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Original – Astronaut Roger Chaffee working as capsule communicator (CAPCOM) during the Gemini 3 mission.
Reason
Especially considering when this photo was taken, this is a high resolution photo with the subject set nicely in focus. This photo shows an astronaut in a somewhat unnatural state; they are working as CAPCOM instead of working in space. It is verifiable through NASA sources. There is an accurate description in English.
Articles in which this image appears
Gemini 3, Roger B. Chaffee
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:Roger B. Chaffee at a console in the Mission Control Center, Houston, during the Gemini-Titan 3 flight.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:23, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Lenin, a Soviet era nuclear-powered icebreaker, was commissioned in 1957 as the world’s first nuclear-powered civilian vessel and surface ship. Decommissioned in 1989, the Lenin is permanently moored in Murmansk as a floating museum.
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Lenin (1957 icebreaker)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
Godot13

Promoted File:RUS-2016-Murmansk-Icebreaker Lenin 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:40, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Kilmainham Gaol main hall, Victorian wing.
Reason
High quality image showing hall, walkways, and cells, and the airy nature of the hall due to the large bright skylight. 2016 marks the centenary of the Easter Rising. Many Irish revolutionaries, including the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, were imprisoned and executed in this prison by the British.
Articles in which this image appears
Kilmainham Gaol
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Colin

Promoted File:Kilmainham Gaol Main Hall 2016-06-03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:20, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Perast
Reason
Quality is good. EV is high. I assume not too many people know where Perast is, let alone know the significance of it for the Montenegrin people.
Articles in which this image appears
Perast
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Halavar

Promoted File:Widok na Perast z zachodu 01.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:15, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Armbrust, czy mówisz po angielsku? Sca (talk) 21:39, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Lady Teresia Sampsonia Shirley, as painted by Anthony van Dyck in Rome, 1622.
Reason
Quality is good, has a free license, and has a high EV (painting was made during her own life by one of the most famous painters of that time).
Articles in which this image appears
Teresia Sampsonia
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Anthony van Dyck

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:57, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Philippe Chaperon's set design for Act 1, Scene 2 of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, from the original 1871 Cairo performance.
Reason
Historical records of the first production are very valuable by their nature. The crop was done to allow me to carefully fix the edges; the paper was not cut that evenly for mounting, and I wanted to get as much of the detailed work near the top as possible. Lots of dust on this one.
Articles in which this image appears
Aida
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Philippe Chaperon, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominatorAdam Cuerden (talk) 01:50, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • I rarely respond to FP canidates, but I love watching this page, and I fell I am uniquely qualified to discuss this one as I am a set designer for theater myself. One big question I have is with the crop of the image. Around the edge of this candidate is a curtain but it is unclear if that curtain is part of the set or if it is actually the House curtain. Because we do not have any reference point of where the proscenium is in relationship to this curtain I am uncertain if this crop is actually the whole set. More simply put if this curtain is the House Curtain then everything is great, but if it is part of the scenery than the image may be cropped too close.--Found5dollar (talk) 14:28, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Found5dollar: This is literally the entirety of the image as it exists - I very carefully made sure not to crop out any of it; indeed, I filled about a 6-10 pixels high strip in a few places in order to make sure no information was lost because of the unevenness of the paper. Compare File:Set_design_by_Philippe_Chaperon_for_Act1_sc2_of_Aida_by_Verdi_1871_Cairo_-_Gallica.jpg. I did cut that tiny tag of paper in the lower right hand corner, the rest, at most, lost a pixel or two. The blue backing paper doesn't appear to be original, so I didn't want to keep it.
While it's theoretically possible more of the image existed at some point, it certainly does not now; the BnF has the Paris opera artchives - note the "Bibl. de L'Opera" stamp on the original; this is the only copy. Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:04, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Found5dollar: Also, if you look at [2] you'll see that he fairly regularly includes curtains to frame his designs, but they tend not to show any more detail than here. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:01, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm convinced. I'm still unsure if in his rendering style these curtains he includes are part of the theater or part of the design, but in-terms of the needs here we have as much info as we can possibly have.--Found5dollar (talk) 15:01, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Set design by Philippe Chaperon for Act1 sc2 of Aida by Verdi 1871 Cairo - Gallica - Restored.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:04, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The main building of the National Library of Greece. It was designed by the Danish architect Theophil Freiherr von Hansen.
Reason
high quality photograph of a notable building and therefore high EV
Articles in which this image appears
National Library of Greece
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Der Wolf im Wald

