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The Clouded Magpie (Abraxas sylvata), Northwestern Estonia.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Abraxas sylvata (Clouded Magpie)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus (PAGE IN COMMONS)

Promoted File:Abraxas sylvata - Pargi-tähnikvaksik Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:04, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A mantled guereza portrait (Colobus guereza) at Lagos Zoo, Portugal.
Offering version
Reason
High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a mantled guereza showing its facial features, including the frame of white hair and it has bushy cheek hairs.
Articles in which this image appears
Mantled guereza
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
William Warby

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:20, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Hungary's Áron Szilágyi (L) fences against Russia's Nikolay Kovalev (R) in the men's sabre semi-finals of the 2013 World Fencing Championships at Syma Hall in Budapest, 10 August 2013
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
2013 World Fencing Championships, Fencing tactics, Nikolay Kovalev (fencer), Áron Szilágyi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
Jastrow

Promoted File:Kovalev v Szilagyi 2013 Fencing WCH SMS-IN t194135.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:05, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAbolhassan Banisadr is an Iranian politician, economist and human rights activist. He was the first President of Iran after the 1979 Iranian Revolution abolished the monarchy, serving from 4 February 1980 until he was impeached by parliament on 21 June 1981. Prior to his presidency, he was the minister of foreign affairs in the interim government.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Abolhassan Banisadr
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Christoph Braun
You are spliting hairs. The quality is enough and that is not too noisy to say.Alborzagros (talk) 07:04, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose smudged details, lacking sharpness... perhaps it would fulfil criteria for Quality Image, but not Featured. SkywalkerPL (talk) 21:22, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Gire 3pich2005 (talk) 14:10, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:53, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Monfie. The very high ISO setting is an inexplicable major technical error (even people who are new to high-end photography know not to do this, especially as there's no reason to do so with when using an excellent camera such as the Canon EOS 5D Mark II in a studio), and renders the photo blury at anything less than thumbnail size. As there's no offsetting strong EV (the photo shows Mr Banisadr 30 years after the end of his presidency, and 20 years after his book was published) the FP criteria clearly aren't met. Nick-D (talk) 10:38, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I largely agree with you about the image quality, but I don't think this was taken in a studio. It was taken with a 300mm lens and 1/200th of a second at ISO 3200. Anything ISO significantly less than that would probably result in camera shake. My guess is that it was taken from a press gallery or something like that, as the file description says it was taken at the University of Hamburg. The EXIF data says subject distance of 6 metres. That's definitely not a studio environment. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:06, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Having used a 60D for the past 2 years, I am impressed by the noise handling of the 5D at 3200. I'd have denoised a bit and downsampled, but the quality is there. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:34, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I can tell you, that's not the native output of a 5D Mk ii at ISO 3200. Definitely there's some strong noise reduction applied in post-processing (the skin texture is a bit plasticy), but yes even so, the noise levels are much less than with a crop sensor. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:48, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --World Cup 2010 (talk) 05:10, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Abū l-Hasan Banīsadr IMG 2044 edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:14, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Illustration of Giuseppe Verdi's Attila from the Illustrated London News, showing a London production in 1848.
Reason
Continuing the Verdi Image Project, this is the only good illustration we have for what is admittedly one of Verdi's minor operas.
Articles in which this image appears
Attila (opera)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Uncredited; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Illustrated London News - Giuseppe Verdi's Attila at Her Majesty's Theatre, London.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:36, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMound of Butter is an oil painting on canvas completed by Antoine Vollon between 1875–85. It is a still life, showing a *gasp* mound of butter. It's now housed at the National Gallery of Art
Reason
High quality scan of an interesting still life. The paintingt is counted as one of the of highlights of the National Gallery.
Articles in which this image appears
Mound of Butter (Vollon) +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Antoine Vollon

Promoted File:Antoine Vollon - Mound of Butter - National Gallery of Art.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:09, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Portrait of Jashodaben
Reason
I nominate this picture because it's a wonderful painting, and because I'd like to see more illustration on Wikipedia, especially portraits. You might disagree, but I invite you to judge this picture on its own merits.

I read the criteria and submit this nomination without reference to them. You of course should follow them if that's what you hold by.

Articles in which this image appears
Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Kodama Creative

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Uncle Lubin in his flying machine by W. Heath Robinson (1902). Uncle Lubin has many adventures while searching for his little nephew including tangling with a sea monster and travelling to the moon; then again, who hasn't done that?
Reason
W. Heath Robinson is the British Rube Goldberg but as well as outlandish devices for accomplishing everyday tasks he also wrote and illustrated some children's book of which The Adventures of Uncle Lubin is my favourite. This is picture is probably the best for showing Uncle Lubin himself, but maybe one day some brave person will nominate the whole set of illustrations from Uncle Lupin as they are all fantastic (in both senses of the word)
Articles in which this image appears
Just W. Heath Robinson at the moment; Chris Woodrich will no doubt try to bully me into doing an article on the book and I'm easily bullied.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
W. Heath Robinson
  • Look at the area where the lines are close together. It may not be readily visible at 100%, but they are there, and causing the unsharpness in that area. 06:16, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:45, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A portrait of the Danish landscape artist Frederik Sødring, completed in 1832 by Christen Købke
Reason
High quality scan of a good painting showing a notable artist. Previous nomination fell one short.
Articles in which this image appears
Frederik Sødring +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Christen Købke

Promoted File:Portrait of the landscape painter Frederik Sødring - Christen Købke - Google Cultural Institute.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Act IV, Scene III [I have no idea what the scene divisions are meant to be] in the 1884 Milan version of Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlo
Reason
An authentic, contemporary... I think poster; it's about 8.5 x 11" (27.5 x 21,5 cm) - of the première of the Milan version of Don Carlo. Coloured in the slightly slapdash way ephemera often was, but it's mostly pretty good; floor could be better, but... y'know, authenticity forbids.
Articles in which this image appears
Don Carlos
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Carlo Cornaglia (artist) and Giuseppe Barberis (engraver); restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Giuseppe Barberis - Carlo Cornaglia - Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlo at La Scala.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:00, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The front page of The Washington Post on July 21st, 1969, and an interested reader.
Reason
An illustration of popular interest in Apollo 11 which is the lede image for the relevant Wikipedia article. The photo itself has an interesting story. User:CarolSpears User:Rufus330Ci says, "This is a picture of my mother holding the Washington News Paper on Monday, July 21st 1969 stating 'The Eagle Has Landed. Two Men Walk on the Moon'. The photo was taken by my grandfather." The picture is already featured on Commons.
(Comment) Purely for the record, it seems that the person saying "This is a picture of my mother ..." was not User:CarolSpears but User:Rufus330Ci. See the original upload here. 86.183.128.190 (talk) 20:41, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed, thank you. --Pine 22:42, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Articles in which this image appears
Apollo 11 in popular culture (lede image), Apollo 11, Culture of the United States, The Washington Post
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
Jack Weir (1928-2005), original upload by User:Rufus330Ci, edited by CarolSpears.
  • Yes, but also note that good-faith comments from IPs are welcome even if they cannot vote. I think that one IP commentator eventually converted to a registered user awhile back after a series of good interactions with the community here. (: --Pine 02:36, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
She looks like she just got outta bed, or maybe she just had her Fruit Loops – posed perhaps, but doesn't look stilted to me. Sca (talk) 21:48, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Land on the Moon 7 21 1969-repair.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Woodburytype carte de visite photograph of Charles Darwin, published by John G. Murdoch - possibly 1874
Reason
A real historic picture
Articles in which this image appears
Portraits of Charles Darwin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
John G. Murdoch

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:45, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Charles Darwin (age 33) and his eldest son William Erasmus Darwin
Reason
A real historic picture (from 173 years ago)
Articles in which this image appears
William Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin, and Portraits of Charles Darwin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Unknown

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:52, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Persian Silk Brocade, Brocade weaver: Master Seyyed Hossein Mozhgani. 1974 A.D. the Ministry of Culture and Art. Honarhaye Ziba workshop. There is Persian motif on textile.
Reason
High Quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Brocade, Motif (visual arts), The Dressmaker (Ham novel)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Sialkgraph

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:56, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A wayang golek puppet depicting the character Cepot, a clown (punakawan) used in Sundanese versions of wayang puppetry
Reason
Useful depiction of both the character and the medium (wayang golek)
Articles in which this image appears
Cepot, wayang
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:20, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cepot in wayang golek form, 2015-05-14 03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:21, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The winding tower of shaft 12 with inscription Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex as World Heritage Site has become a well-known symbol of Essen in Germany and the whole Ruhr area.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex and + 8 more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Der Wolf im Wald

Promoted File:Zeche Zollverein abends.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:29, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A beggar in Tehran, Iran - 1880's by Iranian photographer Antoin Sevruguin.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Antoin Sevruguin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Antoin Sevruguin
The picture has anthropological and cultural value and historic though. Alborzagros (talk) 13:56, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This is true, but it requires encyclopaedic content to match. In a traditional encyclopaedia you would not see this picture unless there is something written about it. The way it stands it's illustrating an example from a photographer, buried in a gallery. Which is why I question the EV, not the historic value of the image. Mattximus (talk) 21:38, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:20, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEuropean green toad is a toad found in mainland Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
European green toad
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Richard Bartz
  • I went ahead and placed the featured crop in the main article, I think it's much better than the strange vertical orientation. Which means I would have to oppose this nomination as the crop is already featured. Mattximus (talk) 21:34, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:23, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Borgund Stave Church in Lærdalen, 2013 June.jpg

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OriginalThe Kiss by Edvard Munch, an 1897 realization of the motif of two people kissing each other. In this oil painting on canvas, their bodies merge, fuse to become one, which has been interpreted as symbolizing both unity and a loss of identity.
Reason
High quality scan of this interesting painting. A symbolist painting, with a dreamy quality representing one of Munch primary motif, a couple kissing, painted with fluid brushstokes, almost entirely held in dark colors, except for the small silvery triangle of the window.
Articles in which this image appears
The Kiss (Munch) +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edvard Munch

Promoted File:Edvard Munch - The Kiss - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:18, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalNicholas Lanier was the court musician and composer in the service of King Charles I and Charles II. He was also a singer, lutenist, scenographer and a painter himself. Van Dyck’s portraits range intimate works to grand, monumental portraits. The artist’s portrait gallery is a real document of his time, and presents us with a living image of the artist’s contemporaries.
Reason
Good painting, good painter, nice details. Nicholas Lanier was an English composer; the very first to hold the title of Master of the King's Music (k) from 1625 to 1666, of the total 21 people who ever had it. The title is still in use, as Master of the Queen's Music, today. It was Lanier who, when this portrait was painted by the Flemish painter van Dyck, convinced the King to bring Van Dyck to England, where he became the leading court painter.
Articles in which this image appears
Nicholas Lanier +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Anthony van Dyck

Promoted File:Anton van Dyck - Nicolas Lanier - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:19, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalItalian States, Piacenza, two gold doppie (1626), depicting Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma.
Reason
High quality image, high EV, excellent condition.
Articles in which these images appear
Piacenza, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Duchy of Parma (coin), National Numismatic Collection (image).

