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Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except that:If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).

Shortcuts

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Featured picture tools:

Step 1:
Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2:
Create a subpage

For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.

For Delists (or Delist & Replace)

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3:
Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.

Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.

Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.

Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

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On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.

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Current nominations[edit]

Australian brushturkey female[edit]

Voting period ends on 15 Feb 2024 at 22:48:33 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Lead image in infobox
Articles in which this image appears: Australian brushturkey
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:48, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 23:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. Choliamb (talk) 01:33, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Jorge Amado[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Feb 2024 at 11:38:07 (UTC)

ALT – Easy CSS image crop

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Jorge Amado
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Bernard Gotfryd (restored by Yann)

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:38, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Thanks for the nomination. – Yann (talk) 20:20, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:19, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:43, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose An ok picture but doesnt screan special to me. Flat lighting --Muhammad(talk) 11:17, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Good photo, and irreplacable given his death in 2001. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 04:09, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
How about slightly trimming the right and the top? for a more balanced image, the ALT? Pinging participants (supporters) @MER-C, Yann, Hamid Hassani, and Adam Cuerden:. Bammesk (talk) 04:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Indochinese green magpie[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Feb 2024 at 11:21:54 (UTC)

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Indochinese green magpie
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:21, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. Choliamb (talk) 14:29, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:43, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – ZombiUwU ^{(💬 ~♥~ 📝)} 11:16, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – Crop a bit of fuzzy BG from left? – Sca (talk) 13:40, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support We should not crop other's images without asking first. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:39, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Delist: King's Cross Western Concourse[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Feb 2024 at 11:18:00 (UTC)

Reason: Not used in any articles. Has been out of both articles it was used in for years.
Articles this image appears in: NA
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/King's Cross Western Concourse
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 11:18, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 01:11, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Delist – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:44, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:39, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Doris[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Feb 2024 at 04:41:13 (UTC)

Reason: A rather nice... I want to say four-colour lithograph - Yellow-blue-black-white, and I do mean white ink. Illustrates an opera with few other available images, the other big one being the polka by P. Bucalossi.
Articles in which this image appears: Doris (opera)
FP category for this image: WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator: Nicholas Hanhart, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 04:41, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:10, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. Choliamb (talk) 14:28, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:03, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:45, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Lakhta Center[edit]

Voting period ends on 13 Feb 2024 at 01:31:12 (UTC)

Reason: High resolution, good quality
Articles in which this image appears: List of tallest buildings in Europe, Saint Petersburg
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Anton Galakhov

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 01:31, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose Not in Lakhta Centre article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:41, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
this photo is better than the current infobox photo, I think it should be swapped. Artem.G (talk) 08:05, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I agree, then this image can be renominated after10 days. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:00, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Good composition and may be better for infobox, but at full size it's not FP quality. Maybe cell phone quality? Bammesk (talk) 00:58, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oath of the Emperor of Brazil[edit]

Voting period ends on 13 Feb 2024 at 01:25:23 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, high resolution, and good digitalization
Articles in which this image appears: Brazilian Constitution of 1824
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Brazilian National Archives

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 01:25, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's a tiff file. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:42, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Watching the Dancers[edit]

Voting period ends on 12 Feb 2024 at 22:19:34 (UTC)

Reason: striking, often reproduced/printed photo by a notable photographer, now in a restored version
Articles in which this image appears: Walpi, Arizona, Photogravure
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional dress
Creator: Edward S. Curtis, restored by W.carter

Support as nominator – Cart (talk) 22:19, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment Despite the image only being a photogravure, it's on the Library of Congress list of "Miscellaneous Items in High Demand". Luckily, a second photo from the same event is preserved as a photo print, so I could use that as reference when I restored this one. Cart (talk) 22:29, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Question Why has the writing around the original been removed? Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:46, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The writing has to do with the printing company who printed the photogravure, not the photographer. As mentioned above only this photogravure has survived, not the original plate or a photo print. The photographer only made small number notes on his prints, as can be seen on the print of the other photo of the scene. Cart (talk) 14:01, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes; so the 'original' here is the photogravure which should not be cropped. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:01, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Comment – I like this a lot. It puts the 'people' in the 'place', their ancestral place. Bammesk (talk) 01:38, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dust bowl, Texas[edit]

