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Original – A portrait of Bach, the composer, by Thomas Gainsborough. No, not that Bach. His son. The London Bach
Reason
High quality scan of a painting of a notable individual.
Articles in which this image appears
Johann Christian Bach +6
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Thomas Gainsborough
Support - excellent piece which I have known and loved for years. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:14, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Johann Christian Bach by Thomas Gainsborough.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:53, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Whisky glass
Reason
Good and representful photo of its kind.
Articles in which this image appears
List of glassware
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Petar Milošević
  • Er, I'm not German, nor do I live in Germany.
    Perhaps the nom should be retitled Whisk(e)y-tasting glass? Sca (talk)
  • Oppose. I shouldn't need to check Google to understand what I'm looking at- it should be more than clear from the articles in which the image is used. Without this kind of context, the image lacks encyclopedic value. This nomination is premature. Josh Milburn (talk) 10:14, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Maybe it would have a tad more visual interest if it had some whisk(e)y in it. Sca (talk) 13:04, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:22, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Nymphaea odorata (Fragrant Water Lily) ssp. tuberosa with it's pads, a bud, and duckweed
Reason
This image offers a superb technical view of the species, objectively meeting criteria 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and it readily illustrates the unopened blossom, the plant's leaves, and the flower's petals, sepals, and stamens.
Articles in which this image appears
Nymphaea odorata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
SanctuaryX
No, it's not just your eyes. There is something very slightly unsatisfactory about the main focus of the picture, the centre of the flower. Not sure if it's blurriness, or lack of contrast, or some combination. 31.51.134.46 (talk) 23:07, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:26, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Fatoumata Diawara—a Malian musician—in concert in France, August 2012.
ALT - Blue cast removed
Reason
Very good quality picture of the person while she is performing. High EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Fatoumata Diawara
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Thesupermat

Promoted File:Fatoumata Diawara - Festival du Bout du Monde 2012 - 016 - edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:44, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 on a parking violation
Reason
High quality image with EV
Articles in which this image appears
Parking violation, Lamborghini Aventador
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Falcon Photography
  • Support as nominatorYann (talk) 21:40, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This is an amusing image, but it's not a particularly great photo of either the car type or a parking violation. The image is a little bit blurry, slightly tilted and doesn't clearly illustrate these subjects given the number of other things going on (especially the car behind the Lamborghini. Nick-D (talk) 01:49, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I agree with Nick-D - this almost seems a joke nom. Not focussed, driver still in car (so is this even being parked? Could be pulling into or out of the bay, or just driving through it?), quite in-your-face advertising, parking sign not straight, etc etc. No offence intended if this was a serious nom, but well below par if so. gazhiley 08:30, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That's one lame Lambo. Сте́нька — Preceding undated comment added 20:01, 29 June 2015‎
Kinda Lambo curse. Another previous nomination also failed. Brandmeistertalk 22:55, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I don't think it's a great image to illustrate either article to be honest. I don't think Yann would nominate an image as a joke, but perhaps he has misjudged it in this case. I would expect for an image illustrating a parking violation to more clearly show the problem. It's really not clear to me that the car is parked illegally at all, but perhaps I'm not familiar with Swiss road signs. It would be ideal to at least show some sort of parking ticket affixed to the windscreen. Isn't that the universal sign of a parking violation?! ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:43, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I just re-read my wording. I assume it wasn't a joke, and no offence intended to Yann with my wording. I only meant it was such a strange nom it seemed like a joke. Nothing personal... gazhiley 09:50, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Withdrawn I think the quality is quite good, there is EV, and additionally there is some humour. You don't like it? Never mind... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yann (talkcontribs) 11:38, 1 July 2015‎

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:56, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Indonesian poet Iman Budhi Santosa reading from his collection Sesanti Tedhak Siti in 2015; though his professional career was originally in agriculture, he has been publishing work since the 1960s.
Reason
Good quality "action shot" of a poet reading his own work. Since the cover is turned away from the viewer, we don't have any copyright issues.
Articles in which this image appears
Iman Budhi Santosa
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
 — Chris Woodrich (talk)
Certified intergalactic? Sca (talk) 13:23, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Are you two on the ICB (Intergalactic Certification Board)? (C'mon, full disclosure now!) Sca (talk) 14:32, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Iman Budhi Santosa at book launch, 2015-05-30 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEdward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, a politician and soldier who died at the Battle of Solebay.
Reason
Because all I can think of this morning is ...
Articles in which this image appears
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military maybe.
Creator
Peter Lely
But not the purported inventor of same. Sca (talk) 13:38, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Peter Lely - Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:45, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – American Bank Note Company engraved portrait of Caleb Strong. Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Strong was part of the inaugural class of the United States Senate (from Massachusetts, 1789–96), and then Governor of Massachusetts (1800–07 and 1812–16).
OriginalAmerican Bank Note Company engraved portrait of Caleb Strong. Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Strong was part of the inaugural class of the United States Senate (from Massachusetts, 1789–96), and then Governor of Massachusetts (1800–07 and 1812–16).
Reason
High quality, high EV, prior image was very small and low resolution. Lead image with css image crop used to produce appropriately sized thumbnail in the article.
Second nomination, first time resulted in 4 support and no opposition. (Please view at full size)
Articles in which this image appears
Caleb Strong
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
James Bannister, American Bank Note Company
Restoration by Godot13


Promoted File:STRONG, Caleb (ABNC engraved portrait).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:35, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Title page for a early, possibly first edition score of Jacques Offenbach's Robinson Crusoé
Reason
How could I resist Brandmeister's special request here for some Robinson Crusoé? It turned out to be a good one: I didn't have any Offenbach in the queue, and it's a very nice image.
Articles in which this image appears
Robinson Crusoé
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
A. Jannin; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Jacques Offenbach - A. Jannin - Robinson Crusoé.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:37, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Cardamom pods - Green
Reason
High EV and very good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Cardamom
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Parthyush Thomas

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:35, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Netherlands Indies silver rupee from Java, 1803. This predates the first paper money in the colony by 12 years.
ALT - Reverse orientation corrected.
Reason
Impressive image of a coin. The script here is Jawi, an Arabic-based script used to write Malay; I don't think we have any featured pictures with the script yet. Not that I can read it worth a darn, but...
Articles in which this image appears
Netherlands Indies gulden
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Currency
Creator
Java Mint, Netherlands Indies (coin), Heritage Auctions (image)

Promoted File:Netherlands East Indies Java Rupee 1803-Z.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:28, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSt Paul's Cathedral during a special service in 2008
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
St Paul's Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Fæ
Harland Quarrington MoD

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:00, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A U.S. Navy diver enters the water during a training evaluation
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Underwater diving
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator

MC2 Kevin B. Gray
I can't agree with the first objection. Entering the water in diving gear seems to me to be an integral and indispensable aspect of underwater diving. 86.152.161.192 (talk) 14:12, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That objection seems to be like complaining that a photo of a saturn 5 rocket during takeoff isn't spaceflight. It may not be underwater diving, but in a couple seconds it will be, and it's the starting point for most underwater dives. MChesterMC (talk) 09:58, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bad example. A Saturn 5 rocket would have EV in the Saturn 5 article, so even if it didn't have EV for space flight, it would have EV for the rocket. This does not appear in any other articles, so there's nothing to save it. Besides, we've got numerous images of people actually in the water, including one FP. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:39, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, it was a very good example, and exactly illustrates why your objection is bogus. 217.44.208.136 (talk) 17:09, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The image shows the shoulders and back of a diver wearing a surface-supplied diving helmet. Perhaps if there was a section on giant stride entry in the Surface-supplied diving article the image might be a more suitable illustration. In an article on general underwater diving, to lead off with such a specific and narrow aspect of diving seems like a misplaced image. With all due respect, from an EV perspective, the U.S. Navy training image tells me absolutely nothing about general underwater diving (and may misinform those that think the illustrated underwater diving gear is common).--Godot13 (talk) 19:38, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree with Godot. If we had information on the entry technique, this may be worthy of FP, but as for now it doesn't have the necessary EV. IP, how exactly is it a good example to compare something which requires new text to be written to have any EV with something which has EV just for showing the object in question? They are not equatable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:03, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBas-relief in Persepolis – a symbol Iranian/Persian Nowruz – on the day of an equinox, the power of an eternally fighting bull (personifying the Earth) and that of a lion (personifying the Sun) are equal.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Achaemenid Empire + Achaemenid architecture + Lion and Sun + March equinox + Nowruz + Persepolis+ Relief
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Anatoly Terentiev
You mean circa? Sca (talk) 13:21, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nowruz Zoroastrian.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:21, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Title page to a variant first edition vocal score of Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto
Reason
Had four supports, no opposes in the recent FPC that happened during one of the occasional low participation periods. I think it came out very well, and I didn't see anyone actually saying otherwise.
Articles in which this image appears
Rigoletto
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Art by Roberto Focosi (1806-1862), lithograph by Francesco Corbetta (1815-?); restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Giuseppe Verdi, Rigoletto, Vocal score illustration by Roberto Focosi - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:04, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Crew of an M-24 tank along the Naktong River front. On the ground is Pfc. Rudolph Dotts, Egg Harbor City, N.J. gunner (center); Pvt. Maynard Linaweaver, Lundsburg, Kansas, cannoneer; and on top is Pfc. Hugh Goodwin, Decature, Miss., tank commander. All are members of the 24th Reconnaissance, 24th Division.
Reason
An unusual find here: A colored image from the Korean War depicting the crew of an M-24 Chaffee Tank, which supplemented the M4 Sherman tank in the months after the end of World War II. The crew is shown in the early months of the war.
Articles in which this image appears
Korean War
FP category for this image
Given the absence of action here I'd say Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
SGT. RILEY (U.S. Army)

