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Ignace Tonené[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 May 2023 at 17:06:16 (UTC)

Original – Teme-Augama Anishnabai chieftain Ignace Tonené
Reason
Clearly taken in bright sunlight which leads to a somewhat high contrast, but that's fine. We have little Canadian content due to their libraries being fairly locked down, so it's nice to grab what we can. Nice photo overall.
Articles in which this image appears
Ignace Tonené +4
FP category for this image
I don't know what to put him under. Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others, I guess.
Creator
William John Winter, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 17:06, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:21, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 23:12, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Shame about the contrast, but if you set that aside it's actually a pretty good photograph and scan, with good detail on the face and the amazing left hand, and nice texture on the trousers and socks. And since this may be the only photo of him in existence, EV is very high. Choliamb (talk) 15:55, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 10:17, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: might be my eyes, but is it slightly tilted, and if so, should we correct? UndercoverClassicist (talk) 19:06, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I corrected to the point I'd have to start cropping a lot out. Original was worse. I could go a little further once it's off the main page. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 20:20, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Crisco 1492, Bammesk, Choliamb, MER-C, and UndercoverClassicist: Gave it a little tweak. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 04:39, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tournenie (HS85-10-21122).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:55, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Boeing KC-46 Pegasus[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jun 2023 at 03:55:39 (UTC)

Original – A KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-35 Lightning II, January 2019
Reason
Quality photo of a KC-46 refueling aircraft connecting with a F-35. The KC-46 is to replace the KC-135 as the primary refueling aircraft of the U.S. Air Force. The transition process is ongoing and the replacement is to take place in the coming years in late 2020s.
Articles in which this image appears
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, 461st Flight Test Squadron
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
U.S. Air Force, photographer: Ethan Wagner

Promoted File:KC-46 refuels F-35 20190122.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fred Sullivan[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2023 at 02:57:31 (UTC)

Original – Actor Fred Sullivan
Reason
A nice photo of a notable actor with several premières to his name, most famously as the Judge in his brother's Trial by Jury. Died in 1877 after a relatively short career (he started acting in 1870), so there's not that many options. This replaced File:Fred Sullivan.jpg in the article, which is basically the same image, just worse (Some sort of book reproduction, maybe?).
Articles in which this image appears
Fred Sullivan, The Lost Chord
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Oliver Sarony (Napoleon Sarony's brother), restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Fred Sullivan by Oliver Sarony.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:41, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Coenonympha glycerion[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2023 at 09:45:55 (UTC)

Original – Female chestnut heath, underside. Wingspan 32–36 mm
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC this month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Coenonympha glycerion
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Coenonympha glycerion - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:46, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Chatham albatross[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2023 at 09:59:21 (UTC)

Original – A chatham albatross
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Chatham albatross
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Chatham Albatross 0A2A3857.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:49, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth II[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Jun 2023 at 21:55:43 (UTC)

Original – Official Diamond Jubilee portrait of Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia
Reason
High quality image of the late Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms
Articles in which this image appears
Commonwealth realm, Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Diamond jubilee, Monarchy of Australia, Order of Australia, History of monarchy in Australia, Jewels of Elizabeth II etc
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
State of Queensland
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 21:55, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Not sure of the impetus for this Australia-specific nom. Given the massive coverage of her death last September, every literate reader knows she was queen of the United Kingdom and of the Commonwealth realms, including Australia. – Sca (talk) 12:36, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I think you're right. – Vinícius O. (talk) 16:04, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a good photo, but I'd like to see it in her article. I'm not saying you can't promote multiple images for multiple uses, but that's usually from sense of time, e.g. a young Darwin, or W.S. Gilbert nearer the age he wrote a play; What makes her more Australian in this photo than any of the other ones from her Diamond Jubilee? Is there a wallaby cropped just out of frame? Does the crown have corks dangling from it that were photoshopped out?
    I'm a bit sarcastic there, but ye see the point. It's a fine photo of her; better for her late years than any other photo in her article. So it's promotable, but... not as used. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 04:00, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for your feedback. It is much appreciated. – Vinícius O. (talk) 16:29, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    That said, I will follow this up with one more thought: If that ribbon she's wearing is significant and meaningful, that might pull this up a bit. But, as I said, I think all that really needs to happen with it is it being in Queen Elizabeth II in some prominent usage, or even just being the lead in Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II might be enough. Just, y'know. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 12:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The EV seems pretty strong here for articles on the monarchy of Australia. Elizabeth II's role as Queen of Australia was, at least technically, separate to all her other roles. The photo depicts her with broaches linked to this role: that on her right shoulder is themed around Australia's national flower, the wattle. That on her left shoulder is also wattle themed and includes the Australian coat of arms. Nick-D (talk) 01:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    That does justify this a lot more, although I'd like to see that explained somewhere - file description page, say. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 06:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Conditional Support on Nick-D's points being added to the file descripion. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 19:10, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 11:30, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Wow (talk) 00:53, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Queen of Australia.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:42, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Cleveland Orchestra[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Jun 2023 at 00:05:31 (UTC)

