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Dracaena cinnabari

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Original – Dragonblood tree of Socotra in the Dixam plateau.

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Dracaena cinnabari
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator: Alex38

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:13, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:22, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Majestic! Moonreach (talk) 17:10, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 08:39, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 19:39, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheWikiToby (talk) 04:55, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:01, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – This looks oversharpened and overprocessed. It's visually interesting but it looks unnatural to me, particularly the lighting (rendering) of the tree trunk and branches under the canopy. Bammesk (talk) 17:17, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dragonblood tree in Socotra 2.jpg --– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 23:03, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Peaceful dove

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Original – Peaceful dove Geopelia placida, Glen Davis, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia

Reason: Headline image, high quality, illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: Peaceful dove
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:52, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:22, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 08:39, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Looking at the head, this image appears to be out of focus, and there appears to be some strange noise on the image. Weird for one of JJ's pictures. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:48, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:28, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Animated light dispersion

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Original – An animation showing how a prism (the triangle) separates different frequencies of white light into a rainbow.

Reason: Animated vision of light wave separation in a prism, as made famous by Pink Floyd. Assessed as a Quality Image on Commons and featured there as media of the day.
Articles in which this image appears: Dispersion (optics), Wavelength, Optics, Wave
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: Lucas Vieira

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:59, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:24, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 10:50, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:44, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm a little worried about the diagram being misleading since it depicts the speed of light as being larger for lower frequencies. Isn't that inaccurate? hinnk (talk) 02:57, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't misleading. It's accurate. The fact that higher frequencies travel through more cycles, in a given time span, does not mean (or imply) that they move slower. In air all frequencies are moving at the same speed. In the prism the higher frequencies are moving slightly slower, as they should (in this case 25% slower). Also the relations between frequencies, speeds and angles of deflection are proper. Bammesk (talk) 15:02, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cool, I'll take your word for it. This was an issue in a previous version of the image (see c:File talk:Light dispersion conceptual waves.gif) so I'm glad it's been fully corrected in the current one. hinnk (talk) 23:23, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Yann (talk) 16:43, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:02, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 01:32, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Light dispersion conceptual waves.gif --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:00, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Faravahar on Fire Temple of Yazd

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Original – The faravahar, a Zoroastrian symbol, as it appears on the facade of the Fire Temple of Yazd.

Reason: Close-up detail of the faravahar, an important symbol in Zoroastrianism, as it appears on the Fire Temple of Yazd. I think the image is technically quite good, I like that this example has color (a lot of the other examples on the faravahar page are simply hewn from unadorned stone), and the mild shadows bring out the relief. Rated a Quality Image on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Faravahar, Fire Temple of Yazd
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: Bgag

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 16:05, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Historically interesting image. (Almost seems a precursor of the nazi eagle.) Good detail. – Sca (talk) 13:29, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 15:00, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 19:39, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 10:50, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:03, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 09:26, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Faravahar on Fire Temple, Yazd.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:06, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Sundering of the Elves.svg

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Original – The Sundering of Elves and names given to their divisions

Reason: Wikipedia's most extensive, comprehensive, readable and source accurate diagram presenting the division of elves in the world created by Tolkien. The svg format provides lossless scaling. This image has also previously been assessed using the Quality image guidelines and is considered a Quality image.
Articles in which this image appears: Elves in Middle-earth
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator: Agnaton

Support as nominator – Agnaton (talk) 12:00, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Accessibility of complex information for general readers/viewers seems doubtful. – Sca (talk) 12:43, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The divisions of elves in Tolkien's works are a very complex matter. This diagram organizes practically all the knowledge in this area and presents it in the most accessible way possible. Agnaton (talk) 13:14, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Sca - This certainly has value in the articles, but I can't imagine it as a FP on the main page... (FYI I've read LOTR five times, so I'm kind of a fan, but this is just too much...) --Janke | Talk 13:47, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry you're against it, especially since many of the diagrams have FA status. Agnaton (talk) 13:57, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Question Has the colors used been tested to be optimal for persons with sight issues?★Trekker (talk) 23:01, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, but it is also perfectly understandable without colors if needed. Agnaton (talk) 17:33, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – It's too soon to nominate this image. The image was added to The article a few days ago. There is currently a discussion about the image on the article's talk page. The image should be renominated at a later time, after there is no longer a discussion about it, and once the image is stable in the article for 7 days (per FP criterion #5), preferably longer in my opinion. Bammesk (talk) 15:31, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To the nominator, image use in non-English Wiki articles is not relevant. I suggest removing those entries from the list above, to declutter. Bammesk (talk) 15:35, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Agnaton (talk) 17:32, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion is not about my diagram per se. I started the discussion about current diagram used in Sundering of the Elves, that in my opinion have some errors, and provided my diagram as solution. Agnaton (talk) 17:30, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Older version of this diagram was used in Elves in Middle-earth for 5 years, from 2015 to 2020, and in Sundering of the Elves for almost 6 years, from 2015 to 2021. Agnaton (talk) 17:36, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 12:09, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

President Barack Obama signs S.614, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots

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Original – President Barack Obama signs S.614, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots

Reason: high EV image with historical value
Articles in which this image appears: Women Airforce Service Pilots, Bernice Falk Haydu, Nicole Malachowski, Dawn Dunlop
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Official White House photo by Pete Souza

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 16:40, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Fifteen-year old official White House promo pic. Meh. – Sca (talk) 12:27, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fifteen years later, this still has educational and historical values, that's the point. That's not the case for most White House pictures. Yann (talk) 16:39, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – I'm torn on this. I think this is an important event and the photo captures the important aspects of it, but the framing is off-center and the focus was made on Obama, so the women behind him are slightly blurry. Is there any chance this is one from a set of images taken by White House press? Perhaps there are others we could choose from. Moonreach (talk) 20:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The only equivalent is File:P070109PS-0623 (3679283361).jpg. It lacks the solemnity of the event, and IMO, that's why it is not used. Yann (talk) 13:01, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 18:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Beatles arrive at John F. Kennedy Airport

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Original – The Beatles arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City

Reason: High quality; historically significant showing The Beatles arriving in America, marking the start of the British Invasion
Articles in which this image appears: The Beatles, Beatlemania, British Invasion
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: United Press International, photographer unknown

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 03:34, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yes, that was in my TODO list. Yann (talk) 16:41, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 17:47, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:13, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose on technical grounds. It's blurry up close; I see banding and macroblocks as well. Moonreach (talk) 20:53, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:06, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Comparatively indistinct for mid-'60s. Jumbled spot-news comp. – Sca (talk) 12:35, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So? If you compare Nixon meeting Elvis (featured image) to the Moon Landing, it’s insignificant in the Nixon presidency. Wcamp9 (talk) 15:56, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – semi-historic, this is their first arrival to the U.S. (New York City JFK airport). Merits taking an exception for the technical issues. I don't think we have any FPs of them. Bammesk (talk) 17:25, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Surely we should find a better image of the Fab Four than this, tho. -- Sca (talk) 15:36, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And am I really the only one who sees the technical flaws? Look at the man in the fedora (second row, second from right) in full magnification. There's pronounced horizontal banding in the dark areas of his suit, and if you look at his lips and the brim of his hat you can see individual rows of pixels. These things pop up in detail areas all over the picture. I think this image was enlarged to its current size from a smaller copy at some point. Moonreach (talk) 17:09, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I agree, this looks upsampled. MER-C 11:27, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Beatles arrive at JFK Airport.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:08, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pope John XXIII

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Original – Pope John XXIII

Reason: high quality portrait. "Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker pope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council." "The council had a significant impact on the Church due to the scope and variety of issues it addressed."
Articles in which this image appears: Pope John XXIII, Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, Second Vatican Council, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator: De Agostini Editore

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 16:54, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 17:47, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - A bit iffy on the exposure (head highlights are blown), but given the age, I'm okay with it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:01, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — I put it into Krita and checked the levels; they're not fully blown out. There is forehead detail in there, although it didn't look particularly great when I crushed the levels down enough to find it. I'd support an alt that balances things a bit better. Moonreach (talk) 20:49, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I messed with this in Photoshop last night, and unfortunately his face falls within the highlight range, so fixing the shine also makes the rest of him look like Lurch. Doing a localized adjustment was somewhat better, but it still ended up looking more grey than recovering detail. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:08, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, thanks for trying. Moonreach (talk) 18:16, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:07, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ioannes XXIII, by De Agostini, 1958–1963.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:55, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Lynch

