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OriginalAfrican helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa), South Africa
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well. Not appropriate as the lead image, but shows the way the animal retracts its neck and legs.
Articles in which this image appears
African helmeted turtle, Pelomedusidae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominatorCharlesjsharp (talk) 17:48, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm trying to decide if the dirty shell is a problem. On the one hand, they do swim, so it would be possible to get a washed-off shell in the wild. On the other hand, the shell isn't the main focus. Charles, can you give your thoughts? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.4% of all FPs 23:53, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm far from an expert, but I understand that details of the shell are important for identification. I doubt we'd feature a picture of a beetle with dirty elytra. I don't think this is particularly suitable as an infobox image, and I'm not completely clear on the extent to which it adds significantly to the article -- which is not to say that I don't think it's a good picture! Lots of personality. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:44, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • This is not presented as an identification image, more behaviour i.e. the feet. October is a dry month in South Africa, so sand and dust everywhere - I could have gone and given him a brush down... Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:54, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe Charlie could airbrush the dirt off. – Sca (talk) 12:57, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:12, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFive-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii), Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India.Also known as Northern palm squirrel
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Northern palm squirrel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Five-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:16, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalKee Mar College, c. 1860s
Reason
A lovely image of a historic women's college. Part of a lovely progression in the article where you can see the trees grow in at the college over the decades. The college ceased to exist in 1911, so there's limited chances to document it.
Articles in which this image appears
Kee Mar College
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Anonymous photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:56, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The flower of a common buttonbush
Reason
Recently featured unanimously on Commons. It bears a resemblance to something I have seen recently, but I cannot remember exactly what it was...
Articles in which this image appears
Cephalanthus occidentalis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
The Cosmonaut
Causing widespread pandemic panic. – Sca (talk) 14:24, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cephalanthus occidentalis occidentalis1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:52, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Nanook of the North (1922), a American silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty. In the tradition of what would later be called salvage ethnography, Flaherty captured the struggles of the Inuk man named Nanook and his family in the Canadian Arctic.
Reason
An important documentary that was selected as one of the first 25 films inducted in the National Film Registry, this is yet another film that is worth watching for its achievements.
Articles in which this image appears
Nanook of the North
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Robert J. Flaherty

Promoted File:Nanook of the North.webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:05, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An illustration of the 2019 Asus ZenFone 6 in Midnight Black with the Flip Camera open.
Reason
One of the most detailed vector illustrations of a smartphone on Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Asus ZenFone 6, Asus ZenFone
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
17jiangz1

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:35, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Goddess Ambika (here identified with: Durga or Chandi) leading the Eight Matrikas in Battle Against the Demon Raktabija, Folio from a Devi Mahatmya - (top row, from the left) Narashmi, Vaishnavi, Kumari, Maheshvari, Brahmi. (bottom row, from left) Varahi, Aindri and Chamunda, drinking the blood of demons (on right) arising from Raktabija's blood and Ambika.
Reason
Quality image
Articles in which this image appears
Ajima, Brahmani, Chamunda, Devi Mahatmya, Kali, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Matrikas, Newa art, Puranas, Raktabīja, Vahana, Varahi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Unknown Nepali painter; collection by Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Promoted File:Ashta-Matrika.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:52, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalNelly Martyl, opera singer and Red Cross nurse.
Reason
A fine Reutlinger photograph. Some minor damage to the right edge of her dress, otherwise able to be restored to a pretty pristine state. Restored on the article creator's request.
Articles in which this image appears
Nelly Martyl
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Jean Reutlinger, restored by Adam Cuerden
I think this is that transitional period between the long-exposure film of the mid to late 19th century that required people to use devices to hold themselves still, and the more spontaneous poses allowed by faster film. I've noticed a bit of a nosedive in quality around the 1910s when they realise they can shoot faster with a bit of loss of quality, and are using it to shoot the same sort of compositions people are used to from long exposures, before film quality catches back up and compositions grow more interesting. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.4% of all FPs 23:45, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nelly Martyl by Jean Reutlinger (Image 10715).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:41, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalConstance Baker Motley, upon the occasion of becoming the first female New York State Senator. She would later be appointed federal judge by Lyndon B. Johnson
Reason
Quite a fine image, freely licensed, and from a somewhat under-represented period for free licensing. Also, she's clearly important. The light line on her shirt appears to be a reflection from her bracelet.
Articles in which this image appears
Constance Baker Motley
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Walter Albertin (World Telegram & Sun); restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Mrs. Constance B. Motley, first woman Senator, 21st Senatorial District, N.Y., raising hand in V sign.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:36, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalUniversity of Wrocław main building
Reason
great quality, already FP on commons
Articles in which this image appears
University of Wrocław
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Jar.ciurus
Ale WP:FPC isn't Commons. – Sca (talk) 13:02, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but it is a big community of photo experts --Andrei (talk) 08:47, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:54, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri, 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.
Alt 1 Restored version by Adam Cuerden
Reason
High quality with an encyclopedic value
Articles in which this image appears
1945, Surrender of Japan, Japanese Instrument of Surrender, Mamoru Shigemitsu, Richard K. Sutherland, Toshikazu Kase
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
Stephen E. Korpanty

