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Original – Camas pocket gopher, described as ""morose and savage" and "one of the most vicious animals known for its size"
Reason
high resolution, high quality, photo taken by a regional rodent expert, exciting and representative pose
Articles in which this image appears
Camas pocket gopher, could be used in Aggression
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Ian Silvernail, Institute for Applied Ecology
Comment - Very good, but too much shade in the animal's face for a Featured picture. Hafspajen (talk) 03:47, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:29, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Aerial view of Montfort Castle at sunrise
Reason
Great aerial view, high quality and good EV, first place in WLM 2014 Israel. Shows well both the castle and its surroundings.
Articles in which this image appears
Montfort Castle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Eran Feldman

Promoted File:מבצר מונפורט בזריחה.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:35, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Los Angeles International Airport Aerial Photo by D Ramey Logan & Taylor Mullin September 15 2014
Reason
Exceptional shot of the entire facility from a perspective few ever see. I as a pilot think that it is important to have photos of the airports on pages about them from a pilots perspective. It is helpful to other pilots in more ways then I can explain here.
Articles in which this image appears
Los Angeles International Airport
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
WPPilot

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:18, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – In Mtskheta (one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world), nun takes care on tombs near the 11th century Samtavro Orthodox Church.
Reason
1) I am not well informed in technical standards but I think it's quite good. 2)high resolution 3)Is among Wikipedia's best work: impressive 4)Has a free license 5)Avoids inappropriate digital manipulation
Articles in which this image appears
Samtavro Transfiguration Orthodox Church
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Stefano Bolognini, uploader Giorgi Balakhadze
I think the composition is actually only a fraction off being good, but unfortunately a miss is as good as a mile in this case. 109.156.52.192 (talk) 20:21, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Although it's a pretty picture, I think the EV is troubling low. You can't be able to tell whether it's a church or not just from this view. I would much rather see a full view of the church to understand fully what the Samtavro looks like. Étienne Dolet (talk) 20:06, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There is a photo in the article that does show the full church. The photo here is good for showing the scale of the building against a human figure, and for showing the typical masonry with its varied sizes of blocks, and the weathering on them in places, and the various restorations. But it just isn't good enough for a featured picture, I think. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 17:16, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose While superficially attractive as an image, especially at first glance, it has flaws that make it fail as an ideal photograph for an encyclopedia entry, and thus unsuitable to be a featured picture. The overly-cut off foreground has been mentioned, but more importantly (since it is an architectural subject) is the cut-off apex of the arch of the blind arcade on the left side, and the cut-off top of the hooded moulding over the large window. Also, this church has a very symmetrical facade, which would have been better revealed by having the center line of the large window in the exact middle of the photo, and not offset to the right as it is. I think the photographer has been more intent on recording the old woman sweeping than the architecture (which is fine, if the photo was on Wikipedia to illustrate old Georgian matrons who lurk in churches and graveyards rather than an article on medieval Georgian architecture). Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 17:02, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:06, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalKebyar duduk, named for the semi-seated position dancers take, is a Balinese dance form first created by I Mario and performed in 1925. It involves a lone male dancer who takes up mostly seated or half-seated positions, sometimes spinning in circles, and using his body language (especially the eyes) to convey emotion.
Alt – Light removed
Reason
Quite simply put, I think it's brilliant: good technical quality (the little motion blur on the fan can be accepted, as I was shooting at night with stage lighting and he was spinning in circles), shows the costume and position well.
Articles in which this image appears
Kebyar duduk, Gamelan gong kebyar
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Chris Woodrich
Yes please - I already let one of those slip by... Hafspajen (talk) 03:45, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Get rid of the blue reflection that is left over from the removed spotlight, and also the blurry figure in the audience, and the vertical pole. And why not crop the photo to a square? (looks better that way, and horizontal space on Wikipedia is more precious than vertical space, so the narrower the photo the better.) Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 17:24, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:17 Years of Sekar Jepun 2014-11-01 64 edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:38, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Quality SVGs of UK Royal Heraldries.
Articles in which this image appears
United Kingdom, Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, Scottish Parliament + 100+
FP category for this image
No idea
Creator
Sodacan

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:40, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High resolution and quality image from the Govt. site of a remarkable event
Articles in which this image appears
Narendra Modi, Foreign policy of Narendra Modi, India and the United Nations and 3+
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Press Information Bureau
@J Milburn:,@Muhammad Mahdi Karim: Could this or this make the Alt.? The Herald 17:15, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Are either of them freely licensed? J Milburn (talk) 17:22, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Better than this one for sure but I doubt they'd be free. --Muhammad(talk) 18:24, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:10, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A traditional bûche de Noël, made with chocolate filled with raspberry jam
Reason
So delicious and sweet pic, not to forget quality and EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Lead image in parent article itself
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Jebulon
  • Hmm that would technically mean we need a release from Mrs Jebulon. The try we can perhaps argue as a useful article but I'm not sure which way we should call it on the plastic decorations.©Geni (talk) 21:46, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bûche de Noël chocolat framboise maison.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:03, 3 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

1)-I thank you very much for this nomination, and the unexpected success of this image.
2)-I thank you very much for this promotion I am very proud of.
3)-I am sorry, but please notice I philosophically disagree with the concept of FP in wikipedias. I think it is just confusing with "Commons" FP.
4)-Mrs Jebulon cooked this cake, but I participated, I'm for part owner of the copyright of this cake (eaten since years...)
5)-Actually, the taste was far not so good as the look, it is now a family joke.
6)-The decoration is an industrial product you can find by hundreds in many shops. I don't think the "toy copyright" example works in this case. I feel very cool in case of a trial. I'm confident in the justice of my country...
7)-The background is just a white tablecloth.
8)-I still enjoy the same problem with this f@&€?#¥ login in the english wikipedia (and only here), but I swore the truth, all the trouth, nothing but the truth that I'm your very favorite, very distinguished, and very grateful Jebulon, unique and for real.--92.128.100.124 (talk) 01:20, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Palm Beach County Park Lantana Airport
Reason
Aerial photo of Palm Beach County Park Lantana Airport that features entire airport
Articles in which this image appears
Palm Beach County Park Airport
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
WPPilot

Promoted File:Palm Beach County Park Lantana Airport photo D Ramey Logan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:41, 3 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Alt: Downtown Miami .9 ccw rotation of original
Reason
Great color and contrast in this post card view, from Biscane Bay of Downtown Miami
Articles in which this image appears
Downtown Miami - Miami-Dade County, Florida - Biscayne Bay
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
WPPilot
Original: Downtown Miami

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:25, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFatata te Miti (By the Sea) is a painting completed by Paul Gauguin in 1892. It depicts two young Tahitian women diving naked in the sea, uninhibited by Western standards which were later forced upon them.
Reason
Vincent usually gets such a good reception, so why not Paul? This is one of his more dynamic images, from the Tahitian period. Obviously, it's a very high resolution and faithful scan.
Articles in which this image appears
Fatata te Miti (By the Sea)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Paul Gauguin

Promoted File:Paul Gauguin - Fatata te Miti (By the Sea) - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:29, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Byodo-In Temple in Hawai'i is a replica of the historic Byodoin Temple of Uji in Kyoto prefecture of Japan, established in 1052.
Reason
Excellent exposure, subject is clear and fully pictured, photo is of high quality and compelling to a viewer.
Articles in which this image appears
Byodo-In Temple
FP category for this image
Religion and mythology
Creator
Puneet Abbott on Flickr