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Original – Lynch in 2014

Reason: High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Mike Lynch (businessman)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Business
Creator: Royal Society

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 17:37, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:25, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Crop is quite close for a 3/4 portrait; generally, these are given more space to breathe. I've made a crop that I think works a bit better, though part of me wants to reduce the aspect ratio somewhat. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:17, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I don't think this is a particularly good photo; it cuts off in a weird place that shows all of his torso but nothing below it, and he's leaning out of the frame. Chris's crop is better on technical merits but I still don't see anything that makes me think it's among Wikipedia's best images. Moonreach (talk) 20:41, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Comparatively little-known man in suit & tie. Scant EV. – Sca (talk) 12:27, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per above. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:42, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:38, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Augusta Savage

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Original – Augusta Savage

Alt 1 – Augusta Savage with her sculpture Realization, 1938, photographer: Andrew Herman

Reason: high quality image used as lead
Articles in which this image appears: Augusta Savage, African-American art
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: unknown US government photographer

Info In the previous nomination, the picture was mistakenly identified.
Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 18:21, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - restoration required. MER-C 18:53, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I note the need for restoration as well. Also, I think File:Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371.jpg better illustrates the subject and her work. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:20, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It needs a crop and a restoration (and to actually be used somewhere on the English Wikipedia), but otherwise I'd support that one if you want to nominate it. A great encapsulation of an artist and her work. Moonreach (talk) 20:56, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is a crop already, though that still needs restoration. If Yann does not want to do the restoration, I can do it. It's a long weekend for me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:07, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is good also, but should it replace the lead image? Yann (talk) 12:53, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's an editing choice. Honestly, as a lede image I'm thinking File:AugustaSavage.jpg works best (there is less tension in her body than the nominated image, and it still has a sculpture). File:Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371.jpg and its derivative work best in the body, I think, as her physical identifying features are secondary to her art in that image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:34, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, File:Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371.jpg makes a better FP and it doesn't have to be in the infobox. Bammesk (talk) 17:31, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MER-C, Moonreach, Crisco 1492, and Bammesk: I restored that one. Yann (talk) 21:56, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support ALT - Excellent image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT – but the left edge has a very narrow white streak! Bammesk (talk) 00:49, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 - Moonreach (talk) 13:31, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional support alt 1, provided the white streak is removed. MER-C 18:56, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Yann (talk) 17:51, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:41, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371 CROPPED.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:22, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Social flycatcher

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Original – A social flycatcher in Tulum, Mexico.

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Social flycatcher
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Chuck Homler

Support as nominator – MER-C 15:18, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanks for the nomination. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 01:10, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:35, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Huge PNG file not helpful. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:22, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – In my eyes, it is _ZZ^Z 'S 13:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Per Charles. Plus, PNG suffers from a software glitch where the Wiki fails to sharpen after downsizing, which is a shame given the beautiful plumage. (That being said, kudos to Chuck for providing original resolution images in a lossless format... it really future-proofs the media). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:26, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Social Flycatcher.png --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:19, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lavaux

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Original – Lavaux vineyard terraces, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Lavaux, Swiss wine, Tourism in Switzerland
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Lorenz Poffet

Support as nominator – MER-C 15:32, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 17:35, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:34, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Arguably some DOF issues, but a gorgeous landscape photo. – Sca (talk) 13:11, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 18:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:06, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 09:24, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:09, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lavaux Switzerland.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:41, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Uncle Sam - I Want You Poster

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Original – A World War I United States Army recruitment poster featuring a half-length portrait of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer, with the legend "I want you for U.S. Army".

Better Version – Higher quality and better version, which Adam Cuerden said should be used.

Reason: This is a delisted featured image because the original scan a while ago was low quality. However, there is a way higher quality image in it's place now. Anyway, the poster is historically significant and very famous
Articles in which this image appears: Uncle Sam
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War I
Creator: James Montgomery Flagg

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 20:23, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – As with the above nom, this image as been reproduced countless times, becoming effectively a cliché. – Sca (talk) 13:06, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Excellent quality reproduction of a significant image. Moonreach (talk) 18:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also support Alt 1 — Moonreach (talk) 15:23, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~Support~~ - Iconic, and the issues that resulted in the previous image being delisted have been addressed with this most recent upload. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Matarisvan (talk) 05:42, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt – Yann (talk) 18:50, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:39, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Discoloured with some obvious damage. Restoration - or even just a colour adjustment - could do miracles on this. A cleaner and larger scan exists at https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsc.03521/ Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 04:38, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Adam Cuerden I updated it to the link you sent me, should we make this one an FP Wcamp9 (talk) 21:39, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Adam. MER-C 10:47, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Still oppose because restoration is required. MER-C 19:32, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Adam. Let's get this one right in one. (Struck my vote above). Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:09, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We should use the "Better Version" if Uncle Sam Poster becomes a FP Wcamp9 (talk) 17:18, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:29, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944

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Original – The official campaign portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, taken 22 August 1944 by Leon Perskie

Reason: It is the highest quality image of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, showing a lot of detail of Roosevelt. It is also in color.
Articles in which this image appears: Franklin D. Roosevelt
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Leon Perskie

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 23:33, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There are several versions of this portrait. Please see c:Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:FDR 1944 Color Portrait.jpg for a former evaluation. Yann (talk) 11:02, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Unusually for me, I support this offcl pol pic because for once the detail of this 80-year-old image is pretty good – and because of the subject's overarching historical EV. Plus, it's a face full of character. – Sca (talk) 12:56, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Arguably, some highlights do seem rather blown, but .... -- Sca (talk) 15:30, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Both this and File:FDR-1944-Campaign-Portrait (retouched, cropped).jpg are excellent. However, this one is cropped somewhat closer (head-room was reduced), and it is stable in the article. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:49, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 15:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:37, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - GodzillamanRor (talk) 02:10, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:FDR 1944 Color Portrait (cropped)(b).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:34, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hindenberg Disaster - 6 May 1937

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Original – The Hindenberg airship going down in flames on 6 May 1937 in Manchester Township, New Jersey in an event known as the Hindenburg disaster.

Reason: The Hindenberg Disaster abruptly ended an era in which airships were very popular, as is known as one of the most famous aviation accidents. These images showed people that airships are dangerous. It is just like the "Oh, the humanity" quote about the disaster, a pretty important piece of media.
Articles in which this image appears: Hindenburg disaster
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: Sam Shere (1905–1982)

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 23:33, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – per the previous FPC nomination on the same year _ZZ^Z 'S 23:39, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – As said six months ago, this photo has been reproduced countless times ... becoming effectively a bromide (in journalism, a cliché). – Sca (talk) 13:02, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per Zzzs. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:38, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:34, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ryugyong Hotel

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Original – A 2012 photo of the partially completed Rugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Reason: Well-composed, high-detail shot of the long-in-the-making Ryugyong Hotel. It was still under construction when this was taken, but the facade was complete.
Articles in which this image appears: Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Martin Cígler

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 18:52, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Technical quality is rough, but given the difficulty of getting people into North Korea and the never-ending construction this hotel has gone through, it has a timeless quality. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What's "rough" about it (so I know when considering other photos for FPC)? Moonreach (talk) 13:31, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's somewhat soft, but that appears to be due to the age of the image and a high F/. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:26, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:03, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Could be Las Vegas too. But streets are perfect for cyclers, no traffic. --Petar Milošević (talk) 10:41, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:48, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:35, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:06, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Prázdné slnice a rozestavěný hotel Ryugyong - panoramio.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:53, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pixel art wizard

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Original – A pixel art image of a stylized wizard, showing the limitations of the medium and some techniques for working within them.

