An evening panorama of Alhambra taken from the classic viewpoint Mirador de San Nicolás with very good light. It shows the Alhambra in its entirety from the Generalife to the left to the Alcazaba at the right.
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Original – French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau (1889-1963).
Reason
Already a Valued Image at Commons, this picture of French jack of all trades Jean Cocteau has strong EV to its respected article and an overall fine looking image.
I guess I'll jump in first. It has a somewhat unusual pattern - my instinct says half-toning, but it's actually not quite right for halftoning, so it may be one of the obscurer photographic printing techniques. In any case, it's decent resolution despite whatever that is; we've certainly had things where the film grain made the effective resolution substantially less. It does appear to be out of copyright, which, frankly, seems to be a major problem with photographs of Cocteau. I'm happy enough Supporting. Adam Cuerden(talk)12:46, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There was a nomination of this a while ago, but I've looked up Frink, and he appears to be an American photographer working for the army at the time, so the issues from that nomination can safely be ignored. I think it's a fine restoration, probably as good as I could do, and thus certainly worth a nomination.
Support Stunning and valuable portrait. Good restoration. When comparing with the original I am impressed how even quite large damages have been repaired. -- Slaunger (talk) 16:43, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Series 1880 $100 Legal Tender Note, attributed to Emanuel Ninger (National Museum of American History)Genuine Series 1880 $100 Legal Tender Note. (For comparison purposes only, not part of the nomination.)
Reason
High quality image, high EV. Very high quality example of Ninger’s hand-drawn counterfeit banknotes. Possession of such “banknotes” is illegal, regardless of whether they are in circulation or not. Select U.S. federal agencies are exempt (including the Smithsonian).
Sorry, I should have mentioned- reverse is not shown because the note was mounted on card (there is nothing to see on the reverse).--Godot13 (talk) 15:46, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It would be useful to include the obverse of the genuine bill in the article, especially given that Godot scanned both at the same resolution making direct comparison quite easy (currently there is a scan of it with the reverse included available). 24.222.214.125 (talk) 19:04, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. I was trying to find an image of a note in the same basic condition, but barring that, i'll put something in the article today...-Godot13 (talk) 20:23, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Genuine note added to the article and inserted above. Matched for seal type and signature combination. NOT part of the nomination.--Godot13 (talk) 05:57, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It is a still image less than 1500 pixels high - a no go as far as I understand the criteria. Moreover, the composition is unconvincing. Way to much space is used on sky with no information. -- Slaunger (talk) 21:10, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Young Bride (“Laura”)
Reason
An interesting Italian bridal portrait from the sixteenth century. According to art historian Norbert Schneider's book The Art of the Portrait, 2002, capter. Giorgione: Portrait of a Young Lady ("Laura"): ... it is only from the prudish perspective of the nineteenth or early twentieth century that the baring of a breast would be viewed as debauched or meretricious. In the sixteenth century, nudity did not provoke disapproval, but was shown publicly and uninhibitedly. This painting, too, was publicly shown, probably by a proud noble who wished to celebrate his bride's attractiveness - ... - as well as her virtue and chastity. The laurel was considered a symbol of virtue... The veil wound about her shoulders and upper body is a bridal veil, and her bared right breast alludes to the proverbial chastity of the Amazons...[3]
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Original – A manjuvajramandala with 43 deities, from Tibet. Tempera on cotton. Measures 71 by 85 centimetres (28 in × 33 in). Held at the Museo d'Arte Orientale.
Reason
High quality scan of an interesting mandala design. Far as I can tell, it shows the important points.
Oppose I find the light is dull on the lighthouse and I do not fancy the rather strong perpective distortions caused by being so close to the subject (I am not asking to make a post-processing "correction", it would not look right). Simply not eye-catching enough for me for such a relatively easy to photograph subject. Sorry. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Inside view of the hall which serves as a museum.Edit 1 Attempted to rectify parallax errors
Reason
One of the most taxing images I have taken. I was shooting handheld and the inside light was not ideal. Add to that the people moving around, and the almost 180 degree view, led to some frustrating moments and tired hands. I'll admit the image is probably not perfect AKA Diliff standard ;), but the view and the fact that we have few images from Iran are all positive points IMO.
Weak support original, support alt - This is an absolutely beautiful image, and I understand your pain taking it. However, there are several parallax errors (mostly quite minor) which make me unable to give a full support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:16, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The walls all appear to be slightly warped and off true. Is that an artefact of the photography process, or are they really like that? I gather it is a very old building, so maybe they are ... 86.190.50.118 (talk) 01:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
My opinion is that photos that distort their subject in a misleading way are not suitable as encyclopedic content. I don't know what it is with these stitched-together post-processed images -- whether the software is not up to the job, or whether it is misused -- but in so many of them the end result just looks wrong to the eye. 81.157.14.203 (talk) 19:53, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
When it comes to such a wide field of view, it is impossible to avoid distortions. One has to choose between a small non-distorted area which may not give the full picture or a wider view with the expected distortions --Muhammad(talk)21:13, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I would support the ALT as the image is very pretty (which is my FP criterion), but were there identical twins in the same clothes or did the same person get in two of the stitched images? (also what has the woman standing in front of the desk told the woman sitting behind it? Bad news by the look of it.) Belle (talk) 02:09, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The woman receiving bad news? The identical twins/doubles are at the rear of the hall; girl(s) with white cap, white top, jeans, mules, either side of the guy with the black bag. I don't know how to tag anything on Commons (what a dimbo). Belle (talk) 11:10, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Not a dimbo, just not used to that feature. Under the image is an "add a note" button, which you can click, then click and drag on the image to create a box. This lets you insert a note regarding what is in that box or an issue you've spotted. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:00, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I just noticed that the image isn't perfectly symmetrical. (Camera's slightly off-centre to the right.) Any reason in particular? --Paul_012 (talk) 14:33, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon disaster was a major world news event in 2010. This photo shows the fire on the rig and firefighting assistance from other ships.
Reason
Photo is used in several articles, high EV, has adequate size and quality, and is eye catching.
You'd have to do a lot of cloning to keep both the lower left corner boat and flame/plume fully within the frame. Not sure we should consider this acceptable, given the other perspective mentioned below. Samsara (FA • FP) 16:23, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The lower left hand corner has some obvious cloning issues to clean up, but at the moment I am unable to override the file at commons. Just got a new account there to be inline with my account name here. it's probably just an edit count or upload issue that straightens out after some time, edits and uploads.--Mark Miller (talk) 23:28, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Construction of the Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Washington. August 3, 1911.
Reason
High historic and encyclopedic value; the image was taken in 1911 of what would become the largest concrete deck arch bridge in the US and third longest in the world. Quality of the image, high resolution (3617 × 735 = 2,658,495) and very clean for a pic over 100 years old.
Support - Yes, the resolution on one side is under 1500 pixels, but that's the biggest the source has, and this image is impossible to retake. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:15, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I looked at that, despite my slow connection, and I'm not too sure the extra 50 pixels is worth the effort, or that it would be an extra 50 pixels after restoration work. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:43, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
In all honesty, I think that settling is often a good way to prevent us from ever getting a better copy. People won't go the extra mile if we're so ready to accept "good enough". Adam Cuerden(talk)01:09, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
If we were talking, say, 1250px I'd be all for it. But it's 50px. Even that would technically be "good enough" and well under the current minimum. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:14, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think we should settle for either. The LoC do offer to make higher-resolution scans. They might charge for it, but I don't think "I'm not willing to pay" is a particularly good defense. Adam Cuerden(talk)08:07, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very good shot. I did a quick edit to remove a red tinge or whatever that was at the right side of the image (as well as a few specks on the floor etc.). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:52, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Dendrogramma enigmatica
Reason
Image meets size and technical criteria and has high encyclopedic value. We are unlikely to get any better photos of the species since no one appears to have found any more of them. The image comes from the original open access paper so is pretty much the definitive image at this point. I'd like to get it to featured status so we have something to run on the main page for Open Access Week.
Support Wow, I'm so thankful that open access papers exist. And more thankful that it's been confirmed that this image is indeed in public domain. I would say it's a perfect image of this tiny bizarre creature. Mattximus (talk) 20:31, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Dome of the tomb of Fatimah Masumah in Qum
Reason
I'd like to think it's a different kind of image to what is usually seen here. We have few Persian images and I think this is one of the finest in terms of quality. Gives a nice view of what an Islamic dome looks like.
