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Original – Female blue-tailed damselfly, Ischnura elegans form infuscans-obsoleta
Reason
FP on Wikimedia Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Blue-tailed damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:31, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Male jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) on the Rio Negro, Brazil
Reason
FP on Wikimedia Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Jaguar
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) male Rio Negro 2.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:37, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The nine-armed sea star (Luidia senegalensis) is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidia found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Reason
high quality photograph of a notable species and therefore high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Luidia senegalensis (most EV), Luidia, Paxillosida, +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator
Andrea Westmoreland
That's French for egg, right? Sca (talk) 00:23, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Don't we all? Sca (talk) 20:44, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nine-armed Sea Star (Luidia senegalensis) (4338628827).jpg --Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:17, 3 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSamuel Coleridge-Taylor
Reason
The "Black Mahler", most famous for his setting of Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha, which only stopped being a major London tradition when the Second World War intervened. This is the second nomination: The first barely failed to reach quorum during a slump period for featured pictures. He comes from a period where free-licensed photographs are hardest to get, particularly for a Briton.
Articles in which this image appears
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:22, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Carling Black Label Beer Draught, pictured in a pub in Johannesburg, South Africa
Reason
It is a fair quality photograph that exhibits a lesser represented area of the Wiki.
Articles in which this image appears
Carling Black Label
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Britfan97
PS: Photo was added to article Aug. 22. Sca (talk) 13:45, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I find this picture too dark and a little cluttered in the background. I think a full pint would also be preferable. I'm certainly not opposed to this kind of photo in principle (and I'm also a beer-lover, though not this one); indeed, we're very short of drink FPs. While it's not perfect (white head on a white background?), I think something like File:Leffe blonde en verre.jpg would be a little better. Josh Milburn (talk) 23:41, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm with you on choices, Josh. (How about this one?) Sca (talk) 15:08, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Are you asking me about the beer or the photo? I definitely like the beer; I've just moved from the UK to Canada, which has opened up a whole new range of drinks to me. I tried the well-named Moosehead Lager the other day- surprisingly flavourful, given stereotypes about North American beer... The photo still isn't quite there lighting-wise, even though the composition's good. It's also not under an appropriate license. I suspect if we have a dig around we'll find a few that are worth a nomination here; I'll keep my eyes open. Josh Milburn (talk) 15:54, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
'Craft' and 'micro'-brews have proliferated hugely in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. I don't know if the same is true in Canada. Anyhow, my pic was just to illustrate a simple shot of a glass of beer under natural light – of which there are very few on Commons. Here's one that would be OK were it not for the horrendously distracting clutter. →
Sca (talk) 15:19, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:40, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Seine in Paris near the Conciergerie at night.
Reason
A beautiful picture in a high quality of this nice river. I'm pretty new (only the second discussion which I open here), so I hope that it really suits the criteria page (I looked there, and in my opinion it is, but I hope I'm not wrong).
Articles in which this image appears
Seine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Romanceor

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:28, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAbbey Lincoln
Reason
A fine image; grainy, but acceptably so for a historical shot. Previous nomination seems to have mainly failed as I was late preparing the alt.
Articles in which this image appears
Abbey Lincoln, Women in Music
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Jac. de Nijs / Anefo, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Abbey Lincoln in 1966.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:19, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Tree trunk spider (Hersilia sp.) capturing a cicada
Reason
Well illustrates how a Tree trunk spider captures its prey
Articles in which this image appears
Tree trunk spider
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids
Creator
Jeevan Jose

Promoted File:Hersilia-2016-06-19-002.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:24, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSteve Jobs holding an iPhone 4 at WWDC 2010 conference.
Reason
Here the legend is shown in a good quality.
Articles in which this image appears
1955, 2011, Steve Jobs
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Matthew Yohe

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:27, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalElsie Leslie in Richard Sheridan's The Rivals, photographed by Zaida Ben-Yusuf
Reason
A notable actress photographed by a notable photographer is always a good combination. The first nomination is an odd case: Six support, but one was about 15 minutes late and one still too young of an account, so it didn't reach quorum
Articles in which this image appears
The Rivals, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, Elsie Leslie (in no particular order)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Zaida Ben-Yusuf, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Elsie Leslie (1899) by Zaida Ben-Yusuf.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:39, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque , also known as the Pink Mosque, is a traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran. It is located at the district of Gowad-e-Arabān, near Shāh Chérāgh Mosque.
Reason
An artistic high resolution scene captured at Nasir-al molk mosque. The colorful show of sunlight going through the stained glass is really interesting. This picture has won the following titles so far:
I think this makes us be careful before voting!
Articles in which this image appears
Nasir ol Molk Mosque, Color, Shiraz, Stained glass
FP category for this image
Interiors
Creator
Ayyoubsabawiki