Reason: I think this is a good exemplar of many of the aspects of pixel art: A limited color palette, the use of complementary colors to create the illusion of a gradient, places where emphasis is placed on individual pixels (such as highlights and the border) and places where a blended effect is desired (the beard and the tones of the face). The one thing it doesn't have that I wish it did is dithering in the gradient areas, but that's not a mandatory aspect of the medium.
Articles in which this image appears: Pixel art
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Original art by ReffPixels, vectorization by OmegaFallon

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:33, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Meh. Lacks visual interest, EV. –Sca (talk) 12:54, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think for EV, File:Pixel Art Cat with Zoom-in Detail.svg is probably the better choice. That being said, this is good pixel art - and I say this as an aficionado of the genre. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:46, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That was actually my first choice, but I decided against it for a few reasons. The color selection (not just the palette but the full gamut it implies) is mostly browns and blues, there's not much to indicate how shadows are represented, and there are large areas of flat color. I also dislike the inset detail box, which is just under a 2x magnification and therefore just browbeats the viewer with information they already have. So I went through Commons, found another piece of pixel art I felt illustrated the concept better, added it to the page and waited a week. Moonreach (talk) 15:20, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is definitely something that looks more like typical pixel art games of the 90s. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 15:14, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As a character portrait, perhaps. It is still more detailed than anything before the PS1 could have reasonably handled! Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:08, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Eh, don't forget computer games. Something circa Kings Quest 6 or Kyrandia 2? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 07:41, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 22:26, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:30, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - While I still feel that the cat is more encyclopedic, Adam is right that this does strongly resemble something one would find in the (late) 90s. Given that that's the aesthetic modern pixel art games go for, I'm happy supporting. Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:08, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Reminds me on my drawing, it was like this, dots by dots, it was French solider, wish to find that image. --Petar Milošević (talk) 10:54, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pixel art Wizard Portrait.svg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:34, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gonbo Rangjon

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Original – Mt. Gonbo Ranjon

Reason: excellent image of the revered mountain; featured on commons
Articles in which this image appears: Gumbok Rangan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Tagooty

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 00:50, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support @UnpetitproleX: Thanks for the nomination. --Tagooty (talk) 03:02, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 10:32, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:47, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:44, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:34, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:47, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 22:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:23, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gonbo Rangjon Shinko La Zanskar Jun24 A7CR 00332.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:01, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tadej Pogačar

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Original – Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia, UAE Team Emirates) winner of 2024 World Roads Championship and leader in UCI men's road racing world ranking for 2024 (pictured on 2022 Tour of Slovenia)

Reason: met all criteria for FP, become world known cycler, winner of TDF × 3, Giro × 1, World Champion in 2024, tactical amazing rider
Articles in which this image appears: Tadej Pogačar, UCI men's road racing world ranking
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – Petar Milošević (talk) 10:09, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - High technical quality, as always. Image is from a podium celebration, and thus relevant to notability (EV). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:43, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 15:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:34, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:49, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:23, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:2022 Tour of Slovenia (Stage 3, Tadej Pogačar celebrating victory on Celje Castle v2).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:36, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Citizen Kane Film Poster

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Original – Theatrical poster for the American release of the 1941 film Citizen Kane. This design is designated "Style B". This image is a scan of an unrestored original poster

Reason: A very good and high-quality version of a somewhat famous poster to a very iconic movie
Articles in which this image appears: Citizen Kane
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator: William Rose

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 16:09, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - JPG artifacting is pretty bad. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:41, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Multiple creases on the poster, plus lots of macroblocking in the image (note the patterns around the letters in the cast list, or the rainbow square patterns that show up in the light sections of Welles's hair). hinnk (talk) 05:42, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per above. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:32, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:52, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Jefferson (2)

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Original – The official White House portrait of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States.

Reason: Official White House presidential portrait of US President Thomas Jefferson. A prior nomination for this painting failed, but that one was an attempt to promote a lower-resolution image that didn't make the 1500px cutoff.
Articles in which this image appears: Thomas Jefferson, Democratic-Republican Party, many others (including List of Assassin's Creed characters)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Rembrandt Peale

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:41, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Google seems to have a new version now. Will try and get it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:38, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so the GARTS version is compressed and has unrealistic contrast levels. So Support. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:42, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:31, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:12, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:08, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Official Presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson (by Rembrandt Peale, 1800).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jadeite Cabbage

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Original – The Jadeite Cabbage, a sculpture in the shape of bok choy with two hidden insects. Dating to the 19th century, it is one of the most popular items at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.

Reason: Beautiful sculpture, and the image itself is excellent.
Articles in which this image appears: Jadeite Cabbage 1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Unknown; photograph by the National Palace Museum

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:36, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 19:07, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent photo of this important (and very impressive) item. Nick-D (talk) 07:29, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:12, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:38, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:23, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – It is great that the museum offers free pictures. Yann (talk) 10:00, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jadeite Cabbage, National Palace Museum.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:37, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?

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Original – Daddy, What Did You Do in the Great War?, a March 1915 British Propaganda poster. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster 79.

Reason: A delightful example of WWI propaganda.
Articles in which this image appears: Daddy, What Did You Do in the Great War? 2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/WWI
Creator: Savile Lumley/Johnson Riddle and Company, restored by User:Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 22:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:15, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 12:52, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:33, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Daddy, what did You do in the Great War?.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:25, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Usambiro barbet

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Original – Usambiro barbet in the Serengeti National Park.

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons last month. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Usambiro barbet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Giles Laurent

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:50, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:25, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 09:35, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:56, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good EV --Tagooty (talk) 13:59, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 01:06, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:18, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:036 Usambiro barbet in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Exposition Universelle (1900)

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Original – Color-lithographed poster of the grounds of the 1900 Exposition universelle in Paris. The view overlooks the Seine, the Grand Palais, the exhibition buildings leading to Les Invalides, the Eiffel Tower, and the exhibition buildings constructed around it. Some of the more fantastical buildings constructed for the Exposition are shown, such as the Globe Céleste. In the foreground are world leaders, including William McKinley and monarchs, such as Queen Victoria, and her son (Edward VII, upon her death), Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra of Russia, and Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopiaa

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears: Exposition Universelle (1900)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: GTC

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support as uploader – Thanks for the nomination. Yann (talk) 12:50, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 15:00, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:05, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:19, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I like this image a lot, but there's a fair amount of water spotting in the upper left corner, particularly in the sky. There's also a vertical band of lighter color about a quarter of the way in from the left side, and it runs all the way from top to bottom. Moonreach (talk) 15:37, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's an issue with the document, not the reproduction, so I am not sure we should touch that. Yann (talk) 07:48, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's a lithograph, one of many reproductions of the work. We should seek to make the ideal copy. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 21:24, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Exposition universelle de Paris, 1900.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:04, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Galta Ji Temple

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Original – Galta Ji Temple

Reason: good quality image of the temple, FP on commons
Articles in which this image appears: Galtaji
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Sharvarism

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 14:58, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Love the color combo here. --Petar Milošević (talk) 09:37, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – This is my favorite place in Jaipur. Yann (talk) 09:52, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:04, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 13:58, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:17, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:31, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:30, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:01, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:05, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Zanana Kund Aur Galta Ji Ka Mandir - edited.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:59, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Max Planck

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Original – Portrait of Max Planck by Hugo Erfurth, 1938

Reason: Portrait of renowned physicist and 1918 Nobel Prize winner Max Planck.
Articles in which this image appears: Max Planck, List of things named after Max Planck, 1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Hugo Erfurth, Restored by: Bammesk

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 21:51, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:03, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – High historical EV for quantum physics; confidant of Einstein. – Sca (talk) 13:20, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 01:05, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:20, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:24, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:05, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Max Planck by Hugo Erfurth 1938cr - restoration1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:52, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Mozart Family

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Original – A family portrait of the Mozart's by Johann Nepomuk della Croce made around 1780 showing Wolfgang Amadeus, his sister Maria Anna, and his father Leopold Mozart. The portrait on the wall is of Mozart's mother Anna Maria

Reason: It is a very high quality image, and it is accurate too. It shows three of the Mozart's (Wolfgang Amadeus, Maria Anna, and Leopold) during their lifetime, along with a portrait of their dead mother, Anna Maria. It may have one of the best depictions of the best composers and the rest of his family
Articles in which this image appears: Mozart family, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ~~Leopold Mozart, Maria Anna Mozart~~
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Johann Nepomuk della Croce

