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Original – Structure diagram of the human heart. Blue components indicate de-oxygenated blood pathways and red components indicate oxygenated blood pathways.
Reason
This was previously nominated by User:Makeemlighter here and was closed with no quorum. The diagram has evolved a bit and thought might give it another try. Issues raised by Jjron have been fixed if not improved.
Articles in which this image appears
Human heart, Heart, Ventricle (heart), Chordae tendineae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
ZooFari

Suspend until reference fixed. Makeemlighter (talk) 01:20, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 Fixed Updated sources and fixed gradient errors. ZooFari (talk) 05:06, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
When I click through past the image page the backing of the left atrium disappears (visible on image page). Can someone check this? --jjron (talk) 15:29, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. I have also changed the gradient above the semilunar valve leading up into the pulmonary arteries to make it more "hole-like". You may compare between the versions and re-evaluate (if procedures here allow it). ZooFari (talk) 04:32, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Back to voting for a few more days. Makeemlighter (talk) 01:40, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Heart diagram-en.svg --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:21, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A photograph of Egyptian activist Kamal Abbas taken during labor rights protests in 2010
Reason
A high resolution, very good quality, freely licensed photograph of Kamal Abbas, arguably one of the most important figures of the Egyptian labor movement and a prominent labor rights activist during Hosni Mubarak's reign.
Articles in which this image appears
Kamal Abbas
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Hossam el-Hamalawy - Modified/Uploaded by Jbarta


Not Promoted --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 13:27, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Closed due to evidence of canvassing. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 13:27, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Additional comment: I considered commenting that this should be left to run its course and canvassed votes discounted, but discounting every new user's vote on the suspicion that they may have been canvassed through unseen means, seemed the wrong thing to do, so it might be better to speedy close this without prejudice, not least because some people are now opposing because of the canvassing rather than giving consideration to the picture's merits. I do, therefore, recommend that this not be re-run in the near future as we may end up in the same situation again. I hope that those who canvassed will consider in earnest that FPC is not a popularity contest, but an objectivity-driven attempt to elect images of particularly high quality and encyclopaedic value. As we all try to uphold the highest standards in avoiding cultural bias (*looks around*), the possibility exists that this would have been promoted in the absence of canvassing. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 13:47, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The Treskilling Yellow holds the record for being the highest sold stamp in the world in a auction
Reason
High Ev, featured in commons,
Articles in which this image appears
Treskilling Yellow, Postage stamps and postal history of Sweden, David Feldman (philatelist), Philipp von Ferrary
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
sv:P.A. Sparre

Suspended pending clarification on digitization. Makeemlighter (talk) 01:39, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gul tre skilling banco.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:27, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Tombs of Henry II of France and his wife Catherine de' Medici in Basilica of St Denis, Paris
Alt 1. Some chroma and luminance noise reduction have been applied.
Reason
Trying again, after the last time a half voter was missing
Articles in which this image appears
Henry II of France, Basilica of St Denis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Roi Boshi
  • Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 21:34, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Added Alt 1 with reduced noise levels. O.J. (talk) 03:20, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Sorry, I withheld from voting last time, but I guess if it's coming back I may as well comment. I do quite like the composition, but I find this all a bit murky to be honest; I understand that this in difficult lighting conditions and better lighting may be very difficult, but it honestly doesn't quite do it for me. Some of the other images linked on the image page, while possibly done using on-camera flash, show that better lighting may be possible, and would also bring up truer colours. Couple that with the limited extent of the image - we can't see the whole tombs, only the top third or so, Catherine is well and truly out of focus, and even the lower shoulders and 'bed' of poor old Henry are gone, and it doesn't quite make it for me. --jjron (talk) 05:57, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose also... There's a lot of chromatic aberration (I believe that's the term!) going on throughout the image, such that at 100% much of the image is red and green. I guess this is a result of the high ISO used but is still not ideal. Additionally, I'd prefer an angle something like this to show all of both of the tombs. Nikthestoned 16:53, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps seen as boring, but of far greater encyclopedic value, in my opinion. Nikthestoned 09:24, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:28, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Today's POTD caption is as follows: The Machinery Hall at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, USA was designed by C. V. Kerr of Patten & Fisher and built in 1901. In 2004, the building was recognized as a Chicago Landmark.
Reason
I saw this was the Commons POTD today and it is a Chicago building. It has been reshot and corrected since Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/IIT Machinery Hall in 2010.
Articles in which this image appears
Illinois Institute of Technology, Douglas, Chicago, Romanesque Revival architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Campus, List of Illinois Institute of Technology buildings
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Jovianeye

Promoted File:IIT Machinery Hall.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:31, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPachira aquatica in fruit
Edit 1 Cooler colors
Reason
A very nice image, valuable to the article Pachira aquatica
Articles in which this image appears
Pachira aquatica
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Lycaon

Promoted File:Pachira aquatica (fruit) edit1.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:36, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The poster for The Farmer's Daughters, a 1976 pornographic film by Taurus Productions
Reason
High quality PD film poster, interesting cover art (great catchline for a porno as well).
Articles in which this image appears
The Farmer's Daughters
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Employee(s) of Taurus Productions, restoration by PawełMM

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:12, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Film poster for the 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat
Reason
High quality reproduction of (admittedly fairly simple) film poster for a very notable pornographic film. I prefer the one with a handjob, but one without hands is available too.
Articles in which this image appears
Deep Throat (film), Golden Age of Porn
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Employee(s) of Bryanston Pictures or a subsidary, restored by Quibik
  • To quote myself below "Our personal taste in the art style in something such as a movie poster or artwork should generally not be considered, but the quality of the reproduction. The reason being that the EV is derived from its representation of the subject of an article". This is the same reason that a quality reproduction of Campbell's Soup Cans (if it were freely licensed) could be a FP despite having a fairly simple subject matter. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:03, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's not quite the same; this image isn't a famous piece of artwork, it's an image that was used to accompany a famous piece of "art" work. The noted work is the film, not the poster. J Milburn (talk) 08:18, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Crisco, by your reasoning, every quality reproduction of any two dimensional work that has encyclopedic value is deserving of featured picture status. Why is this image any more deserving than other similar images? Regarding the image quality, looking at other versions of this image both here and on the web, I believe I'm accurate in making my criticisms about the colors and lightness. If you disagree, please tell me why. – JBarta (talk) 10:04, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • @J Milburn: Gotcha. I was considering the one which is essentially lines and squares, but I couldn't remember it's title.
@Jbarta: Would I support a faithful copy of the cover of The White Album? Probably not... probably. Would go great for April fool's day though. For this, I think it's complicated enough to deserve input. As for the colouring comments, I will upload an alt when I can get to a web cafe. This laptop doesn't have the proper software and my one that does died while I was at RecentChangesCamp in Canberra. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:30, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you look at the original scan/photo you'll see the photo of the woman is blown up halftone. The image quality of the poster itself is is somewhat low (at least by modern standards) and the scan just picked that up. The image was subsequently edited to minimize the halftone effect (among other things). The current image is an improvement, but still suffers from being a mediocre quality poster. Actually, a case could be made that because of the smoothing of the halftone, the current image is not a faithful reproduction of the original poster. – JBarta (talk) 18:32, 27 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:12, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Layout scheme of Su-25, source for information on description page
Reason
Awesome diagram which complements the schematics well. Currently (25 January) POTD on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Sukhoi Su-25
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Altoing
  • Oppose This is an excellent drawing but it needs labelling of the components being shown. The value of a line drawing over a photo is that this kind of annotation is possible. Therefore to me this falls down on EV. - Zephyris Talk 12:10, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I had considered that as well. The more I thought about it however, the more I thought labels would simply add unnecessary clutter to an otherwise clean & handsome line drawing. Do you really need labels to tell you things like WING, TAIL, SEAT & ENGINE? I think it's a drawing just meant to be looked over and taken in. Labels would be more useful in more detailed drawings of components or sections rather than the entire plane. At least that's my thought. – JBarta (talk) 12:40, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The new usage of the image certainly improves the EV greatly. - Zephyris Talk 20:44, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Can I suggest this probably could do with better article usage to improve EV? At the moment it's buried a heck of a long way down in its single article, but more concerning is that it doesn't even have a caption (much less a good caption). Re the source, is that English version actually in English? And I've noted the reply above about labelling, but I'm rather concerned that apart from not having a caption, that this contains absolutely no information about it on the image page, other than the name of the plane. All that may be acceptable on Commons, but for the 'pedias, I reckon it should be better. --jjron (talk) 15:37, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per my comments above. OK, so I just looked this bad boy up on Russian Wikipedia and over there it has fantastic article usage - have a look for yourself. Fully labelled in beautiful detail in its own section, with links directly off the image to related articles; great! I would definitely support that. Here though, it's simply been dumped down the arse-end of the related article, and that I can't support for a B&W line diagram. Sorry. Give me that Russian style EV and I'll happily change to support. --jjron (talk) 15:46, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per jjron - the usage in that Russian Wikipedia article section is superb, the usage in the English one is... not. Nikthestoned 16:42, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per updated usage. One point though, I'm pretty sure Protivoblikovochny shield is a mistranslation! Nikthestoned 10:50, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I've noted a lot of similarities between the diagram and that on pages 218–219 from the book Modern Battlefield Warplanes. The one in the book has colours and weapons, but there are detailed similarities between the two. --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 07:18, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sukhoi Su-25 kompo vers2.svg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 08:26, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Since Sp33dyphil asked for particular comment: As Nick-D's earlier comment hints, it's unlikely to be a straight scan, especially in SVG format, and it would be difficult to create a free derivative such as this and not have it look similar to a textbook version that is trying to do the same thing, with the same model of airplane. So with Altoing citing a different source here than the one Sp33dyphil claims, and with Commons having happily promoted this to FP (plus long-term history of contributions from Altoing), in the absence of further evidence that this was a closer kind of reproduction than we're allowed, I consider the point solved. Let us know if anything new surfaces. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 09:04, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Illustration of the photographic technique of Panning (camera), in which the moving subject is kept in the centre of the camera framing, causing the background to blur. In this photo a low shutter speed of 1/40 s was used, making the body and legs of the hen blur too, which adds to the feeling of motion (and panic of the hen).
Reason
Illustrates camera panning clearly using an original subject. The motion blur in most of the hen's body and legs adds to the feeling of motion
Articles in which this image appears
Panning (camera)
FP category for this image
Birds and Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Alvesgaspar (talk)
  • Info -- A second try as I wasn't satisfied with the outcome of the first (here) and believe that the picture deserves the distinction. Not for its cutness (which certainly helps) but mainly because of its ev. Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:37, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as nominator --Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:34, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • The image has minimal EV though. It's only in one article and it replaced an image that, in my opinion, better illustrated the concept of panning. There are some things I don't find attractive in this image in particular. The background does not have that horizontal crisp "panning feel" that is appealing in the former image of the article (and lead image) The low shutter speed has made the subject underexposed or less appealing contrast. Since the chicken moves up and down, I'm not sure if it is a good subject to use for illustrating panning. What's the rebuttal to the opinions in the previous nomination? ZooFari (talk) 03:36, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per all the reasons given in the mentioned previous nom (and above). I feel these are all better illustrations of panning. (and 2 are already FPs...) Nikthestoned 10:32, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose and recommend booting it out of the panning article. The previous picture was much better. Clegs (talk) 11:48, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This picture already represents camera panning as a featured picture. That picture is IMO far better to represent the article. This nominated picture is alright (i guess...), but it doesn't really represent camera panning that well. I can take a picture like this by pointing my camera at my dog (while she is running) and taking a quick picture. Its just not a good representative picture, and i don't feel it is really the best picture Wikipedia has to offer on this subject. Dusty777 (talk) 21:08, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Per above and my comments in the previous nom (which I think are still valid!). File:2007 swifts creek lawnmower races05.jpg is IMO a far superior example of panning and shouldn't have been replaced by this in the article. --Fir0002 04:26, 27 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 21:26, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Black-faced female impalas (Aepyceros melampus petersi) drinking from a water hole named "Kalkheuwel Bore Hole" in Etosha National Park, Namibia
Reason
why you think it meets the FPC criteria and should be featured (check criteria first)
Articles in which this image appears
Impala
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Alchemist-hp