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:48, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRobert Earl Jones in Langston Hughes' Don't You Want to be Free? (23 June 1938)
Reason
A fine image of an important early role in the theatre of the Harlem Renaissance. Father of James Earl Jones. The first nomination got four and a half supports during a slump period, with the only complaint being about Van Vechten's composition - something that we cannot do anything about three quarters of a century later.
Articles in which this image appears
Robert Earl Jones, James Earl Jones
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Carl Van Vechten, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Robert Earl Jones in Langston Hughes' Don't You Want to be Free? (23 June 1938; photograph by Carl Van Vechten).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:31, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalDeath's-head hawkmoth larva
Reason
It illustrates the subject in a compelling way, making the viewer want to know more.
Articles in which this image appears
Death's-head hawkmoth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Jeevan Jose
  • It is almost impossible to distinguish the larva of these three species. All three exist in India. I don't like wild guesses as mentioned in may larva pictures here. Jee 15:56, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:13, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An aerial view of Peterhof Palace, in Petergof, outside of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Reason
High quality, high EV (complete view of the main palace building and upper garden)
Articles in which this image appears
Peterhof Palace
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Godot13

Promoted File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Peterhof Palace.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:17, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Registan square. An ancient public square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Reason
I stumbled across this picture randomly and it seemed to give a well framed high quality image of a notable public square.
Articles in which this image appears
Samarkand, Registan, Architecture of Uzbekistan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Ekrem Canli

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:57, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBaby Huwae in c. 1963. Born in Rotterdam, Huwae had moved to Indonesia by the 1950s and taken up modelling. She entered the film industry in 1958, and gained popularity following the success of Asrama Dara (Dormitory for Girls). Over the next several years she acted in a further five films and established a girl group, the Baby Dolls. However, after she married in 1960, Huwae focused on modelling. In the 1970s she worked as a fortune teller.
Reason
High quality image of this Indonesian singer and actress.
Articles in which this image appears
Baby Huwae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Tati Photo Studios, restoration by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:Baby Huwae, c 1963, Tati Photo Studio 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:37, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalParthenos sylvia mud-puddling from a forest stream
Reason
Adds significant encyclopedic value to an articles
Articles in which this image appears
Parthenos sylvia, Mud-puddling
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Jeevan Jose

Promoted File:Parthenos sylvia-Kadavoor-2016-06-25-001.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:01, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Sarawak state legislative assembly building. It is significant as the landmark of the capital city of Sarawak and the place where all state assemblymen from all over Sarawak come here to debate and passing state laws. The roof of the building is similar to "Terendak", a hat specifically made by the ethnic Melanau group in Sarawak.
Reason
The image is clear at depicting the state assembly building which has a unique architecture and its landscape . It is also representative of the state of Sarawak. The image was also a winner in the 2015 Wiki Loves Monuments competition.
Articles in which this image appears
Sarawak, Sarawak state assembly building, 砂拉越
FP category for this image
Places
Creator
Nickytmy