Promoted File:Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:49, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Devotees inside Krishna temple during Lathmar Holi
Reason
Recently featured unanimously on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Lathmar Holi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Narender9

Promoted File:Barsana Holi Festival.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:07, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – It is original photo of oldest wooden wheel (around 5,150 years old - nomination 2020), which is in very good shape.
Reason
Ljubljana Marshes Wheel with axle is oldest wooden wheel yet discovered (around 5,150 years old - nomination 2020) and in very good shape.
Articles in which this image appears
Wheel
FP category for this image
Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
Petar Milošević

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:12, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Fishing boats lashed together in the the Indian village of Anjarle to protect against the oncoming monsoon, whose clouds are visible nearby.
Reason
This photo is a great visualization of the Indian monsoon. It shows fishing boats, the lifeblood of the village Anjarle, lashed together tightly to protect from the unforgiving monsoon, whose clouds are visible behind the boats. It is already a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons and appeared as picture of the day on the Wikimedia Commons and the Bengali Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
the FA India WP oldest country FA (to turn 16 this month) has had this picture in its Geography section for over a year now.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Natural_phenomena/Others
Creator
Dey.sandip
  • I'm very sorry but I've reinstated the picture in India where the tradition is to add, remove, or replace pictures only during the annual or biannual, image discussions. Without that, a page with > 40K views a day would be in a mess. The next discussion is in (this upcoming) November. What exactly would be an illustration of an Indian monsoon anyway? An ordinary, anonymous, downpour, indistinguishable from those in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, ...? The pictures need to illustrate specific text. (Until last September we had two pictures showing the monsoon (part of a daily rotating template in Geography): File:NDRF in Bihar Flood 2.jpg and an FP File:Agasthiyamalai range and Tirunelveli rainshadow.jpg, both illustrating the text there.) I'm the primary author of India. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 15:40, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Adam Cuerden: I'm not either. Nationality or citizenship is not a requirement, might even be a plus for NPOV. I think we need advice on an image's quality more than its appropriateness for the text. ( Recently, for example, someone objected to a picture File:Kurta traditional front sandalwood buttons.jpg (of our son, now an adult, but 15 at the time) as a part of an illustration of Kurta, a collarless shirt. The objection was: "Extremely low quality image. Low relevance. Probably violates children Personality rights. Just not an image for a FA." It is those kinds of issues I'm not very good with. Thanks, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 17:57, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • What is this 'tradition is to add, remove, or replace pictures only during the annual or biannual, image discussions.' User:Fowler&fowler? This is news to me as a regular Wikipedia editor. Please explain asap. As far as I know, any editor can edit any article at any time. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:09, 6 September 2020 (UTC). And to revert my good faith edit may be considered edit-warring which is not recommended. As a matter of fact, these boats are NOT secured ready for a monsoon. Any seaman could tell you that. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:12, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Parked boats at Anjarle Creek.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:00, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Fly duet from Jacques Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers with Jeanne Granier as Eurydice and Eugène Vauthier as Jupiter. 1887 revival.
Alt 1: Submitted for your approval: A colourised version. Wilfredor researched costumes and tried to get as accurate colours as possible, and I really like his work. There's a little speculation in colourisation, though. On the other hand, it makes the image much easier to interpret at a glance.
Reason
A really fun - and particularly daring for 1887! - photo of a ridiculous scene in a ridiculous opera. The wings are drawn on in multiple versions of this image; I presume the real ones didn't photograph well with the long shots of the time. Really encyclopædic for the scene.
Articles in which this image appears
Orpheus in the Underworld, Jeanne Granier
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE, I suppose
Creator
Atelier Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden. The alternate was based on my work, but colourised by Wilfredor.