Promoted File:Italian States-Piacenza 1626 2 Doppie.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:24, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Female limosa harlequin frog (Atelopus limosus) looking for a mate, Panama.
Reason
High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a female limosa harlequin frog showing the female's characteristic red or orange belly.
Articles in which this image appears
Limosa harlequin frog
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Brian Gratwicke

Promoted File:Atelopus limosus female 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:42, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSet design for an early performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello in Paris.
Reason
I like this design because it reminds me of stages I've acted on. It mixes practicality with attractiveness, and thus can illustrate not only the opera, but set design itself. Also, it's a stage design for a Victorian opera performance that we have in enough detail that we could reconstruct it today. That's actually really awesome. I went with the wider design, though I can prove an alt (from Gallica - they have a zoomed-in photo) if desired. They have a LOT of photos of this.
Articles in which this image appears
In no particular order: Scenic design, Theatrical scenery, Otello
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Marcel Jambon

Promoted File:Marcel Jambon - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello Act I set design model.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:50, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) on Istrian coast, Adriatic sea
Reason
good quality, previous FP version isn't of alive specie
Articles in which this image appears
Pachygrapsus marmoratus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Crustaceans
Creator
Petar Milošević

Promoted File:Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:59, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Green nature of Deylaman, north of Iran.
Reason
An interesting composition of Deylaman's nature, located in Iran.
Articles in which this image appears
Deylaman
FP category for this image
Landscapes
Creator
Seyyed Shahbo-ddin Vajedi

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:33, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – As the early settlements grew into established cities and towns, the bush life that colonial settlers were living became a symbol of the nation's identity, an uniquely Australian way of living and a part of the national heritage. Art critics of the time said of the painting: "...the best illustration which has yet been given of one of the most characteristic scenes of Australian life" [The Argus 31st May 1890], and another declared that ..."Shearing the Rams is a work by which Mr. Roberts name will always be remembered" [Table Talk 30th May, 1890].
Reason
A good scan, EV, interesting theme and a famous painting, was widely regarded as an iconic depiction of a strong masculine labor (details). Not many Australian art FP so far. Australian painter Tom Roberts (1856 – 1931), was an influential member of the Australian art movement called Heidelberg School.why Heidelberg?The painting is depicting sheep shearers, described as "the most characteristic and picturesque of the shearers and rouseabouts". He painted many of Australia's early colonists, pioneer settlers, rural labour, shearers, swagmen and mountain horsemen; fighting with the hardships of the rough environment.
Articles in which this image appears
Shearing the Rams, (own article) Tom Roberts, Click Go the Shears, National Gallery of Victoria, Culture of Australia, Shearing shed, The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company, Sheep shearing, Australian art, Brocklesby, New South Wales, Heidelberg School, History of Australia (1851–1900), Riverina
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Tom Roberts
  • Support as nominatorHafspajen (talk) 12:17, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment My colour-blindness makes me ill-suited to pass comment on a scan, but I can address the nominator's comment above "Why Heidelberg" — the movement was named after Heidelberg, Victoria, the locality near Melbourne where many of the artists camped and painted en plein air. Heidelberg, Victoria was, of course, named after Heidelberg in Germany. I prefer the name "Australian impressionism" for the movement as it is more descriptive, more inclusive (many associated works were painted elsewhere by artists with no direct ties to Heidelberg, Victoria) and less confusing for non-Australians. Very pleased to see this nomination, however. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 00:29, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tom Roberts - Shearing the rams - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:29, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Kamal Bahamdan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Business
Creator
Kamal159753

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:33, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJapanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile yawning at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano, Japan
Reason
High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a Japanese macaque juvenile, illustrating animal yawning.
Articles in which this image appears
Japanese macaque, Yawn
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Daisuke Tashiro

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:27, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta japonica) in summer plumage on Mount Tsubakuro, Japan.
Reason
High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a rock ptarmigan showing its summer plumage on Mount Tsubakuro, Japan. These birds change their camouflage seasonally, from white in winter to brown in summer.
Articles in which this image appears
Rock ptarmigan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Daisuke Tashiro

Promoted File:Lagopus muta japonica Mount Tsubakuro.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:48, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBlack-tailed godwit is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the Limosa genus, the godwits. There are three subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Black-tailed godwit
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Merops

Promoted File:Black-tailed Godwit Uferschnepfe.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:44, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Panicle of Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon monspeliensis commonly known as annual beard-grass or annual rabbitsfoot grass, is a species of grass. It is native to southern Europe, but it can be found today throughout the world as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Polypogon monspeliensis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Morray

Promoted File:Polypogon monspeliensis (1).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:55, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality scan of this advertisement from the early days of a notable brand (i.e. Rinso, before it was given its current name)
Articles in which this image appears
Rinso
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Hudson's Soap, digitized by the Wellcome Trust

Promoted File:Advertisement for Hudson's Soap with policemen (front). Wellcome L0069078 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:09, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Advertisement for Hudson's Soap with policemen (back). Wellcome L0069077 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:09, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Five Swiss franc note (1914). Second issue by the Swiss National Bank, and contains multilingual bank title and denomination. The portrait depicts William Tell (based on Richard Kissling’s monument in Altdorf, Switzerland), with the Rütli Mountain in the distance. Issued 1 August 1914, the note bears the engraved signatures of K. Bornhauser (Chief Cashier), Johann-Daniel Hirter (President of the Swiss National Bank Council), and August Burckhardt (Board member).
Reason
High quality, high EV, very choice condition. This multilingual titled and denominated 5 Swiss Franc note was part of the second issue from the Swiss National Bank.
Articles in which this image appears
Swiss franc, Swiss National Bank
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Swiss National Bank
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Promoted File:SWI-11b-Confederation Schweizerische Nationalbank-5 Franken (1914).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:32, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Black-and-white 2010 head shot of Irish actor Aidan Gillen
Reason
This high quality head shot of the Irish actor Aidan Gillen was uploaded by User:Wadey, and has kindly been released through the OTRS.
Articles in which this image appears
Aidan Gillen (lead image)
FP category for this image
People/Entertainment
Creator
Aidan Gillen

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:38, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSameer Khan (fashion choreographer)
Reason
Good quality, EV and composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Sameer Khan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Augustus Binu

Promoted File:Sameer Khan - FC.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:15, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – German tennis player Annika Beck competing in the second round of the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying Tournament at the Bank of England Sports Grounds in Roehampton, England.
Reason
High quality tennis action shot
Articles in which this image appears
Annika Beck
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
David Iliff

Promoted File:Annika Beck 2, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:31, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Gold 20-stater of Eucratides
Reason
The largest gold coin ever minted in Antiquity, good quality picture, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Eucratides I, Bactria, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Eucratides I / National Library of France, montage by Yann

Promoted File:Monnaie de Bactriane, Eucratide I, 2 faces.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:17, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalDanseuse au café (Dancer in a café), an 1912 work of cubist art by Jean Metzinger
Reason
Danseuse au café (Dancer in a café) is a notable work of cubist art. It was painted by Jean Metzinger in 1912 and was controversial at the time. Today it is exhibited at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.
Articles in which this image appears
Dancer in a café, Jean Metzinger, List of works by Jean Metzinger, History of painting, Albright–Knox Art Gallery and Femme à l'Éventail
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jean Metzinger

Promoted File:Jean Metzinger, 1912, Danseuse au café, Dancer in a café, oil on canvas, 146.1 x 114.3 cm, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:16, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalWoman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son by Claude Monet
Reason
Painting by notable impressionist artist Claude Monet of his wife and their son, now exhibited at at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Articles in which this image appears
Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son, Impressionism, Oil painting, and just added to Claude Monet and Camille Doncieux
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Claude Monet

Promoted File:Claude Monet - Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:40, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMarian Dawkins is a British biologist who is professor of animal behaviour at the University of Oxford. Her research interests include vision in birds, animal signalling, behavioural synchrony, animal consciousness and animal welfare.
Alt – Headshot.
Reason
High quality image of a notable person. Good to have more featured content about women scientists.
Articles in which this image appears
Marian Dawkins +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Royal Society

Promoted File:Professor Marian Dawkins CBE FRS headshot.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:51, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A MH-53 Pave Low from the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida
Reason
Pictured here is a Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopter of the 20th Special Operations Squadron on maneuvers stateside. Its an interesting image of a now retired heavy lift helicopter, and its reasonably large enough that I figured to give it a shot here at FPC for a star.
Articles in which this image appears
Sikorsky MH-53
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Andy M. Kin

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:37, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Native American woman war chief Pretty Nose, who participated in the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. Photographed in 1879, she is wearing cloth dress with woven cloth belt and buffalo robe, as well as earrings, bracelet, rings and necklace.
Reason
Good quality for a 1870s photo. An interesting tidbit: while she fought against United States, her grandson served in the US military and she witnessed his return from Korean War, aged 101.
Articles in which this image appears
Pretty Nose, History of Montana, Battle of the Little Bighorn
FP category for this image
People/Traditional dress or People/Military
Creator
Laton Alton Huffman

Promoted File:Arapaho woman Pretty Nose, 1879, restored.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:17, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Four flavors of Balisto bars, a type of wholemeal biscuit bar snack manufactured by Mars, consisting of a digestive biscuit centre and a variety of milky cream toppings, and coated in milk chocolate.
Reason
Useful product photography of a chocolate bar I've never tried. Please note that the packaging is so simple that it doesn't pass the threshold of originality in the US, and thus can be freely licensed.
Articles in which this image appears
Balisto
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Superbass
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:08, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose Limited EV as the chocolate bars themselves aren't shown and the covers are partially obscured. Still, I want to try them. Brandmeistertalk 06:56, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I don't buy the "so simple" justification; think of the poor designer having their work dissed thus, and if it is truly so simple that it doesn't pass the threshold of originality, we aren't getting much EV out of it; I agree with Brandmeister that we really need to see the biscuits; or preferably eat them. Belle (talk) 09:48, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I don't think the designer's work is being dissed, it's just a technical delineation about what can and can't be copyrighted. But yes, seeing the wrapper isn't enough for me either, It would be much more useful to see what's inside. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:44, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I bet they spent ages agonising over whether to join the i to the s. Belle (talk) 11:03, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
They had one group of marketing consultants analyzing the i-to-s juncture, and another on the t-and-o situation. The latter were paid more cuz their decision was final. Sca (talk) 13:54, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:30, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) on top of Jance hill (800 m), Slovenia. Size of flower is around 3×3 cm.
Reason
good quality, 9 macro photos stacked
Articles in which this image appears
Achillea millefolium
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Petar Milošević

