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Portrait of a Lady[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Dec 2013 at 14:09:15 (UTC)

Reason: High quality Google Art Project scan and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Portrait of a Lady (van der Weyden), 1400–1500 in European fashion
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Rogier van der Weyden

Support as nominator --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:09, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support and the article itself is featured (the pic brings some association with the medievalesque opening melody from "Stand My Ground"). Brandmeister^talk 19:57, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 02:33, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Godot13 (talk) 05:04, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Wow, I can almost feel the texture of the craquelure! nagualdesign (talk) 07:46, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support very happy to see a featured picture pair with a featured article. Excellent scan! Mattximus (talk) 15:05, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Incredible. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:04, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Pile on. J Milburn (talk) 12:41, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bellus Delphina ^talk 06:35, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support nagualdesign, just put your hands behind your back, and do not touch the paintings. Amandajm (talk) 07:56, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tee-hee. nagualdesign (talk) 22:12, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rogier van der Weyden - Portrait of a Lady - Google Art Project.jpg -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:29, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Principle of the Wu experiment illustrating parity violation[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Jan 2014 at 03:28:47 (UTC)

Reason: A well-executed drawing illustrating the principle of the Wu experiment in a fashion understandable to laymen. The result of this experiment was one of the most startlingly unexpected in all of physics, proving that the current world would not behave identically with its mirror image (the only difference being that left and right would be reversed). Few experiments in physics have had greater impact.
Articles in which this image appears: Wu experiment
FP category for this image: WP:Featured_pictures#Sciences
Creator: Bleckneuhaus on the German Wikipedia, with English language captions by Stigmatella aurantiaca

Support as nominator --Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 03:28, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Also Support Alt. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 19:34, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The arrowheads at the top and bottom of the Mirror Plane are unnecessary and confusing, IMO. The one at the bottom, in particular, runs contrary to the direction of Electron flow through the solenoid coils. One might easily confuse the direction of this arrow with the text that is written on top of it, you see. I'll edit the image to remove the arrows. I hope this meets with your approval. Regards, nagualdesign (talk) 04:20, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your edit. Some here may not see the edited version immediately. It takes a while for all of the servers to synchronize, and even explicitly purging the cache doesn't seem to speed up the process. If don't see the arrows, good. If you still see the arrows, it may take a few days for the edited version to appear, and I know of no way to speed up the process except by slightly tweaking (by a pixel) the size of, say, the thumbnail container. I will tweak the thumbnail size both here and in the Wu experiment article, but that won't help the appearance of the image in Commons (where I still see arrows). Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 04:48, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I really like this diagram, but when I looked at it up close there were a few things that bothered me about the image quality, so I decided to see if I could improve upon it (or at least give it a good spit and polish). Whilst my finished work is based on this image, it's so different that I thought it would be a bit arrogant to upload it over the top of this one, therefore I uploaded a brand new image at File:Wu experiment.jpg. Materially, it's much of a muchness, but it's a little cleaner than the original. Hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it. Kind regards, nagualdesign (talk) 07:18, 19 December 2013 (UTC) ..PS. Here's the Photoshop file, if anyone's interested.[reply]

Cobalt nuclei should be within the coils. The Alt shows it outside the coils. Rays should also be moved.
The phrase in the Alt "if parity was conserved" loses the subjunctive mood. It should read "if parity were conserved." Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 09:25, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Corrected as requested. And thanks for the link to subjunctive mood. Interesting stuff. Kind regards, nagualdesign (talk) 18:41, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Supporting both now. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 19:34, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Unless the alternate version is actually used in the article it has zero EV. Conversely, if the images are swapped the original will have zero EV. You'll need to decide which one you want to use/promote. nagualdesign (talk) 23:36, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, what is customarily done is that if an Alt is chosen for FP, it will be used to replace the original. There is no need to perform any replacement until the voting is over. One is perfectly free to support multiple versions of an image. Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 23:54, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for clearing that up. nagualdesign (talk) 02:35, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:53, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

PlayStation 4[edit]

Voting period ends on a unconfirmed date at 16:30:21 (UTC)

**Original** – The PlayStation 4 (PS4) gaming console made by Sony. Released on 11-15-2013 in North America it is an eighth generation system and competes with the Microsoft Xbox One and the Nintendo Wii U. This console is shown with the DualShock 4 controller that is including with the system. NOTE - This is a temporary picture until I take a better one.

Reason: High resolution, good quality, notable subject, particularly good for comparison
Articles in which this image appears: PlayStation, PlayStation 4, History of video game consoles (eighth generation)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator: Evan-Amos

Support as nominator --Blurred Lines 16:30, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for now; the photographer has added "NOTE - This is a temporary picture until I take a better one" to the image page- frankly, if the photographer isn't happy that this is the best that can be produced, I'm happy to wait for a better one to come along! J Milburn (talk) 18:52, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Placed on hold, per the request of the author. Anyone is welcome to move it back to the queue as appropriate. J Milburn (talk) 19:18, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Expired --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:59, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Hugo[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Jan 2014 at 03:57:56 (UTC)

Reason: Great quallity image of a very famous French novelist
Articles in which this image appears: Victor Hugo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Étienne Carjat

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 03:57, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Beautiful image. nagualdesign (talk) 07:40, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very high quality photography of a prominent figure. CFCF (talk) 08:57, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support as above. Can find no flaws, especially given the time it was taken. Mattximus (talk) 15:03, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support *whistles* – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:01, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Solid image. Focus is a little off on the hands and jacket, but nice and crisp where it counts. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:06, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bellus Delphina ^talk 06:21, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Victor Hugo by Étienne Carjat 1876 - full.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:04, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Black-sided hawkfish[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Jan 2014 at 19:23:00 (UTC)

Reason: High quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Black-sided hawkfish
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Nhobgood

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 19:23, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Stunning. Wish it were larger. The almost off-balance composition works here too. Interesting the fish matches the colors of the split background. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:00, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support, indeed deserves a higher resolution, but still pretty nice. Brandmeister^talk 10:00, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but agree about the resolution. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:06, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support like it :-) Godhulii 1985 (talk) 06:16, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- per nom Bellus Delphina ^talk 06:23, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Paracirrhites forsteri Forsters Hawkfish juvenile Papua New Guinea by Nick Hobgood.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:09, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sherlock Holmes (play)[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2014 at 11:47:26 (UTC)

Reason: High EV - promotional poster of an important and influential play and early adaption of Sherlock Holmes, from 1900. Quality and scan are quite good.
Articles in which this image appears: Sherlock Holmes (play), William Gillette (added now)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator: Metropolitan Printing Co.,

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 11:47, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Support edit Tomer T (talk) 17:53, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -- in its present form. The colours have been adjusted so that the definition between the colours of the yellow/buff ink and the red/pink ink have almost disappeared, rendering the red/pink orange and brownish buff instead of clear red and pink. A close examination of the shade on the light indicates the extent to which the subtleties of colour separation have been reduced. I want to be able to see red/pink ink, yellow/buff ink and cyan ink. Amandajm (talk) 07:47, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I attempted a restoration of this image using the original, without the unusual colour alteration. I'm not sure if it addresses your concerns, I just used my own judgement. I was unsure whether the pinkness of the paper (and scanbed?) should be neutralized to some degree, but global changes left the whole image looking a bit iffy to my eyes. In the end I treated the edging separately, which usually indicates that something is amiss. Let me know what you think. nagualdesign (talk) 03:06, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Seems that the original uploader didn't appreciate the edit. I tried uploading a derivative using DFX but it just throws up an error. I'd much rather spend my time doing things that I know how to do than navigating through inumerable obstacles in the upload process and getting nowhere. If anyone wishes to see my edit they can just look in the file history. Feel free to upload it separately if you think it's worth it and can fathom the upload process. Regards, nagualdesign (talk) 20:06, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You can upload separately by just linking to the source image. That's what I've been doing. DFX is busted and should be removed from the upload page. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:01, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is I have no idea how to get through the upload process without having to answer endless questions that I don't really understand. If I were permitted to just upload the image (without all the faffing) I could easily edit the file description page by copy/pasting from the original. nagualdesign (talk) 00:13, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd just use the basic upload form. That's how I've been uploading derivative works. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:23, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

LOL - I'm such an idiot! I can't tell you the amount of time I've sat blinking gormlessly at one drop-down box after another, getting frustrated, when I could have just used the basic upload form.

Thank you, Chris, and Happy New Year! nagualdesign (talk) 02:34, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support the pinker version. It retains the original colour separations. It is a terrific poster, full of character. And a good sharp reproduction of the image. Amandajm (talk) 05:47, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support edit, solid reproduction of the image. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:27, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Though I note that a new nomination may be required, seeing how this one's time is almost up. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:27, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support edit - Since I wasted so much time due to my own ineptitude I'm willing, on this occasion, to forgo my own rule of voting for my own uploads. It is a terrific poster, and I did very little to it really. nagualdesign (talk) 07:50, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:55, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:55, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yacouba Moumouni[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2014 at 12:17:10 (UTC)

Reason: High EV, good quality - a little noisy as a shot taken in dark conditions, but good detail, interesting performance position
Articles in which this image appears: Yacouba Moumouni
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Alfred Weidinger, Flickr

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:17, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:56, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aleksey Zhuk[edit]

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**Original** – Aleksey Zhuk, coach of CSKA Moscow tennis team, and former handball player for CSKA

Reason: High quality, good EV, nice and valuable portrait picture
Articles in which this image appears: Aleksey Zhuk
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Plato Shilikov, Bolshoi Sport

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:46, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too much glare on the right side of his face. Proudbolsahye (talk) 21:30, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I think the pic is full of character. There is definition, even in the bright side of the face. I do not mind the lighting. Amandajm (talk) 07:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support as the picture is of good quality, but the glare is distracting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:00, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support. J Milburn (talk) 15:58, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:58, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Green and black poison dart frog[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2014 at 12:10:26 (UTC)

Reason: High quality and EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Green and black poison dart frog
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator: Brian Gratwicke

Support as nominator --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, much to bright, white background gives considerable glare on the frogs skin making the species look lighter than it most often is in life. A more natural background would be preferable as far as I'm concerned. Plain color backgrounds in my mind if used must have some sort of scale bar for size. The images isn't also that great, is slightly blurry (especially around the toes) and is dull in colour. MatGTAM (talk) 9:30, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

I agree. I would much rather see this frog in its natural habitat. 86.171.174.136 (talk) 02:08, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per above, and noisy. Tomer T (talk) 18:03, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 18:12, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Valerian Madatov[edit]

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**Original** – A 1820 Portrait of General Valerian Madatov by George Dawe from the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg. 70x62.5 cm.

Reason: Good EV. Exceptional quality.
Articles in which this image appears: Valerian Madatov
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: George Dawe

Support as nominator --Proudbolsahye (talk) 21:28, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: At the very least, more information is required. Where is this painting housed? How big is it? Where was the digitization from? J Milburn (talk) 12:38, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Done. Clarified caption. I can't find info about the digitization though. Proudbolsahye (talk) 03:21, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Great painting, but still a little smaller than required. --Երևանցի ^talk 04:55, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Not a "great" painting. Probably an unmistakable likeness. My feeling is that it is too yellow.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Amandajm (talk • contribs) 07:31, 29 December 2013

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:40, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Saint-Séverin ceiling[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2014 at 23:39:46 (UTC)

Reason: It's a quality image and valued image at Commons, so the technical quality is apparently good. The size of 1,825 × 2,855 is well over the minimum. It definitely has a "wow" factor, showing details of the closer arches as well as a comprehensive view of the farther ones, thus demonstrating how the vault is composed as a whole. Licensed as GFDL/CC-by-sa-all. It demonstrates the way in which arches combine to form a vault, with bonus points for demonstrating the vault's curve over the apse. Easily verifiable; it's a simple photo of the interior of a public building. The description is what I've given as "caption" for this nomination, plus geotagging and date; the primary caption is in French, as it's a place in France. I'm unaware of any digital manipulation whatsoever.
Articles in which this image appears: Vault (architecture), as the lead image
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Romanceor

Support as nominator --Nyttend (talk) 23:39, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Great example of high quality architecture photo. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 14:11, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is a useful, high-quality image. The caption should include the date, which is known- 1489. Note: I changed the picture caption from "vaults" to "vault". A vaulted ceiling is a "vault" singular, not plural. Amandajm (talk) 07:27, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice image, good EV. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:53, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Solid image, useful for a nice, general topic. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:14, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Voûte de l'église Saint-Séverin à Paris.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:32, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jan 2014 at 01:17:03 (UTC)

File:Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz as part of the NASA Art Program.jpg

Original – Annie Leibovitz photographed Eileen Collins as part of the NASA Art Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, during training.

File:Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz as part of the NASA Art Program edit.jpg

Edit 1 – Lightened a bit.

Reason

Is of a high technical standard,
Is of high resolution,
Is among Wikipedia's best work,
Has a free license,
Adds significant encyclopedic value to an article,
Is verifiable,
Has a descriptive, informative and complete file description in English

Articles in which this image appears: Annie Leibovitz, Eileen Collins
FP category for this image: Engineering and technology, People, Space
Creator: Annie Leibovitz

Support as nominator --Mrjohncummings (talk) 01:17, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Looks a little dark. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:03, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, it would benefit from a little bit of color-adjusting. I don't feel like I should be the one to do it though. CFCF (talk) 15:22, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit uploaded — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:36, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Given that the photograph is an artistic work by a noted photographer, I'm not sure it's a good idea to apply colour adjustments before accepting it as a Featured Picture. The lighting and saturation were selected by the photographer for artistic effect and adjusting them undermines that intention. Of course, it would be the right adjustment to make on many other images, but not when the image itself is intended as (and should be represented as) art rather than simply informative. Regards, The Land (talk) 21:12, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hence why this was uploaded separately. This is only for consideration; whichever version has greatest support is the one which will be promoted (assuming there are at least five supports). I would not dream of overwriting the original with an edit in such a case. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:10, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - This is an abstract and engaging image. I happily endorse it. DARTHBOTTO_talk•cont 09:57, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great photo; and of historic significance. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:15, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Pretty sure that a photographer of Annie Leibovitz' calibre is capable of getting the brightness/ contrast of her images right, We should go with the original. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 00:34, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  +1. Good idea lightening it, but let's have the original as the FPC. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (Message me) 00:48, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ either. High quality, interesting composition. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:10, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Striking support until deletion review completed. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:18, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support original. Leave artistic work by noted photographer as intended. -- KTC (talk) 14:11, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support original. Agree with the others that the photographer made a clear decision to light the photo in this way and we should respect that decision. Also, it's notable not just for the astronaut but as an example of the photographer's work. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:20, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I agree with respecting the artists lighting but remember this will have been a medium-format film photo that someone scanned or photographed so might not match the original. See this photo of it in a gallery. It is interesting the white balance appears different in that photo and the colours more saturated -- but it is hard to tell what is right as that photographer/camera may have changed things. Another photo from that set has Collins with her helmet off and two examples here and here look different to this. I prefer a less sickly coloured sky. -- Colin°^Talk 10:38, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The original in that photo seems much more saturated, suggest we try to change it a bit more to that. Something does seem off with the color. CFCF (talk) 16:14, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Actually, it looks very likely this picture will be deleted. It appears NASA have miscategorised it when they included it on Flickr Commons. -- Colin°^Talk 17:58, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support Original~~ Nice composition, good colors. Original lighting puts more focus on the person. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:25, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(struck until DR below is complete) -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 03:43, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On DR now. J e e 03:02, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:06, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Both images were deleted per commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Eileen Collins photographed by Annie Leibovitz as part of the NASA Art Program.jpg. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:06, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Airport approach[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jan 2014 at 19:28:39 (UTC)

