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OriginalScotney Castle view from the south-west. Scotney Castle is an English country house with formal gardens south-east of Lamberhurst in the valley of the River Bewl in Kent, England. It belongs to the National Trust.
Reason
Good composition, nice quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Scotney Castle, Richard Blount
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
DeFacto

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:50, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Reason
This set was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Kefermarkt altarpiece
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Uoaei1

Promoted File:Kefermarkt Kirche Flügelaltar Verkündigung 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:04, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Kefermarkt Kirche Flügelaltar Geburt 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:04, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Kefermarkt Kirche Flügelaltar Anbetung 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:04, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Kefermarkt Kirche Flügelaltar Marientod 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:04, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Reason
This set was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously. File:Raspberries (Rubus idaeus).jpg is of much greater resolution than an existing FP File:Raspberries05.jpg, which will be nominated for delisting if/when this nomination succeeds.
Articles in which this image appears
Raspberry, Rubus idaeus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Raspberry - whole (Rubus idaeus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:27, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Raspberry - halved (Rubus idaeus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:27, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Raspberries (Rubus idaeus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:27, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalCastel Sant'Angelo and Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome, Italy
Reason
High resolution and quality
Articles in which this image appears
Castel Sant'Angelo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Thomas Wolf

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:14, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalTrevi Fountain in Rome, Italy
Reason
High quality
Articles in which this image appears
Trevi Fountain
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Thomas Wolf

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:15, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalDresden Transport Museum in Dresden, Germany
Reason
High resolution and quality
Articles in which this image appears
Dresden Transport Museum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Thomas Wolf

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:15, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Satellite image of Hurricane Florence, September 2000
Reason
High resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Hurricane Florence (2000), 2000 Atlantic hurricane season
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator
NASA
  • From what I could find the scans are about 10km wide and 1.5 seconds apart [5], so some of it is inevitable I suppose due to turbulent conditions. I checked the last 6 hurricane FPs [6] and 4 of them have similar scan lines, but more muted and not as obvious. I hadn't noticed them on this image, they are pronounced, I changed my vote to weak support. Bammesk (talk) 02:57, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Featured contents (FA, FP, FL) are about article quality (or improvement). This image is nominated as the 'best' depiction of this hurricane in the context of improving its article (adding EV to an article and helping readers understand an article). Bammesk (talk) 04:05, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:16, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalDesert rose gypsum crystal, specimen size: 47 × 33 cm (18 x 13 inches), from southern Tunisia.
Reason
An encyclopedic depiction of Desert rose (crystal), a rose-like formation of gypsum crystal. The crop is a bit tight but that seems to be a common feature of many such images. It's a sharp image and shows the details well.
Articles in which this image appears
Desert rose (crystal), Mineral, Crystal habit, Gypsum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Didier Descouens

Promoted File:Roses des Sables Tunisie.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:19, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalPelléas et Mélisande: Mary Garden, the first Mélisande, in character
Reason
While a little under-sized, it's a lovely image that really captures the character of Mélisande. The pose, and having her hair down, makes this very obviously Act III, Scene 1.
Articles in which this image appears
Mary Garden, Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Davis & Eickmeyer, N.Y.; restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:52, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalMiguel de Unamuno, circa 1925
Reason
Good depiction of Miguel de Unamuno, a notable Spanish literary-intellectual in early 20th century and rector of the University of Salamanca for 30 years.
Articles in which this image appears
Miguel de Unamuno
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Agence Meurisse, restored by JLPC
  • Adam, there is a tighter crop here. Feel free to introduce a CSS image crop as an Alternate. Personally I like the nominated crop because it shows the full length of his coat (it hints at the fashion of the time). I'll look into adjusting the levels. Bammesk (talk) 04:32, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:38, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalVernon Jordan working on a Voter Education Project at the Southern Regional Council in Atlanta
Reason
Compelling high-quality historical image of an influential figure and program in the Civil Rights Movement.
Articles in which this image appears
Vernon Jordan, Voter Education Project, Southern Regional Council
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Warren K. Leffler; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Vernon E. Jordan working on a voter education project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:02, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Reason
High-quality profile shot of a young politician sporting his unique and distinctive look. Light blue background isolates Anderson and likely is supposed to signify his affiliation with the Democratic Party. Has high value at Tay Anderson. Uploaded by Anderson or his campaign under CC-BY-SA-4.0, cropped by me.
Articles in which this image appears
Tay Anderson
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
User:TayAndersonCO

