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Samantha Cristoforetti
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Samantha_Cristoforetti_official_portrait_in_an_EMU_spacesuit.jpg/260px-Samantha_Cristoforetti_official_portrait_in_an_EMU_spacesuit.jpg)
- Reason
- High resolution. Good composition. Public domain.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Samantha Cristoforetti
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
- Creator
- NASA/Robert Markowitz
- Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 15:24, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 23:46, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:56, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support A very good example of this genre, and also clearly illustrates how huge space suits are. Nick-D (talk) 11:14, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Janke | Talk 07:22, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Yann (talk) 18:50, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support per Nick-D. --Aristeas (talk) 14:22, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Samantha Cristoforetti official portrait in an EMU spacesuit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:35, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
Aftermath of the Bombing of Hamburg
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command%2C_1942-1945._CL3400.jpg/250px-Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command%2C_1942-1945._CL3400.jpg)
- Reason
- While necessarily imperfect - bits of the plane get in the photo - it's by far the best photo of the bombing of Hamburg I can find, showing the devastation in a hugely compelling way
- Articles in which this image appears
- Dehousing, Bombing of Hamburg in World War II, Air warfare of World War II, Hamburg, etc, etc.
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
- Creator
- J. Dowd (Fg Off)
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 19:37, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Janke | Talk 07:22, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- Comment As a general comment, this looks like a post-war photo. It was likely from one of the many sightseeing flights RAF bomber crews made over Germany after the war to see the results of their bombing and show the ground crew what they had contributed to (yes, it was ghoulish). As a result, this is a somewhat sanitised version of the results of the bombing, believe it or not, as the roads had been cleared of rubble, demolitions had begun, etc. Nick-D (talk) 11:29, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Yann (talk) 18:49, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Guerillero Parlez Moi 12:52, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Revisionist caption should be changed. These buildings were destroyed by a firestorm which was not planned. (Unsigned edit by Charlesjsharp) 13:22, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CL3400.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:55, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
The Dover Boys
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- Reason
- This is just a fun cartoon to watch and is highly regarded as one of the best animated shorts ever made.
- Articles in which this image appears
- The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
- Creator
- Chuck Jones
- Support as nominator – GamerPro64 03:30, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
- I want to support, but are we certain about the copyright? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 12:31, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
- The webpage says: "it is one of the few Warner Bros. shorts from that era that fell into the public domain, although it has seen releases from MGM/UA Home Video and Warner Home Video." - if that can be confirmed, I'll support! (BTW, I don't think it is a coincidence that the "bad guy" bears a resemblance to Walt Disney... ;-) --Janke | Talk 16:53, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support, then. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 19:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
- Cant really see any concrete evidence its in public domain but I have seen it being sold by third party distributors. GamerPro64 20:40, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
- This wiki-page says it's in the public domain and references this archive link and the book Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain, 1940-1949. Bammesk (talk) 14:32, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- Cant really see any concrete evidence its in public domain but I have seen it being sold by third party distributors. GamerPro64 20:40, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support
if copyright status can be confirmed. MER-C 10:44, 13 June 2022 (UTC) ConditionalSupportif the copyright can be verified.If anyone can check the Film Superlist book in a nearby library search here. We can suspend the nom, if anyone volunteers to check the book. Bammesk (talk) 02:17, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support - Historically important in the field of animation, and the video is excellent quality. Waxworker (talk) 16:57, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support The helper5667 (talk) 18:55, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
- Comment – I might be able to check the Film Superlist book next week and verify the copyright status. Let's not close this nom for a week @Armbrust:. Bammesk (talk) 12:24, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
- Okay, that works for me. Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 18:54, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
- Postpone closure to allow the copyright of the video to be checked. Armbrust The Homunculus 06:40, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
- I checked the Film Superlist book, Volume 2 (1940-1949). Contrary to what I assumed, the book doesn't list motion pictures which have fallen into public domain. The book is a better organized compilation of the data in the Online database on motion pictures released from 1940 to 1949, including any renewals 28 years after the original release, plus supplementary info (search reports) on some releases.
- I searched the book and the Dover Boys cartoon is not listed in it. I also searched the Online database for motion picture registrations in 1941, 1942, 1943, as well as motion picture renewals in 1969, 1970, 1971 and the Dover Boys cartoon is missing. So there is no record that this cartoon was ever registered for copyright, nor a record that it was ever renewed. (On a sidenote: the Film Superlist book does have copyright registration info for 93 Looney Tunes cartoons and 140 Merrie Melodies cartoons.)