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:43, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A priest conducting mass in Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn Chapel in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Reason
It's a very detailed view of an interior that is actually very very difficult to photograph. The room's dimensions are very small (My camera was positioned almost out the window of the chapel, which stands above an arched gateway into the city of Vilnius). In addition to the physical difficulties, the chapel is also very frequently used for services and for praying at the altar, which makes it difficult to capture all the details of the chapel without people obscuring them. This view is similar to the nominated image but shows how it is often used outside of services. I think the nominated image is better though, because it shows the priest active in service, but he does not obscure the architectural details. It's an important chapel in Lithuania, a country that is currently underrepresented on Wikipedia, but hopefully my photo trip can go some way to addressing this.
Articles in which this image appears
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Diliff
  • Haha, I got lucky really. He was praying, so he stayed still just long enough to capture the bracket. There were 5 bracketed exposures ranging from 1/400th of a sec to 0.6 seconds. Because there's a big wide open window directly behind, it's actually not that dark inside. With many of my cathedral interiors, the longest exposure can be as much as 20-30 seconds which really makes ghosts a problem (although if they're moving fast enough, 30 seconds is actually long enough that you hardly notice them all - at most just a slightly darker or brighter smudge where they had been) so I generally try to wait until there's nobody in the frame. This has its own problems though, because a bracket of 5 images with the longest exposure of 30 seconds means waiting almost a minute in total, and what starts as a frame devoid of people doesn't necessarily stay that way for a minute. I often have to re-shoot ground level frames a number of times until the bracket is devoid of people. I try to be as efficient as possible though so if there are lots of people wandering around, I start with the ceiling first and hope that by the time I get to the floor, they will have gone elsewhere. If the floor is quiet, I'll start there instead. It's tricky, but it's just part of the job. :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:09, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The gold was removed and the painting was cleaned - and it was then they took this picture - the painting behind the gold.
  • Support — Superb depiction of Aušros Vartų, a stunning religious shrine.
  • I do have a question: Having been there once (15+ years ago), I seem to remember that the background of the famous icon was black or maybe very dark brown. I've seen photos online that support this memory. Is the mocha-like color in the current nomination perhaps a result of cleaning? Sca (talk) 13:35, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, I rather think that (Oh, I got the joke side) - it is better to be happy about each and every valuable editor to tries to contribute with their own special talents - than being envious - envy is not constructive. Hafspajen (talk) 13:33, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Haha - there is one thing priests never think about, so it seems - shoes. But when they are all dressed up, the only personal belonging that is left visible - it is actually the shoes. Hafspajen (talk) 03:45, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn Interior During Service, Vilnius, Lithuania - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:42, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
A quality set of astro images used in Ophiucus.
Articles in which this image appears
Ophiucus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Please see file desciption

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:00, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
CHRISTMAS SOON An EV-ish, (used in 9 articles) according to The National Gallery, London: charming, lovely, enchanting small Nativity. An early treatments of the Nativity as a night scene. According to The Independent [1]

Yet what makes Geertgen's image so delightful, to our eyes at least, is precisely that we can't quite get a grip on its dense, multicoloured, weightless, jumpy confusion of bodies and space. The scene is lost in decorative effect. It has a festive spirit " and that may not be wholly unintended. The birth of Jesus is its subject, after all.

Geertgen tot Sint Jans (c. 1465 – c. 1495), was an Early Netherlandish painter, who died, probably still in his twenties. This depiction is influenced by the visions of Saint Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373), a very popular mystic. In accordance with St Bridget's vision, the sole source of illumination for the main scene is the Infant Jesus, while the rest is dark. The light emanating from the infant lights up the scene in the foreground, while he shepherds' fire far away is visible just as a small dot on the hill with the angel floating above them to bring the happy news.[2]
Articles in which this image appears
Nativity at Night (own article), Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Jesus in Christianity, Manger, Marian art in the Catholic Church, Nativity of Jesus, Nativity of Jesus in art, Night in paintings (Western art), Chiaroscuro,
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Geertgen tot Sint Jans

Promoted File:Geertgen tot Sint Jans, The Nativity at Night, c 1490.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:24, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A view of southern Catawissa, Pennsylvania from the southeast.
Reason
Was recently approved for QI status on Commons, has a resolution of over 3 megapixels. As far as I know, it's the best image that shows a significant portion of the borough of Catawissa. The license is CC-BY-SA 4.0. It has EV by depicting what a large portion of Catawissa looks like. Admittedly, it doesn't show the whole borough, but I think it shows enough to give people the general idea and it has the added bonus of depicting some of the local geography. The fact that this is a picture of Catawissa can be verified by checking the coordinates. An accurate file description is available. No digital manipulation was done except for minor things like sharpness and saturation. In short, I think it checks all the boxes for FP.
Articles in which this image appears
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Jakec
Comment Yes, the large shadow it is the main drawback. The foreground should be interesting or just clear. Hafspajen (talk) 15:16, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Jakec: And how about an aerial view? --Alchemist-hp (talk) 22:44, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Jakec: I see that you took the photo, and I guess you'd like a photo to go with the article. I'm not an expert in judging images; the others are, and they said the shadow in the foreground is a problem. If you want a fall scene, maybe next fall you could go back to this same spot and take a photo at a time of day when there would be no shadow, and then re-submit your nomination. Maybe then it would pass. Maybe also you could look around for another vantage point. Just a suggestion. CorinneSD (talk) 23:18, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pity, because the scenery is very nice, - and we can't crop out that shadow, because the file will be not big enough after the crop. It's only 2,256 × 1,504 pixels, how unfortunate. Hafspajen (talk) 12:24, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:24, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Panorama of Keppel Container Terminal, Singapore.
Reason
I Think It's Sould Be HQ Photo
Articles in which this image appears
Port of Singapore
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Kroisenbrunner

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:39, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalWilliam Lane Craig is an American analytical philosopher, theologian, and Christian apologist. Craig's philosophical work focuses on philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and philosophy of time. He has written several books, including Reasonable Faith.
Reason
A high quality, high resolution photo of the subject in the picture. EV is also there for it too.
Articles in which this image appears
William Lane Craig
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
ReasonableFaith.org, Uploaded by User:TMDrew
  • Support as nominatorGamerPro64 07:35, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: I'd really like to support this, but it looks awful at full size. Has it been upsized at some point? J Milburn (talk) 11:54, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose There is nothing distinctive in the image - (double-breasted blazer aside) it is just a typical carefully-posed force-smiled corporate-style portrait photograph. It might be the best available such corporate-style image of the person who is the subject of the BLP article, but I don't think something just so specific is meant by "is among the best examples of a given subject that the encyclopedia has to offer" guideline for featured picture. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 15:18, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose — Ditto, ditto, ditto. Sca (talk) 18:29, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. An excellent portrait, for my money. @Tiptoethrutheminefield: @Sca: Craig is an academic; unlike sportspeople and singers, academics don't so much "perform" or have a uniform. Even compared to other academics, philosophers are "unrecognisable"- he can't be pictured in his lab, or on a dig, or interviewing someone. He's a philosopher, pictured at a table (philosophers sit around tables- honestly, that's what a typical philosophy conference looks like). He's a philosopher of religion, photographed in a church. He's a philosopher of time, photographed with his watch carefully angled towards the camera. As far as metaphysicians go, this is pretty damn close to an action-shot. J Milburn (talk) 22:21, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
By your reasoning, every perfect portrait photograph of every person covered in a blp article is suitable for FP. I would say that for FP success there has to be something individually distinctive about the nominated portrait photo. Something that makes it, as a commercial portrait photograph, rise well above the level of the rest of all the other commercially perfect portrait photos. This photo does not have that: it is just a typical photo of its genre, nothing more. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 16:52, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"By your reasoning, every perfect portrait photograph of every person covered in a blp article is suitable for FP." Well, no, that doesn't follow from what I said, but I think I may be more open to that line of reasoning than you are. Let's try this: What would you be looking for in an FP of Craig? Or do you think that some topics are inherently unsuited to FPs? J Milburn (talk) 18:50, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Giving this photo a FP status would be like giving a photograph of a rose (or a cabbage) FP status not because it is the best photograph possible of a rose or cabbage anywhere, but because it is the best photograph possible of a rose or cabbage growing in William Lane Craig's garden. Something that specific is not what FP is for, I hold. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 17:39, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid I do not follow. Let me ask again: What would you be looking for in an FP of Craig? Or do you consider some topics (EG, "William Lane Craig") inherently unsuited to FPC? J Milburn (talk) 19:00, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Point of information: Are wide ties & lapels back 'in' among analytical philosophers? Sca (talk) 00:16, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Scare quotes? Are they back in among 'Wikipedians'? J Milburn (talk) 10:41, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Is that less scary, J? Sca (talk)
I don't really know why you want to use scarequotes at all. I can assure you that Craig is a philosopher- no scarequotes are required. J Milburn (talk) 18:50, 27 November 2014 (UTC) [reply]
OK, I withdraw the sardonic quote marks. But I still don't like his outfit. Sca (talk) 21:37, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That's all I was looking for- you're certainly welcome to object to his choice of clothes if that's how you feel! J Milburn (talk) 01:40, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
For what it's worth, there is received wisdom that philosophers are bad dressers. Make of that what you will. J Milburn (talk) 11:08, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Literary critics too. The first time my wife met my (full professor) teacher, she mistook him for a 60-something homeless man. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:56, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Why not. I know also about the conference look, even if my choice of tie would have been less colorful, but what can we do. Minor issue. Hafspajen (talk) 03:27, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The photo is clear, especially the face, which is important. The stained-glass window in the background is perfect; it gives a clue to Craig's work but is not too obtrusive. My first reaction to the photo was that the smile was forced and artificial, but upon studying the photo a little further, I changed my mind. I think, while perhaps brought forth for the photographer, his smile is genuine and reflects his real personality and character. CorinneSD (talk) 16:37, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose nothing featurable here: artificial facial expression. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 20:46, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:39, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Miami Skyline Panorama
Reason
Wonderful photo of the Miami Skyline
Articles in which this image appears
Miami-Dade County, Florida Miami
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
WPPilot

