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Original – Poster design advertising Lucy Arbell in the Paris première of Jules Massenet's Thérèse
Reason
It's a wonderful drawing. Admittedly, it's a stage of a poster we don't normally see, but I think that the actual art would probably have been degraded a bit as it went to poster, so this stage may well be the best option. Mainly stamp removal and scratch removal here.
Articles in which this image appears
Lucy Arbell, Thérèse (opera)
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Unknown, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Lucy Arbell in Massenet's Thérèse.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:30, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Spotted Wood Owl (Strix seloputo), Pasir Ris Park, Singapore
Edit – Background at 215...
Reason
High EV. Came out well for a fairly tricky back-lit scenario.
Articles in which this image appears
Spotted Wood Owl
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Strix seloputo - Pasir Ris.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:48, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra), Boat Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
I first saw species in Thailand in 2011, then I didn't see it again until last year. But it took until march this year to get a good photo. This species has both a light and a dark morph. This illustrates the dark morph well.
Articles in which this image appears
Pacific reef heron
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Egretta sacra.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:50, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
High EV. Unusual visitor to my part of the country so unlikely to get another shot at it unless I travel.
Articles in which this image appears
Plumed whistling duck
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Dendrocygna eytoni - Macquarie University.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:52, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Computer-generated animation of a beating human heart
Reason
3rd place POTY last year, obvious EV. Also, gotta dilute the birds a little bit for variety.
Articles in which this image appears
Cardiac cycle, Heart, and others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
DrJanaOfficial

Promoted File:CG Heart.gif --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:56, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Ruins of the Rudra Mahalaya Temple at Siddhpur, Gujarat
Reason
high resolution image and good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Rudra Mahalaya Temple, List of Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat, Ahmad Shah I, Chaulukya dynasty, Jayasimha Siddharaja, Siddhpur
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Bourne & Shepherd, retouched and uploaded by Yann