- I think the Commons copyright tag is valid (i.e. no renewal). Plus, the cartoon may not have been registered with the copyright office (there is no record of its registration). Pinging the nominator and participants who voted conditionally @GamerPro64, Adam Cuerden, Janke, and MER-C:. Bammesk (talk) 15:17, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Sounds good, then. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 18:43, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- I think the Commons copyright tag is valid (i.e. no renewal). Plus, the cartoon may not have been registered with the copyright office (there is no record of its registration). Pinging the nominator and participants who voted conditionally @GamerPro64, Adam Cuerden, Janke, and MER-C:. Bammesk (talk) 15:17, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:The Dover Boys at Pimento University 1080p.webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:04, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Ages Ago!
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- Reason
- I think the fact that it's an original poster to a notable opera, still performed today (and I can absolutely guarantee this because I was in it) is enough. It's artistically quite nice, it gets the point of the piece quite well, and shows all the main characters of the second scene (due to cast doubling, there's no way to include all the characters, and I don't think I've ever actually seen promotional work for this opera dealing with the then-present-day scenes).
- Articles in which this image appears
- Ages Ago, Gilbert and Sullivan, Frederic Clay (where it replaced an inferior copy), and just added it to W.S. Gilbert.
- FP category for this image
- WP:FP/THEATRE
- Creator
- Stannard & Son, restored by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 22:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Bammesk (talk) 13:50, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support. MER-C 10:59, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:20, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:50, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Poster for Gilbert and Clay's Ages Ago at the Royal Gallery of Illustration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:11, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
Jessica Meir
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Jessica_Meir_portrait_in_a_WB-57_flight_suit_%283%29.jpg/260px-Jessica_Meir_portrait_in_a_WB-57_flight_suit_%283%29.jpg)
- Reason
- High quality lead image. Portrait of Jessica Meir.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Jessica Meir
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
- Creator
- NASA/Robert Markowitz
- Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 14:14, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Yann (talk) 21:43, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 22:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – --Janke | Talk 07:35, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – YttriumShrew (talk) 03:51, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:19, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Jessica Meir portrait in a WB-57 flight suit (3).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:14, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
Keys to the city
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Jeanine_%C3%81%C3%B1ez_at_the_314th_Anniversary_of_Reyes._6_January_2020%2C_Ministry_of_Communication%2C_Reyes_%2851907629988%29.jpg/350px-Jeanine_%C3%81%C3%B1ez_at_the_314th_Anniversary_of_Reyes._6_January_2020%2C_Ministry_of_Communication%2C_Reyes_%2851907629988%29.jpg)
- Reason
- High resolution. Large enough that "Llave de la Ciudad" (Key to the City) is legible. Plus, it's a pretty neat key. I'd open doors far more often if that were my key.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Keys to the city (section of Freedom of the City)
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
- Creator
- Ministry of Communication of Bolivia / Uncredited photographer
- Support as nominator – Krisgabwoosh (talk) 10:37, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose – Promotional, posed official photo. Scant EV. Little visual interest. – Sca (talk) 13:00, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose – Per Sca. --Janke | Talk 18:52, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Their faces aren't sharp when viewed at full size, so the photo is technically subpar (for a contemporary photo of stationary subjects). Bammesk (talk) 02:36, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:32, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
Coconut
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- Reason
- About to be featured on Commons without opposition.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Coconut, Nauruan cuisine
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
- Creator
- Ivar Leidus
- Support as nominator – MER-C 11:08, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Excellent photo, both beautiful and very educative. --Aristeas (talk) 14:20, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 08:53, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Good EV and excellent image. --Tagooty (talk) 11:42, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:31, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:19, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Coconuts - single and cracked open.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:35, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
Splendid fairywren
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Jul 2022 at 11:21:21 (UTC)
- Reason
- Was seen on Commons FPC this month, where it was featured unanimously.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Splendid fairywren
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
- Creator
- JJ Harrison
- Support as nominator – MER-C 11:21, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Loved it on Commons, am glad it's here. Do we know subspecies? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 12:39, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Excellent image and good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 11:37, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support --UnpetitproleX (talk) 18:02, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Ivar (talk) 13:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Splendid Fairywren 8352.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:39, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
Juanita Hall
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jul 2022 at 01:38:22 (UTC)
- Reason
- The first nomination didn't go so well, but I think part of that was the colour balance, which was rather hurting this one. Firstly, there was a bug in the version of GIMP I was using at the time that made images substantially redder, and second, the LoC scan is a little odd colour-wise itself. I've dropped the saturation a little bit, resaved without the bug, and I think the strengths - A photo of an actress in the original production of a major, major Broadway show - now shine through
- Articles in which this image appears
- Juanita Hall, South Pacific (musical)
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
- Creator
