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OriginalMap of the northern part and parts of the southern parts of the America, from the mouth of the Saint Laurent River to the Island of Cayenne,with the new discoveries of the Mississipi River, by Claude Bernou
Reason
High quality image used in many places
Articles in which this image appears
Cartography of the United States, Fort Crevecoeur, French colonization of Texas, Illinois Country, Louisiana (New France), Médard des Groseilliers, New France, Spanish Texas, Timeline of imperialism, Timeline of the European colonization of North America
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Claude Bernou, uploaded by David.Monniaux, edit by Paris 16

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:30, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Betsy DeVos Senate Confirmation Vote Tie Broken by Vice President Mike Pence
Reason
Video documents a historic vote in the United States Senate for two main reasons: first Cabinet nominee confirmed by a tie vote in United States history and was the first tie vote broken by a Vice President in the Senate since 2008 during the Bush administration. Due to this uncommon action in the Senate, this is to my knowledge the only video on Wikipedia of this situation.
Articles in which this image appears
Betsy DeVos, List of tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents of the United States (to show how Vice President steps in to vote), Cabinet of Donald Trump
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
C-SPAN

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:52, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A satirical political cartoon reflecting America's imperial ambitions following quick and total victory in the Spanish American War of 1898.
Reason
This is one of the images from the early days of the age of American Imperialism. The political cartoon in question illustrates the desire of the American Public to see then President of the United States William McKinley get a canal constructed across Central America. Eventually, this Central American Canal would be constructed in Panama, resulting in the creation of the Panama Canal we have today.
Articles in which this image appears
American imperialism
FP category for this image
Best guess is Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Victor Gillam

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:10, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Caricature showing Uncle Sam lecturing four children labelled Philippines (who appears similar to Philippine leader Emilio Aguinaldo), Hawaii, Porto[sic] Rico and Cuba in front of children holding books labelled with various U.S. states. In the background are an American Indian holding a book upside down, a Chinese boy at the door and a black boy cleaning a window. Originally published on p. 8-9 of the January 25, 1899 issue of Puck magazine.
Reason
Here be a political cartoon from the early days of American Imperialism depicting the eponymous Uncle Sam as a school teacher attempting to pound to the politically acceptable version of U.S. History into a group of children representing recent U.S. Political conquests in Central and South America as well as parts of the Asia Pacific region. Racial and ethnic stereotypes are played to in an attempt to illustrate the greater good that can be found in the United States' decision to assume control of the countries and peoples in question.
Articles in which this image appears
American imperialism, Puck (magazine), Territory of Hawaii
FP category for this image
Best guess is Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Louis Dalrymple (1866-1905), artist; Puck magazine, publisher