Promoted File:Griechische Nationalbibliothek (Zuschnitt).jpg --Godot13 (talk) 20:49, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Interior of the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, Rome
Reason
One of the most beautiful churches of Rome
Articles in which this image appears
Santa Maria in Vallicella
FP category for this image
Places/Interiors
Creator
Livioandronico2013

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:34, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The copper statue of Liberty atop the Freedom Monument in Riga, which commemorates the fallen in the Latvian War of Independence. She holds three gilded stars representing the three cultural regions that united to form Latvia in 1918.
Reason
A good image of the most famous national symbol of Latvia. The statue is high up a column, meaning that she is difficult to photograph front-on without a very long zoom. We already have one featured picture of the monument, but that one shows the entire column with the statue only a minor detail. The two different images both have high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Freedom Monument, Kārlis Zāle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Smurrayinchester
Uploaded the 100% version. Must admit, the sky looks a lot better. Smurrayinchester 20:32, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Looking at it closer, the de-noise is excessive, it shows in the feet area and the stars. Also I don't see a benefit in reducing (scaling) the image size, it results in loss of details. Aside from the technical issues, I am undecided about significance of EV given we have a FP of the monument. Image complements existing FP, as a set. I like the composition, excellent background. I have to Weak oppose because of technical issues, sorry. Bammesk (talk) 00:56, 30 September 2016 (UTC) ...sidenote: I ran the original image through GIMP despeckle tool, set at 2 pixel radius, and thought it was an improvement, just one user's opinion. Bammesk (talk) 01:45, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:48, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A historic covered bridge in Michigan. This is a drone photo taken of a new prospective of the bridge. This is the longest covered bridge in Michigan now. That is listed on the Michigan Historic Place List
Reason
The image is of high technical standards, the image is of high resolution, I hope others think of it is the best images. Looking at the images of some bridges it seems to standout. It has a free licenses. It adds significant encyclopedic value to the article.
Articles in which this image appears
Langley Covered Bridge
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American history
Creator
jsgoodrich
  • I would disagree with your statement, this nomination is a better angle for sure. However the picture quality is not very good so I will also oppose, but I don't think the problem is with the framing. Mattximus (talk) 14:46, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:42, 8 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An aerial view of the Winter Palace (part of the Hermitage Museum) and Palace Square, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Reason
High quality, high EV (complete/dimensional view of the Winter Palace and adjacent Palace Square).
The combination of intermittent overcast skies, restricted to flying over the river, and no hovering, contribute to some technical flaws in this image. I hope it has the EV to compensate.
Articles in which this image appears
Winter Palace, Palace Square
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Godot13
Alt version (crop)
  • Support either as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 05:34, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ALTJobas (talk) 08:14, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unfortunate Oppose because of cut-off building at left - even if it doesn't belong to the Palace, the composition is badly limping because of it... --Janke | Talk 09:03, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Janke, but on a larger note, I have noticed many of these aerial views being nominated and promoted and I would say that in general I am against them. They show architecture from angles they were never meant to be seen, nor ever recognised by a person on the ground. They are "cool" but the encyclopedic value, I think, is reduced when it's impossible for a person to ever see it like that in real life. Mattximus (talk) 14:45, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • Mattximus- I understand your opposition in so far as you cite Janke. However your reasoning in being against aerial photographs and their reduced EV makes no sense to me at all. I agree, for Wikipedia FP, "cool" is not enough, but it is a bonus. To be able to illustrate an object, building, or place in a way that provides a different, rare, or unique scope or perspective is (to me at least) the goal of an encyclopedic image. Using the present image as an example (and I'm not trying to change your opposition to this particular image)- if a reader only had the first two images of the Winter Palace article to rely on (1 and 2), they may be left believing that the the building is basically rectangular in shape. Seeing the building from an aerial perspective (from angles they were never meant to be seen??) illustrates that the palace is actually square with a main courtyard and four smaller courtyards. Is a photo of Earth from the moon less encyclopedic because it is impossible (or highly unlikely) that a person will ever see it like that in real life?--Godot13 (talk) 17:14, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I can put it another way. If I saw this picture, then went walking around St. Petersburg, I would not be able to identify the winter palace. Architects do not design buildings (with some exceptions...[3]) to be seen from impossible angles such as from an airplane. Encyclopedic value would thus be much diminished, since the primary purpose for encyclopedic images is to be useful. Mattximus (talk) 18:29, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Winter Palace (crop).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:59, 11 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – San Stanislao dei Polacchi (Rome) - Ceiling
Reason
Beautiful ceiling
Articles in which this image appears
San Stanislao alle Botteghe Oscure
FP category for this image
Places/Interiors
Creator
Livioandronico2013

