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Male sable antelope (2)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2019 at 08:53:13 (UTC)

Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well. On previous nomination (Jan 2018) received one support vote (Bammesk) apart from mine and no oppose votes.

Articles in which this image appears

Sable antelope

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:53, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:06, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 03:02, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Little bit of a halo effect to the thorns, but that's probably wind. Gender identification easy to confirm. Educational bonus? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.9% of all FPs} 20:10, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think it's just heat haze. JJ Harrison (talk) 04:58, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:35, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:16, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) adult male.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:00, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Snowy-bellied hummingbird

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2019 at 08:55:45 (UTC)

Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to article.

Articles in which this image appears

Snowy-bellied hummingbird

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:55, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:05, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 02:59, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:21, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Might be nice if the tail was that tiny bit more in focus, but.... Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.9% of all FPs} 20:08, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:31, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Snowy-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia edward niveoventer) 1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:02, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Eastern Yellow Robin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Oct 2019 at 04:07:13 (UTC)

Reason

High quality illustration

Articles in which this image appears

Eastern yellow robin

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 04:07, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:37, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. --Gnosis (talk) 15:56, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Very good quality. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:21, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.9% of all FPs} 20:07, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 01:01, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:31, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Eopsaltria australis - Mogo Campground.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:08, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Far Eastern Curlew

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Oct 2019 at 04:14:00 (UTC)

CSS image crop, to show a possible fix. Could also be cropped in a bit on the sides.

Reason

Endangered and in my experience are normally pretty difficult to approach - they'll take off if you get with 100 meters. I woke at around 4am drove two hours before dawn and set up with a Ghillie suit in what turned out to be just the right place to get the shot.

Articles in which this image appears

Far Eastern curlew

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 04:14, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Discombobulated – How come Pterodroma lessonii is in the photo caption of Numenius madagascariensis ? --Janke | Talk 08:42, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
•  Comment: Amazing bird with gorgeous beak, great light, but I find the blurry foreground a bit intrusive aesthetically. Why not truncating it over the black area? -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:26, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
•  Comment: I too don't go for the intentionally blurred foreground technique. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:39, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
•  Comment: "Inentionally"? I'd really like to see a sharp foreground in a picture shot with a 1200mm lens... ;-) --Janke | Talk 15:02, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• The use of 'Intentionally', Janke, is accurate, because JJ has said he takes images from a POV close to the ground. A higher POV wouldn't have the blurred foreground in the shot that JJ likes. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:10, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• • The bird looks great, but the "banding" of the picture is a bit too much for me. JJ's images of birds on the ground or sea tend towards this a bit, and it's usually fine, but, here, it seems particularly overpowering, kind of like it was shot super-widescreen, and then a blurry area was added top and bottom to fill in. The divide between sharp and blurry is such a sudden transition, and perfectly level - maybe the top blurry bit is actually a transition in whatever's behind him, but it's still really distracting. That said, it gives absolutely amazing results for birds in branches, like the ones below, so...

I could support a crop. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.9% of all FPs} 20:00, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• So would I, but with a little more headroom than in the example, and slice off a bit on both sides, this doesn't need to be a panorama... --Janke | Talk 13:59, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm tring to compromise the amount of the dark brown band visible. Much more than that and it's intrusive. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.9% of all FPs} 15:01, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • Don't really care either way. JJ Harrison (talk) 21:47, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Conditional support – There is an FP in there somewhere. Consider me a full support after some cropping along the lines described above. JJ Harrison seems to be away currently and I hope they return in time. If not, an immediate renomination is certainly warranted. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 01:22, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – there is a better image here, it has more resolution on the bird itself, and better lighting IMO. So I am leaning to oppose the nom image in favor of the other image. My opinion on the nom image: I am Ok with the background bokeh, the foreground isn't too distracting, per Basile Morin above I think it would be an improvement if the bottom ~10% of the image is cropped out (the black or darker portion of the foreground). Bammesk (talk) 02:10, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Question Is the brown band (top third) natural? Oppose the proposed crop. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:37, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support, either version, but the aspect of the cropped one now looks too elongated, and tight at the top. I would have kept the same ratio W/L and just got rid of the bottom. Well... -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:25, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:37, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bryce Canyon (2018)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Oct 2019 at 16:28:03 (UTC)

Reason

Putting this image forward as a clearly superior image to an existing FP per Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/File:Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Hoodoos Panorama.jpg. Was seen on Commons FPC two months ago, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Bryce Canyon National Park

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes

Creator

King of Hearts

• Support as nominator – MER-C 16:28, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per my comments at the delist. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:52, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.9% of all FPs} 17:12, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, thanks for the recognition. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:32, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 00:56, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:31, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:06, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Inspiration Point Bryce Canyon November 2018 panorama.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:15, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bessie Coleman

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Oct 2019 at 00:10:21 (UTC)

Reason

Coleman was the first woman of African-American descent and the first of Native American descent to hold a pilot license.

Articles in which this image appears

Bessie Coleman

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others

Creator

Unknown

• Support as nominator – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:10, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, though some bits are a bit inky black, and I would like to see the original of this. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.9% of all FPs} 03:10, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Adam Cuerden: I made no changes. My source is here. You are welcome to make changes. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 03:16, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • Not quite what I meant - I can see it's in the source, but this is something I've seen appear in edited files, and it's a pretty common type of bad edit on the internet. It's not that major here, though, and delist and replace is an option if we get better. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 6.9% of all FPs} 04:17, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:21, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 00:55, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 16:24, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:22, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bessie Coleman in 1923.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:44, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Women Airforce Service Pilots

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Oct 2019 at 04:28:34 (UTC)

Reason

Uncomfortable to hear the narration but it gives a nice glimpse into the societal perception of women in the military at the time period

Articles in which this image appears

Women Airforce Service Pilots, Gender role, Army–Navy Screen Magazine

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II

Creator

United States Military

• Support as nominator – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 04:28, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Wow. That is... of its time. Almost uncomfortably so, especially the bit where the narrator all-but-encourages the soldiers to look at the women's breasts during the exercise scene. Amongst others. But it IS useful in many ways as a document of its time. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 11:24, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 16:33, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:31, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. The article on which this is most prominently linked, Army–Navy Screen Magazine, is in sad shape with no sources. Can this be fixed? —David Eppstein (talk) 00:46, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @David Eppstein: Is that a little bit better? --- Coffeeandcrumbs 01:48, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes. Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:56, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:WASPS-Women-Airforce-Service-Pilots-Training-1943-Army-Navy-Screen-Magazine-No.-16.ogv --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:42, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

La Juive

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Oct 2019 at 16:56:01 (UTC)

Reason

A high quality image of the première. One of my favourites

Articles in which this image appears

La Juive, History of music in Paris, Louis Philippe style

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

Lithograph by Eugène Cicéri (1813-1890) and Philippe Benoist (1813-1905), after a set design by Charles Séchan, Léon Feuchère, Jules Dieterle, and/or Édouard Desplechin. Restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 16:56, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Just to note, I've tried to find and fix all damage, but as it's 8000x6000 px, it's possible I missed something. Tell me if you see anything. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 19:23, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:36, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 18:08, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:30, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:05, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:La Juive Act 1 set 1835 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:47, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dean Emma M. Gillett

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Oct 2019 at 22:23:19 (UTC)

Reason

A very nice photograph, and of a very notable person

Articles in which this image appears

Emma Gillett

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others, unless a better suggestion is made.