- Carl Van Vechten restored by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 01:38, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Comment - The lopsided composition puts me off... --Janke | Talk 09:56, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Comment – I agree with Janke, me too. Bammesk (talk) 01:30, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose – It's an important image, and a valuable one to have on Wikipedia, but I'm not sure the quality is where it needs to be for a FP (and this is no the fault of the wonderful restoration work that Adam is doing). The image is fairly soft overall, lots of detail is lost in the shadows, and, as mentioned above, the composition and cropping are off. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:40, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:35, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Michael Joseph Savage
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jul 2022 at 09:15:43 (UTC)
- Reason
- An iconic photograph at the top of an article. It is clear, sharp, and easily our best and most well-known photo of Savage.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Michael Joseph Savage, (obviously), as well as History of New Zealand, New Zealand Labour Party, Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand), Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand), List of prime ministers of New Zealand, 1935 New Zealand general election, 1938 New Zealand general election, Australia–New Zealand relations, Minister for Māori Development, First Labour Government of New Zealand, List of prime ministers of George V, List of prime ministers of George VI, List of New Zealand Labour Party MPs, Social Security Act 1938, List of prime ministers of Edward VIII, Department of Island Territories, 1933 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, The Lee Affair, Electoral history of Michael Joseph Savage, Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, List of members of the New Zealand Parliament who died in office, and History of social democracy.
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
- Creator
- Spencer Digby
- Support as nominator – YttriumShrew (talk) 09:15, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Some scuff marks, but I'll restore it if there's interest. It doesn't look too hard. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 16:21, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:02, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- restoration perhaps? Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:17, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 09:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Presidio of San Francisco
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jul 2022 at 15:40:44 (UTC)
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Victor_Adam_after_Louis_Choris_-_Vue_du_Presidio_san_Francisco%2C_1822.jpg/400px-Victor_Adam_after_Louis_Choris_-_Vue_du_Presidio_san_Francisco%2C_1822.jpg)
- Reason
- Quite a lovely image. Long-stable in many of the articles in a damaged version, and in an alternative version in others. Probably the best early image for the Presidio.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Presidio of San Francisco, History of San Francisco, Rancho Las Camaritas, Yerba Buena, California
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA_History (I mean, arguably, it's Mexican history, but it's part of the modern United States).
- Creator
- Victor Adam after Louis Choris, restored by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 15:40, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – there is an extra dark spot at x,y=670,1165, absent in the original. Bammesk (talk) 01:20, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Bammesk: Good catch! Think that slipped in when I was fixing that long diagonal damaged area that ends there, and it blended in well enough that I didn't notice. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 02:21, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:16, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support - great image. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:33, 30 June 2022 (UTC) - Support. MER-C 12:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Victor Adam after Louis Choris - Vue du Presidio san Francisco, 1822.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:31, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Kaohsiung Music Center
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Kaohsiung_Music_Center_and_Great_Tiger_Bridge_during_2022_Taiwan_Lantern_Festival.jpg/397px-Kaohsiung_Music_Center_and_Great_Tiger_Bridge_during_2022_Taiwan_Lantern_Festival.jpg)
- Reason
- High quality, used in infobox, and has received many positive feedbacks on Commons FP candidate page with no opposition as of when I nominate it here. Also, this is the only image of the architecture during the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival on Commons (but I will upload more afterwards).
- Articles in which this image appears
- Kaohsiung Music Center
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
- Creator
- Tiouraren
- Support as nominator – Tiouraren (talk) 03:41, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:15, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 13:51, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support. MER-C 12:03, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:53, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Kaohsiung Music Center and Great Tiger Bridge during 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:59, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
Three-spot grass yellow
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jul 2022 at 13:08:36 (UTC)
- Reason
- High quality large image. FP on Commons.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Eurema blanda
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
- Creator
- Charlesjsharp
- Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:08, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Very nice and very sharp. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 19:13, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support. MER-C 12:05, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 22:06, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:01, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
- Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 03:01, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
Mugger crocodile
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jul 2022 at 13:14:43 (UTC)
- Reason
- High quality large image. FP on Commons.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Mugger crocodile Portal:Reptiles
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
- Creator
- Charlesjsharp
- Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:14, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support Wouldn't have minded more of a tail, but it looks great. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 15:41, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support. MER-C 12:06, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:02, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
- Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 03:02, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
W.E.B. Du Bois
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/W.E.B._Du_Bois_by_James_E._Purdy%2C_1907.jpg/260px-W.E.B._Du_Bois_by_James_E._Purdy%2C_1907.jpg)
- Reason
- Quite a good photo; passed Commons easily. Carte-de-visite mount, which we generally keep. And, of course, Du Bois is very, very notable.