I shot this raw, and am in the middle of a project, but, when I am done I am going to dig up the original and see what the story is. talk→ WPPilot  04:14, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have a question that might shed some light on this image quality problem you have here WPPilot.... Is this a stitched panorama, or did you just crop the top and bottom of a regular 3:2 aspect ratio image? I noticed that the horizontal resolution of the image is 8972 pixels, but the Nikon D7100 has a resolution of only 6000x4000 pixels. So if it isn't stitched, you have obviously upsampled the image to get 8972 pixels wide. It certainly appears upsampled based on the very poor sharpness, but as Crisco mentioned, even at 50% size, the image quality issue is apparent. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:48, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Good Eye, and it looks like you are correct. The original is only 6000w, it was not stitched, its a single pic that must have been resampled in some post process. Trying to finish a film project before I redo this, but I am going to delist this, so as to correct and resubmit. Please do not add any additional votes at this time. talk→ WPPilot  19:11, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, image quality is severely lacking. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:48, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose zooming into the buildings, the quality is not good. ///EuroCarGT 19:10, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:11, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Nembrotha kubaryana feeding on tunicates
Reason
Nembrotha kubaryana, also known as the variable neon slug, is a species of colorful sea slug, image used. Lead pic in own article.
Articles in which this image appears
Nembrotha kubaryana, Nino Konis Santana National Park, Coral Triangle,
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
Nhobgood

Promoted File:Nembrotha kubaryana.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:58, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original Beautiful fusilier is a pelagic marine fish that lives in groups in deep lagoons in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
Reason
Used, good quality, FP on commons. Caesio teres, the yellow and blueback fusilier or beautiful fusilier or blue and gold fusilier
Articles in which this image appears
Caesio teres
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Nhobgood

Promoted File:Caesio teres in Fiji by Nick Hobgood.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:16, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLake Zug with mount Rigi in the background, Zug, Switzerland.
Reason
A quality image of a romantic sight in Switzerland.
Articles in which this image appears
Lake Zug
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Simonizer
It is kinda dark — that's part of its charm. Sca (talk) 00:18, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I agree with Sca, it with the weather would seem that it is dark, by design. Nice composition.talk→ WPPilot  02:38, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Yann (talk) 13:56, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Soooooooooo many halos, it's almost like looking at a picture full of Angels... This is horrendously dark for me, with the side effect being the halo visable around all foreground objects. I don't particularly care what "atmosphere" was intended - this is supposed to be a collection of Wikipedia's best work, and this is far from it. Needs to be lighter, focus needs to be sharper, and it needs to have any notion that "romantic atmosphere" is a way of waiving the need to be a well taken photograph. And what is a "romantic sight" anyways?! This is a bench by a lake... Unless you have a fetish for benches, and dark gloomy lake scenes get your motor running, then this cannot be described as romantic... Any above supports really need to re-assess what this forum is about... gazhiley 14:31, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Oh, but that is exactly the point. I do particularly care for "atmosphere", whatever sort. Atmosphere is a tricky thing, it's not for free and indicatives that there is something in the picture. Hafspajen (talk) 15:06, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Each to their own Hafspajen, but for me I understand this forum to be about quality pictures, which this is not. There's virtually no detail on the water, the leaves on the trees are out of focus, there's a large shadow in the foreground of the bench and tree, it's so dark and lacking in detail you cannot tell what the bench is made of, etc etc... Need I go on with this list?! Each one of the issues I have just listed are echo'd in many many FP failures, some of which are in this current selection of nom's... I'm absolutely flabbergasted that this has had even one single support (beyond the nom) and yet other nom's get blasted for such things as "little specs of pixilation", or the face of a person in the background being out of focus etc... Farcical... gazhiley 15:35, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
A File called Dark Days Are Coming- sometimes life is a bit dark. Hafspajen (talk) 04:58, 3 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Each to their ow, Gazzy. I think it is . There are details in the foreground - there is a bench also in the foreground - not only a shade, like in the other picture, where it was a problem. There it was nothing BUT a shade in the foreground. Here you have an object you stand behind. I think the composition rocks, it is a very clever composition. It resembles a window opening towards a perspective. Also it is well balanced and the small details respond to each other harmoniously. I know about the lightning issues, and so on, but not all pictures has to be perfectly up lighted like on a dissection bench. Life gives us such moments, why not a picture of it? Hafspajen (talk) 15:37, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Also - one more thing - please restrain from this kind of expressions: flabbergasted that this has had even one single support (beyond the nom) and yet other nom's get blasted - and - Farcical- and such. One editor ( and it's many socks ) were blocked for such use of language. Try to add neutral comments. This should be a nice amicable place kept in a companionable, comradely, cordial spirit. Hafspajen (talk) 15:51, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
'Comradely,' eh? Hafs, you Bolshevik! Sca (talk) 15:51, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Bolshevik! I expressing my shock, comrade Sca!!! Hafspajen (talk) 14:53, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Just expressing my shock - no issues with that Hafspajen - I'm certainly no sock. And I have no issue with pictures like this, but FP is no place for them. gazhiley 16:35, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Certainly. Yes, I know that! Hafspajen (talk) 18:06, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Gazhiley, you took the words out of my mouth --Muhammad(talk) 14:56, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support While I agree it is a bit dark but the picture is about the dark weather itself. I don't see any issue other than the darkness. Jim Carter 19:34, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I'm sorry that I don't see the flaws in this photo as gazhiley does. I see some detail in the water. I'd just like to mention two things I like about this picture: 1) Most photos of lakes and mountains are taken on a beautiful, sunny day. It's unusual to see a photo of a beautiful place like this on an overcast day. I think the lighting in the sky is quite interesting. 2) I also think the green of the leaves on the blue-gray background is quite beautiful. I'll let others decide whether this photo rises to the level of a featured picture. CorinneSD (talk) 01:20, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. For me, this is more "tasteful postcard" than "encyclopedia article". It's a very emotive picture, but I'm not convinced that it actually shows the lake in the way you would want it to be shown for an encyclopedia article. J Milburn (talk) 12:08, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I understand J's logic, but would suggest that not all illustrations in encyclopedia articles need be staid portrayals of the subject — especially with the capacity the digital age offers for images. Sca (talk) 15:31, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - This image has a lot of feeling/atmosphere, and as an artistic photo has strong merit (probably why it’s featured on Commons). However, between the empty bench (first thing to grab my attention), the cloudy sky, mountains, trees, and foreground, the main subject of the photo, the lake (for which this image is supposed to be providing featurable EV) seems to account for maybe 15-20% of the composition. IMO, while contributing artistically, this image is not adding to to the article's encyclopedic value, the primary purpose of the image here.--Godot13 (talk) 03:38, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:21, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A self-portrait by a Celebes crested macaque. This photograph, as well as another in the series, was at the center of debate over the copyright status of images created by animals in mid-2014.
Reason
After the dust-up earlier this year, the image has enough EV to be featured (a previous nomination failed, though that was a different version). Whether or not to feature this on the MP could be discussed at a later date.
Articles in which this image appears
Monkey selfie, Animal-made art
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
A monkey
  • Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:45, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I had supported it before and still feel this is a wonderful and creative one of a kind photo that now considering the courts ruling it surly belongs as a featured photo. talk→ WPPilot  02:31, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Animal-made art is a work of art created by an animal. To consider something as a "work of art", there should be some minimum level of creativity. But according to David Slater's earlier comments, it is only the reflection on the lens that attracts them. And an accidental click made the sound which made them curious to repeat further clicks. ""They aren't known for being particularly clever like chimps, just inquisitive." So I don't think it is an "animal made art"; just the center of attraction in a cheap copyright controversy. (I read later somewhere that Slater tried to reword his argument that he had intentionally set up this scene to make it happen this way. Nobody believes it; but if true, then there is some level of creativity from his side which may attract copyright. But again, no creativity from the animal.) Jee 02:55, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Macaca nigra self-portrait large.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:48, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Roque Agando (Agando rock) belongs to the Garajonay National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and is not far from San Sebastián de la Gomera, capital of the island of La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain. This 1251 m high volcanic plug is one of the landmarks of the island and has a prominence of 180 m (220 m from the south side).
Reason
This is A Very Cleaver Image Sould Be I In This Places In Spain and The Canary Islands.
Articles in which this image appears
Garajonay National Park , Roque de Agando
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Roque Agando, Parque nacional de Garajonay, La Gomera, España, 2012-12-14, DD 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:17, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Common reed frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) from Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Reason
Image is 2,400× 3,200 pixels. It is a high quality image and I didn't found any issue.
Articles in which this image appears
Amphibian and Common reed frog
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Nick Hobgood