Creator

Edmonston (photographer); restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 22:23, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:40, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • One very minor quibble with the caption: "whilst" is British English. We should be using American English for her. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:23, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Is it? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 23:15, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia says so, so it must be true. (But in this case I think it's accurate.) "whilst [is] often considered archaic in American English" ... "The usage of whilst is chiefly British" ... "In American English, whilst is considered to be pretentious or archaic". —David Eppstein (talk) 07:33, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. Done. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 04:27, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:04, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 16:53, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 04:19, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dean Emma M. Gillett 274015v.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:47, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

European roller

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Oct 2019 at 13:17:59 (UTC)

Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to article.

Articles in which this image appears

European roller, Bird ringing

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:17, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - although you should mention in the caption in European roller that the bird has been tagged. MER-C 16:56, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

* done. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:32, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 03:18, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose The plumage is very patchy - possibly a juvenile, but not really good EV in any case. Visible halo from use of the highlight reduction tool to artificially darken the background. Poor quality lighting from mid day sun misrepresents typical appearance because of the harsh shadows, especially the underparts to appear black when they're not. Bird looks weirdly squashed distorting perspective and proportions because the photo is taken from an excessively steep angle, presumably you were looking up too steeply at the perch. Whole image seems to be unsharp, possibly from excessive noise reduction or heat haze or a mixture. Despite this the whole image is noisy for something taken in bright sun, especially in the darker parts and in the background. Cyan cast to white balance. Blown highlights on the feet and the stick. P.S. Did you report the band number to the appropriate authority? You can often find out about the history of birds by doing so. JJ Harrison (talk) 09:55, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Comments on image are fair. Analysis is flawed. 1. It's not a juvenile. 2. Highlight reduction tool not used. Background was lightened (not darkened) slightly using faded auto tone. 3. Taken at 10.30am , not midday. 4. Noise is typical of EOS80D body. 5. Since I was with one of the leaders of the [1], the comment on reporting is hardly relevant. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:05, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:57, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Rose chafer beetles

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Oct 2019 at 13:20:52 (UTC)

Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Cetonia aurata

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:20, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – muddled composition. Bammesk (talk) 13:39, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 05:05, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:57, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bladder wrack

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Oct 2019 at 16:51:08 (UTC)

Reason

Algae are very underrepresented in our FP collection - there's only one other image. Shows this seaweed in its natural environment (shallow water) which makes the execution more difficult. Was featured on Commons this month.

Articles in which this image appears

Fucus vesiculosus

FP category for this image

Looks like we need to create a new category under Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other lifeforms.

Creator

W.carter

• Support as nominator – MER-C 16:51, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – not sure about the surface reflections and the wow factor. A polarizing filter could have removed the surface reflections. Perhaps better lighting conditions for wow factor? These two [2], [3] have better wow factor, but they have other problems! Bammesk (talk) 14:04, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• FYI, the photo is taken at noon on a clear day with the sun blazing down on the wrack, you can't get any more light than that. Unfortunately, the water 'steals' so much of the light and a polarizing filter is not an option for the same reason. I've tried it and I had to go way up high in the ISO then to get a short enough time with a reasonable DoF since things in water move constantly. --cart-Talk 14:47, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose Very unremarkable image; perhaps a candidate for VI. DonFB (talk) 05:45, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I think the EV is good and it's something a bit difficult to get a 'nice' photo that people will vote for. JJ Harrison (talk) 09:57, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Very unremarkable, per my vote on Commons -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:26, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:58, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hippasa holmerae (Lawn wolf spider)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Oct 2019 at 06:59:35 (UTC)

Reason

Animal in its environment. Featured on Commons

Articles in which this image appears

Hippasa

FP category for this image

WP:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids

Creator

Basile Morin

• Support as nominator – Basile Morin (talk) 06:59, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 12:19, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:16, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 04:54, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:57, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hippasa holmerae (Lawn wolf spider) in its funnel web (2).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:03, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Asahi Beer Hall

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Oct 2019 at 07:12:08 (UTC)

Reason

Striking, high resolution, featured on Commons

Articles in which this image appears

Asahi Beer Hall

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Basile Morin

• Support as nominator – Basile Morin (talk) 07:12, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 09:14, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:21, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:59, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 03:16, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Timing it with the full moon at that point is a nice extra touch. —David Eppstein (talk) 04:44, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Asahi Breweries headquarters building with the Asahi Flame and Skytree at blue hour with full moon, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:13, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Eastern Spinebill Male

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2019 at 05:05:40 (UTC)

Reason

High quality image

Articles in which this image appears

Eastern spinebill

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 05:05, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 06:30, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:55, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:41, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support But I would have appreciated more sharpness on the tail. But that's such a common thing in bird photography I have to presume it's difficult to get. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 03:14, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:39, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris - Mogo Campground.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:50, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Painted Buttonquail

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2019 at 05:10:11 (UTC)

Reason

High quality image of a usually skulking bird

Articles in which this image appears

Painted Buttonquail

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 05:10, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 06:29, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:52, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:42, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I really like this one. The bokeh works really nicely here. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 03:12, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Turnix varius - Castlereigh nature reserve.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:51, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2019 at 05:12:54 (UTC)

Reason

High quality image which adds substantively to the article.

Articles in which this image appears

Australian Owlet-nightjar

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 05:12, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 06:29, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:51, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:42, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Great texture, good detail – and impossibly cute. – Sca (talk) 12:32, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support but please fix the categories on Commons, @JJ Harrison: -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:27, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose too grainy with this ISO, so lttle definition. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:38, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – too grainy (noisy) per Charles. Bammesk (talk) 02:12, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Aegotheles chrisoptus - Catlereigh Nature Reserve.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:52, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.jpg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2019 at 07:54:29 (UTC)

Reason

Behold, an image of the Atari 2600, a console from the second generation of video game consoles that sold over 30 million units. I believe this photograph is of excellent quality and meets all the featured picture criteria, with a complete composition captured, a forgivable degree of graininess, and an enticing joystick, well worth over one thousand words. Could it use a resolution higher than the current 3,940 × 2,300? Certainly, but there is enough important detail that nobody can be left dissatisfied, right?

