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Samantha Cristoforetti[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Jul 2022 at 15:24:08 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 15:24, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 23:46, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:56, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support A very good example of this genre, and also clearly illustrates how huge space suits are. Nick-D (talk) 11:14, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 07:22, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:50, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Nick-D. --Aristeas (talk) 14:22, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Aftermath of the Bombing of Hamburg[edit]

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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)

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 19:37, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 07:22, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment As a general comment, this looks like a post-war photo. It was likely from one of the many sightseeing flights RAF bomber crews made over Germany after the war to see the results of their bombing and show the ground crew what they had contributed to (yes, it was ghoulish). As a result, this is a somewhat sanitised version of the results of the bombing, believe it or not, as the roads had been cleared of rubble, demolitions had begun, etc. Nick-D (talk) 11:29, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Regardless of the above, it is an important photo, showing the devastation of war - what we see in Ukraine right now. --Janke | Talk 18:55, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:49, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 12:52, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Revisionist caption should be changed. These buildings were destroyed by a firestorm which was not planned. (Unsigned edit by Charlesjsharp) 13:22, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- "Not planned"? I think it must have been obvious considering the amount of explosives and incendiaries used... --Janke | Talk 13:46, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

The Dover Boys[edit]

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Original – The 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

Support as nominator – GamerPro64 03:30, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I want to support, but are we certain about the copyright? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 12:31, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The webpage says: "it is one of the few Warner Bros. shorts from that era that fell into the public domain, although it has seen releases from MGM/UA Home Video and Warner Home Video." - if that can be confirmed, I'll support! (BTW, I don't think it is a coincidence that the "bad guy" bears a resemblance to Walt Disney... ;-) --Janke | Talk 16:53, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, then. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 19:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

This wiki-page says it's in the public domain and references this archive link and the book Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain, 1940-1949. Bammesk (talk) 14:32, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support ~~if copyright status can be confirmed~~. MER-C 10:44, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
~~Conditional~~ Support ~~if the copyright can be verified.~~ If anyone can check the Film Superlist book in a nearby library search here. We can suspend the nom, if anyone volunteers to check the book. Bammesk (talk) 02:17, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Stated as Public Domain on Archive.org [[1]] - --Janke | Talk 18:08, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  That really isn't much of a guide. Archive.org uses Egyptian Public Domain, which is incredibly easy to fall into. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 18:17, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I revised my vote, per my comments below. Bammesk (talk) 15:17, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Historically important in the field of animation, and the video is excellent quality. Waxworker (talk) 16:57, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support The helper5667 (talk) 18:55, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I might be able to check the Film Superlist book next week and verify the copyright status. Let's not close this nom for a week @Armbrust:. Bammesk (talk) 12:24, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, that works for me. Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:54, 19 June 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]

Postpone closure to allow the copyright of the video to be checked. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:40, 20 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]

Ages Ago![edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 13:50, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:59, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:20, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:50, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Jessica Meir[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 14:14, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:43, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 22:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – --Janke | Talk 07:35, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – YttriumShrew (talk) 03:51, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:19, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Keys to the city[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Krisgabwoosh (talk) 10:37, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Promotional, posed official photo. Scant EV. Little visual interest. – Sca (talk) 13:00, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Per Sca. --Janke | Talk 18:52, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Their faces aren't sharp when viewed at full size, so the photo is technically subpar (for a contemporary photo of stationary subjects). Bammesk (talk) 02:36, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Coconut[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:08, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent photo, both beautiful and very educative. --Aristeas (talk) 14:20, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 08:53, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good EV and excellent image. --Tagooty (talk) 11:42, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:31, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:19, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Splendid fairywren[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:21, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Loved it on Commons, am glad it's here. Do we know subspecies? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 12:39, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent image and good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 11:37, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --UnpetitproleX (talk) 18:02, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ivar (talk) 13:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Juanita Hall[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 01:38, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The lopsided composition puts me off... --Janke | Talk 09:56, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I agree with Janke, me too. Bammesk (talk) 01:30, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – It's an important image, and a valuable one to have on Wikipedia, but I'm not sure the quality is where it needs to be for a FP (and this is no the fault of the wonderful restoration work that Adam is doing). The image is fairly soft overall, lots of detail is lost in the shadows, and, as mentioned above, the composition and cropping are off. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:40, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Michael Joseph Savage[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – YttriumShrew (talk) 09:15, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Some scuff marks, but I'll restore it if there's interest. It doesn't look too hard. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 16:21, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:02, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
restoration perhaps? Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:17, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Presidio of San Francisco[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 15:40, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – there is an extra dark spot at x,y=670,1165, absent in the original. Bammesk (talk) 01:20, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: Good catch! Think that slipped in when I was fixing that long diagonal damaged area that ends there, and it blended in well enough that I didn't notice. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 02:21, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:16, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - great image. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:33, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 12:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Kaohsiung Music Center[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Tiouraren (talk) 03:41, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:15, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 13:51, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 12:03, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:53, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Three-spot grass yellow[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:08, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice and very sharp. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 19:13, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 12:05, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 22:06, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:01, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mugger crocodile[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:14, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wouldn't have minded more of a tail, but it looks great. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 15:41, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 12:06, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:02, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