Promoted File:Aepyceros melampus petersi female 8014.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 21:31, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The Saint-Jacques Tower in Paris. Built 1509-23, it was restored by architect Théodore Ballu between 1854-58. This photograph was taken after the restoration, around 1867 by Charles Soulier.
Reason
Very good illustration of the tower, pictured right after the restoration by Théodore Ballu carried out between 1854-58. It provides also an excellent illustration of the square surrounding it and its users.
Articles in which this image appears
Saint-Jacques Tower, Théodore Ballu
FP category for this image
Architecture
Creator
Charles Soulier

Promoted File:La Tour St. Jacques La Boucherie à Paris ca. 1867.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:13, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A close-up picture of a male Impala
Reason
Nice picture of a male Impala. Close up, decent EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Impala
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Joachim Huber Muhammad

Not Promoted --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 20:03, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The canopy in Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in the Malaysian Sabah District of North Borneo.
Reason
An image of a forest canopy which illustrates how the treetops pack closely together to capitalise on sunlight.
Articles in which this image appears
Canopy (biology)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants
Creator
God_Emperor
  • Not counting edits related to the current FP candidate being added, the article has had 2 edits since the beginning of November. It's not an actively written article, so anything you put up will stay for an indefinite amount of time. Clegs (talk) 10:09, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:30, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Starry Night, an 1889 painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. It measures 73.7 cm × 92.1 cm (29 in × 36¼ in)
Reason
Easily one of Van Gogh's most recognizable works, this faithful reproduction from the Google Art Project is of high resolution and good quality. EV for both the painting and the artist is through the roof.
Articles in which this image appears
The Starry Night, Google Art Project, and several others.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Vincent van Gogh
  • Unable to open the link (dunno why), I can't know for sure. But since it comes from a wallpaper website, the file there may have been retouched before publication. As for a reason to use this one... it's pretty much guaranteed to be an accurate representation of the painting as it was at the time of digitization, and the resolution is much better. Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:16, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nope! 1280x800 and it has substantial parts cropped off. You cannot be serious. Sorry, but please keep in mind that we should choose encyclopedic value and authenticity over sexed-up flickerized saturation fests any time. --Dschwen 14:51, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Van Gogh - Starry Night - Google Art Project.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 12:43, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a small note to this: I raised the resolution to 30,000 pixels wide, and also uploaded the full gigapixel image as a set of four tile images, so any lovers of high resolution should feel free to have another look :-) Dcoetzee 09:24, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalKorean pop girl group Girls' Generation: (left to right) Kim Tae-yeon, Kim Hyo-yeon, Seo Joo-hyun, Choi Soo-young, Im Yoona, Jessica Jung, Tiffany Hwang, Sunny Lee, and Kwon Yuri
Reason
High EV (currently lede picture in band's article) and gives fairly equal prominence to each member. Not blatantly advertorial, although admittedly from an advertising campaign. Personally, I like the lighting and the posing is decent.
Articles in which this image appears
Girl's Generation, Girl group
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
LG (via flickr)
I have a strange feeling that my 11-year-old students could do a better job at that than either of us. On it anyway. Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:29, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
ID done, cap updated —Eustress talk 23:38, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've put requests in at two different places, and am liable to bring this to a lesson on Thursday (I wasn't kidding about my students knowing better than me about this). I've tentatively id'd two. Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:05, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Surely there should be some pundits out there... Brandmeister t 21:28, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Tentatively identified using these three pages. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:58, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Is it worth just asking two or three of the article regulars on their talkpages? A few have edited multiple times in the last couple of weeks, so are active and perhaps know the band well. A consensus of opinions would also be good. --jjron (talk) 14:54, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sent two messages. Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:35, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Crisco jumped the gun. I was assuaging the ID and English-language issues for the file name on Commons -- both of which are now resolved. I've updated the image file name and the image caption. —Eustress talk 23:38, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
What colour issues do you see? On this web-cafe monitor and mine at home, the colours look okay. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:58, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I feel it's too red.   ■ MMXX  talk  22:51, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Does anyone else feel its too red? Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:25, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think this effect was made intentionally by the photographer, as the colours become gradually stronger the more your eyes move to the left.--♫GoP♫TCN 18:39, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think it was quite intentional too, and I don't find it too strong or a problem. Product photography has a bit more liberty when it comes to artistic expression. As has been argued before, it's this artistic expression of the 'product' that is actually part of the EV in my opinion. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:31, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. Don't know how it ended up like that; perhaps Eutress' internet is like my satellite modem - compresses things of its own accord. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:07, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, not sure what happened on my end. —Eustress talk 17:30, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Girls Generation 2012.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 12:48, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A MG PA, only produced from 1934-35, and only 2000 were made.
Reason
Beautiful picture of a rare type of car, nice detail.
Articles in which this image appears
MG P-type, Düsseldorfer_Automobil-_und_Motorsport-Club_05
FP category for this image
Land Vehicles
Creator
Spurzem
Background are two historic roller blinds of garages in the old paddock at Nürburgring. -- Spurzem (talk) 14:46, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If only people used [[:File:Image.jpg]] ;) --Muhammad(talk) 14:50, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 19:00, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ich frage mich, wie sich die englischen Kritiker ein gutes Foto von einem MG vorstellen oder was ihnen an dem “abgeschmetterten” Bild nicht gefällt. Einer meinte “it could be much better”. But what should be much better? (Please excuse me that I can not say all this exactly in English.) -- Spurzem (talk) 21:46, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A mooncake, one of the traditional Chinese bakery products.
Edit 1 - smoother selection edges, remade from original.
Original background
Reason
An adequate photo, taken at fortunate angle.
Articles in which this image appears
Mooncake
FP category for this image
Food and drink
Creator
Lybil BER
  • Support as nominator --Brandmeister t 14:12, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose -- Technical aspects: Blown highlights on the cake, heavily visible. Aesthetic aspects: Looks poor on a plain white background, a little context would be better. Encyclopedic aspects: I'd prefer something at least hinting at how it is consumed (those don't quite look like the mooncakes available here, but then Mrs. Crisco bought green ones...) Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:09, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:58, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRaphael's portrait of his friend, the humanist Baldassare Castiglione.
Reason
High resolution and EV; notable artist and notable work. Deceptively simple looking, yet quite impressive.
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, Baldassare Castiglione, and several others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Raphael