Support - Great picture. Good lighting and color with a nice view of the façade and minaret. Foreground gives the picture a nice equilibrium.G755648 (talk) 03:53, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Apart from the technical issue with the reflection, I don't think the composition with the minaret half behind the dome is particularly good. Also, the image doesn't have the most encyclopedic value for Fatima Masumeh Shrine, which is a large building with four minarets and a colorful facade. – Editør (talk) 12:43, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't want to even think about the number of people DXR had to shoot to get a human and vehicle-free photo here, but at least their grieving families can be consoled by the excellence of the resulting image. Nick-D (talk) 02:19, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – This artist's concept illustrates the new view of the Milky Way, our home galaxyAlt. 1 by ESO One of the only two FPs of our home, a false color (Not for voting)
I don't think that being an "artist's impression/conception" is on it's own grounds for opposing this. We're never going to have an actual image of our galaxy. There will always be the need to draw/render it. For it to have value it needs to be drawn for credible, recent and accepted information. These images do exist. I'd say the best one is this which does all of the above, and comes from a reputable source. 24.222.214.125 (talk) 16:47, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 -- Happy to support that. Are images of our Galaxy that scarce? I understand that necessarily they are either images of the Milky Way or synthesis. Away most of today but I'll look through the APOD archives when I get back and if I see anything as good as Alt comment here. Cheers. Coat of Many Colours (talk) 11:25, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yeh, sure I'll try through APOD. You'll get more images (from outside) till either you take them from outside (may be some Voyager 3 or like that) or some aliens may take a selfie with ours...:-) The herald11:55, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The Gleaners, an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857 which depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray grains of wheat after the harvest. It has been called one of Millet's best known works.
Its not the saturation am talkin' about buddy. Its the quality and color. May be above par in your eyes, but better in mine.Think about it. The herald13:57, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – On the balcony are depicted to the left is Berthe Morisot, who became in 1874 the wife of Manet's brother, Eugène. In the centre is the painter Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet. On the right is violinist Fanny Claus.
Reason
It is an important and well known painting made 1868 by Édouard Manet. It was one of the paintings that together with Manet's The Luncheon on the Grass (Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe), painted 1863 marked the beginning of the impressionism. It is considered inovative and iconic and it went against the conventions. When exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1869, it was considered unusual. It depicts among others Berthe Morisot, Manet's favourite model 'for the first time. She was a painter herself, and Édouard Manet's syster in law. The Museé d'Orsay describes the painting:
The painting tells no story or anecdote; the protagonists are frozen, as if isolated in an interior dream, evidence that Manet was freeing himself from academic constraints, despite the obvious reference to Goya's Majas at the Balcony. At its presentation at the 1869 Salon, this enigmatic group portrait was overwhelmingly misunderstood.[5]
The contrast of colors with the background completely black, the white faces and clothes, the blue tie of the man, and the green railings bold green drew much attention, at the time when the public was used to the dull academic paintings and their style.
Support - Very nice (I particular like the shadowy figure of Leon Leenhoff making cocktails in the background. Absinthe Daiquiri anyone?) Belle (talk) 12:37, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – A portrait of American painter Gilbert Stuart. This miniature measures just 83 mm (3.27 in) by 71 mm (2.8 in)
Reason
High resolution, useful as our current FP depicts the artist as a young man, whereas this shows him as he was towards the end of his life (he died three years after this was completed).
Comment The cropping of the frame is a bit strange; it's not cropped for the most part so you can see the background at the rounding of the corners but is cropped inside the edge of the frame as it approaches the top righthand corner and bottom lefthand corner. I don't think it should be enough to disqualify it, but if the frame isn't important enough to show completely it might be better not to show it at all ([sound of framers weeping] Ignore them, it's their own fault, they should have checked the frame was square). Belle (talk) 11:25, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The models are Dolly (left, aged 11) and Polly (right, aged 7), the daughters of Sargent's friend illustrator Fred Barnard; they were selected because of the blonde colour of their hair.
Reason
A good quality, eye catching, high resolution image painted in 1885 when the artist John Singer Sargent was attempting move away from the scandal he caused the previous year with his Portrait of Madame X. Only a few moments each day gave the lighting effect he wanted to capture of the purple tinge of evening light.
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Original – The Fog Warning is one of the best among his many great works, a dramatic moment when the fisherman is fighting to get back to the boat before caught in the fog. The psychological drama of a fisherman in danger of getting lost at sea is depicted in this painting. The fisherman who was out fishing for halibut is surprised out at sea by the fog. He has grabbed the oars and he is on his way towards the ship, to escape from being fogbound. The painting is more disturbing than Homers previous calm sunny country life scenes.
Reason
Winslow Homer (1836 – 1910) was an original and interesting American painter, best known for his paintings with marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art.
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Original – Photograph shows half-length portrait of two girls wearing banners with slogan "ABOLISH CH[ILD] SLAVERY!!" in English and Yiddish ("(ני)דער מיט (קינד)ער שקלאפער(ײ)", "Nider mit Kinder Schklawerii"), one carrying American flag; spectators stand nearby. Probably taken during May 1, 1909 labor parade in New York City.
Reason
Iconic. Multiply linked in English Wikipedia. Featured Turkish and Hebrew Wikipedias.
Oppose - It does look like an important picture. But I can't help but get distracted by the flare at the top right corner. Pretty much ruins its for me. GamerPro6415:53, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Overexposed and shallow depth of field. Flare in top right corner. Does not really provide much information about a specific topic, as such has limit encyclopedic value. Chillum18:17, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock, by Nicolaas Pieneman, depicting Diponegoro's surrender to General de Kock; it was completed five years after the event depicted
Reason
High quality scan of a work showing an important part of Indonesian history
Support Philippine money during the Japanese occupation is a rare find nowadays, each one costing tens of thousands of pesos today. To see a complete set for the benefit of millions of Filipino readers is worthy of being featured by Wikipedia. Arius1998 (talk) 04:08, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Fez trial gameplay, demonstrating the rotation mechanic and game objectives
Reason
A rare free use release of extended gameplay from a high-profile video game. It illustrates the notoriously-difficult-to-describe rotation mechanic from the game, and has potential to illustrate many other gameplay concept articles if it were to be split into smaller clips. This video is the best release of unedited gameplay that I have seen in my time with the project.
Support: Very illustrative of Fez's gameplay, graphical style and music. Great resolution, too. Pacing is excellent aside from a small drag when Gomez falls in the water around 3 minutes in. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 04:32, 29 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Having played this game myself, I agree that it's almost impossible to explain the rotation mechanics without an actual gameplay example. Ðiliff«»(Talk)00:11, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Mount Greylock State Reservation in Autumn (Greylock summit on the far right)
Reason
It is the only image in Wikimedia to offer a complete view of the eponymous reservation, it is of high technical quality, and it is taken from a difficult-to-hike-to destination that required lugging 40lbs of camera gear uphill 6 miles through the woods.
Comment Gorgeous. Think the tilted tower is maybe a result of barrel distortion from the panoramic lens? Six faint or very faint circular patches in the sky area, and that dark blur that looks like a UFO.
Comment from nominator Hey thanks for the feedback everyone. I think both the dark artifacts and the distortion mentioned above are results of the composite process as I had to stitch this from a few different frames on my 35mm. I am going back there this weekend to try with a wider lens. I will work hard and hopefully back with a better picture! ----------Protophobic (talk) 13:40, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – 1 month old Labrador Retriever
Reason
Picture with good quality and EV. Composition is also fine. Only thing is tail is not in focus and I think, that is not seriously effecting the photograph. No other pictures are featured in this particular article.
Oppose. Puppies are pretty heavily photographed... I'd want to see something pretty special to support at FPC. This is a very good picture, but I wouldn't call it a great picture. J Milburn (talk) 16:47, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -wish they were...heavily photographed. Once I went through 500 pictures to find acceptable ones for the article about them - so much crap that it is incredible. Anyone who can make good dog photos are encouraged. Hafspajen (talk) 23:31, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I'd have preferred to have the whole reptile in focus, but considering how rare it is to have good snake shots here, and the fact that the face is absolutely sharp, this is good enough for me. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:47, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Posthumous portrait of Herman Willem Daendels, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1810, based on a miniature dated 1816 by French artist S.J. Rochard.
Reason
High quality painting of an important figure in the colonial history of Indonesia.
Support - a bit scuffed round the edges (the painting, not him; he's very dapper and bit louche) but I suppose that is to be expected. Belle (talk) 17:30, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Piercing gaze, pretty parka. This is actually the ALT2 image from the last nom, but the original and ALT1 can be added if you want.
Reason
This was nominated before some time ago by Crisco 1492, but didn't get much of a shot. All the previous reasons for making it FP still apply and she has a lovely parka which wasn't mentioned in the last nomination (I'm sure WikiProject Parka members could sweep this through FPC if only we were allowed to canvass them). My two previous FP nominations have sailed through with plenty of support and no opposition, so don't make me cry by rejecting this one (also think of poor Crisco 1492 and his sad puppy eyes and how bad he will feel if it gets rejected twice).
