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OriginalThe Great Hercules (1589) by Hendrick Goltzius
Reason
High quality and resolution. Good restoration.
Articles in which this image appears
Hercules, Hendrick Goltzius
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Hendrick Goltzius

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:47, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalDactylorhiza incarnata
Reason
FP on Commons. High resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Dactylorhiza incarnata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:47, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Garden of the Gods Wilderness is a 3,318-acre (13.43 km2) parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States
Reason
Good composition. FP on German Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Garden of the Gods Wilderness, List of national forests of the United States, Shawnee Hills
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Daniel Schwen
Support – Good quality. From what I can see this is representative of the wilderness area. RoanokeVirginia (talk) 08:05, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:48, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Reason
High quality large images. Second image FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Madagascar fody
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • The quality of the original out-of-camera-jpg upload Bammesk is totally irrelevant. Perhaps you do not understand post-processing. Post-processing technology has improved since 2018. In 2018 I did not process from RAW. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:27, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:02, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalScarlet-chested sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis lamperti) female in Kenya.
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Scarlet-chested sunbird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Scarlet-chested sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis lamperti) female 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:05, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – 26 years old Amos Oz, in his living room in kibbutz Hulda, 1965. Oz was the author of 40 books, including novels, short story collections, children's books, and essays, and his work has been published in 45 languages, more than that of any other Israeli writer.
Reason
High EV, high quality scan of good resolution, nice composition
Articles in which this image appears
Amos Oz
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Moshe Pridan
  • What has the original file size got to do with it? Nothing wrong with it anyway. The image dimensions are almost the same. Image-processing software can make file sizes much bigger. Please only vote on the nominated photo unless you believe there has been unacceptable digital manipulation between two versions. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:37, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:51, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – An image of the Kotmale Maha Seya in Sri Lanka - considered to be the second largest Stupa in the country.
Reason
This is the second largest Stupa in Sri Lanka. A place visited by thousands of Buddhists and pilgrims.
Articles in which this image appears
Kotmale_Mahaweli_Maha_Seya
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Meshaundesilva

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:53, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalJahangir in the Durbar, from the Jahangir-nama, c. 1620. This Indian miniature shows a Jharokha Darshan ceremony.
Reason
High encyclopedic value
Articles in which this image appears
Tuzk-e-Jahangiri, Indian art
FP category for this image
East Asian art
Creator
Manohar Das

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:30, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalBlue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus), Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India
Reason
High quality large image. Cropped on En:Wikipedia
Articles in which this image appears
Blue-tailed bee-eater
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • The quality of the original out-of-camera-jpg upload Bammesk is totally irrelevant. This is the second time you've said this. Perhpas you do not understand post-processing. Post-processing technology has improved since 2017 and sophisticated software was used on the other image. In 2017 I did not process from RAW. You may be aware that inn photo competitions, photographers must be prepared to provide the out-of-camera-RAW file to check for untoward digital manipulation. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:27, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I disagree that out-of-camera-jpg quality is irrelevant, because cameras don't put out poor quality jpegs when the RAW capture quality is good. But regardless of its relevance (or lack of), it's parenthetical; my oppose rationale precedes the parenthesis. The 'sophisticated' post-process difference (now versus 2017) is the 'Topaz AI' software (primarily to sharpen and denoise [1]). The enhancements fall short in my opinion in this case. Others can disagree. Bammesk (talk) 01:25, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:52, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Photograph of Bleu de Gex cheese.
Reason
Featured picture on Commons and Arabic Wikipedia. Quality image on Commons. Encyclopedic value in identifying Bleu de Gex cheese. CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Articles in which this image appears
Bleu de Gex, Blue cheese, Cheese
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Myrabella

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:07, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Aerial photograph of 'The Spider', one of the Nazca Lines in Peru.
Reason
Featured picture and quality image on Commons. Encyclopedic value in identifying the Spider line. CC BY-SA 4 license.
Articles in which this image appears
Nazca Lines
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Diego Delso, Poco a poco