Promoted File:Balthazar Castiglione, by Raffaello Sanzio, from C2RMF retouched.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:02, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPersepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BCE).UNESCO declared the citadel of Perspolis a World Heritage Site in 1979. Tachara palace which was built under Darius I, and the Imperial treasury which was started by Darius in 510 BC and finished by Xerxes in 480 BC.
Reason
High resolution, Ancient palace, Featured in Persian Wiki
Articles in which this image appears
Persepolis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Mamad
This is the user's fourth edit; all 4 of user's edits have been within the past 3 days SpencerT♦C 03:52, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per above + fishy supports from other users --Muhammad(talk) 05:22, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm a little worry about this matter that the others think that there exists a canvassing because of attendance of some Iranian users. I don't know about the others, but I saw this page quite randomly, anyway you can ignore my vote if you feel it's a kind of Canvass. Regards ●Mehran Debate08:39, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support exact frame, historical and ancient photo, beautiful symmetry-like picture, acceptable resolution, nice color and synchronous background, narrator of interior palace of Persepolis, essential and deserving for Wiki Pedia! Alborzagros (talk) 10:03, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose -- Poor framing, geometric distortion, poor image quality. I don't like the national canvassing either. Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:13, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per above. Are the metal bars on the left side a permanent feature, or did there happen to be restoration work going on at the time the picture happened to be taken? I hasten to point out that we would love, love, love to have a featured-picture-quality picture of this monument, but this picture isn't it. Spikebrennan (talk) 14:39, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
the metal are bars on the left side is permanent! Mamad TALK —Preceding undated comment added 17:48, 30 January 2012 (UTC).[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:07, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalUSS Arizona (BB-39), Port Bow, before being modernized at Norfolk Naval Shipyard between 4 May 1929 and January 1930 see glossary
Reason
High EV and good quality.
Articles in which this image appears
USS Arizona (BB-39)
FP category for this image
Vehicles/Water
Creator
Unknown
Please see comment by User:Sturmvogel 66 at file's talk page.   ■ MMXX  talk  01:16, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sturm also concers on the file's talk page that the ship is anchored and not underway.
I understand the difference, however, she appears to have an anchor line or mooring line coming from her left bow. According to your link, she would then not be considered 'under way'. Clegs (talk) 10:31, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sturm is right on that. I don't think there's any way to tell where the photo is taken unless we find a distinguishing feature that was only on the ship for a very short period of time, which we could then link with a place. Also, OOC, what do you people of adding back some of the sky and water that was cropped from the top and bottom? Right now it seems too narrow to me (I was the one who originally cropped it, but now I'm rethinking the crop) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:09, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I like the crop the way it is. It's very aesthetically balanced. Clegs (talk) 10:28, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I too prefer this crop, it is better for the article and has better EV than original image.   ■ MMXX  talk  22:26, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Arizona (BB39) Port Bow, Underway - NARA - 5900075 - 1930.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:26, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or NM82) is the prototype nearby starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The starburst galaxy is five times as bright as the whole Milky Way and one hundred times as bright as our galaxy's center. This image is shown in invisible infrared and X-ray spectrums: Spitzer photographed it in infrared, which shows dust emission, and Chandra photographed it in X-ray (showing mostly synchrotron emissions from fast electrons). The X-ray emission is shown in the blue parts.(from article)
ALT – This mosaic image is the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of M82.
Reason
Both are of high quality and very striking. The previous nomination was... well, it needs to be read to be understood. Suffice it to say I think a set nomination would work better, although I prefer the true colour image if we must pick only one. This nomination was made after a comment by Extra on my talk page.
Articles in which this image appears
Both together on Messier 82. Individually on another 7 articles.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA
  • Oppose. Call me ignorant, but in the grand scheme of things this is just another pretty NASA shot like many others we have seen on this page. I'd rather see something new and unique getting the FP badge here. --Dschwen 15:40, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pardon? But how else would one represent this galaxy? Would you oppose all bird pictures because "we have enough birds"? Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:34, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Really, you won't get across such space pics of such quality anywhere, as you seemed to take it. --Extra 999 (Contact me) 09:32, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is certainly an issue here, but the answer would be to encourage alternative kinds of images, not hold back the usual. If it was found, for comparison, that proportionally far fewer women were getting into universities, I'm sure plenty of people would support measures to support and encourage women who are applying; I doubt many would support turning down men who would otherwise have been offered a place. J Milburn (talk) 16:55, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Dschwen's opposition is poorly informed. Just because objects are in space does not mean they have EV for the same reason. The only FPs that have marginally overlapping EV with this image are the 10-odd galaxy pictures. However, none of these illustrates a starburst galaxy (except the obviously anomalous Antenna galaxies). M82's status as the prototype for this important galaxy class gives it strong and unique EV. As Crisco says, Dschwen is equating eagles and ostriches. Fallingmasonry (talk) 18:17, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:M82 HST ACS 2006-14-a-large web.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 11:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The view of Mount Everest, Lhotse, and surrounding mountains from a Druk Air flight. The plane is south of Everest, therefore viewing the south face of Lhotse and Everest.
Edit 1 – Tilt adjusted per comments
Edit 2 - Tilt, sRGB converted, red and green rescued, more width preserved, annotation transferred.
Reason
A striking view of Mount Everest and another of the other highest peaks in the world, Lhotse, giving a good idea of the topography around it for extra EV
Articles in which this image appears
List of highest mountains, Mount Everest, and one more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Shrimpo1967 from Flickr. Edited by Durova
Also, the image on Commons is annotated. Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:22, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support In-nomination. Dusty777 (talk) 23:35, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mount Everest as seen from Drukair2 PLW edit.jpg --Julia\talk 20:14, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A watercolor painter working in Italy.
Reason
It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive and aesthetically pleasing depiction of this subject. It was promoted on Commons as early as 2007 and had rather enthusiastic support.
Articles in which this image appears
Watercolor painting
FP category for this image
Culture and lifestyle and/or Artwork/Others
Creator
Dongio

Promoted File:Dolceacqua43 - Artista locale mentre dipinge un acquarello.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Lasseter Highway in Australia's Northern Territory, looking east toward Erldunda
Reason
Good quality with nice colours. Although minimalist, it has EV as it is representative of large swathes of Australia's Northern Territory. As far as I can tell, our nearest FP is over 1000 km away. Similarly we do not have any FP Landscapes that are anything like this.
Articles in which this image appears
Lasseter Highway, Northern Territory, Perspective (visual)
FP category for this image
Landscapes
Creator
99of9
  • Comment Please can you explain what you mean by very heavy artifacts, and where you see them? Had your download completed? I do not expect any compression artifacts, because both times it was saved from RAW at JPG-100%. Nor can I see any artifacts. Caption improved. I'll consider sharpening once I understand what you meant by "very heavy compression artifacts". --99of9 (talk) 00:00, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, the compression artifacts i thought i saw, was due to the rocks in the foreground and the asphalt on the road giving the appearance of artifacts (if you look close enough, you should see what i mean). Dusty777 (talk) 16:53, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not enough of the scene is in focus God EmperorTalk 20:01, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Composition leaves much to be desired sadly. I love scenes like this, so I kinda wish this were executed better. Essentially, the image doesn't flow, or carry the eye well. My eye is first drawn to the barren and slightly washed-out horizon, which, in a setting like this, is very disconcerting: it can appear tilted due to the slightest screen distortion, and if the horizon appears tilted, it really taints the shot. As for the highway, it simply enters the frame at an arbitrary vertical point and slices the shot with no apparent deliberateness. The flow that does exist (which is inherent with any road picture) brings the eye to another arbitrary and poorly placed point at the far top-right. Overall, I don't feel like I'm in the setting as I should for an excellent highway photo; instead I'm certain at once that I'm looking at a screen. I'm happy to see it's a QI over at commons, though, as it's definitely interesting and covers a poorly illustrated area. Juliancolton (talk) 01:30, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Where's the road? I mean, I see it, but it's not prominent enough in a picture supposed to illustrate the road. Opposing on composition grounds. --Rschen7754 03:01, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I actually like the composition as an Abstract image, but it doesn't help the EV - the subject appears to be the tire tracks in the foreground. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:50, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I've read through the opposes, but still think that the picture could be an FP. It's bold and seems at first to convey almost surreal natural beauty, but then it's evident that humankind has left its heavy footprint (or tire tracks) on a road it's built across the plain. I'd actually like to see this on our Main Page. dci | TALK 04:42, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:40, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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File:GRAPPECPA10.JPG
OriginalCPA 10 from a Puma using Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique
Reason
Good, clear composition; good contrast; illustrates the subject in a compelling way, making the viewer want to know more.
Articles in which this image appears
Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction, Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique, Commandement des Opérations Spéciales
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Commons User:Kajaibai

Not promoted - image has been deleted as apparent copyvio. --jjron (talk) 13:32, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Hindu god of war Murugan is seated on his vehicle, the peacock with his wives Valli and Deivayanai. A signed painting by the Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma (1848 - 1906), who was known for his depictions of Hindu deities and other mythological subjects.
Brightened Edit 1.
Reason
Featured picture at Commons and well illustrates the iconography of Murugan and painting style of Raja Ravi Varma
Articles in which this image appears
Murugan, Valli, Deivayanai, Kaumaram, Peafowl, Shashthi, Vahana, Arumuka Navalar
FP category for this image
Artwork/paintings
Creator
Raja Ravi Varma

so whats wrong with Shri Shanmukha Subramania Swami by Raja Ravi Varma.the term murugan is very regional.i think the pan indian term is kartikeya (which is also used by tamils).i had raied this issue on the article of the hindu deity whose painting this is.even western scholars mostly refer to him as kartikeya.some use skanda and kumara too. Pernoctator (talk) 16:36, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing is wrong with "Shri Shanmukha Subramania Swami", but I just saying the current title is correct too.--Redtigerxyz Talk 16:49, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

say yes or no.otherwise i won't go ahead.also i would like comments on Murugan title being changed to kartikeya.i have raised the issue on the talk page.Pernoctator (talk) 16:55, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Murugan by Raja Ravi Varma.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 19:37, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Temple Square, Salt Lake City, 1899
Reason
Clean photochrom with good quality and high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Temple Square
FP category for this image
Places/Architecture
Creator
William Henry Jackson; Retouched by User:Tom dl

