Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria. Promoting an image If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section. For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-third majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here. The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results. If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well. Delisting an image A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section. Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture. For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-third majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except that:.If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance. Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December. Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).

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Step 1: Evaluate Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2: Create a subpage For Nominations To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button. For Delists (or Delist & Replace) To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3: Transclude and link Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list ().

How to comment for Candidate Images Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional. Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly. You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion. To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it. If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case. Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly. Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version. How to comment for Delist Images Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture. Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture. Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture. You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion. To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it. Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person. You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}. Editing candidates If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied. Is my monitor adjusted correctly? In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting. Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting. On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.

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Current nominations

Head of chacma baboon

Voting period ends on 6 May 2018 at 08:12:38 (UTC)

Original – Male chacma baboon (Papio ursinus griseipes) in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Chacma baboon

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:12, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Spotted hyena

Voting period ends on 6 May 2018 at 08:02:02 (UTC)

Original – Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in the Etosha National Park, Namibia

Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Spotted hyena

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:02, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Victoria Memorial situated in Kolkata

Voting period ends on 5 May 2018 at 17:34:37 (UTC)

Original – A very high resolution stitched panorama image of the iconic landmark in Kolkata

Reason

A very high resolution stitched panorama image of the iconic landmark in Kolkata. The fully downloaded image viewed at 100% resolution allows exceptional level of details for the viewers. I did not find such high resolution image in wikipedia for this landmark architecture and feel its inclusion will enrich the article.

Articles in which this image appears

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Memorial,_Kolkata

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 17:34, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support as nominator – Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 17:34, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - Not a fan of the washout on the right side of the photo chsh (talk) 20:31, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
• If that can be fixed, I would support. --Janke | Talk 06:02, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Xbox

Voting period ends on 26 Apr 2018 at 22:25:16 (UTC)

Original – The Xbox is a home video game console and the first installment in the Xbox series of consoles manufactured by Microsoft. Announced in 2000, the Xbox, graphically powerful compared to its rivals, featured a standard PC's 733 MHz Intel Pentium III processor. It was also noted for its PC-like size and weight, and was the first console to feature a built-in hard disk. The "Controller S" (codenamed "Akebono"), a smaller, lighter Xbox controller, was originally the standard Xbox controller only in Japan, designed for users with smaller hands.

Reason

Very high quality image displaying the console's and the controller's look

Articles in which this image appears

Xbox (console), Sixth generation of video game consoles, Microsoft

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Engineering_and_technology/Electronics

Creator

Evan-Amos

• Support as nominator – FakeShemp (talk) 22:25, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Fire it up, and bring on the ring - I mean HALO :) TomStar81 (Talk) 22:27, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment – Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Sca (talk) 23:42, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yes --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 18:34, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Daniel Case (talk) 05:45, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Frankly, Evan's whole line of product photography could be featured. At this point, the original Xbox has been off the market long enough that I don't think there are any promotional issues.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:09, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Gotta complete the set, Evan chsh (talk) 20:30, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Nominations — to be closed

Nominations in this category are older than ten days and are to be closed. New votes will no longer be accepted.

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

These nominations have been moved here because consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from those who participated in the discussion. Usually this is because there was more than one edit of the image available, and no clear preference for one of them was determined. If you voted on these images previously, please update your vote to specify which edit(s) you are supporting.

Closing procedure

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Jujutacular/closeFPC

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:

   {{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~

   • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

2. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image name}} to the top of the section.
3. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the April archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
4. If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.
5. If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

When promoted, perform the following:

1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:

   {{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~

   • Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:

   Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG

   • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

2. Add the image to:
   • Template:Announcements/New featured content - newest on top, remove the oldest so that 15 are listed at all times.
   • Wikipedia:Goings-on - newest on bottom.
   • Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs - newest on top.
3. Add the image to the proper sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on top.

   The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "Description at Article, by Creator". For a non-Wikipedian, it should be similar, but if the creator does not have an article, use an external link if appropriate. For images with substantial editing by one or more Wikipedians, but created by someone else, use "Description at Article, by Creator (edited by Editor)" (all editors involved should be clear from the nomination). Additionally, the description is optional - if it's essentially the same as the article title, then just use "Article, by Creator". Numerous examples can be found on the various Featured Pictures subpages.

4. Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
5. Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
6. If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
7. Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
8. If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
9. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} to the top of the section.
10. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the April archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
11. If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedure

Note that delisting an image does not equal deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article/s.

If consensus is to KEEP featured picture status, and the image is used in at least one article, perform the following:

1. Check that the image has been in the article for at least one week. Otherwise, suspend the nomination to give it time to stabilize before continuing.
2. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:

   {{FPCresult|Kept|}} --~~~~

   • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

3. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
4. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the archived delist nominations. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the bottom of the Retained section of the archive.
5. Optionally leave a note on the picture's talk page.

If consensus is to DELIST, or the image is unused (and consensus is not for a replacement that is used), perform the following:

1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:

   {{FPCresult|Delisted|}} --~~~~

   • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
3. Remove the image from the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs.
4. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
5. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the archived delist nominations. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} page to the bottom of the Delisted section of the archive.