Articles in which this image appears

Atari 2600
Atari, Inc.
Atari
Video game console
Home video game console
List of best-selling game consoles
(and 8 others)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics

Creator

Evan-Amos

• Support as nominator – GaɱingFørFuɲ³⁶⁵ 07:54, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:43, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Static. – Sca (talk) 12:25, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support @Sca: I used to own one of those. The plastic is textured, and what you're seeing as static is just that texture. They have a fairly rough plastic texture, which, when photographed, is going to look kind of mottled, but that's because it is mottled. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 03:10, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What I meant by "static" was something like "producing an effect of repose or quiescence." In other words, blah – of little visual interest. – Sca (talk) 13:55, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Sca: I think that encyclopedic value wins out here. It's a clear depiction, and adding more visual interest would likely distract. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 20:45, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. Certainly iconic enough to be featured. JOEBRO64 10:28, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Iconic is one of the two most overused words in the English language. – Sca (talk) 13:59, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• And that has to do with... ? JOEBRO64 14:24, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• What does that have to do with anything? Namcokid47 ^(Contribs) 16:21, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Question You say controller ready to be played on but TOP on the joystick is on the left. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:34, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Odd wording, aye. I think they mean it's plugged in. Since there's no game in it, it's not really ready, is it? (For that matter, no visible power or TV cables) Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 20:44, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose not ready. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:36, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• How so? Namcokid47 ^(Contribs) 02:58, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• @Namcokid: It's mainly a flaw in the description: with no cartridge in it or power/TV cables, it's not "ready to be played on". Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 19:58, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:10, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Namcokid47 ^(Contribs) 16:21, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Another game console floating in space. I don't understand why people remove the backgrounds. It's a lot of work and just makes the photo worse, IMO. Kaldari (talk) 20:26, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 02:29, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:59, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hattie Caraway

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2019 at 21:40:04 (UTC)

Reason

This image has two flaws, both of which I think are minor enough to be ignored: The blacks are rather noisy and there's a mostly-unobtrusive white thing poking in from the lower left. Not too noticeable. Secondly, it's from 1914, which is before she was a senator, so it's the second image in the article, not the lead. I think, though, that it's a very strong, striking image, and it's used (by editorial choice) in quite a few articles. (I myself added it to her husband's article, though.)

Articles in which this image appears

Hattie Wyatt Caraway, Thaddeus H. Caraway, Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame, List of most senior women in the United States Congress, Women in the United States Senate

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Harris & Ewing, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 21:40, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Good period pic and good article too. She gets my vote. – Sca (talk) 13:48, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:31, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Sca and Charlesjsharp: By the way, I figured out the creator. Figured "Har[...] Wa[...] was probably Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C. The LoC gave its copyright entry number, so going to the Copyright Entry book for 1914, and checking under Harris & Ewing, I was able to find the same number with the same description. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 17:35, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – just wondering why keep the watermark at lower left? Bammesk (talk) 02:06, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I prefer to leave on historical copyright notices unless they're so prominent that they're distracting. It's part of the historic image, and help identify the image's history. This one is so barely noticeable that I thought it negligible - no-one was going to notice it unless they were looking for it - but, especially before I worked out the photographer, I didn't want to remove what little helpful info there was. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 02:10, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 11:01, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Kaldari (talk) 18:56, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 00:30, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:24, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hattie Caraway by Harris & Ewing, 1914.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:43, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hubertine Auclert

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Oct 2019 at 10:04:08 (UTC)

Reason

A very nice, public domain image of one of the major French feminists. I really like these sorts of photographs in interesting rooms. They add a bit of life to things

Articles in which this image appears

Hubertine Auclert

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Agence Rol, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 10:04, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:30, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:04, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 11:05, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:17, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 00:26, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:24, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hubertine Auclert 1910.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:13, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hong Kong skyline (2019)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Oct 2019 at 18:11:05 (UTC)

Reason

This is one of those FP substitution nominations - the intention is to replace the existing FPs File:Hong Kong Skyline Restitch - Dec 2007.jpg and File:Hong Kong Night Skyline.jpg. Has superior resolution and is more up to date and dramatic than the existing FPs. Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Light pollution in Hong Kong, List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong, List of cities with the most skyscrapers plus others when substituted

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama

Creator

Benh

• Support as nominator – MER-C 18:11, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral. I'm not sure I would replace the previous excellent FPs. I love the Diliff (it has special atmosphere and a more balanced composition) and they show quite a different and unobstructed view. I do agree my picture has a bigger resolution though (but that's stating the obvious). - Benh (talk) 19:59, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Be bold, you can certainly support your own excellent photo, it won't automatically delist the other (see my comments below). Oops, just noted you don't have the required number of edits to vote... --Janke | Talk 12:38, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • I might have :) I'm aka blieusong - Benh (talk) 21:34, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, for the high resolution. I prefer to retain the other two FP images (different decade, composition, dynamic range). I see more wow factor in the other two images at full screen (not full size). Bammesk (talk) 02:52, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, The picture is in focus, well composited and of high resolution, the article is good — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marjoriemassah (talk • contribs) 19:47, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Editor has less than 100 edits (26) as of this post. MER-C 09:41, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Struck vote per above. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:07, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Even though Diliff's photo is better in some respects, this one is definitley worthy to be FP. No need to delist the other, we can well have two somewhat similar FPs. --Janke | Talk 12:34, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  If this is promoted that would be three similar FPs. MER-C 16:52, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Neutral I think I prefer the rectilinear projection and narrower field of view of Diliff's image, especially as none of these appear in Hong Kong any more, but then there is an argument to say that a newer image that presumably better represents the current skyline has better EV. JJ Harrison (talk) 10:06, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think diliff's rectinilear. The edges of the foremost buildings are bended. - Benh (talk) 17:00, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:24, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:36, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Nomination didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:36, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Oct 2019 at 03:07:14 (UTC)

Reason

Great composition and subject matter. Reminds me of the interior of a cathedral.