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:01, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Basketball player Buddy Hield with Oklahoma in 2016
ALT – cropped
Reason
Compelling high-quality action shot of basketball player Buddy Hield.
Articles in which this image appears
Buddy Hield, 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award, 2016 NBA draft, List of Bahamians
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
ChristopherM01

Promoted File:Buddy Hield.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:10, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – "Washington, D.C. An instructor of the Capitol Transit Company teaching a woman to operate a one-man streetcar." by Esther Bubley
Reason
Quite a nice little documentary image for the takeover of traditionally male jobs by women during World War II, by a notable female photographer.
Articles in which this image appears
Esther Bubley, American women in World War II
FP category for this image
You could probably argue a few, but perhaps Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II?
Creator
Esther Bubley, restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:00, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalHaliotis kamtschatkana assimilis specimen 7.7 cm (3 inches) from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Also known as the Threaded Abalone. [1]
Reason
Shows the subject well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Haliotis kamtschatkana
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
H. Zell

Promoted File:Haliotis kamtschatkana assimilis 01.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:22, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – View from the Old Town Hall
Reason
Nice view of the square and city. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Old Town Square, Czech Republic
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Alexander Savin

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:30, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalOmer Calendar from 1904. Such Omer-counters are typically offered for sale during the period, and are displayed in synagogues for the benefit of worshippers who count the Omer with the congregation at the conclusion of evening services.
Reason
good quality and ev
Articles in which this image appears
Counting of the Omer
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Baruch Zvi Ring

Promoted File:Baruch Zvi Ring - Memorial Tablet and Omer Calendar - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:35, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalParatroopers at the Western Wall
Reason
Good quality reproduction of this notable photograph.
Articles in which this image appears
Paratroopers at the Western Wall etc
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
David Rubinger

Promoted File:צנחנים בכותל המערבי.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:31, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Kumquats (cross-section)
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC just now, where it will be featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Kumquat
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus
I always wondered what a kumquat was. – Sca (talk) 14:14, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kumquat from Spain.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:08, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalDorothea Lange and a 1932 Ford in California, 1936
Reason
An restored image. Nice composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Dorothea Lange, Rondal Partridge, 1932 Ford, Technological fix
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Rondal Partridge
Yeah, it could be either a '33 or a '34, but it's definitely not a '32 – a famous model year to car afficionados. – Sca (talk) 14:42, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The EV in the articles this is used seems weak (for instance, it's been selected as a random car photo in the Technological fix article for some reason). A crop from the photo is used in the infobox at Dorothea Lange, which makes it difficult to include this version there if it depicts Lange on a notable trip which would be where the real EV is. Nick-D (talk) 01:28, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – I added it to her article. It relates well to a major part of her career as a traveling photographer. It also has good EV in Rondal Partridge's article, the photographer and her mentee (assistant) over the course of their travels. By the way she is holding a large format camera. Bammesk (talk) 04:02, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:37, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Debut cover of the New Yorker magazine from 21 Feb 1925, featuring the iconic Eustace Tilley character
Reason
Historically and aesthetically significant, recently entered the public domain
Articles in which this image appears
The New Yorker
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Literary_illustrations
Creator
Rea Irvin
  • Support as nominatorPDMagazineCoverUploading (talk) 06:22, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Some of the visible imperfections (e.g. creases near the spine) add to the authenticity of the image without really detracting from its content, and given the quality of the original print I'm not sure that higher resolution is really necessary. But I'm a bit concerned about the jpeg artifacts visible in most of the shaded areas, their sudden disappearance into blur in the hat, and what look like unsharp masking artifacts near the contrasty parts of the image. I think maybe it's been a bit overprocessed. Is this really the best scan available? —David Eppstein (talk) 07:50, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The source also says it's a reprint from the 50s. It feels way under-documented. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.8% of all FPs 08:32, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Artifacts are probably from halftone screen interference and filtering, rather than jpg. --Janke | Talk 12:01, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If its a reprint from the 50s, would that mean its not in the public domain? GamerPro64 05:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp., exact copies of public domain materials do not have copyright protection. PDMagazineCoverUploading (talk) 08:01, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:24, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalSankt Gilgen is a village by the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian state of Salzburg, in the Salzkammergut region.
Reason
Great photo, high quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
St. Gilgen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Arne Müseler