Promoted File:Temple Square, Salt Lake City, 1899 retouched.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:42, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLeonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, from the early 1500s.
Reason
High resolution, EV is through the roof (famous artist and one of the world's most famous paintings)
Articles in which this image appears
Mona Lisa and 20 more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Leonardo da Vinci, digitized by Center for Research and Restoration of Museums of France and retouched by Dcoetzee

Promoted File:Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, from C2RMF retouched.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 13:27, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Compelling view of iconic skyscrapers. Also of good resolution, fair quality, and well-exposed, considering how tricky that highly reflective glass would probably be.
Articles in which this image appears
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, Deutsche Bank, List of tallest buildings in the European Union, 1984 in architecture
FP category for this image
Places/Architecture
Creator
Jürgen Matern
  • It might work for the towers, but shots from the ground would not be able to sufficiently include the rather unusual bases of the buildings, which is an essential part of the EV. Julia\talk 15:48, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Twintowers of Deutsche Bank Headquarter in Frankfurt a.M..jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 12:49, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Coriander flowers
Reason
The flower has a 'wow' effect. High clarity image of coriander flower. Adds significant value to the below mentioned article
Articles in which this image appears
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander and another 15 wiki pages
FP category for this image
Plants/Flowers
Creator
H. Zell

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:00, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Reason
Large clear image of a notable subject.
Articles in which this image appears
Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, Holy of Holies (LDS Church)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Diliff
Recolored version Alt 1

The original is used in Temple Square and Holy of Holies (LDS Church), and Alt 1 is used in the Salt Lake Temple article. Alt 1 is recolored.

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:09, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]




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Original – The Exelero is a high-performance sports car designed by German luxury car manufacturer Maybach.
Reason
Nice pic of a nice car. Since each bird species can have a FP, then this car model can.
Articles in which this image appears
Maybach Exelero, Maybach
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Simon Davison

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:09, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A 'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite - Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on January 4, 2012. This view results from a height of the satellite which is about 513 miles (826 km) above the surface of the Earth. Because of such a low orbit, the whole hemisphere is visible, and horizon is in a distance of only about 2,050 miles (3,300 km) while the radius of our planet is 3,958 miles (6,370 km). The diameter of horizon seen from such a height is about 125 deg.
Alt-1 Possible better proportions
Reason
Excellent quality! Not many pictures of the western hemisphere of this type, high EV, Great picture.
Articles in which this image appears
The Blue Marble, Suomi NPP
FP category for this image
Featured pictures/Space/Looking back
Creator
National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)
Blieusong, clarify this for me. You are opposing because of wrong proportions of the continents, yet you don't see this problem in the picture? (That doesn't make sense.) The Featured Picture Criteria doesn't say anywhere that you can judge your vote just because of something someone else says about the picture. I don't see what the guys over at Commons are referring to. I have never gone to space so I wouldn't know how the continents are proportioned. Dusty777 (talk) 18:06, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've never been to space (unlikely to ever happen) but I've already looked at globes and America doesn't look like this wherever I look at them from. I don't follow other judgements recklessly, my reference to Commons was only for information. I also just opened a google earth and tried to find a point of view which would mimick the candidate. I haven't been successful so far, but would be happy to see a proof of the contrary. Note that I assumed this is view simulating what one would see from space (which I guess is what most would do, and not take it as a result of specific projection). - Blieusong (talk)
  • Comment -- There is nothing wrong with mapping, as already explained in Commons (see here: [13]). The cause for the apparent distortion is the small altitude of the camera, making the horizon closer and the field of view shorter. That is why I find this picture interesting and deserving the FP status. But not before an explanation is given both in the picture file and in the caption. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 10:28, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • It should be much more clear that this isn't a view of the planet but the result of some projection is a result of a close view of earth with a very large FOV. As it, it's very misleading. - Blieusong (talk) 19:07, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Large FOV? To simulate the distance the Suomi NPP satellite is from earth, hold a ball that is 10 inches (25 centimeters) in diameter about 5/8ths (1 1/2 centimeters) from your face. That is how far Suomi NPP is away from the earth, and that should give a good example how large the FOV that the VIIRS instrument (the instrument that took the picture(s)) has (Link for verification). According to NASA, the pictures that compose the main picture, were taken over 6 orbits of the satellite going around the earth. There is no "very large FOV" due to the fact that the whole picture wasn't taken at once, but is actually composed of many pictures. Dusty777 (talk) 23:19, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Neutral Support Both Support Only original per Blieusong and Dusty 777. Took me a little to see what you were talking about, but you'r right, it does make it look like North America takes up over half the earth. Clegs (talk) 12:51, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

:::Look this over again later, but for now the explanation is enough for me to change to Neutral. Clegs (talk) 12:09, 10 February 2012 (UTC) ::::Now that I am actually educated on what's going on, both of them would make good FPs. Clegs (talk) 12:28, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

After examining the alt closer, the white streaks bug me. I really need to stop doing this in bits and snatches in the middle of the night. Makes for very disjointed logic. Clegs (talk) 08:06, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your feedback, but could you please not use my comments as a reason to oppose this particular nomination? Don't want to confuse people since i am the nominator =D. Dusty777 (talk) 17:53, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Re: Perspective. This image is totally accurate in its representation of the size of North America, and you can test it at home:
Find a globe, shut one eye, and hold it about 6 inches from your face while looking at North America.
Open Google Earth, zoom in so the globe completely fills the window, spin it to find North America.
This is the view you would see of the Earth if you were ~7000km up and looking at the planet with the naked eye or a typical normal-zoom camera. - Zephyris Talk 14:46, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Info The perspective is explained quite clearly on the description page (perhaps some of this information should be included in the caption?): This view results from a height of the satellite which is about 826 km above the surface of the Earth. Because of such a low orbit not whole hemisphere is visible, and horizon is in a distance of only about 3300 km while the radius of our planet is 6371 km. The diameter of horizon seen from such a height is about 125 deg. Fallingmasonry (talk) 17:48, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I added a new section in Blue Marble to provide additional info about the picture, and to increase the EV. Dusty777 (talk) 01:40, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Change to Weak Oppose because the picture is at least mentioned in the article now. I still think it lacks exceptional EV, though. Makeemlighter (talk) 01:19, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I think this particular perspective (from low orbit in combination with wide field of view) is confusing and is of lower EV than any more distant view which represents the relative proportions of continents in a more accurate and comprehensible way (i.e. more similar to the usual projections used in mapping. --ELEKHHT 21:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Can you explain in more detail as to why the picture being composed of pictures from a low orbit lessens the EV? Also, how is this picture confusing? Dusty777 (talk) 00:24, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It lessens the EV because the chosen peculiar perspective provides a less good overall representation, while there is no significant gain in any detail added as result of the low orbit. With the example you give above, there is no point looking at a ball from 10cm/inch, if you can look at it from 1m/3ft, as it does not provide us a better view. That is confusing should be obvious from the comments above. With a normal field of view not all the planet would be visible, but something like File:View of Earth from MESSENGER.jpg. The peculiar effect of the composed image is that viewers perceive it as if it was taken from a greater distance, and than are confused by the unexpected proportions of the landmass. Again, I see no advantage in an image which is unnecessary confusing. Hope now is clearer what I meant. --ELEKHHT 00:45, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Feeling less enthusiastic about this image as a picture of the Earth in itself than I was previously, due to reasons reiterated many times above, but I think it might have more value in an article such as Satellite imagery, say, if the technique were fully described in the article. Failing to see why alt 1 has been added to this nomination as it is essentially a different picture. It has more EV as a picture of the earth, but not as a demonstration of the low-earth orbit mapping technique, the component pictures being take from over 15 times further away, thus giving the more familiar (but neither better or worse) perspective. God EmperorTalk 21:44, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • The nomination is by no way a "demonstration of the low-earth orbit mapping technique". It would be so if for instance the individual frames would be indicated, or a regular mesh/grid showing the peculiar distortion would be overlayed. Also is unclear what would be the purpose of the "technique", as it doesn't appear to be a good base for the production of useful maps. --ELEKHHT 21:58, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support high EV in The Blue Marble. Tomer T (talk) 16:46, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I find the Alt much better as is taken from 12,000 km (as opposed to the original nom taken from 826 km), thus providing a much better overview. It is also interesting to compare it with the 1972 image File:The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg showing a similar perspective (although taken from 29,000 km). Therefore if replaced in the article I would support. --ELEKHHT 21:58, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If you would prefer that version, please go ahead and give you're vote, and the closer will let us know which version gets promoted (If either). If your preference gets promoted, I will personally switch out the pictures. Does that sound good to you? Dusty777 (talk) 22:19, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, conditional Support Alt-1 if placed in the article. --ELEKHHT 22:22, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Any time you have to go to so much effort to explain the perspective, it's probably not worth featuring IMO. Preventing this kind of perspective issue is why we try to use long lenses on architectural subjects. I particularly dislike the white streaks on the alt, so strong oppose on that (I understand how they came to be there, but that does not make them good). --99of9 (talk) 23:06, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 00:23, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Church of Archangel Gabriel, also called the Menshikov Tower, is a Russian Orthodox Church, located in the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow.
Reason
High resolution, great composition, high EV, our best picture of this building
Articles in which this image appears
Menshikov Tower, Russian architecture, List of churches in Moscow
FP category for this image
Creator
NVO