Articles in which this image appears

Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station, Water turbine

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Machinery

Creator

Diego Delso

• Support as nominator – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 03:07, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 16:51, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. The camera appears to be pointing to the far left corner of the room rather than to its center. That slight asymmetry makes everything look a little twisted even though the verticals are properly vertical. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:22, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think your eyes are playing tricks on you because the turbines are asymmetrical. Following the streak of metal covering on the floor and the middle gear on the turbines leads you straight through the middle of the room to the middle window in the background. More discussion at Commons:Featured picture candidates --- Coffeeandcrumbs 05:55, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• True the camera seems to be positioned in the middle of the room, but it isn't pointed perfectly toward the middle of the end-wall. The end-wall windows aren't centered within the frame (horizontally). The asymmetry isn't large, Support. Bammesk (talk) 14:13, 5 October 2019 (UTC) . . . Also: the article is poorly cited.[reply]
  • My point is that it looks strange to have the perspective corrected in such a way that the lines that are vertical in 3d are all vertical in the frame but so that the big stripe up the middle of the floor is far from vertical. If the camera were pointing exactly down this stripe instead of towards the corner, then the stripe would line up as vertical in the frame as well. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:00, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• I agree, the photo is not symmetrical. Not too excessive, for me, not to support though. The middle window of the background end-wall being off center, and the tiles in the foreground are the two things that standout for me. Bammesk (talk) 19:14, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• The vanishing point is correct and perfect. The only imperfection is the crop is just shifted to the left to balance the asymmetry in turbines. The big floor stripe in the middle is not supposed to be vertical. See: File:Railroad in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.JPG. It is supposed to vanish to the middle. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 19:34, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• I Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:25, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – I don't see a problem with perspective. The photographer has shifted his vantage point for reasons of composition and framing. Image illustrates subject well, detail is excellent. The fact that this hydro plant is nearly a century old and still operating makes for an intriguing FP. – Sca (talk) 12:53, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Central hidroeléctrica de Walchensee, Kochel, Baviera, Alemania, 2014-03-22, DD 04.JPG --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:21, 14 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Iris Calderhead

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Oct 2019 at 04:01:08 (UTC)

Reason

Intense gaze, and, while it's numerically near the minimum size for FPs, the composition, while effective, is unusually zoomed in, which means that you're probably getting about as much or more resolution than you'd get with a larger FP. Plus, I don't think there's any more detail that greater resolution would bring out..

Articles in which this image appears

Iris Calderhead

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Unknown photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 04:01, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Adam Cuerden: Please trim white line on the right side. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 04:10, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Coffeeandcrumbs: Edited it out as opposed to trimming, but it's gone. Sorry, I crop last, and while I did carefully check to make sure I got everything from the left - where I was cropping closely to try to get as much of her shoulder as possible - I thought I had cropped in enough on the right that I didn't have to worry. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 04:18, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Adam Cuerden: No explanation necessary but I am afraid there is still some left-over lines on the right side edge: near eye level, chin level, and going further down. On the left side edge also, near her shoulder and a little bit further down. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 04:31, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
        • @Coffeeandcrumbs: This is one of the things GIMP makes surprisingly hard to notice. But I've gone in at 800% zoom, and am pretty sure I got everything this time. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 04:40, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 04:50, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:15, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 08:17, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Another courageous but little known contributor to U.S. political history. (Suggest inserting "against" before Woodrow Wilson in caption above.) – Sca (talk) 12:54, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Done. Though I've never really thought anyone ever bothers to read these captions once the FPC closes. The POTD blurb is substantially longer, and it's not like we move the blurb to the file description. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 16:37, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's good to make sense here too. – Sca (talk) 22:59, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

True. It is more unambiguous to phrase it that way. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 00:30, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. MER-C 15:51, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:26, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:38, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Iris Calderhead.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:00, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Khor Virap

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Oct 2019 at 19:22:39 (UTC)

Reason

Picturesque image of this famous monastery. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Khor Virap, Mountain

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Diego Delso

• Support as nominator – MER-C 19:22, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Duh! --- Coffeeandcrumbs 19:38, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 20:24, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:26, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Janke | Talk 17:02, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Poydoo (talk) 11:29, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Monasterio Khor Virap, Armenia, 2016-10-01, DD 25.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:23, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Oct 2019 at 20:36:50 (UTC)

Reason

It's a very good photograph, high resolution and sharp. It does have some vignetting at the top and sides, but it's minor, and given the paper texture, looks nightmarish to fix. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 21:01, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Articles in which this image appears

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson+2

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

Erwin Raupp, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 20:36, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Leaning to support, but the photo is marred by a strange-looking screen - is it a scan from a printed original, or is it something in the photo itself? --Janke | Talk 07:33, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Janke: Pretty sure that's paper texture. This is definitely a scan of a printed copy, but the semi-grid is not as regular as it looks at first glance: It undulates a bit. Looks like paper texture to me. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 12:26, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Adam Cuerden: If it is a photo of a printed, rasterized copy, that could explain the wavy texture (or moiré). I can't imagine a wavy paper texture like that. But we'll probably never know. --Janke | Talk 13:41, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • I doubt that, given the provenance. I suppose it might be a photochrom, but the mounting (see original) speaks against it, as does the National Library of Norway itself I'm thinking cloth layer? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 14:05, 6 October 2019 (UTC)clear[reply]

Oh, wait, maybe I'm being stupid. Maybe it's from the deckle, or the paper process included a belt to press it between rollers? I'm able to find linen finishes for paper pretty easily, but historic paper is not my expertise. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 14:10, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support, definitely after looking at the original, mounted photo. Thanks for the link, now I know the "screen" is in the original, and not an artefact. --Janke | Talk 15:40, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 15:51, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Neglected writer... Geoffroi 20:22, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Nobelist has high enough EV, and it's a striking enough portrait, to make up for the anti-vignetting and odd textural detail. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:22, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:26, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Portrett av Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1909 - no-nb digifoto 20150129 00043 bldsa BB0791 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:37, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cannabinoid plant

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Oct 2019 at 22:31:16 (UTC)

Reason

Criteria fulfilled with abundance

Articles in which this image appears

Cannabis (drug)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers

Creator

User:Skalle-Per Hedenhös

• Support as nominator – — Preceding unsigned nomination added by Skalle-Per Hedenhös (talk • contribs) 21:59, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your nomination was malformed. I have fixed it for you. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 22:34, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thank you! Skalle-Per Hedenhös 05:15, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Image is natural, sharp and technically advanced without artificial light or focus stacking. The image has a related image of the whole plant on one wikipedia page. Most plants has trichomes but the combination of trichomes shaped like bear claw on leaf and soft trichomes under leaf is unique for this plant. Some trichomes has a cavity that swell to a circular form when filled with chemical compounds like terpenes and cannabinoids. The reason is unknown. The resin head of the large glandular stalked trichome concentrated around the bracts is 100 µm in diameter. On the lower leaf the smaller trichomes without stalk are visible. Year 1772 Dr.Carl von Linné summarized the plant with the words "Narcotica Phantastica Dementans Repellens" ~Visionary drug (that) repell madness. Skalle-Per Hedenhös 05:15, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. Mostly blurred. I'll refrain from speculating why that might have happened, but we can do better. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:10, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Ok thank you for your vote and opinion. It is mostly blurred because it is natural. You can not focus stack in the wind. Skalle-Per Hedenhös 08:28, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• But you can use a higher f-stop. It's only at f/5.6, so you could go much higher and increase the depth of field. Kaldari (talk) 18:56, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Criteria for FP is sharp. Not depth of field. Higher f-stop reduce sharpness. You can not turn up the sun. Skalle-Per Hedenhös (talk) 11:27, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose - poor composition. Something like File:Atlas roslin pl Konopie siewne 2320 6539.jpg, but not cut off, with more generous framing, focusing on the top of the plant and against the background you have will substantially be closer to FP standards. MER-C 13:17, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• ok thanks for opinion. I may agree but with this composition (close-up) more focus reduced the sharpness at the most sharp point. The technical limits are pushed. This may not be the most beautiful image as a thumb but it is best for wikipedia. This plant is about biochemistry. Image represent. Skalle-Per Hedenhös 20:02, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Please vote for this. Wikipedia need a featured picture of this ancient medicinal plant. It is a close-up of this sacred shrub: Skalle-Per Hedenhös (talk) 23:27, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Poor quality image. Limited depth of field should never, per se, be an issue, providing it draws the users eye to a key element of the image. But this fails in that respect, and communicates nothing about the plant, nor does it have much aesthetic value (COI declaration: I'm the author of a botanical Flora (publication) with experience in image selection. I would never choose this one, unless desperate!) Nominator's recent posts at WP:TH (now subsequently blocked per WP:NOTHERE) suggest they are POV-pushing cannabis-related themes. Nick Moyes (talk) 09:16, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:07, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Marguerite Durand