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:15, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Immature male bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), an endemic species which only lives in Cuba
Reason
The smallest bird in the world. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Bee hummingbird; Smallest species
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
Comment I don't agree at all. To show the feet/chest of any bird with good bokeh you 100% have to have a branch in the way. The alternative view, of the back, is of equivalent EV. Not better, not worse. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:40, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I'm not bothered by the branch per se. He has to sit on something, although a different angle might have shown more subject. The detail is good, but I wonder about the EV of an immature individual. Sca (talk) 16:10, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The photo was not taken by a favoured photographer." And what is that supposed to mean? Compare this photograph to the existing FPs of birds in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds. How many have the feet obscured by the branch? Some have tails partially obscured (including two of the FPs I took). None that I've seen have the feet almost completely obscured. The angle of the branch is also a lot more drastic than what we have previously featured.
I'm not saying it is a bad photograph. It deserves its spot on Commons' FP list. I'm just saying that the EV is hurt by the branch being in the way of the bird.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:27, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
My comment "The photo was not taken by a favoured photographer." related to the Picture of the Day page which states "the picture of the day is generally scheduled by one editor (currently Crisco 1492)" As far as I know, I've never had one of my FPs selected as a POTD, @Crisco 1492:, though I did ask you what the process is. As to your comment about the branch, you refer to your two FPs:
. These seem very similar compositions to mine and you are comparing pictures of large birds in a zoo with a picture of a tiny bird in the wild. You suggested I look at existing FPs and so I have. You have selected over 40 FPs by the talented, and obviously favoured, photographer JJHarrison to be POTD over the last two years. Many of the these images have the bird in water, with no feet visible. For you to say that the "feet almost completely obscured" in my photo is a strange thing to say when the chest feathers of this hummingbird do obscure much of the feet. And, as I'm sure you know, hummingbirds can only cling onto things, they cannot just stand on their feet on a flat surface like most birds. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:45, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • You think POTD is a game of favorites, and are accusing me of bias because of it? It roughly follows a first in, first out system (roughly as there is some wiggle room; I wouldn't run ten paintings in a row, for example). Your involvement with the English Wikipedia's FPC process started, to the best of my recollection, in mid-to-late 2015. Right now I'm scheduling from Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs/48, which includes images promoted in late 2014/early 2015. We haven't reached your nominations yet. Hell, even my own early FPs just started coming out in June (photos taken in June 2014). There is no bias against any particular editor in the scheduling, and given my previous support for your photographs at both Commons and En-Wiki, I'm surprised you leaped to that conclusion.
As I said, some have parts of the tails covered. That includes the two of the three FP bird photographs I've taken (the other was a portrait), as well as images by other photographers such as File:Phalacrocorax carbo Vic.jpg and File:Leucippus fallax.jpg. The difference is in the size of the branch relative to the bird, as well as its angle.
Yes, the bird is tiny. I get that. The problem is simply that the branch is distracting, a fact that is exacerbated by the angle from which the photograph was taken. I don't get why you're taking such offense to this oppose, considering two editors at the Commons nomination made the same point.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:22, 26 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies for my rant. It was late at night. I had not realised we were so far behind and I had just seen your POTD dancing images selected for November and December 2016. Why not filter a few more out so that we can catch up? Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:39, 26 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • No worries. The queue is generally a year and a half to two years on en-Wiki. It's an effect of the FIFO system we've been using since POTD was first started. But if you have anything you'd really like to see on the main page, just let me know, or pick a date for yourself. You can write the blurb, or I can get it.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:21, 26 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose Per Chris WoodrichJobas (talk) 15:11, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - intervening twig is not ideal but I will say that it almost adds a sort of three-dimensional appeal that many telephoto images lack. I respectfully disagree that it hinders the illustrative and educational value of the image, as no significant features of the bird are obscured. Sharpness and colors are very good. – Juliancolton | Talk 17:59, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I don't think that the branch is that much of a problem; the image is good quality and the bird is still clearly visible. I also think that the picture has good encyclopaedic value because it is by far the best picture we have of the species. N Oneemuss (talk) 10:50, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:20, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalShirley Bassey in 1971. Bassey is a Welsh singer whose career began in the mid-1950s, best known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979).
Reason
Good quality, good composition, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Shirley Bassey, Efik people, Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist, I'll Still Love You
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Rob Mieremet / Anefo

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:34, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original (watermark removed) – HR 8799 harbors four super-Jupiters orbiting with periods that range from decades to centuries. Motion interpolate was used on 7 images of HR 8799 taken from the Keck Telescope over 7 years to create this image. Read more at http://www.manyworlds.space/index.php/2017/01/24/a-four-planet-system-in-orbit-directly-imaged-and-remarkable/. Credits: Video making & motion interpolation: Jason Wang, Data analysis: Christian Marois, Orbit determination: Quinn Konopacky, Data Taking: Bruce Macintosh, Travis Barman, Ben Zuckerman
Reason
moving direct image of exoplanets... enough said
Articles in which this image appears
List of directly imaged exoplanets, HR 8799
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Space/Looking_out
Creator
Huntster

