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Bach

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Reason

High quality scan of a painting of a notable individual.

Articles in which this image appears

Johann Christian Bach +6

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Thomas Gainsborough

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:51, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Excellent quality with good EV (and it's a Gainsborough, so I'm bound to support/like it ....) SagaciousPhil - Chat 16:51, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Famed artist, music history EV. Sca (talk) 22:16, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support - excellent piece which I have known and loved for years. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:14, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment NPG version differs in hue/coloration. This one looks kinda bluish. Brandmeister^talk 17:32, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Good catch. Reverted back to Coetzee's original upload. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:15, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Sca is quite right. Hafspajen (talk) 22:16, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 21:56, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:33, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Johann Christian Bach by Thomas Gainsborough.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:53, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Whisky glass

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Reason

Good and representful photo of its kind.

Articles in which this image appears

List of glassware

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink

Creator

Petar Milošević

• Support as nominator – PetarM (talk) 16:45, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: It doesn't look like any glass I've seen someone drink whiskey out of, and it doesn't seem to match any of the listed items. Am I missing something, here? Josh Milburn (talk) 21:01, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• ^{Is it what they drink whiskey (виски) from in Serbia? Sca (talk) 22:13, 21 June 2015 (UTC)}[reply]

• Comment: Dont tell me, its for wine ? ;)... 1. Is it problem to check google before such questions ? Maybe you are used to drink it from regular Bar Tumbler, in Germany. --PetarM (talk) 07:09, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Er, I'm not German, nor do I live in Germany.
  Perhaps the nom should be retitled Whisk(e)y-tasting glass? Sca (talk)

• Oppose. I shouldn't need to check Google to understand what I'm looking at- it should be more than clear from the articles in which the image is used. Without this kind of context, the image lacks encyclopedic value. This nomination is premature. Josh Milburn (talk) 10:14, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Maybe it would have a tad more visual interest if it had some whisk(e)y in it. Sca (talk) 13:04, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment I plan to do that too. But that will bear different name...perhaps "Glass of whisky". --PetarM (talk) 11:14, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - Why is it listed in the Beer Glassware section of the article? Per Josh Milburn, I'm not sure one should need to conduct a Google search to understand the image (which appears to be made by only a single manufacturer) and has a much closer resemblance to a glass for Grappa.--Godot13 (talk) 02:44, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:22, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nymphaea odorata

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Reason

This image offers a superb technical view of the species, objectively meeting criteria 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and it readily illustrates the unopened blossom, the plant's leaves, and the flower's petals, sepals, and stamens.

Articles in which this image appears

Nymphaea odorata

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers

Creator

SanctuaryX

• Support as nominator – SanctuaryX (talk) 17:03, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Oppose – Nice comp., but somehow (is it just my eyes?) the blossom itself seems a bit shy on detail. DOF? Sca (talk) 22:01, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's not just your eyes. There is something very slightly unsatisfactory about the main focus of the picture, the centre of the flower. Not sure if it's blurriness, or lack of contrast, or some combination. 31.51.134.46 (talk) 23:07, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak oppose Cropped uncomfortably close at bottom. --Janke | Talk 15:14, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:32, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:26, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fatoumata Diawara

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Reason

Very good quality picture of the person while she is performing. High EV.

Articles in which this image appears

Fatoumata Diawara

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Thesupermat

• Support as nominator – FakeShemp (talk) 20:39, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support - Technically good, but it strikes me as not warm enough (i.e. tones are a bit blue). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:28, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I think the cold tones come from the lighting and give some hint (tint) that she is performing. Belle (talk) 00:18, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Except other images of her performing aren't as blue — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:14, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I've made an edit; I may have gone too warm, but I think it's an improvement. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:32, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Now I don't know. The other images aren't lit with the same light of course and your edit has made her a bit bilious instead of icy, but I'm wavering on the authenticity of the original. I think I'll strike my support and wait for somebody else to comment and then adopt their opinion as if it was my own. Belle (talk) 09:25, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Support original The metadata suggests there was no digital manipulation, implying this was the original lighting at the concert (seamless; I see Brandmeister has already agreed with me) Belle (talk) 11:14, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support original The metadata suggests there was no digital manipulation, implying this was the original lighting at the concert. Very slight adjustment could still be made, I think alt is a quite radical change. Brandmeister^talk 10:33, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've reduced the warmth a bit further. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:30, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT – Yann (talk) 21:55, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:31, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT I prefer this version. Although this has had some manipulation, I feel it has improved the picture... gazhiley 07:41, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:28, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:17, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fatoumata Diawara - Festival du Bout du Monde 2012 - 016 - edit.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:44, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Only the alt has enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:44, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lamborghini Aventador

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Reason

High quality image with EV

Articles in which this image appears

Parking violation, Lamborghini Aventador

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land

Creator

Falcon Photography

• Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 21:40, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose This is an amusing image, but it's not a particularly great photo of either the car type or a parking violation. The image is a little bit blurry, slightly tilted and doesn't clearly illustrate these subjects given the number of other things going on (especially the car behind the Lamborghini. Nick-D (talk) 01:49, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose I agree with Nick-D - this almost seems a joke nom. Not focussed, driver still in car (so is this even being parked? Could be pulling into or out of the bay, or just driving through it?), quite in-your-face advertising, parking sign not straight, etc etc. No offence intended if this was a serious nom, but well below par if so. gazhiley 08:30, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's one lame Lambo. Сте́нька — Preceding undated comment added 20:01, 29 June 2015‎

Kinda Lambo curse. Another previous nomination also failed. Brandmeister^talk 22:55, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose. I don't think it's a great image to illustrate either article to be honest. I don't think Yann would nominate an image as a joke, but perhaps he has misjudged it in this case. I would expect for an image illustrating a parking violation to more clearly show the problem. It's really not clear to me that the car is parked illegally at all, but perhaps I'm not familiar with Swiss road signs. It would be ideal to at least show some sort of parking ticket affixed to the windscreen. Isn't that the universal sign of a parking violation?! ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:43, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I just re-read my wording. I assume it wasn't a joke, and no offence intended to Yann with my wording. I only meant it was such a strange nom it seemed like a joke. Nothing personal... gazhiley 09:50, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Withdrawn I think the quality is quite good, there is EV, and additionally there is some humour. You don't like it? Never mind... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yann (talk • contribs) 11:38, 1 July 2015‎

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:56, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:56, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Iman Budhi Santosa

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Reason

Good quality "action shot" of a poet reading his own work. Since the cover is turned away from the viewer, we don't have any copyright issues.

Articles in which this image appears

Iman Budhi Santosa

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

 — Chris Woodrich (talk)

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:57, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Bersertifikat intergalaksi! 90% bersertifikat anyway, I would have liked it if there was more of his right arm in shot, but good enough for FP, I think.Belle (talk) 00:28, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

^{Certified intergalactic? Sca (talk) 13:23, 23 June 2015 (UTC)}[reply]

• See the angklung nomination below. ("Intergalactic certification" or so). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:31, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Don't be shy, Sca, you can give it a Bersertifikat intergalaksi too. Belle (talk) 14:03, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are you two on the ICB (Intergalactic Certification Board)? (C'mon, full disclosure now!) Sca (talk) 14:32, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Why, no, hu-man. What would give you such an ideea.?. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:41, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Not bad. Could be a little better - would like to get the full arm in, but I'll buy the shot. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:05, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Could be a better crop or may be a better composition but still Support for the shot. DreamSparrow ^talk 17:36, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 21:54, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:31, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Iman Budhi Santosa at book launch, 2015-05-30 01.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:58, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

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Reason

Because all I can think of this morning is ...

