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OriginalAna Santos Aramburo, director of the National Library of Spain since 2013.
Alt 1: Uncropped.
Alt 2: alternate crop
Alt 2: alternate crop
Alt 2 realised as an actual image (previous was a CSS crop)
Reason
A really nice image. Plenty of personality, nice use of colour
Articles in which this image appears
Ana Santos Aramburo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People, I'm not quite sure which subcategory; Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others may be the best fit.
Creator
National Library of Spain
I'd suggest a compromise between these two. The architectural backdrop on the right of the uncropped version seems excessive. (Halfway between her elbow and the stonework would be better, with probably at bit less background on the left.) Sca (talk) 23:25, 23 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt. 2 --Rainbow Archer (talk) 15:07, 24 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
To me too. Still a bit of glare at full res but otherwise not obtrusive. Sca (talk) 14:23, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Makes no diff to me. Sca (talk) 00:17, 28 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ana Santos Aramburo en la sede de Recoletos de la Biblioteca Nacional de España (crop 2).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:37, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalIsraeli foil fencing olympic athlete Delila Hatuel in her training facility
Reason
High quality professional photo for fencer Delila Hatuel, taken in her training facility. Capturing.
Articles in which this image appears
Delila Hatuel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
MLAPH

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:46, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 1: Neutral colour balance
Original – 2: Warm colour balance
Original – 3: Cold colour balance
Reason
Highly encyclopedic set of images with good EV for illustrating the concept of colour balance in photography. Has everything you could want: a subject in a neutral-coloured shirt which underscores the differences, a colour pallette so you can see how different colours are affected by colour balance, and different sources of lighting which offer different colour balances.
Articles in which this image appears
Color balance
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Alex1ruff
  • If I read the source correctly [2], the images (although faked) are uncorrected (i.e. as shot or raw) sensor renderings given neutral, warm, and cold light sources. The designators are not necessarily the temperature of the (rendered) images. The labels given here are misleading!? Bammesk (talk) 03:58, 27 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:33, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalVirginia Woolf.
Reason
Somehow, we don't have a featured picture for her. How?
Articles in which this image appears
Virginia Woolf + others.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
George Charles Beresford restored by Adam Cuerden
I see. Thanks, Adam. – Sca (talk) 21:49, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
No worries! White-on-light grey damage isn't the most visible. =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 23:12, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:George Charles Beresford - Virginia Woolf in 1902 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:39, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Dr. Vera Songwe, economist and Western and Central Afric's regional director for the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank.
Reason
It's a really good-quality candid action shot. Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Vera Songwe (back in February) barely failed from lack of quorum. There's a minimal amount of motion blur on the arm, fine for a candid shot. I think it deserves another chance.
Articles in which this image appears
Vera Songwe
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/People/Business
Creator
Chatham House
'Action' shot - She was gesturing. Sca (talk) 16:57, 30 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:34, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Opening and Closing of Stoma. As K+ levels increase in the guard cells, the water potential of the guard cells drops, and water enters the guard cells.
Reason
It has a high educational value, as it also shows the parts of Guard cells. In addition, even though it is small, it can be resized without reducing the image quality since it is a SVG. It also passed under the W3C validator without any warnings nor errors.
Articles in which this image appears
Guard cell and Stoma
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
Ali Zifan
  • Support as nominatorAli 19:57, 30 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Sadly I will have to oppose this one. First, the guard cells are not labelled. Second it says "cell walls" when it's just a "cell wall". Third, the movement of the potassium ions are not clearly described (How do they get in and out of the cell? Ion channels? no arrows indicating direction?). Why is it H2O and not "water"? Why is H2O repeated so many times...? Are the ions going into the epidermal cell or the space between cells?I think the diagram increases confusion, but I would love to see an updated version of this...! Mattximus (talk) 03:47, 31 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose and suggest speedy close per Mattximus. Sure there is EV but absurd labelling and lack of demonstration details fails it. An updated version could be done with. -The Herald (Benison)the joy of the LORDmy strength 06:43, 31 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not to pile on, but per the above. Cat-fivetc ---- 20:40, 31 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:12, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalA. Hamid Arief (1924–1992) was an Indonesian actor who appeared in over a hundred and twenty films. Born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, he started his acting career in theatre before migrating to film with 1948's Anggrek Bulan (Moon Orchid). His first starring role, and the one for which he first gained recognition, was as the title character in Pangeran Hamid (Prince Hamid, 1953). Over subsequent decades he was a productive film actor, often appearing in four or five films a year. He also acted in several television series.
Reason
A break from photographs of actresses for a bit. High quality image. The source image was rather large, about 18R.
Articles in which this image appears
A. Hamid Arief
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Tati Studio; restoration by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:A. Hamid Arief, c. 1960.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:39, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLaurence Halsted is a British foil fencer. He won an individual silver medal at the 2008 European Fencing Championships in Ukraine and an individual bronze medal at the 2009 European Fencing Championships in Bulgaria.
Reason
A well-composed and charismatic portrait. It's good to see him in his kit, as well.
Articles in which this image appears
Laurence Halsted
FP category for this image
People/Sport
Creator
Marie-Lan Nguyen