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 00:25, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Jusdafax (talk) 01:59, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Wcamp9 you uploaded this image a few days ago, what is the source link? The source link should be in the file page. This image is not in the last two articles you listed above, so I struck those articles. Bammesk (talk) 01:14, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I included the source link Wcamp9 (talk) 00:20, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Suits Mozart's biography article [1]. I edited the file page. The scan seems to have a reliable source: International Mozarteum Foundation. Bammesk (talk) 15:02, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. MER-C 10:33, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:59, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:06, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mozart Family Croce.jpg --– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 01:24, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nautilus by Edward Weston

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Original – Nautilus by Edward Weston

Reason: "one of the most famous photographs ever made" and "a benchmark of modernism in the history of photography"
Articles in which this image appears: Nautilus (photograph), Edward Weston
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Edward Weston

Support as nominator I have been looking for some time for a good copy. At least I found an acceptable one. Seeing the price of a print, I don't think some contributor could get one and scan it. – Yann (talk) 10:57, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm seeing a lot of dust. Restoration would be beneficial. Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:02, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, right. Done. I wonder if this auction house cleans its items before photographing them. Yann (talk) 13:37, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's still a bit of the edge visible on the left sideCrisco 1492 mobile (talk) 15:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And now? Yann (talk) 16:43, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Still about 3-5 px. It's looking very good, though. Excellent find. Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 16:48, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully, it is OK now. Yann (talk) 10:29, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Yep! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:32, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Old hat, i.e. too familiar. – Sca (talk) 13:09, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:58, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 05:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:06, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nautilus by Edward Weston.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:29, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Freddie Mercury

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Original – Freddie Mercury performing in New Haven, Connecticut in a Queen concert.

Reason: Probably the most high-quality image of Mercury, in which he is performing live in one of his famous flambouyant outfits in 1977. This is one of the best images of Mercury (once nominated 14 years ago but not promoted). I believe this is an interesting photo, which really captures Mercury's well-known energy in his concerts
Articles in which this image appears: Freddie Mercury, Stage name, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Carl Lender, restored by Lošmi

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 00:50, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Dark, poor detail, backlit. – Sca (talk) 12:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I'm okay with overlooking the darkness, given that this kind of environment is where Mercury made most of his public appearances, but it seems like no part of the image is fully in focus. But for that, I'd support; it's a very dynamic photo and the scan quality is high enough to get the film grain. Moonreach (talk) 15:07, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Given that this is an action shot from 1977, taken in low quality lighting, with what had to have been high speed film... Yes, it's out of focus - I'm thinking, based on sharpness, this was a low F-number that ended up focusing on his crotch. It's also an excellent shot given the difficulties and technology of the time. (Heck, there are times when I can't even get that quality with newer tech). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:15, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:23, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've mulled it over some more and I say support. This photo has excellent composition. Its technical shortcomings are real, but Chris is right that they're minimal for the conditions the picture was taken in. I have myself shot film of performers in dark rooms, and there's real skill required to get something this good when you're dealing with a lot of movement in low light. The focus is a bit off, but only a bit, and this is a captured moment that won't come again. Moonreach (talk) 18:08, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:03, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good for its time and the circumstances. – Aristeas (talk) 07:09, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:27, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Acceptable given its time and situation – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Freddie Mercury performing in New Haven, CT, November 1977.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:37, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Steve Jobs presenting the iPhone 4

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Original – Steve Jobs shows off the iPhone 4 at the 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference on 8 June 2010.

Reason: It shows one of the most influential and innovative people ever, Steve Jobs, with one of his greatest business achievements before he died. It is also a very high quality image of Jobs.
Articles in which this image appears: Steve Jobs, iPhone 4
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Matt Yohe

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 01:00, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Promo-style pic of scant EV for most readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 12:24, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Blurry up close and the screen of the iPhone is pretty washed out. I also feel like this is tantamount to advertising. While promotional aspects aren't in the featured picture criteria, I feel like that aspect works against criteria #3, that featured images be Wikipedia's best work. Moonreach (talk) 15:15, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – I agree it's very unsharp. Bammesk (talk) 02:55, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per above. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:56, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:39, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Map of central Shanghai, 1935

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Original – Detailed map of central Shanghai, showing the foreign enclaves of the Shanghai International Settlement and the Shanghai French Concession. Produced in 1935.

Reason: Very high quality map, featuring the Shanghai International Settlement and the Shanghai French Concession within central Shanghai.
Articles in which this image appears: Shanghai International Settlement
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Army Map Service

Support as nominator – GodzillamanRor (talk) 02:05, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – good EV in its article, well preserved, The scan resolution is 150 pixels per inch (per the scale on the map), and all is legible when enlarged (say at 200%). I updated the source links. Bammesk (talk) 15:31, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:46, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Question - What makes this map preferable over File:Jichisan Shokai - Shanghai City Street Map - 上海市市街圖 (1932).jpg or File:Map of Shanghai (1918), North-China Daily News and Herald.jpg (both of which shade-in the international settlements)? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:27, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't aware of the other two maps. One of them is older, it dates to 1918. The settlement regime ended around 1942. The nominated map dates to approximately 1935 (per the map itself, although it's a 1945 print), so the nom map is the most recent of the three. I like the bilingual annotations on This map, but the problem I see is that its legends are in Chinese only (not readily legible in an en-Wiki article). Also the nom map is in the article since 2012, whereas the other two maps aren't. Bammesk (talk) 00:59, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stability is a fair point, though given that the two I linked above were uploaded this year (though other versions saved at higher compression are older) it's to be expected. Hmmm... given the dynamic construction of Shanghai in the early 20th century, the seventeen years between the 1918 map and the 1935 map nominated here could be significant. Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:42, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:50, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 14:51, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Shanghai 1935 S1 AMS-WO.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:05, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago in Flames by Currier & Ives

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Original – A Currier & Ives color lithograph depicting the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

Reason: I saw this pop up in On This Day for Oct. 8 and think it's pretty good. This is a crop from this version, and I think an improvement, since the color plates didn't line up cleanly with the printed border. There's good detail in close up; what irregularities there are are aspects of the original print (that is, overprinting with successive color layers that often have hard edges). There is some mild browning on the paper itself, but the sepia tint to the bottom area is its own printed color, as is clear on the uncut version.
Articles in which this image appears: Great Chicago Fire, 1871
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: Original by Currier & Ives, exact author unknown; crop by GreenMeansGo

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:34, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure my !vote counts, but yes, I do think this is an extremely important historical image. There are so many equally impactful historical events where we don't have the benefit of a quality illustration. GMG ^talk 10:39, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any info extant re how accurate this artist's depiction may be? (Photography existed then.) – Sca (talk) 13:07, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Copelin & Hine have a number of photos available currently on Commons, but they're all about the aftermath. Photos existed, but I'm not sure they were common enough, or easily usable enough that people were really running toward the fire trying to snap a shot. File:Destruction of Chicago by Fire, Oct. 1871 LCCN2003662862.jpg is really good too, but again, it's a litho. GMG ^talk 13:37, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Beautiful lithograph. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:10, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:41, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:05, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:51, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The border is part of a lithograph. They aren't meant to be artifically cropped. There may be cases for offering a cropped alternative, but the thin border this has really doesn't rise to that level. In my eyes, this changes it from historical artefact to bad textbook illustration. Also, Currier and Ives lithographs are hand-tinted, and this one seems rather slapdash. Compare https://oldprintshop.com/uploads/jpg/100018.jpg (from https://oldprintshop.com/product/163922?inventoryno=100018) Or [2] Or, hell [https://www.loc.gov/resource/pga.06548/ this copy of the same lithograph without all the weird streaking. Like, I get the fire colours are nice in this one, but there's major artistic flaws elsewhere. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 23:11, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chicago in Flames by Currier & Ives, 1871 (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:35, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Impact of the Second Plane into the South Tower on the September 11 Attacks

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Original – The explosion following the plane impact into the South Tower (WTC2) during the September 11 Attacks.