Promoted File:Atelier Nadar - Fly scene from Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers with Jeanne Granier as Eurydice and Eugène Vauthier as Jupiter, 1887 revival, wide-angle shot.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:09, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Larva of Tenthredo scrophulariae
Reason
Stunning and terrifying detail. Saw this on Commons. It impressed me and set of all my insect phobias. But I am tampering them down. It was focusstacked from 28 images, so that every part of it is crystal clear and terrifying, especially the sharp pointy claws and fat white body. ...But, that said, this is one of the best insect photos I've seen, and we want it here, and I won't let my phobia of maggots and grubs stop that.
Articles in which this image appears
Tenthredo scrophulariae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Insects, specifically, the figwort sawfly
Creator
Ivar Leidus
Aye. Infoboxes are a... useful tool, but not perfect at getting everything about something. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.4% of all FPs 03:42, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tenthredo scrophulariae larva - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:20, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalOrange-winged parrots (Amazona amazonica tobagensis) on Tobago
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Orange-winged parrot
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
Orange? – Sca (talk) 12:57, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
When they fly! Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:14, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
For some reason I've developed a deep-seated aversion to orange ones in recent years. – Sca (talk) 14:16, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Looks rather good. Could wish for more resolution, though; I can't think when I last wasn't able to count the individual feather barbs on your photos, but wildlife photography is all about taking chances when they come. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.4% of all FPs 08:16, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Resolution wise a bit tight considering the loose crop and especially if one is to focus only on one of the birds. What does the second bird add? --Muhammad(talk) 12:31, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:00, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Panorama of Schloss Favorite from the path to Ludwigsburg Palace, January 2017
Reason
Great composition, high EV, high IQ
Articles in which this image appears
Schloss Favorite, Ludwigsburg
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Julian Herzog

Promoted File:Schloss Favorite Ludwigsburg 2017 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:03, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalLarge red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) female form fulvipes, Cumnor Hill, Oxfordshire
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Large red damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) female fulvipes 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:07, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalMigrant spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) female, Blankaart Nature Reserve, Diksmuide, Belgium
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well, particularly as it shows the two-toned wing spots
Articles in which this image appears
Lestes barbarus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Migrant spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) female Belgium.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:11, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The Entrance Hall of the Green-Meldrim House in 1864, when it was being used as General Sherman's Headquarters.
Reason
There was a previous nomination back in 2012, but I don't understand the arguments. William Waud was an artist hired to document the American Civil War. There's no photographs of Sherman's occupancy of the Green-Meldrim House (or I'm horribly mistaken), but we have on-the-spot documentation of the most important event to happen there. I can't see how that isn't exceptionally valuable.
Articles in which this image appears
Green–Meldrim House, William Waud
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/USA_History
Creator
William Waud, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Entrance Hall of Mr Chas. Green's house, Savannah Ga, now occupied as Head Quarters by Gen Sherman.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:53, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – VW I.D. Buggy at Geneva Motor Show 2019
Reason
high quality. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Volkswagen I.D. series
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Alexander Migl

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:11, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A curved spiny spider (Macracantha arcuata). Note there is only one species in this genus.
Edit 1 – Center cropped, saturation/color adjusted
Reason
Featured on Commons. Hope you're not scared of spiders...
Articles in which this image appears
Macracantha
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids
Creator
Rushenb

Promoted File:Macracantha arcuata - Curved Spiny Spider (8550192839) by Rushen edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:21, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalLeland Melvin prior to his second deployment aboard STS-129 in 2009
Reason
A previous nomination of this astronaut had 3 supports, this version is sharper and has more pixels, it's also the lead image.
Articles in which this image appears
Leland D. Melvin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Robert Markowitz, NASA