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:12, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalStudley Royal Park, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site surrounding the Cistercian Fountains Abbey (seen in the background of this image) in Ripon, England.
Reason
A fairly high resolution image with good exposure displaying an area within an UNESCO World Heritage Site (of which the main point of such site is viewable in the background of the image).
Articles in which this image appears
Studley Royal Park, Ripon, Fountains Abbey
FP category for this image
Places
Creator
silver_doctor on Flickr

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:02, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMycena inclinata, commonly known as the Clustered Bonnet, is a widespread species of mushroom in the Mycenaceae family, found in Europe, North Africa, Asia, Australasia, and North America, where it grows in small groups or tufts on fallen logs and stumps, especially of oak.
Reason
Fortunate lighting made this cluster of mushrooms an ideal subject for the species. Stem colouring, white hairs and 'scalloped' cap edges are all visible. This photo has high resolution and good EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Mycena inclinata, Mycène inclinée, Mycena inclinata
FP category for this image
Fungi
Creator
Stu Phillips

Promoted File:Mycena inclinata, Clustered Bonnet, UK.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:04, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Looking east from Mt Jerusalem, Walls of Jerusalem National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
High EV, annotated at commons, high quality, geocoded. One can see a few peaks in common with File:Pelion Range from Mt Oakleigh.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears
Walls of Jerusalem National Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
JJ Harrison

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:15, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSamois-sur-Seine, on the banks of the Seine.
Reason
Nice photo of high quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Samois-sur-Seine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Myrabella

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Heart of oak frame inside the church Église Saint-Girons, representing Medieval architecture. It is now a tourist attraction.
Reason
A beautiful and useful picture
Articles in which this image appears
Église Saint-Girons, Oak, Monein
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Myrabella

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:20, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The cover of Popular Science painted by Norman Rockwell showing an inventor and his Perpetual Motion machine.
Reason
Sadly, I can not find a Boy Scout painting by Rockwell that is PD and of a High Quality. I did find this gem. It looks good and is in the style of all early - Mid 1900s magazine covers.
Articles in which this image appears
Perpetual motion, Norman Rockwell
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Norman Rockwell, Popular Science

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:20, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops), Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant, Canberra, Australia
Reason
High quality, clear view of plumage, good background separation.
Articles in which this image appears
Black-fronted Dotterel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison
  • Firstly, the shot was taken lying prone, so the background is about 100 meters behind the bird. This will result in a really blurred background with any telephoto lens and practical aperture. Second is per 99of9, though it is a 500mm lens with a teleconverter rather than a 700mm lens. The entrance pupil at 700mm f6.3 is about 111mm. Compare with say 50mm at f1.2, which gives a 42mm entrance pupil. The result is a fairly shallow depth of field. JJ Harrison (talk) 06:57, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Elseyornis melanops - Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:49, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Australian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus australis), Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra, Australia
Reason
This species is quite common in mainland wetlands, but has a tendency to cause a little excitement when found in Tasmania. It is usually found clinging to reeds, and is often partially obscured, making photography more challenging.
Articles in which this image appears
Australian Reed-warbler
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:50, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae), Mulligan's Flat Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Reason
This species is seemingly a bit more common on the mainland than in Tasmania. This image would complete our featured picture collection for the Grebes usually found in Australia.
Articles in which this image appears
Australasian Grebe
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Tachybaptus novaehollandiae - Mulligan's Flat.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalNathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza that forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962.
Reason
Strong EV, great shot
Articles in which this image appears
Nathan Phillips Square
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Paolostefano1412

Promoted File:Nathan Phillips square - Toronto.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 09:18, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A beach scene drawn with bacterial colonies expressing fluorescent proteins
Reason
This is a good quality picture displaying the colour palette obtained with fluorescent proteins expressed in bacteria. A striking image.
Articles in which this image appears
Green_fluorescent_protein
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
AndrewHires

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:45, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Film poster for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, a 1971 film by Melvin Van Peebles
Reason
High resolution and good quality, good EV for its representation of a notable film (bonus points for being in a GA)
Articles in which this image appears
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Employee(s) of Cinemation Industries, restored by PawełMM

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:30, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalHans Holbein the Younger's Portrait of Sir Thomas More, a 1527 painting measuring 74.2 cm × 59 cm (29.2 in × 23 in)
Reason
At a recent delist nomination, this image was suggested as a replacement. I agree that the image is of high quality, so it would be nice to have as a FP. If the delist nominator, P. S. Burton, feels as if s/he should be conominator for this image, s/he should feel free to add her/himself.
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Sir Thomas More (Holbein), Thomas More, and others.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hans Holbein the Younger, digitized by Google Art Project

