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Portrait of a Young Woman

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Reason

1400s, enchanting alchemy and (I believe) this time an accurate reproduction by Google Art.

Articles in which this image appears

Portrait of a Young Woman (Botticelli, Frankfurt), Sandro Botticelli

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Sandro Botticelli (possibly)

• Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 10:05, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Strikingly simple technique. (Does she look like Meryl Streep?) Sca (talk) 14:28, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Really nice. -- Bkouhi (talk) 14:41, 23 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Useful. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:05, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - looks good. Rreagan007 (talk) 19:19, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sandro Botticelli - Idealized Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph) - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:23, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

St Mary's Basilica

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Reason

Good quality, EV and composition.

Articles in which this image appears

St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore, Mass (liturgy)

Creator

Muhammad Mahdi Karim

• Support as nominator – Muhammad(talk) 15:34, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Nice to see an Indian church, I'm a bit overwhelmed by the English ones at the moment! Apart from the people, I wouldn't have guessed it was in India at all. It would have been nice to see a bit more of the interior though. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:07, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Good work. We only use the title "Priest" or "Father (Fr.)" in Catholic Churches (in India). Jee 15:52, 23 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I didnt know that, thanks :) --Muhammad(talk) 18:37, 23 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. This is a very worthwhile picture, but I specifically disagree with the "good composition" claim. For me there are significant composition problems. The left and right edges of the structure behind the altar are cut off very awkwardly, as are the people in the congregation. There is also an ugly light or camera fitting at the right (may be unavoidable). I would like to see this picture wider in all directions. 86.130.67.100 (talk) 19:52, 23 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nikhil (talk) 11:52, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose -- I would prefer a more symmetrical picture and a less noisy one. The crowd is distracting and the blown lights on the pillar and curves are at their worst. Even though the composition is perfect, the symmetry lets it go down. Never forget the camera...The herald 07:26, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment -- I think it would be extraordinarily difficult to avoid blown out highlights like the ones you mentioned in this situation. I realize it's desirable to avoid highlight clipping in general, but in this context I personally don't find it problematic. The exposure of the rest of the image seems good enough. That being said, the perspective/composition does seem a bit narrow/cramped. Tokugawapants (talk) 06:01, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:37, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Forum Romanum

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Reason

high resolution, good exposure, already FP and POD in commons

Articles in which this image appears

Forum Romanum (German Wikipedia), Forum Romain (French Wikipedia), Roma (Portuguese Wikipedia)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama

Creator

BeBo86

• Support as nominator – BeBo86 (talk) 18:05, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Ineligible at present: It's a great image, but English Wikipedia's featured pictures requires uses on English Wikipedia. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:16, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:55, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sulfur mining in Kawah Ijen

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Reason

Can't believe nobody's ever nominated this. The wow is right there, as is the encyclopedic value. Lovely image (though the stench....)

Articles in which this image appears

Ijen

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama

Creator

Sémhur

• Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:20, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 07:01, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – interesting pic. SagaciousPhil - Chat 15:14, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Is it very slightly green/yellow white balance wise though? JJ Harrison (talk) 21:45, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The water/rock? Common in volcanic craters, at least those I've been to. I believe it's an interaction of the acidic water interacting with the minerals in the ground (and probably the presence of sulphur as well). I saw the same thing at Kawah Putih, though we didn't have such a clear day. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:08, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support- a bit of noise/pixelation in the sky, but a very nice and educational image.--Godot13 (talk) 05:08, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - interesting how the sulfur colors everything Tokugawapants (talk) 05:55, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sulfur mining in Kawah Ijen - Indonesia - 20110608.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:27, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Reason

It is an encyclopaedic image.

Articles in which this image appears

Sharp-tailed sandpiper

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 22:49, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Question - How would you feel about a slightly tighter crop (a bit less lead room)? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:32, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Probably not fussed. Crop it and I'll have an opinion. Haha. JJ Harrison (talk) 08:56, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Fair enough. Support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:44, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support perfect, how it is. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 06:59, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent. Mattximus (talk) 15:28, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• support Nikhil (talk) 07:08, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Pretty bird. Might have been a bit nicer with a full reflection. --Lewis Hulbert (talk) 14:08, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Calidris acuminata - Hexham Swamp.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:52, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Red-kneed Dotterel

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Reason

It is an illustrative image of the species.

Articles in which this image appears

Red-kneed Dotterel

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 22:49, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:33, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 06:57, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent photo that has great EV (no other even reasonable pictures are available on wiki for this bird) Mattximus (talk) 15:25, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nikhil (talk) 07:07, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Impressively low camera position on the water, you're practically looking upwards at its belly. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 00:00, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – outstanding. Kaldari (talk) 06:24, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Erythrogonys cinctus - Chiltern.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:54, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Black-fronted Dotterel

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Reason

I think it is very useful for the article.

Articles in which this image appears

Black-fronted Dotterel

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 22:49, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very useful. Beak is a little OOF, but just barely. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:32, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 06:58, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Another excellent photo. Mattximus (talk) 15:27, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nikhil (talk) 07:08, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per others, excellent.-Godot13 (talk) 22:04, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Is s/he looking at me?? The herald 07:30, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support High quality and EV. Alborzagros (talk) 09:19, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Elseyornis melanops - Chiltern.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:56, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Carey (historian)

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Reason

High quality, tack sharp. I rather like how it turned out. I had some concerns, but the more I look at it the more I like it.

Articles in which this image appears

Peter Carey (historian)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers, perhaps? (we put Benoit Peeters there)

Creator

Chris Woodrich

• Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:57, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral. I'm not sure. Compositionally it's nice enough, and the lighting (for a non-studio shot) is pretty good, but his skin tone looks very red to me. And it's a little blurred at 100%. Just not quite sure it's up there for FP. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:56, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'll see what I can do. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:03, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • I've reduced the tint by four (less red color) and used less drastic denoising (as well as a wee bit of downsizing). Diliff, I hope this is better. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:43, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • Still not sure it's much better. Needs a bit more (on my screen, at least). I had a go myself prior to commenting but couldn't reduce the redness without unduly affecting the image generally (but that was a crude attempt with the colour balance in Photoshop). You use Lightroom, right? And I assume it was taken in RAW? What I suggest is playing with an adjustment brush over just his skin. I'm not sure exactly what adjustments would be required but possibly a slight reduction in saturation and some tint/temp adjustments? I would have a go but it's always best to do it with the RAW files. Still, not a lot can be done about the slight blur which is the other half of the issue. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:26, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        • Not too sure I see the blur, except maybe the nose (though that may be slightly OOF). I mean, the line between his jaw and the background looks perfectly crisp to me. Anyhow, I've tried to bring down the redness of his skin a bit.. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:46, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
          • I think you've found a good skin tone now, certainly improved on the original. No, the focus isn't an issue (if anything, the nose is the sharpest part of the image) the blur is somewhat universal across the image. It's only slight and I'm being a little picky, but it appears to be camera shake to me. Just looking at the settings, you used 1/40th of a second and 100mm (160mm effective due to the crop sensor). That is usually too slow for handheld (rule of thumb is not to let the shutter speed drop below the effective focal length), although can be rescued with image stabilisation in some instances. I suspect that the IS has assisted with stability but not been 100% effective, leaving a slight blur. As I said, it's minor but noticeable to me. Compare with one of my portraits from the EU parliament earlier in the year. I was using a lens that would be technically less sharp than your lens, but I find the image itself a bit sharper (ignoring the resolution difference). I suspect the only difference is that mine was taken with a studio flash setup. That doesn't in itself make the image sharper, but it does freeze the subject better, so any camera or subject motion is eliminated. Anyway, in any case, I'm not suggesting you can only take FP portraits in a studio setting. I'm going to weak support because I think it's still a quality portrait, but not perfect. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:04, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
            • Fair enough. I could probably have gone to ISO 320 or 500 without the noise being too much, and 1/80 or so would have probably been enough to eliminate the last vestiges of camera shake. Still technically breaking the rule of thumb, but then 1/80 worked pretty well for an image of the chairman (though admittedly that one had much shallower DOF). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:41, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
              • Perhaps even just taking a few more photos (not sure if you took many or just one) would have been enough. Usually when my shutter speed is too slow to handhold, I take around 10 photos in succession (with finger held down on the shutter release that is, not pressing the button individually for each photo, which would introduce shake). I find that there's often a very large difference in sharpness between them even though my hands felt steady, and usually a couple of them will be objectively sharp. Anyway, plenty of ideas for next time. I know you don't generally have time to think about things or review your images when someone is standing there waiting for you, so more images is always better than less. Might not be the most cerebral way to take photos, but it's safer. Photojournalists/sports photographers don't shoot thousands of images of the same thing for nothing. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:06, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
                • Thanks for the feedback. I'll keep it in mind. (BTW, if you're interested in volcanic craters I've got some interesting ones of Kawah Putih on my talk page. Shame the sulphur was too strong to readjust for the overexposed sky). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:20, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment It's a pity that the lanyard(?) and paisley-esque shirt make him look like he is in his pyjamas. Belle (talk) 14:13, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The shirt is (probably fairly expensive) batik. His model was short sleeved, button up down the front. The lanyard is to hold his name tag during the conference. I should have asked him to take it off, but I didn't think of it :-( — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:03, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:44, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1789–1902) set

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Reason

High quality, high EV (presented as a set). The present set of BEP engraved portraits depicts the first 42 U.S. Secretaries of the Treasury,^{[n 1]} spanning just over a century from Alexander Hamilton (1789–95) through Lyman J. Gage (1897–1902). Several of these portraits have appeared on United States paper currency and bonds.
All of the images appear in the United States Secretary of the Treasury article and 35 of 40 appear in their respective individual articles. The remaining five articles were either too short or image heavy to justify inclusion. Only two have been used to replace lead images due to the extremely poor quality of the existing image.
Full-size original images can be found under “other versions” in the image description. These images have been scanned (Epson 10000XL scanner @2400dpi) from original impressions that are part of a Treasury Department presentation album of portraits and vignettes (c. 1902), reportedly presented to Lyman Gage.