Promoted File:Leland Melvin.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:43, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalBeulah Ream Allen, a nurse captured by the Japanese in the Second World War, being awarded the Medal of Freedom for her service in the camps.
Reason
While not perfect, depicts a key event insofar as it shows her being recognised for her service
Articles in which this image appears
Beulah Ream Allen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others, since we don't exactly have a category for non-research medicine, and she was a civilian capture.
Creator
Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted Beulah Ream Allen receiving the Medal of Freedom (1945).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:40, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Masjid an-Nabawi in Madina, Arabia. View of the mosque from south, minaret of bab al-Baqi and Green Dome to the right (foreground) and minaret of bab as-Salam to the left (foreground).
Reason
Good quality, symmetry and high EV of one of Islam's holiest places.
Articles in which this image appears
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Culture of Saudi Arabia, General Presidency of Haramain
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:29, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The Kaaba in Makkah, Islam's holiest site.
Reason
A difficult place to get good pictures of with a ban on cameras inside the mosque. I managed to get this from a nearby building. Kaaba literally means cube and the angle on this does a great job of showing that.
Articles in which this image appears
Kaaba, Qibla observation by shadows, Muhammad
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:30, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – view of Langtang National Park
Reason
Quality Image.
Articles in which this image appears
Langtang National Park, Langtang, List of natural monuments in Nepal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Q-lieb-in

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:40, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Set design for the original 1776 production of the French version (which is very heavily revised) of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Alceste. The illustrations on it depict events in Act III.
Reason
I think this predates anything else in WP:FP/THEATRE by about 50 years, which makes it unique for us, and starts to bring in a whole new generation of theatre and artists. Plus, it's one of Gluck's major operas, which makes it quite valuable. It wasn't an easy restoration - the paper was somewhat filthy - but I did my best.
Articles in which this image appears
Alceste (Gluck), François-Joseph Bélanger, et al
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
François-Joseph Bélanger, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:François-Joseph Bélanger - Set design for Gluck's Alceste.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:49, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Combined high resolution Survey of Palestine map
Reason
Meets all 8 of the WP:FP? criteria, and represents the highest resolution 1:100,000 Survey of Palestine fully combined map available anywhere. The stitching of the 24 underlying maps has been done to a high technical standard, as has the georeferencing. The map is of great encyclopaedic value, representing the territory of Mandatory Palestine immediately prior to its dissolution into Israel and the Palestinian territories and the dispersion of the Palestinian refugees.
Articles in which this image appears
Survey of Palestine
FP category for this image
Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Survey Department of Palestine (stitched by DutchTreat)
Hi @Sca: I have amended the nom text above to make this clear. Onceinawhile (talk) 13:44, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I fail to see the point in this technical exercise in cartography. – Sca (talk) 21:23, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: This has created the only highly detailed map of Mandatory Palestine, and it happens to be at the exact moment of its dissolution. Do you also not see the point of these four FPs: File:Daedongyeojido-full.jpg, File:Turgot map of Paris - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg, File:USPostRoadMap1804.jpg, and File:Waldseemuller map 2.jpg? This historical and encyclopaedic import of this map is on par with all of those. Onceinawhile (talk) 21:30, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Created a JPEG version with a white background. This file is around 60 MB. Let me know if you want any other changes - DutchTreat (talk) 10:34, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, much easier to open (with some additional minor artifacts at magnification). I did some spot checks and couldn't find any serious alignment problems. The rectangular grids don't always line up, but that seems to be a feature of the maps, not necessarily an alignment problem. I am Ok with supporting either the JPEG or the PNG, one is easier to open and the other has higher quality. I wait to see if others find any problems. Bammesk (talk) 03:16, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @MER-C: would you mind pointing out exactly where? Just in case there is a misunderstanding here, e.g. with the intended grid-shift at the top. Onceinawhile (talk) 21:19, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
There's a bunch of discontinuities across y~18800, particularly near the left hand side. These are mostly contours that are duplicated or terminate. If the map is actually like that, then please say so and I will withdraw my oppose. MER-C 16:23, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@MER-C:, @Onceinawhile: - Please find a close-up view of the coordinates (040, 070) at pixels y~18800. The original scans for 14Rafa and 17Nitsana have mismatched contour lines. For example, the diagonal line from SW to NE at (040,078) is only part of 17 (lower image), not part of 14 (upper image):

