giambattista Tiepolo - The Banquet of Cleopatra - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:13, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Adenium obesum (desert rose), macro of a side view showing calyx, corolla and styles
Reason
A striking high-quality focus-stacked image showing calyx, corolla and styles. It is the infobox image in the Adenium obesum article in en and fr wikis. Valued Image on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Infobox image: Adenium obesum and fr:Rose du désert; Other usage: List of poisonous plants and de:Adenium obesum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Tagooty
  • Thanks for the review. I took only 7 images with manual focussing. Some of the white areas in the petals are slightly fuzzy in all 7 images. I have already done the best I could with retouching in ZereneStacker. --Tagooty (talk) 13:35, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. I think Support, then, as there's a lot of good parts, but a bigger stack might do you well next time, annoying as it is. It's a little odd to see blurred bits between sharp bits. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 13:49, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:56, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Final instar larva of pine sawfly Diprion similis (body length 29 mm)
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Diprion similis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:09, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), juvenile in flight at the Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Butte County, California
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC early this year, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-tailed hawk
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Frank Schulenburg

Promoted File:Buteo jamaicensis in flight at Llano Seco-1520.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:23, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalJohn Milton Brannan was a career United States Army artillery officer who served in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Most notably, he served as a division commander of the Union XIV Corps at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Reason
Think this was just nominated at a bad time before - Passed Commons unanimously, and I think it's a great restoration
Articles in which this image appears
John Milton Brannan +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Mathew Brady's Studio, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:John Milton Brannan by the Studio of Mathew Brady - NPG 81 M465.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:52, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Locals mourning after the attack.
Reason
zhwiki FP. It's true that the clarity is not very good, but the community over there insists that the image meets FP standards.
Articles in which this image appears
2018 knife murders at Pubei Road, Shanghai
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Medalofdead
I think that it is considered impossible to find a technically superior image for this subject, so lower quality may sometimes be allowed. Q𝟤𝟪 07:16, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Very low quality. --Janke | Talk 09:33, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, I think, though it's one that's going to be very hard for us to judge. This kind of image - lower quality, but possibly an iconic image of a tragedy - is really hard to judge if you don't speak the language. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 03:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Technical quality is still criterion 1 at WP:FP?. While this image may meet 4-7, it fails 1-3. Zhwiki might have different standards, but I don't think it meets ours. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahecht (talkcontribs) 20:59, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Low quality and limited EV. --Tagooty (talk) 02:22, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment, as per FP sub-criteria 1.4 this could bypass the first three sub-criteria's 1.1 to 1.3. This then raises the question whether the image meets 1.4. As per criteria 2 there is also an exception clause which could apply to this image. This could also pass the other requirements, even 3. However, coming back to uniqueness and the historical clause, I would say no. This is based on the reasoning that this is the second level of separation from the main incident. Further this second level of separation does not convey enough. This can also be compared with similar images that media houses have used, say with the number of flowers varying or the angle. While I have rejected the image as per FP's objective and subjective clauses, I am leaving this as a comment. These kind of journalistic images, off-hand, taken in the moment, are rare on Wikipedia. Placed alongside text and more context the images can wonderfully add to Wikipedia's voice. FacetsOfNonStickPans (talk) 13:35, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:00, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Official U.S. presidential portrait of Joe Biden, 2021
Reason
Should hopefully be a shoo-in. High quality, high-res, and used at the top of a high-traffic article.
Articles in which this image appears
Joe Biden ++
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Adam Schultz

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:38, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – 1869 poster for F.C. Burnand and Arthur Sullivan's Cox and Box (1869)
Reason
Poster for a fairly famous opera, from the first professional production.
Articles in which this image appears
Cox and Box, Alfred Concanen, Royal Gallery of Illustration
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Alfred Concanen, restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:37, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalCanadian National Railway locomotives EMD SD70M-2, SD75I and SD60F (left to right) on a freight train in Alberta, Canada
Reason
Quality photo of Canadian National Railway freight train in Alberta, Canada. The train is fronted with three locomotive models, front to back: EMD SD70M-2, SD75I and SD60F. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Canadian National Railway
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
David Gubler
Just above the locomotive, that stained-glass effect on the background is a heat distortion from smoke or something? It looks odd, so I'd like to figure out what it is before supporting. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 02:02, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:CN 8015, 5690 and 5517 Hinton - Jasper.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:18, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]