Promoted File:San Stanislao dei Polacchi (Rome) - Ceiling.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:51, 11 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The BMW S1000RR sport bike produced by BMW Motorrad. It was specifically designed to compete in the 2009 Superbike World Championship.
Reason
Very high quality studio shot that show of minute details of the bike. Very high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
BMW S1000RR
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Stefan Krause, Germany

Promoted File:BMW S1000 RR Studio.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:53, 11 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Juvenile European robin, lacking the red breast of the adult
Reason
FP on Commons, people might be surprised at a robin with no red colouring. High EV
Articles in which this image appears
European robin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:European robin (Erithacus rubecula) juvenile.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:54, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original Black-bellied whistling ducks in Tobago
Reason
FP on commons, shows social behavior and symmetry of swimming position
Articles in which this image appears
Black-bellied whistling duck
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Black-bellied whistling ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:03, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMichael Ancher, one of the Skagen Painters
Reason
Ancher has some fantastic self-portraits, of course, but I think a photograph is also useful alongside them.
Articles in which this image appears
Michael Ancher
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Michael Ancher portrætfoto 2 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:50, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – description by User:Balcer~commonswiki, [1]: Denver, Colorado. This photograph is taken from the top of the Colorado State Capitol, facing northwest looking down 16th St. The intersection of 16th and Broadway is in the foreground. The domed building on the left side is the Arapahoe County Courthouse, demolished in 1933. The Brown Palace Hotel is visible on the right side.
Reason
Historic panorama of Denver, Colorado, circa 1898 by notable explorer-photographer William Henry Jackson, restored, used in several articles. (Print edges aren't straight, so the PNG version has transparent borders.)
Articles in which this image appears
American frontier, Denver, History of Denver, Colorado 1870-2000, +3 more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
William Henry Jackson, restored by Bammesk
I used GIMP's hide-error tool, so to speak. Thanks for the vote. :-) Bammesk (talk) 02:41, 6 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Denver Colorado 1898 - LOC - restoration1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:15, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGilbert Stuart's iconic portrait of George Washington
Reason
High ev as lead image and amazing scan of the painting
Articles in which this image appears
Lansdowne portrait, Presidential portrait (United States), George Washinton, Presidency of George Washington
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Gilbert Stuart

Promoted File:Gilbert Stuart - George Washington - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:53, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Pietà (Perugino)
Reason
A Perugino's masterpiece
Articles in which this image appears
Pietà (Perugino)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Livioandronico2013

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:50, 15 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Rinaldi-designed Chesme Column is located at Catherine’s Park (Tsarskoye Selo), Saint Petersburg, Russia. The column commemorates the Russian naval victory in the Battle of Chesma.
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Chesme Column, Battle of Chesma, Victory column (the last two are not seven days, but they are nearly identical replacements)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Godot13

Promoted File:RUS-2016-Pushkin-Catherine Park-Chesme Column.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:38, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Ha-ha is an architectural landscaping element generally used to control the movement of livestock around large estates. As illustrated, the ha-ha keeps animals off the main lawn of the Hopetoun House while remaining unseen from the main house. An additional perspective can be seen here.
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Ha-ha
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture (not entirely sure)
Creator
Godot13