Promoted File:Yarrow (Achillea millefolium).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:19, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original The lute player is depicted probably while tuning her instrument, before a concert. The textures and the surfaces are painted with careful precision. The dramatic lighting with sharp contrasts between the light and the shadows makes the figure pronounced and eye-catching an gives an intriguing atmosphere to the painting. It is hosted by the National Gallery of Art, USA.
Reason
EV, lead picture in four articles, a good scan - The Lute Player (Orazio Gentileschi) is a Baroque painting from 1626 by Italian painter Orazio Gentileschi. The painting depicts a woman playing the lute. Orazio Gentileschi is know for being a talented painter and for being the father of an even more famous painter, her daughter, Artemisia Gentileschi. Orazio Gentileschi had a more refined, subtle and softer, less dramatic style than his daughter. (The painting possibly depicts Francesca Caccini, a famous Italian composer, singer, lutenist, and poet of the early Baroque era, who is know for being the first woman who ever wrote an opera. Looks like this information has so far no reliable sources)
Articles in which this image appears
The Lute Player (Orazio Gentileschi), (own article) ‎Orazio Gentileschi, Andrea Salvadori, Francesca Caccini, Kirtle, Lute
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Orazio Gentileschi
Disruption from sock puppet of a blocked editor.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:24, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - What is your source for your assertion that the sitter is Francesca Caccini? You made this assertion at Francesca Caccini a few days ago without providing a source, and then at your article start citing the NGA, but that source makes no mention of Caccini. A search on the internet gives no sources, though it's true that Caccini was a friend of Artemisia. Presumably an outstanding Wikipedia editor of your status pays some attention to WP:VERIFY (or perhaps there comes a point where the elite don't have to?). Would you care to enlighten us lesser folk, or failing that explain yourself? Thank you.138.199.74.80 (talk) 18:39, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    You can leave out the character slurs if you genuinely want an answer; do it again and I'll smack your hand with a ruler; you might think I don't know who you are, but that just means you'll have to live in fear, never knowing when I might strike. Belle (talk) 00:00, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Ouph ... I'm almost tempted not to strike out. Apologies. But it is frustrating, and it's not as if this is the first time this sort of thing has happened in this group. An editor has now come on to the article (perhaps you know her too?) to clean up. But there are still issues. It's not my period at all, but a single glance suffices to show this a very non-Caraveggio like painting: it's just the subject which was the influence. What's the betting we don't soon have a DYK about Caccini being the sitter here? The editor does need to show good faith and explain himself. Look at the next "support", where it's simply accepted despite this comment. To repeat there is no evidence that Caccini was the sitter, nor is it suggested anywhere in the sources that can be gleaned from the web (and a major one is the Judith W. Mann source I copied over from Orazio Gentileschi: that's available in full with just this painting as its bookcover where Caccini is mentioned not once). And the assertion was made with a citation that didn't verify. I've seen it said by purist content creators that that is THE cardinal sin in Wikipedia, worse even than being a sock (ugh the nasty, smelly things). 138.199.74.80 (talk) 03:18, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I have traced the origin of the attribution to the Dutch wikipedia here. As I pointed out on the Talk page of the article it was queried on the internet here. Can we now have Hafspajen's explanation please? As a matter of good faith he needs to provide one. 138.199.74.80 (talk) 04:47, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I mean I don't want to embarrass Hafspajen. He's obviously proud of what he's achieved to reach Master Editor status and he's acquired a devoted following who won't hold a lapse against him. I'm content that what goes on in Featured Pictures stays in Featured Pictures. But there is an issue here, a basic one of WP:VERIFY and I would say of integrity as well. The suspicion (I'm not saying that it is the case, but it is a suspicion that arises) has to be that Hafs deliberately misrepresented this image as a portrait of Francesca Caccini. He needs to explain himself. Was he taking that Dutch article on good faith? Well then, he should say so and explain why. But he has to show good faith here. He has to step forward and his fellows have to show good faith as well and not protect him. If Hafs doesn't explain himself then I think I'm justified in taking it to his Talk page and putting it on his record. And incidentally, something should be done about editing this nomination to get rid of the entirely spurious Caccini attribution. Hafs should be doing something about that as well. 138.199.71.195 (talk) 09:31, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, we get your point and it is a valid one; give Hafs time to respond; we don't need the issue reiterated just to allow you a few sly digs [dons ninja gear; sharpens ruler (yes, you read it right: "sharpens ruler")] Belle (talk) 09:43, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, but my initiating IP was blocked by the administrator here, so you will forgive me I'm sure if I suspected a cover-up. And there's a fine line between a humorous threat and a real threat, Belle,and I think most would agree you just crossed it with your post. Cross back and stay back. My offer stands: we can sort this here once and for all ('cos we too want our place in the sun) or it's going onto his Talk page and onto his record sheet. I'll look in tomorrow. Hafs has to respond. He can't just walk away from these situations and seek the protection of administrators. 138.199.71.195 (talk) 12:19, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    "I think most would agree you just crossed it with your post"; how silly; are you really shaking in fear imagining me somehow creeping around the Internet dressed as a ninja with a sharpened ruler ready to smack you on the hand? Just so you know: I'm not really going to do that. Your query is good but the histrionics are rather a turn-off. Belle (talk) 13:10, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't think it's silly and it's scarcely histrionic, at least not by the standards indulged by at least one member of this group I know of. I ask you to indulge me however distasteful you find it, equally newbies (whatever your evident suspicions may be). Is Hafs going to respond here? I'm making a generous offer: basically have me inside pissing out of his tent rather than outside pissing into it. What say you Hafs? All I want is some sort of assurance that you'll admit your mistakes when you make them and accept criticism in a constructive sort of way. I've found the origin of this BTW. Caccini's music is still played today and her CDs are often illustrated by this painting. Easy mistake to make. One good thing to come out of this is that I actually listened to some of her music. This is her chaconne. One rather can't manage Johann's oneself, but I might download Francesca and have a go. This is an absolutely gorgeous performance of Bertali's. 138.199.77.183 (talk) 05:24, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I imagine that the Portal:Opera can give anyone interested the references and books they based the DYK on: |Portal:Opera/DYK/7, or maybe Voceditenore who wrote our DYK and used the picture there Template:Did you know nominations/Andrea Salvadori [2] can explain it why. It has to be some reason why all interwiki articles on her use this painting, also music note covers and videos. And it is still not a reason to oppose, because we judge the painting, made by Orazio Gentileschi, and if there is no evidence that the depicted person is Francesca Caccini, then we simply state that she might be (for whatever reason they use this picture everywhere) or she is probably not. The painting is called the The Lute Player - and it might or might not depict Francesca Caccini, that's not a crucial point here. There are many artworks that are titled simply "Portrait of a man" or "Portrait of a woman". We don't know for sure who Mona Lisa was either, for example, that doesn't mean the painting is not good. Judging a FP is more about composition, colours, scan quality and such, and is that is what matters. Hafspajen (talk) 23:26, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Got the idea" is not quite what we're about. You cited the National Gallery of Art in your various preparatory edits on Wikipedia and Commons, but they make no mention of Caccini. In your edit above you say possibly depicts, but that needs citing too if it is not to be just your original research, "your idea". I don't believe it's ever been suggested the young lady is Caccini. The very idea that this allegory depicting a young woman with her bodice loosed, suggesting matters amorous as well as musical, an eons-old alliance, is a portrait of anyone is completely ludicrous. Of course no one of the age sitting for Gentileschi would have allowed herself to be depicted in such a fashion. I'm not withdrawing my oppose in the circumstances. Ayesha23 (talk) 21:35, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, the information about Francesca Caccini was in the lead, and it come from several other places on Wikipedia, identifying Caccini with this picture. The lead doesn't need sources. The source from the NGA was supporting the fact that the painting was one of Orazio Gentileschi's most famous paintings, that information was removed and tagged... About the speculation on her dress .... Oratio was painting plain nudes in abundance. Hafspajen (talk) 08:13, 11 August 2015 (UTC).[reply]
  • Yes, I absolutely agree. That's very well put. I should be happy to withdraw my "oppose" if the nomination is edited to remove the statement that Caccini was the sitter. The painting has educational value in its own right, but as it stands it would be a travesty to let the nomination of this very famous painting go forward. I would be happy to provide an edit if the nominating editor doesn't object, but obviously I can't do that without their consent. Ayesha23 (talk) 06:10, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I see The Lute Player (Orazio Gentileschi) itself needs attention. I'll edit there today and look back here in the evening. Ayesha23 (talk) 07:34, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not opposed because we don't know who the sitter is, I'm opposed if we identify her as definitely one person when we're not sure or it is unsourced. Since that issue is resolved, I support promotion. Gamaliel (talk) 00:32, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I should have hoped you were addressing the whole group. You don't think my oppose is worth addressing? Plainly not the blocked IP, who nevertheless raised this issue and without whose input Gamaliel, an administrator, presumably would not have made his comment, so that this nomination would have gone forward in Wikipedia's voice as a portrait of Francesca Caccini. First of all the Wikipedia and Commons edits identifying her were made by you, either unsourced or citing the NGA, which nevertheless makes no mention of Caccini. Caccini's music is still performed today and of necessity her CDs need illustrating with some image. It just so happens that Gentileschi's painting is one of several used. Google Francesca Caccini and you will see several examples of other paintings in the Google info-box. It's just eye-candy. No one is suggesting this painting is a portrait of Francesca Caccini. Give me one citation to an good reliable source (a museum, gallery, art crtic or book) that raises the issue and I'll be happy to withdraw my oppose and edit at the article accordingly. Until then you can argue any which way you like, but this suggestion of Caccini is original research of yours and should not appear in Wikipedia's voice.
On the general issue here, the situation seems to arise because the article was tailor-made for the nomination. I notice Chris raised the issue of the article not being ready. In future I suggest an article should have been in place for some time to give others an opportunity to edit at it (for example, I have yet to complete my own edits at the article). I don't see how the educational value of an image can be assessed if the article is incomplete or contains obvious errors of fact. Ayesha23 (talk) 08:40, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ask and Voceditenore about details and drop the stick. Hafspajen (talk) 09:07, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
They are away until September 3rd. Out of curiosity I shall then. Are you saying you made your edits on their say-so without knowing their source? There's no stick here. Frankly, I'm not too bothered by the issue. As it stands the nomination will go forward with your curiously emphatic remark about Caccini. As Gamaliel points out it's no longer directly attributed to Caccini and with luck will stay out of the search engines. I shall clarify on the Talk page and I'll keep a wary eye on any new edits in article space attributing Caccini. Job done. Ayesha23 (talk) 09:28, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ayesha23 and Hafspajen, just checking in quickly re your message on my talk page and pings. When I added the image of Caccini to Andrea Salvadori in 2011, I was simply going by the documentation on the image at that time and the article Francesca Caccini (which I didn't write) and took it at face value. I'm afraid I can't shed further light on who the actual sitter is or how it came to be attributed as a portrait of Caccini. Voceditenore (talk) 17:58, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Voceditenore. Thank you very much for responding so quickly. We should be able to sort all this now before closing date 12 August. That file you uploaded 22 September 2013 is indeed very unfortunate and I shall move to have it deleted at Commons. It's a very low-resolution reverse image of the painting. I suspect it's a scan from one of the CDs I mention. When you uploaded it, its description field attributed it to Caccini, but that was edited out on 12 May 2014. Unfortunately it's not easy to edit titles at Commons and this one "File:Ritratto di francesca caccini.png" was left. On 2 August last, Hafspajen replaced it in the article by Orazio Gentileschi - Il suonatore di liuto (National Gallery of Art).jpg adding "Francesca Caccini" to the description field without citation and you have the source of all our present trouble.
We are all experts and enthusiasts here accustomed to appraising works of art. A brief inspection of this painting suffices to show it cannot possibly be a portrait because of the loosed bodice issue I mention above. There is no educational value at all in furthering this myth that it is, even possibly, a portrait of Francesca Caccini. I invite Hafspajen finally to edit that out. While he's at it, he might also like to consider his assertion that Orazio's daughter is a yet more famous painter than the father. I don't go far all this "famous" stuff in art-icles, but I do know that The Lute Player is an exceptionally popular painting and a great favourite at the NGA. We open ourselves to ridicule appraising it as we are now. I have good to reason to suspect it has already caught the eye of a senior curator at one of the world's most prestigious art museums. Time to wrap this up and edit for another day. Really. Thank you again, Voceditenore. I glanced through your article. I thought it excellent. Ayesha23 (talk) 21:17, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Agree with what you said here except for the bit about Artemisia Gentileschi, who is definitely far more famous than her father today. Gamaliel (talk)
(edit conflict) Yes, true, Artemisia Gentileschi is definitely far more famous than her father. As for the picture, if you so called want to find the " source of all our present trouble" -it would be nice if you stopped blaming me all the time, I am affraid that the so called trouble is rather made big. I found the picture in the commons category Francesca Caccini and it was mentioned as Francesca Caccini several places on Wikipedia. It had both a commons category and several DYKs mentioning it as Francesca Caccini. The painting was put in the category Francesca Caccini by [an other common user] called User:Trzęsacz, not me. It was also mentioned on several places on several DYKs by trusted editors as Voceditenore and Gerda Arendt as Francesca Caccini. In this case several editors have made the same claim. Maybe it is not Francesca Caccini, maybe we all made a mistake, or maybe not. We don't know so far for sure. It doesn't matter who she is as long as we don't pretend we know for sure. It seems to be just a convention to use that picture in association with her. It is also used in music note covers and videos, and habitually used several online biographies, like here, Music Academy online. Hafspajen (talk) 21:33, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ban evasion aside, they seemed to be pointing out a pretty widespread pattern of wikipedia sourcing ouroboros, I think striking that would just be ignoring the larger issue here. There's no need to cut off the nose to spite the face, right? Parabolist (talk) 01:36, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Block evasion, not ban evasion. What needs to be struck is the blocked user's verbosity; they love to see their own words on a screen. Feel free to tackle whatever issue they raised. Drmies (talk) 02:10, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Parabolist, the problematic content in the article has already been removed, and has been reworded here. If you are concerned about a "widespread pattern of wikipedia sourcing ouroboros" (I prefer the term citogenesis, but that's just me), this is not the proper forum. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 04:03, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I never said or claimed I was perfect, first of all. This user all by themselves suddenly puts the extreme high standard of the absolute necessity of being perfect and faultless on me and then gets upset when I am not perfect. I never ever claimed such things. I don't claim that the sitter IS Francesca either, if anyone care to read the discussion above, there is a reasonable amount of doubt about it. Also this user calling me an idiot and the rest of the various name-callings on different off-Wiki sites about Wikipedia editors is kinda low. I wish to have no contact with them or their socks in the future. Hafspajen (talk) 11:12, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Orazio Gentileschi - Il suonatore di liuto (National Gallery of Art).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:10, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Aviat Eagle II in the mid-1990s, is an aerobatic sporting biplane aircraft that has been produced in the United States since the late 1970s.
Reason
Impressive capture of a plane speeding up while taking off. Blur is handled brilliantly.
Articles in which this image appears
Aviat Eagle II
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Julian Herzog