- Articles in which this image appears
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political (given his activism)
- Creator
- James E. Purdy, restored by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 14:32, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support – I was initially a bit concerned about the top border, which looks like someone went overboard with the clone tool, but it's present on the original as well so it must just be an artifact of the process of how the card was made. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:38, 30 June 2022 (UTC) - Support example(s) of his work should be in his Wikipedia article. The size of the original Carte de visite would be useful too. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:11, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
- Didn't I add the dimensions? Well, I did now. He did do photography. Will see what I can find. Or did you mean Purdy? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 11:52, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
- Probably Purdy. I'll add a gallery to his article Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 02:35, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support. MER-C 12:08, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:31, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:W.E.B. Du Bois by James E. Purdy, 1907.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:07, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
Johann Jakob Frey: Lepsius Expedition to Egypt: Raising of the Prussian flag on the Great Pyramid of Giza
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jul 2022 at 14:51:58 (UTC)
- Reason
- good quality and EV
- Articles in which this image appears
- Johann Jakob Frey, Karl Richard Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, Lepsius list of pyramids, Flag of Prussia
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
- Creator
- Johann Jakob Frey
- Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 14:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- I think this needs a little restoration, which I'm willing to do, but it also looks difficult, so it might be slow. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 16:00, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- I do believe that we should digitally restore photos but only physically conserve paintings and drawings. The presented one is in a very good condition and I am not sure what you want to adjust here. --Andrei (talk) 16:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Isn't this a lithograph? It rather looks like one. Also, the colours look a bit off for any medium. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 17:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- File info says it is a "watercolor", and I don't see any signs of it being a litho. Some small hairs suggest that this is a scan of a transparency (probably medium or large format), thus the slight graininess - a lot less than would be expected from the stone of a litho print. --Janke | Talk 06:46, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Aye. Just presumed it was a hand-coloured etching or a slightly-too-low-res scan of a lithograph. I guess that justifies it, but I can't help but thinking the colours look off, and it's slightly cut off on the lower right hand side. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 16:16, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- File info says it is a "watercolor", and I don't see any signs of it being a litho. Some small hairs suggest that this is a scan of a transparency (probably medium or large format), thus the slight graininess - a lot less than would be expected from the stone of a litho print. --Janke | Talk 06:46, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Isn't this a lithograph? It rather looks like one. Also, the colours look a bit off for any medium. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 17:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- I do believe that we should digitally restore photos but only physically conserve paintings and drawings. The presented one is in a very good condition and I am not sure what you want to adjust here. --Andrei (talk) 16:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Comment – I agree with Adam. This can use some restoration, especially in the sky area. There are many marks and blemishes that clearly aren't part of the original painting. Colors, brightness and contrast should remain as is IMO. Bammesk (talk) 01:52, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:27, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Chapultepec Castle
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jul 2022 at 15:13:22 (UTC)
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/William_Henry_Jackson_-_Castle_of_Chapultepec%2C_from_the_west%2C_Mexico%2C_between_1880_and_1897.jpg/333px-William_Henry_Jackson_-_Castle_of_Chapultepec%2C_from_the_west%2C_Mexico%2C_between_1880_and_1897.jpg)
- Reason
- Forgive the two nominations in a row, but I do have a ten-image backlog even including these, so I am trying to be good here. I think this is a fine image, quite good for showing off the structure as it historically was. I think the dome on the tower is the most obvious change from present day. I've gone with original crop; Given the Detroit Publishing Company's works tend to follow very strict ratios, I believe this is how it would have been published. More accurate than the illustrations that are our only other historic guide. Admittedly, could be lower down in the article, but the article's full of modern photos, so it's hard to say.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Chapultepec Castle
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
- Creator
- William Henry Jackson, restored by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 15:13, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Comment I don't think this adds much value to the article. (ps You are not alone in having a backlog, but there are very few voters around these days) Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:33, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Aye. We really need to do a recruitment drive. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 15:44, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, why not add: "Pictures of the Day are chosen from Wikipedia's Featured Pictures. Wikipedia editors vote on candidates here", at the end of every POTD description? Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:06, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