Promoted File:HR 8799 Orbiting Exoplanets.gif --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:52, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Laupa Manor in Laupa, Estonia was built in 1910-13 to designs by architect Jacques Rosenbaum
Reason
Good picture of an important historical building
Articles in which this image appears
Laupa, Järva County, Jacques Rosenbaum, List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
FP category for this image
architecture
Creator
Ivar Leidus
Pix don't have to be symmetrical. But I agree with Janke below that a better composition could be achieved from a somewhat different vantage point. Sca (talk) 15:21, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Well, they don't necessarily have to be "balanced" either. Sca (talk) 16:32, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Are you calling me unbalanced? Sca (talk) 01:32, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:53, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Venetian lagoon from space.
Reason
Speaks for itself.
Articles in which this image appears
Venetian Lagoon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Stefan Bernd Robert Simmon, NASA Earth Observatory
@Sca: Well, the picture primarily depicts the lagoon and I nominated it under that subject. Étienne Dolet (talk) 22:25, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:56, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A 3-valved Bb flugelhorn (Yamaha model YFH-436G).
ALT1 – JPG version for on-wiki display
Reason
A great studio photograph of a flugelhorn. As part of the project Wiki Loves Music, I have been evaluating many musical instrument pictures on the projects and this recent image donation by the manufacturer is by far one of the best musical instrument images we have.
Articles in which this image appears
Flugelhorn
FP category for this image
Entertainment
Creator
Yamaha Corporation
Hi Chris Woodrich, the permission is under way and has already been given for the woodwinds, see e.g. this example. Please feel free to convert the image to the correct format and add some white space if you have the time. Thanks, --Gnom (talk) 08:43, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Chris Woodrich, permission is now confirmed :-) --Gnom (talk) 19:06, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Yamaha Flugelhorn YFH-8310Z.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:00, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Russian Imperial family - members of the Romanovs, the last imperial family of Russia including: seated (left to right) Marie, Queen Alexandra, Czar Nicholas II, Anastasia, Alexei (front), and standing (left to right), Olga and Tatiana. This image was taken in 1914, three years before the Emperor and family were killed.
Reason
Photographed here is the last generation of the Russian Empire's royal family. In March 1917, then Emperor Nicholas II was overthrown following massive, widespread demonstrations against the Royal Family. Later that year the Bolsheviks, the Marxist/Lenin supporting branch of the provisional government, had Nicholas and his family executed to prevent them from falling into the hands of the "whites" who supported the restoration of the monarch in Russia (broadly construed). Although its has been conclusively proven that all members photographed here had been killed in 1917, rumors persisted for decades that Anastasia had survived the brutal massacre that exterminated the Romonov Royal bloodline.
Articles in which this image appears
Nicholas II of Russia, Alexander Palace, Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
FP category for this image
Smart money says Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility, although a case could be made for history or WWI as well.
Creator
No specific creator listed or named, photograph notes "Boasson and Eggler St. Petersburg Nevsky 24."

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:28, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalSkokloster Castle is a Swedish Baroque castle built between 1654 and 1676 by Carl Gustaf Wrangel, located on a peninsula of Lake Mälaren between Stockholm and Uppsala.
Reason
High quality image of a notable castle; haven't had many pictures of Sweden recently
Articles in which this image appears
Skokloster Castle +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Pudelek

Promoted File:Skokloster castle (by Pudelek) 3.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:38, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The Crown of the Andes, a votive crown originally made for a larger than life-size statue of the Virgin Mary in the Cathedral of Popayán, Colombia. It was made between the 16th and 18th centuries. It contains 450 emeralds, including some that were purportedly taken from the captured Inca Emperor Atahualpa (1497–1533).
Reason
The Met has started licensing their photographs of PD works with a CC-0 license. Among the thousands of images included is this beaut, of the Crown of the Andes. High quality, good EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Crown of the Andes
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Promoted File:Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes MET DP365520.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:00, 16 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Yellow-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus africanus) perch on a zebra's back, waiting for insects
Reason
Symmetry of the composition with the zebra skin as foreground
Articles in which this image appears
Yellow-billed oxpecker, Oxpecker, Plains zebra
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Yellow-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus africanus) on zebra.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:34, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – This female giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), having speared a tilapia, smashes it against a post to break its spline so it can swallow it.
Reason
composite showing how this kingfisher handles a big catch. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Giant kingfisher, Kingfisher, Tilapia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) female composite.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:41, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A pedestrian crossing on Market Street at Third Street, San Francisco, as seen from One Kearny St.
Reason
Who says the mundane can't be made magical? A very striking use of lines and an overhead view to depict the concept of a pedestrian crossing
Articles in which this image appears
Pedestrian crossing
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle, maybe?
Creator
Dllu