Articles in which this image appears

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich +1

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military maybe.

Creator

Peter Lely

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:44, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:50, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Good EV in use as lead image.--Godot13 (talk) 03:07, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Very nice, good EV. SagaciousPhil - Chat 10:04, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - dangit, now I'm hungry. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:59, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^talk 17:39, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - So, it's Mr Sandwich's turn... Hafspajen (talk) 02:34, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But not the purported inventor of same. Sca (talk) 13:38, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:32, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Peter Lely - Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:45, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Caleb Strong (engraved portrait)

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Original – American Bank Note Company engraved portrait of Caleb Strong. Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Strong was part of the inaugural class of the United States Senate (from Massachusetts, 1789–96), and then Governor of Massachusetts (1800–07 and 1812–16).

Reason

High quality, high EV, prior image was very small and low resolution. Lead image with css image crop used to produce appropriately sized thumbnail in the article.
Second nomination, first time resulted in 4 support and no opposition. (Please view at full size)

Articles in which this image appears

Caleb Strong

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

James Bannister, American Bank Note Company
Restoration by Godot13

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 02:22, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as last time. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:29, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Very nice and plenty of EV provided by a GA. SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:58, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Historical EV for one of the Founders whose name is not a household word. Sca (talk) 13:20, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - excellent likeness of someone of whom it would be nice to hear more. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:58, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:31, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:STRONG, Caleb (ABNC engraved portrait).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:35, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Robinson Crusoé

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Reason

How could I resist Brandmeister's special request here for some Robinson Crusoé? It turned out to be a good one: I didn't have any Offenbach in the queue, and it's a very nice image.

Articles in which this image appears

Robinson Crusoé

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre

Creator

A. Jannin; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:00, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Fantastic. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:58, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Kudos (although I thought of the book, didn't know there's such a thing). Brandmeister^talk 15:33, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is possible my sense of humour got to me. Though I've added commons:Category:Alexander_Francis_Lydon to the queue. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 20:42, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^talk 21:40, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I know I said I was boycotting you until we got some comical animals, but this has got a cockatoo (no monocle or cape, so not perfect but you are heading in the right direction). Belle (talk) 01:06, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - plenty of comical animals in Offenbach. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:25, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:30, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jacques Offenbach - A. Jannin - Robinson Crusoé.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:37, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cardamom

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Reason

High EV and very good quality

Articles in which this image appears

Cardamom

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits

Creator

Parthyush Thomas

• Support as nominator – Blacknclick (talk) 19:15, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Technically it's quite nice, except for one thing. Is it possible to get a version with less harsh shadows? I appreciate the difficulty in doing so, but it would look quite a bit better — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:32, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:30, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:23, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:35, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Netherlands Indies gulden coin

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Reason

Impressive image of a coin. The script here is Jawi, an Arabic-based script used to write Malay; I don't think we have any featured pictures with the script yet. Not that I can read it worth a darn, but...

Articles in which this image appears

Netherlands Indies gulden

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Currency

Creator

Java Mint, Netherlands Indies (coin), Heritage Auctions (image)

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support HQ + EV Alborzagros (talk) 09:25, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I don't pretend to understand it - I presume there's some sort of (possibly obsolete) local script used on it? The article on Jawi alphabet doesn't help at all. Otherwise, this coin is an extreme rarity for the time period insofar as it has no text on it besides the date. Is the image on the right upside down, or is there both a 6-like and 9-like character in the script? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:34, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think you're right, Adam. The m-like character is an S, and should be looking like a W. Sadly, owing to the lighting, any attempt to fix it looks really wonky. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:39, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Might be able to get away with it as two images, but... Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 12:57, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as presented, given the rarity. Fascinating artifact. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:24, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as presented (or if corrected). Rare coin in this high grade.--Godot13 (talk) 01:58, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Crisco 1492, Alborzagros, Adam Cuerden, and Ser Amantio di Nicolao:- I realize that this image already has 5 supports, but I wanted to offer the corrected version (reverse orientation rotated 180 degrees) as an ALT .--Godot13 (talk) 02:46, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I prefer the original (lighting is more even), but I also support ALT (though I get the feeling another couple degrees counter clockwise would work better). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:54, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Comment I don't thinkt he alt works with them side by side. Maybe one above the other, so there's a point for light to have eminated from between them? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 03:19, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Agreed - as it is, even with the upside-down coin, I prefer the original. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:25, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:30, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Netherlands East Indies Java Rupee 1803-Z.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:28, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• There is a rough consensus that the original should be promoted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:28, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

St Paul's during a special service in 2008

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Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

St Paul's Cathedral

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors

Creator

User:Fæ
Harland Quarrington MoD

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 06:02, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose 1) This is far below the quality of most of our church shots (vertical distortion, leaning) and 2) the photographer was not Fae. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:53, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per Chris (no Diliff, no comment). Belle (talk) 10:18, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Awww, only I'm deserving of your scathing wit? :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:18, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. A really interesting view, not particularly high quality though. ISO 1600 for an interior shot might be necessary for hand-held, but it kind of kills the image quality. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:18, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Per Điliff. Fuzzy except in middle of field. Sca (talk) 20:36, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:00, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A U.S. Navy diver enters the water during a training evaluation

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Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

Underwater diving

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others

Creator

Fæ
MC2 Kevin B. Gray

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 06:09, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - One, this isn't "underwater diving". This diver is in the act of diving into the water. Second, the photographer wasn't Fae. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:38, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I can't agree with the first objection. Entering the water in diving gear seems to me to be an integral and indispensable aspect of underwater diving. 86.152.161.192 (talk) 14:12, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• That is, by definition, diving. Not "underwater" diving. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:25, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That objection seems to be like complaining that a photo of a saturn 5 rocket during takeoff isn't spaceflight. It may not be underwater diving, but in a couple seconds it will be, and it's the starting point for most underwater dives. MChesterMC (talk) 09:58, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Bad example. A Saturn 5 rocket would have EV in the Saturn 5 article, so even if it didn't have EV for space flight, it would have EV for the rocket. This does not appear in any other articles, so there's nothing to save it. Besides, we've got numerous images of people actually in the water, including one FP. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:39, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it was a very good example, and exactly illustrates why your objection is bogus. 217.44.208.136 (talk) 17:09, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The image shows the shoulders and back of a diver wearing a surface-supplied diving helmet. Perhaps if there was a section on giant stride entry in the Surface-supplied diving article the image might be a more suitable illustration. In an article on general underwater diving, to lead off with such a specific and narrow aspect of diving seems like a misplaced image. With all due respect, from an EV perspective, the U.S. Navy training image tells me absolutely nothing about general underwater diving (and may misinform those that think the illustrated underwater diving gear is common).--Godot13 (talk) 19:38, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• I agree with Godot. If we had information on the entry technique, this may be worthy of FP, but as for now it doesn't have the necessary EV. IP, how exactly is it a good example to compare something which requires new text to be written to have any EV with something which has EV just for showing the object in question? They are not equatable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose – No personal or event context, ergo minimal EV. Sca (talk) 13:57, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – On EV grounds. If we are illustrating underwater diving, we should probably have a picture of a diver underwater. Mattximus (talk) 16:40, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - per all of the above. First FPC nom was a year ago.--Godot13 (talk) 23:35, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:03, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bas-relief in Persepolis

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Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

Achaemenid Empire + Achaemenid architecture + Lion and Sun + March equinox + Nowruz + Persepolis+ Relief

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture

Creator

Anatoly Terentiev

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 06:17, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - It's nice to have a relief as useful as this. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:52, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent photograph, the stairs in the upper right of the image add some depth and scale unobtrusively. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:29, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Equal or not, I think the bull is getting the worst of it. Belle (talk) 10:35, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Per Adam (again!). Is there a date estimate available? Maybe 4th or 5th Century BCE? (And can we shorten the nom title please?) Sca (talk) 13:55, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, and what a relief. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:22, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Excellent image.--Godot13 (talk) 23:28, 25 June 2015 (UTC) Is there any chance of fixing the CA?[reply]

^{You mean circa? Sca (talk) 13:21, 29 June 2015 (UTC)}[reply]

• Chromatic aberration — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:30, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – Yann (talk) 21:48, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:29, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support __ Thanks.  Qian Nivan  Talking        11:12, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:06, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nowruz Zoroastrian.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:21, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rigoletto (redux)

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Reason

Had four supports, no opposes in the recent FPC that happened during one of the occasional low participation periods. I think it came out very well, and I didn't see anyone actually saying otherwise.

Articles in which this image appears

Rigoletto

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre

Creator

Art by Roberto Focosi (1806-1862), lithograph by Francesco Corbetta (1815-?); restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 09:01, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - As last time. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:52, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:20, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - As last time.--Godot13 (talk) 23:25, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 23:03, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:29, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Giuseppe Verdi, Rigoletto, Vocal score illustration by Roberto Focosi - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:04, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Crew of an M-24 Chaffee Tank in Korea

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Reason

An unusual find here: A colored image from the Korean War depicting the crew of an M-24 Chaffee Tank, which supplemented the M4 Sherman tank in the months after the end of World War II. The crew is shown in the early months of the war.

Articles in which this image appears

Korean War

FP category for this image

Given the absence of action here I'd say Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Vehicles/Land

Creator

SGT. RILEY (U.S. Army)

• Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 09:52, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Lots of film grain, but for the period, and given it's "in the field", not bad at all. Very clean image - only spotted two specks, and I'm not even entirely sure they shouldn't be there. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:28, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Per Adam, altho they're obviously posing for the fotog. Sca (talk) 13:42, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Per Adam. Very authentic (both image and grainy texture) for the period.--Godot13 (talk) 23:23, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 21:48, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:29, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:HA-SC-98-06983-Crew of M24 along Naktong River front-Korean war-17 Aug 1950.JPEG --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:57, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Added image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:57, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Funeral of Alfonso XII

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Reason

Stumbled upon this today. Never actually nominated it, but it's been stable in the article since 2012, so... useful!

Articles in which this image appears

Alfonso XII of Spain

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others

Creator

Auguste Tilly, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:41, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Useful for his death. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:48, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – What process was used to create the plate? Some kind of engraving? In any case, not sure if offers additional EV for this short-lived historical figure. (To me, the recent monument pic is more interesting.) Sca (talk) 13:38, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Should be wood-block engraving; it uses a couple rarer techniques (such as the dotted grid effect used for the sky), but has all the hallmarks of it. I think its stability in the article for three years shows at least some EV. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:06, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I agree, sufficient EV even if he wasn't around that long. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:18, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:26, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 05:40, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Death of King Alfonso XII of Spain.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:50, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ladies' Finger cross section

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Reason

Good quality, EV and needed one

Articles in which this image appears

Okra

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits

Creator

Prathyush Thomas

• Support as nominator – Blacknclick (talk) 20:16, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Edges seem un-natural.--Godot13 (talk) 23:20, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agree. Prathyush Thomas, when you do the cut-out, try and use a little bit of feathering (1 or 2 px, tops). That will avoid the issues Godot's pointing out. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:43, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:26, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:18, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis

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Reason

Best quality and EV

Articles in which this image appears

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, List of vegetables used in Assamese cuisine

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits

Creator

Prathyush Thomas

• Support as nominator – Blacknclick (talk) 20:24, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Question - Is it just me or does it look like it was "cut out" and placed on a white background. The borders of the plant seem unnatural. Mattximus (talk) 22:18, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - You are not alone... The edges seem very rough/jagged. The white background has two black specs on it and tallest point on the left side has had something removed (which is still visible).-Godot13 (talk) 23:17, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agree. Prathyush Thomas, when you do the cut-out, try and use a little bit of feathering (1 or 2 px, tops). That will avoid the issues Godot's pointing out. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:47, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - the edges aren't distracting for me on this one, honestly. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:24, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:25, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Still needs a bit of work. Potential is there, though. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:31, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:26, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Horse Gram

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Reason

Best quality and EV

Articles in which this image appears

Macrotyloma uniflorum, Macrotyloma

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits

Creator

Prathyush Thomas

• Support as nominator – Blacknclick (talk) 20:28, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - even if beans are boring, the picture is good. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:22, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 21:47, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 09:36, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 01:25, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Horse Gram BNC.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:29, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Added image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:29, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Blangkon

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Reason

High quality image of this traditional Javanese headgear.

Articles in which this image appears

Blangkon

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle

Creator

 — Chris Woodrich (talk)

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:39, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Very sharp and well-photo'd Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 04:03, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Well done.--Godot13 (talk) 13:36, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - nice. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:22, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 21:46, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 01:24, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ngayogyakarta-style blangkon, 2015-05-17 04.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:21, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Witch doctor

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Reason

Good quality, high EV, interesting photo, used in many articles

Articles in which this image appears

Witch doctor, Shona people, Shona language, Zimbabwe, Adornment, Witchcraft, Vuvuzela

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional dress or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology

Creator

Lycaon

• Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 20:55, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very good value. But Tomer, this is used in Vuvuzela, not Venezuela. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:29, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're right of course. Awkward... :) Tomer T (talk) 08:58, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 08:41, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Interesting. Brandmeister^talk 08:34, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment – Is that a kudu antelope (below right) horn he's pulled out of his medical bag? Sca (talk) 13:59, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 21:46, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - awesome. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:52, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 01:24, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Shona witch doctor (Zimbabwe).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:56, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Japanese invasion money (Malaya and Borneo) 1942–45

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Reason

High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Japanese invasion money (formally Southern Development Bank notes) was issued during World War II by the Empire of Japan to replace local hard currencies. Japanese invading forces issued these notes in Burma, Malaya and Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, Oceania, and the Philippines. This is the fifth and penultimate FPC set nomination of Japanese invasion money, following the Netherlands Indies Gulden, Philippine Peso, Oceanic Pound, and Burmese Dollar.

Original

A ten-note complete denomination and type set of the World War II Japanese invasion money issued in Malaya and Borneo.

Articles in which these images appear

Japanese government-issued dollar in Malaya and Borneo

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Empire of Japan
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 22:31, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Good scans! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:21, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Good scans and high quality. Alborzagros (talk) 09:59, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 22:37, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support the lot - nicely done. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:50, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:MAL-M1b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-One Cent ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M2a-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-Five Cents ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M3b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-10 Cents ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M4b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-50 Cents ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M5c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-One Dollar ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M6c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-Five Dollars ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M7c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-10 Dollars ND (1944).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M8b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-100 Dollars ND (1944).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M9-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-100 Dollars ND (1945).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M10b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-1000 Dollars ND (1945).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Horseshoe Canyon panel

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Reason

The image is of a high technical quality, resolution, and EV. This is the first upload of an image of this specific panel ever added to Commons or Wikipedia.

Articles in which this image appears

Horseshoe Canyon (Utah) and Mesa Verde National Park

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle

Creator

RO

• Support as nominator – RO^(talk) 21:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose and speedy close - Below the minimum resolution of 1500 px * 1500 px. And not just a little below it. The height is only 688 px. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:34, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why not give me five minutes to upload one that meets the minimum? RO^(talk) 23:44, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• If you've got one, go ahead instead. Mind, the warping of the edges is visible even at the small size. Seriously, what equipment are you using?

Of course, taking five minutes to read the criteria would have saved us all some time. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:51, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. Rookie mistake. RO^(talk) 00:04, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure my camera isn't good enough, but I drove 47 miles of dirt road and hiked 7 strenuous miles over the course of 6 hours in 100 degree heat to get this shot. Sorry I uploaded a version that was technically too small, but can you please cut me some slack here? RO^(talk) 00:14, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• (ec) Thanks. I still have to oppose, though, as the blotchy effect from the high ISO level doesn't work. The distortion is still there, but not as bad as I thought it would be. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:15, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's really hard to troubleshoot technical issues if we don't know the equipment. Just like a Mac will have different trouble-shooting steps than a computer running Windows 8 (*shudder*), a Canon DSLR and a Nikon point and shoot will have their own approaches to solving issues. I really want to get behind a picture, but the technical quality isn't there. Camera phones and point and shoots will have a hard time at FPC even in the best of conditions, and the inside of a cave is not "the best of conditions".
  • At the very least I'd have brought a tripod, to be able to shoot with a low ISO even in dark areas. Assuming, of course, that was allowed.
  • Since I agree this shot is very rare and difficult to get, perhaps you'd be interested in submitting the original crop at commons:Commons:Valued images; they judge at web resolution, so those technical issues I pointed out shouldn't be a problem. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:20, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Nah, just close it. I have pictures of the other two panels, but I won't bother donating them here. RO^(talk) 00:27, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Well, if you'd rather do that then get input to help you improve your photography, so be it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:43, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • But your advice is to buy a more expensive camera. So that's not really "input to help you improve your photography", because I already knew my camera was not professional quality. I thought EV held more weight than technical capability. I was obviously wrong about that. Sorry I wasted your time. RO^(talk) 00:48, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • I said point and shoots have trouble (and yes, they do). I didn't say they didn't pass, ever. There are ways to improve the results. Tripod for stability and low ISO (i.e. less blotchy noise). Minimizing distortion by backing the camera up, making use of the sharpest part of the frame (i.e. the center 60% or 70%), then cropping out the undesired bits. There are ways of making it work (i.e. this and this and this). It's just hard. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:06, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • Thanks for the advice. RO^(talk) 01:15, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:44, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:44, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wrocław Główny railway station

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Reason

Well, last time everyone was unhappy with the moving train. Here's a train station image that doesn't have one.

Articles in which this image appears

Wrocław Główny railway station

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Marcin Szala

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:41, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Tomer T (talk) 09:14, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Decidedly good. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:21, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - its amazing -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:05, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Everything is just right.--Godot13 (talk) 18:24, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 22:38, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - lovely. I might want a slightly less tight crop on the right side, but that don't bother me none, really. Jes' bein' picky. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:52, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 01:23, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Wrocław Główny (Breslau Hauptbahnhof) by night.JPG --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:25, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Placed in in Places/Interiors per caption. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:25, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

500 Iran's Rial

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Reason

Good quality, historical.

Articles in which this image appears

Iranian rial banknotes

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Bank Melli Iran

• Support as nominator – __ Thanks.  Qian Nivan  Talking        07:01, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment This almost certainly should have the reverse side. Brandmeister^talk 07:39, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment @Brandmeister: yes but the reverse side is not good quality. __ Thanks.  Qian Nivan  Talking        09:37, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support--Amazing quality.Gire 3pich2005 (talk) 10:41, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Below the minimum resolution, and yes, there should be the reverse. The only FPs in our currency category that don't have the reverses are those which indeed didn't have any reverses whatsoever. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:15, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support HQ + EV Alborzagros (talk) 05:03, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Per Chris- the image is below minimum size, and half of it is missing.--Godot13 (talk) 07:37, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per above - notes have higher standards. Tomer T (talk) 20:05, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:19, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Richèl Hogenkamp

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Reason

High quality, nice EV, very interesting composition of an action shot

Articles in which this image appears

Richèl Hogenkamp

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport

Creator

Kadellar

• Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 09:11, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nice action shot! Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:20, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I rather prefer Diliff's approach of being level to the players, but this is good enough for me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:18, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I prefer being level too (we discussed this already on Commons!), but Carlos is right, it is a good way of ensuring that only the court and player is visible. There's some beauty in the simplicity of a shot like this. From ground level, it's much harder to avoid a distracting background - the best way is unfortunately expensive lenses! Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:14, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yeah, I followed that discussion. Still plenty strong EV for me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:12, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support I'd prefer some left crop, lots of redundant empty space. Brandmeister^talk 21:11, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Alborzagros (talk) 09:57, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – No crop plz. Yann (talk) 22:39, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - nice action shot. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:48, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 01:23, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Good isolation of the subject at the right moment. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:14, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:07, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Richèl Hogenkamp - Masters de Madrid 2015 - 11.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:12, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

L'éclair

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Reason

A high-quality early - probably first edition - vocal score image. and, unlike the other ones, it's in colour. Oooh!

Articles in which this image appears

L'éclair

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre

Creator

Uncertain attribution, possibly Paul Gavarni? - restored by Adam Cuerden.

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:19, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - More food-themed images! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:14, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And I thought it was a town in Wisconsin. Sca (talk) 13:16, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Alborzagros (talk) 09:57, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very nice work.--Godot13 (talk) 20:43, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 22:40, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - a piece about which I've often been curious, especially given its setting. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:47, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 01:22, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:52, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fromental Halévy, L'Éclair score cover - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:32, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relief of Darius I in Persepolis

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Jul 2015 at 09:43:58 (UTC)

Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

List of kings of Persia, Darius I, Histories (Herodotus), List of pharaohs, and Iranian peoples

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility

Creator

درفش کاویانی

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 09:43, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Has this bas relief been eroded or partially effaced? It doesn't have the contrast/shadows to reveal its form like the bull & lion below. (Perhaps oblique lighting would help?) Sca (talk) 13:13, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• This is one of the few survived bas relief in Persepolis. No need to have any shadow and special lighting to display the form of work. Even curve of beard is shown and clear. thanks for your comment Alborzagros (talk) 03:48, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Except this is a case where "harsher" lighting could help greatly. At thumbnail size, this doesn't come across that clearly. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:26, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:40, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bayon

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Reason

Good EV and high quality, nice details

Articles in which this image appears

Bayon

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Poco a poco

• Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 19:56, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 01:22, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Shadow too distracting. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:02, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Was giving this one 24 hours, as I do like the nom - but the darkness in the shadows is too much... Too much missing detail for me sorry... gazhiley 07:36, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Per gazhiley, lack of clarity at full res. Sca (talk) 12:46, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:58, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ariadne auf Naxos

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Reason

And now for something a bit more modernistic and art deco: Ariadne auf Naxos. First performed 1912 and revised 1916, this vocal score is of the revised edition, and nicely art deco.

Articles in which this image appears

Ariadne auf Naxos

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre

Creator

Uncertain artist; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:29, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment This is very dark. Can't you increase the contrast, and add more light? Regards, Yann (talk) 11:48, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Yann: Harvard seem reasonably good for colours. I suspect any tweaks that would make any significant difference would also be misleading, as I strongly suspect the paper was fairly dark from the start. It might have been a little lighter, but it's a very well-preserved book on the whole. And it's not like the black-and-white images (or even images that include black and white) where we can know, with some certainty, what the original intent for colours was; any tweak is just as likely to make things less accurate. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:50, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Having gone through most of the images Adam wanted, I have to agree: Harvard's library is, on the whole, pretty faithful. I don't doubt that this is closer to the original than an edited version would be. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:01, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Not enough contrast. – Editør (talk) 08:51, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Editør: I don't see what you expect to be done. The image would lose all EV if excessive changes were forced on it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:24, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support because I trust the source. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:27, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Good restoration, and faithful to the original.--Godot13 (talk) 19:08, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Wonderful restoration, great piece of history. talk→ WPPilot  15:29, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Strauss, Richard - Ariadne auf Naxos - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:30, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The tower kiva at Chetro Ketl

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Reason

The image is of a high technical quality, resolution, and EV.

Articles in which this image appears

Chetro Ketl

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle

Creator

RO

• Support as nominator – RO^(talk) 22:25, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Overprocessed (haloing) and the main subject is in shadows. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:13, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I took this picture at noon and within ten days of the solstice, so how could the main subject be in shadows? RO^(talk) 23:39, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• If it's backlit, it will end up in shadows (and those are really harsh at noon, in the New Mexico desert). The original upload is very much in shadows as well. Morning or evening light is generally more manageable and pleasant to look at, though not always practicable. You'd also have to consider the time of year and day; when I took the picture of Sambisari, proper lighting for that shot was only available between 2 and 4 p.m. between November and February (too early and the shadows were either too harsh or pointed towards the camera, too late and the shadows ended up too long; outside of November–February, the sun was to the north, and thus the subject would have been in shadows). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:54, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File:Colonnade at Chetro Ketl by RO.JPG is much better lit, though lens distortion is a pretty big issue at the edges. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:56, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose Seems to be some focus or processing issues, most noticably to the right hand side, around where the dead tree trunk is resting on the wall... Almost seems like an echo of the image, although I don't know the technical term... The whole image seems soft, possibly due to the lighting that Chris Woodrich referred to... gazhiley 08:41, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm fairly certain that's from the lens. Quite curious, actually, about what equipment has been used here. I've only rarely seen this strong distortion. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:16, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Looks like a stitching error to me. Oppose. --Janke | Talk 07:29, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I very much doubt this is a stitched panorama. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:08, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Nope. It's not stitched; it's just a working class camera. Please withdraw this nom, as it obviously won't pass here. RO^(talk) 18:49, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:22, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:22, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Napoleon on the gold franc: First Consul to Emperor

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Napoleon on the gold franc:
First Consul to Emperor

20 gold francs (1803–04)
engraved by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

40 gold francs (1807)
engraved by Jean Pierre Droz

Reason

High quality, high EV, condition, and rarity. Napoléon coins (gold) with the effigy of Napoléon Bonaparte were issued in 20 and 40 franc denominations, from 1802 to 1814, depicting him as either First Consul or later Emperor. Note: The reverse of both coins have a single spot of residue (wax?). On the 20 franc it is above the “R” (inside the wreath). On the 40 franc it is just before the rim at 4 o’clock.

Original

A two-coin set (gold) of French francs illustrating the transition of Napoleon from the position of First Consul to Emperor.

Articles in which these images appear

French franc, Napoléon (coin), Napoleon

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Paris Mint, Republic of France (coin), National Numismatic Collection (image)

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 02:29, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Vous voulez quelque chose, madame? - Je voudrais voir mon empereur. - Regardez madame, ceci est pour vous, ici, je regarde beaucoup mieux. Brandmeister^talk 09:48, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Yann (talk) 11:47, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Pourquoi pas? Sca (talk) 13:15, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I find them beautiful, to be franc. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:44, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

^{Had to get your two centimes ' worth in, didn't you? Sca (talk) 17:45, 29 June 2015 (UTC)}[reply]

• Support -Jobas (talk) 01:21, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Gorgeous. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:00, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:49, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Well done. talk→ WPPilot  15:32, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:France 1803-04-A 20 Francs.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:30, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:France 1807-A 40 Francs.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:30, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alexis of Russia

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Reason

High quality portrait of this Russian tsar.

Articles in which this image appears

Alexis of Russia +1

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility

Creator

Unknown

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:50, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Tondo frame appears to be clipped for some reason. Brandmeister^talk 09:10, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • No indication that this, in fact, a tondo. The 'frame' is painted on. It's not unheard of for a rectangular work to be given a tondo-esque set up. See, for instance, the lead image in Jacques Specx. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:41, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes, this appears to be painted. I'm just not 100% sure whether this is natural or Google Art clipped it (probably not, but still...) Brandmeister^talk 10:05, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 21:28, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Looks like a good scan to me. Mattximus (talk) 22:01, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Quality image.--Godot13 (talk) 01:46, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --PetarM (talk) 14:13, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I suspect, given the style of the era, that the frame was clipped like that to begin with. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:44, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:49, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Alexis I of Russia (1670s, Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:48, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lyriothemis acigastra

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Reason

A well-composed shot of a very rare species; while some may feel it falls a little short of the very high insect standard we have set, we are lucky to have a picture at all. According to a recent study, some details about the species are unreported; this, the authors say, "may be due to its secretive nature and rare occurrence". As such, I think we should be willing to overlook minor technical imperfections. We also have a female and a mating pair from the same photographer.

Articles in which this image appears

Lyriothemis acigastra

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects

Creator

Jeevan Jose

• Support as nominator – Josh Milburn (talk) 16:52, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, but I'd prefer a set nomination, together with a female. Brandmeister^talk 21:29, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, and a preemptive support set assuming it's added.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:34, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: I've added the female- I, too, support the set (and the male individually). Josh Milburn (talk) 19:12, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - as a set--Godot13 (talk) 19:15, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 21:28, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as set only. The slightly different angle increases the EV when paired. Mattximus (talk) 22:00, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support set. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:45, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Original - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:48, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support and prefer set. Thanks Josh Milburn for the nice article. Jee 02:33, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - set. talk→ WPPilot  15:33, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lyriothemis acigastra male at Kadavoor.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:16, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Lyriothemis acigastra female at Kadavoor.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:16, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Both images have enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:16, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Westerlund 2

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Reason

High quality photograph of a notable star cluster, and therefore high EV.

Articles in which this image appears

Westerlund 2

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out

Creator

NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team/et al.

• Support as nominator – Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:12, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support- Great. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:39, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 21:28, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support This is a good one. Mattximus (talk) 21:59, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very nice image.--Godot13 (talk) 01:49, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - whooooooooooaaaaaaahhhhh...trippy. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:43, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Wow, what a mindblower. Sca (talk) 21:14, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:48, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NASA Unveils Celestial Fireworks as Official Hubble 25th Anniversary Image.jpg --Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 20:51, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Dancing Couple by Jan Steen, 1663

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Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

The Dancing Couple, Jan Steen, Dutch Golden Age

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Jan Steen

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 05:30, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Only use is in a gallery. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:03, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – At least no one has a third foot in this painting. Sca (talk) 13:15, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose on EV grounds, only used buried in a gallery on one page. No page exists for this painting. Mattximus (talk) 21:56, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – I've created the article The Dancing Couple. – Editør (talk) 14:17, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Also, I've replaced a lower resolution image of the painting in the article Dutch Golden Age. – Editør (talk) 14:24, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  I'd like to see more in that article before supporting. Right now it doesn't show the notability of the subject. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:57, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's a stub.

Painting shown in Jan Steen vertical gallery but not mentioned in article text. Sca (talk) 12:28, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:55, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Madonna of the Rose Garden

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Reason

A high-res version of this has been excavated and uploaded over the previous one. Having compared it with a more general museum view (the Castelvecchio Museum itself doesn't seem to have a digitization of this), I'd say this is faithful (and the metadata indicates this digitization comes from Scala Archives, which seems to be a reliable source).

Articles in which this image appears

Madonna of the Rose Garden

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Michelino da Besozzo or Stefano da Verona

• Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 19:46, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 21:27, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Permissible, but modest file size yields mediocre detail. Links to stubby 185-word article. Sca (talk) 21:45, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support - I agree, the resolution leaves a bit to be desired. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:13, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support despite resolution. Nice example of International Gothic. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:42, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:47, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ---Hafspajen (talk) 23:15, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Michelino da besozzo o stefano da zevio, madonna del roseto, castelvecchio, verona.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:22, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sega Nomad

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Reason

High quality image of this old handheld

Articles in which this image appears

Sega Nomad +3

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics

Creator

Evan Amos

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:56, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - it looks a bit twisted at one end, to me. Is that the way it's supposed to be? I'd expect something more like a GameBoy, regular in shape. (Never seen one of these puppies before - I was a Nintendo kid, insofar as I played video games.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:41, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yep, it had a bit of a bulge, like this, and the bottom curved away like so. Guess Sega cared a bit more about ergonomics. (And yeah, I never had something like this. I had a Genesis, but it went belly up in 1997 or so) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:43, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • You've conviced me. :-) Support. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:39, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 12:54, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, although I'd prefer a straightened handheld position in which it was played. I didn't had it either, but still, those were the beloved 90s... Brandmeister^talk 14:28, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:46, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Sexy. Belle (talk) 00:38, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  I should note that "sexy" was my comment on the nomination, not a new variation on my signature (though, obviously, that's true too). Love, Sexy Belle (talk) 00:40, 9 July 2015 (UTC) (that's how I'd do it if I was doing a new signature. Belle (talk) 00:40, 9 July 2015 (UTC))[reply]

Promoted File:Sega-Nomad-Front.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:06, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bank of Montreal, 10 Dollars (1935)

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Reason

High quality, high EV, superb condition. The very first note from the 1935 series issued by the Bank of Montreal.

Articles in which this image appears

Canadian dollar, Bank of Montreal, Charles Blair Gordon

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Canadian Bank Note Company for the Bank of Montreal
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 02:20, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Gorgeous. But please note on the file page when the Bank of Canada copyright came into effect for Canadian banknotes. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:31, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

So noted.--Godot13 (talk) 02:43, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – Historical EV re Canadian currency. Sca (talk) 13:30, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - lovely. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:40, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 12:54, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:45, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Very nice example Lemon martini (talk) 01:04, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:CAN-S559-Bank of Montreal-10 Dollars (1935).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:11, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Kue gapit

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Reason

High quality (macro) image of this traditional Indonesian wafer

Articles in which this image appears

Kue gapit +2

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink

Creator

 — Chris Woodrich (talk)

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:55, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 12:54, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:45, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. The scale needs to be labelled. (I don't buy the argument against doing so, by the way. The percentage of literate people in the world who do not understand "1 cm" must be small, and changing it would be pretty trivial anyway for anyone who really wanted to.) 109.153.225.51 (talk) 14:01, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is likewise trivial to include the scale in a caption in articles, as necessary. And that has the added bonus of being language-appropriate. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:07, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Pictures get separated from captions when they are copied and used outside Wikipedia. Also, the absence of the scale annotation just looks like a mistake. It doesn't seem plausible or conceivable that anyone would add a scale and deliberately not label it. 109.152.148.119 (talk) 23:57, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Pictures can also be turned pink, purple, or neon green by reusers. To make an album cover, one reuser added grain and deep shadows to an image I took. They can copy the scale, or remove it, or label it themselves. The license doesn't limit them from doing it. If they don't care to copy the size (which is, after all, noted in two separate locations) denoted by the scale, that is their prerogative. That you could not previously conceive of a scale bar that isn't labeled on the image itself doesn't that they don't exist. Here are two other examples: Nature, Journal of Neurophysiology. Yes, labeled bars are more common. No, unlabeled bars are not "implausible" or "inconceivable".  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:34, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Previously the difficulty of editing the scale label (e.g. to translate) was advanced as an argument against putting it on the image. Now the ease of editing the scale is advanced as an argument against putting the label on the image. 109.153.232.72 (talk) 00:18, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • Pardon? My issue ("we agree to disagree. Particularly about the "smallest" graphical skills.") was with your overly sweeping statement that "anyone with even the smallest graphical skills could replace the text if they really wanted to". For, say, a three-year-old using Microsoft Paint, your assertion is untenable.
          • Or is your issue with the statement that "text is not as easily replaceable (in JPG) as in SVG"? It's true. Properly coded SVGs simply require us to open the file in notepad and edit the text. We don't have to worry about formatting or location. JPG requires image editing software, the patience to orient the text properly, and the ability to choose an appropriate font (unless you think a plain straight line goes well with Comic Sans or Ye Olde Font). I said it was more difficult to edit a JPG. I didn't say it was difficult.
          • You have said we "need" to label the scale. That "It doesn't seem plausible or conceivable that anyone would add a scale and deliberately not label it.". The question of plausibility and conceivability has been answered. Such scales are used elsewhere, in reputable publications. It is certainly not necessary. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:42, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support whether or not the scale is labeled. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:39, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per above.--Godot13 (talk) 16:03, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – I don't like the artificial shadowing. – Editør (talk) 09:30, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Shadow was original, but blurred and lightened to avoid drawing focus from the subject. See this video — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:43, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support No waffle, just a support. Belle (talk) 01:05, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. I find the arguments in favour of an unmarked scale (especially the fact that major scientific journals publish them) persuasive. Josh Milburn (talk) 13:37, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kue gapit, 2015-06-16.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:33, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My Man Jeeves

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Reason

A good depiction of a classic literary character.

Articles in which this image appears

Jeeves, My Man Jeeves, P. G. Wodehouse, P. G. Wodehouse bibliography

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Literary_illustrations

Creator

Uncredited; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support either as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:39, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support original or alt - I might consider cutting away the spine, but either one works for me. Classic butler image and story. Very high EV. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:47, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Think the spine balances Jeeves in the image a little better, but, ideally, I'd have scanned the bookjacket itself. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:43, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Agree, especially if it comes off. But beggars can't be choosers. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:16, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I've added this to two of the articles recently, both now Featured. - SchroCat (talk) 07:50, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Jobas (talk) 12:53, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. I am not happy that this image is freely licensed in the eyes of the WMF while the spine remains. Commons:Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag and Commons:Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag are both clear that the legal precedent relied upon applies only to two-dimensional works, going so far as to say that coins are not eligible. I am not comfortable with the claim that this is a two-dimensional work of art at the present time. Unless Bonhams (or the copyright holder of the photograph) has released this image, I am not happy that this is free. Josh Milburn (talk) 16:48, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would have considered that a de minimus inclusion. In effect, it's merely a minor horizontal compression at the left hand side, with a darkening gradient. Particularly in this case, that is such a minor difference from a true 2-D scan of the paper bookcover as to make no difference, as with the stained glass example listed on those pages.. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 17:02, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I have no idea if de minimis applies in this case, not least because it's relying on case law. I'm not a lawyer, and I don't really want to pretend to be one. Without seeing a policy page or statement from someone representing the WMF, I feel quite strongly that we should be erring on the side of caution in unclear cases. Josh Milburn (talk) 19:27, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • But it's actually more minor of a 3D element than in most stained glass windows, which are explicitly allowed. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:58, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Explicitly allowed "[a]s long as the surface is not noticeably curved", which is what's going on here. Again, I don't think this specific case is actually covered by our guidelines, and I do not think that we should be pushing the limits by promoting images of unclear status. Josh Milburn (talk) 08:17, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • It strikes me that this is exactly the kind of thing that having Jimbo around is really useful for. I've asked him here. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 08:29, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • Also, it's probably worth pointing out: The way that the book is presented pretty much guarantees it was a straight, purely mechanical reproduction. Compare the spine on File:Charles_Kingley_-_1899_Westward_Ho!_cover_2_-_Original.tif - that's just a straight "book set on scanner, scanned" image, and shows pretty much exactly the same effects on the spine. Surely there has to be some artistic decision to grant copyright. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 17:26, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • Under US law, yes. Personally, I think the scan itself (as opposed to the cover) is below the TOO; it's a simple scan, not a photograph. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:13, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
              • It appears Jimbo is in agreement with this. If he's not worried, I don't think we should be. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:57, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
                • Jimbo says that "it looks very much to [him] like someone just jammed the book on a scanner and pushed the button. So no new copyright would arise from that, for sure". I cautiously agree with this. I see that a Commons policy page explicitly states that "The scan / photocopy itself, as a purely mechanical and non-creative act, cannot create any new copyright for the person who did the scanning. Such an image lacks originality: it is a bare copy, no more. That rule applies internationally and, on Commons, is normally taken for granted." I suppose this means that there are at least some differences between scans and photographs (for example, a photograph of this book cover would be copyrightable, as per Godwin's advice concerning photographs of coins). Do you agree with this? If so, the remaining question is whether this is a scan or a photograph. Is there some way we can tell? Metadata, perhaps? Josh Milburn (talk) 16:54, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@J Milburn: Let's go back to the Original, since I've actually removed a couple signs it's a scan when restoring it. First of all, note the two parallel vertical green lines - most easily seen in his hair. That is typical of an older scanner. See "Sharp / Focused streaks" and "Blurry / Unfocused streaks" at http://www.hackworth.co/hints-tips-for-optimum-contex-scanning-2/ for examples. I'd probably say the latter, but it doesn't matter.

Secondly, look at the car on the left. A dirty mark on it can be seen, going past the edge of the book. I can't see any way to make that and have it focused on a camera lens, but a bit of grime on a flatbed scanner's bed will do that.

Thirdly, scanners have low depth of field, and the lighting trails off quickly as it's produced at the scanner. Note how, on the left hand side, it gets darker quite suddenly, and also gets a lot of artifacting. That's typical for a scanner.

Fourthly, this doesn't show any signs of tilt or perspective distortions so far as I can tell. That would be possible with a camera, but it would require a very perfect positioning. It's trivial, however, with a flatbed scanner.

I think the first and second points on that list are pretty much smoking guns. I honestly can't see how they would happen with a camera. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 17:18, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Very thorough, thank you. I have struck my oppose; feel free to collapse this discussion. (I will think further on supporting. I do think it's a great candidate, and I'd love to see more vintage book covers, but I'm still bothered by the spine for reasons other than copyright.) Josh Milburn (talk) 17:37, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@J Milburn: I could see cropping a bit off the left. Could you consider using ((CSS image crop)) to show a proposed crop? I could set up a simplified version if that'd help. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 17:45, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - FWIW..., not perfect, but an idea perhaps.--Godot13 (talk) 18:44, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think I prefer that to the current one, to be honest. If I was writing the article, I'd favour that. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:47, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • +@J Milburn and Godot13: Looks pretty good to me too. I suppose, then, the decision is: actually crop it, or use CSS crop in articles, to keep that more readily linked? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 21:37, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • @J Milburn and Adam Cuerden: Even if the css cropped version were to go in the articles, I think the first question needs to be which one is the FPC nom- the original or hard-cropped Alt. I understand the scanner versus photograph, it may be "cleaner" (re 2-D vs. 3-D) to just crop it, IMO, but it's not a deal-breaker. As is, I do get a little distracted trying to see around the spine of the book, but it is purely an aesthetic issue to me. --Godot13 (talk) 00:07, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I'd support either, frankly. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 04:50, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • I'd prefer the "hard-cropped" image. Josh Milburn (talk) 09:11, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Would support a hard-cropped version. I've enjoyed a few Jeeves novels and think this artwork captures him well enough. I think the spine adds nothing. Julia\^talk 18:42, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• @Crisco 1492, SchroCat, J Milburn, Godot13, and Julia W: Alt uploaded. If it's a matter of artistic preference, I don't mind doing this. =) Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:40, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT (crop) - Looks good!--Godot13 (talk) 20:08, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support either I prefer the original as the crop shifts Jeeves off-centre a little and does us out of the front of the car on the left (what is going on in the back seat there? Girl attacked by shark-dog hybrid?); I didn't want to put "support original" though, as if any of my adoring entourage turn up and sycophantically parrot my opinion we could split the vote and end up with neither picture (luckily my posse is mostly imaginary, but let me tell you it is a real problem on Bellepedia). Belle (talk) 00:26, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support either - SchroCat (talk) 05:28, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support alt. Josh Milburn (talk) 16:37, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:P.G. Wodehouse - My Man Jeeves - 1st American edition (1920 printing) - Crop.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:50, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• The cropped version has 2 more supports than the original. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:50, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jul 2015 at 14:20:44 (UTC)

Reason

Probably one of the best Annunciation paintings. Some UFO folks believe the Holy Spirit there is an alien spaceship.

Articles in which this image appears

The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius, Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting, others

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Carlo Crivelli

• Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 14:20, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Seems a bit too saturated compared to the National Gallery version. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:36, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I couldn't find that version on Commons. Once it's downloaded from NG, it would be possible to compare the resolutions. Brandmeister^talk 14:59, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT - Source is clearer and more reliable (the current version of the "original" is certainly not from the WGA). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:09, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT - --Hafspajen (talk) 22:51, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT, though I prefer a little more eccentricity with my Crivelli. (I believe the proper art historical term was "Dude was wack, yo.") --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:37, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -Jobas (talk) 00:03, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT - per Ser Amantio di Nicolao.--Godot13 (talk) 19:03, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT great --PetarM (talk) 11:21, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT Excellent picture. I for one welcome our new divine alien overlords Lemon martini (talk) 01:06, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius - Carlo Crivelli - National Gallery.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:21, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

William Tell Told Again

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jul 2015 at 16:52:48 (UTC)

Reason

A nice example of a first-edition book cover. Scan by the Library of Congress, which, while it could be even higher resolution, doesn't appear to be leaving anything out of the image. It should probably be noted that the Library of Congress can claim no copyright whatsoever, and thus, no matter what is decided about spines of books in the My Man Jeeves discussion below, it doesn't matter here.

Articles in which this image appears

William Tell Told Again, P. G. Wodehouse bibliography.

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Literary_illustrations

Creator

Philip Dadd; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 16:52, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Love it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:56, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:43, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:36, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - SchroCat (talk) 13:27, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Philip Dadd - P. G. Wodehouse - William Tell Told Again (Cover).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:54, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Atiśa

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jul 2015 at 23:46:26 (UTC)

Reason

Very high quality photograph of this near-contemporary portrait. Please note that the MET replaced this version with a subpar image sometime between 2012 and 2014; the Wayback Machine did not record the page before then, so I can't be sure when that was.

Articles in which this image appears

Atiśa +3

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures

Creator

Unknown

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:46, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Hafspajen (talk) 23:37, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - excellent. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:34, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support TomStar81 (Talk) 09:50, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support High quality and useful. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 15:55, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Atisha.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:06, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jul 2015 at 12:34:40 (UTC)

Reason

Good size, good colors and high quality. Depicts well the Proclamation of the Republic, hence the high EV, and is displayed in Brazil-related first-class important articles like Brazil and First Brazilian Republic.

Articles in which this image appears

Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil), First Brazilian Republic, Brazil, Benedito Calixto

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Benedito Calixto, uploaded by The Photographer

• Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 12:34, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Nice photograph of the painting. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:50, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:43, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - --Hafspajen (talk) 22:53, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent quality picture with a high historic value for Brazil. Thanks Tomer for this nomination. --The_Photographer (talk) 11:18, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I like that the horses are so fast that they leave a trail of smoke behind them; also it meets the FP criteria. Belle (talk) 00:09, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Lemon martini (talk) 01:09, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Proclamação da República by Benedito Calixto 1893.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:36, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Palm Springs International Airport

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jul 2015 at 17:02:23 (UTC)

Reason

Already featured on Commons this photo has been used on a number of global projects and shows the pilots perspective on short final into Palm Springs International Airport shot though the 4 bladed propeller of a Pilatus PC 12.

Articles in which this image appears

Palm Springs International Airport

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban

Creator

WPPilot

• Support as nominator – talk→ WPPilot  17:02, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support It's certainly of a high technical quality and resolution. Nice shot! RO^(talk) 22:58, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak oppose - I am fairly certain you missed the focus a bit. Much of the runway is very soft, yet the bottom is rather sharp. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:05, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • comment this was a tough shot. This plane has a 4 blade prop and you can see portions of it in the picture so the balance was tough to obtain. talk→ WPPilot  06:29, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yeah, I read the Commons nomination. Still can't get behind the focus being essentially right under the aircraft's nose. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:31, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Remember I am also traveling at 125 mph towards the airport at the same time.
• Comment. Is the colour accurate? Seems very blue .... 109.153.225.51 (talk) 13:59, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Given the technical difficulty of this shot, I can forgive the slight variation in focus - the EV is huge for this Airport as you don't see this view very easily! gazhiley 12:33, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I think you could have got a better shot in a deckchair attached to helium balloons (they love those near airports), but for runway enthusiasts it is hard to fault the EV (I'm not one, but I did try to empathise with them while reviewing). Belle (talk) 23:54, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • LMAO - talk→ WPPilot  03:56, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per gazhiley. --Fauzan^{✆ talk}_{✉ mail} 06:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Palm Springs International Airport photo Don Ramey Logan.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:21, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Added it to Places/Others, because this image shows the runway the more prominently. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:21, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mohurs of British India

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jul 2015 at 18:28:00 (UTC)

Reason

High quality, high EV, condition, and rarity. The gold mohur has existed since the middle of the 16th century denominated in fractions ranging from 1/32 of a mohur to one mohur. A double mohur was struck in 1826 and 1828 by the Amritsar Mint, and once again in 1835 depicting King William IV (obv) and a walking lion and palm tree (rev). (Only 1,170 of the 1835 double mohur were struck). While depicted on other Coins of British India at earlier dates, Queen Victoria first appeared on the mohur in 1862, which also saw the reverse design changed to a beaded circle and wreath. Both coins were struck at the Calcutta Mint: the 1835 Two Mohur by authority of the East India Company, and the later 1862 One Mohur under the British Raj.

Original

A two-coin set of the Mohur of British India with effigies of King William IV and Queen Victoria, the only people to be depicted on mohurs.

Articles in which these images appear

Indian Rupee, Mohur, Coins of British India, East India Company (1), British Raj (1)

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Calcutta Mint for the East India Company and the British Raj
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.