Promoted File:HA-SC-98-06983-Crew of M24 along Naktong River front-Korean war-17 Aug 1950.JPEG --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:57, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Funeral procession of Alfonso XII of Spain, from L'Illustration
Reason
Stumbled upon this today. Never actually nominated it, but it's been stable in the article since 2012, so... useful!
Articles in which this image appears
Alfonso XII of Spain
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Auguste Tilly, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Death of King Alfonso XII of Spain.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:50, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Ladies' Finger cross section
Reason
Good quality, EV and needed one
Articles in which this image appears
Okra
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Prathyush Thomas

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:18, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Reason
Best quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, List of vegetables used in Assamese cuisine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Prathyush Thomas

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:26, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Horse Gram
Reason
Best quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Macrotyloma uniflorum, Macrotyloma
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Prathyush Thomas

Promoted File:Horse Gram BNC.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:29, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Ngayogyakarta-style blangkon, decorated with gold and silver sparkles. Thought to have descended from turbans, blangkon have become a part of Javanese cultural identity.
Reason
High quality image of this traditional Javanese headgear.
Articles in which this image appears
Blangkon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
 — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:Ngayogyakarta-style blangkon, 2015-05-17 04.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:21, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalWitch doctor of the Shona people close to Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe. 1989.
Reason
Good quality, high EV, interesting photo, used in many articles
Articles in which this image appears
Witch doctor, Shona people, Shona language, Zimbabwe, Adornment, Witchcraft, Vuvuzela
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional dress or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Lycaon
Greater Kudu

Promoted File:Shona witch doctor (Zimbabwe).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:56, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Japanese invasion money (formally Southern Development Bank notes) was issued during World War II by the Empire of Japan to replace local hard currencies. Japanese invading forces issued these notes in Burma, Malaya and Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, Oceania, and the Philippines. This is the fifth and penultimate FPC set nomination of Japanese invasion money, following the Netherlands Indies Gulden, Philippine Peso, Oceanic Pound, and Burmese Dollar.
Original
A ten-note complete denomination and type set of the World War II Japanese invasion money issued in Malaya and Borneo.
Articles in which these images appear
Japanese government-issued dollar in Malaya and Borneo
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Empire of Japan
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.


Promoted File:MAL-M1b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-One Cent ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M2a-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-Five Cents ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M3b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-10 Cents ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M4b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-50 Cents ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M5c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-One Dollar ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M6c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-Five Dollars ND (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M7c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-10 Dollars ND (1944).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M8b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-100 Dollars ND (1944).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M9-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-100 Dollars ND (1945).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MAL-M10b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-1000 Dollars ND (1945).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
The image is of a high technical quality, resolution, and EV. This is the first upload of an image of this specific panel ever added to Commons or Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Horseshoe Canyon (Utah) and Mesa Verde National Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
RO
Why not give me five minutes to upload one that meets the minimum? RO(talk) 23:44, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you've got one, go ahead instead. Mind, the warping of the edges is visible even at the small size. Seriously, what equipment are you using?
Of course, taking five minutes to read the criteria would have saved us all some time. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:51, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry. Rookie mistake. RO(talk) 00:04, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sure my camera isn't good enough, but I drove 47 miles of dirt road and hiked 7 strenuous miles over the course of 6 hours in 100 degree heat to get this shot. Sorry I uploaded a version that was technically too small, but can you please cut me some slack here? RO(talk) 00:14, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • (ec) Thanks. I still have to oppose, though, as the blotchy effect from the high ISO level doesn't work. The distortion is still there, but not as bad as I thought it would be. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:15, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's really hard to troubleshoot technical issues if we don't know the equipment. Just like a Mac will have different trouble-shooting steps than a computer running Windows 8 (*shudder*), a Canon DSLR and a Nikon point and shoot will have their own approaches to solving issues. I really want to get behind a picture, but the technical quality isn't there. Camera phones and point and shoots will have a hard time at FPC even in the best of conditions, and the inside of a cave is not "the best of conditions".
    • At the very least I'd have brought a tripod, to be able to shoot with a low ISO even in dark areas. Assuming, of course, that was allowed.
    • Since I agree this shot is very rare and difficult to get, perhaps you'd be interested in submitting the original crop at commons:Commons:Valued images; they judge at web resolution, so those technical issues I pointed out shouldn't be a problem. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:20, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Nah, just close it. I have pictures of the other two panels, but I won't bother donating them here. RO(talk) 00:27, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Well, if you'd rather do that then get input to help you improve your photography, so be it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:43, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • But your advice is to buy a more expensive camera. So that's not really "input to help you improve your photography", because I already knew my camera was not professional quality. I thought EV held more weight than technical capability. I was obviously wrong about that. Sorry I wasted your time. RO(talk) 00:48, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • I said point and shoots have trouble (and yes, they do). I didn't say they didn't pass, ever. There are ways to improve the results. Tripod for stability and low ISO (i.e. less blotchy noise). Minimizing distortion by backing the camera up, making use of the sharpest part of the frame (i.e. the center 60% or 70%), then cropping out the undesired bits. There are ways of making it work (i.e. this and this and this). It's just hard. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:06, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:44, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An interior view of Wrocław Główny railway station at night; this train station, located in the Polish city of Wrocław, was opened in 1857 but extensively refurbished in 2010-2012
Reason
Well, last time everyone was unhappy with the moving train. Here's a train station image that doesn't have one.
Articles in which this image appears
Wrocław Główny railway station
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Marcin Szala

Promoted File:Wrocław Główny (Breslau Hauptbahnhof) by night.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:25, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 500 riyal or 5 pahlavi on 1317 Persian calendar = 1938
Reason
Good quality, historical.
Articles in which this image appears
Iranian rial banknotes
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Bank Melli Iran

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:19, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRichèl Hogenkamp, in Madrin Open 2015
Reason
High quality, nice EV, very interesting composition of an action shot
Articles in which this image appears
Richèl Hogenkamp
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Kadellar

Promoted File:Richèl Hogenkamp - Masters de Madrid 2015 - 11.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:12, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Hand-coloured title page to a very early (probably first edition) vocal score of Fromental Halévy's L'éclair. Halévy is a little neglected nowadays, but was very good and very talented.
Reason
A high-quality early - probably first edition - vocal score image. and, unlike the other ones, it's in colour. Oooh!
Articles in which this image appears
L'éclair
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Uncertain attribution, possibly Paul Gavarni? - restored by Adam Cuerden.
And I thought it was a town in Wisconsin. Sca (talk) 13:16, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fromental Halévy, L'Éclair score cover - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:32, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRelief of Darius I in Persepolis, Iran.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
List of kings of Persia, Darius I, Histories (Herodotus), List of pharaohs, and Iranian peoples
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
درفش کاویانی
  • This is one of the few survived bas relief in Persepolis. No need to have any shadow and special lighting to display the form of work. Even curve of beard is shown and clear. thanks for your comment Alborzagros (talk) 03:48, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:40, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBayon, Khmer temple constructed in the late 12th or early 13th century and located in the ancient city of Angkor, today Cambodia.
Reason
Good EV and high quality, nice details
Articles in which this image appears
Bayon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Poco a poco