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:28, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – High res image of the Hindemburg disaster
Nominee2 – The LZ-129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in 1936
"Oh the Humanity" - Emotional live radio (audio) broadcast
Reason
Surprising that there is no FP yet on the famous Hindemburg zeppelin. I think all these 3 choioces can be considered as featured media candidates: the grainy burnign airship, the high res when alnded, and the famous "Oh the Humanity" live radio broadcast of the disaster
Articles in which this image appears
Hindenburg disaster, LZ 129 Hindenburg
FP category for this image
link to category (listed on the WP:FP page) that best describes the image
Creator
Gus Pasquerella/U.S. Department of the Navy/WLS-AM Radio in Chicago
You have a link? Nergaal (talk) 02:00, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Wellll... Archive.org - and search for Hindeburg explosion - second from top... ;-) --Janke | Talk 08:18, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
1.6×1.2 M is too small? Nergaal (talk) 01:59, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Last time I read the rules it was 1k. Anywaus, "well below" to you means 20% under? Nergaal (talk) 17:41, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Can anyone comment on the relationship between the resolution requirements for photos and the size of the original photograph? The first image is a recognizable historic photograph which has irreplaceable cultural significance. By insisting on a 1500 pixel size, does that mean that if some archivist had access to the original photograph, a higher-quality archival image could be created to meet requirements here? If the digital reproduction is poor, then I understand that. If this digital reproduction is the best that anyone might expect, then that gives me pause. Blue Rasberry (talk) 16:19, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, one could take the original, scan it at a higher resolution, and save it with less compression. The version nominated was compressed a lot (only 200kb) and it shows. Banding and jpeg artefacting in the image. Crisco 1492 mobile (talk)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:47, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – a contemporary automatic coffeemaker
Alt 1 - changed file type to PNG
Alt 2 - changed file type to JPG for display purposes
Reason
I think this image meets all of Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria. Note that it did fail Commons:Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Consumer Reports - Zojirushi coffeemaker.tif for not being "wow". Commons seems to wish to avoid highlighting the mundane, and this image is definitely supposed to represent a typical product at its best but without embellishment.
Articles in which this image appears
coffeemaker, coffee
FP category for this image
electronics or food and drink
Creator
Consumer Reports
Crisco 1492 Does documentation exist giving guidance on file types? If so, where might I look to find it? Blue Rasberry (talk) 12:24, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Commons:Commons:File types Armbrust The Homunculus 13:51, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492 and Armbrust: I did a file conversion to PNG. Does the image now meet technical requirements for review here? Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:23, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Problem is, I didn't say PNG. PNG has the same thumbnailing issue as TIF. "Note that currently JPEG thumbnails receive extra sharpening, while PNG thumbnails don't. Hence, uploading in both formats may be a good idea if the PNG thumbnails look a bit blurry." I'll upload a JPG. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:13, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Crisco 1492 Thanks for converting to JPG. I mis-read or did not read. I apologize for my oversight. Yes - the PNG and TIF smaller images look exactly the same. The JPG image is clearer, and for example, I can read the text on the device more easily in the JPG version. It seems that I should convert any raster TIF image to a JPG if it should go in a Wikipedia article. Blue Rasberry (talk) 21:06, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I'm wondering somewhat why it's a coffeemaker from a Japanese company. In my experience – certainly not a scientific sample – most people have U.S. or German coffeemakers. (Nothing against the Japanese, of course, but I didn't think coffee was particularly part of their tradition.) Sca (talk) 14:18, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sca I did not take into consideration brand popularity or country of origin when I choose this image. Perhaps I should for any future rounds of product photos. I am in a building which does have data on coffeemaker brands, but I cannot immediately get a comparison on which brand is the most popular. I choose this image because Zojirushi Corporation is a respected brand. Japan does have a coffee culture, and so far as I know, Hario coffee equipment including their "Skerton" grinder is among the more popular brands in the United States. Other countries may have more history of coffee culture but I also think it is safe to say that Japanese products for coffee making are well respected. I personally liked the look of this coffeemaker, but the choice was a little arbitrary. Blue Rasberry (talk) 21:16, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:14, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Male
Female
Original
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family.
Reason
high quality photographs of a notable bird species and therefore high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Baresi franco

