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Carmen Miranda

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Jun 2023 at 20:25:57 (UTC)

Original – Carmen Miranda in Week-End in Havana (1941)
Reason
A good quality 1940s picture. Previous nomination ended on 4-0.
Articles in which this image appears
Carmen Miranda
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Author unknown (20th Century Fox)

Promoted File:Carmen Miranda in That Night in Rio (1941).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:43, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Girl with the Wine Glass

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Jun 2023 at 20:34:08 (UTC)

Original – Johannes Vermeer, The Girl with the Wine Glass (1659–1660)
Reason
High quality and resolution. This is a featured picture on the Persian language Wikipedia
Articles in which this image appears
The Wine Glass, Red, History of red, List of paintings by Johannes Vermeer
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Johannes Vermeer
As for the digitization, it's honestly quite good and worth supporting. It just needs to be uploaded separately, with a clear and accurate source.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:05, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:45, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

William Rankine

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Jul 2023 at 02:20:24 (UTC)

OriginalWilliam Rankine, engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.
Reason
After seeing how good of quality Annan's picture of Livingstone was, I looked to see what else he had. Rather a lot, actually, a lot of it connected with Edinburgh and Glasgow. So, William Rankine. He developed the Rankine temperature scale, which is... well, to use a formulation I had to learn way back when I was in American high school and studying for the SATs before I moved over here: Kelvin is to Celsius as Rankine is to Fahrenheit.
Did a lot of work on thermodynamics.
Articles in which this image appears
William Rankine + 2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Thomas Annan, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:William John Macquorn Rankine by Thomas Annan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:14, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sergei Prokofiev (two)

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Original – Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, c. 1918
Reason
Back again with a more high quality image. Thanks for the guidance, Chris.
Articles in which this image appears
Sergei Prokofiev, his symphonies 1 and 2, War and Peace (opera), Music of the Soviet Union
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Bain News Service, uploaded by me
Google Arts says that "Sergei Prokofiev arrived on Angel Island on August 21, 1918. This image was taken in New York after he was admitted into the country by immigration officials." (that's about another photo from that series). Artem.G (talk) 16:00, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. New York should be added to whatever may eventually appear as the POTD copy block. Quite a dapper guy for a Soviet luminary. -- Sca (talk) 12:39, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Added the location to the desc. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 13:15, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Prokofieff (i.e. Prokofiev) LCCN2014708419 Crop 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:29, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Brenthis ino

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Original – Underside of Brenthis ino, a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Reason
High quality focus-stack showing the distinguishing markings of this species. Currently nominated at Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Brenthis ino
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus
  • Unless there's been a change that I'm not aware of (entirely possible, given the time I spent away from Wikipedia), article quality is not a criterion for promotion. Featuring on the Main Page is a separate issue, and even then back when I was coordinating I'd usually let something of this length through.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:44, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd mostly agree: Proper stubs are a bit of a problem as they could easily end up merged or deleted, but this article isn't so short as to be a problem. This is more Start-class. There's a minimum standard, but this reaches it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 01:22, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It's not officially a criterion for promotion here at FPC, but for those choosing POTDs on the Main Page it usually is. However, there's probably enough in the 'Description' section of Brenthis ino for a POTD copy block. -- Sca (talk) 12:28, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:03, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks. I must have been looking at the church image by mistake.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:57, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Brenthis ino - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:31, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Snowflake

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jul 2023 at 18:56:55 (UTC)

Original – Macro photograph of a natural snowflake, approximately 4 to 5 mm in diameter
Reason
Quality macro photo of a natural snowflake. Good lead image, FP on Commons. On a sidenote: the photographer's userpage [1] says his snowflake images have been published (or used) in notable websites.
Articles in which this image appears
Snowflake
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator
Alexey Kljatov

Promoted File:Snowflake macro photography 1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:31, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Poplar hawk-moth - Laothoe populi (2)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jul 2023 at 11:29:40 (UTC)

OriginalPoplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi populi) male in Oxfordshire, England
Reason
Renomination after previous nomination failed 4-0.
Articles in which this image appears
Poplar hawk-moth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi populi) male.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:29, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Veronica filiformis