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2019 at 03:35:57 (UTC)

Reason

It may be a smidgen over-exposed, but it does seem to have all the expected detail.

Articles in which this image appears

Marguerite Durand

FP category for this image

You could really argue for a lot of categories under People, but I think I'll go with Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political, given she's probably most famous for her suffragette work and political campaigns for feminism.

Creator

Agence Rol, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 03:35, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Looks inky. – Sca (talk) 12:41, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Sca: I've made a smallish tweak to try and help that. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 16:04, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 16:14, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – OK. Interesting little article, with a nice painting of Mme. Durand, no less. (Article is a bit shy on documentation, though.) – Sca (talk) 16:46, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:21, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Tweaked version holds detail better in the darks even in thumbnail, which was my only concern. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:56, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:39, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Marguerite Durand 1910 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:59, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Eldridge Street Synagogue

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2019 at 16:57:31 (UTC)

Reason

We don't have many pictures of interiors of religious buildings that aren't churches. Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Eldridge Street Synagogue

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors

Creator

Rhododendrites

• Support as nominator – MER-C 16:57, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Thanks, MER-C. For context, here is the thread about proportionality of religious buildings among Commons FPs that inspired this nom there. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:18, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:39, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Because of the chandelier chain.--- Coffeeandcrumbs 07:26, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. I find it amusing that everyone appears to be looking at their phone screens, but I don't think it detracts. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:43, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:16, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:39, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 21:17, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Eldridge Street Synagogue (42773).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:07, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Toni Morrison

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Oct 2019 at 03:41:45 (UTC)

Reason

Good portrait of Toni Morrison

Articles in which this image appears

Toni Morrison +4

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

John Mathew Smith

• Support as nominator – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 03:41, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak oppose - lacks detail, heavily compressed. MER-C 15:16, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• I kind of prefer the original crop. This is awfully tight. What about File:Toni Morrison (The Bluest Eye author portrait).jpg, though, which seems a very easy sell? Albeit one that might need a new scan. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 01:52, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have reverted the color photo to the pre-crop version. The photo was cropped for ITN, a few weeks ago upon her death. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 18:17, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • I can Support it now. Though I really wish ITN wouldn't crop images for everyone just so they could not have to upload a new file for themselves. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 21:09, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Support -- Poydoo (talk) 12:02, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. I think the direct-flash lighting is unnecessarily unflattering. The Bluest Eye portrait Adam C suggests seems like a better choice to me. Or there are several much higher quality but unfree more-recent shots of her visible on a Google image search, if we could somehow acquire the rights to one of those. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:39, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per David. Geoffroi 22:52, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:14, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Borbo cinnara

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Oct 2019 at 06:56:09 (UTC)

Reason

EV, good quality, featured on Commons

Articles in which this image appears

Borbo cinnara, Borbo

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Insects

Creator

Basile Morin

• Support as nominator – Basile Morin (talk) 06:56, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Skalle-Per Hedenhös (talk) 11:58, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Struck vote as user doesn't has the necessary number of edits (100) on this project. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:41, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. MER-C 14:47, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 03:56, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. But the article could use expansion. —David Eppstein (talk) 04:22, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 19:56, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:33, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Borbo cinnara (Rice swift) on a leaf.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:22, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Golden gate of Ueno Tōshō-gū

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Oct 2019 at 07:04:34 (UTC)

Reason

EV, high quality, featured on Commons

Articles in which this image appears

Ueno Tōshō-gū

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Basile Morin

• Support as nominator – Basile Morin (talk) 07:04, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 14:48, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 00:15, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 03:57, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. High EV and this image stands out not just among commons images of this gate but on a broader image search. I think the flat lighting helps bring out the detail and the stormy skies work well to add drama (maybe because I remember this place from a stormy day). —David Eppstein (talk) 04:27, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:37, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Golden gate of Ueno Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine, Tokyo, Japan.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:36, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ada Flatman

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Reason

The archives of the National Woman's Party are a treasure trove of material, and, with the 100th anniversary of U.S. suffrage coming up, and the 100th anniversary of U.K. suffrage just past, I want to do what I can (and, yeah, I say that a lot. It's because I can do a lot). This image of Ada Flatman is lovely, and, given the size of the photo, it's about a 500dpi scan. I don't think we're missing any detail. I've added a little more headroom, and removed an egregious stick-on Harris & Ewing label, which was just translucent enough that I could see the tiny bit of dress covered by it through it, so no real detail was lost.

Articles in which this image appears

Ada Flatman

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Harris & Ewing, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 00:56, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:18, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 03:54, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:45, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:33, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ada S. Flatman, c. 1917.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:00, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Altolamprologus compressiceps

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Reason

Was just seen on Commons FPC, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Altolamprologus compressiceps

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish

Creator

H. Zell

• Support as nominator – MER-C 18:08, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:44, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:13, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Lighting seems a touch odd, but I can accept it for underwater photography. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 19:57, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Adam this was at a zoo per file description, very unlikely it's underwater photo or natural lighting. Bammesk (talk) 17:29, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:32, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Altolamprologus compressiceps - Karlsruhe Zoo 01.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:10, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dinosaur Ridge in 2019

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Reason

This image appears to be one of the best images related to the Seoraksan National Park. It is currently the main image at Dinosaur Ridge (Gangwon), Seoraksan National Park, and Seoraksan.