Promoted File:Bullfinch male.jpg --Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:36, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Pyrrhula pyrrhula female 2.jpg Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:39, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Transit of Mercury on May 9, 2016
Alt - The image needs more black space around and colorized
Reason
This is a tranist of Mercury in 2016.
Articles in which this image appears
Transit of Mercury, Mercury (planet)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Wolfgang Ellsässer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:54, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSālote Tupou III
Reason
A fine picture, very nicely reproduced, of a highly notable person
Articles in which this image appears
Sālote Tupou III
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Unknown photographer; Restored by Adam Cuerden
  • As biographies, in addition to the subject's prime years, we do cover their youth and later years if the info is available. We do include images at various stages, for example [7]. Whether non-prime-year images should be nominated for FP is a valid question though. My two cents about this particular case: the image is of the daughter of a monarch who became queen. In the absence of a quality image showing her in her prime, I see no harm in nominating a quality image from her youth. Bammesk (talk) 03:46, 12 August 2016 (UTC) Side note: something to think about, if there were no quality images of Churchill or John Lennon in their prime years, would it be Ok to nominate a quality image of them in their youth? I think the answer is yes, but I could be wrong.[reply]
Oppose - After further consideration, and with full respect to the restoration and quality of the image, I don't think there is any encyclopedic value in a photograph of a person when they were not notable. To me it doesn't really make sense, I can't think of any real life encyclopedia that would include a photo of a famous world figure... as a child. Unless of course they did something notable as a child. Mattximus (talk) 14:56, 12 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
We do have a section of the article dedicated to her childhood. Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:44, 12 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Salote Tupou III of Tonga in 1908.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:58, 21 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMieke Wijaya, an Indonesian film actress, in c. 1960. She has appeared in more than seventy films and won three Citra Awards.
Reason
High quality image of a notable, Citra Award-winning actress who remained active for almost sixty years. This image is from c. 1960, shortly after Wijaya rose to widespread fame for her role in Tiga Dara. This is also my last image from the first set of Tati Studio promotional photographs I bought (a second set still needs restoration).
Articles in which this image appears
Mieke Wijaya +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Tati Studios, restored by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:Mieke Wijaya, c. 1960, from Tati Photo Studio.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:58, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCeriagrion cerinorubellum pair with male transferring sperm from the primary to the secondary sex organs
EditCeriagrion cerinorubellum pair with male transferring sperm from the primary to the secondary sex organs
AltCeriagrion cerinorubellum pair with male transferring sperm from the primary to the secondary sex organs
Reason
Adds significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand Damselfly#Reproduction
Articles in which this image appears
Damselfly#Reproduction
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Jeevan Jose

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:47, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Only footage of extinct Tasmanian tiger, showing the unusual use of the tail more reminscent of a kangaroo than a tiger/wolf
Reason
The only 5 surviving clips showing footage of the extinct Tasmanian tiger/Tasmanian wolf
Articles in which this image appears
Thylacine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
"Mr. Williamson"/David Fleay/unknown

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:50, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – xkcd webcomic 285 entitled "Wikipedian Protestor"
Reason
I dare to say this is one of the most iconic drawings related to wikipedia. Resolution is the same as the original source.
Articles in which this image appears
List of Internet phenomena, Wikipedia in culture, Randall Munroe
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Randall Munroe

Promoted File:Webcomic xkcd - Wikipedian protester.png --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:05, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Ma Long in action against Koki Niwa in 2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Paris. Men's Singles Round 4
Reason
High EV and good quality despite the high ISO
Articles in which this image appears
Ma Long (table tennis)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Pierre-Yves Beaudouin

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:47, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Juvenile brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) gliding above the waves of the Pacific Ocean at Bodega Head, California
Reason
Best available shot of a juvenile brown pelican in flight that I know of
Articles in which this image appears
Brown pelican
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Frank Schulenburg
pinging creator: @Frank Schulenburg:. Bammesk (talk) 15:02, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the feedback. It's a water droplet. I prefer not to remove it. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:04, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
SupportBammesk (talk) 16:32, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Juvenile pelecanus occidentalis in flight.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:30, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]