If consensus is to REPLACE (and at least one of the images is used in articles), perform the following:

1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:

   {{FPCresult|Replaced|}} with File:NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG --~~~~

   • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
   • Replace NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG with the name of the replacement file.

2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
3. Update the replacement picture's tag, adding the tag {{Featured picture|delist/image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/image_name). Remove any no longer applicable tags from the original, replacement and from any other alternatives. If the alternatives were on Commons and no longer have any tags, be sure to tag the description page with {{missing image}}.
4. Replace the delisted Featured Picture in all articles with the new replacement Featured Picture version. Do NOT replace the original in non-article space, such as Talk Pages, FPC nominations, archives, etc.
5. Ensure that the replacement image is included on the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs. Do this by replacing the original image with the new replacement image; do not add the replacement as a new Featured Picture.
6. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
7. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the archived delist nominations. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the bottom of the Replaced section of the archive.

Recently closed nominations

Nominations in this category have already been closed and are here for the purposes of closure review by FPC contributors. Please do not add any further comments or votes regarding the original nomination. If you wish to discuss any of these closures, please do so at Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates. Nominations will stay here for three full days following closure and subsequently be removed.

Everton L.F.C.

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Apr 2018 at 12:20:27 (UTC)

Original – Everton L.F.C. celebrates winning the FA WSL 2 Spring Series.

Reason

Good quality photo of the football team's title celebration.

Articles in which this image appears

FA WSL Spring Series, Everton L.F.C., 2017 Everton L.F.C. season

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport

Creator

KTC

• Support as nominator – KTC (talk) 12:20, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose – Promotional rah-rah. Sca (talk) 15:25, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose This is a very useful photo, but I'm afraid that the composition isn't of FP quality (eg, it's taken at an angle, with the result that the team and the signage they're posing with is also at an angle) Nick-D (talk) 11:03, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per my !vote at Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 05:46, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:52, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

Male black darter dragonfly

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2018 at 11:26:23 (UTC)

Original – male black darter dragonfly (Sympetrum danae) on Warren Heath, Hampshire

Reason

High quality image illustartes insect well. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Black darter

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:26, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support - Body is in good focus. Unreasonable to expect wings to also be entirely in focus.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:18, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:51, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

• Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:51, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Black-veined white on early marsh-orchid

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2018 at 11:13:42 (UTC)

Original – Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) male, on early marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), Tagamõisa Conservation Area, Saaremaa, Estonia

Reason

High quality image of hard-to-find butterfly and orchid. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Aporia crataegi, Dactylorhiza incarnata

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:13, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
• Weak oppose - Massive swathe of OOF on the top of the wing closest to the camera.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:17, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:50, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Sunbird

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Apr 2018 at 13:31:16 (UTC)

Original – Sunbird looking for its feed on a sunny day

Reason

Photograph has good clarity with ISO and Aperture ratio, with blurred background.

Articles in which this image appears

Sunbird, Purple-rumped sunbird

FP category for this image

Birds,Fauna,Birds of India

Creator

gavish.pn

• Support as nominator – Gavish.pn (talk) 13:31, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment – This picture doesn't appear in any of the listed articles (see Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria). —Bruce1ee^talk 13:55, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - In addition to being ineligible (see above) and awkwardly composed, it is severely overexposed and unsharp. Better luck next time, but do pay attention to all FPC criteria! --Janke | Talk 19:25, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - Hard to see any detail on the bird. Mattximus (talk) 22:15, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose Has been removed from both articles because of very poor quality. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:53, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:18, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Stone wheel engraved in the 13th century built Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Apr 2018 at 14:48:40 (UTC)

Original – one of 24 stone wheels engraved in the 13th century built Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India

Reason

High resolution black and white image of an iconic architecture which showcases the fine intricate stonework of 13th centrury India

Articles in which this image appears

Konark Sun Temple

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors

Creator

Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:48, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support as nominator – Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:48, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Quality isn't the best....but is interesting...--LivioAndronico ^(talk) 09:46, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment: Why greyscale? Josh Milburn (talk) 10:39, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose I don't know why it is in greyscale... Mattximus (talk) 12:46, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment: I felt the grayscale was bringing out the deails of the stone work better than the full colored version - Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 19:32, 8 April 2018 (UTC).
• Oppose I see no reason for B/W - furthermore, there is either severe compression artifacting, or a focus problem. Why don't you upload the original file for us to compare with? --Janke | Talk 08:09, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per compression issues/focus problem... almost looks like overly aggressive denoising, at least following my own experiences photographing reliefs (example).  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:37, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/b/b3/20180410142638%21Stone_wheel_engraved_in_the_13th_century_built_Konark_Sun_Temple_in_Orissa%2C_India.jpg Colored Version uploaded Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:32, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:32, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Zephyranthes Carinata

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Apr 2018 at 14:40:06 (UTC)

Original – A pair of beautiful rosepink zephyr lily or pink rain lily (Zephyranthes Carinata) in full bloom

Reason

Gives a high resolution picture of a pair of flowers with rich details and color.