Promoted File:Christen Eagle II N49AE EDST.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:42, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRenée Adorée in 1922
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Renée Adorée
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
George Grantham Bain

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:11, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAlbert Reiss at the stage entrance of the Metropolitan Opera
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Albert Reiss
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Bain News Service; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Albert Reiss LOC ggbain-25651.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:19, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAlbert Aurier, (1865 - 1892), écrivain, poète, critique et théoricien de l'art français.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Albert Aurier
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Unknown

Promoted File:Aurier, Albert, BNF Gallica.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:26, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A micrometer is a device incorporating a calibrated screw. It is widely used for precise measurement of components in mechanical engineering and machining as well as most mechanical trades.
Reason
High quality image of a notable measurement instrument, and thus high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Micrometer
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
Lucasbosch

Promoted File:Mahr Micromar 40A 0–25 mm Micrometer.jpg --Adam Cuerden (talk) 14:58, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality painting and print showing two versions of a motif popular with the artist. He produced at least 5 paintings of the Madonna, and numerous prints. The painting presented here was stolen in 2004 then recovered, whereas the lithograph (like Munch's other prints on the subject) is given a frame which looks like sperm and a fetus-like figure in its bottom left corner.
Articles in which this image appears
Madonna (Edvard Munch), etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edvard Munch

Promoted File:Edvard Munch - Madonna - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:37, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Edvard Munch - Madonna - Google Art Project (495100).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:37, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCygnus X-1, the first likely black hole to be discovered, as seen in an image from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
Reason
Significant EV as one of the few high quality images on Wikipedia of a likely black hole, instead of being an artist illustration. This image of Cygnus X-1, which was the first strong black hole candidate to be discovered, was taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
Articles in which this image appears
Cygnus X-1, Astrophysical X-ray source, and recently added to Chandra X-ray Observatory and Black hole
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA/Chandra X-ray Observatory
  • @Tremonist quote from the Black hole article: "In the case of compact objects such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, the gas in the inner regions becomes so hot that it will emit vast amounts of radiation (mainly X-rays), which may be detected by telescopes."--Pine 16:27, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:42, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalWhite-cheeked starling (Sturnus cineraceus) hybrid. "It is native to eastern Asia where it is a common and well-known bird in much of its range."
Reason
Beautiful image already featured on Commons. A few days ago I replaced the previous, much smaller and softer image with this one for the article lede. This image is of a hybrid bird.
Articles in which this image appears
White-cheeked starling
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Laitche
@Pine:, are you sure it is not just a juvenile? That's what I thought it was when I looked at the article. I know the description on commons says "hybrid", but it looks similar to these pictures which people (probably not certified starling-species identification experts admittedly) have identified as juvenile white-cheeked starlings [3], [4] (from [5]); it seems that the beak is not always that strong orange. Anyway, it is at best a slightly atypical juvenile so I de-support; since you've withdrawn it anyway my support/de-support is meaningless; I don't know why I didn't do something more exciting than look at pictures of starlings all morning; I should get a life. Belle (talk) 11:52, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:46, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Laitche: if you can get that hybridization information into the Sturnus sericeus and Sturnus cineraceus articles alongside the photo, with the information written in English, then you or I can renominate this photo for ENWP featured picture. Documenting additional references and information about the hybridization will be helpful in establishing the encyclopedic value of the photo. --Pine 19:06, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    If I had good English skill, I'd like to do so but unfortunately not... And I don't mind the decline or withdraw of this nom, and thanks for the nomination :) --Laitche (talk) 19:46, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalDanaus genutia, also known as the common tiger, is one of the common butterflies of India. It belongs to the Danainae group of the brush-footed butterflies family.
Reason
Very high quality image of this attractive butterfly species.
Articles in which this image appears
Danaus genutia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Vengolis
  • Are you talking about this? It is a male (see the pheromone pouch) whereas this is female. (I didn't notice any maldevelopment although zoo butterflies are prone to it due to artificial feeding. Flash is also a bit harsh there.) Jee 05:18, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Danaus genutia female in Kerala, India.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:00, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGilbert Duprez as Gaston in Giuseppe Verdi's Jérusalem. Maybe my titles for these FPCs are getting a little too detailed.
Reason
A rather good hand-coloured lithograph of a notable singer in the première production of an opera by a major opera composer. While not Verdi's most famous, it's his first opera in French, albeit revised of an Italian opera. Arguably, without Jérusalem, we wouldn't have Les vêpres siciliennes.
Articles in which this image appears
Jérusalem (longstanding), Gilbert Duprez (new)
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Alexandre Lacauchie; Restored by Adam Cuerden. I'm never quite sure how best to punctuate this.

Promoted File:Alexandre Lacauchie - Gilbert Duprez as Gaston in Verdi's Jérusalem.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:36, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLouis of France (1661–1711) was the eldest son and heir of Louis XIV, and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain. As the heir apparent to the French throne, he was styled Dolphin (Dauphin). He became known as "The Big Dolphin" after the birth of his own son, The Little Dolphin. As he died before his father, he never became king.
Reason
High quality scan of a painting with good EV for the subject. It may not be a monkey in a hat, but a dolphin in a wig is sure to tickle Belle's fancy
Articles in which this image appears
Louis, Grand Dauphin +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Hyacinthe Rigaud

Promoted File:Hyacinthe Rigaud - Louis de France, Dauphin (1661-1711), dit le Grand Dauphin - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:59, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Japanese Watercolour Monkey; that's not the breed; it's probably a macaque or something; what am I, a monkeyologist?. I think a Newsboy cap would have rounded it off nicely, but the artist was probably in a rush.
Reason
Pro: Monkey Con: No Hat. Classic nihonga style painting that Google don't seem to have messed up (but can I ask one of you image demons to crop the borders off the right and bottom that were left over from the import [flutters eyelashes; looks helpless]).
Articles in which this image appears
Hashimoto Kansetsu
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hashimoto Kansetsu

Promoted File:Kansetsu Hashimoto - Old Monkey with Cherry in Autumn - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:29, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalKingdom of Norway, Regerings Kommission, 5 Rigsdaler Courant (1807). Norway circulated one issue of paper currency in 1695 and following a hiatus of just over a century, resumed issuing banknotes in 1807.
Reason
High quality image, high EV. Second issue of paper currency (1807) printed and circulated 112 years after the first issue (1695).
Articles in which these images appear
Norwegian rigsdaler
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Kingdom of Norway
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.


Promoted File:NOR-A7-Regerings Kommission-5 Rigsdaler (1807).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:29, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A traditional custom for Mourning in Muharram at the Day of Ashura.
Reason
A high quality image showing a unique iranian traditional custom for mourning in Muharram. Every year, at the day of Ashura, people from some cities of Iran, carry an item called "Nakhl" as if they are performing a funeral for Husayn ibn Ali.
Articles in which this image appears
Mourning of Muharram, Day of Ashura, Husayn ibn Ali
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Payam Moein

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:56, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – John's Lane Church as viewed from the south-east in Dublin.
Original – The interior of John's Lane Church.
Reason
It's a high resolution, high quality image of the impressive facade of John's Lane Church in Dublin, Ireland. It's a notable church by the English Neo-Gothic architect E.W. Pugin, eldest son of the more famous architect Augustus Pugin who designed buildings such as the Palace of Westminster.
Articles in which this image appears
John's Lane Church and E. W. Pugin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture and Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Diliff
  • Support as nominatorÐiliff «» (Talk) 21:52, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I'm still learning the FP criteria, but it looks good to me so I'm gonna go out on a limb and support. RO(talk) 23:11, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Dэя-Бøяg 23:25, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support though officially this image hasn't been in the articles for a week, I just don't care (brave fashion choice by the woman bottom left, but I'm thinking she might just be pulling it off). Belle (talk) 23:56, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • True, I kind of ignore the 'must be in the article for a week' rule in most cases because my images are usually miles better than what existed previously (this, then this). I'm just a rebel like that. :-) Also, I did get the impression that Ireland was a decade or two behind the times but I think that woman's trousers put her squarely in the late 80s/early 90s! Ðiliff «» (Talk) 00:03, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support set  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:18, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportJobas (talk) 10:11, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Another quality image from Ðiliff the rebel... gazhiley 10:41, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:15, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: This might be me missing something (it's late...) but is this not a little warped? Look at the bike wheel on the bottom right, for instance. What's caused that? Josh Milburn (talk) 00:12, 8 August 2015 (UTC) It's a great photo, and I'd like to support, but maybe I'll learn something first... Josh Milburn (talk) 00:13, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's just regular wide angle perspective distortion. It tends to tear the fabric of space-time and make things look slightly stretched at the periphery. Unfortunately the only place to view this building in its entirety is from across the street, and with such a tall spire and a fairly wide angle of view on the horizontal axis, something has to give. What I can do is compress the horizontal axis somewhat. I can do it cleverly so that the compression increases the further from the centre so the central part of the image remains relatively unchanged but the periphery is compressed slightly. A bit like if the image was a physical print, and you warp the edges of the paper into the shape of a cylinder. OK, I've uploaded a new version. What do you think? The difference is relatively minor really but it does 'fix' the issue with the bicycle wheel being slightly oblong. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 01:57, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – These stone colors are interesting, but – as mentioned re several other noms – I'm not a fan of corner-on oblique shots of large angular structures due to (inevitable?) perspective distortion. Sca (talk) 14:41, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I completely understand. It's not an ideal vantage point for churches with tall towers or steeples (yes, the perspective distortion is inevitable when the angle of view above the horizon is more than about 30-40°), but with narrow streets and other buildings on either side obscuring the view, this is the best compromise IMO. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:32, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe you could try very long stilts? Seriously, I sympathize. I'm sure you know better than I what lens works best in a situation like this. Alas, the distortion is there, making it difficult to satisfy criterion No. 1. (I won't oppose since it's apparently the best that can be done.) Sca (talk) 12:36, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I had a look online and I certainly found no better photos of the building. Some buildings are just incredibly difficult to photograph well for the above reasons. For what it's worth, I don't think the perspective distortion is that different to (or worse than) my photo of St Anne's Church in Vilnius, although I did indeed have the equivalent point of view of someone on stilts (there was a brick wall on the other side of the road that I stood on top of to get the higher POV). Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:23, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Now you mention it, the St. Anne's spires do have a slightly splayed look in that shot – but it's not corner-focused and seems less distorted to me. Sca (talk) 14:51, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:John's Lane Church Exterior, Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:06, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:John's Lane Church Interior 1, Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:06, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Sherman-Grant note, a unit of fractional currency which was cancelled after legislation was passed forbidding the depiction of living people on US banknotes
Reason
Interesting backstory; good quality image
Articles in which this image appears
fractional currency
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Currency
Creator
Bureau of Engraving and Printing; image by Godot13 from the collection of the National Museum of American History

Promoted File:US-Fractional (3rd Issue)-$0.15-Fr.1274-SP.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:56, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Gillette Mach3 razor, named for the three blades in its cartridge.
Reason
High quality shot. Pin sharp and very detailed.
Articles in which this image appears
Gillette Mach3, razor
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:24, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
How 'bout a selfie of you shaving with it? Or, alternatively, of you happily paying for the cartridges? Sca (talk) 17:49, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You'd think somebody over there would make cheap counterfeits – or does Gillette's long legal arm reach that far? Sca (talk) 13:37, 12 August 2015 (UTC) [reply]
Why don't you just wax, boys? Or veet (don't try this; apparently it causes burns because your delicate manly faces aren't as tough as our legs) Belle (talk) 14:02, 12 August 2015 (UTC) [reply]
There's always radiation. Sca (talk) 21:19, 12 August 2015 (UTC) [reply]
  • Due to the picture being taken from the blade end, it is not possible to see that the blade (cartridge) can be detached: the mechanism is obscured by the blade. The lighting is also rather harsh and in places the image is slightly burnt out. FunkyCanute (talk) 17:38, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gillette Mach3 razor from Indonesia, 2015-08-03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:17, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Photograph of artist Ilya Bolotowsky and assistant John Joslyn working on a mural for the Hall of Medical Sciences at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Reason
History of art + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
1939 New York World's Fair + Ilya Bolotowsky (NEWLY ADDED)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project; photographer unknown

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:07, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 3 cent US postage stamp, scott cat no. 853, issued in 1939 for New York World's Fair
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
1939 New York World's Fair + Art Deco + Art Deco stamps + Trylon and Perisphere
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
United States Postage

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalIrene Rice Pereira with painting - 1938
Reason
History of art + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Irene Rice Pereira
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Cyril Mipaas

Promoted File:Archives of American Art - Irene Rice Pereira - 2322 CROPPED.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:14, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAllium rothii is a plant species found in Israel, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, and Jordan. It is a bulb-forming perennial with an umbel of flowers. Tepals are white with deep purple midveins; stamens and ovaries conspicuously deep purple.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Allium rothii
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Gidip

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:50, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalTaagepera Church is in village Taagepera, Helme Parish, Valga County, south of Estonia. The building was constructed in 1674. Taagepera's Saint John's church is placed in a green land on a little hill above the village.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Taagepera Church
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Iifar

Promoted File:Taagepera kirik.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:56, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalVäike-Maarja church is located at Väike-Maarja in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. The construction originated in the 14th century. Väike-Maarja Church has got three nave-halls in Gothic architectural technique that was initially set as a fortress church. Gustav Normann set up the organ in 1848.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Väike-Maarja church
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Iifar

Promoted File:Väike-Maarja kirik 14-05-2013.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:59, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A pacifier for a newborn, consisting of a transparent teat, white mouth shield, and blue handle. Such rubber, plastic, or silicone nipples are given to infants to suck on.
Reason
High quality image of an underrepresented subject.
Articles in which this image appears
Pacifier
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:32, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
How 'bout a gray background? Sca (talk) 01:39, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Aside from the fact that this background is already pretty gray) The transparent teat makes it difficult to change the colors, but I'll see what I can do
Medium gray. Sca (talk) 13:37, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Nice picture, but the rubber part is lost by being transparent. I had to zoom in and look carefully just to see what I was looking at. There are many pacifiers that have an opaque rubber section that would be nicely visible on any coloured background. Mattximus (talk) 03:21, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Color of background is not harmonized with baby-sucking part. Alborzagros (talk) 06:15, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This sucks, baby. Or the other way round. The white hard plastic part doesn't show up well against the background either, and I'd like a better view of the handle too (a parent trying to comfort a screaming baby with the photographer's hand pushing them away in the background would round it off perfectly). Belle (talk) 07:38, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Withdraw - I'll see about setting this on a black background. We're not going to get much of a view of the handle from this angle, and any view focusing on the handle will not get the teat in good detail (and that's the most important part!) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:59, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Does the handle not fold out? Or could you at least have it partially towards the viewer; the handle is very important as this is what the baby gets hold of and uses to fling the pacifier into the dirt two seconds after you picked it up from the dirt, washed it, dried it, and put it back in their mouth (repeat). Belle (talk) 08:11, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Right, it does fold out. I think we've still got an unopened pacifier in the cabinet. I'll see what I can do when the in-laws stop using my studio as a guest room (or when I can again use the guest room as a studio). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:42, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
After three days... Sca (talk) 13:37, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Wanna rent my spare bedroom? Sca (talk) 18:01, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:23, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Captain Ernest Cotton Deane, RAMC, MC, killed in action 25 September 1915
Reason
Quality image depicting British RAMC officer of Irish descent in the Indian Expeditionary Force in his formal uniform.
Articles in which this image appears
Ernest Deane
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
FunkyCanute
  • Support as nominatorFunkyCanute (talk) 19:55, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Although the EV is there, the technical quality is lacking. There appears to be an attempt to mitigate halftoning which has led to specking throughout the image, and there is a brown stain along the bottom. If we could scan this from a negative (like our other FPs from the era) the technical quality would be much better. Also, we can't claim PD-70 on an image for which we don't list the author's lifespan. If the photographer lived until 1950, say, this would still be in copyright in the UK until 2021. This may be PD-anon, but I'm not familiar enough with the studio to say for sure (was Chidley Studios run by a lone photographer, or were there many people, or...) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:21, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, some mitigating manipulation has been done but there is no brown stain. There are other FPs from the early 1900s that are not scans from negatives. The image is by a single person studio: I have been unable to trace them, although it is likely that the person died in 1932. FunkyCanute (talk) 14:04, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:56, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The mutilated body of Sergeant Frederick Wyllyams, Troop G, 7th Cavalry, who was one of seven soldiers killed in a skirmish with Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors on 26 June 1867
Reason
A Hi-Resolution image of the aftermath of the Battle of Little Bighorn (also known as "Custer's Last Stand"). The poor Sargent was a victim of battle, although I should think that the mutilation of the body occurred ex post facto given the apparent absence of blood from the cadaver, which seems to confirm the information in the article we have on the Battle of Little Bighorn: "By the time troops came to recover the bodies, they found most of the dead stripped of their clothing, ritually mutilated, and in an advanced state of decomposition, making identification of many impossible." Sergeant Frederick Wyllyams was a part of the fabled U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, which was a military unit most famously associated with its role in the Indian Wars. This image is informative, and shows the lengths that both sides went to in order to win: for their part, the Americans were at the time concerned with manifest destiny and the white man's burden, while the Native American tribes were fighting desperately to prevent the invading US forces from capturing their tribal land and marshaling the surviving members of the tribe onto reservations in what is today the Midwest and south/southwestern United States.
Articles in which this image appears
7th Cavalry Regiment, Cadaver, William Abraham Bell, Battle of the Little Bighorn
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Due to some ambiguity with the archives credit is given to both John Hannavy and William Abraham Bell, although our photo captions seems to favor the latter over the former.

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:50, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLeaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa
Reason
EV (VERY FAMOUS) + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Leaning Tower of Pisa and Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Saffron Blaze
  • Support as nominatorAlborzagros (talk) 13:40, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Well, there's nothing absolutely fantastic about the photo but it does indeed show the tower pretty accurately, including its incredible lean and the EV is good. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:11, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportJobas (talk) 11:23, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Someone should check that the tilt has not been exaggerated. According to the article, the angle is now (post-2001) 3.99°. The angle in the picture looks significantly more than that to me. It is absolutely essential that the angle in the picture is accurate, otherwise it loses all encyclopedic value. 86.152.163.222 (talk) 12:06, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Good point. I did have a look at the buildings in the background and they do look reasonably straight.. There are inward leans on both sides which is consistent with the camera looking upwards, although having a second look, the left side is leaning stronger than the right, which would exaggerate the lean to the right... And you're right, that lean is wayyyy more than 3.9 degrees. OK I'll strike my support until we can figure it out. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:16, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Also, just a minor issue but there has been some bad cloning of the wires on the bottom left side of the image. Not sure what has happened but it's not ideal. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:17, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
2012
  • Comment – My view is, the LTP has been photographed so many times that it's become rather a bromide. Exaggerated lean? Donno. A view from three years ago for comparison at lower right. Sca (talk) 13:16, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • The one from 2012 seems to be leaning backwards as well as to the right (at least, I think so... this things are good at being optical illusions), which would actually decrease the perceived lean compared to its actual lean. Could it be that the article itself is wrong about its 3.9 degree lean? Also, you'll have to educate me: what (in this context) is a bromide? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:38, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Basically, a cliché – something that's been said (or seen) so many times it's not interesting. If you got someone parachuting off the tower, that would be interesting.
Re the degree of lean, I looked up the German WP article (the only other lang. I can read), and it says that up at the top the tower extends out 3.9 meters from vertical, which relative to its height of 55.8 meters means an inclination of about 4 degrees. (This was reduced from 5.5 degrees before restoration work began in 1990, it says.) Sca (talk) 15:24, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Breaking update. Well, I feel a bit sheepish, but (based on the assumption that the tower doesn't taper inwards, and from the diagrams I've seen, it doesn't) I just measured the lean in the image and it's actually 4.2 degrees on the left side and 3.2 degrees on the right side (I wouldn't expect either side to be exactly the same because of the effects of perspective which narrows the tower towards the top). This basically shows that we're imagining a greater lean than is actually present in the image, and if you average the two measurements, you get 3.7 degrees, which is very close to the 3.99 degrees that the article states. Long story short, we probably should have measured it in the first place instead of trusting our faulty brains! I'll retract my retraction. As for it being a cliché, it certainly is, but IMO that doesn't mean it's not deserving of a FP photo. I think in time we could take a better one (I know I certainly would if I visited), but for now I think it's an interesting and notable image. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:46, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This user does not have "faults" – he has character traits. Sca (talk) 15:54, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalAssut de l'Or Bridge and L'Àgora, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Assut de l'Or Bridge and L'Àgora (recently added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Ágora, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia, España, 2014-06-29, DD 58 Edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:54, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAssut de l'Or Bridge and L'Àgora, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Assut de l'Or Bridge and L'Àgora (recently added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Saffron Blaze

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OriginalClevedon Pier is a seaside pier in the town of Clevedon, Somerset, England on the east shore of the Severn Estuary. It has been described by Sir John Betjeman, as "the most beautiful pier in England" and was designated a Grade I listed building in 2001.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Clevedon Pier
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Saffron Blaze
  • Yes, I understand the force of that, but I'll stay with my support. Not a pier architecture wallah myself, but there must be stuff you can ascertain from the silhouette. Ayesha23 (talk) 11:30, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 11:22, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Agree with Chris Woodrich - lovely pretty picture, but use on an Encyclopedia is questionable due to lack of detail visable. No doubt a contender for Commons, but not up to FP standard sorry. gazhiley 11:48, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Chris, gazhiley. – Sca (talk) 12:54, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Per Crisco, nice photograph, but not encyclopedic as it lacks many details as a silhouette, it's not even the lead image for this pier. Mattximus (talk) 22:28, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I would agree with Chris, gazhiley, Sca, and Mattximus because I want to be on the winning side, but I'm going for the plucky underdog role as the Betjeman quote gives this picture some EV; "the most beautiful pier in England" and this photo shows you why; sure, it might be beautiful in the daylight too, but you can't say this shows it it a bad light. Belle (talk) 23:27, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Chris. --Tremonist (talk) 12:53, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I disagree on the opposition's EV assessment. Having it backlit in this manner makes it easier to see the architectural structure of the pier. In his oppose, Chris Woodrich asks "What color? What materials?" To which I would respond that you can certainly tell by the structure in this image that the pier would have to be made out of metal, as wood that thin would not be able to support itself. As far as color, yes that is difficult to determine on this image, but I think the aesthetic quality of this image outweighs the negative of the pier not being seen in true color. And technically, color is an illusion created by your brain anyway. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:05, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • "technically, color is an illusion created by your brain anyway." - The same argument could be made for running all B&W pictures, or a photograph of a valley with a red sky and purple earth. The color and details visible in a front-lit image allows us to narrow down the material to more than just "metal"; we can (hopefully) tell the difference between wrought iron, steel, or something even more exotic like titanium or alpacca. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:59, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Just to clarify, colour is the perception our brain gives to a very specific wavelength of light that is emitted from the object. That wavelength is constant in nature, and does not require a human to be there for it to have that wavelength. So colour is not entirely an illusion, but an objective physical property subjectively interpreted. All that to say that colour is important and adds encyclopaedic value. Mattximus (talk) 00:01, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
"The princess and the prince discuss what’s real and what is not." – Bob Dylan. Sca (talk) 21:53, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalImperial Bank of Persia, One Toman (1906), depicting Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
The phrase "Payable at Yazd only" is written on the note.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Imperial Bank of Persia and Iranian toman
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Currency
Creator
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, uploaded by User:Godot13

Promoted File:IRA-1b-Imperial Bank of Persia-One Toman (1906).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:40, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Dustin Brown during Wimbledon qualifying in 2015
Reason
I think it's one of my better (non-studio) portraits with good sharpness and resolution, and plenty of character. Dustin Brown is a Jamaican-German tennis player who has never really settled into the top 50, but has a really flamboyant style (his volleys, drop shots and forehands are incredible) and occasionally shows flashes of absolute brilliance. This photo was taken at the Wimbledon qualifying (where the second-tier pro players fight to qualify for the main draw of Wimbledon) where he demolished his opponents in the three games. He then went on to Beat Raphael Nadal (if you want to see some really entertaining tennis, watch the highlights of this match on YouTube or this eye-boggling drop shot service return) in the second round of Wimbledon proper, before being knocked out in the following round.
Articles in which this image appears
Dustin Brown (tennis)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
User:Diliff

Promoted File:Dustin Brown 14, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:20, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Two leaves of an early Quranic manuscript in the Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern manuscripts of the University of Birmingham's Cadbury Research Library were discovered in 2015 as being dated between 568 and 645, making it one of the oldest Quran manuscripts to have survived.
Reason
This unique, important document is possibly the oldest manuscript of Quran discovered ever and is said to prove that the current versions are not changed.
Articles in which this image appears
Quran; Birmingham Quran manuscript
FP category for this image
Religion and mythology
Creator
Anonymous

Promoted File:Birmingham Quran manuscript.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:36, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Peter Paul Rubens. Based on Greek mythology, the painting depicts Castor and Pollux abducting the daughters of Leucippus, Phoebe and Hilaeira.
Reason
This comes directly from Alte Pinakothek where the painting is housed and is unaltered, so probably the best version to get so far.
Articles in which this image appears
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Peter Paul Rubens

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Original – An inland thornbill in Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Reason
High quality image of a cute little bird.
Articles in which this image appears
Inland thornbill
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Peter Jacobs; edited by Laitche

Promoted File:Inland Thornbill (5669197054) - edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJames Gillray's satirical look at George III as the King of Brobdingnag and a miniscule Napoleon in the role of Lemuel Gulliver; the characters are taken from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. This version from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Alt – Some water damage removed; slightly straightened
Reason
Excellent political cartoon from James Gillray
Articles in which this image appears
Gulliver's Travels, George III of the United Kingdom, Brobdingnag and Lemuel Gulliver
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
James Gillray

Promoted File:James Gillray The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver.–Vide. Swift's Gulliver- Voyage to Brobdingnag The Metropolitan Museum of Art edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:18, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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Reason
The image is high-quality and resolution, and imparts significant EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Perovskia atriplicifolia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants
Creator
RO
Do you mean the background? It's a macro shot, so there is no way to get more than one portion in focus.RO(talk) 17:48, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
no not at all... I mean the plant itself... View it full res and zoom in on the plant - it's mostly blurred...gazhiley 23:06, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, you can't get a macro shot where every part of the section is in perfect focus because the depth from the stem to the flower tips is enough that you have to chose one or the other, or a mix of both, which is what I've done. RO(talk) 23:11, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
How small? RO(talk) 23:24, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I assume you mean an f/8, but can you give me an example of such a shot, because I don't see anything smaller in the macro images on Wikipedia. The ones at Macro photography, such as File:Scatophaga stercoraria macro Luc Viatour.jpg are about the same as this shot. Can you find a better macro shot of a plant on Wikipedia, so I have something to go by? RO(talk) 00:07, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Depends on your lens, but you may have to go to f/11 or even f/13 (assuming the lighting and wind allow it). Something like this, though not everything is in focus (the only thing that would allow you to get the whole thing in focus is focus stacking, and that's a pain to work with), doesn't have as many OOF blobs where the tips of the petals are. File:Centaurea jacea 01.JPG is another example where the focus is handled a bit better (that's f/11 as well). Another thing you could do is shoot from further away and then crop. Depth of field depends not only on aperture, but also on the distance from the lens to the subject. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:14, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – "The Cygnus Loop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103) is a large supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Cygnus, an emission nebula measuring nearly 3° across. Some arcs of the loop, known collectively as the Veil Nebula or Cirrus Nebula, emit in visible light. Radio, infrared and X-ray images reveal the complete loop."
Reason
Notable astronomical object (a supernova remnant). Image used in multiple articles. Image size 6,000 × 5,208 pixels.
Articles in which this image appears
Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula, Supernova remnant, GALEX
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Promoted File:Ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop Nebula crop.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:00, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – First edition libretto to the 1881 major revision of Simon Boccanegra
Reason
A nice scan of a first-edition libretto. Vignetting was a major problem, but I think I got it at least fairly well.
Articles in which this image appears
Simon Boccanegra
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Original work uncredited; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra first edition libretto for the 1881 revision of the opera - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:27, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSnowy egret is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas. At one time, the beautiful plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women's hats.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Snowy egret
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Frank Schulenburg

Promoted File:Egretta thula at Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:26, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Leica II, front view, 1931
Reason
High resolution picture, focus stacking, rare single Object, the second full format camera worldwide from the legendary Leitz Company, Wetzlar, Germany.
Articles in which this image appears
Leica Camera
FP category for this image
Photographic techniques, terms and equipment
Creator
Kameraprojekt Graz 2015
Halfway down, though. Well, it's a good shot in terms of EV. Like Chris, I like it. (All these prewar cameras were machined and assembled by hand!) Sca (talk) 13:46, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
One of the most incredible experience at this project was, taking every camera in his own hand while closing the eyes. Just to feel it. --Hubertl (talk) 07:49, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMourning of Muharram is held in majority of cities and villages in Iran by Shia Muslims annually. Although all sort of ceremonies are performed for Husayn ibn Ali and his followers martyrdom remembrance, they have different styles and rules referring to various cultures.
Reason
A High quality photo demonstrating how markets are shut down during Muharram and turn into a place for holding mourning costumes.
Articles in which this image appears
Mourning of Muharram
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Payam Moein

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:20, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Leica I Serial # 5193, 1927.
Reason
High technical standard (focus stacking), High resolution, one of Wikipedias best work IMO.
Articles in which this image appears
Leica camera, 135 film, Oskar Barnack
FP category for this image
Photographic techniques, terms and equipment
Creator
Kameraprojekt Graz 2015

Promoted File:LEI0060 186 Leica I Sn.5193 1927 Originalzustand Front-2 FS-15.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:46, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSelf-Portrait with Halo and Snake an 1889 oil on wood painting by French artist Paul Gauguin. It shows Gauguin against a red background, a halo above his head and apples hanging beside him, as he holds a snake in his hand. Plants or flowers appear in the foreground. The religious symbolism and the stylistic influence of Japanese wood-block prints and cloisonnism are readily apparent. The self-portrait is one of more than 40 he completed during his lifetime.
Reason
Because it is an awesome painting. And a good scan.
Articles in which this image appears
Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Paul Gauguin

Promoted File:Paul Gauguin - Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:44, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original –The Travelling Companions are in a carriage, facing each other, outside, the window scene is perhaps Menton in southern France, according to the article. (We want to meet Gaguin.)
Reason
Interesting picture, good scan.
Articles in which this image appears
The Travelling Companions, Augustus Egg
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Augustus Leopold Egg

Promoted File:Augustus Leopold Egg - The Travelling Companions - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:09, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Aerial view of Goetheanum.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Goetheanum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Taxiarchos228

Promoted File:Aerial View - Goetheanum1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:33, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A pine cone (around 10 cm long) in the edge of pine tree forest. Istria, Croatia.
Reason
QI, macro, ambient
Articles in which this image appears
Pine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Petar Milošević

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Original – Statue of Kuruvan & Kuruthi
Reason
Very nice quality, composition and EV. Already QI. The article clearly speaks about the significance of the statue and the place is famous for its beauty and especially for this statue by C.B Jinan erected on the top of the hill in the year 2005. The statue of Kuravan and Kurathi, two historical characters behind the construction of the Idukki Dam. The rocks between the Idukki dam are named after them. Its believing that, Kuravan and Kurathi helped the authorities to find the right place for constructing the dam.
Articles in which this image appears
Ramakkalmedu, Kuravanmala
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Augustus Binu
Sca, I guess this will give more clarity about the subject. DreamSparrow Chat 10:14, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Support – Striking monument; good detail of texture. Alas, Ramakkalmedu does not mention Kuruvan & Kuruthi other than in label-caption in infobox. Suggest info about statue be added to target article. Sca (talk) 13:20, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
 Done, Sca, have a look. I have added the picture to one of the other article also, the article is not much though. DreamSparrow Chat 13:37, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, now you take a look. ;-) Sca (talk) 14:01, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ya, looks nice now. EV set. Many thanks Sca. DreamSparrow Chat 14:16, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – From the article: "Cigaritis cilissa is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kurdistan, Syria and Turkey."
Reason
High quality butterfly image.
Articles in which this image appears
Cigaritis cilissa
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Gideon Pisanty
  • no NO no, I like THIS Pollock, I don't like Pollock running around with a can of paint on a canvas laid on the floor and when he got tired he calls it ART. I call that ... the The Emperor's New Clothes. Sorry anyone, I think an artist has to do something more than just the so popular " I entitle you art" thing. Hafspajen (talk) 17:06, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSpring Scattering Stars is a 1927 allegorical painting by American artist Edwin Blashfield. It depicts a nude female personification of spring on a wet moon scattering stars throughout the sky. The painting was sold by the Heritage Auctions to a private collection.
Reason
One of the largely forgotten paintings, but a good digitization had been made before it was auctioned. Discovered by chance when I googled for other nude stuff.
Articles in which this image appears
Spring Scattering Stars, Edwin Blashfield
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Edwin Blashfield

Promoted File:Edwin Blashfield - Spring Scattering Stars.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:51, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality, high EV (set). The first banknotes both designed and printed by the Commonwealth of Australia (versus superscribed notes) were the limited (i.e., in denomination) first issue notes of the series of 1913. The 1913 second issue (Series 1918) contained all denominations authorized by the Australian Notes Act (1910) and issued by the Commonwealth Treasury. An amendment to the Commonwealth Bank Act (1920) authorized the bank to be the sole issuer of Australian banknotes which is reflected underneath the signatures of the Series 1923–25 notes.
Original
An 11-note complete set of the two series of banknotes issued by the Commonwealth of Australia transitioning from notes printed by the Australian Treasury to those printed by the Commonwealth Bank. The changeover was accompanied by a significant reduction in size (i.e., height, see table, Banknotes of the Australian pound), allowing more notes to be printed per sheet. Most of the nominated notes are uncirculated punch-cancelled specimens.
Articles in which these images appear
Banknotes of the Australian pound (all), single images in Australian ten-shilling note, Australian one-pound note, Australian five-pound note, Australian ten-pound note, James Collins (public servant), Denison Miller, and Australian pound
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Australian Treasury and the Commonwealth Bank for the Commonwealth of Australia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.


Promoted File:AUS-3b-Commonwealth of Australia-10 Shillings (1918).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:08, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Promoted File:AUS-10-Commonwealth Bank of Australia-Half Sovereign (1923).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:08, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Time zones around the world using cylindrical projection
Set? – Solar vs standard time
Reason
very informative map, high res
Articles in which this image appears
Coordinated Universal Time, Standard time, Time zone, Universal Time
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator
TimeZonesBoy

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:55, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – If one really wants to leave Earth this is what he would see looking back. This is what MESSENGER recorded during one of its Earth flybys.
Reason
Whoa!
Articles in which this image appears
Escape velocity, Gravity assist, Interplanetary spaceflight, List of Earth flybys, MESSENGER
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA
Unconfirmed reports indicate Nergaal has left Earth and is therefore off the grid. Sca (talk) 20:49, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:57, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Syed Kirmani, Best wicket keeper in the 1983 Cricket World Cup
Reason
Good quality, high EV and already QI. There is a slight unavoidable problem with one of his eye, but still I feel, the image is worth promoting.
Articles in which this image appears
Syed Kirmani
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Augustus Binu
Corrections  Done Chris but object looking away from camera is unavoidable and we have many FP's in the same way. DreamSparrow Chat 09:10, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:29, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFraming is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape. Materials are usually wood, engineered wood, or structural steel. Light-frame construction such as here is used for economic reasons, as it allows builders to enclose a large area with minimal cost, while achieving a wide variety of architectural styles.
Reason
Good quality image from Malaysia of a fundamental part of construction.
Articles in which this image appears
Framing (construction)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture (maybe)
Creator
Uwe Aranas

Promoted File:Salarom Sabah Frame-of-a-new-house-01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:28, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Map of Iran and Turan in Qajar dynasty drawn by Adolf Stieler - 1891
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Adolf Stieler
Stielers Handatlas
Turan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Adolf Stieler

Promoted File:Stielers Handatlas 1891 59.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:43, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Mrs. J.J. "Molly" Brown presenting trophy cup award to Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron, for his service in the rescue of the Titanic. The committee for the award was chaired by Frederick Kimber Seward.
Reason
Margaret Brown, known as "Maggie" to her friends and to history as the "Unsinkable Molly Brown", was the person most associated with commandeering Titanic life boat #6 and returning to the scene of Titanic's final plunge to search for any survivors from the fridge waters of the North Atlantic. In May 1912, Mrs. J.J. "Molly" Brown presented a trophy cup (apparently also referred to as a loving cup) award to Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron, for his service in the rescue of the Titanic survivors.
Articles in which this image appears
Arthur Rostron, Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic, List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients, List of sea captains, Margaret Brown, RMS Carpathia, RMS Titanic, Titanic (1997 film)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Bain News Service

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:50, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFrancis S. Thayer was an American merchant and politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1868 to 1871.
Reason
High quality engraving of a notable politician and merchant, and therefore high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Francis S. Thayer
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Charles Burt (restored by Godot13)

Promoted File:THAYER, Francis S. (engraved portrait).jpg --Mdann52 (talk) 15:09, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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Original 1 – Overlook Hong Kong Island north coast, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon from middle section of Lugard Road at daytime.
Original 1 Edit 1 – Overlook Hong Kong Island north coast, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon from middle section of Lugard Road at daytime.
Original 2 – Overlook Hong Kong Island north coast, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon from Peak Tower at daytime.
Reason
High EV and resolution, notable scenery, fine contrast.
Articles in which these images appear
Hong Kong
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Exploringlife
  • Support as nominatorExploringlife) 16:16, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - We have several views of the Hong Kong skyline featured, all of which are better quality than this. Here, the buildings are leaning, blocked by the hill, and the resolution is lower than previous images. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:11, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes, there are several pictures of Hong Kong skyline featured, but almost night scenes, also not that angle even in daytime (people mostly taken in Peak Tower, but I'm taken in middle section of Lugard Road, which are different places and views). Leaning because I'm not using Panorama to take photo, I only need to ensure buildings locating center of the picture not lean, left and right end buildings are the same small amount leaning then just okay. Exploringlife) 03:36, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Now I've enlarged the resolution of Original 1 from 2,333 x 1,750 to 4,333 x 3,250 pixels (Edit 1), meanwhile provide Original 2 (another angle taken at Peak Tower) for choosing, the Original 2 is less leaning and also have an enough and clear resolution of 3,027 x 2,250 pixels. Even Edit 1's pixels reached 3,000 above, the image noise is not obvious when enlarging to watch. Furthermore, this skyline with heavy fog or hazy on the top of the picture, still successfully elected featured picture, however my Edit 1 and Original 2 under good visibility with nearly zero smog, therefore I don't think my portfolios are wrosen than him. Exploringlife) 08:42, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • You have "enlarged" the original - and it became fuzzy! The requirement is that the original should be of large size - upsampling is frowned upon and will not improve the chances of passing! --Janke | Talk 10:04, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • I still believe clear visibility of my portfolios is an advantage compare with this , whatever finally my picture featured or not, the featured picture with poor visibility should consider for delisting to maintain basic standard of featured photograph. Another point is the original picture size did not represent the real size when first uploading to commons, actually I've reduced some resolution before first upload, I can show the real original size picture to you by verify in exif data if you want to see. Exploringlife) 10:18, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • Downsampling is also frowned upon, particularly when there are no technical reasons to do so. Visibility in the night time image (and sharpness!) is fine with me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:29, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • Downsampling can reduce image noise, upsampling is much difficult to keep image details well/sharpness than downsampling, unless via professional image software, so criteria should allow suitable down/upsampling to improve images. Exploringlife) 04:46, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Compare the sharpness of the night photo you mention and your upsampled one, and you'll see why it probably will not become a FP. (PS: Your elaborate sig doesn't help at all... ;-) --Janke | Talk 15:43, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose both per Chris Woodrich - even in the second original picture (surely should be a seperate nom unless posted at same time?) there is lean on the buildings, & lots of noise/focus issues. Not up to the standard of the pictures that normally pass here sorry. gazhiley 12:02, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • The image was added to Hong Kong twenty minutes before the nomination here. WP:FP?: "It is preferable to wait a reasonable period of time (at least 7 days) after the image is added to the article before nominating it, though this may be ignored in obvious cases, such as replacing a low-resolution version of an image with a higher resolution of the same image." I wouldn't say this is an obvious case. Belle (talk) 09:17, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral per Belle. --Tremonist (talk) 12:57, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Withdraw No matter how many oppose votes, now I withdraw this voting and closing the discussion. If my photo become English Wikipedia FPC again, that means my camera has replaced by a high definition one. Exploringlife (talk) 13:46, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • >Exploringlife, I know this image is now withdrawn, but I just wanted to point something out... It doesn't have to be a panorama for the vertical lines to be vertical. It's simply good practice for architectural photography. It can be done with a regular camera too, either by centring the middle of the frame on the horizon (and then cropping the part of the image that isn't needed), or by digitally adjusting the perspective. Neither requires a panorama. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 00:14, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:20, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Costume for Bernardino in the original production of Hector Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini (1838)
Reason
The only (more-or-less) black and white illustration of a major character's costume, I thought it best to separate this from the rest of the set, as it's qualitatively different, and might call for separate evaluation therefore. I think the yellowing near the centre is intentional, but I could be wrong, the paper is very, very yellowed compared to the others, and I'm not fully sure why.
Articles in which this image appears
Benvenuto Cellini (opera), Ferdinand Prévost
FP category for this image
WP:THEATRE
Creator
Paul Lormier, restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:58, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPortrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife is an oil painting on canvas commissioned from the French painter Jacques-Louis David in 1788. It shows the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier and his wife and collaborator Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze. The painting is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Reason
High resolution scan of an interesting and notable painting. Also, SCIENCE!!!
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife +6
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacques-Louis David

Promoted File:David - Portrait of Monsieur Lavoisier and His Wife.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:24, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFort de Giromagny interior
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Fort de Giromagny
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
ComputerHotline

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:47, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCristoph Willibald Gluck in 1775.
Reason
A high-quality image of a very important composer.
Articles in which this image appears
Cristoph Willibald Gluck + about 40 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Joseph Siffred Duplessis

Promoted File:Joseph Siffred Duplessis - Christoph Willibald Gluck - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:42, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – In a small restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia, two workers are making a lavash.
Reason
It's good EV. Quality of the video should also be acceptable under FP criteria.
Articles in which this image appears
Lavash
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Wing