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:07, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Great Pyrenees Mountain Dog
Reason
New Good Article. Photo has high EV. Clearly portrays characteristic features of the pure-bred breed: white with "badger" coloring, double dews claws on hind legs, "pantaloon" hind legs, "shepherd's crook" tail, etc. New .png upload from previous .jpg with higher resolution and adjusted image contrast.
Articles in which this image appears
Pyrenean Mountain Dog
FP Category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
HeartSpoon (talk)
  • Support as nominatorHeartSpoon (talk) 15:31, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose until requirements resolved. - Ineligible. Reason: Added to the article today. --Janke | Talk 16:45, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • This image has been at the head of the article for 9 years (please verify for yoursef). Upload today was just to increase resolution which was the point of contention when this image was presented for POTD in 2012. See FP criterion #5. Please consider revoting on this basis. --HeartSpoon (talk)
      • The image hasn't been in the infobox continuously for 9 years - in fact, May 10th to June 26 it wasn't in the article at all, and currently, it's not. I'll let others decide if that makes it ineligible or not. (Added proviso to my oppose above. There's an ongoing discussion on the article's talk page: [[2]]) --Janke | Talk 07:58, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
        • But if you look BEFORE those couple of months this year, it's about 9 consecutive years. The point is, this is not a new image. HeartSpoon (talk)
          • I think that rule is meant to quickly disqualify images that get uploaded and added into the article purely for a FP nom; clearly not that case here. Belle (talk) 12:09, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose poor composition. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:56, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Agree with Janke. It's visually distracting. – Sca (talk) 13:21, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I agree with the above comments about the trunk and I'm also distracted by the large branches on the ground behind the dog which break up its outline. I'm also distracted by odd noises and balloons; though this has nothing to do with the picture, it will come in useful if you are trying to stealthily steal my purse. Belle (talk) 12:09, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:08, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Australian Brushturkey, Newington, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously. Higher resolution than existing FP File:Alectura lathami - Centenary Lakes.jpg which will be nominated for delisting if this succeeds.
Articles in which this image appears
Australian Brushturkey, more if existing FP is replaced
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Australian Brushturkey 2 - Newington.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:25, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination withdrawn at 05:58, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

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Original – The Dumbarton Rail Bridge, the first bridge built across San Francisco Bay, was opened in 1910 and carried its last train in 1982.
Reason
This is one of the first photos I took with my new camera, and I think it is a good one. It's high-resolution, composed neatly, and clearly illustrates the thing it's a photograph of.
Articles in which this image appears
Dumbarton Rail Bridge (infobox), San Francisco Bay, List of bridges in the United States, Timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area, History of the Southern Pacific
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
JPxG
  • I tried it two different ways; crop 1 maintains the water at the halfway point of the image, and crop 2 maintains it at a third. Personally, I'm partial to the first, although the second looks more photographically proper. jp×g 09:07, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've taken a far superior photo of the bridge in question. I've been advised that the proper thing to do is just withdraw this nomination and make a new nom for the new photo, so I'm doing that. jp×g 05:53, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Valerian (herb)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Valeriana officinalis - Niitvälja.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:28, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSpotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis suratensis), Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Spotted dove
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis suratensis).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:07, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalPrince Bishop's Castle Münster, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Alt1
Reason
Good capture. High quality
Articles in which this image appears
Schloss Münster, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, University of Münster
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Dietmar Rabich

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:33, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalEugène Ionesco, a Romanian-French writer.
Reason
Good capture
Articles in which this image appears
Eugène Ionesco, Culture of Romania, Jerusalem Prize, List of nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Romanians, Romanians in France
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Gorupdebesanez

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:34, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalVietnam War protestors march at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1967.
Reason
High quality. High resolution
Articles in which this image appears
March on the Pentagon, Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, Lyndon B. Johnson, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Frank Wolfe/Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:34, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalU.S. Army troops of the 2nd Infantry Division march up the bluff at the E-1 draw in the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, June 7, 1944.
Reason
Good composition
Articles in which this image appears
2nd Infantry Division (United States), Omaha Beach, Operation Overlord, Military history of the United States during World War II, 9th Infantry Regiment (United States)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:35, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England.
Reason
Quality image and valued image status on Commons. Encyclopedic value in illustrating the church. CC BY-SA 4.
Articles in which this image appears
St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
DeFacto