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:36, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – “The crowning with thorns” by Caravaggio (ca. 1602). Note the shadow line in the upper left corner, which becomes softer with increasing distance from the shadow casting wall.
Reason
Because it is a Caravaggio. Own article, Google art file this time, and Caravaggio is considered as a minor genius in the art history, striking and innovative. His influence created the Barock style, and influenced generations of painters of the Baroque style - as I said before, like Rubens, Jusepe de Ribera, Bernini, and yes, even Rembrandt.
Articles in which this image appears
The Crowning with Thorns (Caravaggio), Baroque, Chronology of works by Caravaggio
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Caravaggio

Promoted File:Michelangelo Merisi, called Caravaggio - The Crowning with Thorns - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:34, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMadagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis), Stuttgart Zoological Garden
Reason
High EV and very good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Phelsuma grandis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Dr. Holger Krisp
Gecko's live in the houses too They also inhabit human dwellings due to the number of appropriate basking spots, and the level of insect activity which these dwellings attract. - they even climb on the walls and the real small ones on the ceiling. It is a portrait, like the monkey. Hafspajen (talk) 04:16, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Phelsuma grandis, Stuttgart Zoological Garden.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:15, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalShiny Mottlegill (Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus) growing from animal dung, Grimsdalen, Rondane National Park, Norway
Reason
Good quality and high EV, both in describing the species and the concept of Coprophilous fungi
Articles in which this image appears
Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus, Coprophilous fungi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Jörg Hempel

Promoted File:Panaeolus semiovatus LC0334.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:40, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – American runner Leonel Manzano wins the 800 m at the 2014 DécaNation. Paul Renaudie of France (left of Manzano) finished second.
Alt
Reason
Geez, our last sports nom was ages ago. This is a good action shot, freely licensed, and shows the subject clearly and in an interesting manner.
Articles in which this image appears
Leonel Manzano, DécaNation (newly added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Pierre-Yves Beaudouin
  • At most one could take 200 pixels from the top and 250 from either side (or so). The bottom is already about as tight as one should go, especially since the finish line is right there. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:31, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:38, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A set of fried chicken pieces from a Popeyes fast food restaurant. Shown clockwise: wing, thigh, leg and breast piece.
Reason
Quality pic of Chicken cuts
Articles in which this image appears
Fried chicken & 3+
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Evan-Amos

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:32, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalHermia and Lysander from A Midsummer Night's Dream, painted by John Simmons in 1870. The play opens with Hermia, who is in love with Lysander, refusing to submit to her father's demand that she wed Demetrius.
Reason
A take on "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by a less known artist. The digitization looks adequate for a 89×74 cm painting.
Articles in which this image appears
A Midsummer Night's Dream, John Simmons (painter, born 1823)
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
John Simmons
How's your Shakespeare? It's the other way round... Hermia is chasing him in the forest. Eh, actually it is a bit complicated. Hafspajen (talk) 17:57, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it always is. But ... he's falling for her, right? Sca (talk) 18:09, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Eh, he starts chasing Hermias friend instead, shockingly. Hafspajen (talk) 19:26, 29 November 2014 (UTC) [reply]
What's shocking? Boys will be boys. Sca (talk) 20:57, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Xanty, the references say that this is illustration, in this case, read his article. But generally - yes - even if I jumped over a couple of line of thought's - because you paint with oil on canvas - or some prepared surface - tree is OK, sometimes metal. Canvases can be really big, usually called painting though. Tempera mixed with egg is often will be called painting. Watercolour is (Swedish akvarell) is made on wet paper with watercolour - (or sometimes wet paper with gouache) - that will be an aquarelle - a watercolor. Often smaller size too, big sheets of watered paper doesn't manage well, goes into pieces. But might be that in English it is called painting too. Either way, it is rarely that an artist paint illustrations. They generally use paper and watercolour.
    AHA: article: Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (Commonwealth and Ireland), also aquarelle from French, is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle. The term "watercolor" refers to both the medium and the resulting artwork. Hafspajen (talk) 19:13, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, now we got an other complication - this is watercolor heightened with gouache - meaning - wet paint - let it float and dry and than go over with gouache, when paper is dry. On wet paper the colours float, and are misty - like the background, - on dry paper with gouache (often you use gouache on dry paper rather than wet) you make precise, fine lines - (that is no way you can do that with watercolors), like - - like her bracelet, rings, the pearls in the fairy's hair and the water-drops, for example. It is very smartly done. Hafspajen (talk) 20:11, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Simmons-Hermia and Lysander. A Midsummer Night's Dream.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:59, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a set). A complete set of Japanese-issued gulden (1942). First denominated in gulden, and later in roepiah, Japanese invasion money circulated in the Netherlands Indies from 1942 through the Surrender of Japan in 1945. In fact, Japanese printed gulden and roepiah remained in use (by the post-occupation government) through 1948–49 due to the economic chaos caused by the Japanese occupation (and a significant hoard of notes recovered from Japanese-controlled banks in the region as well as the Java-based printer responsible for local note production).
Original
An seven-note complete denomination set of Japanese-issued gulden invasion money.
Articles in which these images appear
Japanese government-issued currency in the Netherlands Indies (all), Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (1), Japanese invasion money (1)
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Empire of Japan
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.


Promoted File:NI-119b-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-1 Cent (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:52, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NI-120c-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-5 Cents (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:52, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NI-121a-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-10 Cents (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:52, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NI-122b-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-half Gulden (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:52, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NI-123-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-1 Gulden (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:52, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NI-124c-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-5 Gulden (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:52, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NI-125c-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-10 Gulden (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:52, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – a caption for the image, providing adequate context for voters on WP:FPC
Reason
This is an HD video of high encyclopedic value. Even though there is an FP on this, the video adds further detail of the whole sequence of the launch and the subsequent failure.
Articles in which this image appears
Cygnus CRS Orb-3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:45, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 50 Rubles (1807), Russian Assignation ruble note
Reason
High EV, high quality (very high grade/condition). A third issue 50 assignation ruble note from 1807 with three autograph signatures. Paper watermarkings are clear around the edges. The reverse upper and lower left corners still have small pieces of mounting adhesive. Assignation rubles of this denomination in this condition are very rare.
Articles in which this image appears
Assignation ruble, Assignat
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Assignation Bank, Saint Petersburg.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:41, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is a statue depicting Maitreya seated in meditation. In 1962 it was designated South Korea's 78th national treasure. It measures 83.2 centimetres (32.8 in) and probably dates back to the Silla period.
Reason
Another high quality statue photograph. Note that this is a different statue than Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation (National Treasure No. 83), which was already promoted.
Articles in which this image appears
Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation (National Treasure No. 78) +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Sculpture: Unknown; photograph: National Museum of Korea

Promoted File:Pensive Bodhisattva (National Treasure No. 78) 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:12, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A diagonal composition, lovely, fast strokes, only a great painter handles the brush like this. Rococo artists such as Boucher turned away from the chiaroscuro of Christian subjects dominating the Baroque era towards the Arcadian visions of pleasure and delight. The expressions of beauty free from moral strictures became less fashionable after the butchery of the French Revolution, when a new morality emerged based on political grounds.
External videos
video icon See also video "Boucher's - Venus Consoling Love" from Smarthistory
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Reason
François Boucher's Venus, the beginning of Fairy painting style, maybe? Boucher (1703–1770) was the central figure of the Rococo, and excels in depicting the eternal feminine. There is more behind Boucher that it reveals at first sight, he was actually a very good painter, he handles his brush with great knowledge, creating exquisite details with fast, flying brushstrokes (if you take the trouble too look close, will notice it). Considered more robust than Watteau, the other leading Rococo painter, Boucher is noted even nowadays for his limitless veneration of the timeless feminine beauty.
"Boucer is approaching his subject, the feminine body with real respect and esteem,' he is not a bit frivolous in that sense."(Beckett 1994, p. 128) He was court painter and the personal favourite of the French king, Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour. His voluptuous depictions of mythological themes were much appreciated. Rococo was a free, playful, decorative, and ornamental style.
Articles in which this image appears
Venus Consoling Love, François Boucher,
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
François Boucher