- I'll try and test it on some shorter ones, but I'm kind of dealing with a family death right now. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 02:44, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Adam Cuerden Sorry for your loss. When you have more time to devote to Wikipedia again we might want to consider this as a change to {{POTD row}}, adding "Vote for featured pictures" to the end of the "Archive" row similar to DYK's a "nominate an article" link. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:55, 8 July 2022 (UTC)- Perhaps "Nominate and vote for featured pictures"? And it's kind of alright. I promptly caught COVID and have been sleeping like, 14 hours a day since. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 16:07, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Adam Cuerden Sorry for your loss. When you have more time to devote to Wikipedia again we might want to consider this as a change to {{POTD row}}, adding "Vote for featured pictures" to the end of the "Archive" row similar to DYK's a "nominate an article" link. --Ahecht (TALK
- I'll try and test it on some shorter ones, but I'm kind of dealing with a family death right now. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 02:44, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry to hear that. I've done a few. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:05, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- Comment – good EV but it's not photogenic and the trees don't help. I am undecided on voting. Bammesk (talk) 02:00, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:28, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Royal angelfish
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- Reason
- Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Royal angelfish
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
- Creator
- Diego Delso
- Support as nominator – MER-C 12:12, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:39, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:03, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support Kind of wanted to see what others thought first. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 12:33, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support. --Bears (talk) 06:45, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Pez ángel real (Pygoplites diacanthus), parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-26, DD 155.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:32, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Oregano flower
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- Reason
- Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Oregano
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
- Creator
- Ivar Leidus
- Support as nominator – MER-C 12:20, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support For the size, this feels sufficiently sharp. A wider focal plane would be ideal, but it's only the slightest bit out of focus where it is. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 14:37, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – I prefer the composition of the infobox image because it shows more of the plant, but this is nice. Bammesk (talk) 14:59, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:04, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – DreamSparrow Chat 17:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Origanum vulgare inflorescence - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:35, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Fausta Labia
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Fausta_Labia%2C_portr%C3%A4tt_-_SMV_-_H5_028_-_Restoration.jpg/260px-Fausta_Labia%2C_portr%C3%A4tt_-_SMV_-_H5_028_-_Restoration.jpg)
- Reason
- Another of the excellent images released by the Swedish Performing Arts Agency. Not too bad of a restoration. (original, for comparison). I'd say this is one of the two best images of her, the other being File:Fausta Labia, rollporträtt - SMV - H5 033.tif, but this shows her face better.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Fausta Labia
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
- Creator
- Uncredited, restored by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 14:45, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – Bammesk (talk) 15:10, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:05, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support. MER-C 08:06, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – DreamSparrow Chat 17:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Fausta Labia, porträtt - SMV - H5 028 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:36, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Angus Taylor's life-size bronze sculpture of Brenda Fassie
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/BrendaFassier.jpg/250px-BrendaFassier.jpg)
- Reason
- This is my first nomination of a featured picture. I was taken by this photograph which seems to have artistic and educational merit. Potential flaws are that the photographer's name is included at the bottom and at the highest resolution, there are some image artifacts. The framing and background are artistically attractive inviting the viewer to look more closely and see the detail of the words on the sculpture, which are quotes from the subject.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Brenda Fassie in English and in many other languages
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
- Creator
- Axel Bührmann
- Support as nominator – SchreiberBike | ⌨ 15:03, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
- There are a few quibbles I have: It's an artistic monochrome, and possibly a bit heavily post-processed, which I'd normally object to as misleading, but for a bronze sculpture, I think it works. The signature in the lower right is kind of distracting, but it's not from Wikipedia, so that may justify it a bit. I'm inclined to Support, but I imagine those will be the biggest issues with the nomination if there are any. (Well, that, and we honestly need more voters if we're going to keep a quorum of five). Anyway, welcome to Featured Pictures! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 21:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – but I think the watermark should be removed. Bammesk (talk) 17:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
- I can try, but if I can pass something annoying like that off to WP:Graphics lab I would rather, especially with COVID. Sorry, Graphics Lab, but you specialise in it, and I don't. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 19:37, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
- If the nom gets the support votes, I volunteer to do it. Bammesk (talk) 19:51, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
- I've uploaded a new version with the signature/watermark edited out. I have no experience in such things and used MS Paint, so if it can be done better, please do so. I thought the new version would appear above, but it hasn't and I don't know how to make that happen. SchreiberBike | ⌨ 12:32, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
- Refresh the browser's cache. (On a Mac, hold down shift and click refresh.)--Janke | Talk 09:42, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
