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Original – Paragliding in Bir
Reason
Likely taken during the 2015 Paragliding World Cup, shows several paragliders in flight amidst the clouds above Bir; Himalayas visible in the distance.
Articles in which this image appears
Himachal Pradesh#Tourism
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
PanWoyteczek

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:18, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – George I Rákóczi (1593-1648), prince of Transylvania
Reason
A brooding portrait of one of the longer reigning Transylvanian princes. Reasonable EV I'd say.
Articles in which this image appears
George I Rákóczi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Jan Gillisz. van Vliet after a design by Rembrandt
@Reodorant: Hi, I didn't do any stitching. Just digital restauration. I love this work, I think it's impressive. Have a good new year! --oSeveno (User talk) 12:14, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Reodorant:, never mind, I struck my oppose. I did more probing on the enlargements of the museum image (as displayed on their website, and enlarged even more in my software). The misalignments (stitching errors) are on the museum's image (not the nom image), probably because of how the image is loaded (displayed) by the zoom-in feature of the museum's website. Also, I added notes to the file page saying the image has been edited (that's needed for clarity). Hopefully Jahaza will upload the original TIFF as well. Bammesk (talk) 01:56, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, it's always good to have a copy of the original on Commons. Bammesk (talk) 01:56, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:George I (György) Rákóczi (1593-1648) - Rembrandt van Rijn & Jan Gillisz. van Vliet.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:18, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Greenbottle blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens), Venezuela, female
Reason
high quaity image with high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Greenbottle blue tarantula
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids
Creator
Archaeodontosaurus
Archaeodontosaurus, yes you can vote for your own images. Bammesk (talk) 02:21, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:(MHNT) Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens - Venezuela - Female.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:23, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalAntofagasta, Chile & Bolivia Railway in northern Chile with the San Pedro volcano in the background
Reason
Quality photo of the Antofagasta railway service connecting northern Chile to southern Bolivia (primarily a cargo service). The railway consists of a 715 mile (1152 km) route. This photo shows FCAB locomotive numbers 2403, 2406 and 2008 hauling cargo buckets in northern Chile with the San Pedro volcano in the background.
Articles in which this image appears
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
David Gubler

Promoted File:FCAB EMD GT22CU-3 San Pedro - Ascotan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:48, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – John, Duke of Braganza (later King John IV of Portugal)
Reason
A good quality painting of John, Duke of Braganza (later King John IV of Portugal) wearing black clothes in contrast with the scenario in the background.
Articles in which this image appears
John IV of Portugal
FP category for this image
FP category for this image:Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork
Creator
Peter Paul Rubens

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:51, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Pepper No. 30, one of the best-known photographs taken by Edward Weston
Reason
high quality reproduction of a famous picture
Articles in which this image appears
Pepper No. 30, Edward Weston, List of photographs considered the most important
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Edward Weston, uploaded by Toohool

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:06, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Mediterranean moray, off the coast of Gozo, Malta
Reason
Quality lead image of this fish. About the composition, the article says: "It is a solitary and territorial species . . . . spends most of the day in cavities and clefts between rocks". FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Mediterranean moray
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Morena del Mediterráneo (Muraena helena), Regga, Gozo, Malta, 2021-08-23, DD 14.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:47, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A dusky grasswren
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC three weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Dusky grasswren
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Dusky Grasswren 0A2A9591.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:45, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Temple of Isis in Philae, Aswan, Egypt
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Philae temple complex
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:File, Asuán, Egipto, 2022-04-01, DD 93.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:48, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Rotary dial telephone
Reason
Quality photo of the rotary dial telephone from around the mid-20th century. This was the common phone (I think it's safe to say for over two decades) before it was replaced with the push-button telephone.
Articles in which this image appears
Telephone
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Berthold Werner
  • About my description in the reason section above: The description is about rotary phones in general, not this particular model. Here is my 2 cents about this particular model: It's a Bell brand and Bell brand was made (produced) by Western Electric. So in its core the design is probably an offshoot of model 302 or model 500 made in a stylish body for the European market ("the ubiquitous UK model" per Charles below). Model 302 and 500 peaked from mid 1930s to mid 1970s, which makes them mid-20 century models. If I was to guess, I would say the nom model is a 1940s or 1950s model. Personally I don't think any of that matters, because the contribution of the image to the Telephone article (hence it's EV) is in depicting simply a rotary telephone (in contrast to other non-rotary types of phones). Bammesk (talk) 17:01, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:50, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Ashalim Power Station from above
Reason
high quality photo of a concentrated solar power station
Articles in which this image appears
Ashalim Power Station, Solar power in Israel, Solar power tower
FP category for this image
Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
Source images: Artem.G, Panorama: Auguel