Articles in which this image appears

Seoraksan, Seoraksan National Park, Dinosaur Ridge (Gangwon), Gangwon Province (South Korea)

FP category for this image

wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Landscapes

Creator

Taewangkorea

• I Withdraw my Nomination Taewangkorea (talk) 17:39, 19 October 2019 (UTC) * Support as nominator – Taewangkorea (talk) 18:41, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI there is a higher res version at File:Dinosaur Ridge in 2019.jpg Taewangkorea (talk) 19:15, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why don't we want the higher resolution to be featured? --- Coffeeandcrumbs 21:20, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Coffeeandcrumbs: This one is the original one and the higher res one was upscaled with GIMP. I dont' know clearly what the policy is when it comes to upscaled images so I put the original. Swapping it out would be pretty easy. Taewangkorea (talk) 22:01, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Then you did the right thing nominating this one. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 22:02, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak support – The article would have to be expanded before this gets on the Main Page. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 22:05, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I plan to expand the article for Seoraksan within the next few days and edit it significantly. Taewangkorea (talk) 22:13, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose Clearly oversaturated. The colors are totally fake. The whole image is overprocessed. Very bad image to document the park: it doesn't look natural at all -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:43, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. I agree with what Basile says, but also there are very visible compression artifacts in the grayer and more distant parts of the image. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:51, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Per Basile and David. Geoffroi 06:19, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Per previous. No dayglo, please. – Sca (talk) 12:44, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Per Basile and David. The blue-violet haze doesn't look good. - Marcos [Tupungato] (talk) 22:17, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:42, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Alice Locke Park

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Reason

Again, still going through the National Woman's Party records. Alice Park was one of the most important California suffragettes, as well as doing a lot of other good, for instance, she brought Arbor Day to California, and made sure that Californian women had a right to guardianship of their minor children. Article lacked any images of her before this, and I don't imagine anyone is going to try to argue that no image is better than a rather good image. She's roughly in her 50s in this photograph, she lived to 100, and did a lot of notable things around that period of time, so I think the timescale works out well for notability.

Articles in which this image appears

Alice Locke Park

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Unknown photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 21:18, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 06:11, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Can't help but be a little skeptical of the date, but the LoC file is about as reliable a source as we'll get, I suppose. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 17:04, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Rhododendrites: She's definitely 65/70 years old in this portrait, which gives us a date of circa 1940 or a little later. Geoffroi 02:38, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • I think you're getting your dates wrong. She would have been in her 80s in the 1940s. She was born in 1861. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 02:55, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 12:45, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:32, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Alice Park - Records of the National Woman's Party.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:30, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

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Reason

Another notable suffragette. Visually, her pleasant face and the layered, complex clothing were really interesting, even if I hated the clothing's complexity while restoring it. I've cropped a little on the top (this era of photos tended to leave a lot of headroom, I believe in part to give space to write notes on), but otherwise, it's the maximum available size. I could see cropping a bit on the right side. Article makes an extremely strong case for notability, including governmental appointments.

Articles in which this image appears

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

National Photo Company, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 23:11, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 02:31, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Good detail for a 100-year-old pic. – Sca (talk) 12:01, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 12:46, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:32, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Patti Ruffner Jacobs.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:29, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Alexei Leonov

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Reason

This youtube video can explain the subject's significance better than me. This photo was taken a year before the 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, his second spaceflight and the first joint American–Soviet mission.

Articles in which this image appears

Alexei Leonov

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering

Creator

NASA; retouched by Coffeeandcrumbs

• Support as nominator – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 04:21, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 12:48, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Photo illustrates nothing about the reason Leonov was known in the Soviet Union. Just another man in suit & tie at a podium. – Sca (talk) 13:13, 14 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:32, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 15:09, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per Sca. Geoffroi 22:59, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Geoffroi and Sca:, are we going to require that Édouard Manet or Elizabeth Glendower Evans have something in the photograph that demonstrates their notability? Why are you making up a special requirement for astronauts and cosmonauts? This is a good portrait and intended to identify the subject of the article (hence the EV). He was made Hero of the Soviet Union twice, the second time for his work on Apollo–Soyuz mission. What more than a mission pin and Soviet Union flag do you want? --- Coffeeandcrumbs 23:27, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • • Is it necessary to bring in my noms? I did vote support, you know. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 00:11, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies. I was looking for places Geoffoi voted. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:14, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, just... y'know. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 00:48, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• @Coffeeandcrumbs: I can't make any new requirement, I can only cast my one vote. This portrait is set up by a pro photog, and dozens of people could've been photographed in quick succession. There's no wow factor. The photo of Miss Evans has a striking and strong pose and facial expression. The painting of a painter is OK, though I would also like to see an FP of Manet at his easel. Geoffroi 01:06, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – EV. Coffeeandcrumbs nice restoration of background, there are some bright patches around x,y=(640,1380) to (1000,1780), may be worthwhile to touch up. Bammesk (talk) 17:08, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Done. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 18:11, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Alexei Leonov.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:45, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oldham's leaf turtle

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Reason

Because we need a little more variety... Nice and sharp image of this turtle.

Articles in which this image appears

Oldham's leaf turtle

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles

Creator

Rushenb

• Support as nominator – MER-C 10:01, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very clear photo. Poydoo (talk) 19:40, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 03:07, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:31, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 15:07, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cyclemys oldhamii.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:51, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Édouard Manet

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Reason

I really like this image, and the image is scanned from an large print, which means it's quite big, although, I'm not so sure that, given film grain size, there's much that would have been lost if it was a little smaller. Still, who cares? It looks great quite large, just maybe it doesn't reward zooming in to 100% as much as some images do, and it's pre-1870 according to Gallica, which does put a limit on what we can expect in the fine detail. If anyone spots anything that needs fixed, I'll deal with it tomorrow, as I'm sleeping now. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 05:57, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Articles in which this image appears

Édouard Manet

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers. On the artist side, obviously.

Creator

Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7% of all FPs} 05:33, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:51, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. DreamSparrow ^Chat 10:19, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 18:11, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 23:30, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:28, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Édouard Manet, en buste, de face - Nadar.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:58, 25 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cortina d'Ampezzo

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Reason

This image offers a great description of how this location looks like during summer.