W.E.B. Du Bois[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 14:32, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I was initially a bit concerned about the top border, which looks like someone went overboard with the clone tool, but it's present on the original as well so it must just be an artifact of the process of how the card was made. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:38, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support example(s) of his work should be in his Wikipedia article. The size of the original Carte de visite would be useful too. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:11, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Didn't I add the dimensions? Well, I did now. He did do photography. Will see what I can find. Or did you mean Purdy? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 11:52, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Probably Purdy. I'll add a gallery to his article Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 02:35, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 12:08, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:31, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support. – Bears (talk) 11:37, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Johann Jakob Frey: Lepsius Expedition to Egypt: Raising of the Prussian flag on the Great Pyramid of Giza[edit]

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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 nominator – Andrei (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]

Chapultepec Castle[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 15:13, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I don't think this adds much value to the article. (ps You are not alone in having a backlog, but there are very few voters around these days) Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:33, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. Fuzzy & distant. -- Sca (talk) 13:18, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Aye. We really need to do a recruitment drive. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 15:44, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Adam Cuerden, why not add: "Pictures of the Day are chosen from Wikipedia's Featured Pictures. Wikipedia editors vote on candidates here", at the end of every POTD description? Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:06, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'll try and test it on some shorter ones, but I'm kind of dealing with a family death right now. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 02:44, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Adam Cuerden Sorry for your loss. When you have more time to devote to Wikipedia again we might want to consider this as a change to {{POTD row}}, adding "Vote for featured pictures" to the end of the "Archive" row similar to DYK's a "nominate an article" link. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:55, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps "Nominate and vote for featured pictures"? And it's kind of alright. I promptly caught COVID and have been sleeping like, 14 hours a day since. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 16:07, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to hear that. I've done a few. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:05, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – good EV but it's not photogenic and the trees don't help. I am undecided on voting. Bammesk (talk) 02:00, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Royal angelfish[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – MER-C 12:12, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:39, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:03, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Kind of wanted to see what others thought first. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 12:33, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. --Bears (talk) 06:45, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Oregano flower[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – MER-C 12:20, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support For the size, this feels sufficiently sharp. A wider focal plane would be ideal, but it's only the slightest bit out of focus where it is. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 14:37, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I prefer the composition of the infobox image because it shows more of the plant, but this is nice. Bammesk (talk) 14:59, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:04, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Fausta Labia[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 14:45, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 15:10, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:05, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 08:06, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Angus Taylor's life-size bronze sculpture of Brenda Fassie[edit]