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:27, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Mi-gyaung, late 19th century
Reason
high quality photo of unique musical instrument
Articles in which this image appears
Mi gyaung
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Met Museum

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:44, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Saùng-Gauk, 19th century
Reason
high quality photo of unique musical instrument
Articles in which this image appears
Saung
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Met Museum

Promoted File:Saung-Gauk.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:46, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Naria poraria shells. Originating from the Philippines.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Naria poraria
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
H. Zell

Promoted File:Naria poraria 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:18, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A red-lored whistler
Reason
Currently unopposed at Commons FPC. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-lored whistler
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Red-lored Whistler 0A2A8896.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:21, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Roztochia Biosphere Reserve from above
Reason
Featured picture on commons, great composition
Articles in which this image appears
Roztochia Biosphere Reserve (infobox image), Roztocze, Lviv Oblast
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
EnergyButterfly
  • Support as nominatorArtem.G (talk) 17:53, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Oppose – Visual information not readily identifiable to general readers. – Sca (talk) 13:19, 30 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Agree with Sca's comment. It's certainly an arresting image qua image, but I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking at, or why the water in one half of the image appears to be frozen while the other half is not. I like the photo, and I could imagine hanging it on my wall, but because it borders on the abstract and is so hard to interpret, I'm skeptical about its EV, and I don't think it should be the infobox image in the article on the reserve. A photo like this one, while not as visually interesting, would (in my opinion) do a better job of illustrating what the landscape of the reserve is like. Choliamb (talk) 16:36, 30 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Sca. My first impression was that I'm seeing something rotting on the left side, and mold growing on the right side in a macro- or microphoto. Janke | Talk 10:27, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:22, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSan Pedro volcano on the left and San Pablo volcano on the right
Reason
Quality image of San Pedro volcano (left) and San Pablo volcano (right) in northern Chile. San Pedro is number 19 on Wikipedia's list of tallest volcanoes by elevation above sea level. It has two adjacent cones, the old and the new. The old cone was active over 100,000 years ago and the new cone's last large eruption was around 10,000 years ago.
Articles in which this image appears
San Pedro (Chile volcano), San Pablo (volcano)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Volcán San Pedro, Chile, 2016-02-09, DD 18.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:53, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1916 American silent film directed by Stuart Paton. The film's storyline is based on the 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. It also incorporates elements from Verne's 1875 novel The Mysterious Island.
Reason
Another National Film Registry entry, based on the classic Jules Verne novel. Also significant for being the first film shot underwater.
Articles in which this image appears
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916 film)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Stuart Paton

Promoted File:20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916).webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:24, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), whole and cross section
Reason
Quality lead image of this fruit, native to southern Africa.
Articles in which this image appears
Cucumis metuliferus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Cucumis metuliferus fruit - whole and cross section.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:39, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Emperor of Brazil in full regalia
Reason
High quality painting. The fabric details are impressive, mainly the gold embroidered train.
Articles in which this image appears
Brazil, Pedro II of Brazil, Latin America, Brazilian Romantic painting, Crown jewels, Emperor, Speech from the throne, Imperial Crown of Brazil, Imperial Museum of Brazil, Monarchies in the Americas, Sceptre, List of Brazilians, Coronations in the Americas, Goldwork (embroidery), Water privatization in Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Pedro Américo

Promoted File:Pedro Américo - D. Pedro II na abertura da Assembléia Geral.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:23, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalThe Finding of the Saviour in the Temple (1860), by William Holman Hunt
Reason
High resolution and quality.
Articles in which this image appears
The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple, Jesus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
William Holman Hunt

Promoted File:William Holman Hunt - The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:38, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalPortrait of Ambroise Vollard (1899), by Paul Cézanne
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Ambroise Vollard (Cézanne), Paul Cézanne, Ambroise Vollard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Paul Cézanne