Promoted File:Scotland-2016-West Lothian-Hopetoun House 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:15, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The European mole (Talpa europaea) is a mammal of the order Eulipotyphla.
Reason
high quality photograph of a notable species, and therefore high EV
Articles in which this image appears
European mole (most EV), Eulipotyphla, Mole (animal), Talpa (genus), +16 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Archaeodontosaurus
  • Mattximus, looking at the image at full size for instance between (x,y)=(1650,2400) and (3650,1950), x,y relative to top left corner, the fur is blurry all along the border of the body (where the body meets the grey background). I think the blurriness is not associated with DOF of the lens, it is an artifact introduced in software during post processing (post processing for the purpose of isolating the body in order to introduce various backgrounds 1 2). Claw areas were isolated (in software) with more care, so there is no blurriness in claw areas. Bammesk (talk) 00:57, 10 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, there are 8 pictures stacked but are missing one more to cover the whole subject. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:05, 11 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Godot13: Yeah, I didn't realize that until after I voted. Sorry ... Daniel Case (talk) 03:05, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Daniel Case: Just kidding around...-Godot13 (talk) 04:23, 15 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Adam Cuerden (talk) 23:58, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Vision of St. John on Patmos
Reason
One of Correggio's masterpiece
Articles in which this image appears
Vision of St. John on Patmos
FP category for this image
Places/Interiors
Creator
Livioandronico2013

Promoted File:San Giovanni Evangelista (Parma) - Dome.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:21, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – German-American John Meints was tarred and feathered for not supporting war bonds during World War I.
Reason
Historical photograph with encylopedic value in illustrating tarring and feathering.
Articles in which this image appears
Tarring and feathering
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War I
Creator
From the National Archives and Records Administration, photographer unknown. Restored by User:Opencooper.
You are correct, it's not required. It's just my (ex-journalist's) opinion that the subject of an FP should be discussed, or at least explained, in the target article. Others may disagree. As far as adding EV, didn't this photo simply replace the unrestored version? In that case it doesn't add much visual information to the article. Sorry. Sca (talk) 15:24, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Okay I've added mention of Meints and another German to the 20th century section. As for your second point yes, but it's a restored version that meets a "high technical standard" unlike the original. Regardless, if that's your opinion, I respect that. Thanks for the elaboration. Opencooper (talk) 16:01, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:John Meintz, punished during World War I - NARA - 283633 - restored.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:04, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Royal Albert Hall - View from a central box in the Grand Tier
Reason
A 171 megapixel panorama of the Royal Albert Hall. Taken when the hall is open to visitors on the weekend of Open House London 2016. Normally public access is restricted only to events, and tripod photography is not allowed. The acoustic diffusing discs (mushrooms/flying-saucers) are lit by purple LED lamps in the gallery.
Articles in which this image appears
Royal Albert Hall
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Colin