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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]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:27, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Shiloh[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 20:29, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 22:05, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:30, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:11, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Boeing E-3 Sentry[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:48, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Meh. – Sca (talk) 12:40, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not quite where it needs to be to be a featured picture. The shadows are too deep, and the background is too contrasty to make the plane really stand out. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:44, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Aurora borealis over Víkurkirkja church[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:13, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
We have a couple of FPs of auroras: [2] [3]. If this passes we can delist one of the inferior images. Also we usually wait 7 days before nominating an image (per FP criterion #5) just to make sure the image remains stable in the article. Bammesk (talk) 01:37, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Of those two the first isn't used on the Aurora article, since the aurora itself isn't terribly interesting but it's still valuable as a featured picture of Amundsen-Scott station, and the second is a video. I think there's value in keeping all three. We could switch the category of this image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture if it would make it less redundant. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:48, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, presuming it's stable. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 22:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:17, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lightning in Port-la-Nouvell[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:39, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Same as the above nom, we have two FPs: [4] [5], if this passes we can delist an inferior FP. It was added to 2 of the articles today, we usually wait 7 days (FP criterion 5). Bammesk (talk) 01:43, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I think the nom image can replace this FP. It has more pixels and is more dramatic. Bammesk (talk) 01:37, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I was actually going to suggest replacing the other one, which is overexposed and doesn't have as scenic a foreground. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:44, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs}
Support — Per Bammesk. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 21:02, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:17, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Shirley Graham Du Bois[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 21:24, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – there are a couple of specks in the middle far right that can be removed. Bammesk (talk) 16:59, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Will get to them ASAP. A little too woozy just now. The joys of COVID. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 19:43, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Support — Per nom. Also, impressive restoration as always by Adam :) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 21:05, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 14:09, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent restoration, good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 12:53, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Unité d'Habitation of Berlina[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – MER-C 18:37, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 19:05, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Beyond merely being a very elegant composition (although it is), I think this clearly conveys the nature of the place, maybe more clearly than the more typical "building in landscape" photo such as the other one illustrating the article. As such it has a strong encyclopedic purpose. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:04, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. --Janke | Talk 13:42, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Andrei (talk) 16:43, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Anthyllis vulneraria[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – MER-C 18:40, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 19:10, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 00:05, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality, good EV --Tagooty (talk) 12:47, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ivar (talk) 15:38, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Mosbatho (talk) 16:44, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

James Webb image of the Carina Nebula[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Ddevault (talk) 16:06, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Beautiful. --Mosbatho (talk) 16:12, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Before you go further with this nomination, please sort out which version should be nominated. Right now it looks like there is a file from a jpeg source upload on a png first file. None of these is the full and best hi-res png of tif photo directly from NASA's home page. cart-Talk 16:42, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The full sized images from NASA (TIFF and PNG) both exceed the maximum file size of Wikimedia Commons, I'm afraid. Ddevault (talk) 16:49, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Support Now that all issues with file versions have been resolved; it's a fantastic image. cart-Talk 19:11, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – taking exception to the 7 day waiting period, one of a kind image. Bammesk (talk) 00:26, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I also think we should nominate the very first image that was published, i.e. the "Webb’s First Deep Field" image: [6] It's perhaps not quite as visually stunning as this, but your thoughts really can get lost among those galaxies some 13 billion LY away... --Janke | Talk 07:49, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Andrei (talk) 19:31, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Ah, the cosmic cliffs. Historic value and a shot of excellence. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 21:08, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Easiest support I've ever given. Immaculate. Stunning. Awestruck. Truly speechless. Blade Jogger 2049 ^Talk 21:16, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 14:10, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support! HeyElliott (talk) 22:14, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Truly stunning --Tagooty (talk) 12:40, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I created a JPEG from the TIFF: File:NASA’s Webb Reveals Cosmic Cliffs, Glittering Landscape of Star Birth.jpg. This should be featured instead of the PNG. PNG thumbnails have some limits, and should be reserved from archiving or non-photographic documents. Yann (talk) 18:05, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, I replaced the PNG version with the JPG version, created by Yann. TheFreeWorld (talk), 18:54, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Big NACK to the JPEG version. I would never see this image represented with a lossy file format. I will change it back. Ddevault (talk) 10:09, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support the JPEG version. – Yann (talk) 20:36, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[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]

@W.carter: Yes, I did, and I didn't do the replacement on enwp myself, TheFreeWorld did it. Yann (talk) 19:27, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Hope this will be sorted for the best. cart-Talk 20:22, 20 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]