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:42, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Sky garden is an interior garden which occupies the 34th to 37th storeys of 20 Fenchurch Street, London; it has been called London's highest public park
Reason
High quality image showing a different (I've never been to a sky garden) sight. Has good discussion in the article.
Articles in which this image appears
20 Fenchurch Street
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Colin
  • Oppose The more I look at it the less I like as an illustration of the subject; the garden simply isn't the focus of this image; if it was meant to show the cafe in the sky garden it would be a winner; and it would be even better if there was a man with a stick, bobble hat and a red and white striped jersey in there somewhere. Belle (talk) 08:06, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Sky Garden.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:29, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Woman has scythe envy.
Reason
Good reasons to vote for it: it's lovely; I like it; Anna Ancher is the only woman in the Skagen Painters to be regarded on a par with the male stars and she's under-represented; this is a more unusual subject for a Skagen painting than the regular Girl is busy ignoring you, We sit around morosely or Fishermen have a tough life; the man with the scythe is coming for you if you don't vote for it (sensitive souls please note: this is not a genuine threat); for the behatted monkey haters, it features no monkeys in hats (happy now?). There's a bit of Google Art Project fake drop shadow on the right that somebody might like to cut off, but otherwise it is flawless; absolutely flawless
Articles in which this image appears
Harvesters (Ancher), Anna Ancher
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Anna Ancher

Promoted File:Anna Ancher - Harvesters - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:49, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original20 Fenchurch Street is a skyscraper in London that has been noted for problems, including causing solar glare and a wind tunnel effect.
Reason
Notable, and somewhat problematic, skyscraper in London
Articles in which this image appears
20 Fenchurch Street, List of tallest buildings in the European Union
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Poco a poco
Belle and friend drinking absinthe
  • Question I've recently been to London, and didn't notice this building being still under construction - was that a misconception or has this building now been long completed? gazhiley 09:59, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
In fact I've just viewed the article, and can see construction was completed in 2014, so therefore I will Oppose this picture as it is not a recent picture - we should be easily able to get a more recent quality picture of it... gazhiley 10:02, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Very fitting. Do keep us posted on the progress of this nomination.

Sca (talk) 12:31, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose. It's a very easy to photograph building (albeit not in its entirety as it's surrounded by other buildings as you can see), and I think we can do much better than this one (we, meaning I! Or anyone else based in London). And yes Chris, I agree it's not ideal to feature an image of it still under construction. For one thing, the dark shroud covering its face was only temporary. Long story short, the curved glass caused a magnifying effect of sunlight at certain times of day/year and melted things at street level below, so they put that up while they figured out how to fix it. The 'solution' is shutters over the glass (my photo) which is not shown in this image, so it has low EV for that reason. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:57, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Also, I can confirm the other major complaint about this building - the way it creates a vortex of wind around its base. It's true. It felt like I was in the middle of a storm taking that photo. Just 50 metres further away and the winds almost completely ceased. It was quite strange. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:00, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I seem to remember a news report around the time it was being built, and the majority of the glass was installed, where the reporter attempted to fry an egg using purely the light/heat from the reflections in the glass... They didn't manage to get it to an edible standard, but it definitely started to cook... There were reports of the pavement (tarmac covered) melting, car windows coming loose due to the rubber suround melting, etc etc... Crazy - no wonder they fitted the shutters... gazhiley 14:45, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:17, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Juvenile Mute Swan in Vanhankaupunginlahti, Finland.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Vanhankaupunginlahti + Mute Swan (recently added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
User:Thermos

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:44, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalDeadvlei in Namibia.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Deadvlei
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Ikiwaner

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:45, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Island Archway on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Taken as a 6 segment panorama showing the surrounding coastline.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Victoria, Geography of Victoria (recently added), Geology of Victoria (recently added) and Great Ocean Road (recently added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
@Diliff:
  • Support as nominatorAlborzagros (talk) 08:28, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment As lovely and technically good this picture is, it's rather oddly placed in the two articles, as neither the Great Ocean Road or the Island Archway are mentioned or referred to, and as such the EV isn't there surely? There's no apparent link to the articles this is in when looking at the description and then the article - only an assumption that this must be an example of the types of landscape being talked about... gazhiley 09:39, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Guess I was looking at shrubbery at edge of cliff in, yes, the foreground (at full res.). Sca (talk) 14:50, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yuh don't scare me, mate! Sca (talk) 17:54, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Second thought, isn't that the fact that the arch is gone making this picture RATHER VALUALBE? The other day we featured a lion sculpture that was gone forever. Now we are opposing this one for the same reason? Hafspajen (talk) 19:01, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, I tend to agree with you. It's called Island Archway because it was an arch. I think as long as the article shows a before and after photo, it's useful. But that does, as you said above, require an article written on it to really have EV. It doesn't have much EV elsewhere as an historical photo (such as the Great Ocean Rd article) as it's too obscure a subject. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 21:05, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:47, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The painting stretches across two four panel folding screens from circa 1590; it is made of paper covered with gold leaf, depicting a cypress tree, the symbol of long life in Japan.
Reason
Big file, ‎ 20,880 × 7,822 pixels, sharp, EV, considered as a National Treasure of Japan. The folding screen is a representative work Kano Eitoku. It is a four hundred years old polychrome-and-gold screen from the Momoyama period (1573-1615). The painting depicts a cypress tree against the backdrop of gold-leafed clouds, and surrounded by the dark blue waters of a pond.
Articles in which this image appears
Cypress Trees screen (own article), Japanese art, Kanō school, List of National Treasures of Japan,
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator
: Kano Eitoku

Promoted File:Kano Eitoku - Cypress Trees.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:23, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The scene is depicting the Annunciation, the white lilies, water flask are symbolizing the Virgin's purity, the dove above her head is the symbol of the Holy Spirit, while the iris is a symbol of suffering.
Reason
The painting has a featured article written on it. Good scan, painting by early Netherlandish painter Hans Memling. Virgin Mary in her bedchamber with a royally dressed Archangel Gabriel and his angels. (Wouldn't mind that frame cropped, though)
Articles in which this image appears
Annunciation (Memling)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hans Memling

Promoted File:Annunciation Memling.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:56, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The choir of Condom Cathedral, a Catholic church, former cathedral, and a national monument of France located in Condom, Gers. It was formerly the seat of the Bishops of Condom.
Reason
We need more churches, and this one's a magnificent specimen.
Articles in which this image appears
Condom Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Benh Lieu Song
A good "Spec-semen" of the Church of Condom... hehe gazhiley 09:31, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That's what I would reply to anyone claiming the Church is against such things. Brandmeistertalk 12:35, 19 August 2015 (UTC) [reply]
But you can see that they prefer the ribbed variety. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:04, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cathédrale Condom Choeur BLS.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:59, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – From the article: "Hurricane Erika was a weak hurricane that struck extreme northeastern Mexico near the Texas-Tamaulipas border in mid-August of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season."
Reason
High quality image of a notable storm system.
Articles in which this image appears
Hurricane Erika (2003) +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back
Creator
NASA, MODIS/ LANCE, HDF

Promoted File:Erika Aug 16 2003 1655Z.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:56, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalThe Four Continents, also known as The Four Rivers of Paradise, is a painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, made in the 1610s. In the traditional interpretation it depicts the female personifications of four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and America) sitting with the personifications of their respective major rivers – the Danube, the Ganges, the Nile and the Río de la Plata.
Reason
This is of higher resolution than what the museum website currently offers.
Articles in which this image appears
The Four Continents
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Peter Paul Rubens

Promoted File:Peter Paul Rubens - The Four Continents.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:42, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Katie Swan during her first round match at the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying
Reason
It'a a high quality 'action portrait' of Katie Swan, an up and coming 16 year old British tennis player and one to look out for in the future. It's used as the lead image in the infobox in her article.
Articles in which this image appears
Katie Swan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
User:Diliff
But how would that play in Wichita? Sca (talk) 17:01, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Katie Swan 3, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:38, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Denial of Saint Peter (1620-1625)
Reason
File from Google Cultural Institute, high res. The Flemish Gerard Seghers (1591 – 1651) was an interesting person. He was a painter but also Flemish art collector and art dealer. He wac counted as and one of the leading Caravaggisti in the Netherlands, the guys that use the dramatic lights and shadows.
Articles in which this image appears
Gerard Seghers, Caravaggisti
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Gerard Seghers

Promoted File:The Denial of St. Peter - Gerard Seghers - Google Cultural Institute.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:14, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalInaugural flight of Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre with two Galileo navigation system satellites.
Reason
File from German Aerospace Center, high resolution, one of a rare shots showing a launch of Arianespace Soyuz, with some great features and composition. It's a historically significant photograph, showing the first launch of Soyuz outside of the former Soviet Union territory. And finally: We have a huge deficit of non-US featured pictures in Space categories - if passed, that would be the first featured picture from Europe's spaceport.
Articles in which this image appears
Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre, Galileo (satellite navigation), Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz, Rocket launch
FP category for this image
Space/Getting there
Creator
DLR, German Aerospace Center

Promoted File:Galileo launch on Soyuz, 21 Oct 2011 (6266227357).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:53, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – ‎(11,480 × 11,480 pixels) The Adoration of the Magi is a tondo of the Adoration of the Magi. It is credited to Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi and dates to c. 1440/1460
ALT Same image with white background, for comparison with the above image. 11,480 × 11,480 px (48.4 MB)
Reason
Extremely high resolution scan; great quality. Decent article.
Articles in which this image appears
Adoration of the Magi (Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi
I think the physical edge of the tondo is essential to the image. Perhaps the larger file (with the black background) should be modified by changing the background to white (rather than gray), yet retaining the edge of the tondo. This is a relatively straightforward (simple) modification to make. Coldcreation (talk) 08:52, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • A problem with changing colors like this is that there are generally fringes left over. The original Google file (still accessible) has a black background, and thus it's possible that, even if the background were changed, there'd be some black fringing left. That being said, the majority of our FPs with a neutral background have a black background. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:01, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
"Fringing" takes about 5 minutes to do away with. That is not a problem. What is a problem is the black background. It is most certainly not neutral. It is blacker than Malevich's Black Square. White is neutral since Wikipedia article have a white background (white on white). Any other color would not be (i.e., a square would be visible). It is not because the majority of FPs have a black background that this image should too. If anyone would like, I will do away with the black background (along with any residual fringing). Coldcreation (talk) 13:13, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
 Done. See image above. Coldcreation (talk) 17:59, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note, the painting itself no longer fuses with the background. There is no fringing, yet the tondo is visible just as in the image with a black background. I will proceed, just as a test, to post this image (with the white background) into the Wikipedia article about the painting. Feel free to revert it, but consider the possibility that the work is better seen like this (without the black square). Coldcreation (talk) 18:06, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure how. Do I just nominate the new version? 06:46 Coldcreation (talk) 17:52, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. Hafspajen (talk) 14:46, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fra Angelico, Fra Filippo Lippi, The Adoration of the Magi.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:40, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]



Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Aug 2015 at 11:06:48 (UTC)

OriginalAn Egyptian Fellah woman with her child (Danish: En egyptisk fellahkvinde med sit barn), 1878. Let me just lie down in my finery among these monuments and ineffectually shade my little cherub from the sunset.
Reason
It's another painting by a (naturalised-)Danish woman artist; sue me. Big, beautiful, totally OTT romantisied for the European market; considered a bit racy in its day and tucked away out of sight.
Articles in which this image appears
Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann

Promoted File:Egyptian fellah woman (1872 painting).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:29, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]