- There have been some thumbnailer bugs of late, though. Check out USS Missouri (1841) and compare the lead image with what actually shows if you click through. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 18:48, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
- Refresh the browser's cache. (On a Mac, hold down shift and click refresh.)--Janke | Talk 09:42, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
- I've uploaded a new version with the signature/watermark edited out. I have no experience in such things and used MS Paint, so if it can be done better, please do so. I thought the new version would appear above, but it hasn't and I don't know how to make that happen. SchreiberBike | ⌨ 12:32, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
- If the nom gets the support votes, I volunteer to do it. Bammesk (talk) 19:51, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:27, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
- Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 20:27, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
Battle of Shiloh
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Thure_de_Thulstrup_-_Battle_of_Shiloh.jpg/363px-Thure_de_Thulstrup_-_Battle_of_Shiloh.jpg)
- Reason
- Thure de Thulstrup is one of my favourite artists, and I'm glad to have finally finished restoring another of his works.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Battle of Shiloh + about 7 or 8 others
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American Civil War
- Creator
- Thure de Thulstrup, restored by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 20:29, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 22:05, 6 July 2022 (UTC) - Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:30, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support. MER-C 18:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – DreamSparrow Chat 17:11, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Thure de Thulstrup - Battle of Shiloh.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:42, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
Boeing E-3 Sentry
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/AWACS_CENTCOM_12FEB21.jpg/408px-AWACS_CENTCOM_12FEB21.jpg)
- Reason
- Quality image of Boeing E-3 Sentry, commonly known as AWACS, it's identified by its radar dome. The aircraft is used by U.S. and NATO forces for surveillance, command, control and communication. This photo has a few dust spots in the background (small dark patches) which I will remove if the nom gets a few supports. This was shot in 2021.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Boeing E-3 Sentry
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
- Creator
- U.S. Air Force, SSgt Trevor McBride
- Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:48, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
- Comment – Meh. – Sca (talk) 12:40, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose Not quite where it needs to be to be a featured picture. The shadows are too deep, and the background is too contrasty to make the plane really stand out. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:44, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:11, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
Aurora borealis over Víkurkirkja church
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- Reason
- Good image composition, illustrates both the Aurora phenomenon and the iconic Víkurkirkja church. FP on Commons.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Aurora, Vík í Mýrdal
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Atmospheric optics
- Creator
- AstroAnthony
- Support as nominator – --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:13, 6 July 2022 (UTC) - We have a couple of FPs of auroras: [2] [3]. If this passes we can delist one of the inferior images. Also we usually wait 7 days before nominating an image (per FP criterion #5) just to make sure the image remains stable in the article. Bammesk (talk) 01:37, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- Of those two the first isn't used on the Aurora article, since the aurora itself isn't terribly interesting but it's still valuable as a featured picture of Amundsen-Scott station, and the second is a video. I think there's value in keeping all three. We could switch the category of this image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture if it would make it less redundant. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:48, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
- Of those two the first isn't used on the Aurora article, since the aurora itself isn't terribly interesting but it's still valuable as a featured picture of Amundsen-Scott station, and the second is a video. I think there's value in keeping all three. We could switch the category of this image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture if it would make it less redundant. --Ahecht (TALK
- Support, presuming it's stable. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs 22:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:17, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
- Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 04:17, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
Lightning in Port-la-Nouvell
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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220717052124im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Port_and_lighthouse_overnight_storm_with_lightning_in_Port-la-Nouvelle.jpg/463px-Port_and_lighthouse_overnight_storm_with_lightning_in_Port-la-Nouvelle.jpg)
- Reason
- High quality image, is a featured picture and was a picture-of-the-year candidate on Commons. Serves as a dramatic lead image to the lightning article.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Lightning, Aude, Landscape photography
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Natural_phenomena/Weather
- Creator
- Maxime Raynal from France
- Support as nominator – --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:39, 6 July 2022 (UTC) - Same as the above nom, we have two FPs: [4] [5], if this passes we can delist an inferior FP. It was added to 2 of the articles today, we usually wait 7 days (FP criterion 5). Bammesk (talk) 01:43, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support – I think the nom image can replace this FP. It has more pixels and is more dramatic. Bammesk (talk) 01:37, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8% of all FPs
- Support — Per Bammesk. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 21:02, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:17, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
Promoted File:Port and lighthouse overnight storm with lightning in Port-la-Nouvelle.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:27, 17 July 2022 (UTC)