Articles in which this image appears

Cortina d'Ampezzo

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes

Creator

kallerna

• Support as nominator –kallerna 18:17, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• It feels a little over exposed. Is that mist or to be fixed. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 16:10, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• It’s just the effect of humidity and long distances. —kallerna™ 09:07, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support then. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 17:41, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – detailed depiction of town and topography. Bammesk (talk) 16:46, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Taewangkorea (talk) 17:40, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. I think it's a pleasant enough overview of the place, but I have a couple of concerns, not strong enough for me to oppose but enough that I haven't yet decided to support this one. First, is the EV high enough? It's not (and should not be) the lead image for its article, but buried later in the article among quite a few other images. And second, when I search the same subject on Google Images, I see a number of views that similarly juxtapose the town with the backdrop of the mountain, setting it into its surroundings, but most of them are shot from closer in and take the effort to provide some foreground buildings to draw the eye in and set the scale. This image has no foreground; it's all middleground (the town) and background (the mountain). —David Eppstein (talk) 19:53, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• This is an encompassing aerial view of the town as compared to other images from a lower elevation. Within the article, it related to the content of the section, and shows the town and surroundings in a way that other images don't. We also have a slightly different composition. Bammesk (talk) 21:20, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• @Bammesk: I slightly prefer the other composition as it gives a sense of where the camera is, but, if we're adding it as an Alt, we'd have to notify everyone and it could be awkward and screw up the nom. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 23:53, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Adam, I see your point (although some may find the foreground, lower left, distracting). There are pros and cons for either image. I prefer the current nom image (it shows the left side ski slopes clearly, the site of 2026 winter Olympics), but the other composition is a valid option too. You could introduce an alternate or do a delist and replace at a later time. Bammesk (talk) 01:30, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Good enough for FP. --Janke | Talk 14:02, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Faloria Cortina d'Ampezzo 10.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 25 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Caroline Spencer

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Reason

Her being a early female doctor might be enough, but she was also a notable suffragist, and, well, do I need to talk about women's suffrage anniversaries coming up still? I think we all know.

Articles in which this image appears

Caroline Spencer (suffragist) +1

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Edmonston, Washington D.C., restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 21:00, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:13, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 18:14, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 22:46, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:35, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dr. Caroline Spencer 275029v.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:32, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fred Rogers testifies

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Reason

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is a major cultural artifact but unfortunately for us it will remain under copyright for another 40+ years. Fred Rogers had a very distinct manner of speech that is difficult to truly understand unless you see and hear it. This video serves to demonstrate that very well. It also offers many encyclopedic details including explaining how his public broadcast show was funded. To boot, Rogers recites the lyrics to one of his songs, lays out in a few sentence his point of view on childhood psychological development, mental health, and how he incorporates that into his programming. Rogers was a great man, ahead of his time, and this video perfectly encapsulates his work. Watch it to the end for a happy ending.

Articles in which this image appears

Fred Rogers, John Pastore, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, "What Do You Do with the Mad that You Feel?"

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

United States Senate

• Support as nominator – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 05:25, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Unique, top EV. --Janke | Talk 15:08, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 16:27, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Support - This clip gets me every time -- I didn't realize we had a copy. Great educational value for multiple articles, of course. For anyone who wants to see more of one of the most wonderful human beings, see Won't You Be My Neighbor?. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 19:21, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 02:39, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:33, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Great educational value Taewangkorea (talk) 01:12, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, 1969.ogv --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:37, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Flora MacDonald Denison

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Reason

We're actually surprisingly weak on Canadians, because the Canadian archives tend to be pretty tightly locked. Flora MacDonald Denison was one of the big Canadian suffragettes, and I quite like this image of her, even if removing the writing on it took hours. If I could convince myself it was definitely her signature, I might've kept it, as it is, though...

Articles in which this image appears

Flora MacDonald Denison

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Lyont E.[?], restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 22:19, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 21:19, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Presumably the writing was with dry-erase marker, and Adam just brushed it away? :) — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:55, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:41, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 22:42, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Flora MacDonald Denison - Records of the National Woman's Party.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:39, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth Glendower Evans

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Reason

This is a really nicely framed photograph. Admittedly, she's looking right, and Wikipedia preference would be looking left, but otherwise, it's excellent, and, honestly, it can always be left-aligned in uses outwith her main article. High-resolution, detailed, and well-shot.

Articles in which this image appears

Elizabeth Glendower Evans

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Washington Times, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support either as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 01:42, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Alt 1 Geoffroi 23:25, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support - not a fan of the cut off elbow, but otherwise fine. MER-C 18:11, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @MER-C: What about something like File:Elizabeth Glendower Evans (cropped).jpg? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 20:55, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • I prefer this cropped version. The original doesn't really display her arms and hands very well. Geoffroi 22:32, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
      • @MER-C and Geoffroi: Crop added as an alt. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 00:09, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
        • Support alt 1. MER-C 08:22, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support either – --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:20, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support alt 1 – Now the alt is clearly better. I was going to suggest this but did not want to rock the boat. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 23:18, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support either – The mind's eye will fill in the cut off hands in the orig, but Alt1 is probably a better composition. – Sca (talk) 14:06, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• @Geoffroi, MER-C, Coffeeandcrumbs, and Sca: Hate to do this, but every time I scrolled by this, I kept going "...That hat is really big for that crop..." So I've added a bit more into the crop at the bottom as a counter-balance. I'll poke you on the talk pages as well, I just didn't want to push forwards something I'd regret. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 22:26, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• You could just trim the hat with your magic shears. – Sca (talk) 14:33, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support either but prefer ALT1. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:36, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Elizabeth Glendower Evans (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:52, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Only alt 1 has enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:52, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Joy Young Rogers

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Reason

Hey, guess who's ill? ...Yep. Have a lot of time to work today, so put, probably about 4-5 hours each into three images and did basically nothing else. Fun! But, on this image: It's a woman doing something of note: Delivering a request for suffrage to the White House (seen behind her).

Articles in which this image appears

Joy Young Rogers

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Unknown photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 07:35, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Too bad about the shadow. – Sca (talk) 13:07, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't see how it's avoidable, though. That was an era of hats. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 16:39, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Did they know about reflectors in those days? – Sca (talk) 14:01, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Would there be any merit in applying an S-shaped contrast curve to increase contrast on the face, which seems the most important part of the photo and is currently rather low-contrast? Or is that too much meddling? TSP (talk) 15:28, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support I don't like the shadow either, but EV seems pretty good. Geoffroi 22:21, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – EV, probably as good as it gets quality-wise, for this subject. Bammesk (talk) 16:36, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – EV is good and quality fine - might be possible to bring out contrast on the face in an edit, but I don't know how the community here feels about that? TSP (talk) 15:28, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Sca, TSP, Bammesk, and Geoffroi: I've played around with a few things, and think I can up the contrast in the face slightly, but light hair, light-coloured eyes, and light skin all come together here a bit. I'm going to upload a tweak. Note that more extreme adjustments were running up against the limits of the film, and looked awful. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 11:48, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support – I do like the ribbons in the wind. – Sca (talk) 12:21, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support because of the shadow. MER-C 18:22, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Joy Young Rogers outside the White House.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:37, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Rhacophorus kio

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Reason

Very detailed and colorful image of this frog.