Original – The Cleveland Orchestra being conducted by Daniel Reith at Severance Hall January 15th 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK Celebration concert.
Reason
Image is of good quality capturing the essence of a spirited performance by the Cleveland Orchestra in front of a packed house inside the legendary and elegant Severance Hall.
Articles in which this image appears
Cleveland_Orchestra
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Cbusram
  • Support as nominator – Cbusram (talk) 00:05, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Barely minimal size, the iPhone 12 camera has more resolution than that... Also highlights in choir clothing are quite blown. Going back to the original for some editing might improve this a bit. Janke | Talk 20:17, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for valid criticism. Image is unedited. I felt this effect made choir appear angelic but you are correct in the technical sense choir is overblown. Your comments are appreciated. Cbusram (talk) 00:59, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – the composition (framing) is awesome. I agree with Janke and I am undecided on voting for it. Bammesk (talk) 13:35, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you I appreciate your taking time to provide feedback. Cbusram (talk) 01:00, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral The photo's quality is good in ttal; but my personal expectation of the photo's resolution was/is higher. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 11:03, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your response. I apologize for resolution. Photograph was taken under challenging and difficult conditions. DLSR cameras and cell phone usage are prohibited during performance at Severance Hall. Person seated close to me was asked several times to turn off phone by usher and I didn’t want to distract other people attending concert so I had to shoot picture quickly with almost no time to adjust camera settings. Cbusram (talk) 01:01, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:24, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dennis Schröder[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2023 at 13:28:31 (UTC)

Original – Dennis Schröder, professional basketball player, 2022
Reason
Quality lead image of this professional basketball player. A wider crop of this image is FP on Commons. En-Wiki editors have cropped it and I agree that this tighter vertical crop is more expressive and impactful. Schröder currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Articles in which this image appears
Dennis Schröder
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Stepro

Promoted File:2022-07-03 Basketball, Männer, European Qualifiers, Deutschland - Polen 1DX 1386 by Stepro (cropped).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:15, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dirt jumping[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2023 at 13:02:35 (UTC)

Original – A biker performing a dirt jump
Reason
Quality lead image of the sport dirt jumping. Somewhat oddly it is also the lead image in the article Free will. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Dirt jumping, Free will
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
Fischer.H
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 13:02, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 10:02, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Where is the dirt? There’s nothing to indicate that this couldn’t be a ramp jump. Stephen 14:15, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's a valid critique. I was concerned about it as well. It is a drawback. Then I thought the visual strength of the image (in terms of making users want to read its article, per instructions on top of the WP:FPC page) might make up for that drawback. So I put it up for a vote. That's certainly a valid critique though. Bammesk (talk) 16:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a very good image. I'm just in doubt of the EV for its current uses Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 17:26, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:19, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wulfenite[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2023 at 09:59:17 (UTC)

Original – range red tabular crystals of wulfenite set on a small amount of matrix (2.2 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm). Found from Red Cloud mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Wulfenite, La Paz County, Arizona
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Ivar Leidus
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 09:59, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support One of the best mineral images in a while. Not that the others are bad, just I think this one is particularly well lit, and a particularly attractive specimen. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 12:24, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:10, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:35, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support for another great "Leidus" - --Janke | Talk 09:50, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 12:49, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – I always support an Ivar Lidus image Aviafanboi (talk) 11:27, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 08:11, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Wulfenite - Red Cloud mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Winter moth caterpillar[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2023 at 10:08:20 (UTC)