Promoted File:Ruins of the Rudra Mala at Siddhpur, Gujarat, retouched.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:10, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – "Annie" daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe
Alt 1 - Increased contrast and further retouching.
Reason
One of very few photos of Poe, lovingly restored.
Articles in which this image appears
Edgar Allan Poe
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Unknown; restored by Yann and Adam Cuerden
As I understand it, daguerreotypes did not look like that originally - e.g. as faded and damaged, they just experience rather nasty degradation over time. In any case, it hasnt changed that substantially, other than crop, some contrast, and expansion outwards to remove the severely damaged tarnished area surrounding it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 11:15, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Janke: Do you think that File:Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1849, restored.jpg would be better? Adam's version has more restoration, but this may look like closer to a daguerreotype. Regards, Yann (talk) 11:59, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Daguerrotypes were typically mounted in a glass frame, sometimes with a cover, as a little book. The restorations have removed this. The above mentioned oval restoration (with faded edges) re-inserted in the original frame would satisfy me, looking like a real Daguerrotype. --Janke | Talk 13:49, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
PD-Art only applies to two-dimensional works, the frames are 3D. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 13:51, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
We have the picture with the frame under a free license, but without restoration. It comes from the Getty Museum via Google Art Project. Regards, Yann (talk) 13:55, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hm. It's a point. I have a suspicion this one will be preferred in articles, though, where the focus is Poe, not historic photography. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 14:12, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Yes; that's what I think too. Your version is more useful for illustrating Wikipedia articles about Poe, while the picture with a frame might be more appreciated on Commons, as a work of art in itself. Regards, Yann (talk) 14:20, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment@Qono: when you introduce an alternate please say you did so in a comment, so the reviewers know the nominator isn't presenting two versions. Also, I think it is inappropriate to take a restoration, add more restoration to it (in this case, not in a significant time consuming way, in my opinion) and present it as an alternate while the original restorer(s) are active editors and could have done so (if they chose to) with a mere suggestion. Same for a photograph or a drawing if the creator is an active editor. Just my two cents. Bammesk (talk) 16:20, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Got it, I'll be sure to note introductions of alternatives in the future. I'm not sure why it's inappropriate to contribute an alternative. I'm used to the Wikipedia standard of "be bold", but if there are more local norms I'm violating here, please let me know. Thanks. Qono (talk) 16:50, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Well... you did fail to credit Yann or me, and changed the license from our release into the public domain to one requiring reusers credit you (but not us, since we weren't listed)... that's problematic. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 17:07, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • In article space, contributors get no credit (or exposure) when their work is used elsewhere (inside or outside wikipedia), so being bold and taking liberty is a nonissue. For visual content (including restorations) contributors get credited when their images are used (for example on the main page), see the archives and notice the footnotes; therefore contributing to others' work and having one's name or username be listed alongside their name would be inappropriate IMO when/if such contributions are non-significant (in creativity or timewise) and when the original contributors are active editors and could do so (if they chose) with a mere suggestion. Bammesk (talk) 17:29, 24 March 2019 (UTC) . . . . fixed the archive link.[reply]
  • Well, also note that [1] - the version of the file description Qono used - and this is probably a mistake, but a rather bad one - credits Qono as sole author and mentions neither Yann nor me anywhere on the page. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 18:19, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:06, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Henry David Thoreau, by B. D. Maxham
Reason
completely restored high resolution image of a famous writer
Articles in which this image appears
Henry David Thoreau, Civil disobedience, Pacifism, Civil Disobedience (Thoreau), History of anarchism, Individualist anarchism, Anarcho-pacifism, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, Slavery in Massachusetts, and many others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
B. D. Maxham, restored and uploaded by Yann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:55, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Moulin Rouge performer Paulette del Baye, as photographed for fashion magazine Les Modes
Reason
Quite a nice example of fin de siecle fashion photography. Grainy - it's either a lithograph or a very, very high quality half-tone - but the original photo wouldn't have been in colour, so that's the compromise.
Articles in which this image appears
Paulette del Baye; gallery at Paul Boyer (photographer)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Paul Boyer restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Paulette del Baye - Photograph in Les Modes 75 (1907-03).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:36, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMarie-Aimée Roger-Miclos, French pianist
Reason
It's a fine photograph of a notable woman.
Articles in which this image appears
Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Jean Reutlinger, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Supportive comment as article creator: I'd mention that the side view gives a good look at Roger-Miclos' hairstyle and the interesting shoulder detail of her gown. She was a model for at least one art medal (as mentioned in the article), so the profile was a characteristic pose for her. - Penny Richards (talk) 23:18, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Penny Richards: are you placing a "Support" vote? If yes, please be specific and change your wording above to "Support" rather than "Supportive". Bammesk (talk) 00:53, 3 April 2019 (UTC) . . . Sidenote: FYI, everyone can vote on featured picture nominations, image creators, article creator, etc. Also, per instructions at the top of this page, nominations need a minimum of 5 votes, so your vote, or lack of, can change the outcome of this nomination.[reply]
(In the interests of openness, I did mention to Penny this existed, since she did make the article, when discussing the below FPC for Paulette del Baye, another article she made.) Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.5% of all FPs 01:37, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos - Photograph A from the Album Reutlinger de portraits divers, vol. 21.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:14, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard
Reason
high resolution and quality portrait of one of the inventor of photography
Articles in which this image appears
Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, Albumen print, École des arts industriels et des mines
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Self-portrait. Uploaded, stitched and restored by Jebulon