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:58, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 1916 cover to a vocal score of Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos (1912, revised 1916)
Reason
And now for something a bit more modernistic and art deco: Ariadne auf Naxos. First performed 1912 and revised 1916, this vocal score is of the revised edition, and nicely art deco.
Articles in which this image appears
Ariadne auf Naxos
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Uncertain artist; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Strauss, Richard - Ariadne auf Naxos - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:30, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The tower kiva at Chetro Ketl, in Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Reason
The image is of a high technical quality, resolution, and EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Chetro Ketl
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
RO
I took this picture at noon and within ten days of the solstice, so how could the main subject be in shadows? RO(talk) 23:39, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • If it's backlit, it will end up in shadows (and those are really harsh at noon, in the New Mexico desert). The original upload is very much in shadows as well. Morning or evening light is generally more manageable and pleasant to look at, though not always practicable. You'd also have to consider the time of year and day; when I took the picture of Sambisari, proper lighting for that shot was only available between 2 and 4 p.m. between November and February (too early and the shadows were either too harsh or pointed towards the camera, too late and the shadows ended up too long; outside of November–February, the sun was to the north, and thus the subject would have been in shadows). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:54, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
File:Colonnade at Chetro Ketl by RO.JPG is much better lit, though lens distortion is a pretty big issue at the edges. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:56, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:22, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Napoleon on the gold franc:
First Consul to Emperor
20 gold francs (1803–04)
engraved by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier
40 gold francs (1807)
engraved by Jean Pierre Droz
Reason
High quality, high EV, condition, and rarity. Napoléon coins (gold) with the effigy of Napoléon Bonaparte were issued in 20 and 40 franc denominations, from 1802 to 1814, depicting him as either First Consul or later Emperor. Note: The reverse of both coins have a single spot of residue (wax?). On the 20 franc it is above the “R” (inside the wreath). On the 40 franc it is just before the rim at 4 o’clock.
Original
A two-coin set (gold) of French francs illustrating the transition of Napoleon from the position of First Consul to Emperor.
Articles in which these images appear
French franc, Napoléon (coin), Napoleon
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Paris Mint, Republic of France (coin), National Numismatic Collection (image)
Had to get your two centimes ' worth in, didn't you? Sca (talk) 17:45, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:France 1803-04-A 20 Francs.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:30, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:France 1807-A 40 Francs.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:30, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAlexis of Russia in a painting from the 1670s. He led Russia during its invasion of Poland, as well as Persia.
Reason
High quality portrait of this Russian tsar.
Articles in which this image appears
Alexis of Russia +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Unknown

Promoted File:Alexis I of Russia (1670s, Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:48, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A male Lyriothemis acigastra, a dragonfly species native to India, photographed in Kadavoor
Second image in the set – A female Lyriothemis acigastra, a dragonfly species native to India, photographed in Kadavoor
Reason
A well-composed shot of a very rare species; while some may feel it falls a little short of the very high insect standard we have set, we are lucky to have a picture at all. According to a recent study, some details about the species are unreported; this, the authors say, "may be due to its secretive nature and rare occurrence". As such, I think we should be willing to overlook minor technical imperfections. We also have a female and a mating pair from the same photographer.
Articles in which this image appears
Lyriothemis acigastra
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Jeevan Jose

Promoted File:Lyriothemis acigastra male at Kadavoor.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:16, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Lyriothemis acigastra female at Kadavoor.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:16, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Westerlund 2 is an obscured compact star cluster in the Milky Way. It has an estimated age of about one or two million years.
Reason
High quality photograph of a notable star cluster, and therefore high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Westerlund 2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team/et al.

Promoted File:NASA Unveils Celestial Fireworks as Official Hubble 25th Anniversary Image.jpg --Adam Cuerden (talk) 20:51, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Dancing Couple by Jan Steen, 1663
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
The Dancing Couple, Jan Steen, Dutch Golden Age
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jan Steen
It's a stub.
Painting shown in Jan Steen vertical gallery but not mentioned in article text. Sca (talk) 12:28, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:55, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Madonna of the Rose Garden is an International Gothic painting attributed either to Michelino da Besozzo or Stefano da Verona. Dating to c. 1420–1435, it is currently housed in the Castelvecchio Museum of Verona, Italy.
Reason
A high-res version of this has been excavated and uploaded over the previous one. Having compared it with a more general museum view (the Castelvecchio Museum itself doesn't seem to have a digitization of this), I'd say this is faithful (and the metadata indicates this digitization comes from Scala Archives, which seems to be a reliable source).
Articles in which this image appears
Madonna of the Rose Garden
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Michelino da Besozzo or Stefano da Verona

Promoted File:Michelino da besozzo o stefano da zevio, madonna del roseto, castelvecchio, verona.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:22, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Sega Nomad is a portable version of the Sega Genesis, released in 1995, which was the last handheld released by Sega. It was undersupported and sold only a million units; as such, it has been considered a commercial failure.
Reason
High quality image of this old handheld
Articles in which this image appears
Sega Nomad +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Evan Amos

Promoted File:Sega-Nomad-Front.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:06, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Ten Canadian dollar note (1935). First note (serial number 1) of the 1935 issue by the Bank of Montreal, depicting J. Dodds and C.B. Gordon with signatures by the same.
Reason
High quality, high EV, superb condition. The very first note from the 1935 series issued by the Bank of Montreal.
Articles in which this image appears
Canadian dollar, Bank of Montreal, Charles Blair Gordon
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Canadian Bank Note Company for the Bank of Montreal
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.


So noted.--Godot13 (talk) 02:43, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:CAN-S559-Bank of Montreal-10 Dollars (1935).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:11, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – From the article: "Kue gapit is an Indonesian kue kering (dry snack) which originates from Cirebon, West Java. Generally made from tapioca flour, its name comes from the cooking process, in which it is grilled between iron molds. The snack comes in a variety of shapes and flavors. Though it is a popular souvenir among visitors to Cirebon, residents of the region rarely eat it."
Reason
High quality (macro) image of this traditional Indonesian wafer
Articles in which this image appears
Kue gapit +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
 — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:Kue gapit, 2015-06-16.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:33, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Cover of the American edition of P. G. Wodehouse's My Man Jeeves
Crop - Per requests.
Reason
A good depiction of a classic literary character.
Articles in which this image appears
Jeeves, My Man Jeeves, P. G. Wodehouse, P. G. Wodehouse bibliography
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Literary_illustrations
Creator
Uncredited; restored by Adam Cuerden
@J Milburn: Let's go back to the Original, since I've actually removed a couple signs it's a scan when restoring it. First of all, note the two parallel vertical green lines - most easily seen in his hair. That is typical of an older scanner. See "Sharp / Focused streaks" and "Blurry / Unfocused streaks" at http://www.hackworth.co/hints-tips-for-optimum-contex-scanning-2/ for examples. I'd probably say the latter, but it doesn't matter.
Secondly, look at the car on the left. A dirty mark on it can be seen, going past the edge of the book. I can't see any way to make that and have it focused on a camera lens, but a bit of grime on a flatbed scanner's bed will do that.
Thirdly, scanners have low depth of field, and the lighting trails off quickly as it's produced at the scanner. Note how, on the left hand side, it gets darker quite suddenly, and also gets a lot of artifacting. That's typical for a scanner.
Fourthly, this doesn't show any signs of tilt or perspective distortions so far as I can tell. That would be possible with a camera, but it would require a very perfect positioning. It's trivial, however, with a flatbed scanner.
I think the first and second points on that list are pretty much smoking guns. I honestly can't see how they would happen with a camera. Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:18, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Very thorough, thank you. I have struck my oppose; feel free to collapse this discussion. (I will think further on supporting. I do think it's a great candidate, and I'd love to see more vintage book covers, but I'm still bothered by the spine for reasons other than copyright.) Josh Milburn (talk) 17:37, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@J Milburn: I could see cropping a bit off the left. Could you consider using {{CSS image crop}} to show a proposed crop? I could set up a simplified version if that'd help. Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:45, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:P.G. Wodehouse - My Man Jeeves - 1st American edition (1920 printing) - Crop.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:50, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Annunciation, with Saint Emidius by Italian artist Carlo Crivelli. It was painted for the Church of SS. Annunziata in the Italian town of Ascoli Piceno to celebrate the self-government granted to the town in 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV.
ALT - The National Gallery scan, unadulterated.
Reason
Probably one of the best Annunciation paintings. Some UFO folks believe the Holy Spirit there is an alien spaceship.
Articles in which this image appears
The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius, Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting, others
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Carlo Crivelli