Promoted File:Sankt gilgen 2018 1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:25, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – An early warming stripes graphic published by their originator, climatologist Ed Hawkins. The progression from blue (cooler) to red (warmer) stripes portrays the long-term increase of average global temperature from 1850 (left side of graphic) to 2018 (right side of graphic).
Alternate - SVG
With temperature curve.
Reason
Data visualisation that had a notable, high impact on the world (see its article). Simple, but extremely effective - and goes to the core of what en.wp FPC is about.
Articles in which this image appears
Warming stripes etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator
Ed Hawkins (climatologist)

Promoted File:20181204 Warming stripes (global, WMO, 1850-2018) - Climate Lab Book (Ed Hawkins).png --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:12, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A nine-car Bay Area Rapid Transit train made of four C-type cars and five B-type cars. The B cars have identical windows at both ends and are strictly passenger cars. The C cars have an operator cab at one end, with narrower window, and can be used as an end car (i.e. control car).
Reason
Detailed image of a Bay Area Rapid Transit train. The image is captured with a line scan camera. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bay Area Rapid Transit rolling stock
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Dllu

Promoted File:Line scan photo of nine car BART C1 train in 2017.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:29, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalOrson Welles meeting with reporters in an effort to explain that no one connected with the War of the Worlds radio broadcast had any idea the show would cause panic.
Reason
The image itself is of high-quality and gives context and EV for how much mass hysteria the broadcast of War of the Worlds caused, to the point Welles had to be interviewed to clarify the intent of the program. Part of an otherwise historical moment in radio.
Articles in which this image appears
Orson Welles, The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama), Mercury Theatre, 1938 in science fiction
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment (maybe)
Creator
Acme News Photos

Promoted File:Orson Welles War of the Worlds 1938.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:37, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) in 2018 or 2019
Reason
High-quality, compelling portrait of US senator Josh Hawley, an important figure in American politics right now and likely to come. High EV to Hawley and related articles.
Articles in which this image appears
Josh Hawley, 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri, 2016 Missouri Attorney General election, List of United States senators from Missouri, United States congressional delegations from Missouri, List of new members of the 116th United States Congress, Religious affiliation in the United States Senate
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Rebecca Hammel, U.S. Senate Photographic Studio
Not a personal attack – a comment on the import of the photo given the current climate. "Smacks of" doesn't quite mean it's intentionally POV, it means that in the current circumstances it could be interpreted as POV; a connotation rather than a denotation. (Besides, it's a boring official photo.) – Sca (talk) 14:02, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      • If you want a policy to review, I suggest the one I alluded to in my comment above: WP:NPOV. In ordinary times, an anodyne portrait portraying a politician as a normal if boring-looking human person would be neutral enough. These are not normal times, and that portrayal is (one hopes, temporarily) not a neutral one. It is telling the world "we think that this portrayal of Hawley, and not the one of him raising his fist in support of a fascist coup attempt, is how people should be thinking of him right now, and it's so important that you forget that other image that we're going to take the step of promoting the non-fascist image to our front page". Is that really what you think we should be saying? —David Eppstein (talk) 05:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Let me make my views on the subject clear once again. I do not like Josh Hawley. In fact, I shouldn't need to tell you this, but I in fact voted against him, twice, and in a large sense, I am sympathetic to what you are saying. However, after reviewing other photos that have been passed as FP, I do not believe that this standard you are proposing here has been equally applied at all. There are, right now, profiles of Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, and Andrew Jackson that have all passed FP, all of which depict their respective subjects as sage and statesmanlike. Why can't this same principle be applied to a sitting, democratically elected U.S. senator? Sure, Hawley has a now-infamous (and copyrighted and non-free) image of him raising a fist, but these figures surely have photos of mass graves and other atrocities that would reflect their tenures more accurately, and yet WP has decided to depict them this way in their infoboxes and even the Main Page. Additionally, an image on perhaps the most contentious issue in modern politics, depicting a slogan that would surely make some sensible people's blood boil, was allowed to go on the Main Page as well, because WP editors chose to ambivalently decide FP status based on the quality of an image. All I am asking is for this image to be treated the same. Some editors have done this, and I applaud them (though I would like more clarification on XOR'easter's "yearbook photo" comment, out of genuine curiosity). However, what many of you have shown me is that a fair, unbiased assessment of whether or not this image is of FP quality is not possible at this time, and as such I am calling on Armbrust to speedily close this nomination as well. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 21:05, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:41, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Interior of Luna Park at night, 1905 with its centerpiece, the "Electric Tower" in the foreground.
Reason
High quality. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903). Coney Island, Frederic Thompson, List of defunct amusement parks in the United States, Night photography
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Detroit Publishing Company