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:50, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Mount Gambier's Blue Lake, taken in late-December of 2016. Image is taken from a peaked viewing platform to the North-West of the lake.
Reason
High quality image of an important South Australian landmark that offers the reader a visual to associate with the topic.
Articles in which this image appears
Blue Lake (South Australia)
FP category for this image
Landscapes
Creator
HeyJude70
  • Support as nominatorThomDevexx ॐ (talk) 02:33, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question Two things. Would the image be better without the tree on the right? Second, and apologies if I'm wrong, but is there some issue with the water where I've annotated the photo? Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:14, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Clone out the "levitating" tree top at right! However, use the original, not the brightened version, since there are quite a bit of compression artifacts in the water, already. I'll check in later and see if it's supportable... --Janke | Talk 14:17, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I'm afraid - it's a decent representational picture of the subject; but compression artefacts are quite visible even downsized; lighting isn't amazing; and the crop seems very tight at both the bottom and the right margins (I think this was made worse by the tree removal, incidentally - I think it would be better to use a clone tool to remove this, as Janke suggested, rather than re-crop). Also, the lake seems to be known for its seasonal "vibrant cobalt blue" colour, which doesn't really seem to be shown here; unless it's the other photos on the article that are misleading. Probably none of these would be a dealbreaker alone, but I'm not convinced this sits alongside the other photos in Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Landscapes. TSP (talk) 11:45, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Per TSP - Jobas (talk) 13:49, 15 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:53, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – USS Wisconsin (BB-64) Underway at sea, circa 1988-91. She is pictured here following her refit and rebuild after being recalled for duty in the 1980s as part of the US Navy's 600-ship Navy program. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Reason
Welcome to the gun show :) But seriously, this is a large image of a famous battleship that now meets size requirements and adorns a number of our pages (note I said pages, not articles). As the last of the recommissioned battleships in the Iowa-class this photograph captures a now obsolete gunship for the last time, and as an interesting side note also happens to capture the first deployment of the Block 1 variant of the US Navy's Phalanx CIWS. Listing here for FPC consideration and asking for a small degree of leniency since the battleship in question won't be returning to the high seas.
Articles in which this image appears
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) Armament of the Iowa-class battleship National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk, Virginia
FP category for this image
Given the absence of action here I'd say Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
United States Navy
  • What are you drivelling about in saying "another non-committal drive-by comment"? And before rubbishing my contribution, why not read the FP guidelines that say "Images should not be downsampled" Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:37, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • I didn't say anything about you Charles. Lots of people have been making comments without declaring support or oppose, and I followed suit, not yet knowing which way I'd like to vote. Stop acting like a child at FPC, please. – Juliancolton | Talk 13:47, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • You made the comment directly underneath my post, so grow up and apologise. Making comments "without declaring support or oppose" is part of the process - in this case a wider crop might have been available, so I should not oppose right away. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:38, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • ...well, yes, newer comments are typically posted at the bottom. That's how Wikipedia discussion threads have always worked. Be assured that if I wanted to reply to you I would have placed an indented comment below yours. I never criticized you or anyone else. Time to take a break perhaps? – Juliancolton | Talk 18:06, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Charlesjsharp, in reading your comment above, FP criteria doesn't say "Images should not be downsampled", it just says 1500px minimum and larger sizes are preferred. I am generally against downsampling, but this being a retired ship (in some ways a historic photo), I would be Ok with it, just my opinion of course. Bammesk (talk) 13:22, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:16, 25 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – After successfully hunting a bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) starts feeding on his North of Svalbard, Norway.
Reason
High quality image, very useful for both the species article and the act of predation
Articles in which this image appears
Polar bear; predation
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
AWeith
Amazing? A 600mm lens on a tripod + EOS5D body is more than capable of delivering sharp images. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:28, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Sure it is - I've taken a photo or two myself, believe it or not. :) It just requires special skill on the photographer's part and relatively cooperative conditions. That's a lot of atmosphere to be shooting through, even in cold and clear environments. And for what it's worth, the lens used was apparently the Tamron 150-600, which, while an excellent lens, conventional wisdom would suggest is not quite as sharp at the long end as would be a 600mm prime. – Juliancolton | Talk 21:49, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with its prey.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:21, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalHiRISE image of exposed water ice layers in Olympia Rupes.
Reason
High-resolution image of water ice layers in Planum Boreum's Olympia Rupes, a subject of scientific interest in the understanding of the past climate of Mars.
Articles in which this image appears
Climate of Mars, Planum Boreum
FP category for this image
Space/Understanding
Creator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Jet Propulsion Laboratory / University of Arizona

Promoted File:PIA21465 - North Polar Layers.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:34, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – IAEA Experts at Fukushima
Reason
High quality image which shows quite well the state of the place 4 years after the disaster.
Articles in which this image appears
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Timeline of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
IAEA, uploaded by Yann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:50, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A composite of four common hummingbirds of Trinidad and Tobago
Reason
A captioned composite is a good way to show the variety of Hummingbirds
Articles in which this image appears
hummingbird Natural history of Trinidad and Tobago List of birds of Trinidad and Tobago
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:52, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Pripyat, deserted city evacuated after the Tchernobyl disaster
Reason
high quality image of this infamous city
Articles in which this image appears
Pripyat
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
IAEA, uploaded by Yann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:50, 28 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Katherine Wallace, Australian actress
Reason
professional quality portrait
Articles in which this image appears
Katherine Wallace
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
work for hire by Peacemaker Photography, uploaded by Amandadoyle543

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:51, 28 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A male saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola) from the Pantanal in Brazil
Reason
illustrates the bird very well
Articles in which this image appears
Saffron finch List of birds of Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Someone said she's mad about you, but I wouldn't bet on it... 22:33, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Promoted File:Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola) male.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:57, 28 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalWikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Reason
High quality and resolution images of a famous early modernist building. I think the choice of lens and composition highlights the lines and architectural idea behind the building.
Articles in which this image appears
Embassy Court
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Arild Vågen

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:22, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Two Oreo cookies
Reason
I think the title says it all :)
Articles in which this image appears
Oreo, Sandwich cookie, List of cookies
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Evan-Amos
In this usage, Mr. Crisco, anytime should be one word. – Sca (talk) 15:08, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I concede that some sources identify anytime as an Americanism (dating from the 1920s), and as such it's apparently eschewed in Britain/UK, etc. However, I would point out that any time can convey the negative, as in "he didn't have any time to waste," whereas, per Webster, anytime soon means in the near future, as you intended – or as a certain U.S. politician intended Friday in commenting on the failed health-care bill. Sca (talk) 15:33, 25 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
A candid cookie? Is that like a bluff biscuit? Sca (talk) 15:00, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:32, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalSallie Gardner at a Gallop, photographic sequence by Eadweard Muybridge of a horse in motion
Reason
One of the most famous photo series of all time and an important precursor to the development of motion pictures.
Articles in which this image appears
Eadweard Muybridge, Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, Scientific method, Leland Stanford, Horse gait
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Eadweard Muybridge
  • Support as nominatorKaldari (talk) 04:40, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Would need a lot of restoration before I could support. --Janke | Talk 10:54, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Janke and Adam Cuerden: In cases like this where we have an article about the photograph itself (rather than the subject of the photograph), is it appropriate to do restoration? Kaldari (talk) 21:02, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
      • I did some very light restoration on the image. Kaldari (talk) 16:39, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
        • I think the answer is yes, unless the article was about a particular copy (a specific print). I would support if obvious artifacts are cleaned up, for example the four corners, the vertical ink mark in the text area, several obvious spots on frames 1 and 2, and similar obvious spots elsewhere. By the way, I think adjusting the levels of frame 8 as was done here is a bad idea (the print is an integrated piece, not a collection). Bammesk (talk) 02:17, 23 March 2017 (UTC) . . sidenote: based on what I have seen here at FPC, restoration of historic works should 1-retain artifacts that are an integral part of the original work, 2-retain any purposeful-and-material additions made such as signatures, stamps, or such, 3-retain the historic technical integrity of the image, such as color, texture, etc.[reply]
  • Comment - this is a photograph of a print, and not one in good condition; I strongly suspect that a cleaner version of the print may exist somewhere, which would mean a much better version of this would be possible. I initially thought this image, while much lower-resolution, showed one; however, while they are similar, they aren't identical, and I am curious to know which is the earlier. (The smaller image actually looks more like photographs - this one looks like it has been traced. This matches with the smaller image having 'The negatives ... are absolutely "untouched"' in its footer, which is missing from this version.) TSP (talk) 12:49, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • @TSP: My understanding is that this is the original version of the photo set (i.e. the first version that was published). The negatives were "touched up" to make them work better as illustrations, but when Muybridge showed them to the press, they complained about the fact that they were touched up. He then went back and published the original versions from the negatives (thus the weird 'The negatives ... are absolutely "untouched"' disclaimer on the other image). A later similar photoset (of a different horse) was published much more widely in 1887. As to whether a better print exists of this original version, I have no idea. This is definitely the best copy available on the internet. Kaldari (talk) 20:43, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
      • That makes sense - nevertheless images like this one, while much lower-resolution, seem to offer tantalising hints that cleaner prints are out there which could be photographed. TSP (talk) 10:20, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
        • The nominated image comes from the Library of Congress, one of the most reliable sources for this kind of print. A cleaner print from a lesser source isn't necessarily a better starting point, unless its details match up exactly with the LOC copy, and that would be unlikely to come by. Bammesk (talk) 02:17, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportJobas (talk) 23:02, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:57, 31 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A photo of the Montreal Stock Exchange Building at night and shrouded in fog.
Reason
Intriguing and professional quality picture of the Tour de la Bourse, Montreal Stock Exchange Building at night.
Articles in which this image appears
Montreal, Montreal Stock Exchange, Economy of Montreal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
DerMac

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:03, 31 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]