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:29, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalStade Français playing Racing Club de France from a 1906 calendar
Reason
A fine example of early-20th-century sporting artwork. First nomination failed to reach quorum, with no issues raised.
Articles in which this image appears
Stade Français, Racing 92, Georges Scott, Pierre Guillemin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport, probably?
Creator
Georges Scott restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Oppose I agree with the above, but I will vote this way. I don't really see the EV as well. There is no page for the painting, and the pages it is found in do not make too much sense. If you want to illustrate the rugby team, a photograph would be more relevant. It is also in a player's page, but the image doesn't specify which player is him. I don't see what is gained by having (a rather bland) painting instead of a clear photograph, sorry. Mattximus (talk) 13:49, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Mattximus: You're presuming the existence of photographs, though, which probably don't exist. 1906 is probably way too early for cameras to do action shots, so, you're basically voting this down because you'd rather have something thatcannot possibly exist. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:12, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're moving the target. Do you want this to be judged as an action shot or as an image of a historic uniform? We could surely have a much, much better image for showing historic uniform, and I'm not sure we urgently need an action shot... Josh Milburn (talk) 22:30, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • No I'm not: It's valuable on many fronts, and I cannot possibly fathom your response. We don't have colour photographs of the uniform from this period. Obviously. We don't have documentation of the state of the fields, of historic rugby football, or a number of other things, except for this image - and yet it somehow lacks EV. Even if this image is just a nice historic illustration, it gives a lot of incidental information about what rugby was like at the time, and is thus valuable; that it's fairly unique in doing so makes it more so, not less. A picture is worth a thousand words, as they say, and, especially in this case, there's a lot of incidental information in this image that a thousand words will never convey. For example, that one could wear a non-uniform cap; the depiction of a tackle; the shoes; the state of the field; the rugby ball; the colours of the uniforms; the style of them, seen from a variety of angles - all these are useful for anchoring a reader. Adam Cuerden (talk) 05:44, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've explained why I've reached the conclusion I have, and I'm not the only person who has reached a similar conclusion. Reasonable people can disagree; harrying opposers (and borderline twisting my words- I have neither claimed nor insinuated that football history is not a legitimate topic) just comes across as a chilling technique. Josh Milburn (talk) 13:48, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Maybe we can clarify? What specific encyclopedic entry does this provide EV for? It's in 4 pages at the moment. One is for a player that may or may not be illustrated in this image (so no EV there), the second is for the artist, but it's buried in the gallery among others (no EV there), and then it's in 2 modern teams where a photograph would be better. I agree with the above, if you want to illustrate historic uniform then a photograph would be better, if you want to talk about the "action", well none of the 4 pages actually talks about the historical aspect of the action, so I have to agree, I don't see any EV. Mattximus (talk) 17:10, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:26, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Accolade is a painting by British artist Edmund Leighton from 1901. It depicts an accolade, a ceremony to confer knighthood. The painting is housed in a private collection.
Reason
A bit more from Leighton. Good digitizations of private collection artworks seem to be particularly valuable, as they aren't that accessible by public.
Articles in which this image appears
The Accolade (painting), others
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Edmund Leighton