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Original – Thread Speedwell (Veronica filiformis). Focus stack of 20 images. Size ca 8mm.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Veronica filiformis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Reinhold Möller
  • I've no idea, I just saw that the numbers were inconsistent. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:33, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Ermell: you didn't address Charles' concern. Is "size ca 4mm" correct? If yes, then good. If no or unsure, then the file description [2] should be modified. Bammesk (talk) 18:50, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done@Bammesk: Thanks for the hint.--Ermell (talk) 18:56, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Faden-Ehrenpreis (Veronica filiformis)-20230419-RM-125228.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:34, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hamerkop/2

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OriginalHamerkop (Scopus umbretta umbretta) in Kenya
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. In original nomination received 4 support votes, no opposes.
Articles in which this image appears
Hamerkop
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta umbretta) 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:28, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Small red damselfly/2

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Original – Small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) male, Crockford Stream, Hampshire, UK
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. Received 4 support votes, no opposes, in previous nomination.
Articles in which this image appears
Small red damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) male Crockford Stream.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:30, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Green frog

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OriginalGreen frog (Pelophylax esculentus complex), Danube Delta, Romania
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Hybridogenesis in water frogs, Edible frog
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Charlesjsharp
Sorry, not sure what you mean by shade on top. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:20, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Green frog (Pelophylax esculentus complex) Danube delta.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:34, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Surgery

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2023 at 17:17:27 (UTC)

Original – Surgeons at the Sklifosovsky Institute, Moscow, conducting neurosurgery
Reason
High quality, dynamic image. Featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Surgery
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator
Sklifosovsky Insitute
  • The work is being done in the centre-bottom of the image. Barring a patient giving a release, there is little chance of getting much showing the patient (indeed, most items on Commons don't show much of the patient) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:23, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah, I agree with @Janke, compare to something like The Gross Clinic for a defining image (albeit a painting) of surgery. Patient releases are entirely possible or non-identifying pictures. Jahaza (talk) 00:10, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:44, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Miss Beatnik of 1959 contestants

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Original – Posing before a sample of beatnik art are Miss Beatnik of 1959 contestants in Venice, California, August 27, 1959
Reason
Great quality, especially the faces of the four ladies in the front & the man with the cigarette. The artwork in the background gives it a surreal quality. By far the highest quality image in regards to Beatnik culture I can find anywhere on Wikipedia or Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Beatnik, Hippie
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Author unknown (Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection)
I'm with you, but I'll wait for Adam's cleaned-up version. – Choliamb (talk) 12:42, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • This can be renominated after Adam does the restoration. Bammesk (talk) 14:09, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:25, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Les Métamorphoses du jour, p. LII

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OriginalJean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville's illustration to Les Métamorphoses du jour, plate LII, roughly translated "The Dog Days of Summer", or "A Heat Wave", because puns are hard to translate.
Reason
Admittedly, this is one of many illustrations in Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, and we could probably reasonably argue for any of them, or a set. But I think we should have at least one of Granville's illustrations featured. Perhaps I should expand this to a set of images.
Articles in which this image appears
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville

Promoted File:Les Métamorphoses du jour p. LII - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IceCube Neutrino Observatory

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jul 2023 at 02:37:00 (UTC)

OriginalIceCube Neutrino Observatory in 2023
Reason
Quality lead image of IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The observatory is located less than a mile from the exact South Pole. It has been operational since 2010. The observatory detects cosmic neutrinos using an array of 5,160 under ice sensors. Its aim is to produce a map of cosmic neutrino emissions, primarily of the northern hemisphere. A similar future observatory, the KM3NeT, is planned for detecting neutrinos of the southern hemisphere.
Articles in which this image appears
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
Christopher Michel
  • It's small, not a disqualifier IMO, not worth reprocessing the image. Bammesk (talk) 13:10, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 2023 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:29, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Circumpolar trails and sunset at the La Hague lighthouse, Normandy, France

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jul 2023 at 04:02:03 (UTC)