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Survey of Palestine 1942-1958 1-100,000 14Rafa, close-up at 040,075

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Survey of Palestine 1942-1958 1-100,000 17Nitsana, close-up at 040,075

- DutchTreat (talk) 13:07, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK, fair enough. MER-C 14:30, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Adam Cuerden Thanks for the tip. I uploaded improved versions using User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js which is based on User:Rillke/MwJSBot.js - DutchTreat (talk) 12:03, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Survey of Palestine 1942-1958 1-100,000 sheet index georef.png --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:43, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Captain Della H. Raney in 1945
Reason
A fairly charming image of the first African American nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Rather like her wooden name plaque and it's clever positioning in the photo as almost a caption.
Articles in which this image appears
Della H. Raney
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Uncredited photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • This was shot with a flash and that's the primary light source (see her neck, also the wall and window trims have a similar shadow). Flash doesn't leave a rectangular gradient on one side (left side), so the dark left side is not a feature of the photo. It can be corrected fully IMO. . . . Here are some possibilities of what could have happened: 1-the photo wasn't scanned properly (it can happen with flatbed scanners, similar to photocopy machines), or 2-something was partially impeding the path of the flash light on the left side (and vertically), this is unlikely given the well-defined shadows on the wall trims, also unlikely given nothing is impeding the path of the lens, or 3-the negative wasn't handled/developed properly. In any case, the dark left side is not a feature of the photo, so I think it is Ok to fix it. Bammesk (talk) 01:59, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, who now heads the nursing staff at the station hospital at Camp Beale, CA - NARA - 535942.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:47, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalRoan antelope (Hippotragus equinus koba) in Senegal
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Roan antelope
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus koba).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:02, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – upper side of wings of balkan fritillary (Boloria graeca balcanica) in Bulgaria
Original – underside of wings of balkan fritillary (Boloria graeca balcanica) in Bulgaria
Reason
High quality large images. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well, showing top side and underside of wings.
Articles in which this image appears
Balkan fritillary
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Balkan fritillary (Boloria graeca balcanica) Bulgaria.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:10, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Balkan fritillary (Boloria graeca balcanica) underside Bulgaria.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:10, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Panorama of Lower Manhattan, as viewed from Governors Island, New York City.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC recently where it was featured unanimously. Lead image, high detailed panorama.
Articles in which this image appears
Financial District, Manhattan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
King of Hearts