Comment - On my monitor and to my untrained eye, the background on some of the images is striped at thumbnail size, though this is not apparent when looking at a larger version. This particularly applies to Tyler, Polk, Lincoln, McKinley and Roosevelt, but to a lesser extent some of the others. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:59, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Cwmhiraeth- I've enlarged and re-spaced the thumbnail images to reduce the effect somewhat. However (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong), thumbnail images are a means to open the files themselves and aren't part of evaluating a nomination.--Godot13 (talk) 07:24, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
My thumbnails aren't showing up like that, oddly enough. Usually the striping effect is from halftoning or similar printing processes, though I don't think I've ever seen engravings get striped. What browser are you on? That might affect it. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:24, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That makes sense. I believe that's an artefact of MediaWiki's downsampling of JPEGs, rather than something wrong with the file itself (any engraving has the possibility of creating a moire pattern). Since FPs are judged according to full size only, that's fortunately not too big of an issue. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:34, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Spent some time looking at Arthur at full size, trying to puzzle out exactly how the engraver(s) went about their work- for example the edge of his collar is roughly drawn, with maybe three lines, which contrasts oddly with the precision of the shading lines. yes, I have got a life Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 11:24, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Superb quality, historically invaluable, and an asset to Wikipedia as an Encyclopedia. -- (Aside comment: Engravers almost always use a model for their engravings. For example, the engraving here of Washington was modeled after a painting by Gilbert Stuart. This is the same portrait used for the engraving on the one dollar bill and on a number of postage stamps. (Example). It would be nice to add such notes in the file summaries of these images in the future, per available information.) -- Gwillhickers (talk) 01:56, 4 October 2014 (UTC).[reply]
Comment Something unhappy about the way that the edges of that top plate are rendered - any chance of lighting/exposing it so those don't slink away into darkness? Samsara (FA • FP) 11:22, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon disaster was a major world news event in 2010. This photo shows the fire on the rig and firefighting assistance from other ships.
Reason
Newly edited photo from previous nomination. The photo is used in several articles, high EV, has adequate size and quality, and is eye catching.
Hit refresh Crisco 1492. I have overridden the main image so that it can be in all the articles without having to change every one of them to put in the new version. I created the other version for the FPN as to be able to show both. Since the OP decided to re-nominate the corrected version, I went ahead and did the override and put the other up for deletion because it is now redundant.--Mark Miller (talk) 04:44, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The picture depicts the intimate joy of a child looking up into his father face and the father looking serene, slightly smiling back at him. An enigmatic smile that is almost just can be guessed, looking at the eyes...
Reason
Guido Reni was an Italian painter of high-Baroque style, highly estimated while he lived, one of the important painters in the art history. This picture is one of the most intimate and warm depictions of a father figure, a person who has a key role in a child's life. Joseph, a typical father figure, is often lost and forgotten in art history. There are plenty of pictures of the Madonna and Child, but not so many made of Joseph and Child. This one is particulary nice, kept together by the warm colors and a good composition, using Joseph cloak as a frame. It could depict any child and father, the feelings are universal.
Support — Interesting for rarity of subject matter, as Hafs says, and also for its depiction of Joseph as an old man, in keeping with a certain theological tradition (which later fell out of favor, if I'm not mistaken). Sca (talk) 15:45, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Original image is 3,123 × 4,888 pixels, high technical standard, Is among Wikipedia's best work and the main infobox image of article Tiger, Has a free license, helps readers to understand Tiger article, facts are supported by sources.
The one which was current at the time of my post. The one which is now current is a bit better, but I'm still not sure it's featured quality. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:23, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492: Please reconsider. I have checked the criteria before nominating it. And I didn't found anything of a trouble. And honestly there are not many Bengal tiger's picture exist here of even this quality. Can you please clarify your !vote with reference to the criteria? JimCarter(from public cyber)13:13, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, Great shot, and rare and surely a good asset for the article in all possible ways. However to be a Featured picture, it is not centered. The animal is to the left. Hafspajen (talk) 13:16, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Please try to find other pictures to us, you are on the right way. You can always ask Crisco for example if you are not sure about it, I do that often. In this way you can be more sure about it. If I am in doubt (and that happens often) I always ask others before nominate a picture, as a second oppinion, you know. You have a talent in finding great shots, don't give up! This is a striking picture too, certainly. Hafspajen (talk) 14:23, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Hafspajen. This is a totally different field and I should admit that this was my first time here (I don't really work with files). I will go ahead and find some more pics and before nominating them I will ask you and Crisco. Thanks again, it was good experience for me. And I think this discussion can be closed speedily per WP:SNOW. JimCarter(from public cyber)15:49, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Beauty Revealed, a self-portrait by Sarah Goodridge completed in 1828, when she was 40 years old. It was gifted to Daniel Webster, and his family hold that the two were engaged (though he ended up marrying a wealthier woman).
Reason
A very interesting self-portrait. Very personal, powerful. Yes, this may also require an RFC before going on the main page, but I think we can all recognize that this is a good digitization of the miniature (only 6.7 cm × 8 cm (2.6 in × 3.1 in)). Watercolor on ivory, which has to be one of the more unique mediums I've seen.
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Original – A Post-Impressionist Still life by a notable artist, well done, with powerful colours and lines.
Reason
Samuel Peploe (1871 – 1935) - was a a Scottish Post-Impressionist painter, noted for his still life works and for being one of the group of four painters that became known as the Scottish Colourists. Peploe's 1905 painting Still Life with Coffee Pot, sold on 26 May 2011 at Christie's in London for £937,250, is one of the most expensive Scottish painting sold at auction. The previous record for a work by Peploe was £623,650 for Tulips, sold in 2010.
Varnish was not used by the impressionist, they thought it was bad style old fashioned, dark and just stupidity. Some had problems later with deteriorating colurs because of that. Hafspajen (talk) 14:04, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – A nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2009.Alt.1 – The Discovery space shuttle lifting off on the STS-119 mission from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Oppose. Not a useful nomination. These are not a coherent set- each adds something different to the article and they really should be judged separately. We don't nominate FAs or FLs by just throwing as many articles/lists at the nomination process as possible, so we shouldn't do the same thing with FPs. J Milburn (talk) 16:45, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I would argue no. The purpose of alts is to determine which is the best of very similar images, generally with the same EV. These alts have little in common in their usage or their value. If it's a matter of which image should be used on the article mainspace, then that is usually an issue for that articles talk page -- not the FP project. As for the images themselves, as a rule images which are used in galleries are out, and these because of their incoherence lack a solid argument for EV. Picking a single image, explaining why it adds to the article and letting it stand on its own technical merits is almost always a better way to pass a nomination and improve the project. 24.222.214.125 (talk) 23:34, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both The first image is nothing special and is potentially misleading (the space shuttles didn't go anywhere near the moon), and the second photo appears to be tilted and doesn't have great EV either (it also isn't currently in any articles on this Wikipedia). Nick-D (talk) 03:07, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Grace Hopper, nicknamed "Amazing Grace" because of her significant accomplishments, was a pioneering computer scientist and eventually a rear admiral in the US Navy. She earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale, and is sometimes called "the mother of COBOL". A US Navy ship and a supercomputer at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center were named in her honor. Note that her rank was called commodore at the time, and is currently officially called rear admiral (lower half).
Reason
Notable person, and this seems to be the best quality photo that we have.
Support - Though I may not be crazy about the DOF here, this is a striking image (the contrast of her small body and the flag) and an important pioneer in computer technology. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:38, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - A good photograph that does what a FP should: it made me curious (I read an article I otherwise wouldn't, and I learned something new).--Godot13 (talk) 08:14, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: What's with the horizontal line on the 1 and 2 dollar bills (and maybe others)? Also, I think the EV would work better if we made the table in the article sortable (say, by denomination, year of issue, and maybe person depicted). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:36, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Anatomy of the right side of a scallop, including detailed information on the circulation and nervous systems as well as all the major organs. Note that the intestines are embedded within the gonad, and that portions of the left side (principally the gills and the shell) are not shown.
Reason
This is a renomination of this file from a year and a half ago, with much improvement/ adjustment. Image is freely licensed, is of high technical quality and biological accuracy, and has strong visual appeal. I also consider this a work in progress for the moment, and welcome any suggestions for changes or improvements to it, even minor things. This is likely to be my last FP nomination for awhile— too much time spent drawing!