Voting period ends on 12 Feb 2024 at 13:02:53 (UTC)

Reason: great historical picture by a notable photographer, FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Dust Bowl, Great bison belt, Negative (photography)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: Arthur Rothstein, restored and uploaded by Christoph Braun

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 13:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support - Regards, Christoph Braun (talk) 13:08, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose Classic photo, but dust storm images in the dust bowl article have much more EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:11, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – It has EV, for the era, in displaying the side effects in Great bison belt#Euro-colonial effects. @Yann: there is 'retouched template' plus a 'compressed template' on the file page, so is this a contrast adjusted version of the original Here? If yes, then why the heavy adjustment? Or is this a direct scan of an old print Here? If it's a direct scan (unadjusted) of an old print or negative, then I support. Bammesk (talk) 00:54, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It is not made from the positive, but it seems the levels were adjusted to match it. Yann (talk) 16:50, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yann, I did a search and found This print, the link includes both sides. It looks like an authentic print. It matches the negative. I don't quite understand the darker version, the nom version, it looks like a night time (or evening) photo. I wonder whether the darker nom version was the dominant version published (or used) at the time. The lighter version (the negative) looks more realistic. But if the darker version was the dominant print at the time, then Ok, I would support it. Bammesk (talk) 04:08, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Progressive Views Of Comet Kohoutek[edit]

Voting period ends on 10 Feb 2024 at 18:34:45 (UTC)

Reason: Interesting image that shows how comet evolved with time.
Articles in which this image appears: Comet Kohoutek
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator: NASA, based on Edward Gibson's sketches

Support as nominator – Artem.G (talk) 18:34, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose - I'd prefer actual photos. Furthermore, this is an artist's impression of an astronaut's impression, so not first-hand info. --Janke | Talk 10:39, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's a good semi-historic documentation of the event, and if we didn't have the infobox photo [1], I would have supported. But I prefer the infobox photo (which is noisy at full size, but acceptable for 1974). Bammesk (talk) 04:01, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The photo is nice, but it doesn't show how it changed over time. Artem.G (talk) 13:30, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I agree that the nom image is a good visual documentation of what happened, and is based on first hand observations (not unusual for 1974). It has good EV. Bammesk (talk) 18:44, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oppose – Per previous three posts. Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 13:41, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Cotacotani Lakes[edit]

Voting period ends on 10 Feb 2024 at 13:44:04 (UTC)

Reason: This image shows the typical appearance of "Lake" Cotacotani; it is more a labyrinth of waterbodies embedded within debris from a giant volcanic landslide, thus characteristically illustrating what such a landscape looks like.
Articles in which this image appears: Cotacotani Lake
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: maxstottrop on Flickr

Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:44, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment There is only convention, no rule, but we wouldn't normally nominate so many together. Also, please see the detail of how others nominate according to the guidelines i.e. linking to all enwiki articles where the image is used; also choosing image shape - usually landscape. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:17, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Added the link but I don't know for sure what each image shape is named. This is the last image for quite some time from my side, I think. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:35, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Comment – Image conveys little about why the "waterbodies" may be of interest. Rather a lot of nondescript foreground. (Similar concerns about some of nominator's other posts below.) – Sca (talk) 13:52, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – The sky (particularly left side) looks posterized on my display (at full size). That's strange for a 10 MB file size! Bammesk (talk) 00:25, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wau-en-Namus[edit]

Voting period ends on 10 Feb 2024 at 13:32:14 (UTC)

Reason: This image shows the interior of the Wau-en-Namus caldera, including the colour contrasts that this volcano is noted for between black volcanic ejecta, the grey and eroded cinder cone and the vegetation surrounding the small lakes, which are (somewhat purposefully here) not very prominent
Articles in which this image appears: Waw an Namus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: StFr

Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:32, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose - relatively low resolution, visible JPEG artifacts. MER-C 17:53, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Cinder cones in the Mojave Desert[edit]

Voting period ends on 10 Feb 2024 at 13:28:28 (UTC)

Reason: This image illustrates both the landscape and vegetation of this semi-desert and the occurrence of the older (these cones were not active in history) and thus slightly eroded-looking cones.
Articles in which this image appears: Cima volcanic field
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Stan Shebs

Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose - relatively low resolution, visible JPEG artifacts. MER-C 17:52, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Geyser cone at El Tatio[edit]

Voting period ends on 10 Feb 2024 at 13:25:15 (UTC)

Reason: This image shows both an inactive geyser cone but also a large cut of the surrounding landscape, including the gas vents that form a haze, the multicoloured and textured deposits from the geyser cone and the surrounding desertish landscape.
Articles in which this image appears: El Tatio
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: User:Poco a poco

Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:25, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:28, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Moonreach (talk) 19:55, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose - I was hoping to support this, but it is too noisy to be FP. MER-C 17:51, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello MER-C, I uploaded a new version to address your concerns. Guys, in cases like this (easy fix), just ping me and I'll improve the file right away. --Poc o² 10:43, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks, I have withdrawn my oppose - but I haven't quite made up my mind yet. MER-C 11:17, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:46, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Brilliant colors. ZombiUwU ^{(💬 ~♥~ 📝)} 11:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – The blue sky looks a bit unnatural on my display, too saturated perhaps? @Poco a poco:. It's a support for me regardless. Bammesk (talk) 04:31, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Lascar, Laguna Lejia and Aguas Calientes[edit]

Voting period ends on 10 Feb 2024 at 13:21:54 (UTC)

ALT – less sky on top (CSS image crop)

Reason: Bit of a borderline case, this image illustrates the neighbourhood and appearance of the volcano Aguas Calientes rather well: Both the lake with animals (oasis in an otherwise desert landscape) and the activity of the neighbouring volcano Lascar
Articles in which this image appears: Aguas Calientes (volcano), Lascar (volcano)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Silvio Rossi

Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:21, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – ~~It could be sharper, but~~ it shows 2 volcanoes in a somewhat remote location, so good EV. I prefer ALT with slightly less sky on top. The ALT is a temporary CSS image crop, I will replaced it with an actual crop if it gets the votes. Bammesk (talk) 03:32, 1 February 2024 (UTC) . . . . The sharpness is fine, the foreground lake (and camera) is 10 miles from the volcanoes, and the two volcanoes are 3 miles apart. Bammesk (talk) 03:32, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- It would've been easier to set up with {{Easy CSS image crop}}. But Support. It probably could be done better with focus stacking, but.... Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 13:15, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for the Easy CSS image crop. It makes it easy! Bammesk (talk) 04:55, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A colour-adjusted image of Trou au Natron from space[edit]

Voting period ends on 10 Feb 2024 at 13:17:22 (UTC)

Reason: The image shows the appearance of the crater in the arid landscape, emphasizing both the volcanic neighbours and small volcanoes in the crater, which shows white layers of lacustrine deposits.
Articles in which this image appears: Trou au Natron
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back
Creator: Premeditated Chaos and Ras67

Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:17, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
There isn't much detail when viewed at full size, compared to more recent satellite photos. Bammesk (talk) 03:41, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Like this one? That image has a lower image quality when closed in, though. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:27, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, the one you linked to has less pixels per mile. ESA has a version Here but that's also less pixels per mile. I was comparing it to Google Earth's top view. But that's not really a good comparison. Google uses multiple images, lots of processing, and very likely AI sharpening, so the result can be somewhat fake. The nom image has 400 pixels per mile, and per This link that is technically "high resolution". Same as This FP. It's just that the nom image looks soft at full size. Per MER-C, some (or all of it) is because of the original's small file size (449 KB), although I don't see any JPEG artifacts at full size. I sharpened it slightly. And for archiving, I uploaded the original as a separate file. Bammesk (talk) 18:29, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oppose - too highly compressed, visible JPEG artifacts. MER-C 17:41, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