Promoted File:Accolade by Edmund Blair Leighton.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:35, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLies Noor, an Indonesian film actress, in c. 1956
ALT - Name removed
Reason
High quality image of this promising young actress who died at a young age.
Articles in which this image appears
Lies Noor
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Djakartawood Studios, restored by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)
"Moderate resolution": I don't know what world you're living in, but 10.4 megapixels for a postcard-sized photograph is far from "Mediocre". This was scanned at 900 PPI.
"Contrast issues": What, exactly, are you referring to? There are no blown highlights, nor are there any clipped shadows.
"Promotional": For an actress who has been dead for fifty-five years? Really? Are you going to oppose a picture of Notre Dame next, because it's also used for tourism?
"Questionable notability": Cover of multiple magazines (Varia, Minggu Pagi, etc.), demanded - and received - large wages for the time (I have a menu from c. 1955... Rp 10 would have gotten you a full meal at a good restaurant. Multiply that by 750 or 1000), coverage in numerous contemporary sources, including obituaries from two sources cited in the article alone, funeral attended by A-list Indonesian celebrities. She clearly passes WP:N. The "Sca bar" you wish to implement is, thankfully, not policy. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:09, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
As for article length: 480 words is longer than the article for Parthenos sylvia (317 words) and The Accolade (painting) (340 words), yet I don't see you claiming either of them is non-notable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:12, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't speak Indonesian, but a search for Elisa Firmansjah Noor and Lies Noor on Indonesian Wiki failed to find an article. Quick Googling of her name yielded one hit – the English WP article targeted here.
Contrast: Poor contrast with backdrop, inky shadowing of hair.
Promotional: "Indonesian actress Lies Noor (c. 1956) in a photograph from Djakartawood." – Sca (talk) 21:24, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • She died in 1961, and Indonesian film history is not well represented online, particularly for people who died before Misbach Yusa Biran began actually trying to catalogue that history. The Indonesian Wikipedia is certainly no measure: less than 0.5% of the editors there are willing to actually go to a library and crack open a book (hence why the majority of their Featured Articles are translated from ours). Their articles on numerous actors from the '50s are far below ours in terms of quality (compare A. Hamid Arief and id:A. Hamid Arief, or Indriati Iskak and id:Indriati Iskak). Your inability to use the internet (the majority of the sources cited are online; you need only follow the links) does not render her non-notable.
    To the best of my knowledge, Djakartawood has been defunct since the late 1950s. Crediting them on the image page (not in the article - indeed, they aren't credited in the article) is simple acknowledgement of the photographer, and is no different than crediting Mathew Brady for images of Civil War-era generals. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:00, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Now answer me this: what policy did you draw your "480 words? notability is questionable" metric. It certainly can't be from your own best editing practices. Four of your last five articles (Janina Altman, St. Nicholas Church, Stendal, Arnold Lyongrün, and Johan Otto Hesselbom) would have "questionable notability" using that metric. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:10, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Per ScaJobas (talk) 16:46, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I disagree with Sca on all their points (it has great contrast/resolution, good EV, not promotional) but I agree about the signature, I also find it distracting. Considering the page is not about the photograph itself, but about the actor, would it be acceptable/possible to remove it? If it was about the photograph then of course I can see the argument of leaving it as it was intended. Mattximus (talk) 17:18, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • I see the restorations but the dark areas look dusty still. I don't like the pose and wish the shades of gray were more distinct, but can't ask for everything in a historic image. Looks better without the signature. My concern is the dusty dark areas. Bammesk (talk) 03:10, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ALT Even if promotional, this is type of portraits I can accept, unlike some modern generic promos churned out by PR agencies. Also improves coverage on such little-known women. The only thing that bothers is her missing birth year. I suspect it's the 1940s. Brandmeistertalk 09:15, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • Problem with judging her age based on her being in school up through 1955 is that, during the Japanese occupation (42-45) and revolution (45-49), a lot of students were delayed. I'm still attempting to track down a biography outside of Varia (I have several editions of the contemporary film magazines Film Varia and Dunia Film, but my collection is spotty). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:15, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment on the watermark/signature issue... I think we have to ask what the picture is showing. If the picture is to display a work of art, removing the artist's signature would be deeply problematic, as it would change the nature of the work. Similar if it was to display the likes of a film poster. If, however, we have an image which, for our purposes, is fundamentally a picture of the original work's subject, rather than the work itself (as we have here), then I think we have to ask whether these signatures/watermarks are adding/detracting from the image. Given that we are (quite reasonably) so opposed to watermarks on contemporary images, I'm not sure I understand the anxiety about removing them from older images. Josh Milburn (talk) 11:55, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've removed the watermark on the ALT. I think removing a 60+ year old watermark is significantly different than requiring that contributors of photographs to not include watermarks in the first place (I can't think of any examples where a Flickr user's watermarked image was send this way), particularly since the names appear to have been printed with the photograph (note how the hexagon pattern of File:Ermina Zaenah c 1955 (portrait) - before restoration.jpg is also found on her name). I am concerned about misrepresenting the photograph as a physical object. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:15, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Alt looks noticeably better, so I'll cancel my opposition. (I guess this amounts to weak support for Alt.)
I'm not going to reopen the old debate about notability, except to opine that in featuring any photo we should ask the question, why are we featuring this picture? Put another way, why would our audience, the readers of English Wiki, be interested in this picture and associated article?
I'll not say more about this nom. Sca (talk) 15:58, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • For me, I am interested in featuring images to educate viewers; to make viewers understand that there are more things in heaven and earth than their philosophies can imagine; to ensure that nobody, in the future, has to say "sometimes you can feel lazy and think we're so big we don't have to really know anything about other people". That's my reason. And it's clearly not shared by everyone. Hence why we use the criteria and not individual editing philosophies for determining featured pictures. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:56, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support alt meets all the criteria and none of the non-criteria used above as reasons for opposition or for watering-down a support convince me in the slightest. BencherliteTalk (using his alt account Bencherheavy) 18:29, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt - Godot13 (talk) 04:29, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support alt, neutral on original. I find Sca's arguments unconvincing; there is no reason for us to be worried about the fact that that this is a promotional photo given that the subject is long dead, and the claims about notability do not seem to be based on any formal guidelines. The subject is not famous in the English speaking world, but that is certainly not a reason to oppose featuring a picture of her. Josh Milburn (talk) 04:39, 15 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Aren't you the one who was banished to the wilds of Canada? Sca (talk) 21:12, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lies Noor (c. 1956), Djakartawood (no name).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:30, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – An aerial view of the Field of Mars in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Reason
High quality, high EV (complete view of the Field of Mars)
Articles in which this image appears
Field of Mars (Saint Petersburg)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Godot13
  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 23:43, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Great image but why the large variation in sharpness, especially the right side? I am curious, was it shot from a tower or airborne? Bammesk (talk) 00:21, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • Bammesk- Thanks. The main focal point was the center of the Field of Mars and f8 might not have been quite enough for the far surrounding areas. I was trying to balance shutter speed (1/400 IMO is very slow for aerial shooting) and potential grain. This was a difficult one to crop. I didn't want to cut off the large square building on the far right along with the base of the bridge (for aesthetics). By the same token, keeping the Church of the Spilled Blood (top center) seemed like a good idea. This was shot from a helicopter, restricted to flying over the river only, at a minimum altitude (in the city) of roughly 500 meters. It was intermittently overcast with some turbulence.--Godot13 (talk) 00:55, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I did a little selective sharpening on the right side (with the unsharp mask tool in GIMP) and it was an improvement, just saying. Bammesk (talk) 03:36, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Field of Mars.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:44, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Portrait of Ferdinand VII of Spain by Goya
Reason
High ev as lead image and good scan of the painting. Missed promotion by 1 vote in the last nomination
Articles in which this image appears
Ferdinand VII of Spain, etc..
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Francisco Goya