Reason: Currently we don't seem to have FPs of this type, though there are several such airports in the world. High EV, aircraft in focus, geocoded camera location, and here is the warning sign :)
Articles in which this image appears: Princess Juliana International Airport
FP category for this image: Vehicles/Air
Creator: Lawrence Lansing

Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 19:28, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support but I'd like some text to be added to the caption about the uniqueness of the airport, also as a tourist attraction. Tomer T (talk) 19:34, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Brandmeister^talk 19:58, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose The colours seem somewhat oversaturated. Nick-D (talk) 04:02, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Is it intentional that the background is tilted? 86.171.174.136 (talk) 02:53, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nothing FP about this photo. The EV is a little off for the airport because none of the actual airport is shown. about 10 feet to the right of the edge of the photo is a short cement barrier, a one lane road, then a chain-link fence and then immediately the airport. If the subject is the airport, a shot including the plane dropping above the fence and the beach would be better. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:43, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:19, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Eurojet EJ200[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jan 2014 at 22:32:06 (UTC)

Reason: High EV, good detail, good quality, Commons FP and VI. Underrepresented topic.
Articles in which this image appears: Eurojet EJ200, Eurofighter Typhoon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Machinery
Creator: Julian Herzog

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 22:32, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The cropping at the bottom seems awkward. Obviously this does not detract from the depiction of the main subject, but if the original extends further then I think it might be worthwhile to look again at that crop line. 86.171.174.136 (talk) 02:47, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — One would have to be an engineer or aircraft mechanic to see details of interest in this image, which to mere mortals just looks like a metal tube with stuff attached. Sca (talk) 15:27, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Not part of the criteria. This is intended to be a depiction of a Eurojet EJ200, and what is judged is how well the image does that job. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:26, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:20, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aviat Eagle II[edit]

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Reason: High quality, high EV, good motion control
Articles in which this image appears: Aviat Eagle II
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator: Julian Herzog

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 23:31, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:22, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Johann Rupert[edit]

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**Original** – Johann Rupert the founder of Richemont and current Chancellor of Stellenbosch University

Reason: High Ev as lead image, very high quality
Articles in which this image appears: Johann Rupert, Afrikaner
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Business
Creator: Szekszter

Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 07:19, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Quite noisy (particularly evident in the hair and books, perhaps the suit as well). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:24, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:56, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Orhan Pamuk[edit]

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Reason: High quality photo
Articles in which this image appears: Orhan Pamuk
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: David Shankbone (via Flickr)

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 07:55, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: Harsh flash, not a flattering or engaging portrait, awkward crop and background. Also looks like this has been excessively denoised. Julia\^talk 18:00, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:57, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dome of the Chain[edit]

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Reason: High EV, High quality. This is a completely different image than the first nomination. See annotations in commons file for additional detail.
Articles in which this image appears: Dome of the Chain (+10 other wikis)
FP category for this image: Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Godot13

Support as nominator --Godot13 (talk) 08:17, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Much improved. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:42, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 21:29, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 06:16, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice image. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:53, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 16:25, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bellus Delphina ^talk 09:20, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Palestine-2013(2)-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Dome of the Chain (south exposure).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:01, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aerial view of the Temple Mount[edit]

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Reason: Very high EV, High quality.
Articles in which this image appears: Temple Mount on 30+ wikis
FP category for this image: Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Godot13

Support as nominator --Godot13 (talk) 08:49, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support wow! --Alchemist-hp (talk) 21:27, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - At thumb size this may not be that interesting, but... 7,500 × 5,632 pixels? Hot d*mn. Love how you get so many pictures from the air. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:13, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support this is not a stitching but a single shot with a Mamiya Leaf Aptus-II 12. --– Wladyslaw (talk) 19:50, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice. I love the detail within the buildings when completely opened. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:35, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Israel-2013(2)-Aerial-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Temple Mount (south exposure).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:11, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Placed it in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:11, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Groundscraper Thrush[edit]

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Reason: High EV and good quality
Articles in which this image appears: Groundscraper Thrush
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Yathin sk

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 12:31, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tail is a little blurry and feet are obscured, but I can forgive due to high resolution and good composition. Nice encyclopaedic picture. Mattximus (talk) 03:15, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice image, good EV. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:54, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:35, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - A little dark, maybe, but solid EV and good photograph. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:46, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Crisco -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 09:22, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Psophocichla litsitsirupa (Etosha).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:34, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa[edit]

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Reason: Very high resolution and quality image of an iconic Portuguese monument, adding to the article. The best available in Wikimedia.
Articles in which this image appears: Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa Municipality
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Alvesgaspar (talk)

Support as nominator --Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:29, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Although I am using a reasonably high-spec PC, the full-size version of this will not display for me. I presume it is because it is too big. The next available size is only 1,280 × 328 pixels. I don't actually know how the size selection on the image pages works, but it would be nice to have something between the two, i.e. of manageable size to display but more detail than than the 1,280 × 328. 86.171.174.136 (talk) 02:05, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- It's likely not the PC you're using that is stopping you from viewing it, it's the browser you're using. Some are better than others in dealing with high res images. Also, aren't you going to comment on how this image has no place on Wikipedia and should be deleted because the building appears curved? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:43, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Although the perspective is slightly faulty (modern technology just cannot seem to get it exactly right), this one is fairly tolerable because it does not mislead the viewer into thinking the building is a completely different shape to what it actually is in real life. Compare it to this one, which does. Can't you see the difference? For someone so ready to scoff, you seem to have a very limited understanding of this issue. 86.128.4.88 (talk) 13:33, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

IP, as you were told before, it can be (and has been) fixed. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:29, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I think I have a pretty good understanding of it, as panoramic photography is kind of my thing. While I can see the difference between this image and the image you referred to, both have curvature of what should be straight lines as they were stitched (I believe) with the same panoramic projection: cylindrical. The only reason this image is 'less curved' is because the angle of view is narrower. The angle of view is narrower because the photographer was able to get further back from the subject which minimises this distortion. But getting further back isn't always possible due to geographic constraints. I accept that some panoramas do have extreme curvature which distorts the subject to the point where it is difficult to determine the true shape of the subject, but the same is true of 'normal' rectilinear photographs also. It's just that we've become accustomed to the kind of distortion that rectilinear projection creates, so we don't tend to notice it is there. Put simply, there is no way to project a three dimensional view onto a two dimensional surface (a print, a computer screen etc) without introducing distortion of some kind. I scoff because your comments rile me up with your annoying combination of a sense of righteousness and an over-sensitivity to any kind of distortion that isn't of the common rectilinear photographic paradigm. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:30, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You are right Diliff, between the two evils I decided for the slight curved lines of the equirectangular projection (which is very close to the cylindrical). The distortion would be minimized if the camera were centered with the building but then the angle would be less interesting. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 09:46, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Alves, I have no problem with the curvature and I think you probably made the right decision, although I would have thought that rectilinear projection wouldn't show too much distortion at the edges either. My comments above were more directed at the IP's previous opinions in other nominations on panoramic distortion and curvature of cylindrical projection. ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:20, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Over-sensitivity? Sense of righteousness? What total rubbish you talk. I have pointed out maybe two or three gross distortions that badly misled the viewer as to the shape of the thing depicted. If that riles you on a page inviting comments about photographs then I suggest you go somewhere else. 86.160.222.169 (talk) 00:15, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support As per nom. I have no issues with the full sized display on my computer. Mattximus (talk) 03:12, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support WOAH resolution! The picture itself is fairly plain, as is the building, but the resolution is high that you can actually see the detail work in the building. There are little sculpted faces hidden throughout the architecture. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 14:09, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very well done, — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:20, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice! --Երևանցի ^talk 04:33, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 13:38, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nicely taken and very high resolution. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:20, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The architect was Nicolau de Frias. He should be mentioned in the caption. The date of construction is 16th century. The facade is panelled (or veneered, if you prefer) with grey and pink marble. The word "profile" is repeatedly used wrongly in the text of the article and would be best avoided. Amandajm (talk) 07:00, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 06:11, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vila Viçosa September 2013-25a.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:03, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Firing an RPG-7[edit]

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Reason: Good overall quality and some badass EV (uncropped version, not currently in the article).
Articles in which this image appears: RPG-7
FP category for this image: Engineering and technology/Weaponry
Creator: Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe, USMC

Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 19:44, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support, though the crop should go in the other articles as well. No worries on the motion blur ;) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:06, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support, very captivating. The quality is as good as it could get. Proudbolsahye (talk) 18:59, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Proudbolsahye.--Godot13 (talk) 00:43, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Amazing picture. nagualdesign (talk) 00:59, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Great job. High EV. Should be used in more articles. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 14:08, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support like ТимофейЛееСуда. Tomer T (talk) 17:52, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Saffron Blaze (talk) 23:09, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent EV in the RPG-7 article and very high quality. However, given how highly staged the photo appears to be I don't think that it should be widely used: it's an excellent illustration of a launch of this weapon, but anyone who tried to fire it like that during an actual battle would be dead before they could pull the trigger. Nick-D (talk) 22:18, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hope his shoulder is safe. J e e 04:13, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ANA soldier with RPG-7 in 2013-cropped.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:49, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bathyacmaea secunda[edit]

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Reason: This is an SVG image covering the anatomy in great detail. Image is freely licensed.
Articles in which this image appears: Bathyacmaea secunda
FP category for this image: Animals/Others
Creator: KDS444 (nominator's Wikimedia Commons username)

Support as nominator --KDS4444 (talk) 21:59, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Note that this is a second nomination of this image. When nominated previously, another editor expressed concerns about the image's structure, coloring, etc. I have since addressed those concerns and have discussed the revisions with that editor who now has indicated that the image would now receive that editor's support. Also: we have both attempted to contact the original author of the journal article in which this animal's anatomy is originally presented in an attempt to have him vet the image— several months later, neither of us has yet received any response and there seems no point in waiting any further at the moment. KDS4444^Talk 22:04, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- I strongly support this new, very much improved version of the image. Invertzoo (talk) 22:57, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great work! This image has major EV and is highly indicative of a great encyclopedic image. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 14:04, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Question: Is there a reason why some labels/lines are different sizes/colors/formats? Unless there's a consistent pattern that's grouping sets of anatomical features, there's not a lot of consistency. Also, some labels (e.g. "(pericardial nerve)") are in parentheses: is there a reason for that? Also there doesn't need to be a space between the dash and "head" in the "Snout/ head" label. Spencer^T♦C 06:43, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Also is it possible to make the mouth look like it connects to the underside of the organism? (like moreso in the earlier version - [1]). It looks like a suspended uvula-like protrusion in this version. Spencer^T♦C 06:48, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yes, and yes. I used fonts of different sizes (2 different sizes) to signify the difference between broad/ large/ simple organs ("Mouth", "Mantle", "Intestine") and their more specific/ smaller/ more complex components ("Salivary glands", "Pallial margin papillae", "Stomach") but I admit that these distinctions are not well founded in biology and I would be glad to erase them. The items in parentheses are shown that way to indicate that they are "beneath" another organ/ part (i.e., that the end of a corresponding line is indicating the thing underneath that on which it actually appears to terminate). I am open to suggestions on how else to indicate this if it is felt that parentheses are more confusing than helpful. The lines shift color and brightness as needed for contrast, with an attempt to stay towards the blue end of the spectrum on all of them— if I did not provide enough contrast, the lines would get lost. Would you prefer them to be all in black-and-white instead? Lastly, I can edit the spacing on "Snout/head" and can adjust the mouth downward easily enough, will repost as soon as done with those. KDS4444^Talk 08:01, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Changes now made, Spencer. KDS444 (talk) 08:15, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, Support. If anything I'd recommend putting those comments about the differences in style you mentioned above (e.g. discussing the parentheses) in the image description page. Best, Spencer^T♦C 08:18, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I think this is a solid illustration. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:25, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bathyacmaea secunda-en.svg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:10, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Marcos visit Reagan 1982[edit]

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Reason: Historically important showing the complex dynamics of Philippines-United States foreign relations with a state visit by Ferdinand Marcos to Ronald Reagan. Request for the People Power anniversary on February 25.
Articles in which this image appears: Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History
Creator: Magalhães

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 12:20, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy close - Nowhere close to meeting the criteria. Far below minimum resolution, and the tone is way too cool. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:01, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy close, way bellow the size requirements. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

James Watson[edit]

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Reason: Professional photograph of a first class scientist. High EV and good quality. Interesting pose and suitable background.
Articles in which this image appears: James Watson, Copley Medal
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (edit by Jan Arkesteijn)

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 20:43, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support EV strong, some noise issues, but interesting lighting for a bit of wow. Saffron Blaze (talk) 23:11, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Love it. --Tractor Tyres (talk) 02:05, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support; a great candidate. J Milburn (talk) 17:33, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per Saffron Blaze... - Godot13 (talk) 07:52, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Well executed photograph of a very famous scientist - Tristantech (talk) 16:22, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:James D Watson.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:11, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Odiham Castle[edit]

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Reason: Good EV, nice photo
Articles in which this image appears: Odiham Castle, list of castles in England, grade I listed buildings in Hampshire
FP category for this image: Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: BabelStone

Support as nominator --Tractor Tyres (talk) 01:59, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 10:06, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- King John was an interesting character who people love to hate. He warrants inclusion in the caption, as the king who was forced to set his seal on the Magna Carta. Don't forget to include the date. Amandajm (talk) 05:49, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The structure in the photo is post King John. With a bit of luck I'll get around to expanding the article further in the next few days.©Geni (talk) 08:17, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

comment Might be better if the intruding post on the right was cropped out.©Geni (talk) 09:11, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've edited the image. Lewis Hulbert (talk) 19:51, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support. I took a photo of this castle a while back, unfortunately it's now overgrown and there's a large sign obstructing the best angle. --Lewis Hulbert (talk) 19:36, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:55, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:39, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Odiham Castle.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:01, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cordwainer[edit]

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Reason: High EV and quality. Good illustrative image for the article Cordwainer.
Articles in which this image appears: Cordwainer, Shoemaking
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: Jorgeroyan

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 15:32, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Excellent picture. The relative poor image quality is largely mitigated by a good composition and high encyclopaedic value. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:50, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This photo has a pretty poor composition. The main feature is the rack of shoes on the left of the image, and the shoemaker is in the background. Nick-D (talk) 22:24, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support-- It is an excellent composition. The rack of shoes on the left are not the "main feature". They are a pertinent frame to the left side of the image. The main subject, the cordwainer himself, is set clearly against the background of his trade, compositionally distinguished by his blue shirt and grey hair. His angled elbows form and round head are a compositional contrast to the general clutter. This is a "painterly" composition of a person in his environment, not simply close-up image of a single person in which his tools of trade are merely a background. Moreover, everything in the picture takes your eyes to his busy hands. Amandajm (talk) 05:43, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support more or less per Amanda. Focus is more on the cordwainer than the rack of shoes, and this composition presents more than just the individual (who, as an individual, is not notable in the Wikipedia sense) but an occupation. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 17:12, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support as in Commons. Jee 06:08, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- You can't simply support an image "as in Commons" since FP on the English Wikipedia have different criteria. --ELEKHH^T 07:44, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'm not a newbie here; know the differences very well. :) (Check the file history of the image and both articles. No offence, indeed. I'm too lazy to type more.) J e e 04:11, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 11:42, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:39, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Capri - 7224.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:33, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

National Press Monument 2[edit]