Promoted File:The Annunciation, with Saint Emidius - Carlo Crivelli - National Gallery.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:21, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – First edition cover to P. G. Wodehouse's William Tell Told Again with art by Philip Dadd.
Reason
A nice example of a first-edition book cover. Scan by the Library of Congress, which, while it could be even higher resolution, doesn't appear to be leaving anything out of the image. It should probably be noted that the Library of Congress can claim no copyright whatsoever, and thus, no matter what is decided about spines of books in the My Man Jeeves discussion below, it doesn't matter here.
Articles in which this image appears
William Tell Told Again, P. G. Wodehouse bibliography.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Literary_illustrations
Creator
Philip Dadd; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Philip Dadd - P. G. Wodehouse - William Tell Told Again (Cover).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:54, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A cloth portrait of the Buddhist monk Atiśa, produced at a Kadam monastery in Tibet in c. 1100. Atiśa helped the spread of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
Reason
Very high quality photograph of this near-contemporary portrait. Please note that the MET replaced this version with a subpar image sometime between 2012 and 2014; the Wayback Machine did not record the page before then, so I can't be sure when that was.
Articles in which this image appears
Atiśa +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Unknown

Promoted File:Atisha.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:06, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalProclamation of the Republic, 1893, oil on canvas by Benedito Calixto (1853-1927). The proclamation of the Republic took place in Rio de Janeiro, then capital of the Empire of Brazil, when a group of military officers of the Brazilian Army, led by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, staged a coup d'état without the use of violence, deposing the Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, and the President of the Council of Ministers of the Empire, the Viscount of Ouro Preto.
Reason
Good size, good colors and high quality. Depicts well the Proclamation of the Republic, hence the high EV, and is displayed in Brazil-related first-class important articles like Brazil and First Brazilian Republic.
Articles in which this image appears
Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil), First Brazilian Republic, Brazil, Benedito Calixto
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Benedito Calixto, uploaded by The Photographer

Promoted File:Proclamação da República by Benedito Calixto 1893.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Short Final at Palm Springs International Airport
Reason
Already featured on Commons this photo has been used on a number of global projects and shows the pilots perspective on short final into Palm Springs International Airport shot though the 4 bladed propeller of a Pilatus PC 12.
Articles in which this image appears
Palm Springs International Airport
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
WPPilot

Promoted File:Palm Springs International Airport photo Don Ramey Logan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:21, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality, high EV, condition, and rarity. The gold mohur has existed since the middle of the 16th century denominated in fractions ranging from 1/32 of a mohur to one mohur. A double mohur was struck in 1826 and 1828 by the Amritsar Mint, and once again in 1835 depicting King William IV (obv) and a walking lion and palm tree (rev). (Only 1,170 of the 1835 double mohur were struck). While depicted on other Coins of British India at earlier dates, Queen Victoria first appeared on the mohur in 1862, which also saw the reverse design changed to a beaded circle and wreath. Both coins were struck at the Calcutta Mint: the 1835 Two Mohur by authority of the East India Company, and the later 1862 One Mohur under the British Raj.
Original
A two-coin set of the Mohur of British India with effigies of King William IV and Queen Victoria, the only people to be depicted on mohurs.
Articles in which these images appear
Indian Rupee, Mohur, Coins of British India, East India Company (1), British Raj (1)
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Calcutta Mint for the East India Company and the British Raj
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.


Promoted File:India 1862 One Mohur.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:30, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:India 1835 2 Mohurs.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:30, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Central room block of Aztec Ruins National Monument
Reason
It's of a high technical standard that exceeds our expectations for minimum resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Aztec Ruins National Monument
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
RO
  • According to FPC#5, "A picture's encyclopedic value (referred to as 'EV') is given priority over its artistic value". My picture has significantly more EV than the previous one, which showed only a small portion of this massive complex. RO(talk) 16:53, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's probably just the light but it looks washed-out to me. I prefer the panorama shot in the article (also yours) though being a lazy cow I've only had a quick look at it. Belle (talk) 00:03, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:54, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalTremella encephala in Albu Parish, Estonia
Reason
High quality and good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Tremella encephala
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Ireen Trummer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:18, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Ancestral Puebloan great house Hungo Pavi, located in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
Reason
The image is of a high technical standard that meets or exceeds our minimum resolution requirements.
Articles in which this image appears
Hungo Pavi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
RO
And it didn't even have a picture before I added one. I missed that part of the FP criteria that requires the FPs are not in stubs. Can you please point me to the relevant text? RO(talk) 15:58, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Has to do with gauging EV of subject / topic – admittedly subjective. (Please note that a comment is not an oppose vote.) Sca (talk) 21:54, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. Maybe Santa will be generous enough to leave me a medium format camera with lenses this year. RO(talk) 16:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:57, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – From the image caption: An air-to-air view of a Convair NB-36H Peacemaker experimental aircraft, part of the attempt to design a nuclear powered aircraft deemed the Convair X-6, and a Boeing B-50 Superfortress chase plane, during research and development taking place at the Convair plant at Forth Worth, Texas. This plane was modified to carry a three megawatt, air-cooled nuclear reactor in its bomb bay. The reactor was operational but did not power the plane. The NTA completed 47 test flights and 215 hours of flight time, though this is the only known airborne reactor experiment by the US with an operational nuclear reactor on board.
Reason
It's a plane meant to be powered by nuclear energy. Technical quality is good for its age, and the coolness factor makes me feel like a little boy again, imagining holing up against zombies in the Diefenbunker... (I was, needless to say, a little strange)
Articles in which this image appears
Convair X-6, Nuclear powered aircraft, +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
United States Air Force

Promoted File:NB-36H with B-50, 1955 - DF-SC-83-09332.jpeg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:54, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Michael Marshall, Mike Hall and Alice Howarth, hosts of the Merseyside Skeptics Society podcast, Skeptics with a K.
Reason
Let's go with an unusual topic. I am fairly involved with the Skeptics movement in the UK, and Merseyside Skeptics Society are one of the most important groups in the United Kingdom after the award-winning Edinburgh Skeptics, who have excellent taste in speakers. Anyway! Conferences are a bit of a hard place to get good photos in, but I think this is a quite good one. The height differences affect the composition, but otherwise, it's quite good. Conflict of Interest note: I do know Michael Marshall a bit, and have been introduced to Alice Howarth. However, I am acting as my own person in this. I also know the photographer. Still acting as my own person, though.
Articles in which this image appears
Merseyside Skeptics Society, Skeptics with a K
FP category for this image
You could argue this, but... Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment?
Creator
Your Funny uncle

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:56, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Modern Hopi have interpreted the petroglyphs at Mesa Verde's Petroglyph Point to depict the Eagle, Mountain Sheep, Parrot, Horned Toad, and Mountain Lion clans of Ancestral Puebloans.
Reason
The image is of a high technical quality, resolution, and EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Mesa Verde National Park, Petroglyph
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
RO
Both Eagle and Mountain Lion clans, as well as the other names, are proper nouns in this useage. EV is doubtful; this is the first picture on Wikipedia of petroglyphs at Mesa Verde. What's your definition of EV? RO(talk) 22:07, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I've added it to Petroglyph: ([1]), and it was the first addition to the article of a rock art image from the continental United States. RO(talk) 23:00, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I missed the word "clans." Sca (talk) 13:36, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:23, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Nymphaea odorata flower
Reason
Well detailed image of the flower, making it easily identifiable, with good technical quality, and does not suffer from under or overexposure. It offers some scientific detail as well, with clear view to the reproductive organs, three of the four bracts, the top side and underside of the lily pads, developing lily pads, and venation on the underside of the lily pad is visible. A few stems of the lily pads are visible as well.
Articles in which this image appears
Nymphaea odorata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
SanctuaryX
  • Comment - Sca, not entirely sure what's wrong with the DOF, but there was only cropping on the top left and left sides. The flower was about 4 inches across, so I just got as close as possible.SanctuaryX (talk) 15:15, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, it's not super-tight, but I really liked the more inclusive composition of the first nom. If you could just enhance the detailing. Can't advise re current digital photo tech – I'm an' ol' dog. (What would Monet do?) Sca (talk) 18:20, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:22, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Egg fruit cross section
Second image in the set – Egg fruit
Reason
Good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Pouteria campechiana
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Augustus Binu