Promoted File:Royal Albert Hall - Central View 169.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:55, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An ice shelf extending from Joinville Island into the Antarctic Sound near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Based on satellite images (Google Earth) dated four weeks before the photograph was taken, the distance from the closest mountain peak to the edge of the ice shelf is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km). The image was captured from a distance of 6 miles from the edge of the ice shelf using a 300mm lens. The height of the shelf edge at the waterline is almost 90 feet.
Alt1 – CSS image crop
Alt1 – CSS image crop
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Ice shelf, Antarctic Sound
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Godot13
  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 23:42, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – very nice image, good EV, but the thickness of the ice feels somewhat muted, I wish the image had more of a punch in highlighting the ice boundary (may be if the water was more blue, but given the location I know what I am asking for is a tall order!). I am undecided about supporting. Bammesk (talk) 14:05, 15 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • Bammesk- I understand, I figured this might be a bit of a long shot. The absolute enormity of the shelf is lost without some kind of anchor or reference point. While the ice extends from the mountain 6 miles, my position (using a 300mm lens) was 6 miles from the edge of the ice, so 12 miles from the mountains. Two things in conjunction could have improved it- a 600mm lens with some penguins for size reference. While I have no concrete visible evidence in this case, I would imagine the scale to look something like this.--Godot13 (talk) 00:13, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportJobas (talk) 16:02, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. An estimate of the height of the ice ledge or cliff in the middle distance would be good to include if at all possible. When I first looked at the picture I thought it was a few feet, perhaps even the size you could step up onto. It was a great surprise to me to learn, as suggested above, that it could actually be this big. 31.49.180.169 (talk) 17:34, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • Mathematical Question - Going back to the raw file I measured what appeared to be the tallest point of the ice edge on the left, center, and right of the image. Enlarging the image to 400% and counting pixels produced 0.683 inches, 0.387 inches, and 0.47 inches respectively. Knowing the distance from the camera to the ice edge was six miles, is there a mathematical way to calculate the height of the ice edge?--Godot13 (talk) 18:57, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
      • 6 times (36 divided by 300) = # of miles end to end in the horizontal direction of your raw image. 6 for the miles, 36 for the sensor, 300 for focal length. Bammesk (talk) 20:34, 16 October 2016 (UTC) ...Your raw image is 0,72 miles (or 3802 feet) end to end horizontally, then measure the ice height with respect to that (use the raw image, not crops). Bammesk (talk) 21:09, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
      • On the image description page, and on the caption on this page, it says "the distance from the edge of the ice-shelf to the first visible mountain peak is approximately six miles". With no other information, this may give the impression that the edge of the ice shelf is fairly close to the camera, at a distance that is not very signficant compared to six miles. However, I've just noticed in the comments above something that I overlooked earlier, that the distance from the camera to the ice-shelf is also six miles. I think it would be very desirable to add that information to the image description page, and possibly to the caption in the places that the image is used. To my eye, the edge of the ice-shelf appears much, much closer. Knowing it is six miles away helps to understand that it also must be very much higher than it appears. 31.49.180.169 (talk) 20:52, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - The maximum height of the edge of the ice shelf (taking the highest point in each third of the ice's edge) ranges from 50.8 to 89.6 feet high. This figure likely means that the comparison provided is roughly accurate for the low end of the range, and an underestimation at the high end.IF a (raw image) span of 0,72 miles wide (3802 feet or 45,624 inches) = 28.96 inches (by pixel count) --> 45,624/28.96 = X/0.683 (using the highest point measured) --> 28.96X = 45,624*0.683 --> then X = 1,076 inches or 89.6 feet.--Godot13 (talk) 22:48, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt1 – EV. Also how about adding something like this to the image description: "This image is captured at a distance of 6 miles from the ice-water boundary. At the boundary, ice shelf extends 50 to 90 feet above water." Bammesk (talk) 23:58, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Note, though, that Alt1 and the Original are the same file; I don't know how this affects User:Bammesk's vote. Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:11, 23 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:43, 23 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Map in English showing the silting evolution of Miletus Bay due to the alluvium brought by the Maeander River during Antiquity.
Reason
This is a beautiful and very informative map showing the progressive silting of Miletus Bay over the centuries by the Meander River. The image is an accessible SVG with a great deal of encyclopedic value.
Articles in which this image appears
Büyük Menderes River, Miletus, Mycale, 8+
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Sting

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:52, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Port of Castelorizo Island, Dodecanese, Greece
Reason
Stumbled upon this gem. Wonderful photo of a port in a Greek island not too many people know about. It's located in a very interesting spot (check it out on a map). So yeah, EV is great.
Articles in which this image appears
Kastellorizo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Chris Vlachos

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:18, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAuguste de Montferrand’s Monument to Nicholas I, in Saint Isaac's Square, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Monument to Nicholas I, Auguste de Montferrand
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Godot13

Promoted File:RUS-2016-SPB-Monument to Nicholas I of Russia.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:03, 29 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The County Palatine of Lancashire in 1610
Reason
A fine copy of a fine map. Beautifully done.
Articles in which this image appears
County palatine, History of Lancashire +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Jodocus Hondius and John Speed, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Lancashire 1610 Speed Hondius - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:57, 30 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Poster for Arthur Pinero's The Magistrate at the Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre in 1885
Reason
A nice example of a theatrical poster
Articles in which this image appears
The Magistrate (play)
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Clement-Smith & Co. (London, England) - Restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Magistrate 1885 - Weir Collection - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:54, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGeorge Washington Carver
Reason
Dealing with photographs in sepia of rarely-photographed skintones can be awkward to adjudicate, but I think it's clear that A. George Washington Carver was very much on the darker side of the African-American spectrum, and we don't want to conceal that, but B. We could go a little lighter to deal with issues people were having where the details were disappearing - probably due to poorly-calibrated monitors, but we can't expect every one to be perfect. So, I've upped things slightly, but tried to be sensitive to the issues. (Previous noms: 1 2)
Articles in which this image appears
George Washington Carver (stable lead image), many others.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Unknown photographer; Restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:George Washington Carver c1910 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:59, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Smolny Institute was constructed from 1806–08 to house the female-only Institute for Noble Maidens, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Smolny Institute, Institute for Noble Maidens
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Godot13
Chris-I have no problem following your advice, but I will need to create an ALT file as the original has a notation in the commons file that it may still be live in WLM Russia 2016...--Godot13 (talk) 20:50, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:RUS-2016-SPB-Smolny Institute 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:36, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]