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Reason: Since the last FAC, I've restitched the image to keep the building straight. Distortion has been fairly minimal, I think, so the main issue with the last nomination was taken care of. I couldn't go any further back to get everything in one frame, as I had my back against this thing. The building is on a corner, so the kerb is curved a bit in real life.
Articles in which this image appears: National Press Monument
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:43, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Support goes for Edit 2 as well. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:35, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It is housed in a building designed in 1918 by Mas Abu Kasan Atmodirono. This is essential information. Amandajm (talk) 05:34, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- That is in the article. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:38, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. You've kept the horizontal lines straight, but the vertical lines are leaning inwards, as the edit (partially) corrects. It would be better to do this from the original files rather than as an edit of your image though. Do you know how to correct this? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:18, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I edited to try and fix that, but I am not sure how to fix the lampposts/other curved structures. I'll give it another shot, but if you (or anyone interested) could do it, that would be much appreciated. Raw files are here 1, 2, 3. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:49, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've uploaded a new panorama using the RAW files you provided. I think it's an improvement in all areas. As I had to work from scratch and needed to re-process your RAW files using Lightroom, I took a few liberties... Hope you don't mind. The one potentially controversial change is a slightly more contrasty/darkened sky. I reduced the brightness of the blues in the sky and reduced the brightness of highlights which has the effect of making the sky more contrasty. If you don't like the change, I can reprocess easily enough and upload over the tope of the file without this change. All other changes I made are fairly straight-forward improvements like removing some chromatic aberrations on the edges of the frame (notably on the pole on the far right side of the frame). Finally, the obvious point of the edit was to correct the vertical lines. It was slightly tricky because I don't think the building is perfectly straight, nor are the poles, so this was a best-guess as long, straight, known vertical lines were hard to come by. As for how it was done, I can explain in more detail if you need. Long story short, I shifted the centre point downwards which has the effect of 'splaying' the top of the frame. This makes everything 'tilt' outwards and lines that previously tilted inwards (eg the poles and vertical walls) begin to stand straighter. Try it yourself and see the effect it has. That's what you need to do to correct the vertical lines. To get it precise takes some patience though, and you can't always see if everything is straight in the 'preview window' so you need to stitch and modify numerous times before you get it exactly right. Anyway, let me know what you think. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:40, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    - That is... fantastic. Thank you. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:43, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      - Question though: is there a way to rotate an image in PTGui without changing the axis or anything? (i.e. get a horizontal line first, then play with the 'tilt')? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:49, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        Well, any change you make to the projection/rotation occurs 'around the centre point' which I was talking about earlier - it's the fundamental starting point for the panorama, so it's best to set that first before making any other changes such as rotation. You can still of course change the centre point later if you find that it's not correct (sometimes you only notice after you make other changes and realise that things are not lining up precisely), but then other adjustments might have to be made again to fine tune it for that centre point. The centre point should usually stay in the same place no matter what projection you choose to use though because as I said, that point is fundamental to telling PTGui where the horizon is so it knows how to stretch the image to correct distortions that you created when you tilted the camera upwards or downwards while taking the photos. An interesting thing to note is that if you did manage to take the photos with the centre of the frame exactly on the horizon (it's not needed for a successful panorama however), PTGui would need no additional changes to the centre point - at least, not on the vertical axis - because it would already be set correctly by default. So really what you're doing is telling PTGui how much of an offset is required to correct for distortion on the horizontal and vertical axes introduced when you tilted the camera away from the horizontal axis. I'm not sure if I'm making any sense or just confusing you further. Really, the best way to understand is to experiment by setting the centre point at different positions and seeing how it affects the projection. It will start to make more sense once you've played around. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:26, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        Thanks, will do. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:48, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        
        I have given it another shot. I've found that using the "by the numbers" mode works much better. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:08, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2. Slightly messy composition but couldn't be helped. We need more of this kind of high quality imagery from this part of the world. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:59, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2. The left hand side of my edit is stretched (see the bicycle wheels). You did a decent job with a difficult subject there, Ðiliff. Maybe if you paste the original lamp post top over the current distorted one it would look better though. Regards, nagualdesign (talk) 20:54, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks. Actually, the lamp post was already 'distorted' like that in Crisco's original RAW files. It has been slightly exaggerated by correcting the perspective, but it was never 'straight' as your edit shows it. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:40, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I realize that the lamp post looks distorted in the raw files, but isn't the idea here to reduce distortion, rather than adding to it? Unless you believe (or wish readers to believe) that the real lamp post is skewed like that, of course.

Happy New Year! nagualdesign (talk) 23:58, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

From the position in which the picture was taken, reducing the distortion on the lamppost would (as far as I understand the process) mean distorting the actual monument. This and this, for instance, show (to me) how the lamppost juts out quite a bit in an upside-down L shape (on a side note: our photograph appears to be better than anything the museum itself has on its website). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:23, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you misunderstood what I was suggesting. There's no need to affect the whole image just to fix one little bit. And I realize what shape the post is, I just don't believe that one of the bulb housings should appear vastly higher than the other, or be smeared out like that. It's a very noticeable flaw in an otherwise solid image, which can be fixed. nagualdesign (talk) 02:26, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Right, sorry. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:30, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No need to apologize. nagualdesign (talk) 03:27, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But if the lamp post looks like that in the original RAW files then it hasn't been introduced by panoramic projection - that's how it looks from the POV of the observer. It isn't distorted in any geometric sense, it's just how it is. To 'correct' it means distorting reality in order to make it appear more normal. It might be aesthetically off-putting, but reality often is. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:38, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's distorted because it was shot using the extreme wide angle (18mm) end of a (kit?) lens and, as you said yourself, it's been slightly exaggerated by correcting the perspective of the rest of the photo. Take a close look at the other images Chris linked to (this and this). It's fair to say that one bulb housing might be slightly higher than the other. Now take a close look at your own edit. Do you honestly believe that the real bulb housings are parallelogrammed (if that's a word) like that? Or that one is bigger than the other, even though they were likely manufactured in the exact same process? And since when did aesthetic considerations count for naught around here?! It looks silly, and that's a fact. Look closer and you can see it is silly. Should it be silly? Hell no! So pretty please, with sugar on top, edit the f***ing photo.

..By the way, I didn't distort the lamppost in my edit to get it level. I just cut it out of the original image and rotated it until the main post was vertical, and hey presto! the tops were level. nagualdesign (talk) 18:44, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It has nothing to do with the focal length of the lens or any camera-induced distortion - it has everything to do with the point of view of the observer and the consequences of rectilinear perspective. Let me explain why: the reason why it looks balanced in the photos you and Chris linked to is because you're looking at it from much further away. You can see clearly in those images that the two lamps are not facing parallel with the facade of the building, they are rotated inwards slightly, roughly facing the monument across the street from the building. As Chris was quite close to the building, this rotation meant that the difference in distance to each lamp was larger - in other words, the closer you get to the lamp, the greater the apparent disparity. The left one was closer than the right one. As they were of equal height, this has the effect of making the left lamp appear higher. The closer they are to the camera, the more objects above or below the camera's horizontal plane diverge from the plane. That's Perspective 101. I know it looks slightly silly, but what you're requesting is for us to selectively turn a blind eye to perspective in order to make something look more aesthetic and I disagree with doing so. I know the lamp post is largely irrelevant to the subject, but I don't see the problem with leaving it like that, as it's the true representation of the lamp posts in rectilinear perspective, the same perspective that preserves straight lines in the building. Anyway, I've said enough. If you want to edit it, you're welcome to. I suggest you upload it as a derivative over the top of your previous edit rather than mine however. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:26, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, frankly. Since nobody else appears to be irked by this I'll just agree to disagree (well, apart from us agreeing that it does look silly) and leave it at that. You can lead a horse to water... All the best, nagualdesign (talk) 20:27, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support edit 2 Very clear image with excellent EV for this monument Nick-D (talk) 02:10, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2 nice composition of a typical street scene with the motorcyclists reading the news, well capturing the whole facade and illustrating the building's function in the same time. --ELEKHH^T 07:40, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2 There we go. Mattximus (talk) 04:45, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2 I oppose cutting bits of an image up and rotating them so they "look right". There may well be some uncomfortable angles from a combination of viewpoint, wide-angle-lens and perspective, but these are consequences of trying to place a very wide-angle shot in a 2D picture. I would be unhappy if the these distortions misled the viewer about the subject, but I'm not that fussed about a lamp post. -- Colin°^Talk 11:39, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 2 -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:40, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:National Press Monument, Solo (panorama) Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:51, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pyotr Bagration[edit]

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Reason: A great quality painting of a very significant Russian-Georgian general from the Google Art Project
Articles in which this image appears: Pyotr Bagration
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: George Dawe

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 04:30, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The colour looks a bit wacky IMO, although the file description says it's "a faithful photographic reproduction". Has anyone seen the original? nagualdesign (talk) 04:40, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it does look a little saturated, but I think the Google Art Project scans the original. Please see here.--Երևանցի ^talk 04:45, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'd already looked there to see if it was a scan or a photo, but found nothing definitive. The small specular reflections around the centre of the image (his collar) and nowhere else might suggest that it was a flash photograph. Also, Google 'scan' books by carefully photographing them. It's a good image (ie, dataset), but I don't have much faith in the saturation level or white balance, personally. Just a hunch. nagualdesign (talk) 05:41, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've come across two different scans of the same painting that look nothing alike. For instance, the Google scan of The Ninth Wave that was promoted a few weeks ago looks very different from all the versions on the internet. This version, which is an FP in Russian Wiki, look highly saturated to me, but it seems to be the most common version of the painting on the internet. [2] But since the internet is not something to rely on, I tend to believe that the Google version is closer to the actual painting. For comparison, RIA Novosti (Russia's state news agency) has this painting on their website [3]. --Երևանցի ^talk 08:47, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment One of the most interesting facts about this portrait is that the artist George Dawe painted more than 300 portraits of Russian military men.

As usual, if you are intending to use an artwork on the front page, then I urge you to include the relevant encyclopedic information about the artist, as well as the subject.

In accordance with this, please rename this "Portrait of Pyotr Bagration", since it is the man himself, or even a photograph. Amandajm (talk) 05:28, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unless the painting is itself notable, this is more interesting, for our purposes, as an image of the subject rather than as a piece of work in its own right. Similarly, we don't generally list lots of details about a photographic portrait unless the photograph or photographer is notable. J Milburn (talk) 22:43, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This guy was (and still is) quite famous in Russia and Georgia and is the man responsible for stopping Napoleon's advance into Russia in a famous battle at the outskirts of Moscow. According to his article, Napoleon said that "Russia has no good generals. The only exception is Bagration". So he was a major figure. The painter seems to be an average 19th century English painter. At least, he has an article. --Երևանցի ^talk 00:39, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Response to J Milburn. If the painting was a little newer, it would be in copyright, and subject to the artist's permission. Copyrights protect artists, whether they are considered great or not. Vincent van Gogh never sold a painting, and therefore was not considered at all significant. Caravaggio was unknown until the present century. It is not for the assessors of Featured Picture candidates to judge the relative importance of the artist. The artist's ownership of the creativity needs acknowledgement. In this case, the artist is of interest in himself, whether his work is great or not. The only artists who do not require a sentence in the caption are those who are so great that their names are household words. You don't need to tell your reader who Leonardo da Vinci was.

The point that I am making here is that Front Page assessors need to improve the manner in which artists are dealt with, in general. That may mean a better acknowledgement of photographers and printers as well. Amandajm (talk) 05:39, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The pictures for the Main Page's Picture of the day paned are selected by @Crisco 1492:. You should bring that up with him. AFAIK captions on individual nominations are not used for the POTD's captions. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:46, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Precisely. Discussions related to the main page are not supposed to be at individual candidacies. If you feel that the current crediting format is inadequate, open a discussion at WT:POTD. I believe I've pointed this out before. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:00, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And no, captions used here are not used on the main page (usually, unless it's a very technical topic that I have trouble describing in my own words). The captions here are for reviewers of the image and thus just have to provide adequate context for understanding the image. Captions on the main page are for general readers and should thus convey the essence of the topic shown by the featured image (and maybe a bit about the image itself). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:02, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Amandajm, no one is saying we should hide who created the painting, it's just that you seem to want the TFP blurb to be about the painting, rather than the subject. You say that it "is not for the assessors of Featured Picture candidates to judge the relative importance of the artist", but it certainly is the job of assessors here to judge the relative value of the painting for our purposes; judging, for instance, whether this painting is valuable to illustrate a particular painting (it isn't, as we have no article on the painting), the style of an artist or school (it could be, but isn't, as it isn't used in any articles like that) or the subject of the painting. Again, if TFP is a photo of a bird, we make the blurb about the bird, not about the photo. So it will sometimes be with paintings. J Milburn (talk) 12:31, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And the fact that this image is one of a commissioned series of 300 by the same artist would not be interesting to the general public? Amandajm (talk) 14:26, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't say anything about what will be interesting to the general public. We're not here to write a general interest magazine. We've got to ask how and to what extent this image contributes to the encyclopedia- that's the primary criterion for becoming a FP. Is it more valuable as a representative of a set of 300 paintings? Or is it more valuable as the sole image we use of a famous general? I think the latter. As far as I can tell, you don't recognise this as a painting of someone, and only as a painting. J Milburn (talk) 16:11, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think she's addressing me. Note that I said "topic shown by the featured image", or (in other words) "subject of the featured image". Not the image itself, except where it is notable on its own. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:57, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:56, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yitzhak Rabin[edit]

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Reason: I think it has a pretty high quality for a photo [apparently] taken in the 1980-1990s (as Minister of Defense, since it's from the IDF's Flickr page).
Articles in which this image appears: Yitzhak Rabin, List of Prime Ministers of Israel
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Israel Defense Forces

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 04:47, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment indeed very good quality, high EV and an iconic picture in Israel. But isn't this version a bit titled? Tomer T (talk) 13:37, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I agree about the tilt correction; I'd also like to see the image page cleaned up a little. Spammy links in the description, and it's unclear when this photo was taken. The photo definitely has potential, though. J Milburn (talk) 17:27, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Though what is tilted? The bookcase is clearly not perpendicular to the camera but nothing can be done about that now. -- Colin°^Talk 11:22, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's possible to straighten the book case as a separate Photoshop layer if it's camera's flaw. Brandmeister^talk 13:21, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:57, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Hubble Space Telescope[edit]

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**Original** – The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis, flying STS-125, HST Servicing Mission 4.

Reason: Best available high resolution picture of HST
Articles in which this image appears: Hubble Space Telescope,
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator: Ruffnax (Crew of STS-125), NASA

Support as nominator --Herald talk with me 10:39, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Small, highly compressed JPG. Ask Nasa to release their actual photographs. They have decent kit. -- Colin°^Talk 12:10, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:45, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Asia[edit]

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**Original** – Projection of Asia by Nasa

Reason: one of the best projections of Asia
Articles in which this image appears: NASA
FP category for this image: link to category (listed on the WP:FP page) that best describes the image
Creator: NASA

Support as nominator --Herald talk with me 11:46, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, but I may be missing something here. For such a massive thing (two a bit continents...) the resolution's actually pretty low. The colours also seem unrealistic; Siberian tundra isn't well known for being green, and there are urban areas that would be big enough to show up as a different colour, rather than the flat green we see here. The image page lacks sufficient sourcing information, and the EV in NASA doesn't seem enormous. J Milburn (talk) 12:03, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as per J Milburn. For something as easy to find as this, it should be very easy to get a vastly better image. Mattximus (talk) 16:54, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — How does this image add anything to the sum total of human knowledge? Sca (talk) 18:20, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:54, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Babirusa skull[edit]

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Reason: High quality image with high encyclopaedic value, making the viewer want to know more.
Articles in which this image appears: Babirusa
FP category for this image: Mammals
Creator: Didier Descouens

Support as nominator --ELEKHH^T 01:45, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Tell the reader in the caption that what they are looking at is the skull of a type of pig. Amandajm (talk) 05:14, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Hope is better. --ELEKHH^T 05:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Useful image of this "jungle pig", though the lighting is uneven (seems lighter on the top than on the bottom), — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:09, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support It is a "jungle light". seriously if I were to do it again, I use my flash. But that day I wanted to do with natural light, and it is not well distributed.(Merci à ELEKHH^T pour cette nomination) --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 18:27, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I actually think the lighting is quite good, the warm light perhaps even making the image more attractive than flat uniform light. --ELEKHH^T 07:00, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Amandajm (talk) 05:24, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 05:12, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I agree with Elekh that the lighting is not so poorly distributed that it detracts from the quality of the photograph, and in fact increases the attractiveness. Tastefully done. Jujutacular (talk) 05:58, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:49, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nev1 (talk) 21:01, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Babyrousa celebensis - Crane.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:45, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tulip Stair (Queen's House, Greenwich)[edit]

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Reason: It's of enough technical and artistic value (3rd prize at Wiki Loves Monuments UK 2013, 17th place at international Wiki Loves Monuments 2013). Illustrates the geometry of its subject better than existing images (good EV).
Articles in which this image appears: Queen's House
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Rafesmar

Support as nominator --Rafesmar (talk) 08:51, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I lightened this image quite a bit as, IMHO, it was very dark (though perfectly exposed). I'm used to just uploading 'over the top' of WP images with an edit. I realize that up there ^^ somewhere it says this isn't good practice. Feel free to bend my ear/revert my edits/discuss. Regards, nagualdesign (talk) 03:25, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - In truth, I think I prefer the original version (totally untouched and straight out of camera, not that I'm againgst editing...). Maybe it's because that's how I remember the place, or maybe it's because I'm more used to that version. Also, I think the lightened version it's losing detail in some of the upper stairs. Anyway, I really appreciate your input: thank you. Rafesmar (talk) 15:26, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, after much faffing I managed to upload a derivative. nagualdesign (talk) 19:56, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment- As an artistic photograph to be viewed at large size, it is lovely. As an encyclopedic photograph, it's uses are limited. It has indeed been included in a number of articles (Queen's House, Greenwich), where it looks bad at thumbnail size. The caption has a full description of the way in which the stair treads support each other, but the treads themselves cannot be seen in the darkness, even though they are majorly present in the image. Amandajm (talk) 05:23, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In response to yours and Rafesmar's comments I've edited my version to increase local contrast, in order to make the treads stand out better. This is a less-than-subtle edit, as it's intended to improve the image at thumbnail size. Viewed full screen it's still good (I hope), but directly comparing it to my previous version may cause mild alarm. nagualdesign (talk) 06:41, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose I've removed it from two articles which already had a photo of the stairs. Although this photo is technically better than the other existing one, it looks less good in thumbnail as it is so dark and has more stairs. If one insists on restoring it then please replace the existing one. But the Stairs article could be illustrated with hundreds of possible spiral stairs. Yes, there is a Commons guideline against uploading over the other images in many circumstances -- especially for prize-winning photos and non-trivial edits. First attempt should always be to ask the creator if they can make changes, which are nearly always superior to fiddling with the JPG. I think the edited version gives a false impression of what the stairs look like -- as they will be naturally dark from below and when looking up at the roof light. Therefore I do not support its use in the article even if it does bring out extra detail. I suggest Rafesmar tries Commons FP where the in-article usage is not important and the artistic qualities are more relevant. -- Colin°^Talk 11:13, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:50, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

USENIX summer speakers[edit]

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Reason: High EV, because some of early Unix and BSD developers can be seen in the photo, including Dennis Ritchie, Mike Karels, Sam Leffler, Eric Allman, please click on the photo to see a full list. The image has some minor problems but please note that this is a historical image.
Articles in which this image appears: History of Unix, USENIX, Dennis Ritchie
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/Others
Creator: Perry Kivolowitz

Support as nominator --Bkouhi (talk) 11:01, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -Those aren't "minor" problems. The image as a whole is snapshotty, a lot of people have been cropped out, blur is quite bad, and there are... streaks or damage or whatever... over most of the edges. Motion blur from the suds is also an issue. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:20, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Crisco 1492. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:34, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:01, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sambisari 3[edit]

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Reason: Well, here we go again. I think we're there now, though. This is ridiculously high resolution, well lit, and nice and sharp. It shows the whole complex, as the previous nom, but the sky is a bit clearer. Now no shadows from the bushes too. Big thanks to Diliff for giving me suggestions on photographing and stitching.
Articles in which this image appears: Sambisari
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:03, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 17:51, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose ... because one can't see much detail in this shot. But since the original file is huge, it might be possible to crop in tightly to the inner structures — which in this view are just dark piles. (Who needs all that grass?)

PS: The cutline should say built, not "build." Sca (talk) 18:17, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As Nick indicates below, my main goal here was to photograph the whole site (i.e. the walls which have been fully uncovered as well) and not just the three temples. By necessity this means the individual temples don't have very much detail, as they are seen from so far off. I have fixed the typo. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:44, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support I agree that this image doesn't have "wow factor", but it appears to be as good an image of this site as would be possible to take from ground level, and clearly illustrates its layout and features. Nick-D (talk) 22:23, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Vastly superior to previous nomination (especially sharpness, which was my primary concern before). Mattximus (talk) 16:36, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great improvement and good illustration per Nick-D.--Godot13 (talk) 05:42, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support, as an architectural writer, I would say that this is a usable image of the whole site. Amandajm (talk) 05:16, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Nick, this is good illustration of the overall site. Still scope to increase the wow factor next time the Merapi erupts :) Happy New Year! --ELEKHH^T 07:10, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If that happens, I'd rather get pictures of the mountain... but if we must have a temple in there, Candi Sewu offers a good view. Happy new year to you too! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:18, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support Good work. I spotted some red pixels that I've added as notes to the Commons page. -- Colin°^Talk 10:54, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the heads up. Version without hot pixels now being uploaded. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:00, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support Very nice, much improved. Jujutacular (talk) 01:32, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great photograph of the entire site. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 23:07, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:48, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sambisari Panorama (29 December 2013).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:07, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Namaqua chameleon[edit]

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Reason: Great composition, colours and focus.
Articles in which this image appears: Namaqua chameleon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Yathin S. Krishnappa

Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 18:32, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Lovely image. Great focus. Do you think he's just eaten? nagualdesign (talk) 19:07, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Cute little feller, good picture. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:12, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support, indeed good focus throughout the entire body. Brandmeister^talk 21:23, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 10:45, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support No words. J e e 04:06, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support EV Alborzagros (talk) 08:20, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support great level of detail and nice focus. --ELEKHH^T 12:46, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- perfect cute Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:48, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very cool! ///EuroCarGT 03:57, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support with a great pose too. Rcsprinter (warn) @ 15:55, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chamaeleo namaquensis (Walvis Bay).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:34, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Papilio Polytes Female[edit]

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Reason: Good quality and EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Papilio polytes
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator --Bellus Delphina ^talk 19:13, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support nice shot. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 21:26, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per Amanda. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 16:46, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support, though it is at the lowest allowable resolution. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:06, 31 December 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Oppose per Amanda. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:55, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, The gravel is in sharper definition than the butterfly. The butterfly itself is damaged. For an artistic shot, this may not matter, but for a very straight image with emphasis on subject matter rather than artistry, the butterfly needs to be intact. Amandajm (talk) 05:12, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question: Is it acceptable to try and mend a butterfly's wing? nagualdesign (talk) 20:40, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I rather like it, though I'm not sure how others feel. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:55, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nagualdesign, great! You are a butterfly doc :-) --Alchemist-hp (talk) 16:46, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. I can doctor anything, me.

nagualdesign (talk) 16:59, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See previous discussion. :( J e e 03:54, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But it is a good example for explaining how the fancy tails, antenna like growths and "false eyes" help to confuse the predators and save their lives. They also adapt a behavior to enhance these features. J e e 04:04, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think that once the broken piece of wing is digitally replaced, it rules it out as a great photo. Amandajm (talk) 05:34, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:38, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Concorde[edit]

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Reason: Most likely one of the best free Concorde photos before its retirement in 2003 (and made just six months before the retirement). Lowered nose, entire undercarriage and both engines are all there.
Articles in which this image appears: Concorde aircraft histories
FP category for this image: Vehicles/Air
Creator: Aero Icarus

Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 21:39, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Seems to be oversaturated, and quite noisy. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose. The noise from artifacts is too distraction. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:26, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:41, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Indian Peregrine falcon[edit]

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Reason: It is one of the rarest bird in India, and getting a photo of this bird is a tough job. the species falcon is under threat in India. In UttarPradesh, India it is totally extincted. So featuring this photo will let people know about a bird which is under threat.
Articles in which this image appears: Peregrine Falcon
FP category for this image: Birds
Creator: Rudra john cena

Support as nominator --Rudra john cena (talk) 10:48, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Too small at 282 × 300 pixels (see Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria). —Bruce1ee^talk 11:15, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've tagged it as likely copyvio source http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/peregrine and not "...(My own Work)This photo was taken in the Kalahari Desert, Africa. When I was taking Wild life photo's I found this Bird and I taken the picture by my camera..." [4] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anna Frodesiak (talk • contribs) 13:18, 13 January 2014‎

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:15, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy close, way bellow the size requirements. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:15, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Paisley Abbey from the south east[edit]

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Reason: Technically high-quality panorama of the abbey and adjacent historical buildings in their grounds. Very high resolution with great detail of the building.
Articles in which this image appears: Paisley Abbey
FP category for this image: Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Colin

Support as nominator --Colin°^Talk 14:38, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Impressive at full resolution, good panorama. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 18:17, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice! -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:24, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support as in Commons. J e e 03:03, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Top picture! Could do with a little trimming though. (~1000px from each side) nagualdesign (talk) 04:34, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The crop is as-intended, which shows the grounds and the path/road surrounding. The environment in which historical buildings lie is important. -- Colin°^Talk 23:30, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Great detail. - Godot13 (talk) 04:22, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:47, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nev1 (talk) 20:57, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Paisley Abbey from the south east.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:49, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

St Matthew's Church - Paisley - Interior - 5[edit]

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Reason: High quality picture taken in challenging lighting (~~exposure blend of~~HDR from several images used to capture dynamic range). Interior shows building architecture and furnishings in the Art Nouveau style along with the stained glass window.
Articles in which this image appears: St Matthew's Church, Paisley
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Colin

Support as nominator --Colin°^Talk 14:48, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I was actually playing with blended exposures earlier, trying to take a decent image of the interior of the bunker at Dharma Wiratama Museum. Much cleaner than what I was getting, very nice. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 18:03, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I misremembered. This one wasn't an exposure blend but simply created a 32-bit tiff in Photoshop and imported that to Lightroom. -- Colin°^Talk 15:58, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very nice! Good EV. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:23, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice, with the glass. nagualdesign (talk) 03:18, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:47, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice, I particularly like the angle. Most pictures inside churches I've seen on Wikipedia are from ground level and I like that this is a bit different. Nev1 (talk) 20:57, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Ditto. And I like the interior pic better than the exterior shot below. Sca (talk) 15:38, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Saffron Blaze (talk) 00:09, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:St Matthew's Church - Paisley - Interior - 5.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:03, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Collins[edit]

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File:Michael Collins "Free State Demonstration" March 13, 1922.jpg

Original – Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins addressing a crowd at Grand Parade, Cork at a "Free State Demonstration" in March 13, 1922

Reason: Rare image, very valuable historical value, relatively good technical value, and the minor faults are forgiveable to my taste against the high EV. Also Commons FP.
Articles in which this image appears: Michael Collins (Irish leader), Irish Free State, Irish Civil War, History of Cork, Grand Parade, Cork
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Hogan, W. D

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 18:48, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
comment Do we know when this was first published?©Geni (talk) 08:48, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah, 13 March 1922. Tomer T (talk) 09:00, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not the greatest shot, but historically significant and high quality. --Երևանցի ^talk 23:13, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Image is simply too dark for me. I think it could use some adjustment on the brightness and contrast (just a bit, not much, and not to lose any EV). Great historical value. I would lean to a weak support right now, but full support on an adjusted image. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 23:03, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ehhhhhh. No one at the Commons FP discussion discussed the contrast/brightness, but when I pulled it into photoshop and brightened it a little it looks significantly better. If no one else has issues at the time of closure, the closing editor can consider my vote a full support. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 23:06, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support as uploader and Commons FP nominator. I was going to nominate it here after waiting 7 days after adding it to many articles but I forgot. This is also Picture of the Day on the French, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias, as well as Commons. As for the brightness, on historical images, I take a general stance that they should be left alone for the most part, other than removing noise like scratches and folds that aren't part of the actual image. For example, I wouldn't increase the brightness on the Mona Lisa if it looked better that way, you shouldn't change history. Also, it would be changing it for many different projects that didn't have an issue with it. Ramaksoud2000 ^{(Talk to me)} 04:25, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Acceptable quality for age, quite useful for article on the movement. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:38, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Michael Collins "Free State Demonstration" March 13, 1922.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:56, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Liberation of Paris celebration[edit]

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Reason: High quality and historically significant photograph. It has been voted as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons in 2009 and is an FP in Turkish WP.
Articles in which this image appears: Liberation of Paris, French Resistance, Paris, Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, Military history of France during World War II
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: Jack Downey, U.S. Office of War Information

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 22:23, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I considered this for nomination, but it's overwhelmingly blurry at full size, even when compared to some other WWII photos (or just to the 1940s photos in general). Happy New Year anyway:) Brandmeister^talk 23:43, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support. It's an extremely high res scan, that's why it's so blurry at full size. Resized to something reasonable, such as the minimum resolution requirements which equates in this case to 1910x1500px, it looks reasonably sharp for an historic photo. It's clearly not on a par with our best photos of this era, but those photos were very much staged, whereas this one clearly isn't. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:53, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support as per nom. Don't see the need to resize. As stated above the scan is very high resolution, which doesn't retract in any way. Wikipedia can do the resizing, and noone is going to look at in in full resolution anyway. The photo itself is high enough resolution. CFCF (talk) 20:18, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think Diliff was suggesting we resize it for the purpose of judging. Taking it down to 50% it is still 10MP and lovely and sharp. I do wish the Wiki software had better support for viewing images at something between thumb, preview and full size (e.g. view at 50%, or view at 5MP, 10MP, 20MP). -- Colin°^Talk 14:14, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Enable the image viewer under beta settings and you can show images in fullscreen mode. CFCF (talk) 16:10, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Already tried that. It's getting annoying actually so may turn if off. And "fullscreen" might not be that large on some computers. -- Colin°^Talk 16:15, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, I enabled it a while ago and quickly disabled it again. To be truly useful, it would need to be a more full featured viewer, with perhaps a Javascript slider-based resizer, with 'fit height', 'fit width' and a few presets. Whether that's realistic to be coded, I'm not sure. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:27, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Or just set your browser to 50% (or any size you wish). nagualdesign (talk) 03:14, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support Tomer T (talk) 18:29, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 21:21, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support nagualdesign (talk) 03:14, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support»» Ibrahim.ID 09:35, 8 January 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ibrahim.ID (talk • contribs) [reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:47, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support You can find full EV at it.Alborzagros (talk) 04:52, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees-edit2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:54, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Six Flags New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina[edit]

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Reason: High resolution, public domain image with a very striking scene: it shows Six Flags New Orleans flooded two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. A little bit blurry, but considering the age, resolution, and uniqueness of this photograph I don't think that should be an issue.
Articles in which this image appears: Six Flags New Orleans, Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Goliath (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban, maybe?
Creator: Bob McMillan/FEMA Photo

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:59, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit --Երևանցի ^talk 16:56, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit -- Better Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:46, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit ///EuroCarGT 03:44, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit Nev1 (talk) 21:06, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit -Godot13 (talk) 03:37, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Aerial view of SFNO after Hurricane Katrina edit.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:15, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Placed it in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather beside the tornado damage image. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:15, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

aerial photo of Newport Beach[edit]

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Reason: Fantastic aerial photo of Newport Beach on December 27th, 2013 shot in 4x3 with a Leica. Altitude is about 7500 feet over El Toro airport

Articles in which this image appears

Newport Beach, California

FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: WPPilot

Support as nominator --WPPilot 21:42, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:59, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:St Giles in the Fields Church, London - Diliff.jpg[edit]

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Reason: A technically high quality image of the church. A slightly unconventional angle for a church interior but I think it was necessary in this case - the chandelier lighting is very low and centred such that they obscure the stained glass. I think the angle works though. The perspective is corrected so that the pews are horizontal which is more aesthetically pleasing IMO.
Articles in which this image appears: St Giles in the Fields
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator --Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:05, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support The church is quite lovely. It took me a few times to come back to the image for the unconventional angle to grow on me. I now quite like it, especially within the context of the article. Jujutacular (talk) 05:52, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks. Judging from the lack of responses to this one compared to my other image above, it seems that others find it difficult to appreciate also. I think part of the problem is that it doesn't leap out at you in the thumbnail. I do think it's an image that impresses more in the detail than in the superficial view. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:40, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support The technical quality and ev win me over despite not being in love with the angle of view or aspect ratio. -- Colin°^Talk 20:50, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
'Comments The comments that I made above on the Guildhall image apply even more to this image. The left hand side has had the perspective too severely compensated, which means, in effect, that to achieve that appearance, the wall would need to be leaning outwards about as radically as the famous Tower of Pizza. Amandajm (talk) 05:58, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Solid shot, and the angle has grown on me over the past couple days. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:14, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:19, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:19, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:Guildhall, City of London - Diliff.jpg[edit]

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Reason: Guildhall is an interesting and historic building in Central London. It acts as a town hall for the City of London. This image is a highly detailed, perspective corrected view of the interior of the medieval Great Hall.
Articles in which this image appears: Guildhall, London
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator --Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:33, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Exquisitely detailed resolution, very nice dynamic range achieved with the tone-mapping. I couldn't help but notice that the aspect ratio is just barely not-square. Any thoughts on cropping a few pixels of carpet off the bottom? I can support either way. Jujutacular (talk) 01:21, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm open minded towards the square crop as I don't think that much carpet is necessarily needed. Let's see if others agree. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 02:56, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'm all for losing 175 pixels of carpet. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:30, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Wow. Just, wow. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:24, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support with a better description... -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 17:06, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Oops, fixed. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:46, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Really though, the image didn't need much of a caption, just me being obnoxious. :) -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 18:32, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --– Wladyslaw (talk) 20:29, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very nice... - Godot13 (talk) 04:17, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Wow Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:45, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very good. The blue window light isn't to my taste personally, though. -- Colin°^Talk 20:38, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Gorgeous! ///EuroCarGT 03:47, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment- I find everything about this image stunning except for one thing: The verticals in the image have apparently been digitally "straightened" so that they are parallel. This is done, of course, to "correct" the distortion of perspective cause by the lens, and a single, viewpoint. The problem with this is that the human eye expects to see vertical perspective as well as horizontal perspective. In other words, the scale-reduction that you see when you look towards the end of the hall, also happens when you look upwards.

Because the perspective gets distorted by the height, it is appropriate to apply some correction. However, if you make your outermost verticals (the ones that usually lean in the most) perfectly parallel, then your eye doesn't really believe it. The building could only look like this if it is the size of a doll's house, or your eye had a lens the size of an astronomical telescope. The distortion caused by over-compensation is clearly apparent in the outermost hanging lanterns. Because we expect a tall building to loom inwards at the top, the parallel verticals make the building look as if its sides lean out. For this reason, as an architectural writer, I generally avoid images where the verticals have been made parallel and try to source the image that the photographer created before the digital adjustment. I am not recommending that the image should not be adjusted at all, but I'm suggesting that a lesser degree of adjustment, that allows the great height of the building to be experienced by the viewer, would be preferable. Amandajm (talk) 05:55, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what the horizontal and vertical angle of view is here but suspect the vertical one is quite large and may be at the limit to what a rectilinear projection can achieve without significant distortion. It is taken from ground (eye) level so the projection's midpoint isn't high. The projection is the same whether achieved in software or by a lens. Look at my St Matthew's FP below. That wasn't a stitched/software photo but was taken with a 17mm crop lens (25.5 mm in 35mm terms). I was fortunate to be able to take it from the rear gallery so I'm at the midpoint vertically, which reduces vertical perspective distortion issues. I cropped this picture at the top to remove the circular iron light-holders nearest the camera (you can see the ones further away). I had to do this because they were at the corners of the wide-angle image and no longer elliptical but clearly wonky. People would have complained. As it turns out, I prefer the wider aspect picture and the height loss wasn't important. Now 25mm is just a standard wide angle, nothing extreme. So my point is these issues can occur with a normal wide angle lens and not just with a stitched image that takes rectilinear projection towards its limits. All projections to a 2D plane are distorted and unlike human vision (which is not a 2D plane at all) so it is a case of balancing the various distortions to create something pleasing. I agree that reducing vertical perspective correction can sometimes produce a more natural image and you are right that reality does make far-away ceilings smaller. -- Colin°^Talk 08:38, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm surprised that as an architectural writer, you prefer non-corrected images. Almost all architectural photography is vertically corrected (where it is possible to correct), so I think you are going against the grain on that. Wikipedia's own article on Architectural photography states: "A tenet of architectural photography is the use of controlled perspective, with an emphasis on vertical lines that are non-converging (parallel). This is achieved by positioning the focal plane of the camera at so that it is perpendicular to the ground, regardless of the elevation of the camera eye. This result can be achieved by the use of view cameras, tilt/shift lenses, or post-processing." In the case of this image, I used post-processing, but the result is identical to any other method. There's nothing less authentic about it. I accept that for an interior (most interiors have a landscape aspect ratio), this has a fairly extreme correction at the ceiling, but I don't think that extreme leaning verticals would have looked aesthetically pleasing either. In any case, I agree with Colin that our eyes see a scene in a way that cannot be replicated in a 2D photo, so any attempt to do so must involve distortion of some kind. In addition, the visual perception system in our brain gives us the impression of taking in a scene all at once, but really we look around and absorb smaller aspects at a time, building up a 'virtual' picture of a scene that isn't necessarily geometrically accurate. Also, the eye has a natural field of view much wider on the horizontal axis than vertical, so any perspective leans that we see are even less pronounced vertically. Finally, the size of the building (doll's house or grand hall) has no relevance to how it appears. The issue is not the size of it, but the relative distance to it. If you could fit a camera inside the doll's house and pointed it upwards to the ceiling, you'd have exactly the same distortion/leaning of verticals. Likewise, if you could remove one of the walls and look into the Guildhall from a distance, you would be able to eliminate most of the leaning, certainly comparable to looking into a dollhouse. It's just geometry - size of the subject is irrelevant. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:19, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support Nev1 (talk) 20:55, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 14:53, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Saffron Blaze (talk) 00:08, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Guildhall, City of London - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:33, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gulfstream G450 jet[edit]

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Reason: Closeup photo of a Gulfstream g450 in a preflight configuration
Articles in which this image appears: Gulfstream IV
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator: WPPilot

Support as nominator --WPPilot 19:31, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
Oppose Useful picture but nothing special. (There's a huge dust-spot in the sky.) -- Colin°^Talk 20:53, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:02, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

LBJ meets with Ferdinand Marcos in Manila 1966-10-23[edit]

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Reason: High quality and historically significant photograph. The photo is eerily beautiful. It shows a rare meeting between a President of the United States with the President of the Philippines in the Malacañang Palace. Can I request that this be featured on the People Power anniversary on February 25.
Articles in which this image appears: Imelda Marcos, Philippines–United States relations
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History
Creator: White House Photograph Office

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 05:54, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Is this really the best quality of this photo we can find? I'm not going to oppose it because it's a great shot, but it's a bit milky and noisy, and I suspect the original wasn't. nagualdesign (talk) 15:51, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Response - I didn't upload this so I don't know how to get the original. there's one from PBS but I guess it's the same thing.--Theparties (talk) 21:25, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for looking. I had a look too. Half an hour later I'd found nothing. nagualdesign (talk) 22:48, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, composition is excellent. The human interest and interaction/non interaction between the three parties is great. But the background, in particular , is so grainy that it looks as if noise has been deliberately added. It is alternately speckled light and dark. Amandajm (talk) 05:39, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Response I don't know how to make the noise disappear but it probably was there when the photo got developed?--Theparties (talk) 14:22, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The speckled background is likely due to unsharp masking, IMO. The grain is much less affected in areas of continuous tone. Which begs the question, is there a pre-digital/unprocessed copy available? nagualdesign (talk) 01:55, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment LOC has this, which is obviously from the same meeting. Not sure what the copyright status of this image is. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:35, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Response I just nominated that above. That's a different image. This nomination was about a state visit in Manila while the other one was held in Washington.--Theparties (talk) 14:22, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose — Dark, grainy, no topical focus and not very good focus on faces. Plus picture on opposite wall appears to rest on LBJ's head. Sca (talk) 15:56, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Response I think it's pretty clear that Imelda is the focus of this picture and the dark and grainy look doesn't subrat anything from that. The other two guys are the background compared to her position. The portrait-on-head is not much of a problem since a person looking at it would first see the center.--Theparties (talk) 17:10, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:49, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aerial photo of Newport Harbor[edit]

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Reason: Spectacular vantage point
Articles in which this image appears: Newport Beach, California
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: WPPilot

Support as nominator --WPPilot 04:51, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
Comment: Hazy. Sca (talk) 15:24, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:14, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach[edit]

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**Original** – The official mission patch for the launch of National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite NROL-39.

Reason: Unique image & no higher res available. Historic/Notable (extensive discussion of image in RSes). It "illustrates the subject in a compelling way, making the viewer want to know more". It's a highly-evocative and extremely effective work of art.
Articles in which this image appears: USA-247, National Reconnaissance Office, List of NRO Launches
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others or perhaps Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Drawings
Creator: National Reconnaissance Office, US Government

Support as nominator --HectorMoffet (talk) 07:53, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy close - Below minimum resolution, should really be SVG. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:10, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:13, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy close, way-way bellow the size requirements. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:13, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Treasury (Coin) Notes - complete type set[edit]

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Reason: High quality, high EV (greater EV viewed as a set). All notes are from the Smithsonian Institution collection.
This set nomination is a complete type reference set of U.S. Treasury Notes, Series 1890 and 1891. Treasury notes (also referred to as Coin Notes) were issued in two series: 1890 (also known as the “fancy back” design) and 1891 (the “open back” design). Unlike some of the other U.S. banknotes in circulation at the time (e.g., Gold and Silver certificates), Treasury or Coin notes could be redeemed in either gold or silver specie at the discretion of the United States Department of the Treasury.

The series of 1890/1891 was issued in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 (1891 only), $100, $500 (approved for 1891 but never issued), and $1,000. The majority of the notes depict historically significant figures in U.S. military history (6), as well as a Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and a Chief Justice of the United States. Captions include: denomination, reference number, and person depicted.

Original – A 16-note complete type reference set of U.S. Treasury Notes, Series 1890 and 1891.

Articles in which these images appear: Treasury (Coin) Note (all images), Edwin M. Stanton, James B. McPherson, George Henry Thomas, Philip Sheridan, John Marshall, David Farragut.

FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
From the National Numismatic Collection, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.

Series 1890 Treasury Notes

$1 (Fr.347)

Edwin Stanton.
$2 (Fr.353)

James McPherson.
$5 (Fr.361)

George H. Thomas.
$10 (Fr.367)

Philip Sheridan.

$20 (Fr.374)

John Marshall.
$100 (Fr.377)

David Farragut.
$1,000 (Fr.379a)

George Meade.

Series 1891 Treasury Notes

$1 (Fr.351)

Edwin Stanton.
$2 (Fr.357)

James McPherson.
$5 (Fr.365)

George H. Thomas.
$10 (Fr.371)

Philip Sheridan.

$20 (Fr.375a)

John Marshall.
$50 (Fr.376)

William Seward.
$100 (Fr.378)

David Farragut.

$500 (Proof)

William Sherman.
$1,000 (Fr.379c)

George Meade.

Support as nominator --Godot13 (talk) 00:46, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Solid scans, good EV — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:29, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:45, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
comment - On 10 Jan 2014, a $1,000 1890 Treasury Note set a new world record price for a US Banknote ($3,290,000)-Godot13 (talk) 03:24, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 08:48, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great collection. Halavar (talk) 18:33, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Beautiful NiceCurrency (talk) 16:53, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A mosque in Karachi[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Jan 2014 at 03:09:46 (UTC)

Reason: Religious center of the Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, meets the FP standards.
Articles in which this image appears: Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, Karachi and Climate of Karachi
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Saki

Support as nominator --Zia Khan 03:09, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support This photo is beautiful. --Theparties (talk) 11:03, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nothing special here. -- Colin°^Talk 20:57, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Poor contrast, clipped highlights. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Doesn't really grab me, and the EV doesn't seem particularly high. The article on Defence Housing Authority, Karachi doesn't mention the mosque aside from in the caption for the lead image. Nev1 (talk) 21:07, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:15, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Komodo dragon eating water buffalo[edit]

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Reason: Striking image with high EV capturing the behaviour of a rare and dangerous animal in the wild. I think the exceptional encyclopaedic value compensates for minor technical shortcomings.
Articles in which this image appears: Komodo dragon, Komodo National Park
FP category for this image: Reptiles
Creator: Mats Stafseng Einarsen

Support as nominator --ELEKHH^T 12:42, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support - I'm supporting this even though I find it crowded and hard to see just because I find it really gross.--Theparties (talk) 14:31, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose You are only seeing a fraction of the animal. No legs, no tail. Though very cool, I would say this is not a very encyclopaedic image. Mattximus (talk) 20:26, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What you see is the animal eating. That is a different thing from presenting the animal as a whole, and obviously has to be focused on the mouth. Many FPs only show the head of the animal. Also, the usual desire at FPC to see the whole body of the animal and all sharp, leads to the bias of having mostly static images, and very few showing active behaviour. From 41 reptile FPs only two show action (one mating and one feeding). From 130 mammal FPs only five are eating and nine other show some non-static activity. Even from a sample of 100 bird FPs, only nine fly and six eat. --ELEKHH^T 22:34, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support per ELEKHH. You made a convincing case. nagualdesign (talk) 01:47, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Although I completely understand the concerns regarding the bias towards static images that were expressed above, this image is not good enough, I'm afraid. Technically, the light is harsh and the lizard does not appear very sharp. On the EV side, the fact that there is nothing in the picture to provide a sense of scale (the plants and the rocks are too far in the background to be of any use and neither the carcass nor the lizard appear whole) makes the viewer think that this is a lizard of ordinary size, while the Komodo dragon is a rather huge animal (or are we dealing with a juvenile lizard?). The fact that the lizard is eating is the only thing on the plus side, which is not enough for an FP. --Ebertakis (talk) 22:21, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Mattximus and Ebertakis. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:49, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:46, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Imelda Marcos[edit]

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Reason: Portrait of a historically significant individual.
Articles in which this image appears: Imelda Marcos, Imelda (film), Women in the Philippines
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History
Creator: Stefan Kühn

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 13:22, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Crowded, lighting is poor. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:55, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - as per Crisco. Amandajm (talk) 05:35, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Response The people in the back does not interfere with the subject matter. Imelda still occupy at least half of the image and the viewer still focuses on that. It is also about a significant national historical event, the 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide. --Theparties (talk) 04:07, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A crowded background does not a great portrait make. Just take a look at the various categories for pictures of people. This is useful for her article, but nowhere near FP quality. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:55, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose — I wonder how many pairs of those wonderfully photogenic dark glasses she owns? Sca (talk) 15:30, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per Crisco. --Godot13 (talk) 03:35, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:26, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sarunas Jasikevicius by Augustas Didzgalvis[edit]

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Reason: It has good resolution and colouring.
Articles in which this image appears: Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Point guard, Lithuania national basketball team, BC Lietuvos rytas
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Augustas Didžgalvis

Support as nominator --Sepguilherme (talk) 23:53, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Below the minimum size, opposition player is distracting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:48, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:06, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Marcos Clark Air Base 1979[edit]

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Reason: Rare historical event where a bunch of historical people are photographed together.
Articles in which this image appears: History of Clark Air Base, David C. Jones, Imelda Marcos
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History
Creator: Magalhães

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 14:04, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Snapshot. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:13, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — Ditto. ZZZzzz. Sca (talk) 15:47, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Response How often do you have photos of these kinds of events about the 1960's that is also freely available? --Theparties (talk)

All the time, when it has to do with the US government. If you want group photos from the 60s/70s that are also high quality, check out our images of the Apollo crews. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:52, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose At the risk of seeming harsh, this is a pretty poor photo - it's not level, the subjects are looking away from the camera (with a couple in awkward poses) and there appears to be a clumsily removed digital watermark or something on the roof behind the official party. I don't think that this has much EV, and the technical standards are terrible: goodness knows why it was ever published given that this is the kind of image most photographers would chuck out. Nick-D (talk) 21:55, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:05, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Marcos visit Johnson 1966[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jan 2014 at 14:14:53 (UTC)

Reason: A dramatic photo of world leaders. But the focus is on Imelda Marcos.
Articles in which this image appears: Ferdinand Marcos, Lyndon B. Johnson, Imelda Marcos, State Arrival Ceremony
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History
Creator: Magalhães

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 14:14, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — I'm not sure if the up-the-nostrils angle is dramatic or just gimmicky. Nor is it apparent what this 1966 photo illustrates other than a routine state visit. (And those eyes over F. Marcos's left shoulder, do they belong to Dean Rusk?) Sca (talk) 15:44, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Response I think the angle is made to accentuate Imelda's beauty in contrast to the others as she seems to be the most prominent person in terms of location. The photo represents the controversial relationship between U.S. presidents and the soon-to-be dictator F. Marcos, so if this was done today, it wouldn't be just a run-of-the-mill state visit. And who is Dean Rusk?--Theparties (talk) 16:57, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose and please stop nominating low quality images of Marcos (though this is better than some). This has little encyclopedic value with such an angle. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:05, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Response First of all, I didn't upload any of these photos so it is not my fault why the are "low quality" in your opinion. Second, being "low quality" doesn't necessarily prevent an image from becoming featured, like the image of Michael Collins below (which you voted for by the way), as long as it represents historic value, and this image pretty much represent that value in terms of the contradiction of the Philippine-United States relationship during the martial law era and the democratic ideals both countries claim to represent.--Theparties (talk) 03:53, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Collins image was from 1922. This is from 1966. That's a significant gap in terms of technology and expected deterioration of the prints before digitalization. The "historic value" you tout has already been questioned by Sca, above, as nothing here says anything more than "state visit". Composition and such ("up-the-nostrils", to quote) are poor, though not as poor as the one you nominated below. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:52, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose I agree with Crisco: the composition here is not good and the mild historic value of the image does not compensate for its flaws. Nick-D (talk) 09:30, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:07, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gebang[edit]

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Reason: High resolution, good framing. Don't mind the teal-ish thing behind the trees; that's Maguwoharjo Stadium, just across the river from the temple
Articles in which this image appears: Gebang, Kewu Plain, Candi of Indonesia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:13, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support ///EuroCarGT 03:03, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Much more visually interesting than Sambisari 3 below. Sca (talk) 15:25, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Godot13 (talk) 03:32, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great framing, maybe a little soft when zoomed in, but really quite good. Thanks for posting all these excellent photographs. Mattximus (talk) 02:28, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I feel there is, however, a slight issue of scale, I wasn't aware of how big it was until I saw [5]. It looked much smaller to me, but perhaps I'm the only one.
Not particularly big, in my opinion. 5.25 by 5.25 metres (17.2 ft × 17.2 ft) at the base and 8 metres (26 ft) in height. Sambisari is (volume wise) bigger. A person in the frame for scale would just end up blocking the view, IMHO. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:16, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Judging from the thumbnail though, it really looks about 3-4 metres tall to me. I suppose the camera angle is suggestive. It looks like you're taking the photo from around 40-50% of the height of the structure, although being so close to it, the angle might make it deceptive. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:43, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's possible. I tried to photograph from a bit higher up, allowing a more heads-on view. Though to be honest in person it didn't look 8m tall. As for the angle, this is the only one that gives the impression of 8m. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 20:50, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Could it be that it just looks like it has a bench around the base made for someone to sit? I agree with Diliff, I estimated it maybe 3m tall, not 8. I think it's due to how it looks like I can go up and sit right on it. Still believe it's a featured picture. Just as an aside, the problem exists for the dome at St. Peter's Basilica, which does not look like one of the largest domes in the world. Mattximus (talk) 23:55, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That is really interesting. Thanks for the links. Perspective is a fun thing to explore. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:24, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gebang Temple, 29 December 2013 02.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:13, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater[edit]

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Reason: Great EV, spectacular photo, high quality
Articles in which this image appears: Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Alex Levitsky & Dmitry Shamatazhi

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 11:38, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Just beautiful! Sepguilherme (talk) 12:21, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Insufficient dynamic range -- too much clipped out-of-range at bottom and top end. -- Colin°^Talk 12:38, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I believe there is sufficient dynamic range in this image. In terms of actual highlight and shadow clipping, the only highlight clipping is in the lights themselves (which is entirely expected) and shadow clipping is limited to the prompter's box on the stage. Perhaps the photo seems a bit overexposed. I have offered an edit with mild curves adjustments should it allay some concerns, but I prefer the original. Tokugawapants (talk) 12:00, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You can't fix exposure problems on a JPG. What's clipped is clipped. I doubt even the raw file has the dynamic range needed. This really needs HDR techniques. If it were one or two light clipped then I'd let it pass, but the lighting is a feature and there is no detail in the lamps. -- Colin°^Talk 18:56, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:09, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sherlock Holmes (play)[edit]

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Reason: Nominating again an edit that was added in the end of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sherlock Holmes (play), and was close to promotion.
High EV - promotional poster of an important and influential play and early adaption of Sherlock Holmes, from 1900. Quality and scan are quite good.
Articles in which this image appears: Sherlock Holmes (play), William Gillette
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator: Metropolitan Printing Co. (Edit by Nagualdesign)

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 11:49, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support per previous nom. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:45, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 03:30, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 00:06, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Երևանցի ^talk 02:14, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in his new four act drama, Sherlock Holmes (LOC var 1364) (edit).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:44, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Kid[edit]

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Reason: Iconic image, high EV, very good quality for an image as old as this
Articles in which this image appears: The Kid (1921 film), Jackie Coogan, List of American films of 1921
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Unknown (Publicity photo for "The Kid")

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 11:43, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Could use a bit of fly-specking, and the print was obviously damaged on the door. I could do a digital restoration, if you wish. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:47, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, come to think of it, I think a lot of this is jpg artefacting. Check out the black area in the doorframe at 300% — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:53, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Two faces are better than one. (Is the black patch possibly something attached to the door?) Sca (talk) 15:16, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That it is, but I was referring to the scratches. Uploading an edit now. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:37, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support edit --Երևանցի ^talk 19:58, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit (prefer reduction in jpg artefacts) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:31, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit ///EuroCarGT 01:39, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit —Bruce1ee^talk 07:11, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit - as per Commons :-) Saffron Blaze (talk) 00:06, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chaplin The Kid edit.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:11, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Placed in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:11, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment -- I wasn't aware this image was up for nomination until the edit was promoted to featured picture. As one of the editors of the original image, I'd like to comment here for the record (belated though it may be). While the original could stand some minot cleanup, the edit is not an improvement in my opinion. The whole image has been blurred slightly causing a loss of detail and crispness. While I don't necessarily disparage the offending editor for such an amateurish hack as he simply may not know any better, it's a shame that not one single other editor here managed to bring this up. – JBarta (talk) 23:54, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I mentioned it, at the Commons nomination, and there were no issues there with the slight loss of detail. Until such time as a scan can be gotten which is saved in a lossless format before editing, I doubt there is much we can improve on. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:10, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Monticello[edit]

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Reason: Architecturally and historically prominent building. High quality, good EV and a Valued, Quality and Featured Picture on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Monticello
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: User:Martin Falbisoner

Support (original) as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 23:08, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support both, but prefer original: nice to see the grounds. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:37, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit --Alchemist-hp (talk) 14:50, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support both but prefer original. I'm a bit biased though ;-) --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 18:38, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support both but prefer crop. Seems a bit lost in the original (mostly due to large amount of space dedicated to sky and grass), but would be happy with either one. Nice pic! Mattximus (talk) 01:06, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support original - I believe this is an excellent photograph, and I strongly prefer the original over the cropped version. I believe the original benefits from the additional context; I think that the original gives us a better idea of how the house fits in with the grounds, yet the house is still prominent and dominant in the frame. I like the framing of the original better, with the two tallest trees on either side (the crop has weaker framing on the left). My eyes are drawn to the clean expanses of sky and grass that exist in the original but are truncated in the crop. I like how, in the original, you get a more complete view of the cloud formation above the house, almost forming a halo above. I feel like the additional context amplifies this building's majesty. To me, the building seems more profound and more important in the original, perhaps because there is more extra space around it, space that seems to serve the building. The extra degrees of perspective also helps remind me where Monticello is in the world and gives me that much more confidence that there are no skyscrapers lurking in the background to challenge the space. Tokugawapants (talk) 11:36, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support both The edit seems to have enhanced the dark spots of the photo. ///EuroCarGT 18:59, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit - Godot13 (talk) 20:58, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support original and Oppose edit, per Tokugawapants. The spatial context is important here, so the original showing more of the grounds has higher EV. --ELEKHH^T 23:11, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I support both --Z 19:56, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.JPG --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:17, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The original has more support, than the edit (8 and 7 respectively), and it's also unopposed. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:17, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jamkaran Mosque[edit]

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Reason: Good quality and EV of a country where we get few pictures from. People add a good sense of scale. On a side note, the pictures of the supreme leaders Khomeini and Khamenei give a sense of how closely linked religion and politics are in that area.
Articles in which this image appears: Jamkaran, Holiest sites in Shia Islam, Qom Province
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 11:58, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - Sorry Muhammad, but for a mosque of this size I don't think I can get behind a 1,500 pixel tall image. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:00, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I dont understand why we have requirements when we aren't going to abide by them. FWIW though, I don't have a higher resolution --Muhammad(talk) 12:17, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - The requirements are a bare minimum, but there are other considerations as well. A 1500 pixel film poster is unlikely to pass; most which have passed have been north of 2000 on the smallest side. Such a large piece of architecture (this gives 250,000 square meters, and this gives 250 hectares) cannot be shown in adequate detail at 1,500 pixels tall. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:13, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Why is it you don't have a higher resolution image Muhammad? It looks downsampled... Pretty sharp at 100%, too sharp for a bayer sensor at native res. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 08:56, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - image seems slightly off center and/or tilted. I'm also noticing some red chromatic aberration on the women at far left. It's a nice image overall, but I think we can have better. Chris857 (talk) 03:20, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Crisco 1492/Chris857. Also the sky has been "recovered" too far resulting in colour shift. -- Colin°^Talk 18:52, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mary of Hungary[edit]

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Reason: High quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Mary of Hungary (governor of the Netherlands) (most EV), List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen

Support as nominator --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:18, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Love it. J Milburn (talk) 18:40, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The painting is nice.--Theparties (talk) 22:12, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support ///EuroCarGT 04:24, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Good detail.-Godot13 (talk) 17:05, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mary (1505–1558), Queen of Hungary.jpg -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:41, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran. Taken by NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite[edit]

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Reason: Full EV and high quality
Articles in which this image appears: Qeshm Island
FP category for this image
Creator: NASA

Support as nominator --Alborzagros (talk) 15:06, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any reason as to not response to this photo yet?!! Alborzagros (talk) 06:03, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per nom. -- Bkouhi (talk) 15:47, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:14, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hamengkubuwono VII[edit]

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Reason: Very valuable, high resolution image, of a sultan from Indonesia. Considering how long Hamengkubuwono VII reigned, I could easily track down enough information to expand his article.
Articles in which this image appears: Hamengkubuwono VII
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Kassian Cephas, restored by the ever fantastic Durova

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:51, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --nice image. --Theparties (talk) 22:11, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- I believe it meets all the criteria, especially #5. There wouldn't be much of an article without this photo. Would be nice if the article were expanded. Tokugawapants (talk) 08:08, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Adds a lot of value to the article. MatGTAM (talk) 3:55, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:57, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:57, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lido Isle Newport Beach CA[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Jan 2014 at 12:39:29 (UTC)

Reason: Aerial photo of one of Newport Beach's inner Harbor Island, Lido Isle, Newport Beach this was the first place in the state of California to have underground utilities. In 1906, what now is Lido Isle (then originally a sandbar), it was incorporated as part of the City of Newport Beach. The Pacific Electric Railway Company’s "Red Car Line" from Los Angeles to Balboa was completed at that time, as well, helping make Newport Bay a popular vacation spot. The railway sold off surplus right-of-way land in 1923, and what was to become Lido Isle, Newport Beach (then Huntington Island, before that Electric Island) was sold for $45,000 to oilman W.K. Parkinson for development as a commercial shipyard. After dredging the island up to about 11 feet above the mean high tide line, his commercial project never materialized, and in 1928, the land was purchased by an investment group headed by developer William Clarke Crittenden. Crittenden, along with Swiss architect Franz Herding, envisioned a plan for developing Lido as a Mediterranean-themed residential resort area, patterned—and named—after the famous Lido of Venice, a beautiful (and one of Europe’s most fashionable at the time) resort on Italy’s Adriatic coast.
Articles in which this image appears: Newport Beach Lido Isle, Newport Beach
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places
Creator: WPPilot

Support as nominator --WPPilot 12:39, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
Comment Seems good, however does feel hazy at the top portions. I do like how the main center of the this picture is the island which is nice. ///EuroCarGT 04:21, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The image is listed as being in use in two articles but it does not seem appear in the first article.-Godot13 (talk) 07:00, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- this picture appears in the first article. It's the same, but different! AgnosticAphid talk 19:22, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:00, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Uncle Sam's new class in the art of self-government[edit]

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Reason: A classic image about education and imperialism
Articles in which this image appears: School discipline
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: BrokenSphere

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 21:52, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Looks partly tilted. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:02, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:54, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Las Damas Romanas[edit]

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Reason: Painting by artist Juan Luna.
Articles in which this image appears: Las Damas Romanas, Juan Luna.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Sebastian Nizan

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 21:52, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose this version. It's scanned from a book, meaning that detail has been lost. Any scans of the actual painting? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:01, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think that would be difficult to find since it was lost up until recently. I tried Google but what I got was the same quality.--Theparties (talk) 23:07, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per Crisco. There may not be a better scan of this particular painting out there right now, but that doesn't mean that we should promote a substandard one. J Milburn (talk) 21:53, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:55, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Carabao Cart[edit]

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Reason: Historic image portraying life in Spanish era Philippines.
Articles in which this image appears: Carabao, Water buffalo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Halgin

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 21:52, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Shadows are quite heavy. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:01, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:55, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Manuel L. Quezon[edit]

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Reason: Old image of Manuel L. Quezon, second President of the Philippines
Articles in which this image appears: Manuel L. Quezon, List of Presidents of the Philippines, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Quezon City
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Magalhães

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 21:52, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - This file should have some flyspecking done. The image appears to have been quite dirty when it was scanned. I can do it if you want. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:59, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. Thanks. I can't do that.--Theparties (talk) 23:05, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. I should hopefully finish within 24 hours. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:17, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have uploaded my restored version over the original one.

Support: For those who are wondering why there is an American flag here, this photograph was taken while Quezon was leader of the Philippine's government in exile in the United States during World War II. He died two years after this picture was taken. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:07, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support When you pixel-peep his forehead there's a white spot which I presume is some kind of error, but that should be easily fixed and isn't visible at sensible resolutions. As the composition is good and the American flag provides extra EV I think that this meets the FP criteria: thank you for nominating it Theparties. Nick-D (talk) 10:59, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Thanks for the heads up. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:14, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Love the picture, but the sourcing info's a bit odd; what agency/body/company created this? J Milburn (talk) 21:51, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, the provenance of this image is a little odd here. According to my reading of the LOC page, it was created by the Office of War Information/Farm Security Administration, but their copy of the image was acquired from the Press Association, Incorporated (i.e. not directly from the OWI). Another possibility is that it was taken by the Press Association and then rights were transferred to OWI in 1944. Either way, that should be PD. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:12, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It'd be good if you could update the image page- if you're sure it's PD, I'm happy to accept that. J Milburn (talk) 17:12, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed the "Author" parameter to OWI. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 20:51, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:56, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:56, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Dresden Codex, the oldest book written in the Americas[edit]

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The complete Dresden Codex in the correct reading sequence (pages 1-24, 46-74, 25-45) from left to right, including empty pages

Reason: This image has tremendous historical and informational value: it shows the entire Dresden Codex, the oldest book written in the Americas, one of the last and most significant Mayan Codices surviving to this day.
Articles in which this image appears: Dresden Codex
FP category for this image: Category:Dresden Codex
Creator: Linear77

Support as nominator --Lordelicht (talk) 12:58, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment... wouldn't a... PDF file... or DJVu file... be more useful? And less likely to break coding? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:45, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I've not looked at the file closely, but at only 967 pixels tall, I'm not sure the resolution is good enough. I also think that separating the sheets would make the files more flexible in their use on Wikimedia projects. - hahnch e n 18:29, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I can't get the file to open...-Godot13 (talk) 06:49, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- I could only get it to download using right click -> save file as. I think it is too big to open in Firefox. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:47, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I thought I may have agreed with the comments above, but on closer inspection I really enjoyed scrolling along the image, being able to compare several pages at once. For that purpose I'd say it has great EV, and the relatively small height means it fits nicely on the screen at 100%, and you stand a better chance of being able to view it than you would with a higher resolution. Works fine in IE11 and looks great in the article. nagualdesign (talk) 04:00, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent picture with high EV. Any larger and it would be very inconvenient to view. Art and culture from the great Mesoamerican civilizations is grossly underrepresented in our featured collection and I think this would be a very nice edition. MatGTAM (talk) 7:59, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
Oppose This is an awesome picture with very high EV. And I don't mind the file format. I do oppose on the grounds that the height is less than 1000px, and would love to see greater detail in each of the panels. I feel we are missing quite a bit by having the vertical resolution so low. Mattximus (talk) 23:52, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support Tomer T (talk) 18:34, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:09, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

First Cabinet of President Barack Obama in the White House East Room[edit]

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Reason: EV and High quality
Articles in which this image appears: Confirmations of Barack Obama's Cabinet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Chuck Kennedy

Support as nominator --Alborzagros (talk) 13:50, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any reason as to not response to this photo yet?!! Alborzagros (talk) 06:02, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support High Quality --Kasir ^talk 12:56, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — Political publicity shot. Sca (talk) 16:41, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:50, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Capra pyrenaica victoriae juvenile[edit]

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Reason: Featured, quality and valued image in Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Capra pyrenaica
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: J.Ligero & I.Barrios

Support as nominator --Alurín (talk) 22:49, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- This is cute!--Theparties (talk) 05:18, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Երևանցի ^talk 01:39, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tomer T (talk) 11:00, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Nice shot, but the background is busy in spite of the good separation. Also, the eyes are rather dark. --Ebertakis (talk) 17:15, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support cute Godhulii 1985 (talk) 05:44, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee^talk 06:05, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Capra pyrenaica victoriae juvenile.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:49, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tower of London[edit]

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Reason: High quality photograph of a notable building, featured on Commons, lead image in an FA
Articles in which this image appears: Tower of London, Castle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Bob Collowân

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:49, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 03:15, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Good view, but the walls are cut off on both sides, something like this offers an entire view. Brandmeister^talk 10:29, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That looks like it's too wide of an angle to get straight lines. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:51, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with him, that though that the view is only of the keep, not the whole 'Tower of London' complex. I think realistically, given available viewpoints, the only complete view is from a neighbouring building, such as this one. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:39, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think just one complete side with entire walls may also make it, say northern or southern facade. Brandmeister^talk 21:33, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

However, to take a picture from that angle you would only be able to get the outer walls and perhaps the walls immediately beyond, missing out the Tower's most iconic feature. An aerial photograph of the sort Diliff highlighted is the only way to get most of the castle in shot (hence why I added that particular image; the one it replaced was too busy). Nev1 (talk) 17:44, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support I assumed it was Featured here already. It's a damn good picture of the castle, and should probably be in our article on White Tower (Tower of London). It shows the castle's most famous feature, but in such a way that it's not divorced from its context. The composition shows it's a busy place with Traitor's Gate leading down to the Thames. Nev1 (talk) 17:44, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Theparties (talk) 09:43, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 08:46, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 13:34, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tower of London viewed from the River Thames.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:49, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Eduard Shevardnadze[edit]

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Reason: High quality, (I'd say) acceptable EV. The photo is encyclopedic as it depicts a prominent Georgian and Soviet politician. Also, somewhat similar to Saddam's photo.
Articles in which this image appears: Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia, History of Georgia (country), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Robert D. Ward (DoD), retouched by User:Centpacrr

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 23:37, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - The photo is all wet (i.e. that water pitcher is distracting). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:57, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Both the front and background is messy and even the look of Shevardnadze himself is very ordinary. Iselilja (talk) 15:57, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — Blah. Sca (talk) 16:46, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:01, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hôtel de Ville, Paris[edit]

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Reason: Historically significant and not bad quality for a photo taken some 140 years ago.
Articles in which this image appears: Hôtel de Ville, Paris, Paris Commune
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture (or maybe Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others?)
Creator: Hippolyte-Auguste Collard (1811–1887), edited version by User:Paris 16

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 23:51, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think the contrast is a bit low on the ALT, though I prefer it. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:59, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support both Tomer T (talk) 10:58, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:03, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Göttweig Abbey Library[edit]

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Reason: The image well captures the space and its function. Very nice lighting and good framing.
Articles in which this image appears: Göttweig Abbey
FP category for this image: Interiors
Creator: Jorge Royan

Support as nominator --ELEKHH^T 00:00, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hearty support - Very nice. I particularly like the reader. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:05, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support as in Commons and as one who initially added it to the article. J e e 03:14, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice composition and detail. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:40, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Nice light & wood tones. Presence of reader, framed by movable stairway in BG, makes the pic. Sca (talk) 15:57, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support as the nominator in Commons. Tomer T (talk) 19:56, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 20:35, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support based on composition. But the books appear unnaturally white. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:46, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The lighting is very great for a picture like this. The wood from the selves are gorgeous. ///EuroCarGT 06:00, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Austria - Göttweig Abbey - 2015.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:14, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sha-có-pay[edit]

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Reason: High level of historic value. Sha-có-pay who's name apparently means "The Six" was painted from life by George Catlin. Catlin traveled throughout Western North America and painted Indians at a time when the only contact with Whites was from explorers and traders. The painting shows traditional Plains Ojibwe clothing such as a beaded buckskin shirt, a buffalo-hide blanket robe, eagle feathers, hair pipes, and a beaded necklace that is unique to the tribes of the northernmost plains (Ojibwe and Cree). Painted at Fort Union in 1832.
Articles in which this image appears: Ojibwe people, Sha-có-pay, George Catlin, Saulteaux
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional
Creator: George Catlin

Support as nominator --MatGTAM (talk) 04:59, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Nice to see this sort of nomination again. Solid painting, solid scan. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:31, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As a side point, couldn't we have an article about this painting/person? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:31, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I just made the article right now.--Theparties (talk) 15:37, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you, that's a very useful article and helps increase the EV of this image. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:35, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Love the caption- the main page blurb will practically write itself! Great EV for Carlin, the Ojibwe people and, of course, the subject himself- would fit in People/Political, People/Traditional or Painting FP categories. J Milburn (talk) 17:46, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 07:10, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. This is not the best Catlin painting - or the best image by him that Wikipedia has. It has very limited EV stuck in the bottom of a gallery on Catlin's article and the article written on the painting itself can't even determine which of the several Shacopee's this is a painting of. He may even be a "multi-tribal" person so the painting's use as an example of dress in individual tribe articles may be limited. Rmhermen (talk) 18:24, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- The other Shacopee's are Dakotas (albeit with Ojibwe heritage) but the one Catlin painted could only be Shacopee II, however that Shacopee was forced to only identified himself as Dakota after the signing of Treaty of Fond du Lac in 1826. The man in the Catlin painting also has an Ojibwe wife and was painted far from Minnesota at Fort Union in North Dakota along the Montana border. I have already nominated two other Catlin paintings that now have feature status and believe this one to be of equal quality. The remaining images by Catlin on this site are too small for feature quality. The image has a better place in the George Catlin article. MatGTAM (talk) 10:41, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - "the article written on the painting itself can't even determine which of the several Shacopee's this is a painting of. " - Pardon? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:20, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - This may or may not be Shacopee II who was a Ojibwe adopted by Sioux - and later in life identifying with the Sioux - and his clothes have been identified as Sioux, not Dakota in a source in Sha-có-pay. (And the related painting of his wife is claimed to show her wearing a Dakota man's garment.) There are questions on Caitlin's reliablity here.[6] See also the discussion on identity at Talk:Sha-có-pay. How much EV can this have if we haven't id'ed the subject? The image has been stuck in the Saulteaux article, despite that being a Canadian tribe (maybe also "far from Minnesota" where Shacopee II lived?). Rmhermen (talk) 20:30, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      - That does not affect the EV of an article on the painting itself. Rather, it makes the article more interesting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:20, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:George Catlin - Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:51, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Motherhood in the Philippines[edit]

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Reason: Educational image of a typical Ifugao woman at the early 20th century.
Articles in which this image appears: Sexuality in the Philippines
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Moverton

Support as nominator --Theparties (talk) 05:15, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Obvious halftoning (though not as blatant as some of what I've had to upload), EV not clear. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:21, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as per Crisco. Mattximus (talk) 23:30, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:08, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:Balliol College Dining Hall, Oxford - Diliff.jpg[edit]

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Reason: It's very high resolution and a full view of the interior of the dining hall of Balliol College, one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University.
Articles in which this image appears: Balliol College, Oxford
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator --Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:35, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but I sense a slight tilt to the left. Is it fixable? Brandmeister^talk 13:21, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- There might be an ever so slight tilt to the left. However, if you're judging it from the fact that the window arches are not both meeting at the exact corner of the frame, that would give you an exaggerated sense of tilt, as any deviations from horizontal are accentuated there due to the extremely wide point of view. It could also be because the building is not absolutely symmetrical, or that I haven't taken the photo from the precise centre of the hall. I tried to rotate the image so that identical objects on either side of room were horizontal and parallel, but that ended up making the windows tilt even more noticeably. If there is indeed a need for some sort of correction, it's likely a complex and minute perspective correction and not a simple tilt. To be honest, I don't think it's worth the trouble. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:13, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Ah, ok. The tilt may be noticed by comparing the bar betwen the portraits and the front window with a straight line, in particular. I gave the image a 0,49 deg clockwise rotation in PS (without upload), but, as usually, several pixels would go in that case. Brandmeister^talk 20:10, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 20:36, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:44, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Stunning photo with excellent EV. Nick-D (talk) 07:27, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 05:18, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Balliol College Dining Hall, Oxford - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:25, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:Exeter College Chapel & Lectern, Oxford - Diliff.jpg[edit]

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Reason: It's very high resolution view of Exter College Chapel, with an interesting composition.
Articles in which this image appears: Exeter College, Oxford
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator --Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:46, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 20:37, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Solid — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:35, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:41, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 05:18, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support-Godot13 (talk) 08:44, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Nice treatment of the upper verticals. nagualdesign (talk) 03:38, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Saffron Blaze (talk) 21:03, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --///EuroCarGT 02:36, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Beautiful image! LeDrewww (talk) 21:34, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Exeter College Chapel & Lectern, Oxford - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:51, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

M-209[edit]

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Reason: High EV, good composition that focuses on the interesting details, intriguing to learn more about the subject. Good quality.
Articles in which this image appears: M-209
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Machinery
Creator: Rama

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 19:54, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 20:30, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Godot13 (talk) 21:21, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question - What was cropped out? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:33, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Nothing important actually. You can see in the article, in photos like this. Tomer T (talk) 17:29, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - So, essentially, the box it came in. Okay, support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:41, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Godhulii 1985 (talk) 06:47, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good EV- Cool subject --Admr Boltz 16:30, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:M209B cypher machine rotors-IMG 0557.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:01, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Space Selfie[edit]

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Reason: Well, the previous nomination went bottoms up owing to low EV. Now that we have an article on space selfies, I think that issue is taken care of.
Articles in which this image appears: Space selfie, Aki Hoshide, Self-portrait
FP category for this image: Lots of choices. I think Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment is best, but Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering may also work
Creator: Aki Hoshide/NASA

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:09, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support- Amandajm (talk) 14:33, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support- Godot13 (talk) 04:09, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support While I wish NASA wouldn't compress their JPGs quite so much, this one is decent resolution so I'll let that pass. -- Colin°^Talk 11:18, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. There is simply something magical about space selfies. Also, I am saddened that I may never have the opportunity to take one of my own. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 23:09, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This image has become a high EV. It is a perfect space selfie. For the "space" part, it has the full image of the sun, the earth and the space station. How often we have all three together? For the "selfie" part, most space selfies by astronauts only have the head part. This one shows the top torso and the arms extending to the camera, the signature pose of the selfies. Also the reflection added EV to show how a space selfie can be done. Z22 (talk) 07:59, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 18:41, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support ///EuroCarGT 04:03, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Postpone closure until commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:ISS-32 American EVA b3 Aki Hoshide.jpg concludes. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:05, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ISS-32 American EVA b3 Aki Hoshide.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:26, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hadrian Arch, Jordan[edit]

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Reason: I'm giving a try despite some scaffolding, which is rather compensated by huge resolution. This is also perhaps the finest Hadrian Arch out of three known, eclipsing even that in Italy.
Articles in which this image appears: Arch of Hadrian (Jerash)
FP category for this image: Places/Architecture
Creator: Askii

Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 10:54, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Per Nom. Excellent resolution and quality. The scaffolding seems to indicate the size of the entrance. Nikhil (talk) 02:36, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I find the framing somewhat unbalanced, with too much sky on the top. On the other hand File:Hadrian Arc Pan-2.jpg I find just slightly too tight. Perhaps would be worth trying a square crop. --ELEKHH^T 03:00, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - Per Elekhh and the non-vertical verticals. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:12, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How's that? It's hard to tell from photos on the Internet which bits of the arch are plumb and which are not, so I rotated just a little to level the foundation. The verticals are more vertical and the steps are flat, but the top of the structure is slated (as I suspect is the real thing). Of course, the whole thing may have subsided, but I couldn't find any reference that says so. Also square cropped, as suggested. nagualdesign (talk) 03:26, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, that's better. Support alt. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:29, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support alt as per nom. Mattximus (talk) 23:45, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support the edit.--Theparties (talk) 07:52, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:43, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Neither image has enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:43, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gothenburg map 1888[edit]

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Reason: High encyclopedic value given the very high level of detail. It captures the city's form (streets, canals, buildings) in a period of rapid growth.
Articles in which this image appears: History of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
FP category for this image: Maps
Creator: Ludvig Simon

Support as nominator --ELEKHH^T 02:51, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Wowzers. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:11, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The scan is of very impressive quality. P. S. Burton (talk) 19:42, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Wow! nagualdesign (talk) 02:40, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent quality. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:29, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Simon's 1888 Gothenburg map.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:53, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pinball Hall of Fame[edit]

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**Original** – Row of more modern pinball machines at the **Pinball Hall of Fame** in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Reason: Interesting image, high EV and good quality
Articles in which this image appears: Pinball Hall of Fame, Pinball
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Bobak Ha'Eri

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 14:35, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — Murky background. Sca (talk) 17:40, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I agree that the background is murky, but the entire photo is not of high enough quality to be a FP. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:28, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Having been there I can see how taking a great photo would be challenging. I am not going to oppose its FPC, but I can not support it. --Admr Boltz 20:23, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:35, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:Petra Martic 1, Wimbledon 2013 - Diliff.jpg[edit]

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Reason: It's an interesting 'action shot/portrait' photo, with pleasant lighting which highlights the subject well. There is already a featured picture of Petra Martic but this one is quite different and doesn't duplicate the other image.
Articles in which this image appears: Petra Martić
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: User:Diliff

Support as nominator --Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:55, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - not sure I like how harsh the shadows are. Would dodging work there? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:26, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Hmm, strong shadows was the main (non dental related) issue with the other FP also. But where exactly is the problem? I don't think this image has as much of an issue with shadows, as the only part of her that is really dark is her forehead above the eyes. Obviously there is strong contrast in the late afternoon light and that's what's great about the image IMO. I've got plenty of images of people serving in even, overcast lighting but that also makes the image a bit... boring and undramatic. Anyway, the main problem with dodging the shadows is the introduction of noise - it didn't really work in the other FP and I don't think it will work here. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:58, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Going back to the edit (didn't recognise this as the same subject), I agree with you there. Hence, support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:43, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support, nice moment, capturing the serve (personally I prefer this one over the previous portrait). Brandmeister^talk 14:05, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Conditional~~ support per Brandmeister with delist of previous FP File:Petra Martic Portrait, Wimbledon 2013 - Diliff.jpg - her smile has limited EV as far I can tell. --ELEKHH^T 07:56, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- But they are different subjects and fulfil different purposes on her article page. The previous FP is an infobox style headshot, this one is an action shot. I don't think it's fair to support conditionally on a delist of another image unless there's an obvious improvement on the same subject and it therefore fulfils the same purpose in the article(s). That's not the case here IMO. The way I see it, if you like this image but not the other, support it here and then file a delist nomination separately. Let the community decide what the decision should be, but don't try to manipulate this FPC to get a result that goes beyond this nomination. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:34, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Precisely. I would not put this image in the infobox, at least not with a headshot available. The infobox is for immediate identification, whereas her playing can be an illustration of her style or the tournament she is participating in. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:22, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - But the portrait only provides "immediate identification" of facial characteristics (that would have EV for actors, models, etc), but not what the subject is notable for (tennis player). The texture of her skin, eye colour, etc are much less relevant. Hence I think this is by far the better image for the infobox. I am consistent here with my previous stance on human FPs and would like to see images promoted that provide indication of the subjects profession/notability. I think the promotion of portraits simply because they are high-res is yet another area of FP bias, as if spots on the skin or teeth shape would be the most important information an encyclopaedia can provide. I take however Diliff's other point and withdrew the "conditional". --ELEKHH^T 23:24, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      - There's a reason why identification in official papers etc. is done with portraits (piss poor ones, but portraits nonetheless): the specific combination of eye color, skin tone, facial contours etc. are specific enough to individuals that they allow easy identification. That goes for any individual, be it a tennis player or a Wikipedian. I'm not saying we should feature all portraits we can get, but they do have high value. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:31, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        I agree, I think identification of an individual is equally important (and featureable) regardless of what they are notable for. That said, if an image can be constructed in such a way that they are easily identifiable and doing what they are notable for, so much the better. In fact, I wouldn't even say that this image of Petra serving is necessarily a good image to identify her, but it does show what she looks like on a tennis court. Currently, the vast majority of our featured portraits are fairly regular bog standard formal portraits. I suppose it doesn't follow that Elekhh personally supported them, but the precedent is there. Also, I think it's missing the point if you think a high res portrait's only benefit is to show skin blemishes and teeth imperfections. We need to think beyond mere thumbnails in articles. Featured images can have a multitude of uses, many requiring high resolution to print at a reasonable DPI without pixelation. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:03, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
        
        But this image is perfectly sufficient for "identification", probably more so than her ID photo. --ELEKHH^T 02:16, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support, full support conditioned on better use of the images in the article. This is a good action shot, and I see no issues with the shadows--it's an accurate depiction of a person in bright sunlight (context matters for an action shot). I would prefer to see the portrait as the lead, since that's pretty standard for any encyclopedia including this one, and I don't think the French Open shot with the busy background is adding that much. Chick Bowen 05:09, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Your wish has been granted (by Elekhh, it seems), and it is now the lead image. While I don't think the French Open shot is particularly good, the article is large enough to accommodate three photos and it would be a shame to remove a photo of her from earlier in her career just to find a better place for this image. I'm not really convinced that the bottom of the article is the best place for the 'conventional' portrait of her now, but I'll leave the article alone and see if anyone else has an opinion. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:56, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - By "portrait" I meant the earlier shot of her head, actually, not this one. Chick Bowen 01:39, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - Please feel free to revert my previous edit and fully support this FPC. Can also start a discussion on the article talk page. I'm not surprised if a more conventional layout gets more support. --ELEKHH^T 02:16, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support.--Theparties (talk) 07:52, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Petra Martic 1, Wimbledon 2013 - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:55, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Juglans regia[edit]

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Reason: High EV and good quality
Articles in which this image appears: Juglans regia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator: George Chernilevsky

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 18:21, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Perfect. nagualdesign (talk) 02:37, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very nice photograph of the fruit. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:42, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 04:46, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support.--Theparties (talk) 10:44, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:01, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:01, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak[edit]

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Reason: An acceptable scan of a great painting.
Articles in which this image appears: The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, Albert Bierstadt, Romanticism, List of Hudson River School artists, List of works by Albert Bierstadt, Visual art of the United States
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Albert Bierstadt

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 00:19, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Lovely. nagualdesign (talk) 02:35, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very nice. Although I would have wished for a higher resolution scan. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:33, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support and I recall seeing this picture before. Brandmeister^talk 21:51, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral, leaning toward weak oppose. It's featureable on the same logic as Church's, I guess, but if you think about the size of the canvas, it's only 31.3 pixels per inch. At that resolution an image of the Mona Lisa would be less than a thousand pixels high. Chick Bowen 05:05, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support an awesome landscape and a good-looking painting. Alborzagros (talk) 06:43, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support just because it's a "paradigm".--Theparties (talk) 07:48, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Albert Bierstadt - The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:25, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Schematic Map of Edu-Clubs[edit]

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Reason: This schematic map well-describes the outline of the constitution of the Edu-Clubs visually. The Edu-Clubs is a model federal Polity in Excel Group of Schools and is one among the very few of its kind in India, where school students are elected through various levels to create an administrative hierarchy to administer the federal setup. The illustration is of good quality and resolution.
Articles in which this image appears: Edu-Clubs
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Vaikunda Raja

Support as nominator --Vaikunda Raja (talk) 12:07, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment When compared to those in the History Club, the delegate and volunteer dots in the Delegates Communion of the Theatre Club look ellipsoid. Is this just me? 129.234.114.138 (talk) 21:19, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — Lacks visual interest. Sca (talk) 16:44, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, related article is a candidate for deletion. As stated above, image is visually interesting and unnecessarily confusing (i.e., it's ultimately just a table of data). --Kinu ^t/_c 05:33, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:47, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

European hedgehog[edit]

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Reason: High EV and good quality. Also very cute :)
Articles in which this image appears: European hedgehog
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Michael Gäbler

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 13:06, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 15:48, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:02, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 04:45, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I don't like the bokeh. --Pine^✉ 06:45, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support.--Theparties (talk) 10:45, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I like this one, there is another featured picture of the same species but it is no longer used in the article and is below standards. I like the purple flowers in the background, adds some nice colour to the picture. MatGTAM (talk) 11:46, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Erinaceus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:08, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Point Cabrillo Light[edit]

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Reason: High quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Point Cabrillo Light
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Frank Schulenburg

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 13:34, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 15:47, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Stunning composition and colours. A little hazy, but that can be forgiven. J Milburn (talk) 17:33, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- per my comment on Flickr. Saffron Blaze (talk) 21:01, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great composition, could not ask for more. Mattximus (talk) 23:32, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - A higher view of this lighthouse and the water would be more amazing, but this is quite vivid and a quality image. ///EuroCarGT 05:55, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee^talk 06:02, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, on an early morning in February.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:39, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque[edit]

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Reason: High quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Richard Bartz

Support as nominator --Tomer T (talk) 14:30, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin°^Talk 15:46, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Saffron Blaze (talk) 20:59, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Solid architectural picture. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:59, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --///EuroCarGT 05:53, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great image. Question-Does it need just a hair of CCW correction, or is it just me (which it could be)?-Godot13 (talk) 03:28, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque RB.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:31, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aerial of the Rodovia dos Imigrantes[edit]

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Reason: The image is a great shot of the Rodovia, taken from the shoulder of the Rodovia Anchieta, 3.9 mp is low by today's standards, but this photograph was taken in 2007. Out of the other shots of this area, I believe its the best one that represents it. It has a PD license, and is well described, categorized, and the touchups have been to correct minor flaws, not completely rework the image. The image is considered a Commons Quality and Valued image, and is at Commons FPC right now as well.
Articles in which this image appears: Highway system of São Paulo, São Paulo, Controlled-access highway, Highway engineering, Highway, {{São Paulo highways}}
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator: created and uploaded by Loggan11 - modified by Wilfredor - nominated by Admrboltz

Support as nominator --Admr Boltz 20:21, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support ///EuroCarGT 05:52, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality image and a fascinating illustration of this highway which I imagine wouldn't be easy to replicate. Nick-D (talk) 10:52, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support nice Godhulii 1985 (talk) 23:58, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support not the best imaginable image but good enough and we can do a D&R if we get a better one. --Pine^✉ 06:41, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Rs chen 7754 00:57, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support; I liked it at Commons too. Daniel Case (talk) 18:33, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:38, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

George Catlin[edit]

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Reason: High quality scan from Google Art Project, and excellent EV.
Articles in which this image appears: George Catlin (most EV), William Fisk (painter)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: William Fisk

Support as nominator --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:23, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Awesome. I was probably going to nominate this myself sometime or another. I like how its not just a boring self portrait but shows him with his painting tools in the actual setting in which he would paint his subjects. MatGTAM (talk) 9:36, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
@MatGTAM: It's not a self-portrait. The painter is William Fisk. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:39, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Art critics could probably (and likely already have) talk about how the Native Americans are cast in the shadows, whereas Catlin is front and centre with good lighting, but that doesn't affect the EV here. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:58, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Quality and colours for a piece like this is amazing. ///EuroCarGT 05:49, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. The dimensions don't seem to be quite right, but this is a strong candidate. J Milburn (talk) 17:28, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Pine^✉ 06:40, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great artist.--Theparties (talk) 09:38, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:William Fisk - George Catlin - Google Art Project.jpg --Julia\^talk 21:36, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Last Day of Pompeii[edit]

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Reason: Another great scan from the Google Art Project.
Articles in which this image appears: The Last Day of Pompeii, Karl Bryullov, History of painting, History painting, Pompeii, Pompeii in popular culture, Romanticism, Russian Museum, Western painting
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Karl Bryullov

Support as nominator --Երևանցի ^talk 00:11, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support support support support.... wow. Look at the resolution, detail, action. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:57, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support An interesting tidbit is that the image is also offered in twelve tiles, 29,696×29,696 px each, which, if printed and combined, would yield a mind-blowing overall resolution of 89,088x118,784 px. Brandmeister^talk 09:23, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hot damn. Commons can take up to 1 GB using batched uploads, so something of a somewhat similar size would be workable... if the photo editing software didn't break down upon trying to open such a large image. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:58, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Someone should write a script that would assemble tiled images on Commons into a scrollable image. Seems pretty doable--it's how a lot of the museum websites do it. Chick Bowen 04:56, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Very impressive. --Godot13 (talk) 03:20, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Pine^✉ 06:40, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice shadowing and resolution. Definitely got my support! LeDrewww (talk) 06:09, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Karl Brullov - The Last Day of Pompeii - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:11, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Birdy[edit]

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**Original** – Birdy, an English musician, singer, and songwriter, at the SWR3 New Pop Festival in Baden-Baden in 2013

Reason: Good quality, especially for a stage shot.
Articles in which this image appears: Birdy (musician)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Harald Krichel

Support as nominator --Julia\^talk 16:26, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I was going to nominate this exact photo only yesterday. Spooky. For this kind of photo, it's very well taken. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:54, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice moment, nice lighting and very tiny noise is understandable. Brandmeister^talk 18:52, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - When people complain about German Wikimedians going to concerts and being subsidized by the chapter, we can point to this and say "It works". — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:57, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee^talk 05:07, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 17:47, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --///EuroCarGT 02:35, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alborzagros (talk) 06:40, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 08:50, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support, essentially per Crisco 1492, above. Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 04:22, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Birdy-2450.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:34, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Klara church[edit]

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Reason: High quality aerial view with high EV (VI at commons). The only picture that shows the entire church (the church is difficult to photograph from the ground, surrounded by tall trees and buildings).
Articles in which this image appears: Klara Church
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Arild Vågen

Support as nominator --ArildV (talk) 12:59, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Godhulii 1985 (talk) 00:03, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support tough angle to get and a very useful picture. Nev1 (talk) 18:00, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support.--Theparties (talk) 10:46, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Lacks wow factor, but this is a very crisp image which shows the church and its setting clearly. Retaking the photo (if possible) in summer might produce fewer shadows, but the trees would then get in the way, so this is likely the best possible photo of the area (and we can always delist and replace if a better one comes along). Nick-D (talk) 10:13, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support mostly for the EV. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:28, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good solution to capturing a tall building. -- Colin°^Talk 12:03, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Klara kyrka february 2013 01.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:02, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jennifer Cobb[edit]

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Reason: Casual gaze, casual posture, which are sometimes more valuable than official straight-face portraits. And helmet.
Articles in which this image appears: Jennifer Jo Cobb
FP category for this image: People/Sport
Creator: U.S. Army

Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 22:38, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Bellus Delphina ^talk 17:46, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I wasn't crazy for the off-center pose, and yet somehow the picture's grown on me. Do like the helmet. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:01, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alborzagros (talk) 06:40, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I agree with Crisco 1492. --Admr Boltz 16:27, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support, I agree with Admrboltz. Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 04:22, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:39, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The International[edit]

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Reason: This is an interesting image that gives a unique perspective of the scope and culture of the subject matter (electronic sports), by showing the grandiose scale, as well as audience members and teams near and far, in relation to the camera. In addition, it is of satisfactory quality, contrast and scope.
Articles in which this image appears: The International (video gaming), Dota 2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: DarthBotto

Support as nominator --DARTHBOTTO_talk•cont 22:39, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The image quality is very much below the bar for FP purposes. J Milburn (talk) 22:57, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Far beneath the expected quality in terms of noise. Looks like oversharpening as well. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:19, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Quality of the photograph is quite low, very noisy. Mattximus (talk) 23:49, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:48, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]