After generating this page, I forgot to transclude it onto the list of candidates— so it is now a day or two behind schedule! Can this be taken into account when the voted are tallied? Am hoping so. It was a careless mistake on my part, and am hoping it won't end up counting against me. KDS4444Talk09:39, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I can't quite figure out what the left branch of the Intestines label is pointing to. There's a tube on the right side, but... Maybe add a cutaway so that anatomy interior of the gonad is a little easier to see? Adam Cuerden(talk)13:34, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
What is the label for the digestive gland pointing to? It seem to either be pointing to two lines or spanning an area where there doesn't seem to be anything disernable as a "gland" (I'm such a gland expert; that came out wrong, but you'd expect to see something). Also (nothing to do with the picture really), do we only normally eat female scallops? Scallops I've been server/prepared all seem to have orange "coral" (which I now know is the gonad; thanks for that!) which would suggest they are female. Belle (talk) 14:46, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Author's comment-- There seems to be some confusion regarding my annotation lines, and I definitely need to find a better way to show what is what here. The digestive gland is supposed to be the entire black mass at the top of the image, enveloping the stomach— the thing sticking out behind it is a loop of the intestine which does not pass through it but rather behind it. I think I may be able to move the intestinal loop lower, however, and clear up the confusion here and elsewhere with a different style to some of my annotation lines. Gimme just a coupla minutes to see if I can wrangle it into place! And thank you all for the commentary! KDS4444Talk13:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Small comments. The "Anterior" arrow is not exactly horizontal. There is a border of transparency around the white background which seems unnecessary. It is not very clear to me what "Adductor muscle" is pointing to. Is it the whole of the whitish mass in the middle of the creature or something around its edge? 86.160.86.63 (talk) 13:34, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, also, I'm not quite clear if the gill is the bright orange semi-circle or the yellow section just above it - the pointer points directly between them. If it's both, it'd be better to put the pointer on both; if not, one of them is unlabelled. Adam Cuerden(talk)13:48, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Author's follow-up I believe I have fixed these lingering ambiguities. I have used annotation lines with circles at the ends to indicate whole organs (please let me know if there are any which still seem ambiguous or confusing) and have added some text to make the locations of some overlapping organs more explicit. KDS4444Talk14:15, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have one further cosmetic suggestion: It would be nice if the "Anterior" and "Posterior" labels and arrows looked more symmetrical, i.e. had the same vertical positioning and had more similar (mirror image) spatial relationships between text and arrow. 81.152.70.161 (talk) 17:56, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Below minimum resolution, and Darwinius masillae is a redirect (and thus should not be counted as an "article in which this image appears"). That being said, this appears to be an image of the fossil in situ and is thus very useful and rare. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:15, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Banquet Still Life, by Adriaen van Utrecht, 1644. A feast of fruits, food, drink, exotic objects, musical instruments, a dog, parrot and a monkey - is depicted in this painting - where the painter's sense of rhythm enables him to capture the vital element in each of his objects. As a consequence, his compositions unfold a most refined elegance: both elaborate and complex, radiant with the purple of the shelfish, the golden of the lemons and metal objects and the soft flesh of fruits. Everything is painted with precision and virtuosity.Detail
Reason
Adriaen van Utrecht (1599–1652) was a celebrated Flemish Baroque still life painter of the Antwerp school. He painted mainly still lifes, paintings of hunting scenes and was also know as a skilled animal painter.
Support It's a lovely painting. Lighting could have been slightly better - cracks are hard to minimize the view of, though, and it is otherwise, excellent. Adam Cuerden(talk)19:03, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Rubens Peale with a geranium, first specimen ever grown in the New World, 1801
Reason
A good picture of botanist Rubens Peale from the famous Peale family, with his geranium, said to be the first American geranium. The Peales were famous for establishing the first museums, see Peale Museum. Charles Willson Peale christened most of his seventeen children after famous artists and scientists; ... While Rembrandt Peale did become a painter and the portraitist of this work, Rubens Peale, who sat for this likeness at the age of seventeen, was a botanist. The geranium depicted is said to be the first specimen ever grown in the New World.
Support Interesting composition (the geranium seems to be stroking his hair while he caresses its roots; "oooooo, caress my roots"). Belle (talk) 14:57, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. A quality reproduction and an interesting portrait. And what Belle said. Although I think he's too innocent and pure looking to be complicit in the geranium's kinky games... ;-) Ðiliff«»(Talk)23:38, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand what Crisco 1492 is talking about either (not dissing him; I just don't understand), but the original is much the better of the two pictures. Unfortunately the bleed-through from the reverse of the page makes it a bit indistinct. Belle (talk) 14:54, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Fauzan appears to have understood just fine. Since the source says handschrift, I guess you're right about it being hand-written. Support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:35, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose original, weak support alt 1 I don't like the angle and unsharp focus throughout the image. It's better to present the entire page, which alt 1 does, but it's slightly below the minimum size requirements. Brandmeistertalk08:58, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - re: Original, beautiful script for sure, but it would be great if we could get a photo of an original rather than a photo of a print/book reproduction of an original - Tokugawapants (talk) 06:16, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Adam Cuerden: Thank you for your comment. Just to clarify, I'm referring to the original as in [[:]], not File:4.8-17-1990-Guld-koranside-recto-og-verso.jpg. The gold leaf from File:4.8-17-1990-Guld-koranside-recto-og-verso.jpg looks authentic. Anyway, I'll concede that I'm not 100% sure that [[:]] is a photo of a reprint/reproduction, but I strongly suspect it. If you zoom in 100% (or see File:Quran_Kufic_script-closeup.jpg), you see a pattern that strongly resembles the pattern seen in offset printing (example). It's possible that the pattern is actually the texture of the paper, but the resemblance to the pattern (shape- and color-wise) is uncanny, and although I don't know much about the material that this kind of calligraphy would appear on, I have a feeling that it wouldn't have a coarse, canvas-like texture like this. The source of the image is a Flickr page, and that page doesn't give any information about the actual source. I anyone else could weigh in on this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Tokugawapants (talk) 04:08, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Image description of alt contradicts the article about whether Kufic could have originated in Kufa or not (image description says, "erroneously believed to have originated", but article has a reference from the British Museum - reliable source?). I think this should be resolved. Samsara (FA • FP) 19:06, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support — The amazing Einstein at 42; nowadays audiences probably are more accustomed to seeing shots of him in later life, when he lived in the U.S. Sca (talk) 13:43, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice. I'm not sure why he has a tube connecting his head to his shoulder though; perhaps it is a connection to a backup brain, or maybe a handle to make him easier to manage if you are carrying a lot of theoretical physicists (that's probably it; Enrico Fermi had wheels and Richard Feynman had a hook that allowed you to attach him to shopping trolley). Belle (talk) 14:38, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Cleaned it up a bit more after Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Franklin Pierce, think it's a very useful historical document, even if the quality of photography from that time - this is a Victorian photographic reproduction of a daguerreotype - isn't fantastic.
Honestly, probably just a way of keeping it still. Remember, there were ridiculously long development times for early photographs. They had to have hidden neckbraces. Adam Cuerden(talk)19:57, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original The painting Niagara Falls, from the American Side was commissioned by the American art dealer Michael Knoedler in 1866. Church was selected to represent the USA at the International Exposition (1867) in Paris and possibly intended to participate with this painting.
Reason
Niagara Falls, from the American Side is a painting by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) from 1867. Church is noted as one of the most outstanding Romantic landscape painters from the United States. He was part of the American art movement called Hudson River School, a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by the romanticism. Frederic Edwin Church made a series of paintings on the falls. The most famous of them - "Niagara Falls, from the American Side" was painted in 1867 and is currently located in the collection of the National Gallery of Scotland.
Oppose - beautiful painting and this seems like a detailed scan but there are terribly abundant JPEG artifacts along the top (in the sky) and along the left towards the top (in the trees) - Tokugawapants (talk) 06:07, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I can see some marks, but it looks like defects in the painting (maybe creating unofocused artefacts in the scan)- vertical dark lines above the trees. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 11:54, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – One hard dollar (unissued, 1820s) created by Gregor MacGregor from the fictional Bank of Poyais (part of an elaborate con).
Reason
High quality image, high EV. One dollar, Bank of Poyais, Republic of Poyais (1820s). After fighting in South and Central America, Scottish soldier Gregor MacGregor created an elaborate con claiming to have been made a Cacique of the entirely fictitious Cazique of Poyais, all in an effort to defraud land investors. Nearly 200 died in 1822–23 in connection with MacGregor’s deception. An unissued “banknote” designed and printed by MacGregor as part of his con.
Support Fascinating but sad story associated with it (I may try it myself if I run short of funds). It isn't "unissued" or "hard" though; it seems he did issue them in exchange for real currencies, and this note is a promise for a "hard" dollar. Belle (talk) 10:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Belle-unissued is referring to this particular piece (e.g., lack of a serial number, date, and signatures).
@Crisco 1492: Good question. This nom is in infrared but the FP is in filters like [O III] and (Ha), thus the image showing different compositions and quality. This is the way in which many astro FPs differ from each other, though the subject (sometimes, even perspective) being the same. Plus, you can't see the eye in the current FP. The herald08:30, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't think we always use these images as well as we should in articles, but this is a very useful image in astronomy. We just need to do a better job explainig what each type of image shows. Adam Cuerden(talk)15:38, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support well balanced diagonal composition, lovely colour scale, a voluptuous and sensual painting. Like the rising sun and the copper echo the colour of the robe. And a nice new article too. Hafspajen (talk) 23:32, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I've liked Remington a long time - hell, I have a restoration of one of his lithographs as an FP. It's about time we went back to one of the people who defined the look of the Old West.
I have never seen a Hogarth print before that lacked edges. I think this has had scissors taken to it, and the article confirms there should be text below it - and thus a border around it. Oppose barring contrary arguments. Adam Cuerden(talk)03:18, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question - While this artist's work does usually come with margins, is it possible that this impression represents something prior to the final state printing? I have seen engravers' personal albums in which half of the impressions are without margins (though that seemed to be the case more often for the landscapes).--Godot13 (talk) 20:04, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
From Hogarth and His Times: Serious Comedy, David Bindman. p 169- it's an etching. Bindman illustrates the whole ticket here. He suggests that Hogarth issued the ticket to raise funds for the final print. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 22:39, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Perhaps we should obtain a featurable version of this painting, as I'm not that attracted to this candidate. Plus, there's a pretty girl alongside Columbus on that painting, where he is impressing her as well... Brandmeistertalk15:11, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I won't make it be the basis of an opposition, but I cannot help but be distracted by the hat Colin Firth is wearing gets cut off at the top. The rest of the image is just fine. But that one part really has it be the part my eyes get fixed on when looking at the picture. GamerPro6404:14, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This image (and the uncropped version) clearly has significant EV, but are let down greatly as the top of the film's main character's head is not in frame Nick-D (talk) 06:18, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely high EV for the article its on. As well as looking amazing. A real contrast from those "What's the deal with airline food?" jokes. Would be a great addition to the Food and Drink section of FP.