Promoted File:Venus Consoling Love, François Boucher, 1751.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:08, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Flageolet Player on the Cliff is an 1889 oil painting by French artist Paul Gauguin, located in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. It depicts a Breton couple on a narrow path precipitously overlooking the Atlantic
Reason
Another high quality scan of a painting by Gauguin. He could use a bit of love. Also compositionally and thematically quite different than Gauguin's Tahitian period.
Articles in which this image appears
The Flageolet Player on the Cliff +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Paul Gauguin
Well the source used for the article says flageolet, but if it's supposed to be a symbol of Breton life it's a bombard, and he's a talabarder. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 16:35, 3 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gauguin, Paul - The Flageolet Player on the Cliff - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:26, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The European Parliament in February 2014 during a plenary session in Strasbourg, France.
Reason
It's a very notable subject: the European Parliament during a full plenary session in Strasbourg. The structure of the room and the arrangement of seating is clearly shown, as is the conduct of the parliamentarians. It'salso well captured given that it's also quite a difficult subject to shoot because it's a very wide angle view (it's not possible to get further back because the glass barriers would obscure the view). The image doesn't quite capture the entirety of the parliament, but it's about as close as is practical.
Articles in which this image appears
European Parliament and Strasbourg
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Diliff

Promoted File:European Parliament Strasbourg Hemicycle - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:04, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Sermon of Jesus on the mount. Fresco by Franz Xaver Kirchebner in the Parish church of St. Ulrich in Gröden
Reason
Hy resolution image of a 18th century fresco
Articles in which this image appears
Parish church of Urtijëi
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Wolfgang Moroder

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:10, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth, is in Tate Gallery, Britain
Reason
This is a most well known, famous and iconic painting of a great iconic painter, William Turner, (1775 - 1851). Think about that this was painted in 1842, it was absolute revolutionary. Turner means the savage grandeur of a natural world, unmastered by mankind. A most original painter. Hope the file is big enough. If not - hope for a solution...
Articles in which this image appears
Snow Storm (painting), William Turner, Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps, Tate Britain
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
William Turner
  • You wouldn't believe how bad the files on Turner are... File:Joseph Mallord William Turner 053.jpg, File:Joseph Mallord William Turner - Fishermen at Sea - Google Art Project.jpg - none of the good paintings files are bigger, blast them all. I tried to find something both used and a classical Turner, you know. Something that really is good of of him. I want this one because this is really TURNER at his best. Hafspajen (talk) 00:31, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Good art reproductions might becoming more common, but not this one. I went through all kinds of image search, sorry not ONE that is bigger anywhere on internet.
    This is the biggest, 2,510 × 1,879 pixels, 6.57 MB. Hafspajen (talk) 02:55, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Per: Drmies edit 2:[4] - More recently, art historian Alexandra Wettlaufer wrote that the painting is one of Turner's "most famous, and most obscure, sublime depictions".Wettlaufer, Alexandra (2003). In the Mind's Eye: The Visual Impulse in Diderot, Baudelaire and Ruskin. Rodopi. pp. 278–79. ISBN 9789042010352. Hafspajen (talk) 03:15, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is a very good painting! Can't anyone find a better scan?- If anybody can come up with any bigger on this... tried to fix an other scan - but it's not available. It's in the Tate, does anyone have access to Tate? Hafspajen (talk) 03:15, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I usually don't feel I'm qualified to vote on art nominations, but I happened to be familiar with Turner, and when I saw the pic, before reading anything else around the picture I thought "hey this looks just like the landscapes that English dude used to paint; what was his name again?". Of course, if any larger versions come up, please consider my support for them as well, but this one is still above the "official" limit and it would be a pity to drop this nomination because of it. You can always delist and replace later. --Ebertakis (talk) 23:19, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:49, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMoros, a small municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Spain
Reason
High quality, attractive, shows the whole village.
Articles in which this image appears
Moros, Zaragoza
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Diego Delso
  • Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:48, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment It's awfully cloudy in the photograph -- only thing holding me back from supporting it. chsh (talk) 20141204060746
  • Support - what's with the clouds? Clouds are fine. Is there any rule that say only pics on sunny days may be featured? Hafspajen (talk) 15:52, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - A fine image, well shot and framed. Clouds don't bother me either. Jusdafax 20:50, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Great quality, well lit, and interesting how they are closely gathered given the large amount of space available around them. FWIW the cloud issue is more because traditionally there are light issues (often resulting in reduced level of detail) when so much cloud cover is there - this doesn't seem to be as much of an issue on this picture though. There is no rule, it's just usual for a picture to fail due to the effects of the cloud, but not neccessarily because of the cloud itself, if that makes sense? gazhiley 12:32, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd be amazed if they even had electricity! Some of the houses look fragile enough that one swing of a hammer to knock a nail in holding a satalite wire, and the whole house would come down... gazhiley 12:08, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Because the houses are almost the same color as the soil, they appear to have grown up out of the ground. Seems like an ancient village in a somewhat isolated, wild place. CorinneSD (talk) 21:52, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coment - Actually - this is what in the architecture called the ideal placement of a site - the mountain in the back, the water in the front, the mountains surround it as protection. Many great cities are placed like this. Hafspajen (talk) 03:06, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Moros, Zaragoza, España, 2013-01-07, DD 11-13 HDR.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:32, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A male Bharata Natyam performer
Reason
Good quality, ev and proper lighting. I think the first male dancer FP created.
Articles in which this image appears
Bharata Natyam
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Augustus Binu
  • Hi Bellus Delphina, sure. OK, well I think compared to this image, it is not as expressive. Because his foot is crossed in front of his body, the details are less visible and it's harder to see the position of his limbs. Also, he doesn't quite stand out as much from the black background as she does (you can hardly see his hair at all) because the light is less bright, and the two bars on the right side are a bit distracting. Compared to this image, his body position is not as dynamic or impressive. I can't say whether he is as good at his dance as the women are in, but my impression from the image is that I'm not as impressed. I'm not saying it's a bad image, I just don't think it's as good as your others. Hope that helps. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:03, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's ok. Perhaps he's a great dancer, I just don't get that feeling from seeing this image. Maybe you just captured him at a less impressive moment in time. Anyway, just my opinion. Nobody else has agreed with me yet. :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:20, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I agree with some things User:Diliff said but not with other things. Diliff wrote, "Because his foot is crossed in front of his body, the details are less visible and it's harder to see the position of his limbs." I would say, "Because his foot is crossed in front of his body, it is difficult to see the exact position of his left foot in relation to his right leg," ie. how far his left foot is from his right leg, but I don't find that a major problem. Also, like Diliff, I find the vertical orange streamers on the right distracting. However, I disagree with Diliff that the moment captured in the photo of the dancer is less impressive than the other two. The other two photos were of female dancers, and while I may be wrong, I think the movement and position of a male dancer has got to be different from those of a female dancer. I think the projection of strength and balance in this photo are appropriate for a male dancer. Also, the black and gold trim and other details of the costume are both clear and dramatic. If another attempt at a photo is made, it should be made without the vertical streamers, and perhaps better lighting could help make the distance and position of the dancer's limbs clearer. CorinneSD (talk) 21:35, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:35, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – View of the Porter's Lodge (Main gate), Worcester College, Oxford from inside the Main quad.
Reason
High EV, high quality image
Articles in which this image appears
Worcester College, Oxford
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Godot13
Should've picked up that bit of orange peel before you took the photo Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 18:43, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Xanty that is the couleur locale... Hafspajen (talk) 02:44, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:UK-2014-Oxford-Worcester College 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:07, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Reason
High quality daytime photograph of a primarily nocturnal mammal. Photograph taken in natural habitat (not a zoo). Provides a full face on view, which highlights that the eyes both face directly forward, which is important for binocular vision in carnivores
Articles in which this image appears
List of mammals of Oregon, English language and several foreign language Wikipedia articles on Taxidea taxus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Nick Myatt, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Obtained off Flickr and uploaded by Gaff

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:32, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – "The Storm is a painting by French artist Pierre Auguste Cot, completed in 1880. Currently on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the painting was commissioned from the artist in 1880 by Catharine Lorillard Wolfe under the guidance of her cousin John Wolfe, one of Cot's principal patrons.
Reason
High resolution and good quality scan of a notable painting. Don't think we have any Cot featured.
Articles in which this image appears
The Storm (painting), Catharine Lorillard Wolfe
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Pierre Auguste Cot
  • If it's good enough, it'll get promoted, irrespective of previous. The person who organises the order of the images used on the front page will ensure that it isn't used immeditately after a similar image. gazhiley 17:26, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
You just keep your hands to yourself! Sca (talk)