Promoted File:Lower Manhattan from Governors Island August 2017 panorama.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:07, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Justice K. K. Usha
Reason
Good quality photograph of a notable judge.
Articles in which this image appears
K. K. Usha
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Mydreamsparrow
Support I'm not the biggest fan of the crop, but it's at least a standard one. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.5% of all FPs 21:48, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Justice K. K. Usha.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:10, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Lujiazui station exit 4
Reason
It is a Shanghai Metro Line 2 station near several famous buildings in Lujiazui, but also high quality and a bit of night mode photo.
Articles in which this image appears
Line 2 (Shanghai Metro), Shanghai Metro, Pudong, Lujiazui, Lujiazui station
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Evan0512
  • Support as nominatorEvan0512 (talk) 02:23, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. At thumbnail sizes the black-on-black makes only the metro sign legible. Even at larger sizes, where the detail in the black can be seen well enough, there is nothing interesting in that detail. And this is not used in any articles, so encyclopedic value is not evident (and it would need to be in stable use for some time before any nomination, so adding it now is not going to help). —David Eppstein (talk) 23:49, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy close, with an explanation The image is decent enough, although those poles in the foreground are unfortunate, but I suspect there's better times to get this - sunset, say, or twilight, that'll give just enough light to bring everything up a bit. An Iphone is a pretty decent camera for a phone, but it comes out a bit grainy at low light levels as most digital cameras do. The real blocker is that it's not actually in any of the articles listed, and I'm not sure why you listed it as being in them - are they meant as suggestions? Unfortunately, it has to be used on English Wikipedia in order to be accepted and while there's exceptions for being stable in an article before nomination (like being the only photo in an article, or being so clearly important that no-one sensible would remove it), I don't think this hits any of them. If it's not in any articles, it's not a featured picture. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.5% of all FPs 03:14, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Inky, jumbled, lacks EV. – Sca (talk) 13:32, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:55, 23 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – We can't say their true preferred gender for certain when their passing as male gave them many, many benefits - which is why historians tend to be very careful with assigning people as transgender. This really shows in our article on them. Sándor Vay or Sarolta Vay was a Hungarian poet and journalist. Vay worked as a male journalist both before and after the sensational trial for their marriage to "another" woman in 1889. The case drew the attention of noted sexologists of the period, including Havelock Ellis and Richard von Krafft-Ebing, who used it to explore female inversion in the emerging field of sexology. During their lifetime, they were well respected as an author of historical articles on notable figures and cultural topics related to Hungary. Many of their works have been posthumously republished and are considered an important part of their country's literary heritage.
Reason
Last nomination barely failed to reach quorum. The 1910s were a bit of a photographic nadir - I think the ability to get faster photographs won out over quality for a while, and prints weren't amazing, but this is decent for the time, even having a bit of character to it. Think it's a rather good image from a very underrepresented country, and depicts someone who is both an important Hungarian poet and writer, and an important person in LGBT history.
Articles in which this image appears
Sándor Vay
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Unknown, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Sándor Vay - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:52, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalSherman's March to the Sea
Reason
A high-resolution copy of a high-quality copperplate engraving. Copperplate is engraved at a literal microscopic level.
Articles in which this image appears
Alexander Hay Ritchie, F. O. C. Darley, Marching Through Georgia, Sherman's March to the Sea +5
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American Civil War
Creator
Alexander Hay Ritchie after F.O.C. Darley; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:F.O.C. Darley and Alexander Hay Ritchie - Sherman's March to the Sea.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:00, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A baby hamster
Reason
Good quality, high EV, good composition and lighting. Already FP in Commons and Persian language Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Syrian hamster breeding & Syrian hamster variations
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Mydreamsparrow

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:01, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Lawrence Hogan, c. 1969
Reason
Lawrence Hogan, a Republican, played a crucial role in bringing down Richard Nixon. See also previous nomination at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lawrence Hogan
Articles in which this image appears
Lawrence Hogan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives; restored by Coffeeandcrumbs
I am only seeing natural deep crease. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 01:54, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Edges look a bit odd, due to grain, I think. It's nothing major. Think I'm just more used to older filmstock. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.5% of all FPs 11:17, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lawrence Joseph Hogan (restoration).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:09, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalHenties Bay is a coastal town in the Erongo Region of western Namibia. It is located 70 km north of Swakopmund and is an important holiday settlement.
Reason
High quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Henties Bay
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Arne Müseler

Promoted File:Henties bay.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:14, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Sir Chandra Shumsher Junga Bahadur Rana was the fifth Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty and de facto ruler of Nepal.
Reason
Quality image
Articles in which this image appears
Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Chandrapur Municipality, List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya; Restoration by CAPTAIN MEDUSA
Done, thanks for the advice ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk 13:59, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I could see maybe tweaking the levels of this as well. Don't stretch it the whole way, but I'd raise the white point a bit if I were you. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.5% of all FPs 23:28, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sir Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (restoration).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:38, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalThe Ballet of the Nuns from Robert le diable, original production.
Reason
A high-quality lithograph of probably the most popular scene of Robert le diable: The one in which the spirits of perverted nuns all seduce the "hero". ...Yeah, this opera's morality is really off. Don't worry, the "hero" decides not to sell his soul to his father, who is a devil, because he hears a song that reminds him of his mother, but only after his love interest arrives to tell him he's going to get everything he wants either way! (He was still going to sign the contract, just to make sure, though, before he heard the music)
Articles in which this image appears
Robert le diable, Ballet of the Nuns, Henri Duponchel
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri, Eugène Cicéri, et al.; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri - Eugène Cicéri - Philippe Benoist - Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot - Décorations de théâtre, Robert le diable, 3e act.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:29, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Coronation of Tribhuvan; aged five upon the death of his father, King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah with his mother acting as regent.
Reason
Quality image
Articles in which this image appears
Tribhuvan of Nepal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya; Restoration by CAPTAIN MEDUSA