Articles in which this image appears

Zephyranthes

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers

Creator

Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:40, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

• Support as nominator – Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:40, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose - The leaf in front of the lower flower kills it for me, sorry. --Janke | Talk 15:13, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment – Saturation? Contrast? Sca (talk) 13:14, 6 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose poor composition and over-saturation. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:54, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:36, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Gold dust day gecko

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Apr 2018 at 20:43:02 (UTC)

Original – A gold dust day gecko on the island of Hawaii.

Edit 1 – Reduced cropping to meet minimum resolution requirements. Corrected extremely slight underexposure, improving detail in eye.

Reason

This image is of high technical quality and accurately illustrates the most prominent features of an average member of the species. In particular, the discrete scale color pattern is clearly visible.

Articles in which this image appears

Gold dust day gecko, Scale (anatomy)

FP category for this image

Reptiles

Creator

Steevven1

• Support as nominator – Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 20:43, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Comment – very expressive and nice photo, but slightly smaller than the 1500 pixel requirement. On a sidenote, we have a full body FP of this gecko: [1], but it doesn't show the face well. Bammesk (talk) 02:34, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Wow, I didn't catch that! I could loosen my crop just a bit and easily meet or exceed the 1500 pixel requirement if needed. Would this be advisable? Can I update the image while it's up for nomination, or should I remove and re-nominate? Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 04:41, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
    • Modifying the image during the voting period is possible, no need to re-nominate the image. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:44, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
      • Edit 1 uploaded, correcting the resolution issue via slightly loosened cropping. Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 18:36, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
        • conditional Support Edit 1 for EV in article Scale (anatomy). Image is a recent addition, so conditional on the image remaining in the article during this nomination. Bammesk (talk) 01:32, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
        • conditional Support Edit 1 per Bammesk --gupdoo3  3oodpug 01:41, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support Edit 1 This is a very clear and interesting photo of this lizard: nicely done. Nick-D (talk) 11:34, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support for Edit#1 Interesting close-up chsh (talk) 22:04, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support for Edit#1 - Good portrait  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:38, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose I don't this as FP in composition or depth of field and it's a small image. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:57, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support for Edit#1 - Nice - DreamSparrow ^Chat 20:08, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Promoted File:Gold Dust Day Gecko closeup hawaii edit 1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:33, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Chiesa Nuova (Assisi) - Interior

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Apr 2018 at 20:01:28 (UTC)

Chiesa Nuova (Assisi) - Interior

Reason

One of most beautiful church in Assisi

Articles in which this image appears

Chiesa Nuova (Assisi)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors

Creator

LivioAndronico ^(talk)

• Support as nominator – LivioAndronico ^(talk) 20:01, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support --gupdoo3  3oodpug 01:43, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
• Support I wish the article was a little more fleshed out, but otherwise a nice photo of the subject. chsh (talk) 05:48, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:27, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

• Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:27, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Johannes Ludwig

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Apr 2018 at 16:29:22 (UTC)

Original – Johannes Ludwig is a German luger. He won a gold and a bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympics, a gold at the 2017 World Luge Championships, and a bronze at the 2013 World Luge Championships

Reason

This image is the product of a collaboration between the German Olympic Sports Confederation and Wikimedia Germany, which I'm sure is something we can all get behind. The Winter Olympics are perhaps not as well-represented on the English Wikipedia as they could be, and portraits make great FPs.

Articles in which this image appears

Johannes Ludwig

FP category for this image

People/Sport

Creator

Sandro Halank

• Support as nominator – Josh Milburn (talk) 16:29, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
• Weak oppose – It's an okay if unexceptional shot, although nose highlights seem slightly blown. But the article is stub and the subject seems rather obscure. (I must admit, though, that the phrase "German Luger" rings a bell. Ha.) Scant EV, nach meiner Meinung. – Sca (talk) 21:20, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
  • I'm inclined to think that the sole portrait of a person in an article about the person will generally have EV! I'll do my best to expand the article at little, though. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:47, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
• Comment Can you you explain the collaboration between the German Olympic Sports Confederation and Wikimedia Germany for those of us without any context? chsh (talk) 22:08, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
  • I don't have any details, sorry; I'm just basing this off this template! Josh Milburn (talk) 17:47, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
• Weak support - Quality is fine, especially for a candid... but weak as there are lots of white specks on his black jacket, as well as a bit of lens flare (very minor) on the left shoulder (viewer's right). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:52, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support I agree that there are some minor technical issues as noted by Chris, but I think that the strong composition more than outweighs them. This is a good quality portrait. Nick-D (talk) 22:56, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:29, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Ca' Rezzonico (Venice) - Ceiling of the Ballroom

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Mar 2018 at 20:40:24 (UTC)

Original – Ca' Rezzonico (Venice) - Ceiling of the Ballroom

Reason

One of best ceiling in Venice

Articles in which this image appears

Giovanni Battista Crosato

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

LivioAndronico

• Support as nominator – LivioAndronico ^(talk) 20:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• Support--Famberhorst (talk) 17:17, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:55, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

• Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:55, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Suspended nominations

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