Support Now that's what our food & drink FP category is missing. The description, however, should list those yummies, as I can't identify them all. Brandmeistertalk15:18, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Useful, very useful. Yes, this is certainly not economy class. The copyright symbol is not inherently incompatible with a CC license; CC license are also copyright licenses, and some people mark their copyright with the (c) symbol. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:57, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Eh, With strawberries and chocolate sauce? No, not economy class. Description should go something like this: Parma ham and hard cheese, cold cuts, salami, olive, pickled herring, tomato sallad (?), grilled vegetables (paprika, zuccini and fennel), buns, jam, strawberries and chocolate sauce and mineral water. Yummie. Hafspajen (talk) 10:20, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, are we positive that the stuff at the top is jam? It is rather disappointing that what is shown wasn't originally explained. GamerPro6400:46, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The menu is: boquerones, olive tapenade, sun-ripened tomatoes and fresh basil in olive oil, jamon, manchego, fuet, chorizo, grilled vegetables, chocolate mousse, fresh strawberries, and freshly baked bread basket according to the Tapas menu here (so no jam apart from the jam-on; hilarious bi-lingual pun; ten cuidado you don't laugh your cabeza off). Belle (talk) 23:13, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm somewhat worried about the illustrations at Airline meal - they're all on the high end, higher-fare meals, from smaller carriers, save the one. It's not a particularly representative sampling. Adam Cuerden(talk)10:08, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
If security doesn't jump me for packing a canon in my carry-on (*ouch that hurt*), I'll try and get something when I fly back to Canada in December. But yeah, it's not going to be FP quality. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:11, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'd have to agree with that sentiment. After the uproar over the Big Mac a month ago, this seems to confirm the reviewer bias. It is a rather commercial shot, which functions as a plug for the airline ("I should start flying Austrian Airlines..."). It looks very little like the fare most travelers will see. 24.222.214.125 (talk) 00:38, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
You have a point. The food was made by Do & Co, a catering company that provides the food for the airline. But you can also say that this image can be a plug for Do & Co, which, according to its article, provides "services through its restaurants, bars, lounges, and hotels." GamerPro6400:42, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
One problem is that essentially anything can be seen as a "plug" for something. Mona Lisa? Plug for the Louvre. The God's Eye? Plug for NASA and its telescopes. This one has a bit more commercial value than the two (admittedly extreme) examples I brought up, but so did the jet engine we let fly through a couple years ago. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:18, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I think this is different from those cases: this was produced by Austrian Airlines not a neutral party, and is a product that can be accessed much more easily than a jet engine. The quote I used was directly from one of the reviewers here - it seemed poignant. 24.222.214.125 (talk) 14:32, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I like it, and discussion is long enough now. Recently we blocked an editor because it turned nominations into articles. Keep discussion to essential. Also if that same editor would be using IPs (as before) to comment that would be socking. Not helpful.Hafspajen (talk) 11:32, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I assure you Hafspajen that I am not a sock. And that I have been involved with this project on and off, with and without an account for longer than most (5 years now). The discussion doesn't have a character limit, I think you should apologize for implying my comments were unessential or unhelpful - or at the very least provide some evidence. Otherwise, welcome to the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. 24.222.214.125 (talk) 14:32, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Alexander Roslin was a Swedish painter who went abroad to live at the courts of Bayreuth, Parma, Rome, and finally settled down in Paris, where he was admitted to the French Academy of Fine Arts. Roslin painted numerous portraits of members of the European nobility and of leading political and cultural circles, royalty and high society as well. His work were enormously popular thanks to the fabulous way Roslin could render the texture of precious materials such as fabrics, lace, silk, velvet, pearls, gold and jewels, as well as his talent to show people at their best.
Reason
Alexander Roslin (1718-1793) was one of the leading portraitists of his time, who mixed classicist elements in his paintings with the Rococo style in its elegance and charm. Roslin's own wife, Marie-Suzanne Giroust was also a painter and artist. Roslin painted in 1767 a double portrait of them both; she is depicted working in pastels on a portrait. The painting in the painting depicts a third person, Henrik Wilhelm Peill, the couples friend. Roslin points in the painting at a gold box he received from Peill as a present. On the frame of the painting (not visible here) is inscribed Loin et près (Far away and yet close), showing that the portrait was a token of friendship. The painting was purchased by Henrik Wilhelm Peill and remained in his family for many generations.
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Original – The Lady with the Veil (the Artist's Wife)
Reason
Marie-Suzanne Giroust was a French painter, miniaturist and pastellist. She was a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture. She was married to the Swedish painter Alexander Roslin. She was an artist of her own right, as you can see on the nomination above. One of the most famous portraits made by his husband Alexander Roslin isThe Lady with the Veil : (citation) Ironically, Roslin’s best-known portrait by far, The Lady with the Veil, is not of a member of the high society, but of his own wife, Marie-Suzanne Giroust. Roslin depicted her as a Bolognese lady dressed up for the carnival. Her mischievous smile, the veil and the fan in her hand have strong amorous connotations. The seductive quality was not lost on the famous philosopher and critic Denis Diderot, who, when he saw the painting on show at the Parisian Salon, characterized it as ‘très piquante’.
Oppose The article doesn't mention modern schools in this city, much less schools existent in 1910, so it has little EV. The image quality also isn't particularly great. Nick-D (talk) 07:50, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - a very original painting capturing the psychological essence of the of the depicted man. The energy and personality is well captured and not there in the same way in the photos. It is about the painting not his political views or what kind of personality he has.Hafspajen (talk) 09:23, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Paul Fildes, until just now, had no illustration. That's changed now, and with a painting by his highly notable artist father. Since there was no illustration, and thus changes are highly unlikely, I have... not waited a week.
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Original – Garde (Garda) Church, Gotlandalt – Somewhat straightened, edited. Not for voting
Reason
I nominate this because I think it's a beautiful, well-composed and well-lighted photo of an interesting building. Garde Church is good representative for the unique church building tradition on Gotland, and therefore has an interesting encyclopaedic value. The license is free and the image verifiable (via a link to the Swedish National Heritage Board). (PS. This is my first FP nom, let me know if I missed anything!)
Oppose as there is colour fringing (green and magenta on the edges between the dark and light areas), and the tower and spire are leaning over backwards- this is from the photographer pointing the camera slightly upwards. The mass of leaves on the right, although filling in the area nicely is perhaps a bit too dark. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 17:05, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your comments! That sounds encouraging in principle, but I'm afraid I personally don't know if I have either the software or the skills to do it. -Yakikaki (talk) 19:54, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I recognized that. I can play with it further, later, but even then I think the crop is too tight to really be worth being featured. This ALT's just a proof of concept. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:11, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, sorry for my long silence - I'm having a hectic time IRL. Thanks for this very kind attempt to save the picture, I'm actually quite touched, and feel all the more sorry for not being able to provide a really good solution, myself. Such kind helpfulness is always much appreciated. :) Yakikaki (talk) 18:53, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – William H. Seward, opponent of slavery, United States Secretary of State during the American Civil War and after, and the purchaser of "Seward's Folly", better known today as Alaska. And better known as that at the time, apparently. Curse you, myths taught in school.Not for voting: "Before" image. Have a look at the hair if you want a good example of the cleanup. So many little specks everywhere....
Reason
Part of my Operations Brothers at War / Signpost work; this is the lead image for a featured article that passed last week, which I agreed to restore. It took a while.
Articles in which this image appears
William H. Seward. Could probably go elsewhere, but this image was found in the peer review before the FA, and restored and all that quite recently, so it'll probably take a while to get everywhere.
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Original – American cartoonist Peter Kuper at the Bangalore Comic Con 2014
Reason
Let me start by stating how difficult it is to get a good picture at comic con. There are just so many people and getting the subject isolated is quite the challenge. I feel this is a dynamic view of the person albeit a little color bland. The best picture we have of him.
I'm pretty excited about this one- a high-resolution image of a tiny jellyfish from an open access journal article. We have a lot of fantastic images from open access journals (see Commons:Commons:Open Access File of the Day for more), but, sadly, they're mostly too low in resolution terms for FP nominations. Just so we're clear, there has been a little bit of cropping and cloning in this case to "undo" the modifications made by the article authors. See the image page for details.