Reason: A high quality picture for 2001 (along with being one of the highest quality 9/11 pics on Wikipedia), which shows the explosion impact of the South Tower in great detail. I feel like this picture really shows a historical moment, in which many people realized that 9/11 was a terrorist attack and not just a result of an accidental plane crash. It shows everything from the blast to the smoke to the towers in good detail
Articles in which this image appears: September 11 attacks, 2001, Terrorism in the United States, New York City, Terrorism, NATO, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: rds123

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 17:18, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I see some dust and scratches, but for once I'd suggest against restoration (except maybe the scratches in the blue parts of the sky). The central event is an explosion with debris, and I worry an attempt to fix apparent scuffs might accidentally erase real information. Moonreach (talk) 17:46, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – taking an exception for the technical quality. Bammesk (talk) 01:19, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Old hat – all too familiar – it's not the anniversary – what's the hook?. – Sca (talk) 13:28, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:22, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:32, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:01, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:32, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:56, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Explosion following the plane impact into the South Tower (WTC 2) - B6019~11.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:19, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Phoenix dust storm

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Original – A dust storm (or simoom) approaching Phoenix, Arizona in 2011.

Reason: Majestic shot of a weather event (its usage on the Phoenix, AZ page describes it as a simoom; the file name just calls it a dust storm) over a populated area. The one notable flaw I see is that the white section of sky on the right-hand side of the storm is fully blown out. I'll argue that that's acceptable because it's outside the area of interest, but I understand if that's a sticking point for others.
Articles in which this image appears: Phoenix, Arizona, Climate of Phoenix
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator: Alan Stark

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:32, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - surprisingly noisy for ISO 100. MER-C 17:10, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's very hard not to wash out the sky in a desert photo, moreso with 2011 cameras. If it was a notable duststorm, I'd say that ended discussion and would be an automatic support, but [https://www.maricopa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/32609/Dust-Storm-Brochure?bidId= they happen multiple times a year, so, presuming this is an average dust storm, it feels a little too replacable. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 05:22, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:33, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tomb of Cambyses I

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Original – Ruins of the tomb of Cambyses I, father of Cyrus the Great, in Pasargadae, Iran.

Reason: Well-composed, highly detailed shot of an interesting ruin. This angle shows the surviving structure, the parts which have fallen, and modern stabilization efforts. The king whose tomb this is was poorly documented, and this is perhaps as good a representation of him as we can have.
Articles in which this image appears: Cambyses I, Achaemenid Empire
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture or
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 14:57, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:33, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:31, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:57, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great quality, and a country that's underrepresented in free media, making this exceptional. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 05:24, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:08, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pasargadae, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 12.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:02, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nobel Prize in Physics, three laureates

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Original – Three Nobel laureates in physics. Front row left to right: Albert A. Michelson (1907 laureate), Albert Einstein (1921 laureate), Robert A. Millikan (1923 laureate). Back row left to right: Walter Sydney Adams, Walther Mayer, Max Farrand.

Reason: Three Nobel Prize laureates in physics photographed in 1931. In front row from left to right: Albert A. Michelson (1907 laureate), Albert Einstein (1921 laureate), Robert A. Millikan (1923 laureate). In back row from left to right: astronomer Walter Sydney Adams, mathematician Walther Mayer, historian Max Farrand.
Articles in which this image appears: Nobel Prize in Physics
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Smithsonian Institution, Photographer: unknown, Restored by: Bammesk

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 21:39, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:29, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:31, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – High historical EV. Taken two years before Einstein left his native Germany, never to return. – Sca (talk) 12:45, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would support a grayscale version. This looks yellowish. Yann (talk) 12:54, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, although I disagree doing it indiscriminately to each and every B&W photo. Pinging participants, if there is any objection, let me know and I will revert back to the earlier version (which was voted on). @Hamid Hassani, MER-C, Sca, Yann, and Giles Laurent:. Bammesk (talk) 22:02, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Fine w/me. -- Sca (talk) 13:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Typically of Einstein, his mind seems to be somewhere else. (Read a detailed biography of him.) -- Sca (talk) 13:15, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
to me, it looks murky and lower quality now. If you're going to convert to grey scale, the levels need to change. Oppose Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 21:16, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adam, I adjusted the levels and did another upload. Give it another look, thanks. Bammesk (talk) 16:13, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Great! Yann (talk) 09:49, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 01:07, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:22, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 09:31, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:33, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did another upload yesterday, therefore this is a procedural ping of all participants, in case there is any objection (sorry for the distraction) @Hamid Hassani, MER-C, Sca, Adam Cuerden, Giles Laurent, Yann, Zzzs, Radomianin, Bruce1ee, and Moonreach:.
User:Armbrust let's not close the nom for a few days (to give some time for feedback). Bammesk (talk) 01:39, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's misleading as to the nature of the photo to go greyscale, but at least the greyscale conversion is now done well. I personally think it's a very, very bad precedent, and I might go weak oppose, but I think it needs opposed. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 05:18, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. As I said above, I disagree with indiscriminately converting each and every B&W photo to grayscale. You can see some of my thoughts Here. I think distinctions can be made for notable photos, photos by notable photographers, artistic photos, strictly historic photos, versus the more ordinary B&W photos, also distinctions can be made for prints and positive transparencies (i.e. fully processed works), versus negative films (i.e. not fully processed works). I think we can make grayscale (or other tonal) judgments on a case by case basis, and vote accordingly. Bammesk (talk) 00:01, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have mixed feelings. I do still like the current version and support it, but I feel like it would have been better to present the edits, particularly the switch to grayscale, as alts. If doing so is still an option, I would suggest running the first version that was nominated (21:06, 5 October 2024) against the current version (16:10, 13 October 2024) as an alt and ping everybody to choose between them. I don't think we all saw the same thing when we voted, and therefore it would be misleading to say the current image has a consensus of support. Moonreach (talk) 19:22, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. If you follow the timeline, there were two pings, one for This version, and a second ping for This version (both grayscale versions). Even currently, everyone has the opportunity to revise, change, or keep their votes. Bammesk (talk) 00:01, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm, that's a fair point. Moonreach (talk) 14:40, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Postpone closure per above comment by Bammesk. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:50, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Portrait of Albert Einstein and Others (1879-1955), Physicist - Restoration1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:13, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There was enough time for any participant to change their opinion, but nobody did and this is therefore promoted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:13, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Armbrust. -- Sca (talk) 16:57, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Woman lighting candles on Diwali

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Original – Woman lighting candles on Diwali

Reason: good quality; captures one of the main activities of the festival
Articles in which this image appears: Diwali
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: created by AjoyDutta1997, edited by Aristeas

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:56, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – IMHO an excellent and beautiful illustration of typical individual activities at Diwali. Thank you for the nomination, UnpetitproleX! – Aristeas (talk) 07:11, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:58, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice image. I would clear pink shades on edges. --Petar Milošević (talk) 19:51, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 20:22, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 14:14, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:55, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Something special. --Argenberg (talk) 13:37, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:08, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Woman lighting the candles for the Festival of Lights in India (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:57, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata

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Original – Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata near Anilao, Philippines.

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons in July. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:20, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:25, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:53, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 05:19, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support I have slightly lower standards for underwater photography, and this easily exceeds them. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 05:26, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:08, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gobio (Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-23, DD 169.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:21, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

American avocet

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Original – An American avocet in non-breeding plumage at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Reason: Featured unanimously on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: American avocet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:22, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 18:12, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:53, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 05:19, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:08, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:American avocet (84292).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:23, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lascar, Laguna Lejia and Aguas Calientes

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Original – Aguas Calientes (volcano) on the right side and Lascar (volcano) on the left side, with Lake Lejía in foreground, northern Chile. The lake and the camera are at a distance of about 9 miles from the volcanoes.

Reason: Aguas Calientes (volcano) on the right side and Lascar (volcano) on the left side, with Lake Lejía in foreground, in northern Chile. The lake and the camera are at a distance of about 9 miles from the volcanoes. This is the second nomination. The first nomination received 4 support votes and no opposition.
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 – Bammesk (talk) 18:55, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 12:01, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Crop foreground below car? – Sca (talk) 13:29, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

First time I see a fossilized car... ;-) --Janke | Talk 14:39, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Moonreach (talk) 18:12, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Somewhat soft, but that's to be expected with the f/ number. Excellent view of the landscape. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:52, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 23:05, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Volcanos Lascar left and Aguas Calientes right.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:55, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

52nd Street, Manhattan, in 1948

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Original – A kodachrome photograph of 52nd Street in Manhattan at night in May 1948

Reason: This high-quality and color image of 52nd Street from the 1940s (which is pretty rare), shows the city lights as they looked back in 1948. The quality of the kodachrome is also very impressive for it's time.
Articles in which this image appears: 52nd Street (Manhattan), Bebop, Harry Gibson, Art Tatum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: William P. Gottlieb

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 23:00, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – EV? Meh. – Sca (talk) 13:27, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Very soft in full size. Up-sampled scan? --Janke | Talk 14:41, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too dark. Yann (talk) 15:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – I agree it's too dark. I prefer this B&W photo in the article. The B&W photo is too soft at full size, but its pixel count is high enough so it's sharp enough when viewed at 50% size (that could be a pass for older/historic photos IMO). Bammesk (talk) 01:26, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Unfortunately, too dark – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per above. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:31, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:09, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nude (Charis, Santa Monica)

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Original – Nude (Charis, Santa Monica) by Edward Weston

Reason: Iconic photograph in solid reproduction and good restoration. One of Weston’s most famous photographs, also regarded a milestone in his artistic development.
Articles in which this image appears: Nude (Charis, Santa Monica)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Edward Weston

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 15:41, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Old hat – all too familiar – reproduced countless times. – Sca (talk) 15:56, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support I've never seen it before. It has its own article, and has a very interesting pose. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 23:34, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think the description needs to note this is scanned from a Cole Weston print - in art photography my understanding is that the making of the print is part of the process (especially when it involves manual dodging and burning, as in this case), and Edward Weston also made prints of this negative before authorising his son Cole to make further prints. I'm also a little confused about the sourcing - the image page gives three URLs, which as far as I can see are for different prints of the image (thought all by Cole Weston), and isn't clear which one is actually the image uploaded. TSP (talk) 11:23, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent use of light, notable on its own right. @TSP, I've been able to confirm that this is from the Rago Arts link based on resolution pre- and post-crop. Yann, I'd also recommend making the source clearer, since it appears the other two sources are being used for supplemental information on the photograph/print. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:12, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Most if not all of of Edward Weston's pictures available on the Internet, are prints made by his son. I understand that very few prints were made by Edward Weston himself. Information added. Yann (talk) 15:22, 16 October 2024 (UTC)#[reply]

Support. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:52, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:12, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: She is in a good pose; but, umm, her right shoulder is blurred, opaque. This may not be a weak point, esp. considering the photo's date (1936); we also see a well focus on most parts of the photo. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:45, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nude (Charis, Santa Monica).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:48, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Akeley Motion Picture Camera

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Original – Akeley Motion Picture Camera, New York, 1922, by Paul Strand

Reason: notable photograph, good quality, restored
Articles in which this image appears: Akeley Motion Picture Camera
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Paul Strand, restored by Yann

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 10:44, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 12:23, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sca: What do you mean? Yann (talk) 15:27, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can't tell what it is by looking at it. -- Sca (talk) 12:32, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. I see banding and blocking in the darker areas and the whole image is kind of grainy. Moonreach (talk) 14:44, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is the best copy available on the Internet. Seeing the price of a print, I don't think a contributor could get one and scan it. Yann (talk) 15:48, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Honestly, I don't really like it as an image, either. I can't tell what I'm looking at; were this an image intended to illustrate the camera, rather than a piece of art in its own right, I would call it downright bad. That's just my personal taste, which of course isn't a criterion, but it does make me less willing to overlook technical shortcomings, which are. Moonreach (talk) 17:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I'm seeing a light patch on the left side of the image that is likely not in the original print. I agree that the technical quality is lacking; Christie's gives high resolution scans, but they save them at a high compression ratio, resulting in JPG artefacting (for example, I think File:Huang Shaoqiang - Farewell.jpg is an excellent example of the artist's work, but there are a few compression issues. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – It would be nice if the article page, file page, or image caption(s) said what type of camera this is. Here are the camera info links: [3] [4]. Perhaps the image caption(s) could say the photo is of the interior chamber of the camera. As Chris said, the original upload's file size is somewhat small, 177KB. Bammesk (talk) 02:37, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your comment. I created c:Category:Akeley motion picture cameras. Yann (talk) 21:15, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - visible JPEG artifacting. MER-C 10:13, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:06, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Central Radio & TV Tower

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Original – The Central Radio & TV Tower, a 405-metre-tall (1,329 ft) telecommunications and observation tower in Beijing, China.

Reason: High quality image of a significant structure; view shows the entirety of the structure; high resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Central Radio & TV Tower
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: N509FZ

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:06, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:32, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Slightly grainy up close, but only slightly. Moonreach (talk) 18:55, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:53, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 12:17, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:24, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Central TV Tower from Yuyuantan (20211022095011).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:15, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bile Beans bag

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Original – A glassine bag with two-color printing, advertising Bile Beans

Reason: Interesting bit of ephemera; it is promotional, but for a product long extinct. It illustrates a few unrelated and now somewhat rare things: Two-color printing, patent medicines and paper bag packaging. (I don't believe this bag originally came with Bile Beans in it, since a Google search found similar bags that just have more advertising on the other side rather than product info like weight.) I feel that I should acknowledge this is literally a piece of trash, but it's a very nice piece of trash.
Articles in which this image appears: Bile Beans, patent medicine, color printing, packaging. The placement on the Bile Beans page has been less than a week, since I only just discovered we had a page for them, but for the others it's been longer.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Bile Beans, exact author(s) unknown

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:22, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't like the CC license. It is most probably in the public domain, so the licensing should be fixed. Yann (talk) 15:46, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Agree with Yann. This is likely PD-anon-80 and PD-US-URAA, with a CC license for countries with a low TOO (like the UK, where Wellcome is based). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:55, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  The source has a scan of the other side of the bag; neither one has a copyright mark, just a trademark for "Bile Beans." (Even that was found to be invalid by a UK court, according to a particularly amusing part of the Bile Beans article.) In the US, that would be confirmation of public domain status but I'm less clear on UK copyright law. Moonreach (talk) 17:13, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  The UK has, to the best of my knowledge, not required copyright notices with publication. That being said, I've tagged the image PD-UK-anon, as no author is credited, and the work was published well before the cutoff. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:20, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Thanks! Moonreach (talk) 17:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The scan would have been better had they used a piece of black paper to prevent bleeding, but overall it's an excellent example of the contemporary advertising. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:55, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:51, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I don't love the licensing situation (I don't think our image pages are well set up for an image to be 'both' PD and CC), but I agree with Chris's assessment. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:58, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I know. Used to be I'd tag my scans with a CC license, similar to Adam, so that reusers in countries with a sweat-of-the-brow doctrine were covered... people on Commons kept removing the tags. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:12, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:47, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:24, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ephemera collection; Paper bag advertising Bile Beans Wellcome L0030503.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:20, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

View from the Window at Le Gras

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Original – View from the Window at Le Gras

Reason: historical document with high EV, high resolution
Articles in which this image appears: View from the Window at Le Gras, 100 Photographs that Changed the World, Timeline of photography technology, History of the camera, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

Support as nominator File:View from the Window at Le Gras, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.jpg is already a FP, but this is vastly superior. – Yann (talk) 16:30, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
D&R per nom. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:52, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If a delist & replace is desired than this should be closed and proper nomination should be made. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:05, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure a D&R is necessary. The other file has been a FP a for a long time, and is still useful. Yann (talk) 19:25, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:14, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I agree that there's no need for a D&R; both images have value. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:48, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:19, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support (D. & R.) – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:29, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I would also keep both versions. Moonreach (talk) 17:04, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, no D&R. As the article explains, the other version is essentially an adaptation by a 20th-century researcher, and so should be considered a separate artwork. A delist of that work should be considered separately, if appropriate (but since that was the version that led to the image's prominence, there's an argument to be made for it). blameless 23:10, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:24, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Untitled (point de vue), Niépce 1827 — HRC 2020 (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:31, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Columbus skyline

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Original – Downtown Columbus and the Scioto Mile

Alt 1 – Perspective correction

Reason: High quality, high EV (shows several famous Columbus landmarks, such as the Rich Street Bridge, Huntington Center, Scioto River and LeVeque Tower, resolution is good, and the image is just really nice overall.
Articles in which this image appears: Columbus, Ohio, Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio, List of United States cities by population, Ohio, Great Lakes megalopolis
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban (latter added after Moonreach's comment)
Creator: Paul Wasneski

Support (ALT1) as nominator – Sir MemeGod  20:28, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I don't think it's wide enough to count as a panorama, though. Moonreach (talk) 21:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:07, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 11:35, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Good looking picture, but I'm seeing some lean on the buildings (the Baker-Hostetler building is particularly bad). May need distortion correction. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:57, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. -- Sca (talk) 12:33, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:50, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - perspective correction required. MER-C 10:48, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1. MER-C 10:19, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose original per my comment. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:01, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as is. I would support if the perspective correction is done. Bammesk (talk) 01:03, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 – Bammesk (talk) 03:48, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded Alt 1, edited for perspective correction. Pinging participants @Sir MemeGod, Moonreach, Yann, Bruce1ee, Hamid Hassani, MER-C, and Crisco 1492:. Bammesk (talk) 03:48, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt1 —Bruce1ee ^talk 06:32, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:24, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt1 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:54, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – Moonreach (talk) 13:15, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed "Alt 1". The building width to height ratios are now proper and same as the original. ping again @Bruce1ee, Hamid Hassani, Crisco 1492, and Moonreach:. Bammesk (talk) 01:14, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:24, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Downtown Columbus View from Main St Bridge - edit1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:03, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Austin J. Tobin Plaza overhead

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Original – An aerial view of the Austin J. Tobin Plaza, as it looked in 1976.

ALT1 – Without window sill

Reason: Very high EV (the plaza was unfortunately destroyed during the events of September 11, 2001) and I can't find another free, high-quality aerial shot of it like this. Also showcases several of its famous sculptures, including The Sphere and Ideogram.
Articles in which this image appears: Austin J. Tobin Plaza, Austin J. Tobin, List of buildings damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks, The Sphere
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Balthazar Korab

Support (ALT1) as nominator – Sir MemeGod  21:27, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT1 – Yann (talk) 10:12, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Window sill at the bottom might be worth cropping out. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:58, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I didn’t see that. Do I just upload a cropped version and label it as ALT1? I’m kinda new to the whole FPC process. :) Sir MemeGod  12:01, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at commons:Commons:Overwriting existing files, as this qualifies as a historical image, it would probably be best to upload separately. The Crop Tool on Commons is fairly smart and can do that, and I believe it uploads with the least possible compression (thereby not degrading the image too much). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:49, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492 I undid your crop and redid it using the Crop Tool's lossless move. Using "precise" mode will recompress the image using the same compression level as the original image, which means it can cause significant further degradation. Lossless mode doesn't recompress the image at all, but the top and left have to be cropped by a multiple of 16 pixels (which isn't a problem in this case because 0 is a multiple of 16). --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:35, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, sounds good. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:06, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT1 - I've made a crop and uploaded it. I think it's better without the sill. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:17, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1. Moonreach (talk) 14:45, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt1 – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:49, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1. MER-C 10:51, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:23, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:World Trade Center, New York. Exterior. Entrance Sphere at Plaza Fountain sculpture. Overhead view - LCCN2021637339 (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:28, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Places/Urban instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:28, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tower of Hercules

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Original – Tower of Hercules, a Roman era lighthouse in northern Spain

Reason: Quality image of the Tower of Hercules, a lighthouse in northern Spain. Its original construction dates to first century AC. It was given a neoclassical restoration in 1791. I saw this on Commons FPC recently.
Articles in which this image appears: Tower of Hercules
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Fernando

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 01:38, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:13, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:55, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Is it just me, or might there be some vertical perspective distortion? – Sca (talk) 12:30, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Scrolling up and down with the verticals at the edge of my screen, I'm seeing that, if any, it is rather minimal. The building does have some non-straight bits (the base near the stairs has a noticeable slant), so that may be contributing to any perceived distortion. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:53, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - I thought the tower looked crooked, but I scrolled up and down too and it isn't. I think the spiral pattern may be producing an optical illusion. Moonreach (talk) 14:44, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chris, I think you meant to write "I'm 'not' seeing that . . . ", right? Bammesk (talk) 02:08, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. "I'm seeing that, if [there is any distortion], it is rather minimal." — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:02, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I got it. Bammesk (talk) 02:19, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Moonreach (talk) 14:44, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Although the phantom crookedness is messing with my mind a little bit. Sir MemeGod  18:00, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:47, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:12, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support High quality, good EV --Tagooty (talk) 09:05, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:23, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Torre de Hércules 2023.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:39, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

White Zombie movie poster

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Original – Theatrical release poster for White Zombie, a 1932 horror film considered to be the first feature to have zombies.

Reason: Excellent copy of a visually striking poster for a well-known horror film. Target article has GA status. There were attempts to promote this image twice before, but those were over a decade ago and had low community input. Criticisms at the time included slight flaws (which were then fixed in a restoration pass) and aesthetic opinions of the poster itself. I don't think either of those is a definitive "no", especially with so few votes, so I wanted to try again.
Articles in which this image appears: White Zombie (film)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator: Unknown, possibly employee(s) of United Artists, restored by Crisco 1492

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:13, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support as per the previous nominations. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:24, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:54, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – @Chris Woodrich, Yann – I didn't catch this before, but this version of the poster is cropped from a version with a wide white border, as can be seen in the prior version. It seems like the only thing that was lost was a notice that said "Printed in U. S. A.", but the border didn't really have anything wrong with it, either. Do you prefer the current, cropped version or the version with the border? Moonreach (talk) 20:03, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I prefer the one with the white border, as that was how posters were made at the time. Only thing is we may end up with edit warriors who prefer the non-bordered version. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:27, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Moonreach (talk) 20:59, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  I'd blame autocorrect, but I was on PC. Just worried that someone may revert war. Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 23:57, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  I'm unclear on the procedure for marking things as derivatives when uploading modified files, but if you uploaded your last version of the poster as a new file and proposed it as an alt then we'd have both and people could choose. Moonreach (talk) 14:46, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fine with or without the border. It doesn't matter much to me. Yann (talk) 17:47, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Silly stuff. Meh. – Sca (talk) 13:11, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
~~I would support a version with the border~~, but I'm less keen on the edited version. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I too would support a version with the original border. Borders are common when it comes to movie posters. Bammesk (talk) 19:36, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Hi Josh Milburn and Bammesk. Based on the consensus here, I have reverted to the bordered version. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:36, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support the (original) bordered version. Bammesk (talk) 20:43, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support the version with the border. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:47, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I also support the version with the border. Moonreach (talk) 16:16, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It might benefit from a slight sharpening, otherwise, I'd Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 11:58, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:23, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:18, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Poster - White Zombie 01 Crisco restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:31, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wait for Me, Daddy

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Original – Wait for Me, Daddy

Reason: notable historical image with its own article, restored
Articles in which this image appears: Wait for Me, Daddy, Claude P. Dettloff, British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own), Military history of Canada, History of British Columbia, October 1940
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: Claude P. Dettloff

Support as nominator – It was heavily damaged. Apparently the print was scratched with a sharp tool. All copies on the Net have the same defect. Yann (talk) 15:43, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Focus is off, but when the image has its own article, that doesn't matter. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:39, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Sir MemeGod  17:28, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support; very good choice! Wait for me, daddy (1940) is an influential and a famous photo. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:44, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 21:24, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Moonreach (talk) 19:52, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:23, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:British Columbia Regiment 1940.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:51, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Andromeda Galaxy panorama

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Original – This is the largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy. You would need more than 600 HD television screens to display the whole image. It is the biggest Hubble image ever released and shows over 100 million stars and thousands of star clusters embedded in a section of the galaxy’s pancake-shaped disc stretching across over 40 000 light-years.

ALT1 - Full resolution

Reason: This is the largest (and maybe even sharpest) image ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. High EV because it shows the star density of the Andromeda Galaxy, and an absolutely amazing image overall. Very surprised it hasn't been nominated yet. ~~There's a 0.7 gigabyte version (File:Andromeda Galaxy M31 - Heic1502a Full resolution.tiff), but that one isn't transcluded anywhere and is so big that it needs to be downloaded to open.~~ Thanks to Chris Woodrich, we now have the full-sized, 1.5 billion-pixel image.
Articles in which this image appears: Zooming in on the Andromeda Galaxy, Andromeda Galaxy, Andromeda (constellation)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Panorama
Creator: NASA

Support (ALT1) as nominator – Sir MemeGod  17:11, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. My God, it's full of stars! Moonreach (talk) 18:20, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Support alt 1, even better! – Moonreach (talk) 18:58, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Let's not jump the gun... this isn't 2015 anymore, and we can get the full resolution. I'm using the upload Wizard right now. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:21, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That would be marvelous. Sir MemeGod  18:23, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support ALT1 - Huge image, excellent quality. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:45, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT1 – Yann (talk) 18:52, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am pretty sure all those small dots filling the background are noise, not stars. It's measurement or detection noise, somewhat similar to high ISO noise (but more intense). The image has scientific value even with all that noise, because lots of tiny stars are still discernible (perhaps for first time ever) within the noise, though not easily. However, for a galaxy photo in an encyclopedia, the excessive noise misleads, coming across as stars. It's just too noisy IMO. ~~-Oppose.~~ Bammesk (talk) 02:02, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bammesk: From what I've gathered from HubbleSite and overall specifications for the Hubble, those objects are more likely than not individual astronomical bodies. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey did a similar look at the Milky Way's center, and it looks exactly the same when zoomed in. The link Chris posted actually sums it up really well. Sir MemeGod  12:26, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This confirms it. "Though the galaxy is over 2 million light-years away, The Hubble Space Telescope is powerful enough to resolve individual stars in a 61,000-light-year-long stretch of the galaxy’s pancake-shaped disk. It's like photographing a beach and resolving individual grains of sand. And there are lots of stars in this sweeping view -- over 100 million, with some of them in thousands of star clusters seen embedded in the disk." Sir MemeGod  13:13, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As per the ESA, there are more than one hundred million stars in the image. I don't know if they are counting all of the stars in the spiral galaxies and other multi-star features in the image (some are highlighted here), but based on available sources that doesn't appear to be noise. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:13, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I struck my vote. Reading This, linked above, helped. Thanks to both for the replies. I am still curious and a bit skeptical. The image has its own en-Wiki article, that's something. Bammesk (talk) 02:14, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support ALT1 – --Janke | Talk 17:41, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT1 – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:23, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support ALT1 – _ZZ^Z 'S 06:03, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1. MER-C 10:16, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT1 – Absolutely glorious. Nythar (💬-🍀) 19:49, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:23, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Andromeda Galaxy M31 - Heic1502a Full resolution.jpg --– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 17:17, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nude Descending a Staircase

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Original – Nude Descending a Staircase, by Marcel Duchamp

Reason: notable painting with its own article
Articles in which this image appears: Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2, and many others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Marcel Duchamp, image by Philadelphia Museum of Art

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 14:11, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as is. Pixelated highly compressed jpeg file. See the darker areas close to the left edge. Bammesk (talk) 01:28, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bammesk: What do you think if the image is downscaled to 2000 x 3300 pixels? Yann (talk) 14:00, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - downscaling won't help, since it's actually posterisation, not only pixelisation. Still visible. --Janke | Talk 20:02, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, withdrawn. Yann (talk) 20:24, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:36, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:36, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ganges Delta

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2024 at 10:44:42 (UTC)

Original – Ganges Delta, 2020 satellite photograph.

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons two weeks ago. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Ganges Delta, Ganges
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back
Creator: European Space Agency

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:44, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:20, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:00, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:09, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 20:44, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:25, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – individual pixels quite clear at full magnification. Moonreach (talk) 16:17, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The far left side is unsharp and pixelated, as if the pixels are misaligned. Bammesk (talk) 01:01, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ganges Delta ESA22274217.jpeg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:24, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Eurasian chaffinch

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Original – Male chaffinch, Scotland

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons two weeks ago. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Eurasian chaffinch
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Caroline Legg

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:59, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:15, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 20:44, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:24, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support High quality, good EV --Tagooty (talk) 09:04, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Male Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:26, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cytoplasmic streaming

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Original – Cytoplasmic streaming in onion epidermal cell

Reason: Good depiction of cytoplasmic streaming, in this case streaming in onion epidermal cells. Onion cells are typically 200 x 40 microns in size.
Articles in which this image appears: Cytoplasmic streaming
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator: Heiti Paves

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 18:53, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:27, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 20:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:22, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 12:35, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 16:43, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:55, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cytoplasmic streaming.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:54, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Monolith, the Face of Half Dome

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Original – Monolith, the Face of Half Dome

Reason: notable photograph, high quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Ansel Adams, Half Dome
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Ansel Adams

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 20:20, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I'm seeing significant banding in the sky, and JPG artefacting is pretty bad. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:26, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Crisco 1492: Yes, right. That version can't be corrected, but I found other versions, of higher resolution and less compression. Tell me what do you think. Yann (talk) 19:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support I think this version crosses the bar. Wild that the falling snow is visible — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:09, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose — I'm sorry, but this is another one where you can count the pixels up close. I'd support a higher-resolution copy of the same photo, though. Moonreach (talk) 17:02, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Moonreach: The last version is nearly 23 Mpx, which pretty big for an old picture, and bigger than most FP. Yann (talk) 17:57, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not about the file size. It's that, when I look at the largest version at 100% scaling, I can see individual pixels. I think this was upscaled at some point. Moonreach (talk) 18:02, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Moonreach: I see what you mean. I downscaled it a bit. @Crisco 1492: Still OK for you? Yann (talk) 11:20, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann I'm not sure you downscaled it enough. The pixels in the image appear to be somewhere between 2x2 and 3x3. I'd think you'd want to reduce it to at least 50% it's original size (something like 2048x2800). --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:11, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Moonreach: OK, I found another version: no banding, sharper, and more details in the dark area. Hopefully, that's the good one. Yann (talk) 21:09, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The last comment was from Ahecht, but since you pinged me I should mention that this new version has white lines at the upper left and lower right, as though the photo were scanned slightly crooked. Moonreach (talk) 15:51, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Moonreach, Yann: In addition to being darker, the latest one also appears to have some cropping at the top compared to the previous one. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:59, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is https://orthoslogos.fr/photographie/pictorial-photography/ better? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 11:56, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adam is right. Updated. Thanks for finding this copy. Yann (talk) 08:54, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is an argument for uploading images from different sources as seperate files: If there's damage, it can help make repairing it easier, and it avoids the situation we have here, where there's two sources given, one of which is irrelevant to the one in question. I'd probably tease the variants out; I do think this is eminently featurable, but the nomination closes in two days, and it may be best to let this close and immediately renomnate, citing that it took a while to find the best version. Conditional Support on fixing up the source documentation on the file page if it helps, though. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 18:14, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think that having a dozen inferior versions of the same work of art doesn't help reusers. It would only confuse them. I mention the source for each version, in case someone wants to look into the details. I edited the sources mentioned. Yann (talk) 18:42, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Those links won't last forever. That's what Commons:Template:superseded is for. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 17:17, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – nice find. Also support a renomination, per Adam. Bammesk (talk) 01:19, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:33, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricane Milton

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Original – Hurricane Milton at its peak ~~intensity~~ category (Category 5) seen from the International Space Station, October 2024

Reason: Quality image of Hurricane Milton at its peak ~~intensity~~ category (Category 5) over the Gulf of Mexico in October 2024. We have very few hurricane FPs that show the curvature of Earth. This shows it and I think that's a plus. This was shot from the International Space Station. The control arm on top helps establish the viewing angle/location. The image is noisy, but I think the high pixel count more or less makes up for it.
Articles in which this image appears: Hurricane Milton
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator: NASA/Michael Barratt

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 23:34, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Underwhelming, IMO. Meh. – Sca (talk) 12:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support – The problem with taking pictures out the window of the ISS is the same as with taking them out the window of an airplane; there's always going to be at least a little schmutz and optical interference from the glass. That said, I think the hurricane itself looks pretty good. Moonreach (talk) 18:24, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral – It is a good shot, don't get me wrong, but the tropical cyclone had a clouded eye and was not at its peak intensity when this image was taken. I do not believe this is a good example of a tropical cyclone and would not want it as the lead image of Tropical cyclone. _ZZ^Z 'S 23:48, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fair point, the source says this photo was shot at its peak category (cat 5), not peak intensity. Bammesk (talk) 16:08, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:50, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:50, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]