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:30, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Domergue's leaf chameleon (Brookesia thieli) Andasibe, Madagascar
Reason
High quality large image with a few technical defects pointed out on previous nomination where it didn't reach quorum. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Brookesia thieli
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Domergue's leaf chameleon (Brookesia thieli) Andasibe.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:37, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Male chacma baboon (Papio ursinus griseipes) in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Reason
Did not reach quorum on previous nomination. FP on Commons. Close up with high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Chacma baboon Baboon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:39, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Flower of least gagea
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Gagea minima, Gagea
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus
  • Support as nominatorMER-C 18:36, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Very pretty as a photo, but the moisture blurs the features of the flower and the weight of the water has perhaps made it droop downward as most other images show an upward-facing flower. Send flowers if you want me to change my mind; not wet ones though. Belle (talk)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:04, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Golden Delicious apples, whole and half
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Golden Delicious
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Golden Delicious apples.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:08, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Damayanti, the princess of Vidarbha Kingdom, talking with a divine swan, who tells her about Nala
Reason
High quality, love the details of the dress, has historical significance.
Articles in which this image appears
Damayanti, Hamsa (bird), Kali (demon), Anandabhadram, Vana Parva, Bajirao Mastani
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Raja Ravi Varma
Note: This is my first nomination, your advice is required.

@Charlesjsharp: Is there any other thing which doesn't require the nominated picture to be complete? Can it be nominated at Good picture or quality image..245CMR.👥📜 13:02, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • You'll need to read the rules, I think QI has to be your own work. Good pictures includes FP, QI and VI - it is not an award of its own. It is safer to nominate for FPC on Commons where there are more voters before nominating here. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:26, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: Ok, thank you..245CMR.👥📜 13:37, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: I have nominated another painting of the artist on commons. (Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Raja Ravi Varma - Mahabharata - Shakuntala.jpg) I am sure this time that it is complete..245CMR.👥📜 13:59, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I saw it. I don't think it's the finest quality, it seems soft focus, but see what the voters think. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:47, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:50, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata), Garajau Marine Nature Reserve, Madeira, Portugal
Reason
High quality. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Hermodice carunculata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
Poco a poco

Promoted File:Gusano de fuego (Hermodice carunculata), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 45.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:47, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalVischering Castle, Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Reason
FP on Commons. Good capture.
Articles in which this image appears
Vischering Castle, List of castles in North Rhine-Westphalia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
XRay

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:42, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalShakuntala, pretending to remove a thorn from her foot, while actually looking for her lover Dushyanta. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma, c. 1870). Oil on canvas.
Reason
  • High quality
  • Notable in its own right: Yes, the painter is very reputed and this painting is one of the his most famous paintings. Has Wikipedia article, see Shakuntala (Raja Ravi Varma).
  • Of high artistic merit: Yes, this painting is regarded as one of the most influential modern Indian painting.
  • Of high historic merit: Yes, see the above point
  • Of high illustrative merit: Yes this painting is used to illustrate from Shakuntala to History of clothing and textiles (see below)
Articles in which this image appears
History of clothing and textiles, Indian painting, Culture of India, Clothing in India, Women in Hinduism, History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent, Indian art, Shakuntala (Raja Ravi Varma), History of Bihar, Kalidasa, Shakuntala, Shakuntala (play), Mundum Neriyathum, Kasta sari, Adi Parva, Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Raja Ravi Varma
@Belle: See [4] The company features the works of the artist. I don't think there is any significant colour alteration from the source, but you can ask @Aavindraa:, the uploader of the latest version..245CMR.👥📜 14:46, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Belle and 245CMR: I'm not sure. I used to adjust the color balance in my previous uploads, but it was a point of contention especially from those with museum curation background. So nowadays I upload stuff as-is. I doubt that it changed on the Google Arts side, as I saw that a new ID gets assigned. For example, the Stoclet Frieze by Klimt has been uploaded twice. In any case, please feel free to reupload the image if it is clear that there is a difference. Avindratalk 14:56, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The colour is noticeably different from the original upload. It's better looking but unless there is some reference for the change it probably shouldn't be changed (unless you put it in day glo colours on a black background in which case I'd definitely support) Belle (talk) 01:00, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Belle: That's is an old version and the latest version is taken from this website [5] which has access to the artist's works. Most probably, the yellow varnish has been removed and cleaned..245CMR.👥📜 02:22, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:01, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Dumbarton Rail Bridge, the first bridge built across San Francisco Bay, was opened in 1910 and carried its last train in 1982.
Reason
I nominated Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dumbarton Rail Bridge with a previous version of this photo. My friend, who is a very good photographer, saw this and sent me the following message: "jesus you nommed this thing? cringe". After some helpful advice, I was able to go out and take a far better photo, which I present here for your consideration here. As with the other one, I think it's a well-composed photo that clearly, distinctly and effectively shows the thing it's a photo of, brings encyclopedic value to the articles it's on, and is pretty.
Articles in which this image appears
Dumbarton Rail Bridge (infobox), San Francisco Bay, List of bridges in the United States, Timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area, History of the Southern Pacific
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
JPxG
  • What's in this picture is a mile away from the shore, and the trestle leading to it was destroyed by arson many years ago; I'm not sure if it is possible to get any closer without a boat. jp×g 23:39, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Nick-D: My understanding is that this rule didn't apply in cases where an image was an improved version of a previous one (the previous one here being File:Dumbarton Rail Bridge 2021.JPG). If this isn't the case, I would be happy to withdraw. Well, not happy, I'd be a little embarrassed at having misinterpreted it, but you get the idea. jp×g 07:55, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think that this is a fairly different picture, given the lighting is quite different - sunset photos are pretty, but not always the best for EV, so I think that this needs to be in the various articles for a while for reviewers to have confidence that it is accepted by the relevant editors. Nick-D (talk) 07:57, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:39, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – All sorts of dodgy dealings going on here; suspected interference with a competitor, race fixing; 'randomised' drug testing wouldn't go amiss; never trust a human-handed stork with an umbrella. Also the hare could show some respect to his rival by changing into games kit.
Reason
Looks pretty (that's still the main criterion, right?), Rackham needs representation, all other criteria secondary (but still met)
Articles in which this image appears
The Tortoise and the Hare, List of fictional turtles (offensive to British English speakers), Human uses of mammals (seriously, the first one is the only EV)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Literary_illustrations
Creator
Arthur Rackham
  • Support as nominatorBelle (talk) 00:20, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Quite soft in full size (upscaled?), barely fulfills size requirement. Also, the facetious caption is quite unusable as such. --Janke | Talk 08:13, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    What are we using the FPC captions for? Genuine query, I've never seen them used anywhere but in the nominations, but I haven't nominated anything for seven years. ...and if barely fulfilling the size requirement is grounds for objection we should raise the size requirements.Belle (talk) 10:35, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    My objections were in the order of importance; the softness alone is enough. A good caption suggested here might even be used as such in the Picture of the Day on the main page... --Janke | Talk 14:00, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I wasn't dissing your softness objection, I just wanted to know if we had started using the captions for something outside FPC while I was away in case I was risking a spanking for being silly. Belle (talk) 15:00, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:33, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Colorless prismatic crystals of hemimorphite on matrix (4.5 × 4.0 × 2.0 cm) with calcite. Found from Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico.
Reason
Future FP on Commons. Good capture.
Articles in which this image appears
Hemimorphite
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Materials science
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Hemimorphite - Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:21, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Main nave of the Virgin Mary church, Wrocław, Poland (2017)
Reason
good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Church of St Mary on the Sand
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Diego Delso

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:27, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj
Reason
I just found it on FP candidates on Commons. Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Al-Hajj
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
unknown, Khalili Collections

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:17, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMadonna and Child and Two Angels, c. 1468–69, painted by Sandro Botticelli
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Madonna and Child and Two Angels (Botticelli), List of works by Sandro Botticelli, Museo di Capodimonte
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Sandro Botticelli

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:10, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSchloss Münster, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Alt – Tighter crop (CSS image crop)
Alt – Tighter crop (CSS image crop)
Reason
The previous nomination didn't worked. So I decided to put another version of the photograph. The previous version was a bit darker.
Articles in which this image appears
Schloss Münster, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, University of Münster
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
XRay

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:13, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalFrere Hall is a building in Karachi, Pakistan that dates from the early British colonial era in Sindh. Completed in 1865, Frere Hall was originally intended to serve as Karachi's town hall, and now serves as an exhibition space and library.
Reason
FP on Commons. Good capture
Articles in which this image appears
Frere Hall, Karachi, Tourism in Sindh
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
A.Savin

Promoted File:PK Karachi asv2020-02 img62 Frere Hall.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:15, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalBromo Tengger Semeru National Park is a national park located in East Java, Indonesia, to the east of Malang and Lumajang, to the south of Pasuruan and Probolinggo, and to the southeast of Surabaya, the capital of East Java.
Reason
Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Andhika bayu nugraha

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:12, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The crew of Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L pose for their official portrait on November 15, 1985. In the back row from left to right: Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, and Judith Resnik. In the front row from left to right: Michael J. Smith, Francis "Dick" Scobee, and Ronald McNair.
Reason
Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
STS-51-L, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:Challenger flight 51-l crew.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:15, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – During his presidential trip to West Berlin, U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivered his Tear down this wall! speech at Berlin Wall, and Brandenburg Gate, June 12, 1987
Reason
High quality. Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Tear down this wall!, Ronald Reagan, Cold War, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
unknown

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:38, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Flower of Trifolium hybridum
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Trifolium hybridum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Trifolium hybridum inflorescence - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:43, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The interior of the Star of the Sea Painted Church in the Big Island, Hawaii
Reason
Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Star of the Sea Painted Church
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Frank Schulenburg

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:22, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Lake Sherburne, Montana, USA.
Reason
Featured unanimously on Commons four years ago. Illustrates subject well.
Articles in which this image appears
Lake Sherburne
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Jacob W. Frank, National Park Service

Promoted File:Lake-sherburne-964855.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:25, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Knapweed fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) in Bulgaria
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Knapweed fritillary
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Knapweed fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) underside Bulgaria.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:07, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSmall red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) female of form melanogastrum, Crockford Stream, Hampshire
Reason
previous nomination got 4 positive votes. High quality large image. FP on Commons and newly reworked. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Small red damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) female form melanogastrum.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:13, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Talismanic shirt inscribed with Qur’anic verses, the 99 names of God, and prayers written in a variety of scripts and colours, together with views of Mecca and Medina and a number of decorative elements
Reason
An FP on Commons. Shirts with figurative art are rare, so this is significant both as a work of art and a piece of religious symbolism. This photograph has a very high resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Names of God in Islam, Talismanic shirt, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage
FP category for this image
Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Photograph by the Khalili Collections, uploaded as part of a GLAM partnership

Promoted File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage Talismanic shirt.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:34, 26 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalFire retardant dispersed aerially onto brush adjoining a firebreak to contain the Tumbleweed Fire in Los Angeles County, California in July 2021.
Reason
I think this is a good photograph of a relatively uncommon event; not only does it show the immediate aftermath of a wildfire (which was still burning when I took this photo -- maybe that makes it the duringmath), it also shows the effectiveness of techniques used to contain it, with sharp contrast between the charred carbon to the left of the firebreak and the intact vegetation to its right. I also took a different picture of the same fire, which shows the same thing (burnt material to the left of a firebreak and unburnt material to its right) as well as some dramatic stuff like still-burning fires, atmospheric haze, et cetera -- but it's a little blurrier, and doesn't show the firebreaks as clearly.
Articles in which this image appears
Fire retardant, Firebreak, Wildfire suppression
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
JPxG

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:39, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Dreidels for sale at Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, Israel, with Israel specific lettering on blue dreidels (נ ג ה פ) and diaspora lettering on orange dreidels (נ ג ה ש).
Reason
good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Dreidel, Hanukkah
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Adiel lo~commonswiki

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:29, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A fertile shoot of the common horsetail
Reason
Was just seen on Commons FPC, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Equisetum arvense
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Equisetum arvense fertile spore-bearing stem - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:46, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Hua Hin kukri snake (Oligodon huahin) - Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last year, where it was featured unanimously. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Oligodon huahin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Rushenb

Promoted File:Oligodon huahin, Hua Hin kukri snake - Kaeng Krachan National Park (32625377028).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:49, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalBlue Horse I
Reason
good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Blue Horse I, Der Blaue Reiter, Franz Marc
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Franz Marc

Promoted File:Marc, Franz - Blue Horse I - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:38, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSelf-Portrait at 6th Wedding Anniversary
Reason
good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Self-Portrait at 6th Wedding Anniversary, Pregnancy in art, Self-portrait
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Paula Modersohn-Becker

Promoted File:Paula Moderson-Becker - Selbstbildnis am 6 Hochzeitstag (1906).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:43, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with lesser sand eels (Ammodytes tobianus), on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to articles. I would not normally submit two images of the same species, but feel this is justified here.
Articles in which this image appears
Puffin, Atlantic puffin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:21, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]