Support. A JPG file would certainly by smaller. PNGs are only really suitable for diagrams and similar and even then, vector SVGs are usually preferable. Ðiliff«»(Talk)17:48, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Thanks again, Hafspajen, for the description. I suppose it is becoming obvious that I adore vivid brilliant colours. Nothing drab here. This landscape just glows! Fylbecatuloustalk22:08, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - This is an absolutely massive work, 432 cm by 584 cm. The resolution of the scan isn't nearly up to the threshold established by most of our other painting FPs. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:22, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Eh, well, sorry, it never occured to me - I know this painting and knew it wasn't big. Just checked 2,253 × 1,654 pixels, well, I thought - that should be enough... (Is this a new trend Support at the end? )Hafspajen (talk) 11:20, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Precious Metal racing in the Unlimited Gold Final Heat at the 2014 Reno Air Races
Reason
One of a kind P 51XR Mustang N6WJ Precious Metal Reno Air Races 2014. This is the ONLY P 51 in the world that runs a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine originally produced for the British Spitfire, this plane also features Contra-rotating propellers as you can see in the photo. The pilot is Thom Richard.
Weak support - A fair bit of motion blur, but the text is mostly sharp, so that's not an oppose for me. Perhaps next time you can increase your ISO to 320 to get down to 1/1600 or so... might help cut back on motion blur. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:18, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Muhammad, you have contributed some wonderful photos to Wikipedia and I wanted to address your comment. This plane is about 200 feet away, traveling at 450mph, fifty feet off the ground. I am stationary, on the ground (about 200 feet away), so the slight blur that you mention is the sheer speed of the subject. Cheers! talk→WPPilot17:53, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support - The reflection on the leaf is too bright, I'm afraid. Also, a photo from the front would have been much more interesting, although this one captures the pattern on the back rather nicely.--Ebertakis (talk) 22:53, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not that worried about the reflections. Some leaves are shiny. For identification purposes, this angle is far better; we could do a front view as well, but I don't think that's a good argument against this one, as we'd need both. Adam Cuerden(talk)07:41, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Reluctant oppose - Love the photo but I don't consider GFDL 1.2-only to be a legitimate free license for images, and I don't think we should be providing free advertising for commercial photography. Kaldari (talk) 03:45, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support now as it is more free to reuse now. A good, detailed view, describing the subject. But not happy with the lights which affects the artistic beauty. You need to diffuse the light, if flash is necessary! Jee07:09, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not too concerned about the light since a diffuser is almost always part of my setup . The subject is well lit and not blown; the cuticles of some leaves are just reflective.--Muhammad(talk)08:10, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Voodoo P 51 2014 Gold Champion 2014 Reno Air Race final lap.
Reason
Fantastic image of the worlds fastest P 51 Mustang piloted by the 27 year old Steve Hinton Jr. at the worlds only remaining Unlimited Air Races, at the Reno Air Races.
Alt.1: Voodoo P 51 Alt 1 2014 Gold Champion 2014 Reno Air Race
Oppose -- Per Crisco. Not just FP quality. @WPPilot: As I said in your earlier nomination, its better if the perspective is from front. I advise you to go thorough the images of other FPs of the category and keep their quality in mind while going for another nomination.--The herald12:58, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Venetia James as painted by Luke Fildes. A society hostess, racehorse breeder, and godmother of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Reason
How about a little more Luke Fildes? We have three good copies of paintings by him; this is the only of the three with a detailed background (compare the stark simplicity of the Paul Fildes image below).
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Original – Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, which was founded in 1624 by King James I. It was named after William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Lord Chamberlain and then-Chancellor of the University.
Reason
High quality image about a notable college = high EV.
The old joke goes like this - American tourists: "How do you get your lawns looking so great?" College gardener: "Just water and cut them twice a week for 500 years..." BencherliteTalk18:35, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It was a single (long) day and having been to London and the surrounding areas a few times in the past, I felt extremely fortunate...--Godot13 (talk) 03:22, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. If there is any opportunity to retake this, I feel it would be better if some kind of neutral (but discernible) background features were visible. As it is, it seems rather "disembodied", like it's floating in space. 81.152.70.161 (talk) 23:53, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I suspect there isn't going to be an opportunity to re-take it. If I understand it correctly, Evan borrows these often-obscure items from collectors for the purpose of photographing them. A white background is a fairly common (and admittedly slightly boring) setting for product images such as this. It isn't to everyone's tastes, but it does isolate the subject and is usable in more circumstances than other backdrops. Ðiliff«»(Talk)17:44, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Aesthetically, perhaps a good idea, and if this were Commons almost certainly expected. For use in depicting a video game system itself, however, that would just add distractions; a plain white background is common for product photography, although admittedly a little visually boring. The WikiProject Video games people would also be unlikely to use it, as they already have something (this) that suits their purpose. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:09, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support This picture of an old plastic box with electronics inside is good for illustrating the article on this old plastic box with electronics inside and comparing to other old plastic boxes with electronics inside. Belle (talk) 10:56, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Citation:Along with Van Eyck's other masterpieces - such as ... The Arnolfini Portrait (1434, National Gallery, London), and Madonna of Chancellor Rolin (1435, Louvre, Paris) - Portrait of a Man in Red Turban is one of the most famous examples of Northern Renaissance art of the 15th century. Actually considered one of the most outstanding artworks in the Art history. It is 25.5 cm × 19 cm (10.0 in × 7.5 in). in the National Gallery in London
Reason
Portrait made by Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), Flemish early Netherlandish Renaissance painter. Van Eyck's portraits are characterized by a meticulous attention to detail and for the naturalness of his depictions, and - (art history) - remember (!) this (1390-1441) was long before Michelangelo (1475 – 1564) and Raphael (1483 –1520). Check out the Italians of his time how they painted, Fra Angelico (1395 – 1455), Masaccio (1401 – 1428), Andrea Mantegna (1431 – 1506) - and you will see the differnce, come on - this was huge then! You may think 50 yeas here or there around Renaissance it doesn't matter - but it DOES. This was fantastic then. Van Eyck was highly regarded as a portrait painter of his time, painting even everyday people when portrait painting was no longer only for the royalty or the high aristocracy. The merchant middle class, influenced by the humanist ideas of individual identity, wanted now to be depicted as well.
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Original – Photo taken by Rogelio Bernal Andreo in October 2010 of the Orion constellation showing the surrounding nebulas of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. Also captured is the red supergiant Betelgeuse (top left) and the famous belt of Orion composed of the OB stars Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. To the bottom right can be found the star Rigel. The red crescent shape is Barnard's Loop.
Reason
High quality non-NASA image. First nomination failed because of low resolution problems, second nomination failed because of the lines above Bellatrix, both which are now solved.
Support This is a very good image. There's always been cycles in the popularity of different types of images at FPC, but this image is good enough that we need to break out of the cycle for it.. Adam Cuerden(talk)02:27, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Mõdriku manor in Mõdriku, Estonia. The manor appears in written sources for the first time in 1470. Over the centuries, it has been the property of various Baltic German families, including several successive generations of the von Kaulbars family. Perhaps most notably, it belonged to the Russian general and explorer Alexander Kaulbars. The presently visible building traces its oldest parts to the 17th century.
Comment considering that this is a giant file, would it be possible to just crop off a little to the right, that car at the right side? I think the picture would gain on it, it would became cleaner. Hafspajen (talk) 19:09, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, I've created a cropped version, should I upload it using the "upload a new version of this file" button, or as a separate, new file? -Yakikaki (talk) 19:48, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support original — The left side of the image could be cropped if necessary, but the tree at left provides framing, and the car at right is too close to the building to be cropped out (one wouldn't want to show part of it). Sca (talk) 14:06, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Although there's blur below the helicopter, this is just the exhaust fumes being blown downwards. Was initially a little put off by this, but can see it's unavoidable. Otherwise, perfectly clear... gazhiley12:26, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a set). Complete set of serial #1 Series 1928 U.S. Gold certificates. While lower denomination Series 1928 Gold certificates ($10, $20, $50) are obtainable, $100 notes are rare in uncirculated condition but obtainable in lower grades. $500 and $1,000 are seldom seen in high grade and are rare in any condition. The $5,000 and $10,000 notes pictured below are the only examples known to exist. In addition, each note is the first printed for its denomination and therefore the very first small size Gold certificates made. From the U.S. Treasury Department collection transferred to the National Numismatic Collection in 1978.
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Original – Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen Beach a 1906 painting by P.S. Krøyer. The large work, which took several years to complete, shows many of the artists in the group known as the Skagen Painters as well as influential members of Skagen's local community.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable artwork, useful for illustrating the people and styles of the movement as well.
That's his wife and her lover (psychologists: does this mean he was really happy she had fallen in love again or not?). Belle (talk) 10:23, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Alfvén's standing by the boat, looking very pensive- she's got a (quite attractive) self-satisfied smirk. Don't know who the other two are. There's some great character painting in this. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 22:47, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Did you mean the guy with the beard and the hat? That's Holger Drachmann with his wife Soffi. Krøyer probably wanted to singe him a bit too (beard envy). Belle (talk) 22:54, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – A Yellow-billed shrike (Binominal name: Corvinella corvina) with prey. Yellow-billed shrike is a passerine bird in the shrike family.
Reason
File is 3,248 × 4,880 pixels, High quality, very unique, file is free, used as the main picture of the article Yellow-billed shrike, No image of similar quality exists.