Promoted File:Francisco Goya - Portrait of Ferdinand VII of Spain in his robes of state (1815) - Prado.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:51, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPriscilla Horton in the role of Ariel
Reason
Notable for several reasons: a highly accomplished Shakespearian actress in her youth, and a theatrical innovator with her husband later on who both encouraged the creation of and premièred rôles in several important early operas by important writers and composers of 19th century Britain; for example, W.S. Gilbert's first big hit outside of pantomimes, Ages Ago had her in it and was at her and her husband's theatre; other major writers and composers for them included F. C. Burnand, and Arthur Sullivan (though she didn't act in Cox and Box as it has no female roles) Adam Cuerden (talk) 04:30, 13 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Articles in which this image appears
Priscilla Horton
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Richard James Lane et al; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Priscilla Horton (Mrs. German Reed) as Ariel.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:28, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A rare picture of White colored with black patches, Indian Rabbit having glittering red eyes
Reason
A rare picture of White colored with black patches, Indian Rabbit having glittering red eyes
Articles in which this image appears
Domestic rabbit
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Md iet

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:31, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Pinafore Picture Book is W. S. Gilbert's retelling of the story of H.M.S. Pinafore for children. In this frontispiece, we see the hero, Ralph Rackstraw, in the rigging.
Reason
A fine image from a notable artist from one of Gilbert's last works. Previous nomination was a couple vtes short, with the only objection being to, um... cropping blank paper, with no captions or other marks. Which seems a weird objection. While we don't have an article on the book at present, the book is discussed in both articles as a notable adaptation.
Articles in which this image appears
H.M.S. Pinafore and Gilbert and Sullivan
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
Alice B. Woodward, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:W. S. Gilbert - Alice B. Woodward - The Pinafore Picture Book - Frontispiece.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:43, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJames Russell Lowell, American poet.
Reason
A very nice, detailed picture of him. Photos seem to either date from much later, or appear to have had major editing done so that they're equivalent to drawings - I'm not at all convinced that https://www.loc.gov/item/brh2003003291/PP/ , for example, is a genuine photograph in the facial region. It gives the impression of a painting. This image is important enough to be used as the basis for a stamp later, File:JamesRussellLowell-1940.jpg (it's a mirror image, but otherwise obviously based on this).
By the way, if you haven't noticed, I've been clearing out all my half-done stuff this month, so forgive me if I get through a fair amount of stuff; I have a lot of things I've put a lot of work into, but never went through the last bit of effort to finish.
Articles in which this image appears
James Russell Lowell +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
John Angel James Wilcox, (1835-???) after Samuel Worcester Rowse (1822-1901). Restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:James Russell Lowell - 1855.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:05, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMargaret D. Foster, in her lab, 4 October 1919
Reason
A fantastic action photo of a person who A. was the first female chemist to work for the United States Geological Survey, and B. worked on the Manhattan Project.
Articles in which this image appears
Margaret D. Foster
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
National Photo Company; Restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Margaret D. Foster, in Lab, 4 October 1919.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:49, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The bird is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage.
Reason
high quality photograph of a notable bird species, and therefore high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Eurasian blue tit (most EV), Cyanistes
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Baresi franco