Articles in which this image appears

Rhacophorus kio

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians

Creator

Rushenb

• Support as nominator – MER-C 19:15, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support tJJ Harrison (talk) 21:18, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 23:22, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – short article but recently ID-ed, it would be nice if article was a bit longer. Bammesk (talk) 16:28, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 19:05, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rhacophorus kio.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Georges Ernest Boulanger

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Reason

I think it's a fine image; I mean, it's by Nadar, and the old image was rather degraded and lacked a source, which is always a bad thing. I like it. Nice composition. I mean, he's probably not that good of person: He's part of a failed proto-fascist takeover of France, but I'm the editor of the featured pictures section of the Bugle, and I'm not sure we've had a single MILHIST FP yet this month. Eep. [ETA: Well, we have that WASP documentary, but still...]

Articles in which this image appears

Georges Ernest Boulanger, History of far-right movements in France, 1889 French legislative election, etc.

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military

Creator

Atelier Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 20:52, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 21:18, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 23:20, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:33, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Good historic value and high-quality portrait. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:12, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Taewangkorea (talk) 23:10, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Georges Ernest Boulanger by Atelier Nadar.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:58, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wonga Pigeon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2019 at 02:31:51 (UTC)

Reason

High quality image of an attractive native pigeon in the rain!

Articles in which this image appears

Wonga pigeon

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 02:31, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:42, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 22:04, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:15, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:51, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Taewangkorea (talk) 22:52, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DannyS712 (talk) 07:17, 24 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Nice birb Poydoo (talk) 19:27, 24 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 12:48, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Leucosarcia melanoleuca - Brunkerville.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:37, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Black-faced Monarch

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2019 at 02:34:09 (UTC)

Reason

Good quality image of a generally arboreal species.

Articles in which this image appears

Black-faced monarch

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 02:34, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps these nice pictures of birds should simply be tweeted.
It's all the rage these daze. – Sca (talk) 13:15, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

LOL! Are you referring to birdbrains? --Janke | Talk 16:24, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking aquatically: "Politician, n.: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared." — Ambrose Bierce.
– Sca (talk) 14:01, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, Bierce - he also defined "Politics, n.: The conduct of public affairs for private advantage." - in 1906! --Janke | Talk 17:11, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

And "Projectile, n.: The final arbiter in international disputes." But we digress. – Sca (talk)

• Support. MER-C 18:13, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 22:07, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – weak article, can the article be improved? any online sources with more info? Bammesk (talk) 16:20, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • A couple of experienced bird editors have started to push the article into shape. Josh Milburn (talk) 22:18, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • Great. I suppose more details are in the parent or family article, Support. Bammesk (talk) 13:06, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support; weak solely because when I opened it, my partner said "Has that bird got a big crest?" - perhaps the leaf is regrettable. I'm willing to strike the weak if this is a bird that is particularly shy. Josh Milburn (talk) 19:05, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 19:06, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Monarcha melanopsis 1 - Brunkerville.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:44, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gaestrum triplex

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2019 at 02:37:32 (UTC)

Reason

Illustrative, high quality, focus stacked image for a featured article.

Articles in which this image appears

Geastrum triplex

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 02:37, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Gorgeous. Maybe a little bit of blown highlights, but only slightly if so, as there's a lot of texture even in the bright whites. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 07:42, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:29, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 22:10, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --- Coffeeandcrumbs 09:04, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Josh Milburn (talk) 19:07, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Geastrum triplex - Bola Creek.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:01, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sahar Moghadass

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2019 at 15:17:03 (UTC)

Reason

High quality image of an Iranian singer. Actually government of Iran bans women singers and find a high-quality image of them in commons is very difficult!

Articles in which this image appears

Sahar

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

MKomeili2019

• Support as nominator – Maometto97 (talk) 15:17, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• I have three concerns: (1) copyright - c:Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by MKomeili2019; (2) is the subject notable - the sourcing is rather crap, there is little indication the subject meets WP:MUSIC and the corresponding article on the Persian Wikipedia has been WP:SALTed; and (3) the topic reeks of undisclosed paid-for spam. Strong oppose until clarification is forthcoming. MER-C 16:34, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • About copyright please see photographer's description; About corresponding article I have to say the Persian Wikipedia has strict policy about musicians (Bahram Nouraei is one of the most famous Persian rappers, but I've been trying for a long time to make his article on the Persian Wikipedia!); In addition as I said Iran bans women singers and most of the sources can't write about women singers! --Maometto97 (talk) 20:38, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • The photographer has been blocked for sockpuppetry and WP:UPE: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tur kboy1. My oppose vote stands, I don't want this article anywhere near the main page. We shouldn't feature spam, period. MER-C 08:30, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support The BBC and Tehran Magazine sources probably push her above WP:GNG, and the deletion discussion has been closed as kept, after the uploader gave a good explanation of their appearance elsewhere. I'm AGFing on the Persian-language sources, and the article sourcing is, indeed, crap, but I think we need to seperate article reviews from FPC reviews to SOME extent. I'll throw the article to WP:WikiProject Women in Red. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 19:47, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support No need to bolster Iran's oppressive censorship. Geoffroi 22:02, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Looking at other uploads from the uploader, their photos appear to be heavily photoshopped. We should not promote photos edited to remove natural imperfections present in the main subject. I am fine with using them on articles but not for FP. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:27, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Publicity-type glamour shot. Target is stub. Lacks EV. – Sca (talk) 13:45, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. I agree with both MER-C (we should not reward undisclosed paid editing sockpuppet rings with front-page exposure) and Sca (this is a generic-looking publicity/glamour shot). —David Eppstein (talk) 19:44, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:08, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Jean-François Millet

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2019 at 02:26:29 (UTC)

Reason

Cleaning up some stuff in the Nadar article. There's a few options to restore from for this image, but this one seemed to have the best combination of detail, and lack of missing parts. The damage didn't require any massive reconstruction work, letting this be more accurate and less replaceable.

Articles in which this image appears

Jean-François Millet+2

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 02:26, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – I have noted some minor things on the file at Commons. This appears to be a rare photograph of the very notable subject. I wonder if stacking with File:Jean-François Millet by Atelier Nadar - Original.jpg could have yielded a better image. Is that even possible? --- Coffeeandcrumbs 00:01, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Given that one has so little detail in the lower half due to damage, I suspect that it wouldn't be that profitable. I think the film grain size is decently above the pixel level with this copy, so I don't think there's much real detail to be lost by using this as a source. Thank you for your careful analysis, I'll get to it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 00:25, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • Should all be gotten. I'm not quite sure how I missed one or two of those spots. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.1% of all FPs} 00:39, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Geoffroi 00:39, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:39, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 14:15, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jean-François Millet by Nadar, Metropolitan Museum copy.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:48, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2019 at 04:37:49 (UTC)

Reason

The other one I've been working on today. A fine image of the Persian Shah, from one of his visits to France. I really doubt I can keep up this rate of creation much longer, by the way: It's eating up literally whole days while I've been ill.

Articles in which this image appears

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar +1

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility

Creator

Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden