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Antiopella cristata

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 May 2024 at 10:13:15 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons two weeks ago. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Antiopella cristata
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator: Roberto Strafella

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:13, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Perhaps the image should be cropped? There is too much of a dark background. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 19:57, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – According to EXIF, this was taken with flash. Looks like it's been edited for a spotlight effect, which looks unnatural. --Janke | Talk 06:23, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Good nomination, but per Janke, looks very unnatural. Kentuckian |💬 14:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ibn Khaldun

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Reason: Featured without opposition on Commons last month. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Ibn Khaldun etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: Reda Kerbouche

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:06, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The brick wall's a distraction, but not enough to drop the EV or quality. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:58, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 15:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Personally, I like the brick wall. Kentuckian |💬 01:08, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 14:03, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:39, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Giles Laurent (talk) 10:00, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Question: What is with that wire on right side of face (his left side) ? --Petar Milošević (talk) 16:24, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't look like it belongs there! I say let's edit it out. Bammesk (talk) 02:17, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It thought it (was) a part of head scarf and "moved" out somehow. Or someone did mistake with editing. Mistake definately. --Petar Milošević (talk) 15:37, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bust of Ibn Khaldun (Casbah of Bejaia, Algeria).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:50, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Phagocytosis

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 May 2024 at 15:49:02 (UTC)

Original – Bacterial phagocytosis by neutrophil in human blood, invitro. The video is accelerated by a factor of 8.

Reason: Good visualization of a neutrophil (a type of white blood cell) neutralizing (phagocytosis, or eating) a bacteria in human blood, invitro. Good addition to two articles.
Articles in which this image appears: Phagocytosis, Neutrophil
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator: Andrei Savitsky

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 15:49, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 15:44, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Top EV. --Janke | Talk 16:27, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:45, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 19:56, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support yooooo this goes hard. look at that little guy munch. LegalSmeagolian (talk) 19:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:33, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Giles Laurent (talk) 10:00, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Нейтрофил крови человека фагоцитирует бактерию.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:49, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

From Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 May 2024 at 13:43:41 (UTC)

Reason: Featured picture on commons. Quality photograph of the painting, provides EV to its pages where its linked to.
Articles in which this image appears: From Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Børsen, Peder Severin Krøyer, Grosserer-Societetet, Sabinus Seidelin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Photographer: User:Villy Fink Isaksen, Painter: Peder Severin Krøyer

Support as nominator – Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 13:43, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:03, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 19:55, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Good nomination and excellent EV. Kentuckian |💬 01:13, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – --Janke | Talk 06:25, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:29, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Giles Laurent (talk) 10:00, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fra Københavns Børs.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:49, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

German External Loan 1924

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Reason: High quality reproduction of a document. Provides a lot of EV in the only article which it appears in, in that it is a direct relic of the Dawes Plan itself. Good POTD for October 15 2024 (100th anniversary of this document).
Articles in which this image appears: Dawes Plan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War I
Creator: Unknown authors and graphic artists; Scan from Ersten Deutschen Historic-Actien-Clubs e.V.

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 19:54, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Kentuckian |💬 01:04, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Are the colours natural? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 16:13, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional support- A good nomination with adequate EV, but (per Adam's query) I came across File:Dawes Anleihe 1924 1000$.jpg and saw the colors are way off in the nom. I am not sure which is closer to the original because a Google search also returned at least half a dozen color reproductions of the bill. If we could get a very good source or a scan (maybe the nomination itself) to prove the current nom is the original/closer to the original color, I'd support. Good luck. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 18:51, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now, after searching across various sources, I have discovered many variant scans of this document, even by auction houses. Here is a list of the variants I have discovered:
Every one of these scans have slightly different colors, contrast, brightness, whatever. And I am not sure which is the true correct version as I am no scripophile myself. Is it possible that during the printing of the loans that different colors were used? Is it possible that most of these scans are of forgeries? I was unable to find any definitive source for any questions, but a good place to look might be German Dollar Bonds issued between 1924 and 1937 by F. Paul Seabrook. However, I am not able to access the book as it appears the book is not available online or print in any way, shape, or form. This blog post on Tumblr attests to its existence and describes it, but I can't find an entry on Google Books, or WorldCat, or even an ISBN. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 17:04, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of these notes were issues ~~over many years~~. It makes sense that not all had identical color tones, fine details, etc. The uploader seems legit. They have 2000+ uploads of similar (historic) documents. Translating some of their talk page posts Here shows the uploader is part of a group or informal organization (also see their file 'source' descriptions). I doubt the uploads are manipulated in any significant way. But I don't know much about old prints though. Perhaps Adam can judge the integrity of the uploader's work by looking at some of their other uploads. Bammesk (talk) 02:36, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment As someone who has scanned aging documents extensively, the colours look reasonable to me. The marks along the top edge are in the same range, indicating that whatever has caused the lightening of the paper happened before the damage that resulted in the brown spots. The greens at the top are slightly lighter, while the blacks seem to have held their tone better; if this were artificial, I'd expect the blacks to likewise be lighter. I do feel that the cutout could have been a bit better, however - the bottom still has some unnatural straight lines. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:04, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You don't find the purple-to-yellow-to-purple gradient off for the background paper? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 22:28, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It definitely feels more like some sort of uneven fading due to sub-optimal storage than a technical flaw with the scanner. I no longer have the documents, due to changes in my situation, but this certificate and this poster (also on the other side) both had uneven fading. Admittedly, those were on a much browner paper (and indeed the fading is skewed yellow, rather than the green tone of the nomination). I personally don't think the image is FP quality, due to the blemish, but I don't feel like it's beyond the realm of possibility for this scan to be reflective of the document. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:50, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the available images of these documents online, it does seem to be a common issue. This one is clearly not a reproduction of our digital copy (has the full emblem, as well as the tickets) and has similar fading issues. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:03, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Searching for "Dawes Anleihe 1924" on Goggle images returns many similar examples. This being a banknote, could the background paper gradient been in part intentional (a security feature)? Bammesk (talk) 13:12, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Potentially? I'm also seeing images like this, which notably has a black instead of a red emblem, and this, which was overstamped. There could have been different printings, with some variants to show series, but I'm not sure. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:42, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The note itself says $110 million was issued, and the denomination is $1000, with 1924 technology. It's plausible that several batched were printed over time, and that the color tone and other fine details weren't exactly identical. For instance among the examples linked to above I see at least two similar, but different, hand written signatures on the lower left corner. Bammesk (talk) 17:10, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Summing up, the exact legitimacy of the bill is still disputed and none of us are sure how close this is to the original. I'm okay with the fine details and prints, but it's the legitimacy of the color that is bothering. Is there any way, like some noticeboard in German Wikipedia or Teahouse or helpdesk who can dig up more about this? The Herald (Benison) (talk) 17:45, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:03, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:03, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trillium undulatum

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 May 2024 at 18:05:52 (UTC)

Reason: Recently featured unanimously on Commons, used in the article's infobox.
Articles in which this image appears: Trillium undulatum, Algonquin Provincial Park
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator: The Cosmonaut

Support as nominator – The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:05, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – A good nomination, but there's a decent amount of loss of focus on the petal borders (maybe some stacking can help) and the lighting is a bit off. Also, another angle with less leaves would increase the EV significantly. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 18:33, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Double selfie

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Reason: An excellent quality scan (a part of Google Art Project), with good EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Jean Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne (latter added recently)
FP category for this image: Paintings
Creator: Jean Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne

Support as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:59, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:11, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:59, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:23, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Wouldn't it be more appropriate for de Champaigne's portrait to be cropped so that it is the first image? ―Howard • 🌽³³ 09:19, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I mean in the Jean Baptiste de Champaigne article specifically. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 09:20, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand. You want to crop the file or make an alt/derived file? The Herald (Benison) (talk) 03:10, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I mean that the double portrait should be cropped in the Jean Baptiste de Champaigne article so that only de Champaigne's portrait can be seen. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:37, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Such an extensive crop will drop the EV of the painting significantly and criterion #8 will come into play then, IMO. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:59, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't really educate people if there are two people in a portrait and the subject can't be immediately noticed without a caption. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:04, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support: I updated the article so both a crop and the nominated pic appear. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 10:18, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 22:07, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jean Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne - Double Portrait of both Artists - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:00, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Effusive eruption

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Original – Close up view of Litli-Hrútur eruption in Iceland in 2023

Reason: Close up view of the Litli-Hrútur eruption in Iceland in 2023. The wow factor does it for me. It’s a good addition to three articles listed below. It can also be added to the Fagradalsfjall article if there is consensus for it.
Articles in which this image appears: Effusive eruption, Lava, Volcano
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator: Giles Laurent

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 00:33, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Yes, it's a good video. --Janke | Talk 08:11, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 09:56, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 22:14, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 22:55, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:37, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:44, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:007 Volcano eruption of Litli-Hrútur in Iceland in 2023 Video by Giles Laurent.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:14, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Official Apollo 13 crew photo

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Reason: The official NASA crew photo, 29 April 1970. All three men of the Apollo 13 crew in the highest quality of studio photographs.
Articles in which this image appears: Apollo 13
FP category for this image: Space, People
Creator: NASA (NASA Image and Video Library Image number S70-36485)
(See: https://images.nasa.gov/details-S70-36485)
(Non-cropped version of image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Actual_Apollo_13_Prime_Crew_-_GPN-2000-001167.jpg)

Support as nominator – Indefatigable2^talk 18:51, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Govt. promotional photo that tells nothing about highly perilous Apollo 13 mission. Faces of subjects constitute relatively small proportion of image. – Sca (talk) 12:14, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Sca. These men weren't known for wearing suits, so the EV is modest here. Commons has several photos of the Apollo 13 crew wearing spacesuits (including one posing while doing so with their rocket) that have stronger EV, though the resolution looks lowish - presumably higher res versions are available. Nick-D (talk) 23:34, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --The Herald (Benison) (talk) 19:13, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Buddha Vairocana

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 May 2024 at 10:11:54 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons last month. Illustrates articles well.
Articles in which this image appears: Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra, Thangka
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator: Unknown

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:11, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 15:58, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 19:53, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:12, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 17:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Buddha Vairocana - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:50, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dorcus parallelipipedus

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Reason: 2018 POTY finalist. Interesting and highly detailed.
Articles in which this image appears: Dorcus parallelipipedus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Sebastián J.L

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:15, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 15:59, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:47, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 19:53, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:22, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dorcus parallelipipedus female.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The other starry night

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 May 2024 at 11:30:18 (UTC)

Reason: High quality scan (by Google Art Project), high EV and an FP is various Wikipedias and commons as well as 2015 POTY finalist.
Articles in which this image appears: Starry Night Over the Rhône, Vincent van Gogh and Van Gogh and Britain.
FP category for this image: Paintings
Creator: Vincent van Gogh

Support original as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 11:30, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Darker hues look better for a nocturnal composition. (Recently I posted this image on my talk page.) – Sca (talk) 12:05, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Definitely prefer the Google Art scan. A little soft at full resolution, but acceptable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:46, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 09:17, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:12, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:44, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vincent van Gogh - Starry Night - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:00, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Slime mold

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Reason: Close up view of Comatricha nigra, a species of Slime mold in class Myxogastria. This class is slimy to the touch during part of its life, therefore giving the larger group its name 'slime' mold. The species article is weak (it describes the size, millimeter range, and appearance), but the image is also used in the group article. On a sidenote: in the photo I think there is some visible slime at the base of the stalks (visible at full size).
Articles in which this image appears: Slime mold, Comatricha nigra
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 14:27, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – A very interesting red balloon xP The Herald (Benison) (talk) 16:00, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Kentuckian |💬 19:19, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 09:18, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 14:33, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Moonreach (talk) 14:31, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Comatricha nigra 176600092.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ferdinand Habsburg

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Reason: High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Ferdinand Habsburg (racing driver)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Drew Gibson

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 21:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Various out of focus regions, especially on the face and hair. Very bad edge detection by whatever camera that was used and unequal crop. Lighting and composition is good, but focus and asymmetry is a dealbreaker, IMO. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 11:00, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Poor rez, appears over-saturated, obtrusive background. – Sca (talk) 12:30, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Resolution is OK, but bad colors. Yann (talk) 17:47, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:40, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Feldherrnhalle

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Reason: High quality image. It is marked as both Quality and Valued image on Wikimedia Commons. FP on the German language Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears: Feldherrnhalle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Thomas Wolf

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 22:00, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The lines across the structure, off centre perspective and extra buildings on the side make it sub par FP. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 11:02, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Herald. Lighting is quite flat, too. Feels like a slightly closer crop would help somewhat, but I don't know if it would push it into FP territory. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:03, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose with cleared wires i would support and closer crop. --Petar Milošević (talk) 10:14, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:41, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cartesian theater

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Reason: I mean. Yeah, it pretty much describes what a Cartesian theater is.
Articles in which this image appears: Cartesian theater, Cartesian materialism, Ontology
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other (maybe a Philosophy category?)
Creator: Vectorized by Pbroks13; Original by Reverie.

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 21:04, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 17:16, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Mmm, yes, egg. Moonreach (talk) 14:29, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I don't think it should lead Cartesian materialism, given that the theater concept is a critique, but this does an excellent job of illustrating a Cartesian theatre. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:33, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:21, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cartesian Theater.svg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:43, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Drawings instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:43, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ottmar Mergenthaler

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Reason: A fine old image; fairly sharp.
Articles in which this image appears: Ottmar Mergenthaler
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering probably
Creator: Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 17:39, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 18:37, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Perhaps needs crop? ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:04, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We don't generally like crops here, though I will say there's a printed version of this or a very similar image that was. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 01:34, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I, for one, do like crops. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 08:49, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
One's available, but I don't think we should use it in his article. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 16:45, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 00:57, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:33, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:35, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ottmar Mergenthaler, at approximately 45 years old.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:50, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The golden mess of sewn diplomacy

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Reason: High quality Google Art Project scan of this important historical painting with very good EV. Replaced with the high quality file in the lead article.
Articles in which this image appears: Field of the Cloth of Gold, Henry VIII, Yeomen of the Guard and Erasmus
FP category for this image: Paintings
Creator: Anonymous/Royal Collection

Support as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 04:34, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. ~~1px black border needs to be cropped out.~~ per Bammesk. MER-C 10:43, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MER-C: Done. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 17:12, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose – It's a large painting 5.5 x 11.3 feet. At 37 pixels per inch, the scan resolution is low. Can be sharper at full size. Bammesk (talk) 17:36, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added higher res alt. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 18:23, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Herald (Benison), is there a better source link for the Alt? I don't see this copy at the sourced link. Bammesk (talk) 19:04, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'm worried about that too. I'll search around. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 19:07, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:34, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vermeer struck the right chord with the lady

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Reason: High EV and excellent quality Google Art Project image. One of Vermeer's masterpieces with cultural significance.
Articles in which this image appears: The Music Lesson, Tim's Vermeer, Royal Collection +5
FP category for this image: Paintings
Creator: Johannes Vermeer

Support as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 04:47, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 17:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wow! J. S. Bach wasn't born at the time yet! – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:04, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:13, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:31, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Johannes Vermeer - Lady at the Virginal with a Gentleman, 'The Music Lesson' - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:36, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024

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Reason: Meets all FP criteria and is a very clear map showing the Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024, which has received over 100,000 page views (including page views from previous article names such as “…April 25–27, 2024”). In short, high EV value for that specific page, which currently is for 135+ tornadoes affecting a large portion of the United States.
Articles in which this image appears: List:

FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Wxtrackercody

Support as nominator – The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 18:30, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This was added to the articles 2 days ago. Per FP criterion #5 we typically wait 7+ days before nominating. Otherwise, Support. Bammesk (talk) 17:42, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Doesn't mean this nomination is disqualified by default? ―Howard • 🌽³³ 06:46, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't that mean this nomination is disqualified by default?
―Howard • 🌽³³ 06:47, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, not really, the criterion says "preferable", not "should" or "must". That makes it more a guidance, rather than a requirement. But if anyone thinks the image won't be stable, they can vote oppose and give a rationale. Bammesk (talk) 01:00, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The image would be better vectorized imo. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 05:40, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question - I'm seeing that QGIS is licensed under the Version 2 of the GNU General Public License. What about its output? I'm seeing that the QGIS website is shared under a CC-BY-SA 3.0 license, so the current CC-BY-SA 4.0 isn't beyond the realm of possibility, but I'd like to be sure before !voting. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:28, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wxtrackercody: Hopefully you can answer this question. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 03:14, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:54, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:54, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

American robin

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Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: American robin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:30, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 11:14, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Bruce1ee ^talk 13:35, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:01, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 05:38, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:American robin (71307).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:34, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Narbonne Cathedral interior

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Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons in February. Illustrates a different aspect of the subject compared to the existing FP.
Articles in which this image appears: Narbonne Cathedral
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:40, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Gorgeous, great detail. – Sca (talk) 12:24, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 19:13, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:19, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Love the architecture. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:57, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Moonreach (talk) 14:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support An obvious FP. -- Radomianin (talk) 20:00, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Catedral, Narbona, Francia, 2023-01-08, DD 135-137 HDR.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:42, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Uptown Charlotte

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Reason: Good composition. FP candidate on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Uptown Charlotte, others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Precisionviews

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 12:42, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Meh. – Sca (talk) 12:02, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – good EV and composition. Not meh for me. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 08:34, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Feels oversharpened at full resolution, and the buildings are leaning (lens distortion). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:21, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:16, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Conocephalus fuscus

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Original – Slow-motion video of a singing male Conocephalus fuscus. This video has been slowed down by a factor of 4, in order to make the singing sound audible to humans.

Reason: Video of a singing male Conocephalus fuscus shows the cricket, the fluttering wings and singing sound. Many crickets sing in the ultrasonic spectrum inaudible to humans. This video has been slowed down by a factor of four, in order to make the singing sound audible.
Articles in which this image appears: Conocephalus fuscus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Veljo Runnel

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 20:50, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
comment Very right leaning sound balance. Would this be better going to mono?©Geni (talk) 20:36, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. It's right-sided when I use a headphone (there is nothing on the left side). But it's balanced (equal right and left) when I use my computer's internal speakers. I think it was recorded mono on the right channel. Bammesk (talk) 00:54, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mezquita Shah, Isfahán, Irán

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Reason: Excellent photo that is FP on other languages and commons. Great EV to the article's it is linked in and shows a great view of the muqarnas.
Articles in which this image appears: Shah Mosque (Isfahan), Persian blue, Blue
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 15:23, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Excellent coloring. Highly support. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:56, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Good composition and nom, but it's rather a very peculiar angle for an FP. It doesn't illustrate the subject well and the details aren't clear. (See File:Portal, Pitam Niwas Chowk, City Palace, Jaipur, 20191218 1000 9059.jpg for reference). Any alternate view for the gate present? The Herald (Benison) (talk) 07:20, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The picture is to show the bottom view of the iwan of the mosque and to show the muqarnas in full view instead of a partial view from a front view. While a front view could be better to show the iwan, it is a common type of photographs that I have seen to fully show the composition of the muqarnas. (Most of which is at an angle or at a bottom view) Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 23:17, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I respectfully disagree with The Herald; I think the details are quite clear at full resolution, and I think the angle is justifiable in showing recessed aspects of the work not visible from the front. Moonreach (talk) 14:14, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support according to Moonreach's reasoning. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:57, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support but mostly for its value illustrating Persian blue. In the article on the mosque, it is used in a gallery; the muqarnas is not discussed beyond "here, look at the muqarnas". That being said, a crop of this (uploaded separately) could be used to replace File:Sally Port of Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque.JPG in articles where it is used. It's the same muqarnas, and Diego's capture is more evenly lit and comprehensive. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:25, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:36, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mezquita Shah, Isfahán, Irán, 2016-09-20, DD 64.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:18, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Continental I-1430 engine

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Reason: One of the better national Air and Space Museum engine images. All the parts are there and the supporting frame blocks very little of the engine
Articles in which this image appears: Continental XI-1430
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Machinery
Creator: Dane A. Penland

Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:25, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 05:37, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Article states, "Only twenty-three I-1430 series engines were delivered," and it never powered an airplane. Little or no EV. – Sca (talk) 12:16, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Moonreach (talk) 14:11, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Engine has an article; article passes GNG; image shows engine; image has EV. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:14, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per Chris. I can see clear EV here. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 15:51, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Such as? -- Sca (talk) 12:46, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The FP criteria defines EV as "Adds significant encyclopedic value to an article" Its the lead and only image in the Continental XI-1430 article. It adds to that article by showing what the whole engine looks like. And thats a significant add since there is a lot of variation in how engines look.©Geni (talk) 16:06, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is it of potential interest to a significant portion of Enwiki readers? -- Sca (talk) 13:08, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That iss not in the Featured picture criteria. EV is about how much it improves one or more Wikipedia articles. How widely read those articles are is not a factor. It also counts against cases where the photo is very pretty but doesn't add much to any Wikipedia articles. Think something a photo of a ship but most of it hidden because it it rounding a very pretty headland.©Geni (talk) 05:42, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's about serving the readers. -- Sca (talk) 12:43, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:22, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:36, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Continental I-1430 NASM.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:17, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vermeer's astronomer

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Reason: One of Vermeer's best known works in Louvre. It is a high quality Google Art Project scan with excellent EV.
Articles in which this image appears: The Astronomer (Vermeer) +10
FP category for this image: Paintings
Creator: Johannes Vermeer/Louvre Museum

Support as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:53, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - If there's a window on the left, it's a Vermeer... ;-) --Janke | Talk 15:10, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but wonder if the greenish tint is faithful to the original... Brandmeister^talk 19:51, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Probably a mixture of varnish, pigment discolouration, and intentional palette choice. But it's hard to tell for sure without a trip to the Louvre. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 16:40, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:20, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:38, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Johannes Vermeer - The Astronomer - 1668.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:54, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

M&Ms

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Reason: High quality high EV image.
Articles in which this image appears: M&M's
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator: Evan-Amos

Support as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 11:21, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:30, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Free advertising, otherwise unremarkable image. – Sca (talk) 12:45, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – This would be a support for me if it was sharper on the right side (perhaps a higher f-stop or a sharper lens, or focus stacking). Bammesk (talk) 01:40, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:55, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Book of Fixed Stars Ursa Minor

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Reason: High quality image of medieval muslim illustration of the Ursa minor constellation from the Book of Fixed Stars.
Articles in which this image appears: Ursa Minor, Polaris
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator: Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

Support as nominator – — ♠ Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Sign up for the 2024 DCWC! — Non nobis solum ♠ 21:11, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am not sure this image has sufficient EV in either article listed above. There is no textual reference to this image (i.e. this version, or medieval Islamic era) in the Ursa Minor article. In the Polaris article, there is a brief referring paragraph next to this image. I am not sure that's enough though. Bammesk (talk) 02:36, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:41, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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