MER-C can you elaborate on the artifacts. I see softness, but otherwise nothing unusual. Bammesk (talk) 18:30, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Black ground, top right, near the boundary with the lighter ground. MER-C 19:49, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support – Now, a high quality image. --Ras67 (talk) 14:51, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – new upload by Ras67. Bammesk (talk) 00:13, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 05:07, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In case it is necessary to say it, the new file is even better than the version I nominated, so keeping my support. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:24, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Monument to the Battle of the Nations[edit]

Voting period ends on 9 Feb 2024 at 21:48:45 (UTC)

Reason: Good composition, strong EV. Infobox image in the monument article.
Articles in which this image appears: Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Battle of Leipzig, Leipzig
FP category for this image: Artwork/Others
Creator: Stein53

Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 21:48, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 15:59, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – it's lacking an English description on the image page, per FP criterion #7. Bammesk (talk) 03:40, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Added now. Brandmeister^talk 09:57, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – Very dramatic, but this user isn't usually a fan of nighttime water-reflective compositions, which don't present the subject as well as daytime photos do. – Sca (talk) 14:11, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose Daytime images have more EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:14, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose From having visited this rather strange monument (which the official guide notes was in part constructed to discourage Germans against democracy), the photo doesn't really capture how it appears. A daytime photo would have stronger EV in regards to appearance, as well as to better capture it's rather over the top design: there's a risk that night shots glamorise it. Nick-D (talk) 05:53, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Trial of Gaetano Bresci[edit]

Voting period ends on 9 Feb 2024 at 13:21:28 (UTC)

Reason: This is a historically significant image of a high technical standard, with a high resolution (2,784 × 1,713 pixels). It is already recognised as a Featured Picture on Wikicommons. It is one of the few illustrative depictions of Bresci's trial, and adds significant encyclopedic value to the respective section of Bresci's article. It is in the public domain and all the details of authorship, creation and publications are known and detailed in the file description. Minor image manipulation was carried out to cover up a page break in the middle of the image.
Articles in which this image appears: Gaetano Bresci
FP category for this image: Other history
Creator: Illustration created by Gennaro D'Amato; uploaded by Grnrchst; cleaned-up by PawełMM.

Support as nominator – Grnrchst (talk) 13:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If you have access to the original still, given this is a two-page spread, I'd prefer it at higher resolution and including borders and original captions. Tentative Support if not, though. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 21:53, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – per Adam, but there is room for improvement in the restoration where the two pages meet. Bammesk (talk) 03:47, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment Would have to oppose unless quality improved at the join. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:16, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Charlesjsharp; @Bammesk: I have requested further restoration work from the Commons graphic lab. --Grnrchst (talk) 09:49, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
PawełMM has now done some extra work to improve the join. Thoughts? --Grnrchst (talk) 11:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Looks good, thanks for improving it. Bammesk (talk) 04:39, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Reynoutria japonica[edit]

Voting period ends on 9 Feb 2024 at 12:02:38 (UTC)

Reason: High quality photo, illustrates the subject well, stable main image in article
Articles in which this image appears: Reynoutria japonica, Lists of invasive plant species in New Jersey, Oregon, Connecticut and Pennsylvania
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator: W.carter