Promoted File:1880 Pierre Auguste Cot - The Storm.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:51, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Gothic Tower, the oldest part in City Observatory, an astronomical observatory on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. Taken in 2013.
Reason
High quality and good EV
Articles in which this image appears
City Observatory
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Kadellar
It's possible to crop out all but the smallest branches, but that cuts the size to below minimum. Sca (talk) 15:34, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I don't find the branches all that distracting — as common objects they're a sort of visual archetype — but I would suggest reshooting in larger format with somewhat tighter crop. Still an interesting subject. Sca (talk) 17:43, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That is what I am saying, a tighter crop. On the left side. Hafspajen (talk) 08:22, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:35, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – St Christopher's Chapel inside Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England.
Reason
It's a spectacularly decorated hospital chapel featuring some moving details. Along the back of the chapel is the 'Teddy Bear Choir', teddy bears provided by families, and in the foreground is the 'prayer tree', featuring messages of hope for sick children.
Articles in which this image appears
Great Ormond Street Hospital
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Diliff

Promoted File:St Christopher's Chapel, Great Ormond St Hospital, London, UK - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:11, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSchönbrunn Palace, view from Gloriette.
Reason
High quality and good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Schönbrunn Palace, +5
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Der Wolf im Wald

Promoted File:Schloss Schönbrunn Wien 2014 (Zuschnitt 2).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:36, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – While the Protestants stopped painting religious paintings and went over to paint still life's; the countries not affected by the Reformation's iconoclasm, went on painting depictions of Mary. The Catholics believe that they can turn to Mary and ask her to bring their prayers to Heaven.
The prayer Holy Mary, pray for us is still part of the Catholic mass, a several centuries old prayer, that was prayed hundreds and hundreds of years among the walls of all old churches. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. ... Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis...
Reason
Good scan, much used. Mary in prayer, c. 1654. Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (1609 – 1685) was an Italian Baroque painter. The picture is now in the National Gallery, London. There was a revival of interest in the late 20th century in Italian Baroque painting. Traditionally Mary wears blue and red. Blue was considered since the Middle Ages the color of spirituality, calm and contemplation, cite: and was considered extremely beautiful and working good on human psyche, it was praised a lot. Also blue pigment was extremely expensive, ... Blue pigment was almost as expensive as gold, sometimes more than gold. It had a beautiful name: ultramarine.
The Virgin in prayer from the National Gallery;Citation:

Sassoferrato places emphasis on the softly modelled draperies, the white veil and brilliant blue cloak, painted in ultramarine. The face remains largely in shadow, the eyes downcast, and this has the effect of highlighting the hands joined in prayer.

Articles in which this image appears
Blessed Virgin Mary; Fatima Prayers; Roman Catholic prayer; Veneration of Mary in Roman Catholicism; Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, Madonna (art)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato

Promoted File:Sassoferrato - Jungfrun i bön.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:03, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRed Hawk cheese made by Cowgirl Creamery, Point Reyes Station.
Reason
Great quality and high EV, good contrast with the background. And looks tasty :)
Articles in which this image appears
Red Hawk cheese
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Frank Schulenburg

Promoted File:Cowgirl Creamery Point Reyes - Red Hawk cheese.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:48, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalDordogne river in Périgord.
Reason
Impressive view, high EV, good enough quality
Articles in which this image appears
Dordogne (river), Dordogne, Périgord
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Lviatour

Promoted File:Dordogne 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:51, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Four western bluebirds huddling on a cold December day on the UBC Okanagan campus.
Reason
The photograph illustrates how small homeotherms can manage heat loss in extreme conditions.
Articles in which this image appears
Thermoregulation
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
User:blalonde
Comment - a very cute photo, but ‎it is only 1,922 × 1,373 pixels, and the requirement are minimum 1500px X 1500px. Hafspajen (talk) 20:38, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I have uploaded a higher resolution version of this file. It is now 2,311 × 1,651 pixels. Blalonde (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 01:05, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - What are the rules? I'm sure that alternatives must be added, rather than an overwrite of the file, especially if it isn't actually just a bigger picture, but a looser crop. They're not the same thing. 129.234.0.22 (talk) 10:55, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
In cases where the original file is radically insufficient and the new version is obviously superior, overwriting the file isn't a big issue. Here, it's not likely to pass with either version. 24.222.214.125 (talk) 21:03, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:52, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The interior of St James's, Spanish Place, looking west towards the altar
Reason
I know, there's the danger of church interior burnout again. But I really quite like the interior of this church. It's very ornate and well appointed, and although there is minimal stained glass in the sanctuary, what is visible is well rendered and interesting. As is typical of my panoramas, the resolution and detail is good.
Articles in which this image appears
St James's, Spanish Place
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Diliff

Promoted File:St James's Church Interior 2, Spanish Place, London, UK - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:38, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Rred-stalked evening primrose (Oenothera biennis), flowers. Ukraine.
Reason
An Beautiful Plant If Came From
Articles in which this image appears
Onagraceae, Oenothera, Oenothera biennis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
George Chernilevsky

Promoted File:Oenothera rubricaulis 2014 G1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:07, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalVertumnus, a portrait depicting Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor painted as Vertumnus, the Roman God of the seasons, c. 1590-1, with anatomical details represented by vegetables and fruit.
Reason
Good quality image. The painting is an example of 16th century Mannerism.
Articles in which this image appears
Vertumnus, Vertumnus (painting)
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
  • Comment Just in between the corn, onions, artichoke, cabbage foils, cherries, pears, chestnuts, apples, olives, figs, mulberry, grapes, plums, pomegranate, big white radish, endive, various pumpkins, wheat stuff and some Crataegus berries, right, upper corner, Hafspajen (talk) 19:59, 7 December 2014 (UTC).[reply]

Promoted File:Porträtt, Rudolf II som Vertumnus. Guiseppe Arcimboldo - Skoklosters slott - 87582.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:25, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Giorgione - Adoration of the Shepherds - National Gallery of Art.jpg

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OriginalHendrik Merkus de Kock was a Dutch military general, minister, and senator. Active in the Dutch East Indies for numerous years, such was his impact that Bukittinggi was named Fort de Kock during much of the colonial era. Twas he who conquered Palembang, and he who caught Diponegoro
Reason
High quality scan, useful illustration for an article on a person whose impact was much more than his article suggests.
Articles in which this image appears
Hendrik Merkus de Kock
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Cornelis Kruseman

Promoted File:Hendrik Merkus Baron de Kock by Cornelis Kruseman.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:32, 21 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Durbar Court at the former India Office, now part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Reason
Good quality, high resolution and good EV. According to Colin's nomination in Commons, the photo was taken on Open House London, in the only weekend the building is open to the public.
Articles in which this image appears
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Colin

Promoted File:Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Durbar Court.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:35, 21 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLa Mousmé is an oil painting on canvas completed by Vincent van Gogh in 1888, while living in Arles. Inspired by Madame Chrysanthème, he intended it to depict a Japanese woman.
Reason
High quality scan of an interesting van Gogh work; it was painted in France, but apparently is meant to depict a Japanese girl
Articles in which this image appears
La Mousmé +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Vincent van Gogh

Promoted File:Vangogh mousme.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:34, 22 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The entrance and cross of Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen), located in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. It is both a memorial and basilica conceived by Franco, who is buried within the mountain. The cross stands 150 meters high (492 ft).
Reason
High EV, high quality image
Articles in which this image appears
Valle de los Caídos
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture(?)
Creator
Godot13

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:39, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – "South Melbourne Town Hall is a civic building located at Bank Place in South Melbourne, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is of state heritage significance to Victoria being listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (H0217)."
Reason
High quality, useful image
Articles in which this image appears
South Melbourne Town Hall +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Donaldy
  • Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:10, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose I want to like this but the lighting (and thus shadows) isn't good enough - loss of details where there is shadow. gazhiley 12:33, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Not that it is the reason for my oppose, but Melbourne is my home town and I actually intended to improve on this photo next time I'm back home. As for this image, I find the image quality lacking. It's decently high resolution, but poor quality at 100%. It could be downsampled to 1500px to minimise this issue, but I still think that an easily photographed building like this deserves better quality and resolution than this offers. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:57, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:14, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Gloriette in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden, Vienna, Austria
Alt
Reason
High quality and good EV, very impressive
Articles in which this image appears
Gloriette, Schönbrunn Palace
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Der Wolf im Wald

Promoted File:Gloriette Schönbrunn Wien.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:04, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Self portrait of Vincent van Gogh
Reason
A self portrait of Vincent van Gogh, a quality and fine pic. Seems like he had a passion for self portraits. There are over 35 of them. May be someone with body dysmorphic disorder.
Articles in which this image appears
Vincent van Gogh
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Vincent van Gogh
Oops!! Me thought it was with a bit lower quality version. He have so many of them..--The Herald 15:05, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support — Yeah, old Vincent painted a lotta pix of himself, many with that haunted look.
Sca (talk) 15:51, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think the people at the article care. I think we should get consensus first to keep it in the article lead, then nom, because I suspect, if we don't, FP or no it won't be used outside of galleries soon enough. Adam Cuerden (talk) 12:40, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination suspended as nominator from 13:25 UTC 14 November 2014 to 00:00 UTC 15 December 2014 -- Per Sca and Adam--The Herald 13:29, 14 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidentally, this painting appeared at the top of Dutch Wiki's main page, with its Featured Article, on Nov. 15, 2014.
Sca (talk) 14:33, 15 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@The Herald: Today is 15 December. Should I un-suspend the nomination? Armbrust The Homunculus 15:10, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Armbrust: Yep, go ahead. But which day will be the closing date?? 13 days from today or 22nd (10 days, as we had three days of voting from 12-14 Nov earlier) --The Herald : here I am 16:23, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I see, you already unsuspended it. Modified the expiry date, as this was suspended just after 2 days in its first voting period. This will end 8 days, after your WP:FPC edit. Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 13:44, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vincent van Gogh - Self-Portrait - Google Art Project (454045).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:59, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl resident in much of Eurasia.
Reason
High quality image.
Articles in which this image appears
Eurasian eagle-owl
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Kadellar
  • No I mean it exactly as I've written it... Commons and FP (Featured Pictures, ie where we are right now - not sure what you mean by WP) are two different places, and a support on one doesn't mean it will/should automatically get a support on the other... They have different criteria and different intentions... And I trust I'm misreading what you are saying about people coming here just to oppose every picture, as the intonation is pointing in my direction... You only need to check my edit history to see I support way more than I oppose, and have done so for many years of voting in this section... Please feel free to message me on my talk page if you have any specific accusations to point in my direction....... gazhiley 23:18, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm sorry. But I'm not pointing towards you, gazhiley. I'm sorry if you felt bad. In the last few months seen some particular new editors and IPs have been opposing nominations. I mistakenly thought you are new (~1500 edits) and you are one of those new editors who only come to oppose but later I found you have been here for more than 4 years. So, yes, I'm sorry. Btw FP is also refered as Featured Pictures at Commons. So, I thought you might have meant "WP's FP and Common's FP are two different...". WP = Wikipedia. Again. I'm sorry. Jim Carter (from public cyber) 07:06, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • No worries Jim - I have been away for the last couple of years, and do virtually nothing else on Wikipedia than this, so I can understand why my edit count might look low. And thanks Dillif for your comment - even if I disagree with you about this picture! ;-) gazhiley 10:34, 12 December 2014 (UTC) [reply]
  • Support - DOF is fine for identification purposes, though I agree that a bit smaller F number could have been useful. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:29, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Yes, DOF is narrow and I can't see any obvious reason not to have used a smaller aperture in this case, but I agree with Crisco, I think there's enough that the identifying features are sharp. I'm more bothered by the angle. It's understandable why, but I don't like the feeling that we're looking up at the owl, portraits, both animal and human, tend to look better when taken at eye level. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 00:23, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support — Cool capture — besides, I'm feeling quite owly (2) today myself. Sca (talk) 14:14, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support very good! --Ebertakis (talk) 00:57, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment: Hi! Thank you for the nomination. I'll try to explain the issues concerning point of view and depth of field. I used f4.5 to have a more blurred background and to enhance a sense of volume in the owl itself. A very blurred background was necessary to isolate the owl so it looked more like an encyclopaedic portrait, the bush behind is not so far. Choosing of the point of view followed the same reasons: if I had been standing or at owl's level, too much distracting ground would be seen. Being slightly below his eyes allowed me to see some sky and to give even more protagonism to the owl. --Kadellar (talk) 16:54, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bubo bubo sibiricus - 01.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:27, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalIn a Roman Osteria is an oil painting on canvas completed by the Danish painter Carl Bloch in 1866. It depicts the merchant Moritz G. Melchior sitting at a table, talking with his friends.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable painting. Article could use some more work, but that's not something we judge.
Articles in which this image appears
In a Roman Osteria, Carl Bloch
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Carl Bloch

Promoted File:Carl Bloch - In a Roman Osteria - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:58, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original - Panorama of the Taurus–Littrow valley taken on the Apollo 17 mission
Reason
A quality NASA image of a historical event. The first four-wheel drive outside planet.
Articles in which this image appears
Taurus–Littrow (lunar valley)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA
Sorry Godot.. Here in India, we don't have 24-hr Electricity. My system shut down after the page creation.--The Herald : here I am 12:45, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Severe stitching errors and uneven lighting, tilted at left, and many other problems - but it is somewhat improbable that we can get a replacement soon, so Support... ;-) --Janke | Talk 09:16, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Can't see much in the way of stiching errors, but I agree that, whatever the flaws, this isn't going to be re-taken anytime soon - Support. However please The Herald update the nom with the details that Godot13 has mentioned. You're making the place look untidy! gazhiley 10:55, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - The alignment (or misalignment) of the cross hair marks by section is unfortunate, but I don't see this being re-shot anytime soon, and there is no shortage of wow factor here...--Godot13 (talk) 19:06, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - An important bit of work. Quite impressive. Technical problems exist but in the end are minor compared to the vital nature of the photo. Jusdafax 07:27, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Apollo 17 Moon Panorama.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:50, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The first issue (March 1939) of paper currency in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was an unissued 1938 Republic of Czechoslovakia 1 koruna note originally intended for the Czech army. During the beginning of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, an oval stamp was applied to the unissued 1938 stock of notes, identifying the currency as valid in the Protectorate. Overprint reads: Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren, Protektorat Cechy a Morava.
Reason
High quality, high EV. One-year emergency currency issue of the one and five koruna during the first year of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.
Articles in which this image appears
German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
TB Prague (printer) for Republic of Czechoslovakia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.
  • @Crisco- Which US tag? The underlying note is PD under CZ money (added), but qualifies as EU-Anon-70 for both the underlying base unissued Czech note and/or the added German overprint and issue. Am I missing something governing the note?--Godot13 (talk) 18:59, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Good question. According to Wikipedia:Non-U.S. copyrights, at the time of the URAA, the Czech copyright law was 50 years p.a. (after the death of the author). Anonymous works were 50 years post publication (See Section 33, ss. 3 of the copyright law applicable when the URAA was enacted. That means that the US copyright tag should be {{PD-1996}} on Commons (though I'd explicitly note what the copyright law said in 1996, when the URAA was enacted). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:02, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BOH&MOR-1-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-1 Koruna-(1939)ND.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:11, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Previous nom failed due to unexplained reasoned. So here again are a quality set of astro images used in Ophiucus...
Articles in which this image appears
Ophiucus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Please see file description

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:15, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalHydnellum ferrugineum, Glières Plateau, Haute-Savoie, France.
Reason
Good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Hydnellum ferrugineum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Myrabella

Promoted File:Hydnellum ferrugineum Glieres.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:05, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Railroad in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Reason
A recently promoted QI that does a very good job of illustrating a vanishing point in real life (as opposed to being a diagram or a painting).
Articles in which this image appears
Vanishing point, Lewis Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Jakec
That was my initial thought too, and of course you are correct that a true point is impossible in the real world. However, it seems to me, when you zoom in to the point of convergence, that this picture is actually a way short of what one could realistically hope for, so I think the objection is valid. 86.152.160.175 (talk) 03:16, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:19, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFlaming June is a painting by Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, produced in 1895. Painted with oil on a 47"×47" square canvas, it is widely considered to be Leighton's magnum opus, showing his classicist nature.
Reason
High quality reproduction of a notable painting, and thus high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Flaming June (most EV), Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, Museo de Arte de Ponce, +4 other
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton
Serene image despite bright colors. The oleander sprig is a nice touch; it also provides a little contrast. Like the way the left foot is draped. Sca (talk) 14:28, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Flaming June, by Fredrick Lord Leighton (1830-1896).jpg --Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:20, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Headless Horseman pursuing Ichabod Crane (the protagonist of Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow), a subject of many painters of the 18th & 19th century.
Another painting concerning the guy (Not for voting)
Reason
This Halloween friendly perfect quality high EV picture says it all..
Articles in which this image appears
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings (probably the latter)
Creator
John Quidor

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:09, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – "The Magdalen Reading is one of three surviving fragments of a large mid-15th-century oil on panel altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden. Completed some time between 1435 and 1438, it depicts a young woman identifiable as the Magdalen from the jar of ointment placed in the foreground."
Reason
While we're nominating works of art found on other people's pages, how about this one? Tranquilly beautiful, serene, and the lead image in a featured article.
Articles in which this image appears
The Magdalen Reading +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Rogier van der Weyden