Promoted File:Cezanne Ambroise Vollard.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:40, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Bastei Bridge
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously. Higher resolution than existing FP File:Basteibrücke morgens.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears
Bastei and others, once existing FP is replaced
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
A.Savin

Promoted File:Rathen und Elbsandsteingebirge asv2022-08 img04.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:57, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A Nelson's sparrow in Plumb Beach Marsh
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Nelson's sparrow
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Remydee1
  • Comment – I assume that part of the reason why the article is so short is that the two sharp-tailed sparrows (Nelson's and Saltmarsh) were only split in 1995, and before that there was a lot of confusion about their relationship and their ranges. Still, there is now plenty of information available about both, and no reason why the article can't easily be expanded along the lines of the more detailed article on Saltmarsh sparrow. (In fact the taxonomy section of that article already contains a discussion of the evolutionary divergence of the two species which is equally applicable to Nelson's.) Choliamb (talk) 23:04, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – It would be nice if it were more visible, but it's not entirely hidden; I can see the sharp tail feathers on the left side of the tail pretty clearly in this photo. Choliamb (talk) 23:04, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nelson's sparrow in marsh.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:03, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalOak mazegill (Daedalea quercina)
Reason
Quality image of this fungus. (Currently at Commons FPC)
Articles in which this image appears
Daedalea quercina
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Promoted File:Doolhofzwam (Daedalea quercina) 30-11-2022. (d.j.b).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus), an endangered endemic bird on Mauritius
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Mauritius kestrel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:07, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) male; an endangered endemic bird on Mauritius
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Mauritius fody
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) male 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:08, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata); a reptile endemic to Mauritius
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Endemic species.
Articles in which this image appears
Phelsuma ornata, Phelsuma, Île aux Aigrettes
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:10, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Queen Maria II of Portugal
Reason
High resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Maria II of Portugal, Brazilian imperial family, List of women rulers, Order of the Southern Cross, Descendants of John VI of Portugal, Prince Imperial of Brazil, Prince of Grão-Pará, Thomas Lawrence, List of Dukes of Braganza, List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Thomas Lawrence
Her full name was Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga. She must have been important. – Sca (talk) 14:18, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:01, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – "Britain: Spearhead of Attack": propaganda poster showing how the branches of the economy (food, shipbuilding, power generation, coal, weapon manufacturing) coordinate to facilitate the Western Allied invasion of Germany.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC three years ago where it was featured unanimously. Quality reproduction.
Articles in which this image appears
United Kingdom home front during World War II
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services.
  • Support as nominatorMER-C 08:24, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This isn't really about the home front so adds little EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:45, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - This is a gorgeous image, and rightly featured on Commons. Here, however... I find myself agreeing with Charles. The emphasis of the poster appears to be combat operations in continental Europe, rather than how British industry converted raw materials into the materiel necessary to continue the war. This may be due to the image's provenance; having been produced by the British Information Services in New York, and thus printed in the United States, it may have been intended more to get North Americans to contribute more to Britain's war efforts by highlighting how they are bringing the war to the Axis powers. Even the block of text at the lower-right is dedicated predominantly to the armed forces.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:49, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Essentially wartime propaganda, morale-booster. – Sca (talk) 13:27, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment This is a fascinating image - it's notable, for instance, that it frankly shows that Allied bombers were firebombing German cities while the bombing of the occupied western European countries is shown as being focused on military and industrial targets. I agree though that the EV isn't strong in the only article it's currently being used in. Some discussion of the history of this image and what it sought to convey would also be helpful, as it's quite a complex graphic. Nick-D (talk) 22:33, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:05, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on a wooden pole near the Bodega Head parking lot, Sonoma County, California, on December 2, 2022.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously. Higher resolution than existing FP File:Toulouse - Sturnus vulgaris - 2012-02-26 - 3.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears
Common starling plus others once replacement is performed
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Frank Schulenburg