Support as nominator – Cart (talk) 12:02, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Interesting article, unwelcome, perhaps delicious plant. Well rounded photo, no harsh shadows. Bammesk (talk) 02:52, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 04:08, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Chestnut-crowned antpitta[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2024 at 22:03:09 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Chestnut-crowned antpitta
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:03, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 15:59, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:42, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. Choliamb (talk) 14:23, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:47, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 15:33, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Australian brushturkey head[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2024 at 21:59:50 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. FP on Commons. Not the lead image which is of the whole bird.
Articles in which this image appears: Australian brushturkey, Megapode
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:59, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment There's a potentially featurable whole-body photo of the female of this species (and the male one is already featured). I think generally EV is higher in full-body animal photos. Brandmeister^talk 17:01, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment This is a terrific image, but I agree with Brandmeister that the full-body photo of the female has more EV, and it's also a great photograph in its own right (wonderful posture!). One point in particular regarding the EV: the full-body photo of the female gives an excellent view of the feet, which are obscured in the other lead photo in the species article (the Harrison photo of the male). This matters, because the feet are what this family of birds, the Megapodiidae, are named for. That's what makes the photo of the female such a good lead image for the Megapode article, and gives it a value that the nominated detail, for all its excellence as an image, doesn't have. Charles, how would you feel about nominating that photo instead? Choliamb (talk) 14:22, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm inclined to agree. That photo is amazing; this one is only quite good.
Comment:}Trying to withdraw this nomination. Can't remember how to.

Full body image nominated. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:50, 5 February 2024 (UTC) "text-shadow:grey 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 15:33, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Janetta forester[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2024 at 22:10:31 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Euphaedra janetta
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:10, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:43, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:48, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Nice detail Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 15:32, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 19:35, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Aucanquilcha volcano[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2024 at 17:29:21 (UTC)

Reason: The image does illustrate the volcano and the typical landscape of such volcanoes in the Central Andes well
Articles in which this image appears: Aucanquilcha
FP category for this image: Landscapes
Creator: Poco a poco

Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 17:29, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:53, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:32, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Cart (talk) 14:38, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:57, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – ZombiUwU ^{(💬 ~♥~ 📝)} 11:22, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

London King's Cross railway station[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2024 at 11:41:11 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimous FP on Commons, one that has stood the test of time in the article.
Articles in which this image appears: London King's Cross railway station, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Colin

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:41, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 23:14, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:32, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Cart (talk) 11:31, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:02, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Wounded Angel[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2024 at 11:27:36 (UTC)

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: The Wounded Angel etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Hugo Simberg

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:27, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:52, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:31, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – --Janke | Talk 17:31, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Cart (talk) 11:32, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – ZombiUwU ^{(💬 ~♥~ 📝)} 11:23, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Quercus robur acorns[edit]

Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2024 at 11:44:35 (UTC)

Reason: high quality image illustrating diversity of the subject
Articles in which this image appears: Quercus robur
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator: W.carter

Support as nominator – cart-Talk 11:44, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – Would be better aesthetically without that empty acorn crown. – Sca (talk) 14:28, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I beg to differ. That way you can see the inside structure of the crown too, adds EV. --cart-Talk 14:55, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I don't find the empty crown interesting at all, and at full rez its detail isn't great. For this user the interest lies in the collage of nutty colors. -- Sca (talk) 14:07, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That's a weirdly specific criticism. – Howard🌽33 21:54, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support – Howard🌽33 21:55, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:09, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – but the greens have a blue tint. Is that real ? Bammesk (talk) 16:44, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

As stated on the file page, it was photographed in natural daylight. There was an overcast, so the light may have been a bit blue. Other than that, all colors are as nature made them. If desired, the color temp can be tweaked. Cart (talk) 17:02, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support. MER-C 19:32, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose Does not add significant EV. Lost in the article. Lead image has the EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:36, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sorry, I'm a bit new on this forum so I don't know all the criteria yet. Can only lead images be FPs? Cart (talk) 22:14, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, certainly not. Bammesk (talk) 23:07, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The first line of FP guidance states that 'Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles'. So if not in the infobox, they should add significant EV in some other way. One test surely is that if the image was removed, would we lose significant EV? So if the acorns were shown in a timeline, indicating the stages of growth and colour changes, then that would add EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:42, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

All FPCs that get 'promoted' (approved) on this page are potentially TFPs -- if chosen as such by eds who assemble the main page. -- Sca (talk) 14:20, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, that part I know. I've had several TFPs since other users have nominated my photos here. Cart (talk) 14:30, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Ahad bint Abdullah[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2024 at 01:03:24 (UTC)

Reason: High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Ahad bint Abdullah, Women in Oman
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: مداد عمان

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 01:03, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment Bio target at 160 words is stubby and contains no info on subject's activities. Negligible EV. – Sca (talk) 14:24, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:18, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment: I don't think it would be accurate to say the author of the photo is 'unknown'. If one checks the commons page, one would see that it is attributed to the uploader: مداد عمان – Howard🌽33 22:02, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Howardcorn33 Fixed. – Vinícius O. (talk) 14:44, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 21:54, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Howard🌽33 22:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:49, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:عهد البوسعيدية.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:52, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Henry Fonda[edit]

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Reason: High quality and good resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Henry Fonda, 39th Golden Globe Awards, 54th Academy Awards
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Author unknown

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 00:48, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – On the file page, the source link: [2] is incorrect. Also I think the background color is distracting. Bammesk (talk) 16:03, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support I fixed the source. – Yann (talk) 18:13, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Image is stable on the page Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:50, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:33, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, though I kind of prefer something at least closer to the original crop uploaded. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 15:39, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Henry Fonda in Warlock.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:43, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Daft Punk[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2024 at 21:10:09 (UTC)

Reason: Quality photo with a sleek shine. I am willing to say this photo is highly compelling.
Articles in which this image appears: Daft Punk
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Sony Music Entertainment

Support as nominator – – Howard🌽33 21:10, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support - GamerPro64 21:47, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --cart-Talk 10:00, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support (prefer alternative). If you were wondering about the copyright status, see [3]. MER-C 13:08, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Also a 2016 archive link: [4] has a CC-BY-3.0 license. Support. Bammesk (talk) 15:04, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Comment – Commercial promo pic. Free adv. Scant EV. – Sca (talk) 14:34, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

″Commercial promo pic.″ So what? It doesn't change the EV. Yann (talk) 18:16, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The Henry Fonda pic above is also what you might call a ″Commercial promo pic″, as are many other older photos of actors and artists. I wish that more agents would release the copyright of at least one or two good hi-res photos of the people they represent, that would give us better images for many articles. Cart (talk) 13:38, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support either – Yann (talk) 18:16, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, but the right side is too tight compared to the left (cutting the fist's glow a bit). Brandmeister^talk 17:07, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment If you prefer a more centered version, where the glow to the right is not so cropped, one is now avaliable here: File:Daft Punk in 2013 2- centered.jpg. I like that one better. Cart (talk) 00:58, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Prefer ALT, centered version by Cart. Bammesk (talk) 04:36, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Prefer ALT, I must admit the centred version is better. – Howard🌽33 13:57, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Prefer ALT, good to have it. Brandmeister^talk 16:31, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'd probably go Alt. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 21:48, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@GamerPro64, W.carter, MER-C, and Yann: can you please indicate a preference for a version? Bammesk (talk) 00:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Prefer ALT - GamerPro64 00:25, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Prefer ALT (like I said in my comment above). Cart (talk) 06:43, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support – ZombiUwU ^{(💬 ~♥~ 📝)} 11:27, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Daft Punk in 2013 2- centered.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:39, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ernest Shackleton[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2024 at 23:36:25 (UTC)

Reason: A little formal, but high quality. Appears to be signed by Shackleton (comparing it to known signatures)
Articles in which this image appears: Ernest Shackleton + several others
FP category for this image: Not seeing anything more specific than Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: George Charles Beresford; restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 23:36, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:45, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
~~Support~~ – Tretiak20 (talk) 04:05, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Struck vote as user doesn't has the necessary number of edits (only 7 of the required 100). Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:19, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I think the color balance is wrong. Yann (talk) 18:18, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
How so? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 20:32, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Yann: By which I mean, too light, too dark, needs adjustment in the lower end to bring out detail, too saturated? There's a lot of possibilities. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 05:33, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It looks a bit yellow to me. Yann (talk) 10:56, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Presuming the original is accurate - and it's a museum scan - I've readjusted accordingly, allowing for the slight levels adjustment as the original is quite dark in the lighter areas.

This revealed a ton of hidden damage, so.... @Yann, Bammesk, Charlesjsharp, and Hamid Hassani: New version with additional restoration up. I try not to do this, but it's also true some things only show when you've stepped back a while. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 12:32, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Old paper often turns yellow. Yes better, so Support – Yann (talk) 12:36, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I try not to over-speculate in the absence of evidence in that line. But I do know for a fact that different copies of photos can have wildly different exposures, and often do, and that sepia images can also vary a lot in tone between copies of the same photo (both of these were very hard to precisely reproduce between copies, as they involved some very precise timing. For an example of how much things can vary, while they're not exactly the same image, compare the tones of [5] and [6], or the exposure of [7] and [8]), so I do think a little tweaking of a widely reproduced image isn't so bad. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 12:53, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:48, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:40, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:58, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Ernest Shackleton before 1909.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:20, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)[edit]

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Original – A Farewell to Arms is a 1932 American pre-Code romance drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, and Adolphe Menjou, based on Hemingway's work of the same name. The film received Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound.

Reason: high resolution and quality copy of a notable film
Articles in which this image appears: A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: Frank Borzage, uploaded by Yann

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 22:23, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 15:55, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:40, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:40, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Waxworks (film)[edit]

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Original – Waxworks (1924), silent film by Paul Leni and Leo Birinski.

Reason: 4K restoration of an old film
Articles in which this image appears: Waxworks (film)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: Paul Leni and Leo Birinski, uploaded by Yann

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 22:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment: It's odd that we have a non-free image in an article about a film that is itself PD; could I encourage you to look into that, Yann? Josh Milburn (talk) 17:56, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I can't find a better quality on the Net. The earlier version should be undeleted and moved to Commons. Yann (talk) 08:54, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:39, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Martin and Anna Bates[edit]

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Reason: High resolution. High EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Martin Van Buren Bates, Anna Haining Bates
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator: ???

Support as nominator – 🐱FatCat96🐱 Chat with Cat 08:36, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose The photos, especially the marriage photo, have the EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:43, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Charlesjsharp - Yes, but a lot of photos of their marriage don't meet the resolution requirements. 🐱FatCat96🐱 Chat with Cat 06:35, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That just means we need to wait for better ones... Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:17, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:37, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Haile Selassie I official portrait[edit]

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Reason: It is a high quality image, it has multiple articles featuring it, it also is the official portrait of an Emperor, that being Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. Is among Wikipedia's best work.
Articles in which this image appears: Haile Selassie, Marshal of the air force, Field marshal (United Kingdom), Benito Mussolini, Rastafari, Second Italo-Ethiopian War
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: unknown photographer

Support as nominator – CtasACT (talk) 00:45, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment This image is ineligible since it measures less than 1500 pixels in both height and width. – Howard🌽33 13:30, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Per Howard, it fails FP criterion #2. Bammesk (talk) 02:36, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:37, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Council of Clermont[edit]

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Reason: A nice example of late Middle Ages artwork, and about as good of an illustration as we're likely to get for an event in 1095.
Articles in which this image appears: Council of Clermont + 8
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations. I'd say it's used more for the former on here.
Creator: Jean Colombe

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 20:31, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment I don't think it is a good example. If you look at a benchmark of excellence - say Filippo Lippi - take a look at the faces and you will see what I mean. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:01, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
There's a big difference between a manuscript illustration and large-scale paintings, though. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 22:16, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – The Council of Clermont occurred nearly a millennium ago. – Sca (talk) 13:32, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:54, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:17, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:39, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 14:49, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 15:06, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Passages d'outremer Fr5594, fol. 19r, Concile de Clermont.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:16, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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