Promoted File:Egg fruit cross section DS.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:22, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Egg fruit DS.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:22, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Philippe Chaperon's set design for Act IV, Scene 2 of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida for the 1880 performance in Paris.
Reason
A high-quality example of 19th-century operatic set design, from the première of a rather important opera. I did a bit of restoration to it because it was damaged enough (mainly on the border) to be distracting, but it's faithful to the original. Zoom in for a sense of scale.
Articles in which this image appears
Aida
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Philippe Chaperon; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Set design by Philippe Chaperon for Act4 sc2 of Aida by Verdi 1880 Paris.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:44, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A female Guinea baboon (Papio papio) with her juvenile riding on her back at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in England.
Reason
High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a Guinea baboon with her juvenile riding on her back; illustrates offspring rearing and bonding.
Articles in which this image appears
Guinea baboon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
William Warby

Promoted File:Papio papio and juvenile Port Lympne Wild Animal Park.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:57, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Olympus Zuiko OM 50 mm f/1.8 with visible 6 diaphragm blades which create aperture opening. Opened at f/2.8. Number of blades is relevant to bokeh, higher number of blades make bokeh more natural.
Reason
Good quality, high resolution macro stack of 2 photos, focus on front and on the blades.
Articles in which this image appears
Olympus OM system
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Petar Milošević

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:15, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A studio shot of turmeric rhizome. It is usually ground up and used as a spice in Indian cuisine. This image shows a whole rhizomes, slices, and ground-up powder.
Reason
High quality image of Turmeric rhizome.
Articles in which this image appears
Turmeric +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Simon A. Eugster

Promoted File:Curcuma longa roots.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:06, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalJade Raymond, a Canadian video game executive and former Managing Director of Ubisoft Toronto.
Alt Cropped
Reason
Good composition and overall a strong portrait. Personally I'd prefer some left/right crop, so will upload if needed.
Articles in which this image appears
Jade Raymond
FP category for this image
People/Business
Creator
ZCooperstown
Tennel Cheshire proof
Tennel Cheshire proof
Note: Re her left eye/pupil, such may result from trauma to optic nerves – as I can attest due to a nasty bike crash three years ago. Sca (talk) 13:43, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sca, you've probably forgot the real promotional pics :) Brandmeistertalk 14:15, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jade Raymond Feb 2012.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:44, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The interiof of All Saints, Margaret Street in London England, facing east towards the altar
Reason

It's a fascinating interior photo of a notable (and entirely kaleidoscopic!) London church, well captured with good sharpness and detail. I quote from the article: "Simon Thurley, the Chief Executive of English Heritage, listed All Saints as one of the ten most important buildings in the country.".

For those who crave even more detail, I also took this image which is even more detailed (180 megapixels!). I was tempted to make this the main interior image but the angle of view is less wide and the depth of field is not as good so I didn't think it would make such a good image for the article. Still, the detail is quite amazing if your browser can handle the filesize!

Articles in which this image appears
All Saints, Margaret Street
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Diliff

Promoted File:All Saints Margaret Street Interior 1, London, UK - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:57, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGuiseppe Verdi conducts Aida
Reason
One of the few featureable images of Verdi himsellf (It is HARD to get images of him at bigger than web resolution - unless you count massive upscales). I've recently went through Aida - which was a mess beforehand - and tried to get it down to only images that add a substantial amount of value, appropriately positioned (the other issue with images before - there really was no rhyme or reason to image positioning).
Articles in which this image appears
Aida
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Adrien Marie, restored by Adam Cuerden
Question: Was that a pen & ink drawing? Sca (talk) 13:48, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: I'm not sure. It's a little hard to tell when it's converted to printing. It'll be something like that, but it could, for example, be ink with washes, or watercolour. The originals may exist, but it's rare to ever see them. Adam Cuerden (talk) 14:37, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
So it's a print from an etched lead plate ... ? Sca (talk) 14:52, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm honestly unsure. It's from a newspaper, so it'll be some sort of engraving, but the standard for this time was woodblock and it's kind of unusual for that, which throws me. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:21, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If this old boy remembers right, the old newspaper 'cuts' were wood blocks topped with a layer of lead alloy. Then they were 'stereotyped' onto curved lead-alloy printing plates for the old rotary (letterpress) presses. Sca (talk) 16:08, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I think that's more modern than was used in 1881, though. Pretty sure that was before rotary plates. Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:50, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Probably so. And maybe the 'cuts' were zinc-topped not lead-alloy.
I do remember the gnomes emerging from Engraving in acid-ravaged clothes. Sca (talk) 17:15, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ach, if you have photos of any of this, we need them on Wikipedia. =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:27, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Verdi conducting Aida in Paris 1880 - Gallica - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:10, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Prior to the use of banknotes in the British colonies of Demerara and Essequibo, one of the most commonly accepted monetary instruments was the Portuguese gold Johannes coin (c. mid-18th century). Colloquially referred to as Joes, the coins were eventually replaced by banknotes (1809), dually-denominated in Guilders and Joes. There are no reports that any of these early notes still exist. Two issues in the 1830s were prepared but not circulated. These unsigned remainders are the only existing examples of the paper Joe. As an 1830s denomination, the two Joes note is extremely rare and, prior to being discovered in the NNC, the 20 Joe was unknown as denomination.
Original
A five-note complete denomination set of known Demerara and Essequibo (later British Guiana) banknotes (1830s).
Articles in which these images appear
Banknotes of Demarary and Essequibo, British Guianan guilder, Demerara
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Kingdom of Great Britain for British Guiana
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.


  • Support- High quality portrayal of a very rare currency to find in such good condition. Purely for my own enlightenment,why do the 1,10 and 20 Joes appear to have the numbers in what looks like Arabic numbers too? Lemon martini (talk) 01:22, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Lemon martini- Thanks for your interest. The 1, 10, and 20 Joe notes are all from the first issue, the 2 and 3 Joe notes are from the second issue. They all appear to have Arabic numerals... Are you referring to the large D and E (for Demerary and Essequebo) in the upper center of those three notes?--Godot13 (talk) 02:17, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ah no-I meant the little boxes in the top right. I see now on a second look that it appears to be 'No.' in the very ornate font,which at first made it look like some sort of Arabic calligraphy,especially with the small dots and circle.That reminds me-I need an eye test soon :) Lemon martini (talk) 05:14, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BR-GUI-A1-Demerary & Essequebo-One Joe (22 Guilders)(1830s).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:23, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BR-GUI-B2-Demerary & Essequebo-Two Joes (22 Guilders each)(1830s).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:23, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BR-GUI-B3-Demerary & Essequebo-Three Joes (22 Guilders each)(1830s).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:23, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BR-GUI-A4-Demerary & Essequebo-10 Joes (220 Guilders)(1830s).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:23, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BR-GUI-A5-Demerary & Essequebo-20 Joes (440 Guilders)(1830s).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:23, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – From the article: "George Clinton was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795, and again from 1801 to 1804, then served as the fourth Vice President of the United States from 1805 to 1812, under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison."
Reason
High quality contemporary depiction of the second highest ranking Clinton in the US government to date.
Articles in which this image appears
George Clinton (vice president) +5
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Ezra Ames