Antoine Henri Becquerel[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – The helper5667 (talk) 19:25, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'd rather see the uncropped original ([7]), which appears to be a lithograph of Nadar's photo, showing the telltale impressions in the paper, and also Nadar's "signature". It would need a bit of restoration, though (e.g. removal of vignetting, dust) - @Bammesk: ? --Janke | Talk 08:25, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I'll restore it, but I'm jumping over to [8], which I've uploaded here Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 02:38, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Adam's restoration. Bammesk (talk) 03:06, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- @Bammesk, Janke, and The helper5667: Okay, I'm done. Support restoration Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 21:35, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Adam's restoration. --Janke | Talk 19:09, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1 — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 21:11, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1. MER-C 15:23, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1 TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:13, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support — The restored version. FacetsOfNonStickPans (talk) 12:46, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Webb's First Deep Field[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 16:52, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, of course! --Janke | Talk 17:51, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ for sure Ddevault (talk) 12:49, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Struck vote as user doesn’t has enough edits (100) for that. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:57, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 01:35, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 14:03, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support! HeyElliott (talk) 22:13, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support A clear winner! --Tagooty (talk) 12:39, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:11, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Costume design for Princess Ida, redux[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 02:35, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Andrei (talk) 00:04, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 15:24, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:08, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:25, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

The Banquet of Cleopatra[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 00:03, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 19:41, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:25, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:42, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Adenium obesum (desert rose) flower[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Tagooty (talk) 12:46, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Catan0nymous (User talk:Catan0nymous|talk) 00:20, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It's largely really good, but a lot of it seems to be a bit out of focus when you zoom in. Could you recheck your focus stack masks? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 02:39, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Support --Dg432 (talk) 04:47, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:56, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Diprion similis caterpillar[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – MER-C 15:05, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 21:03, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:15, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:09, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Buteo jamaicensis in flight[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jul 2022 at 15:21:36 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 15:21, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 21:02, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent image, good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 03:20, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – For an in-flight shot, xcllnt detail of the head. – Sca (talk) 12:55, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – --Janke | Talk 16:10, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, although I'd rather see an image that actually showed the red tail. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like any of the ones we have that do show the tail are high enough quality at this time (this is probably the best of the bunch). --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:31, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- The red on a juvenile isn't very visible. blameless 22:26, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Although this is a super-quality shot, a juvenile from this PoV does not have high EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:28, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

John Milton Brannan (redux)[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 20:56, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:11, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – XtraJovial (talk • contribs) 18:37, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support nice! (t · c) buidhe 04:22, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:00, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Locals mourning after 2018 knife murders at Pubei Road, Shanghai[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2022 at 07:06:07 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – Q 𝟤 𝟪 07:06, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think that it is considered impossible to find a technically superior image for this subject, so lower quality may sometimes be allowed. Q 𝟤 𝟪 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 (talk • contribs) 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]

Joe Biden presidential portrait[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2022 at 21:47:11 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – YttriumShrew (talk) 21:47, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Standard govt. official photo. Nothing exceptional about it. Fails Criterion No. 3. – Sca (talk) 13:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
How is that different from the dozens of standard govt. official photos of astronauts that have been accepted recently? --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:15, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't vote for them. -- Sca (talk) 22:20, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Sca. --Tagooty (talk) 02:28, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Cox and Box[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 03:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:58, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:20, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:37, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian National Railway[edit]

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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

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 00:48, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Yes, that is heat haze owing to the exhaust vent on the top of the loco. --Tagooty (talk) 03:27, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Adam, that's the exhaust haze of the locomotive's engine. These locomotives run on a diesel engine. The power generated by the diesel engine is then converted to electricity. This electricity then runs electric motors which turn the locomotive's wheels. Therefore the name "diesel-electric locomotive". There is a brief description here: [9] and videos. In the nom photo, the front locomotive is a SD70M-2, it has a 16 cylinder diesel engine: [10] Bammesk (talk) 04:10, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, then. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 10:18, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support Excellent image, good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 02:32, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm partial to trains... see [11] ;-) --Janke | Talk 09:26, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Me too, up to a point – but this pic. is seven years old. – Sca (talk) 12:39, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- So what? Here, we're still running engines that were built in the 1960s... such as VR_Class_Dv12 - they don't look any different in older pictures. --Janke | Talk 12:47, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Beautiful image! Even a non-train fan can appreciate it :) JungleEntity (talk) 16:52, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great photo with strong EV Nick-D (talk) 23:46, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 15:24, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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