Promoted File:Eurasian blue tit Lancashire.jpg --Adam Cuerden (talk) 01:55, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Huntsman Spider pictured in Johannesburg, South Africa
Reason
A photograph of a fair quality that contributes and improves visually on its respective article
Articles in which this image appears
Palystes castaneus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids
Creator
Britfan97

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:21, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Male warthog drinking in the wild at the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Reason
FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Warthog Common warthog
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:54, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Female four-spotted chaser dragonfly, variant praenubila, in Oxfordshire
Reason
FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Four-spotted chaser
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) female dorsal.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:58, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Mercedes-Benz W114 and W115 models are a series of sedans and coupés introduced in 1968 by Mercedes-Benz. This pictured model is a 1973 220D (W115).
Reason
Very high quality image of a classic car, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Mercedes-Benz W114
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
1bumer
  • Attempts to edit out licence plates are inevitably distracting, and should only be used if necessary. I suspect it was edited in the crop in order to avoid the advertising made much more prominent by the cropping; that's fair enough, but it's not necessary here where you'd have to look for it. Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:50, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mercedes-Benz W115 220D (1973).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:09, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Josselin Château. Taken from the bridge across the river Oust in Josselin on a very calm August evening. The château was lit with golden sunlight and reflected in the relatively still water.
Reason
Photogenic 15th century castle enhanced by evening light and reflection in calm water.
Articles in which this image appears
Josselin Castle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Colin
Also, in the other two pix of the castle at the target article it appears to be built of gray stone, whereas this pic. shows a golden hue to the stone. Sca (talk) 21:18, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sca, I think the nom's caption addresses the lighting – golden sunset. Bammesk (talk) 15:32, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sca, I flipped the image and overlaid them and found the reflected castle to be a very close match for the real one. If you measure from the base of the pointy roofs down to the darker brick of the base, and then compare with the reflection they are much the same. Yes this image is shot during the Golden Hour, which changes the colours to a much warmer tone. Wrt the other comment about being cramped on the left, the scene has a large tree to the left of the castle, which becomes an "include it all or nothing" distracting element that then makes the castle much smaller in the frame. Beneath this tree is shadow, so that area of the scene isn't particularly photogenic (and the reflection, being darker, is just a big dark patch). To the right isn't a whole lot other than some canal boats which also distract the eye from the subject. I would have preferred a little more space either side, but including part of this huge tree or a bit of a canal boat just looked messy to me. -- Colin°Talk 18:21, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Josselin Château Evening Light Reflected 2016-08-15 WLM.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:50, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Abul Bajandar from Bangladesh, is the fourth person in the world diagnosed with Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis
Reason
The only free image of the rarest disease Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis available in Commons. Also a valued image on commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
Monirul Alam

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:04, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An aerial view of Saint Michael's Castle in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Saint Michael's Castle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Godot13

Promoted File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-St Michael's Castle 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:35, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRuth Muskrat Bronson
Reason
I'm not quite sure about my crop (those wanting to try their own hand can find the pre-crop restoration at [5] - I restored everything, including parts I was pretty sure I'd crop out.) but the image is highly encyclopædic, and minority women, particularly Native Americans, tend to be under-photographed relative to their importance. It's a very good photo of her at a key point in her political activities (just around the time of her meeting with President Calvin Cooleridge)
Articles in which this image appears
Ruth Muskrat Bronson
FP category for this image
Some subcategory of Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People probably Artists and writers, Political, or Other: she worked and was successful in a LOT of fields.
Creator
National Photo Company, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Ruth Muskrat.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:54, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Dome of Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence)
Reason
This is an image of Vasari's masterpiece
Articles in which this image appears
Florence Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Livioandronico

Promoted File:Dome of Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:09, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]