Promoted File:Crowning Tribhuvan of Nepal (1911) (restoration).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:59, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Mohiniyattam is one of the famous classical dances of India that developed and remained popular in the state of Kerala.
Reason
A quality image of an Indian classical dance.
Articles in which this image appears
Mohiniyattam
FP category for this image
Commons:Featured pictures/People
Creator
Shagil Kannur
Dear Sca, the dancer is unknown and unimportant here. This photo was taken from a dance competition. --Shagil Kannur (talk) 14:03, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It's an established policy not to promote photos of anonymous individuals on the Main Page. – Sca (talk) 16:31, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Then, nothing to say. This is a fine example of Indian classical dance. Thus, it should be promoted. The performer, a school student, was one among the many participants in a dance competition, not a well known dancer at all. The highlight here is the Indian classical Dance. I hope you consider the above facts.--Shagil Kannur (talk) 17:53, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
And let me see where the above mentioned policy has been stated.--Shagil Kannur (talk) 18:10, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Identity is not required for FP. And FWIW, FP and POTD are not the same thing --Muhammad(talk) 07:26, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:46, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788.
Reason
An unusual image I found looking through the table of the events leading up to the United States Civil War. According to our article on the relevant ship in question, the image is not 100% accurate as it contains omissions and the ship in question is known to have hauled for more slaves then depicted here, however the same article states with citations that "...this image has become the one most used to depict conditions on a slave ship" and asserts that the image "...has become an iconic image of the inhumanity of the slave trade." Submitting here for community consideration of an FP star.
Articles in which this image appears
Brooks (1781 ship), La Bouche du Roi (artwork), Slave Trade Act 1788, Slave ship, Thomas Clarkson, Triangular trade, Zong massacre
FP category for this image
Not entirely sure; best options I think would be Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others, or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams, depending on how its viewed.
Creator
Plymouth Chapter of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade
  • Support as nominatorTomStar81 (Talk) 09:51, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - needs restoration. There's also some text on the bottom left that is cut off. MER-C 10:54, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @MER-C: The text is physically cut off in the original, as you can see in the uncropped version. I'm not sure we would want to do a restoration on this as most of the damage is from tears, folds, and stains, rather than dust and scratches that you get on a photograph. Making such substantial alterations might affect the image's role as a verifiable historical document. But I would defer to Adam's opinion on this. Kaldari (talk) 21:52, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • ...What's the source of this? It doesn't appear to be the LoC. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.5% of all FPs 06:34, 21 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Adam Cuerden: Since the LoC seems to have the physical document (they have 2 different photographs of it and it's housed in their Rare Book Reading Room) and I wasn't able to find another high res version on the internet that pre-dates ours, I imagine the uploader acquired it directly from the LOC Prints and Photographs Division (which you can do for a fee). I've done this myself for images where the version on the LoC website was sub-standard, e.g. File:The Horse in Motion high res.tiff. This would also jive with the uploader's comment: "Higher resolution from LoC source". Unfortunately, the uploader retired many years ago, so we can't find out from them directly. Kaldari (talk) 21:58, 22 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I'd like to know a lot more about this particular print and its significance. The Brooks illustration was widely-distributed in a wide assortment of versions; the first, by Elford in 1788, seems to have simply been a single plan view with accompanying text (possibly this); this was then added to in a 1789 broadsheet. Many subsequent versions were made, of which this undated version seems to be one. Given it's not in great condition, I'd want some reason to believe it is both a historically-significant printing, and that no copy of this printing in better condition can be found. TSP (talk) 15:02, 23 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:45, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – An emu.
Reason
About to be featured unanimously on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Emu
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Emu 1 - Tidbinbilla.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:46, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – An Eurasian nuthatch
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons last year. This bird is 14 cm long, so difficulty is harder than it seems.
Articles in which this image appears
Eurasian nuthatch
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Isiwal

Promoted File:Kleiber Sitta europaea-0447.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:48, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]