Original

A 40-image set of extremely high-resolution BEP engraved portraits depicting the United States Treasury Secretaries, consecutively, from the creation of the office to the beginning of the 20th century.

Articles in which these images appear

United States Secretary of the Treasury (all), and one in each of the following: Alexander Hamilton, Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Albert Gallatin, George W. Campbell, Alexander J. Dallas, William H. Crawford, Richard Rush, Samuel D. Ingham, Louis McLane, William J. Duane, Roger B. Taney, Levi Woodbury, Walter Forward, John C. Spencer, George M. Bibb, Robert J. Walker, Thomas Corwin, James Guthrie, Howell Cobb, Philip F. Thomas, Salmon P. Chase, William P. Fessenden, Hugh McCulloch, George S. Boutwell, William A. Richardson, Benjamin H. Bristow, Lot M. Morrill, John Sherman, William Windom, Charles J. Folger, Daniel Manning, Charles S. Fairchild, Charles Foster, John G. Carlisle, and Lyman J. Gage.

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Restoration by Godot13.

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 05:33, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very useful, very good quality. You may have some minor issues with hair (I think I see one or two strands on the Hamilton image, for instance... too smooth to be cracks), but since this is at 2400 px, and they're very small and barely noticeable, I don't mind. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:44, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I don't quite understand why the original files are reduced size. I take it you're unaware of chunked upload? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 17:36, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Adam- I do know about the chunked upload (I may have used it once or twice). The raw full tiff files range in size between 90M and 223M. I had some reservation about uploading roughly 4Gig-6Gig of raw files. If necessary I would be happy to load the full raw files for each image, either all at once (it will take several hours) or gradually over the next few days. Thanks-Godot13 (talk) 18:58, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Despite activating chunked upload, I cannot upload files larger than 100MB... Any thoughts? Crisco?-Godot13 (talk) 19:18, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • Have you tried converting to PNG? It's generally a lot smaller, and is also a lossless format. Failing that, importScript('User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js'); in Commons:User:Godot13/common.js is probably your best bet. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:25, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        • Sorry to jump into the middle of this discussion over something you may already know, but what you wrote is only true if the tiff files are 8 bits; PNG is only 8 bits so if you convert from a 16 bit tiff, it's lossy. Technical point, but true. Samsara (FA • FP) 10:54, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
          • Right, but 16 bit files are mainly superior because of their greater fidelity and ability to withstand greater editing before exhibiting posterisation. This fidelity is not really the prime concern for images already restored and prepared for viewing. A more reasonable file size is. Anyway, an academic point. I suppose Commons has enough disk space for both. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 21:22, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        • It is slow-going, but working. Alphabetically beginning "G" will finish later/tomorrow.-Godot13 (talk) 21:15, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
          • Re: Chunked uploads. It only works with UploadWizard, which you can't use if you're overwriting something. That may be the issue. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:24, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
            • Good to know for the future, thanks Crisco.-Godot13 (talk) 02:38, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Crisco 1492, Adam Cuerden - All linked raw images are now full-size files.--Godot13 (talk) 02:38, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think some of these could use a little more cleaning. Do you have a lossless version of the work so far? Because, if you do, I will gladly clean everything up. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 04:28, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for the offer Adam. At 2400dpi, to be spotless would, I think, be artificial and take away any benefit of the high resolution. If we are talking about 2 or 3 images where something was overlooked, I would be happy to accept your help. If it's more than that, then I may need to put the nomination on hold in order to fix any systemic issues myself.--Godot13 (talk) 06:28, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • Godot, I would stick to your original premise, that to render the image "spotless" would give the image an artificial or sterile tone, and forgo any computer whitewashing of these images. It's not going to matter to most viewers who are more interested in viewing the image on a subject matter basis than they are about looking at any inconsequential pixel anomalies the image may have. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 06:34, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. A rather large set, but undeniably high quality and of historical value. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 21:22, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Without a doubt these are very high quality images, almost in a class by themselves. Because of their historical aspect they're also of great value to Wikipedia as an encyclopedia. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 05:35, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Jee 03:22, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:HAMILTON, Alexander-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:WOLCOTT, Oliver-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DEXTER, Samuel-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:GALLATIN, Albert-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CAMPBELL, George W-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DALLAS, Alexander J-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CRAWFORD, William H-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:RUSH, Richard-BEP069-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:INGHAM, Samuel D-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:McLANE, Louis-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DUANE, William J-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:TANEY, Roger B-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:WOODBURY, Levi-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:EWING, Thomas-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:FORWARD, Walter-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SPENCER, John C-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BIBB, George M-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:WALKER, Robert J-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MEREDITH, William M-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CORWIN, Thomas-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:GUTHRIE, James-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:COBB, Howell-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:THOMAS, Philip F-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DIX, John A-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CHASE, Samuel P-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:FESSENDEN, William P-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:McCULLOCH, Hugh-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BOUTWELL, George S-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:RICHARDSON, William A-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BRISTOW, Benjamin H-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MORRILL, Lot M-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SHERMAN, John-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:WINDOM, William-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:FOLGER, Charles J-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:GRESHAM, Walter Q-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MANNING, Daniel-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:FAIRCHILD, Charles S-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:FOSTER, Charles-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CARLISLE, John Griffin-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:GAGE, Lyman J-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lilium bulbiferum

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2014 at 04:42:24 (UTC)

Reason

Gorgeous picture of a fire lily. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Lilium bulbiferum

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers

Creator

Uoaei1

• Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:42, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, although it's a shame that f/11 or f/13 wasn't used as the DOF could be improved. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:48, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - per Diliff - DoF is a bit shallow.--Godot13 (talk) 17:36, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- fine to me..The herald 07:20, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support nice. Rreagan007 (talk) 19:02, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lilium bulbiferum var. bulbiferum 01.JPG --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:47, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Roundhay Garden Scene

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2014 at 04:57:26 (UTC)

Reason

EV, The world's earliest surviving motion-picture film

Articles in which this image appears

Roundhay Garden Scene, Precursors of film, History of film technology

FP category for this image

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

Creator

Louis Le Prince

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 04:57, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I coulda sworn this was already featured. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:12, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support But please don't add a spoiler for the ending when it appears as Today's Featured Picture. Belle (talk) 12:51, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  <spoiler> La Prince gets in a spaceship with Elvis and flies off to Mars, stopping only to deliver cocaine to Sherlock Holmes.</spoiler> — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:13, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  La Prince? That's the real spoiler. Belle (talk) 16:59, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  Indeed. Madame Butterfly expands on the discovery. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:16, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Very historical piece of film. And that ending with Sherlock always gives me goosebumps. GamerPro64 16:17, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support: The plot is a bit thin compared to the Leaping Fish mystery I just watched. All the same, historical value wins the day. Fylbecatulous talk 23:07, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Roundhay Garden Scene.ogv --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:01, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ely Cathedral Octagon Lantern 3, Cambridgeshire, UK - Diliff.jpg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2014 at 15:45:51 (UTC)

Reason

It's extremely high resolution (~100 megapixels) and an interesting view of the ceiling and lantern of Ely Cathedral. The ceiling is incredibly decorative, the details are fascinating in all corners of the image IMO and is worth viewing at 100% (a more detailed view of the nave ceiling only is also viewable here). Apologies for those suffering from cathedral burnout. I'll keep my nominations as single images for now as it seemed that perhaps the sets were putting people off voting.

Articles in which this image appears

Ely Cathedral

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors

Creator

User:Diliff

• Support as nominator – Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:45, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• For the love of... - Support support support. Damn. I don't think anyone does church interiors like you do. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:00, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Great to have such things in such resolutions. Brandmeister^talk 16:29, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support- big WOW factor.--Godot13 (talk) 17:31, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support JJ Harrison (talk) 21:44, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Was there a technical reason this couldn't have been extended down to the floor? Saffron Blaze (talk) 00:59, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not really, except that I had a better photo of the nave from the other end and there were a lot of people walking around under the lantern. Because this is a 5 bracket HDR image, ghosted people are very difficult to remove/deal with (consider that there are 5 images blended together, each with the same people in different positions and degrees of blurriness due to their movement) and if there are too many people, the image just doesn't look nice. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:13, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Noted. I have had more than one fine shot ruined by ghosts. Saffron Blaze (talk) 01:33, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  Our courteous and efficient staff are on call 24 hours a day to serve all your supernatural elimination needs. Who ya gonna call? Belle (talk) 01:19, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Shop of the Lens (I know it isn't photoshopped, but this was needed for my half-hearted pun on Ely Cathedral's nickname; everyone's a critic; think you can do better? Slip of the Fins would work if Diliff is a dolphin and took the picture by accident; you aren't a dolphin are you, Diliff? One click for yes). Belle (talk) 01:19, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - What do you do in those churces, do you have angels with you or what? Hafspajen (talk) 10:24, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ely Cathedral Octagon Lantern 3, Cambridgeshire, UK - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:47, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

White-headed Stilt

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2014 at 21:42:34 (UTC)

Reason

This species was split relatively recently. I think this is a good illustration for the species.