Promoted File:European starling at Bodega Head-1209.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:25, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMelk Abbey, located above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, Austria
Reason
High resolution. Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Melk Abbey, 1736 in architecture, Monastery
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Thomas Ledl
  • Support --Wow (talk) 13:22, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Vinícius O. (talk) 19:44, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment– There is a higher resolution photo passing at Commons nom: [3]. It doesn't have the foreground roof distraction. Bammesk (talk) 03:14, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Banmesk, would support the other photo if it were nominated. MER-C 09:46, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I may be in the minority here, but in spite of the partial obstruction by the roofs at the lower right, I actually prefer this photo to the alternative mentioned by Bammesk and endorsed by MER-C above, because this one has significantly more EV. The oblique view gives a much better sense of the building than a simple straight-on picture of the facade, which gives no hint of the shape and size of the structure behind it. Ideally, I'd like to see an image that combines an unobstructed oblique view without the distracting foreground roofs (like this one: File:Melk - Stift (2).JPG) with a greater resolution and sharpness than that photo provides. But given the choice, for the purposes of an encyclopedia, I feel strongly that a slightly flawed oblique view is better than a spectacular frontal view, in spite of the latter's enormous pixel count. Choliamb (talk) 15:52, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    That's a fair point, and definitely a reason to keep this image in the article. I know that, when I was still doing photography, I'd try and get multiple images and angles for exactly that reason. If the rooftops weren't as intrusive, I might even agree with you... but in this case, it feels as though you'd want to get three or four meters up to get the best image.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:46, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Just to be clear, I share your reservations about this photo, which is why I offered my comment as a comment rather than a support vote. The problem, as this photo from further away makes clear, is that if you back up enough to get the roofs out of the way, you're likely to end up in the river. What is really needed, as you say, is an extra few meters of height. But the image I linked to in my original comment (File:Melk - Stift (2).JPG, also taken from across the river) shows that it is in fact possible to get a photo that avoids the roofs and still conveys more information than a strictly frontal view. If I were looking for a photograph to use in the classroom, that's the one I would probably choose. And although it seems a little soft when you look at it at full resolution, I would be more likely to support it for FP than the current candidate (or than the frontal view, which is admittedly spectacular on its own terms). Choliamb (talk) 17:26, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:07, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalBenjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, 1778
Reason
High resolution and important figure.
Articles in which this image appears
Benjamin Franklin, Ben Franklin effect, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Joseph Duplessis

Promoted File:Joseph Siffrein Duplessis - Benjamin Franklin - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:21, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Portrait by John Trumbull, c. 1792
Reason
High resolution and important figure.
Articles in which this image appears
Alexander Hamilton, Whiskey Rebellion, Report on Manufactures, Hamilton–Reynolds affair, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
John Trumbull

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:22, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A painting depicting Botafogo beach at night
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Outline of Rio de Janeiro
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edoardo De Martino

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:26, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Depicts Pedro I, the first emperor of Brazil, holding Brazil's first constitution
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Equestrian statue of Pedro I
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Donatas Dabravolskas

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:28, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMarie Antoinette and Her Children (1787), by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Reason
Very high resolution. FP on Commons and the Persian language Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Marie Antoinette and Her Children, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Google Arts & Culture
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Promoted File:Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, reine de France et ses enfants - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:44, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMadame Grand (1783), by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Madame Grand (Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun), Catherine Grand, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Promoted File:Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835) MET DP320094.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:47, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalPortrait of Muhammad Dervish Khan (1788), by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Muhammad Dervish Khan, Franco-Indian Alliances, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:48, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalCharles Alexandre de Calonne (1734–1802), was a French statesman, best known for his involvement in the French Revolution. Painting by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, now held in the Royal Collection, UK.
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:48, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalQueen Natalie of Serbia by Uroš Predić (1890)
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Uroš Predić, White, List of Serbian royal consorts
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Uroš Predić

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:49, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalExpulsion from the Garden of Eden (1828), by Thomas Cole, now held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Reason
High resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (Cole), Thomas Cole, List of paintings by Thomas Cole, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Lenox Library (New York City), His Dark Materials, Antediluvian
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Thomas Cole

Promoted File:Cole Thomas Expulsion from the Garden of Eden 1828.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:50, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalA Boy with a Flying Squirrel (1765), by John Singleton Copley, now held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
A Boy with a Flying Squirrel, Henry Pelham (engraver), John Singleton Copley, 1750–1775 in Western fashion
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
John Singleton Copley
  • Comment – High quality image of one of the most famous works by the finest 18th-century portrait painter in North America. Plus a flying squirrel! The very opposite of meh. :) Choliamb (talk) 19:16, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:John Singleton Copley - A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham) - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:52, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalIn the Loge (1878), by Mary Cassatt, now held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
In the Loge, List of works by Mary Cassatt, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Mary Cassatt