Promoted File:The Magdalen Reading - Rogier van der Weyden.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalDetroit's Renaissance Center, a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers, as seen from the Windsor waterfront. The central tower of the RenCen, standing at 222 metres (728 ft) in height, is the tallest building in Michigan and the third tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.
Reason
High technical quality, good resolution, clear depiction of the central five towers and their surroundings
Articles in which this image appears
Renaissance Center +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Chris Woodrich

Promoted File:Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan from S 2014-12-07.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:39, 28 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Apple used the mobile multiplayer online battle arena game Vainglory (Halcyon Fold map pictured) to demonstrate Metal's graphics capabilities at the iPhone 6's September 2014 announcement event.[1]
  1. ^ McWhertor, Michael (September 9, 2014). "This is the game Apple used to show off iPhone 6". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
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ALT – (TIF → JPG)
TIF as small thumb
JPG as small thumb
Reason
As said in the caption, Apple selected Vainglory earlier this year to represent the advanced capabilities of the company's new "Metal" graphics API (read: this game is breathtakingly beautiful). Not only is this a high-resolution release from that game and a demonstration of just how stunning Metal's graphics rendering truly is, but the image of this map can be used to visually (simply) explain the otherwise notoriously complex yet popular MOBA video game genre. I expect to see it diagrammed up and used in all sorts of ways. I believe this image meets all FPC and is an amazing asset to the encyclopedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Vainglory (video game), Multiplayer online battle arena, Metal (iOS API), Strategy video game, IOS 8
FP category for this image
Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Super Evil Megacorp, solicited and uploaded by user:czar
@Crisco 1492, added JPG alt and left a q on your page about fixing this in software. TIF would seem to be the superior file in all cases but WP's rendering technique. czar  03:38, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
And file size. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:13, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492, that appears to be all in the thumbnail rendering. (I didn't edit the image, just exported the TIF as JPG within Photoshop, first with "save for web" and second as regular export. Looking at both the TIF and JPG at full res, I only see a difference in the sharpening before the image fully renders. Perhaps this has to do with the image just being super-detailed at high-res (which is part of the point). Perhaps, as you say, the JPGs render better, but at least in this case, the TIF thumbnail does not appear as extreme. I added some smaller thumbnails for rendering comparison—feel free to strike 'em. czar  14:51, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, didn't see your annotation. I'm thinking that it may just be a foregrounding effect with the shadowing, similar to how the grass towards the bottom middle is sharper in the front. That one might be the most extreme transition, but there are similar fluctuations with the stones to the right of the yellow bush on the left, and right above the middle left turret where the stone transitions to grass. czar  16:43, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:16, 29 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Ту-160 (Tu-160)
Reason
A high level of detail is present and no obscurity caused by the background.
Articles in which this image appears
Tupolev Tu-160
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
User:VitalyKuzmin

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:25, 29 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Robert Cornelius, first portrait recorded on a photograph in history
Reason
historic, first photo portrait, impressive quality for 1839; not sure if any real restorer can improve on the current version
Articles in which this image appears
History of photography, Robert Cornelius, Self-portrait
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
self-portrait, Earthsound

Promoted File:RobertCornelius.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:53, 29 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Plumb-pudding in Danger (1805), showing the world being carved up into spheres of influence between Pitt and Napoleon. Martin Rowson deems it "probably the most famous political cartoon of all time -it has been stolen over and over and over again by cartoonists ever since."
Reason
Interesting and important historical political cartoon. Good quality.
Articles in which this image appears
War of the Third Coalition, James Gillray, +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
James Gillray
Not a free image, apparently. Sca (talk) 21:45, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Caricature gillray plumpudding.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:12, 29 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalWilliam Pitt the Younger by John Hoppner
Reason
Good painting of a notable historical personage; lead image in his article
Articles in which this image appears
William Pitt the Younger +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
John Hoppner
Alt? - National Portrait Gallery - Room 20 (on display) - Hafspajen (talk) 05:38, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:55, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Avery Fisher Hall is a concert hall in New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Reason
Wonderful image of a spectacular place
Articles in which this image appears
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
WPPilot

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:38, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Financial District Lower Manhattan photo D Ramey Logan
Reason
One of my best ever aerial photo's of a truly remarkable place..
Articles in which this image appears
Financial District, Manhattan - Manhattan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
WPPilot
  • Support as nominatortalk→ WPPilot  16:30, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. It's a good view but the image quality is poor. I'm shocked that ISO 320 is so noisy. And there is a lot of chromatic aberration, particularly on the left side. Was it taken through a window? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:40, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • It was taken through the open window port in the helicopter. It is not on a gimbal so the small helicopter creates a great deal of vibration, that I as a airplane pilot was not expecting. I have about 50 images from the sequence, I will review to see of others had less vibration clutter. talk→ WPPilot  02:13, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • If there is no glass between your lens and the subject and you're getting that much chromatic aberration then I have to restate what I've mentioned in your previous nominations - I think your lens is faulty. Far too many of your shots are soft, and particularly blurry at the edges, particularly on one side. I don't know if you're always using the same lens or a variety of lenses, but I do recall you saying that you were using a high quality lens when I mentioned this in another nomination. I honestly can't think what else could be causing such poor optical performance. I know that it's a tough environment to shoot in, but it's not just the effect of vibration. Perhaps a lot of consistent vibration over time has damaged the lens in some way? Just a thought. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:19, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Don't forget that this is a 24MP APS-C body. I guess this is the AF 20mm 2.8D, which generally doesn't get great ratings (2/5 stars for IQ on photozone), so it might well be normal for that lens. The kit 18-55 does seem at least equally sharp though, so it is a somewhat curious choice. --DXR (talk) 13:51, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
True, I don't know Nikon equipment very well but it's very poor for a prime lens if that is normal. Perhaps it's time for an equipment upgrade. I don't mean to be rude WPPilot, but if you are a professional photographer, you could surely justify more professional equipment? Personally, I would be disappointed if I had commissioned you to photograph Lower Manhattan and received this image. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:00, 18 December 2014 (UTC) [reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:36, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Magpie (French title: La Pie): The largest and most widely known of Monet's numerous winter landscapes. (1869).
Reason
The largest and most widely known of Monet's numerous winter landscapes, this painting is noted for its blueish shadows. Monet was a champion of plein air painting, i.e. painting outdoors in the open air. The Magpie is among numerous winter-season paintings presented in the newly created Winter landscapes in Western art.
Articles in which this image appears
The Magpie (Monet), Claude Monet, Winter landscapes in Western art
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Claude Monet

Promoted File:Claude Monet - The Magpie - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:43, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]





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Original – Map of the ethno-linguistic groups in the Caucasus region
Reason
Came across this map. I thought it was very well done and above all very informative.
Articles in which this image appears
Caucasus, Languages of the Caucasus, Languages of Europe, Peoples of the Caucasus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Diagrams,_drawings,_and_maps/Maps
Creator
Pmx
  • Support as nominatorÉtienne Dolet (talk) 23:38, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Commments. (1) Would it be possible to explain in the legend what the letters, like A, G, D etc. mean when they appear on the map? It is not very clear, at least not to me. Do they represent minority groups within a region? (2) The legend box does not seem to be placed in the most felicitous position, giving the appearance of obscuring map data that "exists underneath". If the data really does exist, could the legend be moved? 109.157.10.232 (talk) 02:53, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The letters represent pockets of language speaking areas in another majority language area. For example, though Armenia is largely Armenian speaking (light Green), there are pockets of K's signifying that Kurdish is spoken in that area as well. As for your second question, the map is strictly for the Caucasus, therefore by covering eastern Anatolia wouldn't be so problematic. Étienne Dolet (talk) 04:57, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:45, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Assumption of Mary by Titian
Reason
This is How It Like When The Virgin Mary Will go To Heaven
Articles in which this image appears
Pope Pius XII, Assumption of Mary, Assumption of the Virgin Mary in art, +12
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Titian

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:58, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Märchendom in the Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes, a German cave considered the most colorful in the world. (Count the fairies?)
Reason
High quality image of a cave, something we don't have very much of
Articles in which this image appears
Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Code

Promoted File:140823 Märchendom Saalfelder Feengrotten.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:23, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A western male bluebird on the Okanagan campus of UBC in Kelowna, BC. Takes a break from winter foraging.
Reason
Its a sharp image that shows the distinguishing characters of this bird well (orange colour on upper back, blue on throat).
Articles in which this image appears
Bluebird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Blalonde

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:22, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]