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:16, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Wreckage of one (KLM) of the two planes involved in the disaster
Reason
This shows the aftermath of the deadliest aviation incident in history, where two Boeing 747s collided in a Spanish airport on March 27, 1977, causing 583 fatalities. Somewhat of a historical value and a detailed image. Could be reasonably restored, if needed.
Articles in which this image appears
Tenerife airport disaster
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Unknown, but was donated to the Dutch National Archives

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:17, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A yellow-throated miner in Sturt National Park, Australia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Yellow-throated miner
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Yellow-throated Miner - Sturt National Park.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:33, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Trump supporters storming the United States capitol
Reason
The picture is some impressive photography that shows off the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. Currently in that article's infobox, greatly improving said article.
Articles in which this image appears
2021 storming of the United States Capitol, 117th United States Congress
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Tyler Merbler (on Flickr)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:30, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalPithecopus rohdei in Atlantic Forest, Igrapiúna, Brazil
Reason
Interesting photo, Commons picture of the year in 2017. I expanded the article some, hopefully it will get more attention.
Articles in which this image appears
Pithecopus rohdei, Wikimedia Commons
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Renato Augusto Martins
  • This was discussed on Commons, the photographer described what he did and it passed unanimously. Charles participated and said "fine work". The background is dark because it was shot at f/22 with a (remote) flash. About "maybe string holding the leg up": I uploaded a frame from this GIF, see top view here. This is a natural pose. The forward elbow has a slight bend which wouldn't show in a lateral view. Bammesk (talk) 02:29, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I remember the discussion, though I should not have said fine work. Reading a Google translate of the photographer's comment he admits that it was a complicated set up shot. It is not natural. The photographer's comments explain how it was staged Petar Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:03, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well i hope they did not "torture" that animal for a picture. That should be prohibited. I dont understand why f/22 was used, on f/14-16 would be more than enough. Despite that Support, unless some other show up (staged etc.). --Petar Milošević (talk) 09:24, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I did not know that, despite my support vote there, but i did not read further text. So put one there, and they will fight for place, as someone mentioned. What is bad it become POTY, and even more bad, we had two crippled birds (from London) as POTY too. Those birds were tortured and could not fly. I remove my support vote. --Petar Milošević (talk) 15:22, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I google-translated the photographers comments: Hello everyone, thank you very much for the messages and doubts. I will try to clarify all the points questioned. Yes, the animal is wild and free-living. The technique used for this type of image with a black background is very simple, however very laborious. As previously mentioned by the colleague, in the EXIF ​​of the photo it is possible to observe the f / 22 which would be quite high! with the foreground well lit and the background in shadow or dark, we managed to make the background very black. Allied to this, we can see in the image that there is practically no shadow in the amphibians, this is the most difficult part of the photograph! There is no information in the EXIF ​​about the light source, as I use an external flash, attached to a flash radio. That alone would be enough for a black background, but to have no shadow in the image I used 3 light beaters, making the light soft and pleasant! The position of amphibians is completely natural in their habitat. Above all the Clado Phyllomedusidae, presents species that walk slowly and jump little, in the photo in question, a male disputes the branch with another male, when passing over him, an amphibian lowers itself as a form of defense as the other crosses, everything this lasted for about 4 seconds, making the image even more challenging! I hope I have helped, I am always available for further clarification. Renato Augusto Martins So this looks and feels genuine to me, and I've seen videos of frogs taking slow steps just like seen here. The link to the "faked frogs" doesn't show natural postures. Just my 2 €-cents... --Janke | Talk 17:01, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per discussion above, and the likely suggestion that this has been staged. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:58, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reply – So it's not photoshopped and strung (frogs weren't forced and tortured). Now the oppose rationale is "staged" and "not in the wild". Several things: 1- Using the word "staged" on a frog implies undue manipulation (drugs, strings, etc). In this photo the frogs are doing what's natural to them. The photographer says so and I think we all agree on that. 2- A remote flash-plus-reflector isn't complicated these days, it could be a bit more elaborate than this. It doesn't mean a complicated setup. 3- The photographer has a track record with frogs-and-flash on flickr in 2010 here, more recently on Commons here. I enlarged his Commons photos and checked the catchlight, he uses flash-plus-reflector on many [8], [9], [10], [11], [12] +more, and flash on almost all photos. I think it's likely his shots are at a research university, animal sanctuary, zoo, etc. (on a sidenote, we don't have a policy or a precedence to oppose solely on that) 4- Yes the photographer says it's "very laborious", and he also says it's "very simple" in the same sentence. As Janke says: these are my 2 €-cents. Bammesk (talk) 03:02, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
so you agree, staged! Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:22, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree with the 39 supports on Commons, which includes you, so I agree with your vote on Commons. Bammesk (talk) 04:39, 14 January 2021 (UTC) . . . . I agree the frogs are doing what's natural to them. I agree there was no undue manipulation (drugs, strings, etc). He said the frogs are wild and free-living, he didn't say he shot this in the wild. I think he had time, he knows what frogs do, he was hoping he get a good shot and he got it. I think he is legit, he doesn't do fake shots. I think you want to oppose, first fake background, now "staged" as a synonym for fake. By the way "not in the wild" and "staged" are not sufficient oppose rationales, we are an encyclopedia, not a wild life magazine. Example: [13] Bammesk (talk) 05:12, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The photo has considerable artistic merit. But this is not Commons. You believe an encyclopaedia should celebrate a photo which purports to be natural, but where the frog must have been placed on the branch by the photographer's assistant? I don't agree. I know quite a lot about frogs' behaviour. Do you? I was eventually happy last time as I had not read the English translation of the photographer's explanation of the lengthy set up. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:57, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • You actually supported this twice on Commons, once before [14] and then after [15] reading the photographer's explanations. So you think this is a well-done shot: technically, humanely (since you know frogs), compositionally, etc. I don't know frogs but handling this type is easy [16]. They could have been placed on the branch. I am Ok with "well done" set up shots, we are an encyclopedia, and animals aren't an exception. I don't see undue manipulation in capturing this photo, so I am Ok with it. I see the frogs having a natural dispute. I don't see cruelty, given the unanimous supports on Commons including your support there. Bammesk (talk) 05:05, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The flash isn't complicated, his camera and flash have wireless built-in [18] [19]. The frogs are ~1.8 inch [20], image width is ~4 inch, lens is 105mm, so camera is ~1.5 ft away. Looking at the catchlight I am pretty confident it's 3 surfaces, as opposed to 3 reflectors; something like 4.5x1.5 ft in area folded into 3 sections, not as small as I previously thought. According to the file description [21] this was shot at the Michelin Reserve in Brazil, which is a protected nature reserve and research area [22]. Bammesk (talk) 22:45, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:49, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalVysotsky Tower in Ekaterinburg, Russia
Reason
Good composition. High quality
Articles in which this image appears
Vysotsky (skyscraper)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
A.Savin

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:38, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalSt. Stephen's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka
Reason
Good composition and ilustration.
Articles in which this image appears
Saint Stephen's Church, Negombo, List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Gampaha District
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
A.Savin

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:38, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalBaker's Falls in the Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Reason
Good composition. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Baker's Falls, List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
A.Savin

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:39, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The Galle Lighthouse, Sri Lanka
Reason
High quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Galle Lighthouse
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
A.Savin

Promoted File:SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img24.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:41, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Ancient town of Kourion near Limassol, Cyprus
Reason
Good composition. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Kourion, List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom, Romanization of Anatolia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
A.Savin

Promoted File:Episkopi 01-2017 img06 Kourion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:43, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalThe Big Parade, King Vidor's acclaimed 1925 silent war film
Reason
This is a high-quality reproduction of the now-public domain silent film The Big Parade, featuring the most complete runtime available. (The 1931 score by William Axt is still copyrighted and is thus not included in the file.)
Articles in which this image appears
The Big Parade, King Vidor
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
King Vidor
  • Support as nominatorPDMagazineCoverUploading (talk) 14:08, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - This upload was done less than a week ago. Also I'm not sure if it not having the score hinders it to be a Featured Picture. GamerPro64 05:25, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Besides the low bitrate (621 kbps at the time of the upload), the video resolution (480p) is particularly low compared to the Blu-ray source. I assume the upload is a direct conversion of the .mp4 file (754.4 MB) from the archive.org link without the 25 second black background at the beginning and the "edition credits" at the end. The archive.org from which the video is sourced also contains two video files which seem to have higher quality than the current quality of the upload:
  • a 1.3 GB .mkv file which, based from my experiences using archive.org, its the one the website automatically used to directly create the .mp4 file with downscaled quality.
  • an uncompressed 30 GB .m2ts file, that was directly extracted from the official Blu-ray.
I suggest using the .mkv file to make a higher quality upload than the one we currently have.--Mayimbú (talk) 17:16, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:49, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalA Negress by Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
Reason
great quality, ev
Articles in which this image appears
A Negress, Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz, History of art, Murzyn, Women artists
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz, uploaded by User:BotMultichillT

Promoted File:Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa - Black girl - MP 5531 - National Museum in Warsaw.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:00, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalSelf-portrait, now in National Gallery in Prague, Google Art Project
Reason
good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Giuseppe Arcimboldo/Google Art Project

Promoted File:Giuseppe Arcimboldo - Self Portrait - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:33, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A radiated tortoise in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week where it was featured unanimously. Critically endangered.
Articles in which this image appears
Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Tsimanampetsotsa.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:09, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Panoramic view of Mount Ngauruhoe as seen from Mount Tongariro, with Mount Ruapehu in the background.
Reason
Panorama of Mount Ngauruhoe and surroundings in New Zealand, with Mount Ruapehu in the background. FP on Commons. According to the article, it is designated as an active volcano. Last eruption was in 1977 and minor activity alerts in 2006 and 2015.
Articles in which this image appears
Mount Ngauruhoe
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
KennyOMG

Promoted File:Tongariro02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:42, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Portrait based on the unfinished Athenaeum Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1796
Reason
File was nominated in 2006 but didn't pass because it was too small at the time. Now, the resolution is high enough to see the cracks. The only FPs of Washington are engravings, so it would be nice to see a painting of him become an FP.
Articles in which this image appears
George Washington
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Gilbert Stuart

Promoted File:Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:34, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Prehnite (4.0 × 3.5 × 2.0 cm) from Southbury, Connecticut, USA
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Prehnite
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Prehnite - Southbury, Connecticut, USA.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:44, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalThe Sleeping Gypsy (1897) by Henri Rousseau
Reason
High quality. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
The Sleeping Gypsy, Henri Rousseau
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Henri Rousseau
  • It shouldn't matter as long as the scan captures the details of a painting or drawing. For example a line drawn by pencil can easily be 0.5mm wide (0.020 inch) or less, so a resolution of 50 pixels per inch would barely capture such a line or detail. Bammesk (talk) 02:48, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:La Bohémienne endormie.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:02, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalHohenwerfen Castle, Werfen, Austria
Reason
High quality and high EV, showing nicely the surroundings of the castle
Articles in which this image appears
Hohenwerfen Castle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Arne Müseler

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:20, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalPontia edusa butterfly in biosphere reserve near Rühstädt, by the river Elbe
Reason
High quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Pontia edusa
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Sven Damerow

Promoted File:Resedafalter am Morgen.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:31, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]