I thought that when I first looked at the small-scale picture. However, when you zoom right in close, the animal's skin texture and pattern does not look like that of an earthworm, at least not any earthworm that I'm familiar with, and it does not appear to be segmented, which I believe all earthworms are. It does look more reptilian to me, although I'm not sure at all.81.152.70.154 (talk) 19:55, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Austro-Hungarian operetta composer Franz Lehár.
Reason
There was, unfortunately, a period between the long exposure cameras and the faster cameras that allowed a bit less freezing in place when images were fast - but very grainy. As far as I can tell, this comes from that period. However, it's an expressive image, it's good for the period, and, frankly, there don't seem to be many photographs of him that are particularly good. This is probably the best.
Articles in which this image appears
Franz Lehár + his operas [the latter as part of a template at the start of each]
Comment If I understand the Big Bang expansion correctly, it should be presented rather as an expanding sphere, not as a one-direction tube-shaped pattern. Also, the letters after the first word in labels like "Quantum Fluctuations", "Development of Galaxies...", "Dark Energy Accelerated Expansion", etc should be decapitalized. Brandmeistertalk11:05, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's pretty standard to reduce the three spacial dimensions to a simplified two when trying to show time or another scalar value over them. Think of the rubber sheet model of gravity - it loses Z-axis to use it for something else. Likely, most depictions of the light cone either reduce distance in space to one signed value, or show two-dimensional space. It's standard. While you could show this as a series of spheres or spheres inside each other, you'd probably end up showing less information, as you'd lose the smoothness of the time axis, as well as making it harder to see what's happening. Adam Cuerden(talk)22:54, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Pretty sure I saw this on a book cover recently. The cup shape is because inflation makes the bottom thick, then expansion slowed. Time progresses left to right. I don't think we should decapitalize the titles - if it were designed by a Wikipedian, yes, but it's a valid convention. Adam Cuerden(talk)12:44, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Brandmeister had it wrong to say about the shape. You can't show the acceleration of dark matter in a sphere. Plus there isn't any alternative way to represent the theory (though I don't believe it). --The herald15:27, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question What's the "lens flare" at the beginning represent? Or is it just inspired by J.J. Abrams? Presumably quantum fluctuations don't emit anything backwards into the nothingness of nothing. Belle (talk) 10:41, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
As from this file, I think its the big bang (and the associated bursts) and the space shows (IMO) the lag between inflation and the bang. But still doubt about the orange thermal rings. --The herald13:07, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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St Peter and St Paul's Church, Vilnius
Looking east towards the altar
Looking west towards the entrance
The altar
The ceiling
Reason
If this set doesn't get the required support, I promise, I'll never nominate another set again. ;-) I think this set could be the strongest candidate of mine so far. It's a series of four images taken inside the St. Peter and St. Paul's Church in Vilnius and each image features a different view of the intricate stucco reliefs in this amazing Baroque church. All four are very high resolution, architecturally correct images of the interior.
Support Lovely, but please go back when they've finished colouring it in and get another shot (assuming they haven't gone over the lines with the crayons). Belle (talk) 10:29, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too many compression artefacts. One does not simply put 2000*1500px in a 150kb file and expect it to be good. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:07, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Gorgious and notable painting, high quality giant scan, one can see the surface of the painting and each and every little crack and brushwork. The blue colour is holdig together the sky, the garments and the textile under the Child. And before somebody starts arguing, paintings in the Renaissance were often painted by several old masters, that cooperated in workshops - that is not an issue. Not here not anywhere, that's usual standard procedure throug the Renaissance and also art history, see at Atelier.Hafspajen (talk) 12:43, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – An interest-bearing Kingdom of EnglandExchequer note for 5 pounds, dated 6 August 1697. These bills were first introduced one year earlier (1696) and paid interest for loans made to the government.[1] Issued during the reign of William III, this note is dated less than a decade after England’s 1689 Bill of Rights was adopted, and a decade before Great Britain was formed.
Support - 300-year-old exchequer notes don't come up every day. Very useful (I was snooping your contributions and had half a mind to nominate this myself, but now I see you got to it first) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:39, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Original records such as this (e.g., connected to the subject of an article and illustrative of an important process in the history of the Dutch East Indies) are important.--Godot13 (talk) 14:04, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Tuterei Karewa, chief of the Māori tribe called the Ngāti Maru of North Island, New Zealand. Photo dated sometime between 1890 - 1920. The subject's facial markings (moko) have been enhanced by the original photographer, possibly using black paint.
Reason
High res image from the Google Art Project. High EV for own bio and example of these Maori face markings in a photographic setting.
Comment - Could use restoration. What are the Maori views on photographs of deceased ancestors? I understand that the Australian Aborigines are highly against it. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:58, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492: I don't have any experience in photo restoration, but I agree with you, and so I decided to learn the basics and apply them here. It's not perfect, but I figured it's a start. I tried to remove some of the most prominent scratches, stray marks, and some folding marks on the photograph. I also considered cropping a bit off the top, but I was on the fence about it. Is there too much space at the top? I, JethroBTdrop me a line22:07, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose since the image has been altered by the original photographer how can we be sure his touch up work is accurate? Seems less than encyclopedic. Nice image though. I gave a weak oppose as I could be talked into it if another had a good argument.--Mark Miller (talk) 07:14, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I understand that. I have a number of these old images myself (not of Maori) and am also an old school photographer, taught how to use film cameras, develop the film, print the photos using light processing in a dark room and how to touch up the photos. From my experience with these touch up products, the image can be altered drastically. In looking closely at the touch up work here, it becomes difficult to tell where the originating line of the tattoos end and the touch up begins....but you can clearly see the brush strokes. I suppose if there were at least one other image of the subject without the touch up work to see that tattoos that might help. --Mark Miller (talk) 18:46, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It appears that the photographer of the FPC altered the chin tattoo drastically from the additional image you provided. The original image is large enough to see a good portion of the tattoo in the photo nominated has indeed been touched up a great deal and is no longer an accurate depiction of the subject. Sad, because the photo is excellent.--Mark Miller (talk) 19:56, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Mark Miller: Curses, I didn't notice the chin while cleaning it up. I'll let others decide on whether this kind of manipulation is acceptable or not; that said, it's very frustrating to me that Iles would change the markings on the chin in this manner. I, JethroBTdrop me a line20:29, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I assume that the photographer developed the photograph itself once he returned to his lab and was nowhere near the subject and just did what he thought would be good enough. And yeah...curses indeed! It is truly frustrating to see such fantastic and historic images manipulated in this manner today. it takes away so much.--Mark Miller (talk) 23:00, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The light is too harsh and the flower patterns "pop" too much (perhaps most importantly, the stamens), thus distracting the viewer from the butterfly. I tried cropping it tight to get rid of the flower on the right, but that didn't help much. --Ebertakis (talk) 20:29, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The name of the file and the title here is Fritillary feeding on passion flower. Passion flowers are the mainstay for the Fritillary. The passion flower is almost as much part of the subject as is the butterfly and is what distinguishes this image from most other images of the Fritillary as was intended, so I would say "distracting" is somewhat a subjective claim, as the color of the Fritillary easily distinguishes it from the flowers. However I could subdue the color a bit as it is perhaps a little on the 'rich' side. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 15:42, 21 October 2014 (UTC) -- (Done)[reply]
Added note : The color of the Fritillary in real life is practically a florescent orange, esp in sunlight, and the Passion Flowers are white, which are also in the sunlight. I could further subdue the 'harsh' light, but doing so would detract from the real life appearance. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 17:51, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid the light quality cannot be improved by changing the colors. Think of the light "harshness" in terms of contrast: in this image, the camera sensor was overwhelmed by the brightness of the white flower petals and the darkness of the shadows, thus resulting in a high-contrast picture where all forms/patterns dominate the image. This is bad because taking the picture from above made the butterfly form overlap with the flower patterns, and the only thing that your eye has to go with is color. I tried to lighten up the shadows in the picture to make the light look more "even", but due to the high depth of field all I did was to bring up more patterns from the background (plant leaves) thus actually making the problem worse. You could get away with harsh light in a butterfly pic if you had a rather smooth background (example) or (my preferred alternative) if you took the picture from the side. Usually this brings background distractions far away (and out-of-focus) while keeping the butterfly and the flower both sharp. Also, you then get a round or flat flower next to the roughly triangular form of a butterfly and you therefore get two distinct and separated shapes in the photo with no overlap. Having said all that I would welcome any feedback from the more experienced photographers that frequent this page both on the picture and on my comments! --Ebertakis (talk) 20:02, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your insights and your willingness to be open to other comments. While what you've articulated is indeed food for thought I would only say that it is perhaps over emphasized in regards to this picture, which still has good composition and looks beautiful imo, while offering excellent detail of both Fritillary and Passion Flowers and also offers good scientific value, as it portrays butterfly anatomy, what it feeds on and how this is accomplished. I'm only hoping that any consideration of 'harsh' or less than perfect lighting isn't anything that will upstage all of these qualities. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:23, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Re:Posterization. The underside of the wings of the Fritillary are very opaque, blotch-like and almost reflective in appearance, in real life. Is this what you're referring to? Re:Background. I could crop some of the background, esp the big leaf to the left. Would this help? -- Gwillhickers (talk) 16:16, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@EuroCarGT: The leaf is a bit much I suppose. I could crop the leaf and upgrade the image, if this is permissible. Here is the upgraded image-- Would using this image involve a renomination?
@Crisco 1492: Not sure what you mean by 'DOF', I'm assuming you're referring to the background, which overall is not nearly as bright as the butterfly at center. I don't quite see the dim background, leaves, as anything distracting -- ie. just leaves and a faded piece of wood. See the cropped version. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 10:01, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, there's your problem. You'd want a camera that can adjust the depth of field, rather than trying to get everything sharp. I used a Canon PowerShot for 5 years before upgrading, and let me tell you, it's a lot easier to get better shots when you go with even an entry-level DSLR. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:23, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
When my budget allows I'll have to buy a more capable photo-box. The Fuji was my first camera years ago, it was dropped one too many times and now it's history. -- I just upgraded the nominated photo with a cropped version of this same image, assuming there are no policy or other issues here. Will revert and renominate if required. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 17:11, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I hate to oppose this one because I like the moment, but the photo has noise and separation problems. The sharpness is not perfect either. --Ebertakis (talk) 20:14, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Bearing in mind that the butterflies are in focus, yes, the branch in the foreground is slightly out of focus, then comes into focus where the butterflies are lighting, and then continues on slightly out of focus again and exists the picture at right, which imo gives the image depth and adds to the overall composition. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 09:10, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492 and Hafspajen: -- That would be great! Just so you know, I'm not using any special editing software on my end. i.e.I use Windows' Paint and also use XnView to handle sharpness, color saturation and hue when needed. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 16:59, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support The lower butterfly is not entirely in focus, but the pair stands at an angle to the camera, which makes the shot very difficult to get 100% right. The, uh, intimate moment capture makes up for the unfortunate OOF problem, IMHO. --Ebertakis (talk) 20:09, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Republic of Czechoslovakia, 10 korun, (1919, provisional issue). The first issue of paper currency.
Reason
High EV, High quality, rare. The brief 1919 provisional issue of Czechoslovakian banknotes (less than five months) used a 1915 Austro-Hungarian Bank issue as its base. Affixing an adhesive stamp equal to 1/100 the value of the note (i.e., 1 koruna = 100 haleru) to the left front side served as validation of legal tender status in the Republic of Czechoslovakia. Following currency reform, the first regular issue banknotes were printed with a date of 15 April 1919.
Muhammad- I hear you and I understand. In order to make sure that each side of the note has the best horizontal and vertical alignment, the margins do not always meet perfectly as these notes frequently had some small alignment errors. Sorry...--Godot13 (talk) 11:32, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Historically intriguing, partly for the language/minority issues that plagued this part of Europe for so long. Sca (talk) 14:00, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
German and Hungarian were the two official languages of Austria-Hungary, which originally issued this banknote — and where seven or eight other languages were spoken. This is a temporary adaptation of an old A-H note by the newly formed Czechoslovak Republic (where Czech/Slovak and German were the main languages at the time). Sca (talk) 15:15, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I too noticed the uneven black lines but the historical importance and overall quality of the image have mooted that concern, especially with the explanation about the uneven cut. A fascinating photo of an era of transition. Jusdafax21:40, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per Haf's question the note has the denomination in ten languages (2 main and 8 subsidiary)- Czech, Polish, Russian, Italian, Croat?, Slovene?, Bulgarian and Romanian. But not Serbian… Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 07:25, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – A first issue of the Kingdom of the Netherlands administration's gulden in the East Indies. This note, with a face value of one gulden, was issued in 1815. The text is in both Dutch and Jawi, for both the Dutch and indigene inhabitants of the Indies.
Reason
Another lovely scan of an old banknote from the Smithsonian, by our very own Godot13. This note, with a face value of one gulden, was issued in 1815. The text is in both Dutch and Jawi, for both the Dutch and indigene inhabitants of the Indies. Note that the obverse is blank, and is thus not included.
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Reason
The quality may not be perfect since it's a movie of about 100 years old but it is exceptionally high in terms of EV. Ravished Armenia, also known as Auction of Souls, is an American film based on the autobiographical book Ravished Armenia by Aurora Mardiganian, who also played the lead role in the film. The movie has been digitally remastered and provides a historical pretext to the Armenian Genocide and of the movie itself. This is a full length movie and is of great historical significance. Also, it appears the the movie is of better quality when played directly from commons. If there's a way we can align it with commons that'll be great.
CommentCrisco 1492 (talk·contribs) I think it's the best format available. There are other formats available, however we need to keep in mind the 100 mb limit in Wikimedia Commons. Unless you can a good idea on picking out a better quality version. I'd love to here it. Étienne Dolet (talk) 04:47, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There have been ways around the 100mb limit for more than two years. The current limit is 1 gig, if you're using batched uploads. I've nominated several files of more than 100mb already. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:19, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at this, I don't see how this can be PD. The captions are clearly not original to the film, and the score can't be either. The first two minutes is an explanatory crawl clearly written for the 2009 restoration. All of these can be copyrighted by the restorationist. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:35, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Léal Souvenir (also known as Timotheus or Portrait of a Man) is a small 1432 oil on oak panel portrait by Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. The sitter has not been identified, but his individualistic features suggest that the portrait is based on a historical person rather than a hypothetical ideal, as was usual in northern European portraiture before van Eyck
Reason
High resolution, good scan, article is in good shape.
Comment It's a Yorck Project image, which puts me in "highly doubtful" territory to start: I haven't seen a Yorck Project scan yet that had decent colours. Adam Cuerden(talk)03:11, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Where does it say that this version is a Yorck scan? Their travesty is at File:Jan van Eyck 092.jpg. This looks very similar, if not the same as, the NG's scan (see full resolution there), and the metadata includes the NG's copyright information. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:22, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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High quality, high EV. Cuban silver certificates were designed, engraved, and printed by the US Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 1934 to 1949. Illustrated below are the major design and approval points in the BEP production of Series 1936 Cuban paper currency. First produced and approved as artwork (see Series 1934), the design evolves into progress proofs with the addition of overprints (in this case the use of denomination-specific tints). When the certified proof (and any other overprints) are approved, the banknote moves into production. The Series 1936 progress proof is paired with the original artist proof reverse, as the back design remained the same for the duration of the printing. There has been no restoration whatsoever (other than cropping and adjusting color) as these are part of the BEP archive housed in the National Numismatic Collection. Each front and back image are separate, as all of these objects are uniface.
^The bottom selvage of BEP certified proofs contain the date of the proof impression and the necessary approval signatures to begin production of the basic plate printing (prior to the addition of any overprints containing color tints or seals and serial numbers).
^There were no changes in portraits or backs during the Silver certificate issue.
Well, this black - so I think it is a house rabbit or Domestic rabbit (black rabbits are not usual in the wild... - or possibly a melanistic varierty ...? but still interesting than ) - Oryctolagus cuniculus is Latin for European rabbit - the one in FP the picture is wild. The only rabbit to be widely domesticated is the European rabbit, which has been extensively domesticated for food or as a pet. It was first widely kept in ancient Rome and was refined into a wider variety of breeds during the Middle AgesHafspajen (talk) 16:40, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Same species is not a problem as far as the use in article is different. For domesticated animals, we can expect more sub divisions (See the categorization in Commons). I agree, Rabbit is a too wide scope. Wonder why an Australian rabbit is used at European rabbit too. Jee08:09, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Still my biology-lesson say to me that oryctolagus-cuniculus-forma-domestica is very different from Oryctolagus cuniculus - out in the wild -wild ones are grey-brownish - while domestic ones are black, white, blue, cinnamon - and so on. Hafspajen (talk) 14:13, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Still I don't think a rabbit grown up in Australia is the best option to describe a rabbit "native to southwestern Europe (Spain and Portugal) and northwest Africa (Morocco and Algeria)". :) Jee14:59, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492, Hafspajen, and Jkadavoor: The image quality of this image is better than the one Crisco mentioned. For example this image is 3115×2920 pixels whereas the one Crisco mentioned is 1367×1709 pixels. The light and focus is more sharp in this image than the one Crisco mentioned. Thanks! JimCarter09:51, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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"I am no longer an artist interested and curious, I am a messenger who will bring back word from the men who are fighting to those who want the war to go on for ever. Feeble, inarticulate, will be my message, but it will have a bitter truth, and may it burn their lousy souls." Paul Nash[1]
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^Paul Nash (1949). Outline : an autobiography and other writings. Faber and Faber, London. pp. 1–271, p.211.
Reason
Paul Nash artwork from the World War One are among the most iconic images of the conflict. After the war Nash continued to focus on landscape painting, originally in a formalized, decorative style but, throughout the 1930s, in an increasingly abstract and surreal manner.
Add here, as a possible set. IKt that case BOTH should be FP. Original sketch is different and stands well even on its own right.
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Hafspajen (talk) 21:57, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
$20 Gold Certificate
$50 Gold Certificate
$100 Gold Certificate
$500 Gold Certificate
$1,000 Gold Certificate
$5,000 Gold Certificate
$10,000 Gold Certificate
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