Promoted File:George Clinton by Ezra Ames (full portrait).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:42, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Albert Bridge at night, looking south across the Thames to Battersea, a suburb in South West London.
Reason
It's an unusual and interesting view of Albert Bridge, a notable bridge on the River Thames in London.
Articles in which this image appears
Albert Bridge, London
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
User:Diliff
  • Support as nominatorÐiliff «» (Talk) 17:04, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - its awesome -- DreamSparrow Chat 18:26, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Indeed. I love this view — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:31, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Very impressive-pinpoint clarity.I love the little touches-the yellow lines changing to pink,the notice that 'Troops must break rank whilst crossing the bridge'And very impressively nothing to distract the eye-pavements beautifully clean,not a speck of litter.How on earth did you manage to achieve that?! Lemon martini (talk) 01:24, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, I didn't go around picking up all the litter if that's what you're asking! The hard part was actually capturing it while cars drove across it and caused trouble for me. It's a 5 exposures x 2 rows x 3 columns panorama, and took about 5-10 minutes to shoot, each segment taken in between cars and people walking across the bridge. Because I was actually standing in the right hand turn lane to take the shot (as you can see from the arrow in the foreground), I actually had to get off the road at one point and come back when the car had gone, trying to find exactly the same point to set the tripod up on again. Technically challenging to say the least. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:09, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Very nice.--Godot13 (talk) 02:39, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support-Jobas (talk) 17:36, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Extremely bridgey. Belle (talk) 23:36, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Wow... The quality is awesome, and love the look on the lights - the way they sparkle... gazhiley 16:34, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Aesthetically I think it is a lovely picture, but I am uneasy about such heavily faked photos being used for encyclopedic purposes. 109.153.244.21 (talk) 03:10, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Faked how? gazhiley 09:06, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yeah, I concur with Gaz... Why do you think it's faked? It's not at all. I'm a bit uneasy about anonymous people coming in here and making false accusations about the authenticity of my photography! ;-) If you want to take a ridiculously hard line on it, all photography is 'fake' because it is a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional space and therefore isn't 'reality'. But if you accept that there are limitations to what photography can show, then you should be able to accept that stitching might not absolutely capture a moment in time (it captures multiple moments and combines them seamlessly), but nor does it need to. It's a static object and this is absolutely how it looks from this position. There's nothing fake about it! Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I believe this is the same IP editor who is a hardliner against panoramas in general. Mind, I may be wrong. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:25, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Hard to know what exactly you're dealing with when you can't verify any editing history and the accusation is left unexplained. Either way, I'd like to hear why they think it's faked, and to clarify further if necessary. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:53, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • The photographer explains above that it was stitched together from multiple images taken at different times. In other words, it is not an image of a scene that ever actually existed. That is why I said it is "faked". This is not an egregious example, but because of the wider possibility for more misleading manipulation, I am generally against doctoring of images for Wikiepdia. 109.153.244.21 (talk) 11:46, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • That's an incredibly narrow-minded way of looking at it. The scene as you see it here did actually exist. It's simply that my methodology requires multiple images for a wider angle view and higher resolution. And to set the record straight, was over a period of 5-10 minutes. It's not like I took some photos during the day and some at night and blended them together. The end result is better than a single photo, but it is not less real. In any case, I ask you, why does it matter that the component images were taken at slightly different times? As I said already, it's a static object. It didn't change in any way between the shots, and therefore doesn't misrepresent the bridge. If you're going to argue that it's been 'doctored', you have to be specific about the significance of the doctoring to its encyclopaedic value and how it misrepresents reality. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:49, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
              • Fake is a strong word to use for that description. At the most I would go with manipulated, but as Ðiliff has pointed out it's a static object, and each stitch is an actual image not edited, so this is about as accurate as it's going to get. The alternative is a much smaller image, with random cars moving (and most likely blurred due to the length of exposure needed for this level of clarity), and people walking etc - this is a much better image EV wise. Plus many many high quality pictures on this site are stitched, so you are fighting a losing battle here I'm afraid. But thank you for your comment, and feel free to register a username so that you may be able to have your opionion counted as a vote - the more the better... gazhiley 09:24, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hey IP, it's not really CGI; that was just me pulling Diliff's leg as I think it would have been easier to do with CGI. If it had Bigfoot crossing the bridge you'd have a point though; have you spotted him? Belle (talk) 11:27, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Albert Bridge at night, London, UK - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:08, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLuigi Cherubini's Médée (1909 version)
Reason
While not my highest-value score cover - this isn't temporally close to the original performance - this does, however, represent a major revision of the opera that was very influential: the late 1909 hybrid Italian version with translations of German recitatives. Okay, long story short, this is theoretically a grand tragic opera, but Cherubini never wrote the recitatives because the theatre he got to perform it was one of the theatres that did opéra-comique - e.g. operas with dialogue between the numbers; not necessarily with a happy ending. See [2] for more. He then translated it to Italian. In the 19th century, it was restored to a tragédie lyrique - but in a German translation. Then in 1909, the German recitatives were translated to Italian.

It's a little confusing.

Articles in which this image appears
Médée (Cherubini)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Giuseppe Palanti; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Cherubini, Luigi - Medea - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:02, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the second Duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Reason
High quality image. Proof that Batman wasn't the first one to have nipples on his armor.
Articles in which this image appears
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Bronzino
Those are actually grease fittings – to be serviced every 3,000 jousts. Sca (talk) 14:33, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Agnolo Bronzino - Cosimo I de' Medici in armour - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:26, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalTadrart Acacus desert, Libya
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Orographic lift, Tadrart Acacus, Wave cloud, and List of cloud types.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Pir6mon

Promoted File:Tadrart01.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:42, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High technical quality of this notable activist
Articles in which this image appears
Ai-jen Poo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others, maybe
Creator
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:16, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I'm not sure how much it really matters, but there is something a bit odd with the colours on her shirt (e.g. look under her left arm). 109.153.244.21 (talk) 03:05, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Reds are notoriously easy to blow, especially with a bright color like this. This image was desaturated by 30 or so and the reds were still overwhelming. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:19, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I agree with you, although I think the image has been a bit overprocessed. I don't think the reds were blown this bad at the time of the photo (unless the photographer accidentally overexposed and had to darken it in post), I think the blown reds were introduced by editing. Just my suspicion though. Also, it probably doesn't help that the WB is a bit off. There's a definite red tint to the photo, which is probably introduced by the red wall on her left (camera right). Even so, it's fairly easily corrected. Mind if I upload over the top of it to correct it? (nothing I can do about the shirt though) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:47, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, it's done. I adjusted the WB of the background, largely excluding her to preserve the colour of the reds on her shirt and skin tones. Also brightened the background by about 0.25EV. Just my personal preference there. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:40, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalInterior with Young Woman Seen from the Back (1903-4) I think I shall need to get the black out for her dress. Yes. Black. Black. Black! Like the clouds of death that follow me into the Forest of Doom! And hide in the wardrobe of darkness! Black!
Reason
Shows the Danes' hatred of bright colours, the outdoors and faces. Actually this is classic Hammershøi and although the colours are muted and the setting stark it is still light and airy; I like it (which is reason enough for you to support it).
Articles in which this image appears
Just Vilhelm Hammershøi at the mo, but I shall endeavour to do a little snippet on this painting once I'm properly remojofied.
I'm only partially remojofied; not firing on full mojos, but I've started Interior with Young Woman Seen from the Back as a stub and I'll expand it before this nomination expires.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Vilhelm Hammershoi (not able to support it himself except through Ouijapedia)
Well, in my oafish non-techie way I tried renaming it here, but evidently there's something I don't understand about the process. Sca (talk) 16:00, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I think between the two of us we've battered it into submission; no doubt some FP veteran will turn up to tell us we've ruined FPC forever and won't be allowed to have a "Save page" button any more, but at least you don't have to learn Danish. Belle (talk) 16:23, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Tak! (Which BTW also means 'yes' in Polish.) Sca (talk) 21:43, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vilhelm Hammershoi - Interieur mit Rueckenansicht einer Frau - 1903-1904 - Randers Kunstmuseum.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:33, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAmplang is a traditional savoury fish cracker snack commonly found in Indonesia and Malaysia. These crackers are generally made from wahoo spanish mackerel, mixed with starch and other materials, and then fried. Scale bar shows 1 cm / 1″
Reason
High quality macro image of this Indonesian krupuk (like a cracker)
Articles in which this image appears
Amplang
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
 — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:Amplang from Kotabaru, South Kalimantan 2015-05-23 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:36, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The interior of St Etheldreda's Church, facing the eastern stained glass windows and altar
Reason
It's a simple but beautiful small medieval church dating from the 13th century, and the oldest surviving Catholic church in London. The image itself is high resolution and interesting, showing the dark interior and the stained glass windows well.
Articles in which this image appears
St Etheldreda's Church
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Diliff
  • Support as nominatorÐiliff «» (Talk) 10:53, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Love it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:17, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Funereal atmospherics. Fascinatingly complex history at St Etheldreda's Church, including a shocking 16th century use of the crypt. Sca (talk) 14:04, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Haha, but having been in the crypt, I can tell you it would have made a pretty atmospheric pub! I didn't get a photo though as it was kind of being used as a miscellaneous room and wasn't really very photogenic. Strangely enough, the crypt is actually the entrance to the building. You cross the crypt, go through a door on the far left and then go up the stairs to the actual church. Perhaps the land has been excavated since the church was built. That's the opposite of what seems to have been the case elsewhere in London, where Roman ruins were undiscovered for over a thousand years 5 metres underneath the ground level of existing buildings. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:48, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Not to mention kings under parking lots. Sca (talk)

Promoted File:St Etheldreda's Church Interior, London, UK - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:41, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Death of Sherlock Holmes (Sidney Paget, 1893) Umpf! Urg! Gerroff! Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty tussling at the Reichenbach Falls (Spoiler: Holmes only pretends to die; he tips the Prof over the edge thanks to his baritsu skills (presumably scalding him with frothy milk) and then skips off for a world tour without a word to Watson)
Reason
Iconic image of detective fiction; the grudge match between The Great Detective and The Napoleon of Crime. I admit this isn't a sure thing for FP because it is actually lower resolution that the image it replaced and has competition from the original pen and ink drawing. However I think having the caption and frame to the plate is important as this is how it was originally presented, and the Paget artwork was only produced to allow the print to be created, so don't make yourself look silly by arguing against it on those points (I'm attempting peer pressure here). The line across the print is because the original artwork was in two pieces.
Articles in which this image appears
The Final Problem, The Adventure of the Empty House and in a gallery in Reichenbach Falls
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
Sidney Paget

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:14, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGiuseppe Verdi's La forza del destino.
Reason
An attractive poster showing two out of the three (four, if you prefer the original) key deaths that make up this leg-slapping comedy of an opera. The woman has just been stabbed in the heart by her brother, who she ran to after he was injured. Note: Her brother's a dick.
As with others in this series, this is part of my commemoration of the work on Wikipedia by Viva-Verdi.
Articles in which this image appears
La forza del destino
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Alexander Charles Lecocq, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Alexandre Charles Lecocq - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:23, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A set of four lettering guides from 2.5 to 7mm. Such guides have historically been used to standardize letter shapes in technical drawings and to help illiterate people improve their writing.
Reason
Brilliantly encyclopedic shot showing a piece of equipment that a lot of us may have used (at least in elementary school) but is now relatively uncommon.
Articles in which this image appears
lettering guide
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Lucasbosch

Promoted File:Standardgraph 2522 2.5–7 mm lettering guides.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:13, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Iris Pruysen, an athlete with an artificial leg, competes in the long jump at the 2014 Athletics Paralympic Meeting in Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France.
Reason
Striking illustration, lede image for the article, already featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Disabled sport and just added to Stade Sébastien Charléty
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Pyb

Promoted File:Meeting d'Athlétisme Paralympique de Paris - Iris Pruysen 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:54, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]




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Original – A photo taken by HDR technology (HDR ART function), by Casio Exilim camera.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Casio Exilim +High-dynamic-range imaging (recently added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Alborzagros

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:24, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A four year old cute girl performing Odissi
Reason
We have already an FP in this particular article but still a four year old girl performing this classical dance form which really need number of years experience forced me to create this nomination. Still it doesn't add more scope to its EV but good quality and one of the finest pose.
Articles in which this image appears
Odissi, Abhinaya
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Augustus Binu

Promoted File:Shrinika performing Abhinaya (Kede Chhanda Janilu Tuhi).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:26, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Hidden at the request of those who prefer not to see horrific injuries for two weeks straight. Click to show.
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OriginalWhite phosphorus burns on 13-year-old Ayman al Najar.
Reason
Stumbled across this while trying to remember the name of the luminescent substance used in the 19th century that was actually horribly dangerous. It's.... compelling, and horrible. VERY horrible. Sometimes, a shocking image is more valuable than a thousand words at communicating an idea. This is a vicerally horrible image, but shows the horror of the weapon better than any description would. I've used an undersized thumbnail as I think people should see the image, but maybe not every time they visit the FP page for two weeks.
Articles in which this image appears
White phosphorus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/War?
Creator
International Solidarity Movement
  • @Mydreamsparrow: I hate hiding images, as I think it vastly increases a chance of a nomination not reaching quorum. (To be clear, I do definitely think this would be fine for the main page, but there's a difference between one day on a landing page and two weeks on one where people are actively working. Adam Cuerden (talk) 20:58, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • MMMMM! This is horrifying! I would still Support this mainly on the grounds on how rare it might be to get a photo like this. Though I would like to ask if there are any other images on the chopping block soon, like one on a napalm victim. GamerPro64 00:00, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support An image of an underrepresented area. --Fauzan✆ talk✉ mail 04:16, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I'm not convinced about the composition, here. Imagine this was a less shocking image of a similar subject (say, of a kind of tattoo, or of a non-invasive medical procedure)- would we support? I don't think I would. Josh Milburn (talk) 16:34, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • @J Milburn: Counter argument to that is we can afford to be picky about tattoo photos, as tattoos are easy to find and get. This image also has rarity: there's not going to be white phosphorus burns except as act of war. Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:48, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I agree, but rarity concerns cannot be overriding- we have to balance them with other questions. I think reasonable people will balance them differently; there's a judgement call to be made. (And I said "a particular kind of tattoo" because I was thinking of, for example, a cultural/religious practice of a small non-western group, plausibly also something that'd be rare/unusual for our purposes.) Josh Milburn (talk) 17:01, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose While it has plenty of encyclopedia value I don't think it is a very good picture. I think that a featured picture needs to be more than encyclopedic, it also needs to be a good picture. While this is a difficult subject to get a photo of, sadly I don't think that another will not be taken. Chillum 17:39, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:35, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A picture of the M2 light tank in a maneuver in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The picture was took in June 1942 by Alfred T. Palmer.
Reason
One of the only high resolution pictures of objects from that period of time.
Articles in which these images appear
Alfred T. Palmer
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Jan ArkesteijnAlfred T. Palmer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:08, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCuba, 5 gold pesos (proof coin), depicting José Martí, engraved by Charles E. Barber and struck at the Philadelphia Mint.
Reason
High quality image, high EV. Commissioned by the Cuban government in 1915–16, the US Mint struck gold pesos. Design by Charles E. Barber and struck at the Philadelphia Mint.
Articles in which these images appear
Cuban peso, José Martí, Coat of arms of Cuba
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Charles E. Barber and the Philadelphia Mint for Cuba (coin), National Numismatic Collection (image).


Promoted File:Cuba 1915 5 Pesos.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:27, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalTectarius coronatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, which is found in the Philippines and Sulawesi. Its shell measures between 20 - 40 mm
Reason
High quality image of an attractive shell
Articles in which this image appears
Tectarius coronatus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
H. Zell

Promoted File:Tectarius coronatus 01.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:55, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The vault of the Santa Maria della Vittoria shows, amongst other things, a fresco of The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy, appropriately enough for a church whose name translates (idiomatically) as Our Lady of Victory.
Reason
The extensive, detailed 3D nature of the ceiling, combined with minimal distortion makes for a fantastic image.
Articles in which this image appears
Santa Maria della Vittoria
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors, probably?
Creator
LivioAndronico

Promoted File:Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome - Ceiling.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:19, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Black Amber Plum
Reason
Very good quality, EV and composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Plum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Augustus Binu

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:20, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A portrait of the burlesque dancer, Faith Bacon
Reason
A vintage portrait of Faith Bacon, who was one of the most famous burlesque dancers during her time. During the height of her career, she was billed as "America's Most Beautiful Dancer", and I think this picture shows why.
Articles in which this image appears
Faith Bacon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
John de Mirjian
  • That's not how the image size requirement works. It is available at higher resolution (as this person selling it [4] has a higher resolution image); finding it is the challenge; typing "faith bacon" into Google images doesn't work and that is the limit of my image finding skills. Belle (talk) 00:58, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:37, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGilbert Duprez and Rosine Stoltz in Act IV of Gaetano Donizetti's La favorite
Reason
A high-quality lithograph of notable singers in the premiére of a major opera by Gaetano Donizetti. Encyclopedic value is very high.
Articles in which this image appears
La favorite, Gilbert Duprez, Rosine Stoltz
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Émile Desmaisons, after François-Gabriel Lépaulle. Restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Gilbert Duprez & Rosine Stoltz in Donizetti's La Favorite.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:51, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A 1783 portrait of Maria I of Portugal. First known as Maria the Pious, then Maria the Mad, she was Queen of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, though in the last years of her life the governance was handled by others, including her son John. Maria fled to Brazil during the Napoleonic wars, and remained there after Napoleon's defeat. This portrait dates to a few years before her mental disease was noticed.
Reason
Very good scan. Useful as the lead image in her article.
Articles in which this image appears
Maria I of Portugal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Attributed to Giuseppe Troni

Promoted File:Maria I, Queen of Portugal - Giuseppe Troni, atribuído (Turim, 1739-Lisboa, 1810) - Google Cultural Institute.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:56, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAida performed by the Israeli Opera in 2011.
Reason
By far the best of the images of modern performances of Aida, and, indeed, amongst the best photographs of theatre in progress we have. I'm pretty sure this is the scene with Amneris in Act IV, with the trial of Radames happening offstage. It's the only image of a modern production in the article, and provides high illustrative value thereby. I could see criticism for this production not being explicitly mentioned, but that's... pretty much standard for modern theatre production photos of older works, particularly ones performed as often as Aida. It's also in Israeli Opera, though, admittedly, for... about five minutes as I write this.
Articles in which this image appears
Aida, Israeli Opera.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Avinoam Michaeli [NOTE: I did not touch this image]

Promoted File:PikiWiki Israel 13773 AIDA AT MASADA 2011.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:07, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Crimean War: Florence Nightingale with her lamp at a patient's bedside. Coloured lithograph after H. Rae.
Reason
A Hi-Res of lithograph Florence Nightingale, shown here in an interpretation of one her many roles - in this specific case, her making the rounds with a lamp at night to check up on the sick and injured, which earned her the nickname "the lady with the lamp." Her lasting legacy would be most felt in World War I, when Red Cross personnel would attempt to emulate her style of care when treating the military casualties.
Articles in which this image appears
Florence Nightingale, Henrietta Rae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Henrietta Rae

Promoted File:Florence Nightingale. Coloured lithograph. Wellcome V0006579.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:27, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A view of the Lidder Valley at Pahalgam. This valley, found in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, is a Himalayan sub-valley that forms the northeastern corner of the Vale of Kashmir. In the center is the Lidder River.
Reason
High quality image of this valley. Good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Lidder Valley +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
KennyOMG

Promoted File:Pahalgam Valley.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:04, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGyps fulvus (Griffon vulture)
Reason
Nice bird photo; already featured on Commons, German Wikipedia, and Persian Wikipedia
Articles in which this image appears
Griffon vulture, Serbia, Rila Monastery Nature Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Kookaburra 81

Promoted File:Gyps fulvus in flight - Spain.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:28, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A portrait of Midshipman Augustus Brine, age 13, in 1782. At this time he served on HMS Belliqueux, his father's ship; he was made a rear-admiral in 1837, three years before his death.
Reason
High quality scan of an interesting painting. Augustus Brine, a Royal Navy Officer, is seen here as a midshipman in 1782, when he was but 13.
Articles in which this image appears
Augustus Brine +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
John Singleton Copley

Promoted File:Midshipman Augustus Brine.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:32, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Lion of Al-lāt was an ancient statue of a lion with a crouching gazelle which adorned the temple of pre-Islamic goddess Al-lāt in Palmyra, Syria. Made from limestone in the 1st century AD, the statue measured 3.5 m in height and weighed 15 tonnes. On 27 June 2015 the statue was demolished by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Reason
This monument has been recently demolished by ISIL, but I think we got a decent freely licensed photo before demolition, especially since it cannot be retaken. A bitter irony is that the statue had an inscription "Al-lāt will bless whoever will not shed blood in the sanctuary", symbolizing everything ISIL is not.
Articles in which this image appears
Lion of Al-lāt, Palmyra
FP category for this image
Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Mappo

Promoted File:Lion in the garden of Palmyra Archeological Museum, 2010-04-21.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:30, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalNGC 1427A, appearing here to be glitter in space, is an irregular galaxy. It is "passing through the Fornax cluster at nearly 600 kilometers per second" and is approximately 51.9 million light years from Earth.
Reason
Encyclopedic illustration of an irregular galaxy, and is the lede image for two articles.
Articles in which this image appears
Galaxy, Irregular galaxy, NGC 1427A
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Promoted File:Irregular galaxy NGC 1427A (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:41, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Title page of the first edition vocal score of Hector Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict
Reason
A first edition publication is always encyclopædic, even when the image is, admittedly, a little prosaic.
Articles in which this image appears
Béatrice et Bénédict
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Antoine Barbizet (1821-1866); restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Hector Berlioz, Béatrice et Bénédict score title page - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:19, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Swiss singer Francine Jordi at a 2008 concert in Vienna
Reason
High quality image; good EV for the singer at this point in her career.
Articles in which this image appears
Francine Jordi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Manfred Werner

Promoted File:Francine Jordi Wien 13-9-2008b.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:35, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). The first (provisional) issue of paper currency in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (March 1939) was an unissued 1938 Republic of Czechoslovakia 1 koruna note originally intended for the Czech army. During the beginning of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, an oval stamp was applied to the unissued 1938 stock of notes, identifying the currency as valid in the Protectorate. Overprint reads: Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren, Protektorat Cechy a Morava. By the 1940 issue, the notes had been customized as Protectorate currency and the stamp was no longer needed. NOTE: The 1 koruna note from 1939 is already featured individually and would simply become part of the set (it would not be featured a second time).
Original
A nine-note complete set of the short-lived Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia issued koruna (1939–44).
Articles in which these images appear
Bohemian and Moravian koruna (all), single images in Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, German occupation of Czechoslovakia
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
National Bank for Bohemia and Moravia, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.


  • Adam - Understood. I will try to list note sizes in the relevant article tables when available. All banknote scans are at 800dpi unless otherwise noted, some are downsized slightly.--Godot13 (talk) 02:07, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BOH&MOR-2-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-5 Korun (1939)ND.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BOH&MOR-3-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-1 Koruna (1940)ND.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BOH&MOR-4-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-5 Korun (1940)ND.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BOH&MOR-5a-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-50 Korun (1940).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BOH&MOR-7a-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-100 Korun (1940).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BOH&MOR-8-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-10 Korun (1942).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BOH&MOR-9a-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-20 Korun (1944).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:BOH&MOR-10-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia-50 Korun (1944).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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PHegassen scroll
Original – The Hegassen scroll, a Japanese Japanese art scroll created during the Edo period by an unknown artist or several unknown artists. "A set of 12 "He-gassen" prints sold for over $1,500 at Christie's Auction House in the 1990s."
Reason
Different. But since we have THIS stuff on the Fisherman's Wife called the The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, by Hokusai .... Why not. Note the file size is 16.05 MB, but considering the format, very vide and long, hope it is fine. The format: 29.6 cm × 1003.1 cm (11.7 in × 394.9 in).
Articles in which this image appears
He-gassen.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator
Unknown artist, Edo period (1603 - 1868)

Promoted File:Hegassen scroll.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:16, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalOld Woman Frying Eggs is an oil painting on canvas by Diego Velázquez. This genre painting, showing an old woman frying eggs, is held at the Scottish National Gallery
Reason
Because you can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs, only to cook them (actually, because it's of good quality, and a good slice of life)
Articles in which this image appears
Old Woman Frying Eggs +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Diego Velázquez

Promoted File:VELÁZQUEZ - Vieja friendo huevos (National Galleries of Scotland, 1618. Óleo sobre lienzo, 100.5 x 119.5 cm).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:02, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAmbroise Thomas, c. 1895, wearing his Légion d'honneur medals
Reason
A fine image of a fairly important Romantic-era composer. Colours are a little odd, but appear to be the original, so I didn't touch them. I did lighten the border outside the card a little bit, but haven't tweaked colours beyond that.
Articles in which this image appears
Ambroise Thomas +6
FP category for this image
Composers seem to go into Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Wilhelm Benque, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Wilhelm Benque - Photograph of Ambroise Thomas.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:28, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalKushari is an Egyptian dish made of rice, macaroni and lentils mixed together, topped with a tomato-vinegar sauce, short pieces of spaghetti garnished with chickpeas and crispy fried onions. It dates back to the 19th century.
Reason
Nice image of an Egyptian dish that a lot of us may have never seen before. I'm interested in trying it ;)
Articles in which this image appears
Kushari
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Dina Said

Promoted File:Egyptian food Koshary.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:48, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]