Question -- It's loaded with prominent white specks. First, are those actually visible if you stand in front of the painting or are they brought out by the camera? Second, wouldn't we want to carefully clean up a few of those spots before making it a featured picture? – JBarta (talk) 00:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have spent many a happy hour staring at this one at the Frick. I agree that the white specks are too prominent. I think this is caused by the lighting used to make this photograph--what we're seeing is the yellowish bits caused by worn paint, overexposed and thus appearing brighter than they should. Chick Bowen 00:04, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose -- While it's a beautiful painting, my suspicions are confirmed by Chick Bowen. Wear marks are one thing and I wouldn't wish to go too far trying to eliminate them, But quite a few of those bright white spots can and should (IMO) be touched up first. – JBarta (talk) 05:35, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hans Holbein, the Younger - Sir Thomas More - Google Art Project.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 09:05, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A clump of Kniphofia uvaria on the shore of Lake Jindabyne in Australia
Reason
Strong EV, high quality and good composition
Articles in which this image appears
Kniphofia uvaria
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
99of9
  • Oppose unfortunately. I think we could do with some more 'whole plant' images along with our many predominantly flower-only plant FPs, and this is nicely composed and shot. Sadly the main bush at the left, and particularly the flower spikes, are just too soft focus and lacking in detail. And to add a non-criteria value judgement, I must say that this loses some points with me for being an environmental weed in the location in which it was photographed (sort of like how some people are rather anti photos of animals taken in zoos and the like). Remove this objection since I've now updated the article to reflect this point and added the EV for it; perhaps someone should have done it beforehand. --jjron (talk) 11:13, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • For those following on from this review: When evaluating sharpness, please take into account that my images are not downsampled. Viewing full-res is at 10 MPx, well beyond our requirements, so naturally I could have downsampled to make it appear more sharp (but there is good reason not to do so). --99of9 (talk) 12:37, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Which is why I made the point about the lack of detail on the flowers; it's not just about sharpness. Whether or not you upload full-res is your prerogative, but downsampling isn't going to add any more detail. --jjron (talk) 12:51, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think the technical aspects are good enough. Clegs (talk) 12:11, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Strikes me as just a snapshot - the lighting, background and too-wide framing just don't make for a good photo. And I guess the bar is always pretty high with flowers and plants as they are pretty static subjects where you are more or less completely in control... --Fir0002 12:38, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose this has focus issues. Pinetalk 06:09, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I don't think it's snapshotty. Moving slightly to the right may have given us a view of three different plants instead of two but not sure what other compositional effects that would have had. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:49, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support. I think people are being a little harsh; photographs which provide a little environment can be useful as well as the macros. This'd make a great postcard. J Milburn (talk) 21:06, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support This shot was deliberately chosen to capture the whole plant, with reasonable margins, and some environmental context. While I agree it is not perfectly sharp at full resolution (kit lens), the resolution is well above FP standards. IMO there is plenty of detail in the flowers, although in a full-plant shot we should not expect to see everything (just as, say, in a picture of a camel, you would not expect to see detail in its eyes). I would not vote to feature on Commons, because it doesn't have "wow". So it was good to see the nomination here where the emphasis is much more heavily on EV. --99of9 (talk) 01:42, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Oppose I would have preferred a deeper DOF in the background to make the plant stand out more and less environmental context. It's a great photo though. Definitely meets quality picture guidelines on Wikimedia commons. 126.109.231.71 (talk) 02:04, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question Do you mean a shallower DepthOF (to blur the background)? If so, that's usually right, but I wanted to ensure that the entire front clump was in focus (which even as it is, some above have claimed is not the case). --99of9 (talk) 02:57, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 17:34, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original version
Edit showing different hypsometric shading, larger movement arrows, a key, and Sans Serif font (to meet WP:WPMAPS/Conventions)
Edit 2 lighter hypsometry, original arrows (See comment of 11:38, 11 February 2012).
Reason
FPCR#1: not totally applicable to this SVG, but colour-balance wise I think the neutral, fairly subtle green and supporting colours are suitably clear. #2: SVG, reasonably clear, most important detail readable at thumbnailing size. #3: I hope really informative. Also fairly aesthetically pleasing (more of a "not unpleasing"). #4: yes. #5: Good encyclopedic value, I would hope, in supporting text in primarily those articles below (and a few others which are weaker). The image has only been in place on Battle of the Bulge for two days, but it replaced a very similar raster version, and I sought views at WT:MILHIST (broadly positive, with a few tweaks suggest which have been made). I think this is about whether it will continue to be used in the article, and the two things I mention make me more confident that it will be. #6: US military source for the vast majority of the map (only the inset map is not; I do not think it needs verification). #7: captions, well, used in a variety of ways in the articles, with flexible legend-boxes and the like. #8: N/A.
Articles in which this image appears
Battle of the Bulge, Wehrmacht forces for the Ardennes Offensive, Battle of Lanzerath Ridge and Siege of Bastogne
FP category for this image
Diagrams, drawings, and maps
Creator
User:Grandiose (derivative work).
Edit 3 Merger of Edits 1 and 2, with Edit 1's hypsometry and Edit 2's arrows
Edit 4 Same as edit 3, but with opaque hysometry (as opposed to Edit 2 which used lighter shading)
  • Support as nominator --Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 19:40, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Questions/comments I think it's mostly a good map, except for a few points. The file page does need sources for your lines, arrows and other squiggly things, otherwise how do we know it's true? The key needs to explain what the Roman Numerals mean. Some lines have more X's than others, while in other places there's stuff like LXXIV. What does all that mean? You've also got some of the blue and red lines dashed but others are solid, with no explanation in the key. What I do absolutely like is that the text is readable at thumbnail level so the reader can look at the map in conjunction with the article without having to navigate to the file page or actually download the file. :) Matthewedwards :  Chat  03:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The American Military map is the source - I've made this clearer on the file page. I should be able to do something about the ROman numerals, only verifiability might be a problem. It's actually that the solid lines (with no arrowheads) are distinct from the dashed movements. Explaining these (they aren't on the original key) would also be difficult to reference, if referencing was important. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 11:45, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Added about the Roman numerals/army organisation. Also had a go at XXXX/XXXXX: please indicate if you want some sort of verification for that, or other clarity.
  • I requested the advice of Jarry1250, who informed me that he had previously been told to move out the legend to the file description page for another similar map. I tracked this down, it was by request of EyeSerene (here). I concur with the internationalisation approach – do you have a guideline or policy that conflicts? Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 11:45, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • There's no guideline that conflicts, but consider a classroom teacher who distributes a printed version of the file to his students. Or an author who wants to use the map in a textbook or history book. A paper version will be incomplete without the key. The reason on Jarry's talk page seems false. Why is translating a key any different, or more difficult, than translating the rest of the words on the map such as place names and "Fifteenth Army"? Also look at our other Featured maps, especially the more recent ones that were drawn by Wikipedians - they all include the key in the file. For verification, just include cite the book like any other reference. Matthewedwards :  Chat  20:58, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
We do have files like File:Painted Turtle Distribution alternate.svg which therefore suggests it is down to preference, and mine is for allowing the file to be used without translation to 90% or so of its educational value. There are still words, admittedly, but they are few; preferably they would be none. There is no book, that's the problem. I know what the lines show etc. because I checked and was told on MILHIST. The main map source is the base map itself, which (unhelpfully) doesn't mention these particular meanings. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 21:18, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've uploaded an alternative version of the map. Mostly the changes are to make it fall inline with WP:WPMAPS's standards, but other stuff is just common map practice. I've changed the hypsometric tints so that white no longer indicates low-lying land (white is usually reserved for the highest mountain peaks); Font face is changed to a sans-serif one; the movement arrows are bigger and the division lines are now dashed so there is more difference between the two; the international border lines are shaded grey and river colours changed slightly, both per WPMAPS; added a key. Matthewedwards :  Chat  01:23, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, as I say I think the legend thing is a bad move, but I accept that's a matter of taste. I think the topographical colourings make the whole thing a lots less clear, but that is what WPMAPS suggests. The arrows part I'm struggling with, though: they seem to have lost out a lot, because some are bigger than others - their thickness depends on their width, which seems wrong. The short attacks weren't necessarily the smallest, and it's not clear where a single attack branches off as in the original. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 10:24, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment My first impression is that this is too busy and hard to make sense of with so many lines everywhere. Some suggestions which may help:
    • Keep the colour for the altitude, but ditch the darker borders where the height changes.
    • Use sans-serif fonts rather than serif ones.
    • Use smaller text, perhaps like File:Waterloo_Campaign_map-alt3.svg to indicate the names of divisions etc.
    • Use solid lines, perhaps semi-transparent to indicate troop movements.
    • Use a different colour for front lines. It is too easily confused with country borders at the moment.
    • You could use shading of the troop movement lines to indicate progression with respect to time.
    • A key in the image in the context box top left would be nice.
    • Put the country names in the context box where they are easier to pick out.
  • I suggest you take a look at a few of the existing similar FPs too. JJ Harrison (talk) 05:42, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Removed the altitude borders – makes a big difference, I think. I've also changed the colour of the front lines to purple (couldn't think of another). Added a description on the key, albeit a short one. I disagree with moving the country labels to the smaller map, I can't help but think the viewer will be flicking between the two to establish which bits of the big map are which bits of the little map - I don't think the country labels are particularly intrusive on the main image. Would you like me to pursue the other things (as I say, the altitude lines make a big difference)? I so, they need further consideration.
Can I upload the new version straight over the last? Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 11:45, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Going to upload it, hope that's OK. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 12:23, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Edit 1. Looks very nice. Clegs (talk) 09:30, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support either edit2 (at the time of posting) I'd like to hear arguments for or against either version. The shading is clearer now. The sans-serif fonts are more readable. Edit1's arrow styles are clearer, but there seems to be lost information vs the other version. JJ Harrison (talk) 11:33, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • If I may possibly drag the conversation to down here, I've merged parts of the edited version into the original (now labelled edit two). There were quite rightly questions of what the numerals meant, etc. which aren't answered in the current key/legend, but I don't think it does too much harm. I've made some other small tweaks - faded the background to considerably improve the contrast (I'm not sure the WPMAPS was built with that in mind); made Luxembourg the city, because to the reader it otherwise looks like a place with no label; removed "0m" because the original map didn't say that the lowest shading was 0-200, merely less than 200; I've also reintroduced the original arrows, enlarging them (and putting them into the new colour scheme) - this should make them easier to follow (the concern) whilst addressing two issues: firstly, that the small-to-large design gave a sense of importance to longer arrows, and did not describe branches very well; I've also realigned 200m and 400m to match each other. I wonder if those commenters above could re-evaluate their position on both. I know it's getting messy, but I wanted to avoid another edit, or editing the edit (the latter for obvious reasons). Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 11:38, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Edit 2 (see below) I think Edit 2 is a big improvement on both. I didn't consider that people might associate the width of my arrows with the size of the attack. The hypsometry looks good, but they don't match the colours used in the key now (for +200m and -200m) so that needs addressing. I would have just reduced the opacity to 65-70% though, rather than changing the colours, but it's not that important.
Lastly, You should upload "Edit 2" as a new file though and leave the original for comparison for those that haven't seen it yet. Uploading minor edits over each other like changing title case and fixing typos is fine, but this is a major edit. Matthewedwards :  Chat  15:27, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Fixed the key. I'll remember to keep the original next time, for the time being I've posted a prominent link (I don't believe anyone supported the original). Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 15:58, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support Edit 1 The edit2 looks less slick. Saffron Blaze (talk) 18:24, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Did you mean the original or "edit 1"? Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 19:09, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Mia culpa... 1st edit looks good. 2nd edit looks less "smooth" and colours washed out some.Saffron Blaze (talk) 21:33, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, the colours are washed out and the arrows are less aesthetically pleasing. In my opinion, it was worth it: contrast (i.e. readability) has been improved, and accuracy kept by reversion to the old (though enlarged) arrow style. The value of this image is primarily its educational value, rather than "striking" (etc.) or other aesthetic adjectives more associated with photography, so in my opinion edit2's prioritisation is correct (see also my note about the size of the attack/arrow problem in edit1, above). Do you oppose edit2 or mere prefer edit1? Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 21:40, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't have throught aesthetics and EV are mutually exclusive concepts. Perhaps I am missing the point and as such will go neutral on all. Saffron Blaze (talk) 11:13, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Clegs, Saffron blaze, and other commenters: would you be prepared to support a merged version of edit 1 and edit 2 that used 2's arrow style (reasons given above, I think this is very important) with edit1's topographical colour scheme? Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 13:47, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The reason I like edit 1 best is the arrow styling; it is much cleaner than the others. Clegs (talk) 07:56, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Further explanation: with the thicker arrows, it is difficult to keep some of the north attacks straight; they seem to merge and divide because lines are overlapping, but that is not what happened in the battle. Clegs (talk) 08:03, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The issue with the arrows, which I did not consider when I used them, is that the tails are all different widths and the arrow heads different sizes. It gives the impression that some attacks were larger than others when in fact they just covered a greater distance. It's misleading at best even though stylistically they might look better. The arrows in Edits 2-4, while looking a bit more basic, give the information in a neutral fashion' As noted below, there are still minor errors in Edits 1 and 2. Matthewedwards :  Chat  14:17, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I added two further edits. Edit 3 features Edit 1's shading and Edit 2's arrows. Edit 4 is the same, but the shading is at 75% opacity. Both feature a couple of arrows with fewer nodes and slightly smoother paths, and the fixing of a couple of previously missed Serif-fonted texts. I've stricken my Support of Edit 2 above, and now support either Edit 3 or 4 (apologies to the closing editor!). Matthewedwards :  Chat  06:38, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:28, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, also known as the Church of St. Gabriel or St. Gabriel's Greek Orthodox Church, is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nazareth, Israel. Likely first established in Byzantine-era Palestine, it was rebuilt during the time of the Crusades, and again in the 18th century under the rule of Daher el-Omar, the Arab governor of the Galilee.
Reason
Illustrative image of high quality
Articles in which this image appears
Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Berthold Werner

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:52, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, ca. 1489–1490.
Reason
One of the world masterpieces, although not currently in Google Art. The resolution nonetheless allows to inspect every crack. I've edited the image on arbitrary sight and any further corrections are welcome.
Articles in which this image appears
Lady with an Ermine, Cecilia Gallerani, List of works by Leonardo da Vinci, Kraków
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Leonardo da Vinci

Promoted File:Dama z gronostajem.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:56, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
Reason
High resolution and EV, good quality. Notable subject.
Articles in which this image appears
George Washington
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Gilbert Stuart

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Original – Portrait of Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (later Prime Minister of the Netherlands) Jan Jacob Rochussen, by Nicolaas Pieneman
Reason
High quality and good scan. We don't have any FPs of Governor Generals of the Dutch East Indies.
Articles in which this image appears
Jan Jacob Rochussen, List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Nicolaas Pieneman, digitized by the Rijkmuseum

Promoted File:Rochussen.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 16:04, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Main Terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport at dusk in Virginia, USA. The building was designed in 1958 by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen.
Reason
High quality photo of a notable building. Already featured at Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Washington Dulles International Airport, Eero Saarinen and six more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Joe Ravi
  • Comment. I don't understand how lens distortion only could affect the tower. IMO edit 1 looks distorted and due to the corrections made, the tower looks softer than in the original. O.J. (talk) 20:23, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Edit1 is not a lens correction edit. As JJ Harrison mentioned, it is local warping that has been applied. --Jovian Eye storm 00:39, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • Because after initial investigation, it seemed that there was no consistent lens distortion, but rather, a single bulge on the lens that caused distortion in that part of the image. On the basis of that information, it was correct to assume that, given that I couldn't put the lens in a 3D scanner to learn more about its exact shape, a minimally invasive edit would be the best option, in this case a very minor warping (or "swirl", as it somewhat childishly gets called in the program). However, I have since looked at a number of other photographs of this particular scene and conclude that the workmanship on the buildings and signs is just shoddy - hardly any of the verticals agree. So think what you will, I personally wouldn't trust anything taken of this scene without a horizon indicator (camera feature) after what I've seen. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 00:21, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
        • Occam's razor might be appropriate here. Perhaps there really is a single 'bulge' in the lens' optics right where the tower is, but more than likely, any perceived tilt of the tower with respect to the scene is your mind playing tricks on you. In any case, in the absence of horizontal/vertical cues and no obvious tilt, it doesn't seem like there is any justification for making guesstimations. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 07:40, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
          • I think I wrote that my final conclusion was that the verticals in reality don't match up, i.e. stuff is actually leaning in reality. But feel free to read selectively as seems to be a habit of yours. Also, feel free to actually verify any perceived or supposed verticals with a graphics application, and check out alternate images of this same scene, before going on an unsubstantiated rant about how eyes are playing tricks. Cheers. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 11:31, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
            • You did conclude that, but your original thinking was flawed and that was what I was talking about. You went in gung-ho trying to fix it without any explanation of what the problem was or how you believed the edit resolved it. Also, I don't feel I need to 'verify any perceived or supposed verticals with a graphics application' because as I already said, I don't believe there are any valid vertical lines in the image to use. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:18, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support original, there is some noise visible in the sky but I'd say this is about right for a night shot. Nikthestoned 11:25, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Either I don't think it matters too much. Dusty777 (talk) 00:11, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Washington Dulles International Airport at Dusk.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 16:11, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Brown bear, Ursus arctos in Norway.
Reason
High-quality photo of a brown bear, Ursus arctos. Awaiting filemove to "Bear_in_norway.jpg".
Articles in which this image appears
Bear, Brown bear
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Noen André/Soldatnytt

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:34, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The Barrow Offshore Wind Farm, off Walney Island, near Barrow-in-Furness, England, in the Irish Sea. Completed in 2006, the wind farm has an installed capacity of 90 MW.
Edit 1 - noise reduced, more colour/contrast balanced, higher (virtual) exposure
Reason
Good depiction of the windfarm, striking a good balance between detail and overview with 10 of the 30 turbines visible. Compelling view making the reader whant to know more.
Articles in which this image appears
Barrow Offshore Wind Farm, Irish Sea, Walney Island, List of tallest buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Andy Dingley

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Original – WNBL Canberra Capitals player Nicole Hunt attempts to steal the ball from Logan Thunder's Renae Camino
Edit - WB more yellow, crop
Reason
Consider this my attempt to deal with sporting systemic bias at FPC. :) The image has been stable in the article for close to two weeks now. It makes a good illustration for Women's Basketball in my view.
Articles in which this image appears
Women's basketball
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
Noodle snacks

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 13:53, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Australian House of Representatives, Parliament of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Reason
High quality panorama of the Australian House of Representatives. I jumped into the "no public access" area to take this panorama. I rested the camera on the bench there (each exposure was 2.5 seconds) and carefully rotated the camera around a guess at the nodal point of the lens to avoid stitching errors. In the sense of including all of the chairs, this is the only "complete" panorama on commons, and it is certainly the highest quality image.
Articles in which this image appears
Australian House of Representatives, Parliament of Australia, Parliament House, Canberra, Parliament, List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Australian House of Representatives - Parliament of Australia.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 13:56, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Australian Senate, Parliament of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Reason
Largely per the Australian House of Representatives image below. I jumped into the "no public access" section again and used similar shooting techniques. I used a different angle because the Senate Chamber is smaller, with fewer rows of seats. Again, it is the only "complete" shot of this chamber with all seating, and certainly the highest quality image on commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Australian Senate, Parliament of Australia, Parliament House, Canberra
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
JJ Harrison
After seeing the image mentioned above I can see that not only is the perspective issue noticeable, but the result significantly misrepresents the room. Therefore I'm changing my "comment" to an "oppose". – JBarta (talk) 23:47, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps that is a better perspective, but I think it is a screenshot from a television camera in the roof. I hardly think the AFP would allow a ladder in to the room either, especially if politicians were sitting. JJ Harrison (talk) 07:35, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
While your image is prettier and more striking, I think this image is a whole lot more encyclopedic. Regardless of your difficulty in getting the shot, the shot you did get rather severely misrepresents the room. And for me that fails it as one of Wikipedia's best. – JBarta (talk) 08:14, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Australian Senate - Parliament of Australia.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 14:03, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The smallest species of vascular plants in Europe – Spotless watermeal, Wolffia arrhiza – on human fingers. Every single speck of less than 1 mm length is an individual plant.
Reason
Good illustrarion, high quality
Articles in which this image appears
Wolffia, Wolffia arrhiza
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Fice

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Original – An early picture of the G.D. Kennedy, taken between 1915 and 1923; the ship was later renamed af Chapman and is now moored in Stockholm, Sweden, where it serves as a youth hostel.
Reason
Good EV and acceptable quality.
Articles in which this image appears
af Chapman (ship)
FP category for this image
Vehicles/Water
Creator
Allan C. Green

Promoted File:GD Kennedy SLV AllanGreen.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:07, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Franz Josef Glacier in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, is part of the Westland Tai Poutini National Park. The glacier exhibits a cyclic pattern of advance and retreat. By mid-2010 its latest cycle of advance had ended and is currently in a state of retreat.
Reason
Compelling image of the glacier, with high EV in the article illustrating the overall retreat compared to a similar shot from 2001. The visitors of the national park visible in the image provide scale, while not distracting from the main subject.
Articles in which this image appears
Franz Josef Glacier, Westland Tai Poutini National Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Jörg Hempel

Promoted File:Franz josef Glacier LC0250.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:06, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Famed vaudeville performer Hadji Ali demonstrating his skills of controlled regurgitation in public at the Egyptian Legation, March 27, 1926
Edit – More of a touch up
Reason
High quality and good EV, pretty good framing. EV is best in the article for the person, but has good EV for the act as well
Articles in which this image appears
Hadji Ali, Professional regurgitator
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
National Photo Company Collection, retouched by Centpacrr.

*Oppose White and black spots, lines on picture. Needs restoration first. Clegs (talk) 08:23, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose per Clegs--Nanoman657 (talk) 16:27, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • According to his article, he spouted all sorts of stuff. In this case it looks like water:
  • "The mainstay of Ali's act was "water spouting." After swallowing large amounts of water, 60 to 100 glasses at a time, he spouted the water in a continuous stream for a sustained period of time, sometimes approaching one minute."
  • "Ali's most famous stunt, and the highlight of his act, was drinking copious amounts of water followed by kerosene, and then acting by turns as a human flamethrower and fire extinguisher as he expelled the two liquids onto a theatrical prop." MathewTownsend (talk) 15:00, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Also, he's regurgitating either kerosene or water, both of which were his specialties. Probably water. We're not sure (and the source doesn't say) so I didn't put it in the caption. Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:28, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good. =D Dusty777 (talk) 18:24, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hadji Ali demonstrating controlled regurgitation Crisco edit.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:12, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Bananagrams case and tiles. The case is made of fabric and shaped like a banana. It contains 144 cream-coloured letter tiles which are used to play the game, which is similar to Scrabble.
Reason
High resolution and EV. Attractive image that helps readers better understand the game's presentation.
Articles in which this image appears
Bananagrams
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Evan-Amos
  • No it's not. When you take a picture of a bright yellow object with a bunch of small light cream objects on a white background, the histogram will necessarily be to the right. But if you were to actually look at the bananas and tiles, you will see there's not even blown highlighting. The exposure is perfect. Clegs (talk) 10:22, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't just look at the histogram but also checked out some of the colour values and found many of the reds to be at or very close to 255; the green as well, for that matter. Nikthestoned 11:17, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That's just ridiculous. If the exposure looks great to the naked eye (which it does), what does it matter if some of the reds are or are not close to 255?? The exposure is without a doubt perfect. 126.109.231.71 (talk) 03:15, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It seemed overly light, so I checked the various histograms; I don't really feel that's ridiculous. Nikthestoned 09:15, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Why? It's very informative as it appears in the article. The caption sufficiently explains what we're seeing.126.109.231.71 (talk) 03:18, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Crisco. IP, if this picture is going to appear on the main page of Wikipedia, it needs an informative caption, so that whoever sees the picture, can get a slight knowledge of what they are looking at, without having to read through the whole article. Dusty777 (talk) 16:41, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yeah, caption issue on this page is oversold sometimes. It's more the caption, or rather description (and in fact the whole summary section), on the image page that we should be worried about, as that stays with image wherever it's put and that's what should be providing the full EV for wherever the image goes. The in-article captions can and do change without warning, but the image should link into the article content, which of course can also change before the image ever makes it to the mainpage. I do note the image page here is less informative than this caption. --jjron (talk) 02:38, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bananagrams-game.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 10:04, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A wireless mouse made for notebooks by Microsoft
Reason
High resolution, good EV (shows both the mouse and receiver).
Articles in which this image appears
Optical mouse (lead image), Mouse (computing)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Evan-Amos
  • Admittedly it would be nice to have something like that, but it seems most manufacturers put their names in big letters on the product. Just looking at my workstation here, the laptop has both Acer and AspireONE on it (with a Microsoft sticker), the mouse has Tecgo on it, and the external harddrive has Trekstor in 4-centimetre (1.6 in) tall letters. Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:20, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Looks like nobody has made a diagram for an optical mouse yet. Of the images in the article, personally I think this is the best. As for the lede image being a diagram, I think what they have in Mouse (computing) is better: the diagram is not put in the lede, but in a section on how it works. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:30, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Backdropped by a blanket of clouds, Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches the International Space Station during STS-113. Endeavour docked to the station at 21:59 P.M. (UTC) on November 25, 2002. The Port One (P1) truss segment, which was later to be attached to the station, can be seen in Endeavour's cargo bay.
Alt-1 Contrast slightly increased.
Reason
Seems like an educational picture, good EV, excellent quality, meets criteria.
Articles in which this image appears
STS-113, Space Shuttle Program.
FP category for this image
Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Can you elaborate a little on how the picture is "faint"? Dusty777 (talk) 01:36, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm thinking he means the contrast should be higher. I kind of agree with him, if that's the case. Clegs (talk) 10:43, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded an alternate version with increased contrast (I can't guarantee that it is the BEST edit, as I lack the proper programs.) Problem fixed? Dusty777 (talk) 18:42, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that took care of the contrast issue. Clegs (talk) 11:16, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Abricta curvicosta, commonly known as the floury baker, is a species of cicada found in Australia.
Reason
I had enough time setting up for this to achieve optimal quality. The details compare favourably to our only featured adult cicada. The only three images of this species on Commons were uploaded this year, and I think this is the best.
Articles in which this image appears
Abricta curvicosta
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
99of9

Concerns adequately addressed? Makeemlighter (talk) 21:55, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not entirely convinced we've got solid refs either way. The source 99of9 has used says "Representatives of both genera share the unusual habit of sitting upside down on trees" at the top of the page, then "Adults normally sit upside down..." further down the page, which is a bit vague and semi-contradictory. Would like to get a solid ref that confirmed the 'not always' bit, or conversely an expert confirmation of the species (in which case we'd have the proof of the pudding ...). Don't guess anyone's got access to Moulds, M. S. (1990). Australian Cicadas. New South Wales University Press, Kensington as referenced by the above site, to see what that source actually says? On the other hand, don't want to hold this up indefinitely, although there's other conditional votes. --jjron (talk) 13:16, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not convinced either. It is entirely plausible that the specimen was a one-off mutant, as it seems no second specimen could be found to confirm the observation. Any claim that we could make about it would amount to original research unless backed up with a good source. Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 01:25, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Let me point you to some specific photos to show that it's not a one off mutant: [14] [15] (yes, that is OR, but hopefully convincing to stop talking about mutants). Regarding encyclopedic material, please note that my edit to the page was not OR, it was sourced "normally sit upside-down". I don't think this source is self-contradictory, because it is note-worthy that other cicadas don't normally sit upside-down, so indeed "these genera share an unusual habit of sitting upside-down" (even if only much of the time). --99of9 (talk) 01:35, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since you lot are so suspicious, I've now got Moulds sitting in front of me. The photographs (plate 5-1 and plate 15-4a) obviously show that this is the correct species. In the species description (pp 119-120), the behaviour section reads "Adults tend to be solitary. Like other Abricta species they normally sit on limbs facing downwards. Their flight is rapid and agile." On the genus description (p 118) it says "Unlike most other cicadas, adults always face downwards when at rest." So it seems that Moulds himself was the source of the contradiction. --99of9 (talk) 02:58, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Floury Baker cicada side.JPG --Makeemlighter (talk) 21:32, 25 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Long-tailed Finch (Poephila acuticauda), Canberra, Australia
Reason
High quality that meets criteria.
Articles in which this image appears
Long-tailed Finch
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison
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Original – Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
Reason
Beyond the chambers, this room is probably the most important internal feature of parliament house. Central is the tapestry, an enlarged version of Arthur Boyd's painting. Important features in the tapestry are the Sulfur-crested Cockatoo and Halley's Comet (annotated on commons).
Articles in which this image appears
Parliament House, Canberra, Arthur Boyd
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Great Hall - Parliament of Australia.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 15:58, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalHemerocallis lilioasphodelus, (syn. Hemerocallis flava, Lemon Day-lily, Yellow Day-lily) is a plant of the genus Hemerocallis. It is found across China, in Europe in N.E. Italy and Slovenia and is one of the first daylilies used for breeding.
Reason
Nice healthy specimen that I found on a trip to Gran Sabana, with nice colors. The picture is imo pretty detailed with high encyclopaedic value.
Articles in which this image appears
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Paolo Costa

Promoted File:Hemerocallis Lilioasphodelus.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 16:00, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



Amitabh Bachchan – , 2009 portrait by Studio Harcourt
Reason
This image provides a good visual impression of the person being discussed and described as influential actor, and is in high resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Amitabh Bachchan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Studio Harcourt
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Original – The frontside (top) and backside of the 10,000 Belgian franc banknote of 1929, designed by Constant Montald, approximate size 220x134,5 mm (description).
Reason
A very arty example of the oldschool banknotes, with inscriptions in several languages, notable designer. The bleed-through of the original scans has been largely fixed.
Articles in which this image appears
Belgian franc
FP category for this image
Other?
Creator
  • The license says for one type of allowable exception that the signatures must not be reproduced, but this image has them. For the other type of exception, "the reproduction must be in black and white or monochromatic". I don't see how this can meet either exception. Pinetalk 09:55, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSammy Davis, Jr., 1986 portrait by Allan Warren
Reason
I think it's a great portrait with high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Sammy Davis, Jr.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Allan Warren
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Promoted File:Sammy Davis Jnr Allan Warren.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:11, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalHusn Banu Ghazanfar, Afghanistan's Minister of Women's Affairs
Reason
Good-quality portrait, counters systemic bias
Articles in which this image appears
Husn Banu Ghazanfar, Ministry of Women's Affairs (Afghanistan)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
US Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

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OriginalFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor as a young Archduke. Anonymous work c. 1520
Reason
It is of very high resolution and it helps illustrate the article a bit better. It also has a free license due to its age.
Articles in which this image appears
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Joanna of Castile, Philip I of Castile
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Originally, it was Gryffindor, but I edited the description with various new details about the picture and uploaded an image of better quality.
  • RE:Comment Well, the site I got it from , which I trust totally, gave his estimated age as 10 or 12, which would give the years 1513 and 1515, so the picture should be dated to c. 1514. Also, in 1520, he would have been 17 years old. And he did leave Spain before he was 13, he was, at most, 12 years old when this picture was painted, he was most probably in Spain. Alexcoldcasefan (talk) 16:39, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Kunsthistorisches Museum also gives his age as ten to twelve, but puts a c. 1520 date on the painting [16]. There is no further information on the date attribution on their site, but since it is also attributed to a southern German anonymous artist, presumably they believe that it was completed at a later date. I don't think you can assign the painting a new date purely on the basis of the estimated age of the sitter. (I removed the "in Spain" from the caption as it is conjecture and isn't really necessary.) Yomanganitalk 17:36, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree with Yomangani; the date should be taken from reliable sources. Most likely this is a copy of another painting, so it wouldn't necessarily be up-to-date at the time it was painted. Chick Bowen 17:44, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Anonym Kaiser Ferdinand I.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:15, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalExperiments in the Revival of Organisms, a 1940 motion picture which documents Soviet research into the resuscitation of clinically dead organisms. The British scientist J. B. S. Haldane appears in the film's introduction and narrates the film, which contains Russian text with English applied next to, or over the top of, the Russian. The operations are credited to Doctor Sergei S. Bryukhonenko.
Reason
High EV for the article, fairly high quality considering technical limitations
Articles in which this image appears
Experiments in the Revival of Organisms
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator
Techfilm Studio, Moscow
  • And resolution could be higher at that length. Sadly, a shorter clip would have less EV as it would not show the whole film. As the article is about the film, the entirety easily has the highest EV. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:21, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Experime1940.ogv --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:17, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 35 Vietnamese refugees wait to be taken aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). They are being rescued from a 35 foot fishing boat 350 miles northeast of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, after spending eight days at sea.
Reason
While the image quality can be made better, I think this image is historically significant because it captured a moment in time during the height of the Vietnamese refugee crisis during the 1970s and 1980s. This image succinctly illustrates the plight of the boat people at the time, showing the cramped condition of the boat and showing men, women, and children at the moment they are rescued after being at sea for days.
Articles in which this image appears
boat people
FP category for this image
Other History
Creator
Phil Eggman, United States Navy

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:05, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]