Articles in which this image appears

White-headed stilt

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 21:42, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Q - What stilt have you already gotten an FP of? I don't recall, but I know you've gotten at least one. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:10, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Black-winged stilt. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:44, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Right. Support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:29, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Wow, another excellent bird shot. I'm wondering if JJ Harrison is on a quest to upload a featured picture for every bird. Only 10,000 or so birds right? Mattximus (talk) 00:57, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm maybe 0.2% of the way there! Even seeing half that number of species would require very large sums of money though! JJ Harrison (talk) 08:18, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Stilt has attitude. Belle (talk) 00:53, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Hafspajen (talk) 17:13, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Himantopus leucocephalus - Hexham.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:43, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2014 at 21:42:35 (UTC)

Reason

Good flight image. The top of the beak is visible, which is important to distinguish it from the Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross.

Articles in which this image appears

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 21:42, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Underwings are noisy. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:02, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose -- The shadow is distracting...The herald 07:20, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nikhil (talk) 16:08, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Jee 03:13, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. The crop is a bit tight (I assume it was just captured this way rather than deliberately cropped), and yes the shadows are slightly noisy but not overly, and is not unexpected considering the image must have been significantly underexposed to retain detail on the white feathers. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 20:28, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Was pondering now a while about that shade but it goes exactly where the wings go and looks like a belt or a decoration, or so - and I decided that it is an artistic asset. --Hafspajen (talk) 17:27, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:31, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Thalassarche carteri in flight - east of Port Stephens.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:44, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lesser Whistling Duck

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2014 at 21:42:35 (UTC)

Reason

Its a good illustration of the species.

Articles in which this image appears

Lesser Whistling Duck

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 21:42, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment — What tune does it whistle? Sca (talk) 02:23, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Answer: Support to the tune of #B. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:01, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - It is a beauty! Both the pic as well as the bird. Nikhil (talk) 16:07, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent. Mattximus (talk) 00:58, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Yes, excellent. Hafspajen (talk) 17:11, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I'm not keen on the disappearing leg and almost non-existent feet, but it's got nice umami (yes, it tastes of MSG, lick your screen and you'll see) and the rest of it is sharp and lovely ("sufficiently lovely" is one of the lesser known FP criteria, you may have missed it). Belle (talk) 17:36, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dendrocygna javanica - Chiang Mai.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:45, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2014 at 23:09:58 (UTC)

Reason

This is a weird film, with it having cocaine be used as its main comedic tool and an ending that comes out of nowhere. But beyond that, I do think that this has high EV to the article its on. As well as it being an entire film in public domain being used on the site is pretty fine in of itself.

Articles in which this image appears

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

FP category for this image

Probably Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment

Creator

Distributed by Triangle Film Corporation

• Support as nominator – GamerPro64 23:09, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. Hmmm. I'm not sure about featuring an entire 25 minute long film. Yes, we feature video, but a 25 minute long video isn't very accessible or a good hook to read the article. I know that's not necessarily a good reason not to feature it, which is why I'm undecided. Anyone else's thoughts? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:59, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The featured video Experiments in the Revival of Organisms is twenty minutes. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:07, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • That video is really disturbing. I watched as far as the severed dog's head responding to stimuli...... Ðiliff «» (Talk) 21:22, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • Indeed. *shudder* — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:17, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Technical quality could be nicer (seems to be some compression artefacts) but this is a really interesting film. EV for the plot is through the roof. I think of it as a painting or something: if the subject is notable, and we have a good reproduction of the subject, it's got enough EV to go through. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:11, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. You convinced me Crisco. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 21:17, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Support. Thanks for considering my upload. I have replaced it at Commons with a slightly better and longer version (the two first intertitles were missing). Cheers, — Racconish^✉ 11:56, 3 September 2014 (UTC) changed 05:58, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since the video got replaced, and a concern was raised at the FPC talk page, @Crisco 1492 and Diliff: You should probably take a look at the film again to see if you still support it. GamerPro64 22:26, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's only 20 seconds longer. No significant differences, it otherwise looks about the same. Not particularly high quality video, but sufficient to appreciate it given its age. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:03, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • Eh. Its always good to make sure at least. For all we know, someone nominates a video and then it turns out to be a screamer. GamerPro64 23:11, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        • Yeah, it's fine. Be awesome if we had a better reproduction, but that's a very difficult wish for such an old film. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:34, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support: This is an amazing cult film. Actually, I found it really disturbing, especially after I researched the fate of the adorable actress. But being made in 1916 is especially valuable. Sort of like the Reefer Madness of its day. The quality of the film was fine for me. Has me speechless. Decidedly EV. Fylbecatulous talk 22:57, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reefer Madness, huh? Now that may have to be my next nomination. GamerPro64 00:32, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support:managed to borrow an other computer. Hafspajen (talk) 07:53, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916).webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:10, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

United States of Venezuela, 1 peso (1811, first issue)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Sep 2014 at 07:40:11 (UTC)

Reason

High quality, high EV. First Venezuelan national banknote issue.

Articles in which this image appears

Venezuelan peso, Currency of Venezuela

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

First Republic of Venezuela
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 07:40, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - This must have been a hell of a cut out for you. Wavy paper, not flat... issue is that some of the edges are very clearly digital. Square pixels are still visible, particularly along the top edge. If you are doing this by hand (*shiver*), try using a bit of feathering. I usually use 2px of feathering when doing a cut out. This allows the waves to transition a bit better. If you are using the Magic Wand, I'd recommend trying the "refine edge" command in the top bar, which does some smoothing as well (I use a radius of 50px and zero everything but contrast, which is set at 20%; you may get better results with another measure). You will probably need to manually add further selections for sharp corners, though. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:04, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Crisco- Thanks for the advice. I have been using the magic wand as a first round, and then going in by hand to get the missed pixels, dust, etc out. The more irregular the edges, the more havoc the magic wand can sometimes create. I reworked this with the edge refinements you suggested and I think it's smoother. Does it need more work?--Godot13 (talk) 18:54, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• That looks much better. I know how the magic wand is, and the quick select tool has its own annoying weaknesses. Support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:50, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – interesting and looks like a good quality scan to me. SagaciousPhil - Chat 07:59, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – --Hafspajen (talk) 09:10, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - If I could only go back in time to Venezuela with my printer (that's every girl's dream; yes, it is. You thought the printer was the electronic type? He's the "handsome printer on a white horse" type; all the advantages of a prince plus he can print pesos). Belle (talk) 08:01, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Nice work. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:33, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:VEN-4-United States of Venezuela (Treasury)-1 peso (1811, First Issue).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:41, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ColecoVision 2

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Sep 2014 at 01:30:32 (UTC)

Reason

True to his word, Evan retook the image at a higher resolution since the last nomination. Still pin sharp, except now we've got almost twice the resolution to play with.

Articles in which this image appears

ColecoVision +4

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics

Creator

Evan Amos

• Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:30, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - out of curiosity, was any dust removed in post? Looks fantastic! Tokugawapants (talk) 06:34, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • You'd have to ask the photographer, but I don't doubt that he wiped it down really thoroughly before shooting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:35, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as per previous nom. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:50, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support better than last time.--Godot13 (talk) 04:34, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I'm not a big fan of this style of photography (the blank white backgrounds make their subject look a bit odd IMO), but this is a well-executed and very useful image with strong EV. Nick-D (talk) 11:55, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I know what you mean, but consider the alternatives... What background would you have instead? Given that most web pages (and indeed the pages of books) are white, it at least suits the majority of re-users. It would also be useful to provide a background relevant to the subject (an early 80s style living room??), but it would be very difficult to achieve (and unrealistic to expect) on a scale necessary for the number of items that Evan photographs. I don't know if there are any better options. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:32, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    It should have two Tron lightcycles crashing into a rainbow with Pacman flying out of one and a Space Invader out of the other, and in the foreground an overexposed family in matching tanktops should be holding their hands to their cheeks while they gasp in amazement. Or it should be white, like it is. Belle (talk) 17:20, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

    I tend to prefer bland but existent backgrounds over floating in space approaches. Nick-D (talk) 22:56, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Retro EV (that's a comment and the name of a game on this console) Belle (talk) 17:20, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ColecoVision-wController-L.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:56, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Eckington Bridge

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Sep 2014 at 12:16:32 (UTC)

Reason

Clear high resolution picture

Articles in which this image appears

Eckington Bridge

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Rodw

• Support as nominator – — Rod ^talk 12:16, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• What's with the crop? We barely see the left-side approach to the bridge. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:20, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • This was taken while hanging off the side of a boat, so I cropped the bit of the boat as it distracted from the bridge (I think).— Rod ^talk 15:27, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Ouch. It looks a bit unbalanced without the lead-in. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:52, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • This sounds like a case where cloning out the boat would be permissible, since it's not even a permanent structure. Samsara (FA • FP) 10:03, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • Thanks for the suggestion but I'm not really sure what cloning out the boat means. File:Eckington Bridge from the north east 4.jpg shows the left hand end from the other side of the river (or the video File:Eckington Bridge.webm) all of which I took on the same day.— Rod ^talk 19:50, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        • The nominated image definitely has the better lighting/contrast/exposure. Without having seen the uncropped image, it's not possible to know whether the boat can be gainfully removed, or obscures crucial parts of the scene. Can you upload the uncropped image? I'm sure someone will take a look to see what can be done with it. Samsara (FA • FP) 22:25, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
          • The uncropped image is at File:Eckington Bridge uncropped.JPG which does show more of the left hand approach to the bridge.— Rod ^talk 06:58, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
            • I'll see if I can do something with that. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:20, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
            • Nope. Short of cloning out the wall, can't get in there. Sorry. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:27, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:23, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Chapel of St Leonard at Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Sep 2014 at 13:19:59 (UTC)

Reason

Aerial photograph showing the context of the chapel in a way images from the ground could not

Articles in which this image appears

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

Rodw

• Support as nominator – — Rod ^talk 13:19, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. I'm still not convinced that the fisheye projection is suitable for architectural aerial photography. At the very least, I suggest you de-fish the images as per the discussion in the previous nomination, but this requires consideration while shooting because it narrows the angle of view and what you thought was in the frame may be cropped out after de-fishing. Also, compositionally the horizon is awkwardly cut off in this. Would prefer to see it properly or not at all. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:04, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Response. I have removed some of the fish eye effect from this one per our previous discussions.— Rod ^talk 14:38, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Interesting, and attractive, but aside from the odd pure white, it looks like there is some posterization going on. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:19, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Lack of fine detail and significant lens distortion. Chillum 04:55, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:31, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

United States Capitol dome

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Sep 2014 at 00:20:47 (UTC)

Reason

Large, well composed

Articles in which this image appears

United States Capitol dome, United States Capitol rotunda, McNulty, Department of Defense Whistleblower Program

FP category for this image

/Places/Architecture

Creator

Diliff

• Support as nominator – ///EuroCarGT 00:20, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - A bit noisier than what I'd expect from a Diliff original, but then this is an old shot from an old camera in poor lighting conditions. Very nice. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:19, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment The Statue of Freedom is turned back on this side, perhaps it would be better to shoot from the other side where the face is visible. Brandmeister^talk 09:06, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I don't like the blurred flag. I understand this was a low light shot but this building is not going anywhere and could be photographed in low wind or with a faster lens/sensor. I am not opposing because it is otherwise a very good shot. Chillum 04:57, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:58, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ice bucket challenge

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Sep 2014 at 08:05:49 (UTC)

Reason

Engaging photo of a participant in the ALS Ice bucket challenge. This picture appeared on the Main page DYK section. I also used this as the front page for the August 27th edition of the Signpost because of the Ice bucket challenge's high pageview ranking shown in the Signpost Traffic Report.

Articles in which this image appears

Ice bucket challenge

FP category for this image

We don't have a specific category for communications phenomena like internet memes. We could create a subcategory for this under Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle or put this in the Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other category. I'm open to suggestions.

Creator

Created by slgckgc on Flickr, uploaded by Mr. Granger

• Support as nominator – Pine^✉ 08:05, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Meh Too generic. If this is were Bush, Obama or Jennifer Lopez with a wet shirt, then rather yes. Brandmeister^talk 09:00, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Well exposed, well timed, well framed. This challenge is mostly done by regular people, not just celebrities, and as such having them could be misrepresentative. My only issue is that the file is loading from left to right... what's causing that? Also, there appears to be a few hot pixels or something. Yellow. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:27, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose- this isn't jumping out at me as a professional-quality photograph. I'm not keen on the framing, the focus on the lighting. Definitely a useful image for the article, but I don't think it's strong enough for FPC. J Milburn (talk) 19:57, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. I don't think that any photo of a supposed ice bucket challenge is likely to have sufficient EV to be featurable. There are some subjects that need more than a photo to really have value. Obviously the photo it tells you that it involves a bucket of ice water poured over someone's head, but there's nothing about this image that differentiates it from any other outdoor activity involving pouring buckets of water on ones self or others. It doesn't explain anything at all about what the process involves, whereas a video much more clearly does. The ice bucket challenge, from the videos I've seen, is rather ritualistic (thank the nominator for nominating you, nominate three others, discuss ALS to some degree, etc) and the physical pouring of the bucket is just one part of the meme. As such, I think only a video would have the necessary explanation/EV for me. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 02:24, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: Silly. Sca (talk) 22:31, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. For me, the wikimedia.org source picture here is for some strange reason displayed rotated through 90 degrees. In other places the image is correctly oriented. 109.147.185.178 (talk) 01:14, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I think there is room for both, a video and a picture. --Muhammad(talk) 08:51, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:18, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Roses - P.S. Krøyer

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Sep 2014 at 11:36:19 (UTC)

Reason

It meets all the criteria in that it is so big I can't even load it, technically lovely (that is a jargon term, just vote support if you don't understand it), verifiable, encyclopaedic, has a cute dog and pretty woman. Whether the Google Art Project scan is up to snuff I leave to you image professors.(Bear in mind I have this much [holds finger and thumb really close together] skill with images, so if there is a problem that can't be fixed by waving a stick at the screen and chanting "Digitalis Renovatia" then I can't do anything about it.)

Articles in which this image appears

Roses (Krøyer), List of paintings by Peder Severin Krøyer, (now added to Skagen Painters, thanks Hafspajen)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

P.S. Krøyer (he doesn't have a user page as he's been dead for over 100 years; shame, he'd be a wiz on FPC)

• Support as nominator – Belle (talk) 11:36, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very good find. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:38, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - a lovely picture, and very nice article. A very good artist too, and lots of atmosphere in the picture. Well done, Belle! Hafspajen (talk) 17:18, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Yes, lovely. Suggest it be added to Skagen Painters, an interesting art-history topic. Sca (talk) 21:58, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• SupportـــــNeeded to say that is awesome! Alborzagros (talk) 07:31, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Well researched, well presented, and important to the understanding of Krøyer's work.--Ipigott (talk) 09:12, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Per Ipigott.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Not enough votes yet? Sca (talk) 22:30, 7 September 2014‎

Promoted File:P.S. Krøyer - Roses. Marie Krøyer seated in the deckchair in the garden by Mrs Bendsen's house - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:37, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Solipskier

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Sep 2014 at 01:21:27 (UTC)

Reason

An interesting gameplay video of Solipskier, useful in illustrating both the game (long in the article) and the concept of scores (newly added)

Articles in which this image appears

Solipskier, Score (game) (just added)

FP category for this image

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

Creator

Greg Wohlwend/Mikengreg

• Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:21, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Low EV, IMO. OK in the article, but not as FP. --Janke | Talk 06:18, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • How in the world can a video of gameplay have low EV in an article on the game itself? That's like saying a scan of a painting has no EV in an article on the painting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:34, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Sorry if you misunderstood, I probably said it in a wrong way - I meant low value on the front page, as a FP. (Note that I said: "OK in article") --Janke | Talk 14:04, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • What does its maybe eventual appearance on the main page have anything to do with it not being Featured Pictures material? Why is that the main reasoning? If we're basing this on pictures that would be good on the main page or not, we might as well delist this for being too controversial. GamerPro64 14:14, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        • FP =/= POTD. POTD must be an FP, but not all FPs will be a POTD. Merkin is one, and there is the image of the defecating seagull, the etching of the defecating woman, etc. FP judges on the image and its relevance to the article, not to the main page. "We already have a featured picture of this bird species" might be a valid oppose, but "we already have too many pictures of birds on the main page, so this has no value there" is almost certainly not. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:25, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
          • It's always been clear to me that FPC is a pipeline for delivery of material to POTD. I don't know why other people are in denial about this. There is no substantial other purpose to FPC than this role towards POTD. Samsara (FA • FP) 09:55, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
            • FP is a recognition of work by content contributors, including but not limited to photographers, restorationists, people who search for free content which can be added, and people who negotiate the release of free content. FP is recognition, pure and simple, like FA, FPo, FT, FS, GAC, and FL: we say "good job, you did some great work, and this is an exemplary contribution". POTD, meanwhile, is the process in which an image/picture considered good by the community is put on the main page for one day. POTD, though dependent on FP, is not the same process, and there is no inherent reason why an image which becomes FP must automatically become a POTD somewhere down the line. It's a very basic difference, a simple one, and that you consider the ability to differentiate the two "get[ing wool in our eyes]" is disheartening for me. I'd love to debate the philosophy behind this some more, but WT:FPC would be a much better venue than this nomination. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:42, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Especially interesting since it is a capture of the game's creator (Greg Wohlwend) playing his own game. Such footage isn't common by any means, and the fact this was released for use in the article is awesome. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 14:50, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support but 10 bonus points to anybody who watched it the whole way through without skipping or zoning out. Belle (talk) 17:57, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yay, I got ten points! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:05, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support (uploader). Actual gameplay footage and from the developer at that. I thought this was quite a catch. Let me know if there is a better way to convert the video. I have the original file and used Miro to convert but I don't know if I should have done something else special in the conversion process. WP/Commons has very little documentation on video work. czar ♔ 02:28, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Very poor EV. There are thousands upon thousands of these types of developer videos on youtube, nothing especially interesting with this one. -- CFCF 🍌 (email) 08:35, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • EV where, exactly? Are there thousands of thousands of developer videos of Solipskier on Youtube? Or various other games which have no relevance to Solipskier? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:53, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• I, too, think this has low EV. A more informative video would be aimed at demonstrating elements of the gameplay (i.e. played in a manner that shows how the game works, as opposed to being played to achieve a high score by essentially repeating a single move as it is in this case). It could be paused at various intervals and annotated to explain the mechanics on screen (the numbers appearing at the bottom, how the score multiplier is functioning, what the icons at the right end of the screen indicate etc.) as opposed to letting the viewer intuit what is going on. This is much more informative and encyclopedic than a simple recording of gameplay. It's admittedly a higher threshold of work by the creator than this case - but FPs aren't supposed to be easy to make. As for the creator playing his own game, that's largely irrelevant. This is a screen capture, it may as well be played by anyone - it's not as though we have a video of him sitting there playing and commentating his game. It doesn't enhance the EV even if it may be an interesting tidbit. 24.222.214.125 (talk) 15:26, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • That would be an interesting (and useful) approach, and one I've never seen done in any free media we have. That being said, such a video would then have almost no EV in the Score (gaming) article, but then such is the nature of EV: variable between articles. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:40, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • Agreed. Though I don't see this as having a massive amount (at least not FP-worthy amount) of EV in the Score article. In my view, I struggle to see any directly recorded gameplay video having sufficient EV without some additional work. I'd love to see someone take a try at making something, though.24.222.214.125 (talk) 04:08, 8 September 2014 (UTC) _{I may as well be a responsible IP and remember to sign...}[reply]
• Weak support Boring, but I guess it has EV in the article --Muhammad(talk) 08:49, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:00, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Vanitatum vanitas" or "The Knight's Dream"

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Reason

Well done painting, high technical skills, an interesting and striking image. Antonio de Pereda comes from a talented and interesting artist family, his father, mother and two brothers were all painters.

Articles in which this image appears

Antonio de Pereda, Dream

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Antonio de Pereda y Salgado

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 09:45, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Question - How big's the painting? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:47, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Height: 217 cm (85.4 in). Width: 152 cm (59.8 in). Hafspajen (talk) 15:06, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• 2.1 by 1.5 m... that's huge. I don't quite think this scan's got the resolution for such a large painting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:09, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

All I have...that's all Google Art Project gave. Hafspajen (talk) 15:26, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I know... shame, really. It's a nice painting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:50, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  You can make out all the details can't you (so you can't see all the cracks in the paint, that's not going to make anybody but an out-of-work restorer cry is it?). What resolution would it need to be? Belle (talk) 08:29, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  I know that this is over the bare minimum (1.5k * 1.5k), but our previous art scans have set a higher bar for resolution. This one is 3,535 × 2,501, which (using Haffy' measurements) is about 1.5 pixels per mm. His other current nomination has almost 3 pixels per mm. I wouldn't insist on that much, but for a scan like this at least 2 pixels per mm might be worth having. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:09, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I'm tempted to support (mostly because the angel is pointing out Eternepunk's Chocolate Eating Accident; I know Latin; look at the banner and tell me I'm wrong) but I'm waiting on a reply to my resolution query first. Belle (talk) 08:29, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Aeterne pungit, cito volat et occidit. - "Eternally it stings, swiftly it flies and it kills." (OR Everlasting it stings, quickly it flies and it falls down ) - [ http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/p/pereda/allegor.html info]. Yes, I thought myself the details were quite visible, otherwise I would not nom it... Hafspajen (talk) 15:48, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I prefer my translation; I'm imagining he joined Weight Watchers and she's turned up for the weigh in. I support this for FP, because the details are quite clear and if we ever get a humongous resolution copy that shows the tiny citizens of the cities that have sprung up in the cracks in the paint we can replace it. Crisco 1492 has just got used to being spoiled. Belle (talk) 17:14, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:47, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Allegory of Vanity

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Reason

High quality picture, a well executed Vanitas. The Vanitas pictures emerged beginning with the late years of the 15th century. These pictures have a symbolic meaning, as most old paintings in art history: they are a representation of Vanity and also Vainglory (unjustified boasting). It describes through the visual language the meaningless in the efforts of gathering valuable material objects, earthly goods and pursuits and the ephemerality of earthly pleasures: in the middle of the richly depicted pearls, gold, coins and jewels there are sculls. This concept comes from the Latin words of Ecclesiastes, in the earliest translation of the Bible in Latin: Vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas meaning Vanity of vanities; all is vanity or Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.

Articles in which this image appears

Vanitas

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Antonio de Pereda y Salgado

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 10:20, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Though for future POTD use I'd want some more information on the painting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:49, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Here (push on details, left upper corner or here, for ex. The portrait shown by the angel is emperor Charles V. Hafspajen (talk) 15:15, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Skulls, cards and money...--Godot13 (talk) 03:28, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – SagaciousPhil - Chat 07:56, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support How many skulls do you need? I think this angel is a compulsive hoarder. Belle (talk) 17:25, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. Belle, you made me laugh ;) --Muhammad(talk) 08:48, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Antonio de Pereda - Allegory of Vanity - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:21, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

τ

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Reason

Highly informative diagram, explains τ (tau) simply and accessibly. Even I can understand the basics of it.

Articles in which this image appears

Turn (geometry), Draft:Tau (Proposed mathematical constant) (when it goes live it'll be an article)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Mathematics

Creator

Lucas V. Barbosa

• Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:50, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nice, could be a cool boot animation as well! ///EuroCarGT 02:10, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Honestly, the way it's done, it makes it look like τ = 2π-6, because it lingers on the last partial segment. See, the thing is, this is an adjustment of the much clearer File:Circle_radians.gif - which was meant to explain radians. Radians are a concept completely unnecessary to explaining tau, but, since it's trying to show this as a matter of angles, instead of a mere ratio of radius to circumfrance, it adds unnecessary complexity. Further, the original is a clearer explanation of radians - counting to three and a bit is far simpler than counting to 6 and a bit, takes less time, and is a little easier to intuitively understand.

Explaining tau should not require explaining radians, and, given tau is basically a fringe concept, the clearer, "2π radians in a circle" version should be used in all articles not about tau itself Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 04:29, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the caption should at least make it clearer that main purpose of this diagram (as distinct from File:Circle_radians.gif) is to illustrate "tau", rather than mentioning it at the end as a kind of afterthought. How necessary or desirable it is to involve the concept of radians in an explanation of "tau", I'm not sure. I have never heard of this use of tau to mean 2*pi. 109.147.185.178 (talk) 22:45, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In all honesty, it's kind of a crank idea. I mean, the maths work, but it's inherently unnecessary. Got a bit of newspaper coverage a while back. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 04:54, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:49, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

F-4 Phantom escorting Tu-95

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Reason

One of those interesting Cold War photos, when the boiling point was near, fairly good overall quality considering non-studio conditions and year. This tells more about such encounters.

Articles in which this image appears

Cold War, VFA-151, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators, History of the United States

FP category for this image

History/Others

Creator

Lt. Morris

• Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 22:12, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - This image has a lot of potential (and I personally like it) but sadly the back end crop is too tight and the front crop actually cuts off part of the aircraft.--Godot13 (talk) 02:02, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak oppose Crop is too tight for me --Muhammad(talk) 08:47, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment — Agree. There's a similar and more recent shot on Commons that's not so tightly cropped. Sca (talk) 14:46, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Very encyclopedic, but bad crop and soft focus. -- Slaunger (talk) 06:56, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:13, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Las Meninas (1656)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Sep 2014 at 16:31:20 (UTC)

Reason

High EV, iconic image from the 17th century

Articles in which this image appears

Las Meninas, Diego Velázquez, List of cultural icons of Spain

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Diego Velázquez

• Support Alt as nominator – SagaciousPhil - Chat 16:31, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ANY Great painting. As it is said: Las Meninas has long been recognised as one of the most important paintings in Western art history. True. Las Meninas” (1656) by Diego Velázquez is the masterpiece of Spanish painting, and one of the most important paintings in the world. And all serious art books say exactly the same... 100 (0) most famous paintings in the world's museums(German) And a really big file too... and the article is a Featured article on the picture, well, what do we want more? Yes, it is great. Hafspajen (talk) 17:00, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Question - Why's this being used over the source? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:06, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Sorry, I'm really just not very good at this at all, am I? Can you tell me how I can fix it, please Crisco? SagaciousPhil - Chat 06:11, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Depends on why that image is not being used... if it's because the image is too dark, for instance, what we can do is different than if some editor decided the colours looked off. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:49, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I think Crisco is thinking about an even bigger file, not a Google file but a Google Earth file. Look at the picture file, down there it say: description, author, Source File:Las Meninas, by Diego Velázquez, from Prado in Google Earth.jpg. Not 3,475 × 4,000 but holy smoke, that is 26,065 × 30,000 pixels! (I don't think it is dark, though). --Hafspajen (talk) 07:07, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• That's what I said: why is the lower resolution version being used over its source file, the massive Google image. The nominated version appears to have been lightened considerably, but why not work from the original image? It's more valuable like that. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:16, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Probably just simple ignorance. Changed it, I think the original image is much more valuable, yes. --Hafspajen (talk) 07:21, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Hope it sticks.` — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:23, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• (edit conflict) But it was in the article from the beginning. It looks like the person who removed that image in article got blocked. Hafspajen (talk) 09:08, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• So, can I change this nomination to the google earth file, and if so, how do I do it? The google earth image seems to be used in lots of articles: 1656 in art; Baroque painting; Court painter; History of painting to list just a handful that it's been in for a long time ... or should I just withdraw the nomination? SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:06, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I've tried to download the google earth file via the link twice, and get the message "The image [file ref] cannot be displayed because it contains errors". Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 09:43, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Probably because it is too big... Eh, now - is there anyone who will start supporting it? Truly this is a masterwork. We should have this image as a FP. Or is it too small, this one? One can't open an art history book without being nose to nose with this painting. Hafspajen (talk) 10:03, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Support alt Landmark painting. Large scan shows technique and condition very well. (well my "optical fibre" connection stops at the end of the street, maybe I'd better go take a look, see if it's too big to go through the copper wire ) Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 10:21, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• There are some strange white dots down the bottom half of the right hand side on the largest version I can see (without moving out of my lovely house in the countryside for the sake of faster broadband; I prefer to be a bumpkin). What are they and are they in the humongous version? (Or are they just my PC trying to be funny? Hahaha PC, very good; why don't you grow up?) Belle (talk) 15:26, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• The edge of the frame (also visible at the bottom)- the "bump" decoration reflecting light. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 15:34, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdraw – Thanks for your supports, Hafs and Xanthy and I apologise for having wasted your time. Obviously I made a mistake and I withdraw the nomination. SagaciousPhil - Chat 05:41, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• What mistake? Very good nom... just wondering why the huge Google image is not used. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:52, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Yes, very good nom. Seem to be able to download the GE version successfully now. I'm not sure why the frame is visible- the left and top edges of the painting seem to have a shadow cast by the frame. I suppose the Google team's desire to include the whole of the painting over-rides any aesthetic considerations regarding cropping. In the lower right corner there is an example of pentimenti- the ghost of the original position of the child's leg. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 06:43, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I think that what earlier was mentioned att the Wikipedia:Featured picture talk, it should also apply here - not only to the person mentioned there but actually EVERYBODY - people, please try not to make to many jokes that can be misunderstood, please. Whithout knowing it, people can get hurt. Try everyone to keep comments at a professional level, at the point, SRITCTLY SO: Yes, she is upset, because the words: (without moving out of my lovely house in the countryside for the sake of faster broadband; I prefer to be a bumpkin) - might very well refer to her, because she lives in a very old big house that is several hundred years old in the Scottish Highlands and her broadband is slow, so please stop joking. I don't know WHAT point this remark was meant to prove when mentioned here, but it clearly hit the nominator. This is the definition of the bumpkin, NOT NICE I would be much obliged if it would be striken or removed. Also, if we would just try not to be overly humoristic, one never knows who might missunderstand it. Thanks. (Also, an apologize would be quite motivated, I wasn't affraid of apologize to Belle when I made a stupid remark about ... well, a thing.) I would hate loosing Phil as a contributor at FP. The nomination has three supports already, it would be a shame to withdraw it. Hafspajen (talk) 07:41, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I've struck that and apologised (though I thought it was pretty clear that I was referring to myself, that apparently wasn't the case) Belle (talk) 22:19, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support alt (added above). The (undocumented) edit looks much too bright compared to other scans of this painting, and our old FP (File:Las Meninas 01.jpg, straight from the Prado) supports that. We absolutely should have a version of this painting to feature. Definitely not a waste of time. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:11, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• YES; File:Las Meninas 01.jpg - it say: This image was previously a featured picture, but community consensus determined that it no longer meets our featured-picture criteria. If you have a high-quality image that you believe meets the criteria, be sure to upload it, using the proper free-license tag, then add it to a relevant article and nominate it. I think this is a very wise nomination, Phil. Well done. Hafspajen (talk) 18:10, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support alt: per nom. Thanks Sagaciousphil. Fylbecatulous talk 15:07, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Las Meninas, by Diego Velázquez, from Prado in Google Earth.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:34, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Sep 2014 at 21:10:17 (UTC)

Reason

Rubens, Dutch painter, (1577 – 1640) is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all times. This is a fairly early work, depicting the profet Daniel in the lion's den, painted 1615.
The prophet Daniel is thrown into the den of the lions by the Persian king, Darius, due to the persian noblemen and ministers conspirations. But the lions didn't attacked the prophet, because the Lord send his angel to close the lions gap: My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt, as Daniel said. Daniel appears in the middle of eight lions. The lions are well executed, they are standing, lying or sittig in different positions around the prophet; and they reflect different moods, from indifferent to the fierce, hungry and irritable. _{Have in mind that we can find great amounts of hopeless lion depictions in the art history - like this, for example ->File:Albrecht Altdorfer 003.jpg ; - File:Albrecht Dürer 012.jpg; - File:Adam Elsheimer - Der heilige Hieronymus in der Wildnis.jpg, - File:Hans Schäufelein Der Heilige Hieronymus.JPG- and File:Teniers the Younger Daniel.jpg...}

Articles in which this image appears

Daniel in the lions' den, Daniel

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 21:10, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Nice find. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:06, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Looks good to me. Samsara (FA • FP) 09:48, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Good enough, saw the reproduction before in a Rubens album. Brandmeister^talk 11:22, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support SagaciousPhil - Chat 13:47, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sir Peter Paul Rubens - Daniel in the Lions' Den - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:24, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

High-denomination Federal Reserve Notes (Set)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Sep 2014 at 08:01:33 (UTC)

Reason

High quality, high EV (presented as a set). Serial #1 high-denomination set of U.S. Federal Reserve Notes, Series 1918 and 1928.
Large-size^{[n 1]} Series 1918 Federal Reserve Notes are obtainable in the $500 and $1,000 denomination. There are no $5,000 or $10,000 notes in private hands. Small-size $10,000 bills (Series 1934) exist in number (in large part due to the $1,000,000 display of 100 $10,000 notes formerly housed at Binion's Horseshoe Casino), however there are only ten Series 1928 notes known to exist. That all eight notes are serial #1 makes this set virtually impossible to improve.
From the U.S. Treasury Department collection transferred to the National Numismatic Collection in 1978. There is no way to improve this high-denomination set of Federal Reserve Notes.

Original

An eight-note complete Serial #1 high-denomination set of U.S. Federal Reserve Notes, Series 1918 and 1928.

Articles in which these images appear

Large denominations of United States currency (all), Federal Reserve Note (4), Series of 1928 (United States Currency) (4)

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Bureau of Engraving and Printing
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 08:01, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Even more... a 10k bill.... and in 1928 dollars too! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:55, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Those are good pictures - I mean the ones displayed on the bills. And technically good. Hafspajen (talk) 10:19, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment — Interesting for their high-denominational value, but it seems to me we've had quite a few U.S. currency FPs of late. How about some banknotes from less well known countries / governments — perhaps from some that no longer exist, such as the Free City of Danzig? (Right) Historical EV. Sca (talk) 14:21, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sca-Actually, in terms of the EV, the high denomination value may be secondary to their serial number indicating they were the first of their kind printed. The next nomination will be with your comment in mind...--Godot13 (talk) 18:35, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Nice work. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:36, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• I don't understand how is legal to have these and the image doesn't explain it. Nergaal (talk) 16:07, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Quoted from above:"From the U.S. Treasury Department collection transferred to the National Numismatic Collection in 1978...National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution." There is also a tag on each of the images indicating it is at the Smithsonian.--Godot13 (talk) 19:53, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • From a pure copyright perspective, it's fine, as all works by the US government (such as these notes) are PD. In regards to having high quality scans of banknotes, Commons:Currency has some discussion. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:24, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • It is not quite clear that the image is PD. I understand the work of US government to be PD, but in case of money I would prefer to have an explicit link in the template stating that that note is indeed PD. And besides the copyright, is it legal to own prints of this at any size? I would prefer to have the answer to this question clearly covered for banknotes that are still technically in circulation. Some info at here could be more explicitly be included in one of the templates. Nergaal (talk) 07:10, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        • Again, check out the link; the sentence you're looking for is "... Title 18, Section 474, ... restricts transmitting electronic images "with intent to defraud" but says that 'The Secretary shall establish a system [...] to ensure that the legitimate use of such electronic methods and retention of such reproductions by businesses, hobbyists, press and others shall not be unduly restricted.'" . If you want Godot to use the ((PD-USGov-money)) template, I'm sure he can do it. I doubt the Smithsonian (a government agency, I believe) would be letting him put these scans on Wikipedia if it was illegal. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
          • There is also an OTRS tag attached to each image as I needed to document Smithsonian approval. Any none of these note are in active circulation anymore.--Godot13 (talk) 08:58, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
            • I am not saying that this image is illegal. I was trying to point out that the description below the image does not clearly explain how the image is legal to have - being that in at least several parts of the world high res images of banknotes are technically illegal to own (or so I thought). Nergaal (talk) 00:58, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
              • I guess the "Godot13 / Smithsonian Institution" template is fine, but personally I would prefer to add to "permits color illustrations of U.S. currency" something along the lines "including currency in circulation". Nergaal (talk) 01:13, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Btw, speaking of the actual images, are the actual banknotes blackish on one side and green on the other? It is not clear to me if the stark difference in color is intentional but the designers or by the editor. Also, there is a pink mark on the reverse of the newer 10k note (above "of") which I believe should be erased? Similarly for the front of the older 5k and 10k, there are pencil marks in blue and pink. And there is some yellow staining on the back of the newer 1k which could be removed? Nergaal (talk) 01:16, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • 1. There are several pages on Commons already which make this point clear. Policy does not require that individual pages have text where templates are enough.
    2. If you'd actually try Googling you'd find out very quickly that yes, the two colours are in the original notes. This is underexposed, but one can clearly see the difference between the two. Asking that here, without taking the time to search for the answer on your own, is akin to accusing the uploader of misrepresenting the object.
    3. When one is documenting an actual artefact (in this case, a particular bill), one does not "remove" imperfections on the artefact itself. Scanner gunk, yes. Actual imperfections in the note/painting/sculpture? No. One documents it, flaws, marks, and all. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:15, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why u annoyed. But it is strange to me why creases should be fixed while obvlius imperfections that have nothing to do with the artifact. A pencil mark that was not supposed to be there but which can be easily removed without altering the actual value and accuracy of the pic is not that different from a note having been folded. Nergaal (talk) 11:56, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Trivialities above aside, great work. Support. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 01:58, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:US-$500-FRN-1918-Fr-1132d.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:US-$1000-FRN-1918-Fr-1133d.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:US-$5000-FRN-1918-Fr-1134d.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:US-$10000-FRN-1918-Fr-1135d.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:US-$500-FRN-1928-Fr-2200g.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:US-$1000-FRN-1928-Fr-2210g.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:US-$5000-FRN-1928-Fr-2220g.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:US-$10000-FRN-1928-Fr-2230b.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Echmiatsin

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Reason

Great EV. Exceptional quality.

Articles in which this image appears

Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Vagharshapat

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Drawings

Creator

Jean Chardin

• Support as nominator – Étienne Dolet (talk) 19:45, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - The crop is not straight, even though the original engraving is. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:40, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  The original is the crop and the crop is the uncropped version? Nothing confusing there [head spins round, flies off]. Belle (talk) 15:18, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  Comment They are both crops. The original, as Crisco purports, is not aligned. I just provided a new one. Étienne Dolet (talk) 17:58, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support ALT 1 with caption - or ANY Hafspajen (talk) 08:25, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose I'm not keen on prints being cropped to remove their titles. (Which of the criteria is that you say? 8 maybe? Feels wrong to me anyway.) Belle (talk) 16:55, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - the fram has spots and marks .. probably this is why it is cropped. Strictly the frame is not part of the engraving, it is just the paper it is printed on. I recognize this building, even if the presentation doesn't saying it, is considered the oldest cathedral in the world. Hafspajen (talk) 18:05, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I'm not talking about the paper, I'm talking about the title which is part of the original engraving. Belle (talk) 21:18, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I'm quite confused over your reasoning behind the oppose vote Belle. For one, the "title" is in a foreign language. Why have it when it can be easily conveyed to the reader in a form of a caption that can be easily translated into English? In fact, I don't see this as a title at any rate. It's more of a caption than anything else. Étienne Dolet (talk) 04:37, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Call it an aesthetic choice if you wish. Caption, title, it doesn't make much difference; it is part of the engraver's work. Perhaps I'm looking at it from the point of view of featuring the the engraver's work rather than featuring a representation of the cathedral, so that it is not in English doesn't alter my feelings at all; the caption gives it some context. I don't like the tight cropping of plates either, the size of the image in relation to the paper is often an artistic choice too. I'll strike my oppose as I'm on shaky ground with the criteria (woooo, I felt it give a bit then), but I won't support either (so, a wall of text for no discernible change in the nomination's status; good one, Belle). Belle (talk) 08:06, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Personally, I rather keep the captions for images like this, as they are part of the artist's creative endeavour, presentations to viewers and readers. Hence why I haven't !voted here. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:47, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Probably Étienne can provide us with a third alt ALT 3 with caption? Hafspajen (talk) 11:53, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I've added ALT1 with caption. Let me know what you think: Hafspajen, Belle, Crisco 1492 Étienne Dolet (talk) 18:34, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Well, I still support it, and the reason is that the Armenian Church has a very special position in the history of the early christianity. They were actually the first Christian church outside the original Jewish Christian Church of Jerusalem, earlier then both the early Coptic church and the Roman Early Christian church too, now that is something, you know. And this building as I pointed out is considered as the first or one of the first cathedral. So, Belle, Crisco 1492 - now that Etienne gave you the third picture? Hafspajen (talk) 09:16, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Getting there. Could still use a bit of restoration though. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:23, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Restauration such as ... Crisco 1492 ? Hafspajen (talk) 10:49, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Hairs, pencil marks, dirt... — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:04, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Also, without the caption, you're also removing the edges of the image, which means it could never be printed in such a manner that it was at all similar to how engravings are printed - razor-sharp borders are not something seen in engravings. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 04:59, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:46, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bharata Natyam Performance

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Reason

Though the picture is not that sharp, good composition, lighting and pose. None of the Indian Classical performances in FP I have noticed and very high EV

Articles in which this image appears

Bharata Natyam

FP category for this image

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

Creator

Augustus Binu

• Support as nominator – Bellus Delphina ^talk 20:41, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support with some technical comments: if I had a chance to shoot something like this, I'd probably adjust the exposure bias by dropping it by 1/3 or 2/3 (maybe with a slightly increased ISO, like 800) and then brightening in post. That'd get a faster shutter speed, meaning (hopefully) that we don't have to downsize as much to get a sharp image. I shot these images like that (in what appears to have been slightly worse light, although my lens wasn't exactly a fast one either... shame I misplaced the RAWs) and the results were okay. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:35, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. Very nice. I won't be trying this pose at home. I was just slightly disappointed in the sharpness of the face at full size. Perhaps I am being too demanding. 109.147.185.178 (talk) 02:01, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support While the quality could be better, the EV wins it for me. Could be replaced if a better image is obtained--Muhammad(talk) 08:45, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nikhil (talk) 14:10, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per Muhammad. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 05:10, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bharata Natyam Performance DS.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:42, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Ossawa Tanner - The Good Shepherd

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Reason

Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859 – 1937) was an African-American artist. He was the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim, and he has been called "the greatest African American painter to date." But he was also a very interesting and original artist and a very good painter. His painting, Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City - is hanging in the White House, in the Green Room. It was the first painting by an African-American artist to be purchased for the permanent collection of the White House. _{(If anyone feels like writing an article on it and nominating it, here's the file File:Henry Ossawa Tanner - Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City - Google Art Project.jpg).}

His painting, The Good Shepherd is part of a series of paintings he painted inspired by his wisit in Jerusalem. He was one of the painers that tried to paint biblical themes in an original enviroment - and in a very imaginative, ingenious, and innovational fashion. These pictures beside they have a dreamy quality, also evoke some of the athosphere of the ancient Jerusalem, and depict the biblical characters in a non-dramatical way, showing them in their every day lifes, talking or walking around - but not in a sensational, spectacular or overdramatic manner.

Articles in which this image appears

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Traum durch die Dämmerung

FP category for this image

:Wikipedia:Featured pictures#Artwork#Paintings

Creator

Henry Ossawa Tanner

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 10:10, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Is it cropped? The signature seems to be cut off. Belle (talk) 14:44, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I agree. Very nice painting, but it seems cropped. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:15, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Hm, too bad. Isn't possible to find an ALT? Crisco? Adam? It would be nice to have something on him. I feel that he as one of the "the greatest African American painter"s should have someting on FP. Hafspajen (talk) 08:20, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• There is no ALT - it looks like this. It is the frame, it is framed like this, it is covering the signature. Hafspajen (talk) 17:31, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I'd love to feature one of Tanner's works, but I'm worried we're not doing the painting justice if we're cutting off the sig (and parts of the painting). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:36, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Well, I'd love that too. But with this particular painting there is nothing we can go about the cut off signature. It is framed and exposed like this att the museum, it looks exactly like this - AT THE MUSEUM. We can try to ask the museum to take the work out of the frame and make a better scan maybe (?). The question is IF it is doable, I have seen many paintings taken out off the frame at a restaurator I was working for a coulpe of month - but they usually have a different color - then the rest of the picture. Probably because of the light from the sun - that causes oxidation. Hafspajen (talk) 09:13, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• The reason ... could have been that he put that signature so low that it was not possible to frame it in a different way ...Hafspajen (talk) 09:16, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:34, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Summer Evening at Skagen. The Artist's Wife and Dog by the Shore

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Sep 2014 at 12:38:14 (UTC)

Reason

It's another beautiful painting of Marie by Krøyer, technically woooooooo, very kindly uploaded by Crisco 1492 after I did my damsel in distress act (not an act really), important in Krøyer's oeuvre as one of his "Blue Hour" paintings (that's the light not porno time). Big enough. Come on, it meets the criteria, just get voting (support).

Articles in which this image appears

Summer Evening at Skagen. The Artist's Wife and Dog by the Shore, Peder Severin Krøyer‎, List of paintings by Peder Severin Krøyer‎

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Peder Severin Krøyer‎ (him of the impressive facial hair)

• Support as nominator – Belle (talk) 12:38, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Lovely painting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:06, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - An excellent digital copy of one of Denmark's most popular works of art. Also clearly documented in the title article.--Ipigott (talk) 16:06, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Great painting; reproduction seems appropriate (good size, appropriate dimensions, Google normally gets the colours right). Solid enough little article, which makes the EV clear. We don't see Denmark-related content everyday, either. Fantastic candidate. J Milburn (talk) 16:49, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Much iconic. Only one question - the paintings are supposed to be a week at least in the articles, before they can be nominated. This one was added today everywhere. I am suporting it, and I don't think that this is a case of delisting it, but see Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria point nr 5. (Considering that Belle is new to the project, so we maybe just need to point out that most nominators do wait the week before nominate.) Hafspajen (talk) 19:28, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  I did know about this, but I considered this one of the "obvious cases" as I couldn't see the painting being removed from the article on the painting. Belle (talk) 22:41, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  Since the painting has been in the article since it was written, I doubt anyone would insist on it waiting a week. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:38, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Yup, looks of great quality.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:49, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support High quality and beautiful image.-Godot13 (talk) 22:10, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Another lovely Skagen work — the moon reflection on the water is sublime. Sca (talk) 23:13, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Summer evening at Skagen - P.S. Krøyer - Google Cultural Institute.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:39, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (etching)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Sep 2014 at 16:04:33 (UTC)

Reason

Well, y'all wanted more pixels, y'all got more pixels. I blame Belle for teaching me the black magic needed to summon this Rembrandt. Yeah, Belle. All Belle. (Seriously though, high quality scan of a notable engraving, by a very notable artist... made all the more interesting that it's one of only a few of his works that can be classified as "erotica")

Articles in which this image appears

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (etching), List of etchings by Rembrandt

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others, maybe?

Creator

Rembrandt

• Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:04, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment, I would like to support this but I can't... _{Crisco, I love you, don't take this personally - but that woman ... is just terrible.} Hafspajen (talk) 19:33, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • She does seem anatomically... awkward. ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 21:08, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    • I agree. There's something off-putting about her, but we'll have to wait to tell Rembrandt about it. Or perhaps it was deliberate... a woman comfortable in her sexuality would have probably been considered deviant in the 17th century, and he may have tried to represent this physically, with a tension which disturbs the viewer. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:37, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Support - While I agree with both Hafs and Diliff regarding the anatomical awkwardness of the female figure (and am not excited by this particular etching), it is the sole illustration in its own article and appears to be of fairly high quality and resolution.If this grows on me I may go full support later--Godot13 (talk) 21:57, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay, it's not that it grew on me as much as I don't buy my own reasoning- whether I like the image or not it's well made, has EV, and perfectly illustrates the article written about it.--Godot13 (talk) 00:06, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as I'm getting the blame for it. I don't see anything particularly wrong with the woman, Joseph seems more contorted, but it is more about the quality of the image and its value to the encyclopedia which are both fine (that's a bit weak; both good; both excellent). Belle (talk) 22:56, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. Sorry - but this is not one of Rembrandt's best works. He was a great master, but he had sometimes the unhappy tendency to draw in an uncertain way. We do all excuse this, because he was a superb colorist, but the truth is that he was an artist who couldn't draw with the same accuracy as the other great artists- Rubens, Michelangelo, Durer, and so on - this is one of his works demonstrating it - not the best of his production. Hafspajen (talk) 09:43, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rembrandt's less impressive work could still have EV I suppose, because it shows his weaknesses rather than the usual strengths that are showcased with artists. Featured Pictures aren't always about the most beautiful subjects. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:52, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I am not against Crisco at all. And it is not because it is uggly. This is in my oppinion a low quality work of Rembrand. There are so many other great etching we can chose from... File:Rembrandt - The windmill - Google Art Project.jpg, - File:Rembrandt van Rijn - An Old Man with a Beard, Fur Cap, and Velvet Cloak - Google Art Project.jpg File:B205 Rembrandt.jpg File:B202 Rembrandt.jpg (therese are not big enough, but just to show) File:Rembrandt van Rijn - Jupiter and Antiope - Google Art Project.jpg File:Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn - Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children (The 'Hundred Guilder Print') - Google Art Project.jpg Hafspajen (talk) 10:18, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Maybe terrible was not an explanation. The womans leggs are distorted, twist out of a natural, normal, original shape. Hafspajen (talk) 10:27, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I don't think anyone's saying you're against me. Although the quality of the work is low (by Rembrandt's standards... I'll be damned if I can draw like this), the fact that the work has its own article means the encyclopedic value is there. I rather like the one of the old man, but without an article on the etching, it doesn't have that much EV. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:33, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I can draw like this. (Not Rembrand's style, but my style. different, but basics are always same - and the anatomical correctness is one criteria.) And I am still saying that it is not anatomically correct. Hafspajen (talk) 10:48, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Nobody's saying that it is... — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:52, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• It is not among the best examples of a given subject that the encyclopedia has to offer. Not among Rembrand's etchings and not among the subjects representations. Again, please don't take it personal. I do like you a lot. Hafspajen (talk) 10:54, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• I'm not taking it personal. I'm trying to understand how you're approaching this. I'm not seeing how it is not the best example of "Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (etching)" that Wikipedia has to offer. When the original work is already "not anatomically correct", any reproduction will have the same fault. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:59, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• What if we define the subject not as merely 'Rembrandts' (of which this is certainly not one of the best) but 'Rembrandts that are not well drawn, well known or appreciated'. Then surely it's one of the best examples. ;-) It's all about what you want to illustrate. Anyway, I'm not intending to harrass you, just engaging in friendly debate to stimulate the discussion! I'll bow out now. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:59, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, no, this is not harrasment, I can tell the difference... . We discuss. Is not the best example of "Joseph and Potiphar's Wife see Potiphar... And not Rembrands best etching, (article or not). That's all. Hafspajen (talk) 11:02, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Except the subject is not "Joseph and Potiphar's Wife" (the Bible story). It is "Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (etching)", the etching by Rembrandt. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:05, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Like it or not, this is undeniably a fine illustration for its article. Samsara (FA • FP) 03:23, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - the article on the subject means that the artistic merit doesn't matter so much. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 07:02, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rembrandt - Joseph and Potiphar's wife.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:16, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Man Writing a Letter - Woman Reading a Letter

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Sep 2014 at 20:19:25 (UTC)

• 
  Original – Man Writing a Letter has its pair, the woman who is reading the letter posted by him. Exposed at the National Gallery of Ireland.
• 
  Original – Woman Reading a Letter

Reason

Gabriël Metsu (1629 – 1667) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, who's best pictures were genre works and portraits. While not that iconic as Vermeer, these pictures are of high artistic merit. These are works that are none the less wonderful examples of their particular type or school of art. They were nevertheless desirable and they were stolen a couple of times, in 1974 and again in 1986 from the Russborough House, from the Beit collection. Both times the Woman Reading a Letter and Man Writing a Letter was stolen and recovered. Painted as a a pair and also owned and stolen as a pair, they are currently exposed at the museum as a pair, at the National Gallery of Ireland.

Articles in which this image appears

Woman Reading a Letter and Man Writing a Letter and Gabriël Metsu

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Gabriël Metsu

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 20:19, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Question - How do we know that this is supposed to be a pair? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:35, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment They are exposed at the museum as a pair, "probably the artist’s most famous works". Also here Hafspajen (talk) 11:20, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Hung as a pair... not proof of the artist's intentions, but good enough for me. Support set. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:18, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - You have proof now, it was also the artist's intention. We have 2 two new articles on them - and yes, it was painted as couple from the begining. Hafspajen (talk) 17:03, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support: as paired. Interesting history... Fylbecatulous talk 15:00, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - a pair of interesting images. SagaciousPhil - Chat 13:55, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support pair/set --Godot13 (talk) 03:34, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:21, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Woman Reading a Letter by Gabriël Metsu.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:21, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Woman Holding a Balance

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Reason

The great Golden Age painter, Johannes Vermeer 's masterwork. The woman in the picture is measuring - something. Some critics perceive her as measuring her valuables, others that she is measuring what is important in life (the woman is pregnant). She is weighing her valuables too see what they are worth. But behind the woman hangs a painting representing The last judgment. Some say the juxtaposition with the final judgment is suggesting that she is focusing on the treasures of Heaven rather than those of Earth. Other art critics compared the use of ligh with the traditional paintings of the Annunciation theme.

Articles in which this image appears

Woman Holding a Balance

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Johannes Vermeer

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 20:41, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - very good use of light. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:33, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - With only 34 works, many set up in the same manner, they never (IMO) feel redundant.--Godot13 (talk) 00:35, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support: I am really becoming fond of this one. Perhaps it does remind me of the Annunciation icons and paintings. It is not only the light, but her draped head covering and she has a serene gaze. Fylbecatulous talk 03:23, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment _{Congratulation for a sharp comment, Fylbecatulous. This is exactly what the art critics say - the more one is looking at a Vermeer, the more one dicovers new things, it has an abundant richness of meanings and details - even though they look - simple enough in the beginning. As Godot said, they - never feel redundant... Hafspajen (talk) 09:39, 12 September 2014 (UTC)}[reply]

• Support I think this is an obvious case. Samsara (FA • FP) 03:29, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Johannes Vermeer - Woman Holding a Balance - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:53, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]