Original – Circumpolar stars in star trails (made with a light-stacking of 250 photos, each exposed 30s, which is equivalent to a 2h05 exposed photo) at the La Hague lighthouse, France.
Reason
Very high quality image and the only FP on Commoms related to the La Hague lighthouse and circumpolar light trails. Also a finalist for Picture of The Year 2017 on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Star trails
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Antoine Lamielle
The dotting is part of digital photography. It [3] isn't upscaled, the landscape ambient light (moon/sun/etc.) changes over 6 hours of exposure (judging by star trails), so the result is smooth, averaged, silky looking. It's not a defect. Bammesk (talk) 12:42, 2 July 2023 (UTC) . . . . This image, if nominated, needs editing though. There are some dots (may be dead pixels) in the top middle area. Bammesk (talk) 02:52, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:30, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Narmer Palette

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Jul 2023 at 18:52:56 (UTC)

A significant Egyptian archaeological find, dating from c. 3100 BC, belonging, at least nominally, to the category of cosmetic palettes; Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Reason
High quality, good resolution, and transparency of the picture
Articles in which this image appears
Narmer Palette, Cosmetic palette, Art of ancient Egypt, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
unknown author

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:35, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Michelangelo's David

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Jul 2023 at 21:04:55 (UTC)

Original – Michelangelo's David
Reason
High-resolution image and good quality. FP on the Spanish Wikipedia. It is considered a Quality image on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
David (Michelangelo), Masculine beauty ideal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Commonists

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:36, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Palácio do Planalto

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OriginalPalácio do Planalto and its reflecting pool
Reason
High quality image. FP on Wikimedia Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Palácio do Planalto
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Jonas Richter

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:37, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sentinel Satellite photo of Cyprus

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Original – Cyprus satellite image by Sentinel-2
Reason
Extremely high-resolution photo of island of such quality, you can even make out the roads, buildings, and the like... all in an area encompassing four different geopolitical zones: three countries (Cyprus, Northern Cyprus, and the United Kingdom) and the UN buffer zone.
Articles in which this image appears
Cyprus, Geography of Cyprus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
PalauanLibertarian

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:55, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Euthrix potatoria caterpillar

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Original – Euthrix potatoria caterpillar (top view)
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Euthrix potatoria
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Euthrix potatoria caterpillar (top view) - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:00, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Silent Drill Platoon, U.S. Marine Corp

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Original – A U.S. Marine Corps C-130T Hercules aircraft with the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, flies over Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
Reason
stunning photo, FP on commons
Articles in which this image appears
United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, Aviation photography
FP category for this image
Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Staff Sgt. Oscar L. Olive IV, U.S. Marine Corps
  • If that's your oppose rationale, then put it next to your vote! Bammesk (talk) 13:30, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:02, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hyacinth macaw in flight

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OriginalHyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight in the Pantanal, Brazil
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. IUCN listed as Vulnerable. Tis image been used on a Postage Stamp from India (without permission!).
Articles in which this image appears
Hyacinth macaw
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Perplexed question India? Why??? It's not as if there's a shortage of photogenic birds in India. Why did they need to poach a photo of a New World species for their postage stamp? – Choliamb (talk) 12:35, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is very normal for postal authorities to issue sets of images of non-native animals. They cater to 'topical' (US) or 'thematic' (UK) stamp collectors. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:51, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • They didn't ask permission which is not required but is usual. They did not attribute the photo as required by the licence and declined to answer a stream of e-mails. Reprehensible behaviour by India Post. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlesjsharp (talkcontribs)
  • Ok understood. I am just pointing out that claiming "permission", or lack of, doesn't help or change anything. It just confuses the issue. Bammesk (talk) 15:05, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I experienced a similar situation a few years ago: North Korea took my Wiki photo of the Bengtskär lighthouse and put it on a stamp (no permission, no attribution whatsoever) - and added Albatross birds! (Those are half a globe away, never seen in Finland...) The result is here: [6] That's my family and friends (in sepia) standing under the left-hand stamp... --Janke | Talk 20:37, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    At least they didn't add hyacinth macaws. Choliamb (talk) 21:59, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • That is not fair. The authorship must be appreciated when the artistic work is used. Being an Indian, I should say sorry to you for the act. As a lawyer I can take it up the issue before the appropriate authority if you insist Charlesjsharp. Let the authority give an explanation. DreamSparrow Chat 17:05, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's a kind offer, but I wouldn't want to put you to any trouble. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:19, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • What do you mean by trouble ? I don't find any trouble in informing an illegal act to an authority which is committed the said act Charlesjsharp. If you do not wish to proceed, leave it. Otherwise, not an issue for me. Government department is not above the LAW. Let them at least come and apologise for this. DreamSparrow Chat 13:14, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Mydreamsparrow:, the copyright license here says "Attribution .... you may do so in any reasonable manner". Is it reasonable to expect attribution "on the face of a stamp" itself? Such as the name of a photographer, or a URL link, or etc., on the face of a stamp? If no, then is it reasonable that attribution could be (or perhaps was) given in a public log or public listing of some sorts? Bammesk (talk) 17:29, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: The answer is here. Right, even I do think it will not be possible to put the name of the photographer on the face of the stamp. However, they can add the credit here right ? DreamSparrow Chat 09:18, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, in Sweden, artists get credit on the stamps, for instance see [[7]] ... --Janke | Talk 16:41, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Mydreamsparrow, yes that makes sense, thanks for the explanation. Bammesk (talk) 02:19, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:07, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Guttural toad

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OriginalGuttural toad, also known as the African common toad (Amietophrynus gutturalis) swimming in Lake Sibaya, South Africa
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Guttural toad
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:African common toad (Amietophrynus gutturalis) swimming.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:10, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]


African helmeted turtle/2

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Original – African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa), Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Renominated. Received 4 support votes; no opposes. This is a ‘behaviour’ image showing how the turtle withdraws its feet when threatened (in this case by our vehicle as it was in the middle of the road). Also shows head clearly.
Articles in which this image appears
African helmeted turtle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:10, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Danafungia scruposa

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OriginalDanafungia scruposa coral, Red Sea, Egypt
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Danafungia scruposa
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Cnidaria
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Coral plato (Danafungia scruposa), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-15, DD 49.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:16, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

USS Commodore Perry

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OriginalUSS Commodore Perry, a steamer used as a gunboat by the Union in the American Civil War.
Reason
Nice photograph of an American Civil War vessel by a notable photographer.
Articles in which this image appears
USS Commodore Perry +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
Timothy H. O'Sullivan restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Commodore Perry, Pamunkey River MET DP70753.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:19, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Stuben am Arlberg

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OriginalStuben am Arlberg with Flexenstrasse. View from north-north-west. Stuben am Arlberg is a winter sports resort in the town of Klösterle in the westernmost Austrian province of Vorarlberg. It is located at an altitude of 1,410 meters and had 90 inhabitants.
Reason
Nice composition, good EV, good quality, FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Stuben am Arlberg
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Heimfoto

Promoted File:Klösterle Stuben Vogelperspektive.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:54, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Frances Cleveland

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OriginalFirst Lady Frances Cleveland, wife of United States President Grover Cleveland.
Reason
There's definite grain, but it's also a pretty high-resolution scan of a fairly small print. Worked with the FA-nominator to give an excellent new featured article the picture it deserved. I do like having a good picture at the start of a featured article, don't you?
Restoration notes at file description page. If you see any issues, flag them up, I'll deal with them tomorrow. Biggest thing that might need noted is that I squared off the arched top of the image. This is because the National Portrait Gallery has a habit of cropping off the edges of cabinet cards, so it kinda needed to be cropped, and there's no background to speak of. I've noted one example of an image that exists in both forms on the file description page; there's tons of similar examples.
Articles in which this image appears
Frances Cleveland
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political; you could argue for a few other categories, but I think this is where someone would look first.
Creator
Charles Milton Bell, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Frances Folsom Cleveland, by Charles Milton Bell.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:58, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh

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Original – Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh; the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq
Reason
The picture has good enough quality and transparency.
Articles in which this image appears
Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Neuroforever
  • Done. I uploaded the denoised version on top of the earlier version, I don't think the modification is controversial. Bammesk (talk) 01:27, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Certainly better, some odd artefacts, though, especially on the left edge. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 02:38, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I am not sure what you're referring to? Is it the blotchy background? I can smooth out the background. FYI, I didn't add, clone or modify anything. I just blurred the background, and very slightly the tablet. Bammesk (talk) 02:53, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Black shadow, left hand side, two thirds down. Similar elsewhere. Very jagged Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 23:55, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Done, cleaner version uploaded. Hope that works. Bammesk (talk) 17:12, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It at least now looks good at minimum FPC size. Given it's a recent discovery, I'm inclined to promote until we have a better copy. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 17:44, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Adam, I don't really see what you see; and at full size, not just the minimum FP size. I see rough-cut edges of the tablet (on left and right) that fall outside the camera's depth of field and therefore are hazy. That's not unusual. And the noise is now reasonable, so the EV carries the image IMO. Bammesk (talk) 17:09, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, I support anyway. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 19:10, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:32, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pacific kingfisher

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Original – A Pacific kingfisher
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Pacific kingfisher
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Pacific Kingfisher.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:15, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hsue-shen Tsien with his family onboard SS President Cleveland

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Original – Hsue-shen Tsien with his family onboard SS President Cleveland
Reason
good quality, good EV. It's a photo of Hsue-shen Tsien, who was suspected to be a communist in 1950, was under house arrest for 5 years, and then was deported to China. In the US he was a PhD student and a colleague of Theodore von Karman, and is often mentioned as one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Lab. In China he became a father of satellite and missile programs, and eventually of the whole Chinese space program. This photo was made on a ship when he and his family was deported in exchange for American soldiers captured during the Korean war.
Articles in which this image appears
Qian Xuesen, Jiang Ying (musician), Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Los Angeles Times

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:40, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kastellet, Stockholm

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OriginalKastellet, a small citadel located on the islet Kastellholmen in central Stockholm, Sweden
Reason
Good enough quality and transparency
Articles in which this image appears
Kastellet, Stockholm, Stockholm
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Julian Herzog

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:54, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Crescentia Bourgin

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Original – Crescentia Bourgin, first wife of Louis of Oettingen-Wallerstein (1791–1870), Bavarian statesman and German prince of the House of Oettingen-Wallerstein
Reason
Good enough quality
Articles in which this image appears
Louis of Oettingen-Wallerstein, Joseph Karl Stieler
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Unknown (painting by Joseph Karl Stieler (1781–1858), 1833)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:54, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blue-tailed damselfies mating

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OriginalBlue-tailed damselflies (Ischnura elegans) mating female form typica, Barton Fields, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Previously nominated and withdrawn as it wasn't in the article.
Articles in which this image appears
Blue-tailed damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Blue-tailed damselfies (Ischnura elegans) mating female typica 4.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:32, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nettle tree butterfly

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Original – Nettle tree butterfly (Libythea celtis) on mint in Bulgaria
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Libythea celtis , Libythea , Libytheinae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Nettle tree (Libythea celtis) Bulgaria.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:33, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cattle tyrant/2

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OriginalCattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) perching on a capybara (Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris), in the Pantanal, Brazil. It is said to have a cleaning symbiosis with the mammal.
Reason
High quality large image showing animal behaviour. FP on Commons. Received 3 support votes and no opposes on previous nomination.
Articles in which this image appears
Cattle tyrant, Capybara
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) on Capybara.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:35, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mimetite

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Original – Golden yellow botryoidal mimetite from Congreso-León mines, Mexico
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Mimetite
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Ivar Leidus
lead + arsenic = tap water [8]. Bammesk (talk) 16:54, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mimetite - Congreso-León mines, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:44, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Drosera capensis

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OriginalCape sundew (drosera capensis) eating a fruit fly, time-lapse video, 1 frame per 90 seconds, over approximately 6 hours
Reason
Quality video of the prey catching behavior of the Cape sundew carnivorous plant.
Articles in which this image appears
Drosera capensis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Scott Schiller

Promoted File:Drosera Capensis eating a fruit fly.webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:26, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Zygaena lonicerae

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OriginalZygaena lonicerae, side view
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two months ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Zygaena lonicerae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Zygaena lonicerae - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:45, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wreck of the Edro III near Pegeia, Paphos, Cyprus

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Original – a caption for the image, providing adequate context for voters on WP:FPC
Reason
good quality (Note: I know that the horizon isn't straight but correcting it will cause resolution change or a redo of the photo as mentioned on Commons ), FP on Commons, one of the best photos of the wreck
Articles in which this image appears
EDRO III
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
Anton Zelenov

Promoted File:Edro III Shipwreck LE.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:53, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kelly Sullivan

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Original – Actress Kelly Sullivan at the 84th Academy Awards
Reason
Good quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Kelly Sullivan, Kate Howard, 1978, Pink
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Eric Schneider

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:42, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Palácio do Planalto

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OriginalPalácio do Planalto, the official workplace of the president of Brazil.
Reason
Good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Palácio do Planalto
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Pedro França (Federal Senate)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:43, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Saturnia pavonia caterpillar

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Original – Saturnia pavonia caterpillar (top view)
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons last year.
Articles in which this image appears
Saturnia pavonia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:26, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Galaxea fascicularis

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Original – Galaxea fascicularis coral, Red Sea, Egypt.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Galaxea fascicularis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Cnidaria
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Coral (Galaxea fascicularis), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-18, DD 128.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:31, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ATLAS particle detector

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Original – The hull of the ATLAS particle detector. The eight toroid magnets (covered with orange stripes) can be seen surrounding the central cavity. The inner detector and calorimeters will later be moved into the middle.
Reason
The hull of the ATLAS particle detector experiment at CERN being constructed in 2005. For an overview of the project see the lead section of the article. The experiments have been ongoing since 2008. The photo highlights the eight toroid magnets wrapped with orange bands. For a physical layout of the project see the lead image in the Detector systems section and its image caption.
Articles in which this image appears
ATLAS experiment
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator
Maximilien Brice, CERN

Promoted File:Installing the ATLAS Calorimeter - edit1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:29, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kármán vortex street

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OriginalKármán vortex street pattern in clouds caused by the interaction of winds flowing around the mountains of Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile, photographed by Landsat 7
Reason
Good depiction of Kármán vortex street, a fluid dynamics phenomenon, in nature. This one is in the atmosphere and it was captured from space. The repetitive swirling pattern of clouds is caused by the interaction of wind blowing past (lower left corner) high altitude mountains of Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile, specifically the Alejandro Selkirk Island [10] with a peak elevation of 4160 ft. This is a relatively old photo (1999) but the quality is sufficient and this isn't a commonly photographed subject in nature (not laboratory). FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Kármán vortex street, Juan Fernández Islands
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Robert Cahalan, NASA/GSFC

Promoted File:Vortex-street-1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:34, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hemiolaus cobaltina

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OriginalHemiolaus cobaltina butterfly, endemic to Madagascar
Reason
High quality large image of very rare butterfly. FP on Commons. Stub articles, but this image has high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Hemiolaus cobaltina; Hemiolaus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Hemiolaus cobaltina.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:53, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Madagascar black-eye

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OriginalLeptomyrina phidias butterfly, endemic to the islands of Madagascar and Reunion
Reason
High quality large image of rarely seen butterfly. FP on Commons. Stub articles, but this image has high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Leptomyrina phidias; Leptomyrina
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Madagascar black-eye (Leptomyrina phidias).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:54, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Scalloped yellow glider female

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Original – Scalloped yellow glider (Cymothoe fumana) female in Kakum National Park, Ghana
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Cymothoe (butterfly); Cymothoe fumana
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Scalloped yellow glider (Cymothoe fumana fumana) female.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:58, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ornate wrasse

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Original – A male ornate wrasse photographed at Cape Palos, Spain
Reason
Quality lead image of this fish. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Ornate wrasse
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:59, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Balfour

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OriginalArthur Balfour, prime minister of the UK from 1902 to 1905
Reason
High quality image with good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Arthur Balfour, 1906 United Kingdom general election, December 1910 United Kingdom general election, January 1910 United Kingdom general election
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Photographed by George Charles Beresford, uploaded by c:User:Neveselbert (mobile), restored by User:MyCatIsAChonk

Promoted File:Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:08, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

J. Robert Oppenheimer

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OriginalJ. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project
Reason
Restored in lieu of the film released today; best image of Oppenheimer we have, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer (film), History of nuclear weapons, Barbenheimer, Los Alamos, New Mexico
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Photographer unknown, cropped by User:Artem.G, restored by User:MyCatIsAChonk

Promoted File:Oppenheimer (cropped).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:41, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]