Promoted File:Mary Stevenson Cassatt - In the Loge - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:53, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalThe Death of Marat (1793), by Jacques-Louis David
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
The Death of Marat, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacques-Louis David

Promoted File:Death of Marat by David.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:55, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalFrank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator.
Reason
Good quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Frank Lloyd Wright, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Al Ravenna

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Portrait of Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil by Friedrich Dürck
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Friedrich Dürck

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalEero Saarinen (1910–1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer.
Sample crop for FPC, if consensus reached, please apply to original.
Cropped version – restored and cropped version of the original
Reason
High resolution and restored.
Articles in which this image appears
Eero Saarinen, 1961 in architecture, List of people from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Balthazar Korab, restored by Yann
  • Support the proposed crop. Bammesk (talk) 03:23, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd also crop off enough pixels to remove the damage on top, or repair it otherwise. MER-C 09:32, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I do not believe we should crop archive photos or photos by living photographers. We should assume the photographer wanted it as it is. This image is ruined by the hand in the foreground, but should not be cropped (or cloned). Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:49, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support crop only. We have a history of allowing digital manipulation when the image is not the subject of an article in and of itself. Restorations remove dust and smudges, uploaders adjust contrast and balance levels (mostly for digital images, but I have had to use it for images I scanned personally), etc. In this case, an argument can readily be made that the extraneous arm was not a deliberate part of the composition, but rather an "action" shot of an architect by a landscape/architectural photographer who saw the opportunity and took it.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:07, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Eero-Saarinen (cropped).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:07, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalPortrait of D. Amélia de Beauharnais by Friedrich Dürck
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Duchess of Braganza, List of Brazilian royal consorts
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Friedrich Dürck

Promoted File:Retrato da D. Amélia de Beauharnais - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:12, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Réunion stonechat (Saxicola tectes) male, endemic to the island of La Réunion
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. Island endemic
Articles in which this image appears
Réunion stonechat
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Réunion stonechat (Saxicola tectes) male.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:46, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalRed-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) on Réunion
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-whiskered bulbul
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:49, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalEthiopian wolf (Canis simensis citernii) on the Sanetti Plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands.
Reason
High quality large image of rare endangered animal. Illustrates article well (more appropriate than Commons FP)
Articles in which this image appears
Ethiopian wolf
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominatorCharlesjsharp (talk) 10:58, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I have a really hard time making up my mind about this photo. The EV is not ideal: a particular weakness (due to the lighting and the position of the animal, not the fault of the photographer) is that it doesn't really show off the distinctive red and white color pattern of the coat on the face and chest as clearly as some other images, like File:Canis_simensis.jpg, for example. But that photo is a non-starter as far as image quality goes, and the same is true of almost all of the other 120 or so photos of this species at the Commons, which are variously beset with problems like low resolution, lens blur, etc. Pretty much the only one that can compare with the nominated photo in image quality is a gorgeous shot of a reclining wolf (File:Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis citernii) 2.jpg), and when I clicked on it I found that Charles took that one too. Charles, I'm guessing that you felt that the reclining one wasn't suitable for FP because it doesn't show the whole animal? You may be right, but it's a beautiful photo, IMO much more striking than the one you nominated, and because it shows more clearly some details that are distinctive or unique to this species, like the coloration and the ears, I think one could argue that it's not inferior in EV. If you had nominated that one, I would have supported it without much hesitation (although I am aware that others may feel differently).

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:00, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Victoria of Baden and the future Gustaf V of Sweden
Reason
High resolution and quality
Articles in which this image appears
Victoria of Baden
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Unknown, not credited

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:30, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalThe Girl with the Wine Glass by Johannes Vermeer
Reason
High quality and resolution. This is a featured picture on the Persian language Wikipedia
Articles in which this image appears
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, History of red, Red
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Johannes Vermeer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:32, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalThe Glass of Wine by Jan Vermeer van Delft
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
The Wine Glass, Jan Hope, Hope Collection of Pictures
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Johannes Vermeer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:34, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]