Promoted File:Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard 1869 photograph BNF Gallica.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:19, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: Ruins in vicinity of Post and Grant Avenue. Looking northeast.
Reason
historical image of great encyclopedic value
Articles in which this image appears
1906 San Francisco earthquake, Portal:Disasters, Disaster, Ruins, Lloyd's of London, San Francisco graft trials, and several others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
H. D. Chadwick, restored by Yann
  • Dodge/burn tool? Might also want to crop some sky: The buidings aren't bad at all. I think cropping a little above the two smoke plumes would get rid of a lot of ugly damaged sky with a net improvement to composition. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 23:56, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Almost perfect now. I've added a couple image notes on a last couple things, but I'm sure you'll get them. Support Seriously, skies are the worst. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 13:32, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Yann (talk) 13:47, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I've noted one more thing I noted while reviewing. I'm sorry for all the trouble. I think my monitor has fairly good detail in the upper range. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.4% of all FPs 14:54, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
OK, done. Yann (talk) 16:37, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Post-and-Grant-Avenue-Look.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:35, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Dallol is a cinder cone volcano in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Reason
Nice photo of this interesting, difficult to reach and underappreciated (as far as Wikipedia is concerned) place. Fairly recent unanimous FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Dallol (volcano)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
A.Savin
Looks like scalloped potatoes – lots of them. – Sca (talk) 21:31, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ET Afar asv2018-01 img48 Dallol.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:27, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Poster from the première of Georges Bizet's Carmen
Reason
A poster from the première is always valuable; one that also shows such an important scene may be spoilery, but is also very high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Carmen +1
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Prudent-Louis Leray, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Prudent-Louis Leray - Poster for the première of Georges Bizet's Carmen.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:40, 6 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalWesterhout 40 is a stellar nursery found in the constellation Serpens. This image, taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope, showcases both the young star cluster (center of the nebula) as well as the remnants of the interstellar cloud from which the cluster formed. In this image the nebula takes on the appearance of a "butterfly" due to bubbles in the gas cloud blown by radiation and winds from the hot, newborn stars. The image was taken by Spitzer's IRAC camera in several infrared bands that were combined to create this picture in false color.
Reason
Large-scale view of one of the nearest stellar nurseries. 1) The image meets a high technical standard because it was taken by a NASA telescope and produced by professionals at JPL, and therefore represents the best possible image of this nebula. 2) This is the full-size JPEG image and represents the highest resolution of the Spitzer Space Telescope. 3) The W40 region is astronomically important because it is one of the nearest sites of massive star formation in our galaxy, and the infrared image by Spitzer makes the nebula look spectacular. 4) It was released by NASA, so it is free. 5) I have used this image to illustrate the article Westerhout 40. 6) The information can be verified by the description in the JPL image release [2]. 7) The image's description on the Wikimedia Commons page is complete and correct.
Articles in which this image appears
Westerhout 40 +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA/JPL-Caltech
I believe the lines you noticed are an effect called "muxbleed" which affects data from infrared detectors at cryogenic temperatures. Although these can be partially corrected in the data [3], they remain faintly visible in the images. I don't own photoshop (or have experience using it), but if someone else wants to see if they can photoshop these out, they are welcome to try. OtterAM (talk) 03:19, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I meant photoshop in a generic sense. Free programs such as GIMP are available on the web and can be used for touchups. If no one does the touchup, I will do it in a day or two. Bammesk (talk) 03:41, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the info about GIMP, I'll try to teach myself. In the meantime, if you'd like to do the touch-ups you mentioned, that would be great! OtterAM (talk) 05:58, 30 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Bammesk (talk) 13:31, 30 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Spitzer Space Telescope's view of W40.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:39, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Male Roesel's bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii diluta). A subspecies with wings that allow it to fly. In Oxfordshire, UK
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Roesel's bush-cricket, Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Portal:Orthoptera
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp


Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:02, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCommon blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) mating in Buckinghamshire, UK. From the family Lycaenidae. The male is on the left, female on the right.
Reason
High quality large image illustrates artice well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Common blue
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Common blues (Polyommatus icarus) mating, male (l) and female (r).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:08, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAssassin bug (Rhynocoris iracundus) with bee (Apis ssp) prey
AlternativeAssassin bug (Rhynocoris iracundus)
Reason
High quality large image illustrates articles well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Rhynocoris iracundus, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Rhynocoris
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • I don't see any reason why you can't upload the crop with a different filename. We edit FPCs all the time. The only catch is that the Commons FP might replace the en.wp FP in the article some time in the future. MER-C 18:37, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:22, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A map of Brest, France dated approximately 1700
Reason
Nicely restored map. Recent FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Brest, France, Timeline of Brest, France
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Unknown, restored by S. DÉNIEL

Promoted File:Carte de Brest - ca 1700 - Bibliothèque Nationale de France - Btv1b8439976x.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:22, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Garabit viaduct on river La Truyère, France
Reason
Highly detailed image, free of distortions, one can count the individual rivets
Articles in which this image appears
https://en.wikipedia.orgview_html.php?sq=&lang=&q=Garabit_viaduct
FP category for this image
Viaduc de Garabit
Creator
Geertchaos

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:23, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMagpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata) in Oxfordshire
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Abraxas grossulariata
FP category for this image
lWikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:10, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Male small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) in Wyre Forest, Worcestershire
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
small pearl-bordered fritillary, Wyre Forest,
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • It does, but I remember the sunny day and cannot imagine why I would have used flash! The shadow is sun, not flash as I didn't use off-camera flash then. If the on-cmaera fash had fired, there would be two shadows. Some scales are missing, you can see a number of scratch marks across the wings. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:44, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:10, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) in Uttar Pradesh, India
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Bank myna
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:13, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalUmberto Eco in 1985
Reason
Recent FP on Commons of this famous literary author.
Articles in which this image appears
Umberto Eco, List of atheist authors
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Rob Bogaerts

Promoted File:Italiaanse schrijver Umberto Eco, portret.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:13, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCarte de visite of Lucy Arbell by Paul Nadar
Reason
While she does feature heavily in the Thérèse poster we had recently, that's more for the opera. This photo covers her appearance.
Articles in which this image appears
Lucy Arbell
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Paul Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Lucy Arbell photographed by Paul Nadar.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:25, 14 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina innotata), Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Reason
High quality. Stable in article for years demonstrates EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Orange-headed thrush
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Zoothera citrina - Khao Yai.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:13, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus), Dharug National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
High quality. High EV
Articles in which this image appears
Crested shriketit
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Falcunculus frontatus - Dharug National Park.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:19, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalNelly Diener was the first European female flight attendant. Diener started flying for Swissair on 1 May 1934. She died in the Swissair Tuttlingen accident in the same year, aged twenty-two.
Reason
Historic EV and composition (coincidentally, in front of the aircraft in which she would crash).
Articles in which this image appears
Nelly Diener
FP category for this image
People/Others
Creator
Swissair, restored by PawełMM and Brandmeister

Promoted File:Nelly Diener cropped.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:51, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJulia Margaret Cameron, 1870, by her son.
Reason
Pretty good for the time, and, while not perfect, certainly pretty decent. Wouldn't object to pushing this more towards greyscale, but I'd rather not have it go all the way there.
Articles in which this image appears
Julia Margaret Cameron
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Henry Herschel Hay Cameron, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Julia Margaret Cameron MET DP114480 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:18, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A skeleton of a magellanic penguin
Reason
A different twist on one of our favorite topics. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Magellanic penguin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Llez

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:17, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High fidelity reproduction of this highly notable historical map.
Articles in which this image appears
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, Matteo Ricci, Chinese geography, Chronology of European exploration of Asia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Matteo Ricci
  • I doubt it's because of uneven exposure or effects other than the actual print. Looking at the unprinted borders, it rules out any mistakes in lighting, stair-stepping, etc. I think it can very well be a combination of the age of the map, 400 years, and the printing process Woodcuting. Also, unlikely that the library of congress would publish such a high resolution large file and let such a poor lighting go. This being a historic document, I think its best not to edit. I support editing if it retains the historic character of the prints. Bammesk (talk) 19:23, 6 April 2019 (UTC) . . . revised earlier objection to editing. There is s symmetry to the fading/aging of the 6 sheets. Bammesk (talk) 03:04, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:18, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCélestine Galli-Marié, who created the title role in Carmen, as that character.
Reason
This is a very fine photo for the time. It's by the creator of a notable operatic role in the costume of that character, and it's just a lovely image.
Articles in which this image appears
Célestine Galli-Marié
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Atelier Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Atelier Nadar - Galli-Marié in Bizet's Carmen.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:03, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAdonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) underside of male on Yoesden Bank, Buckinghamshire, England
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Not in main top right box, but wing underside just as important as topside
Articles in which this image appears
Adonis blue
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Lysandra bellargus male underside 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:10, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) caterpillars in Lahemaa National Park, Estonia
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Although images of the imago take the top right main box, the real interest of this species is the caterpillar nest.
Articles in which this image appears
Bird-cherry ermine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) caterpillars.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:11, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalViolet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi) male, in Damaraland, Namibia
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Violet-backed starling
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi) male.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:13, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Rough Rider Michael McNamara of the 5th Dragoon Guards, 1856, from a series of photos of the Heroes of the Crimean War commissioned by Queen Victoria.
Reason
I'm trying to bulk up some historic material about British regiments. This is a fairly widely-known image; subject of a stamp issue back in... 2004 or so?
Articles in which this image appears
5th Dragoon Guards
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Hughes & Mullins after Cundall & Howlett; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Private Michael McNamara - 5th Dragoon Guards.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:27, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original101955 Bennu, photographed by the OSIRIS-REx mission.
Reason
Fun fact: My father worked on the camera that took this image. It's not the highest resolution, but it's pretty near to one pixel per foot, so it's pretty good. File:Asteroid-Bennu-OSIRIS-RExArrival-GifAnimation-20181203.gif is probably the second-best image for it.
Articles in which this image appears
101955 Bennu, and many others.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA/OSIRIS-REx spacecraft/My dad
In what way? Mattximus (talk) 23:02, 14 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Mattximus: If there were stars or the like behind it it wouldn't show. In any case, there's some variance in the black, so this would be easier in Photoshop, which has some smart background tools. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.5% of all FPs 00:47, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think the stars would be visible with this exposure. Regards, Yann (talk) 08:58, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BennuAsteroid.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:56, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The supermassive black hole at the centre of Messier 87, as observed by the Event Horizon Telescope (a very long baseline interferometer array) at frequencies of 230–450 GHz. The emission ring has a diameter of 42 micro-arcseconds (672 AU physical distance at 16 megaparsec), and the black hole 7.6 micro-arcseconds (121.6 AU).
Uncropped image from source
Reason
Get sucked in to this first ever direct observation of a supermassive black hole.
Articles in which this image appears
Supermassive black hole, Black hole, Messier 87, Event Horizon Telescope
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Event Horizon Telescope collaboration
I will say that I support the cropped version, although I won't object if the uncropped version is favored. Daniel Case (talk) 13:55, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Idem. --Yann (talk) 15:09, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Cropped. (But either is fine.) OtterAM (talk) 23:21, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Black hole - Messier 87 crop max res.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:03, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, stands on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module, Eagle, during the Apollo 11 moonwalk.
Reason
A higher resolution version of a historic photo with EV because it does not hide the fact that a small part of Aldrin's backpack was cut off in the original photo by Armstong (File:AS11-40-5903 - Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong (full frame).jpg). The black frame around the image is retained for both compositional concerns as well as for encyclopedic value because it clearly shows, when zoomed in, that the image ends incidentally excluding the small antenna at the top of Aldrin's suit. Another version of this photo without the black frame (and I believe different coloration) can be found at File:Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg.

NASA's version which is very famous is already an FP. I hesitate to advocate delisting it because of concerns voiced at Commons that that version has EV of its own. (See also: c:Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong.jpg.) However, IMHO, many instances of the NASA version that are found en.wiki are better replaced by this version unless discussing the NASA version itself.
Articles in which this image appears
Moon landing conspiracy theories
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
Photo credit: Neil Armstrong (NASA), cropped by Coffeeandcrumbs
What's wrong is that when someone uploads a photo, that's how they want it. It's not right for anyone else to crop it. People may crop Wikipedia images under a free licence to use outside of Wikipedia. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:20, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
There is nothing wrong with what I did as long as attribution is given.[7] Please stop casting aspersions. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 08:44, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I would be glad to consider any edit requests ...although that appears to be moot here now.
As for being "indeffed", it is impossible to block a person from a website that is open to the public. At most, a person's account can be indeffed. And for anyone who looks into my own personal case, you will see that there was absolutely no grounds for the action taken. The charge was sockpuppetry, and that is something that I have never done on any website ever in my entire life. Wikipedia specifies legitimate reasons for having multiple accounts, and my usage fit under these categories. There is actually another user in the discussion on this picture candidate page who also has multiple accounts. It's not a big deal, and certainly not grounds for blocking anyone's account, when used properly, as I have consistently done.
I flew to San Francisco and visited the Wikimedia Office to seek resolution. I was very disappointed to find that they had no interest in correcting the way that certain admins wield their authority, let alone fixing the system that enables them to do so in the manner that was done with me.
When any admin takes the severe action of blocking anyone's acct (let alone indef), they should be required to site the specific evidence which substantiates the infraction. You know, quite similar to how editors are tasked with backing up key facts with solid references. But admins are not required to do so. They freewheel with their authority, and the central office does not care, so Wikipedia is what it is. We have a site where the inventor himself vacated the premises because the day-to-day operations are so broken. --Tdadamemd (talk) 02:24, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:12, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Eutropis macularia (bronze grass skink) on a tree trunk in Don Det, Si Phan Don, Laos
Reason
Found this image on Commons FPC last week, where it succeeded unanimously. Very well executed focus stack.
Articles in which this image appears
Eutropis macularia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Basile Morin

Promoted File:Eutropis (skink) on a tree trunk.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:02, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, stands on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module, Eagle, during the Apollo 11 moonwalk.
Reason
This is the original photo taken by Neil Armstrong
Articles in which this image appears
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11, Moon landing conspiracy theories, Colonization of Mars, Extravehicular activity, History of spaceflight, History of the United States, History of the United States (1964–1980), July 1969, List of spaceflight records, Space exploration, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
Neil Armstrong, TheDJ, Prof. Professorson
  • I missed that, so have to withdraw support. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:14, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • The other FP was promoted in 2005 when this alternative was not available I believe. It also fails WP:FP? #8 (bullet 4): "Any manipulation which causes the main subject to be misrepresented is unacceptable. (See: Moon landing conspiracy theories#Photographic and film oddities) It is also of lower resolution. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 15:24, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I am scared. When I tried to do that at Commons, discussion went bad very fast. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 16:48, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per duplication of nearly identical image. Mattximus (talk) 19:07, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:30, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria), Wattamolla, Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
High EV image in native habitat
Articles in which this image appears
Rockwarbler
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison
  • You take great photos. You are probably using techniques in the field I've not learnt yet, but there seems to be a (strange-to-me) transition in the background from in-focus to completely blurred. I'm not trying to be difficult (so don't feel obliged to oppose my image in revenge). I just want to understand the photography techniques or post-processing techniques you have used. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:40, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:15, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea), Pinegrove Memorial Park, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Supports article well and covers all points in the textual description given in the article
Articles in which this image appears
Apostlebird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:16, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPanther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) female in the Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Madagascar
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Panther chameleon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) juvenile Montagne d’Ambre.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:18, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Flatid leaf bugs and nymphs (Phromnia rosea). A type of planthopper in the Ankarana Reserve in Northern Madagascar
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Planthopper, Flatidae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp


Promoted File:Flatid leaf bugs and nymphs (Phromnia rosea).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:24, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCommon blackbird (Turdus merula mauretanicus) female in Souss-Massa National Park in Morocco
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Common blackbird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Common Blackbird (Turdus merula mauritanicus) female.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:29, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalShaun Yeo's "Crying Kiwi" cartoon in response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings
Reason
A fine example of simple, compassionte response through cartooning in reaction to the Cristchurch mosque shootings.
Articles in which this image appears
Shaun Yeo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others and/or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Shaun Yeo

Not promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:09, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) male, Cornwallis Rd, New South Wales, Australia
Original – Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) female, Cornwallis Rd, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
High quality. High EV
Articles in which this image appears
Red-rumped parrot (both), List of birds of Australia (male only)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison
The background has been blurred in that area, hence the posterization. Adding a bit of noise (no more than elsewhere in the background) would have gotten rid of that. --Janke | Talk 08:53, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
JJ Harrison FYI. Armbrust The Homunculus 20:20, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Should be fixed now JJ Harrison (talk) 21:27, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Excuse me for asking JJ Harrison, but are these the original backgrounds? Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:44, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Psephotus haematonotus male - Cornwallis Rd.jpg and File:Psephotus haematonotus female - Cornwallis Rd.jpg --feminist (talk) 03:01, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Designs displayed as part of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons Art of the In-Between exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2017
Reason
Seen on Commons FPC last week, where it succeeded unanimously. We don't get much fashion stuff here. Also, is not a bird.
Articles in which this image appears
Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons Art of the In-Between, Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Rei Kawakubo, photo by Rhododendrites

Promoted File:Comme des Garcons at the Met (62473).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:53, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Aline Duval, French stage actress, 1875
Reason
high resolution image, completely restored
Articles in which this image appears
Aline Duval
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Nadar, restored and uploaded by Yann
  • I think I can kind of see the stub thing, if the information is sparse enough that an upmerge to the genus might be appropriate (or there's doubts about WP:GNG, but otherwise, no, being valuable to at least one article should be sufficient. At least, that's what was always the rule two years ago. Anything else discourages article creation and variety of subjects covered. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.5% of all FPs 19:46, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:53, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Young Indian girl from an adivasi tribe (Bhil), Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Reason
high quality image as lead
Articles in which this image appears
Bhil people
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Yann
  • CC-by-SA is considered a sufficiently free licence, isn't it? Not 100% sure about SA. I know there was an issue with dual-licensing GDFL and CC-by-NC, but SA is a lot less restrictive than that. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.5% of all FPs 18:53, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • For the personality rights, I don't think we need anything else than the current template. The background is the wall of her house, so I can't do anything about it. The crop is chosen to have lead space in the direction she's looking, and use the rule of third. That's how portraits are usually done. Regards, Yann (talk) 05:48, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:45, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Sikh man wearing a dastar to cover his hair
Reason
high quality picture used in 3 articles as lead image
Articles in which this image appears
Sikh, Dastar, Kesh (Sikhism)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional dress
Creator
Yann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:46, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Onésime Reclus, French geographer
Reason
high quality image as lead, restored
Articles in which this image appears
Onésime Reclus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Nadar, restored and uploaded by Jebulon

Promoted File:Onésime Reclus Nadar GALLICA.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:11, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]