Original – Caterpillar of a small winter moth on a rose leaf in a garden in Bamberg.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Winter moth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Reinhold Möller
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 10:08, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Quick clarification: Is a "small frost moth" a type of/synonym for "winter moth", a literal translation from the German, or...? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 12:26, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Adam, the file description was written by the photographer, a native German speaker. This link says "frostspanner" translates into "winter moth", not "frost moth", despite google translation which gives "frost moth". A search for "frost moth" doesn't turn up anything meaningful. I updated the file description and the image caption of this nom. Bammesk (talk) 16:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Support, then. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 17:17, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Operophtera brumata (caterpillar) focus stacking-20230508-RM-131624.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:38, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Very Large Telescope[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2023 at 21:06:49 (UTC)

Original – The Very Large Telescope on top of the Cerro Paranal mountain in northern Chile. The telescope array consists of four 8.2 meter telescopes, four 1.8 meter movable auxiliary telescopes (in foreground), and one survey telescope (in far-right side).
Reason
Image of the Very Large Telescope array in northern Chile. The image is a bit noisy and unsharp, but hopefully the EV and composition makes up for it.
Articles in which this image appears
Very Large Telescope, plus one
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
European Southern Observatory, photographer Gerhard Hüdepohl

Promoted File:Paranal and the Pacific at sunset (dsc4088, retouched, cropped).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:43, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Emily Davison[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2023 at 07:13:47 (UTC)

Original – Suffragette Emily Davison
Reason
A nice photo, replaced a much worse copy of same. I could square off the border, if desired, but I'd have to edit out the photographer's stamp to do so.
Articles in which this image appears
Emily Davison + several others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political is where we generally put political activists.
Creator
Andrew William Dron, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 07:13, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support strongly – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:26, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – nice restoration. Bammesk (talk) 03:52, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Though I'm wondering just a bit if we need all that blank backdrop over subject's head. – Sca (talk) 13:03, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a common feature in photos of the era. We could do it, but it'd mean losing the border as well - can't have half a border, which does mean cutting the signature, etc. There's a link on the file description page to a squared-off version if you want to play with it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 13:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I think I can resist that urge. -- Sca (talk) 11:46, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I always like to make a version like that, though: Can fill in corners and such and thus avoid the pitfalls of when others do it. And then compare the two and see which I like better. (e.g. Was pretty sure I was going uncropped for the recent Charleston after Sherman picture, but it ate up too much space for thumbnails. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 12:08, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I think I read somewhere that when she arrived at Dron's studio he asked her to stand on a milk crate so that she would fill the whole frame, but she wouldn't do it because she felt it would be undignified. Choliamb (talk) 00:06, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 00:06, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 11:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 18:16, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 08:13, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Emily Wilding Davison by Andrew William Dron.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:19, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Incense in Vietnam[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Jun 2023 at 20:06:57 (UTC)

Original – Incense production in Hanoi, Vietnam
Reason
As a disclaimer, I was actually asked to nominate this by User:Aviafanboi, who is new to Wikipedia and hence ineligible to participate at FPC, but has an interest in the area having been helping with POTD scheduling recently. That said, I'm happy to own this nom and recommend it myself - the picture looks excellent quality to me, and was recently passed at Commons as a Featured Picture over there. It also has good EV for the incense article, depicting the production of incense in Vietnam.
Articles in which this image appears
Incense
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator
Vietsui
  • Support as nominator –  — Amakuru (talk) 20:06, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – User:Aviafanboi can participate at FPC as of June 1st, when they had 100 total edits (which broke down to 90 live edits and 10 deleted edits). Bammesk (talk) 00:49, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Bit biased as I asked to nominate this. Aviafanboi (talk) 11:28, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I love the picture, but I'm not sure I fully understand it. Are the "bushes" how the incense is dried, and then they're collected, and are the ones on the ground collected or being set up? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 12:11, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I pretty sure that the bushes are the way the incense is dried and I think that the ones on the ground are the ones that have been collected, but I'm not sure. Aviafanboi (talk) 13:05, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I checked with the photographer. This is mid-setup. Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 18:36, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Doesn't add much EV to incense article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:42, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 20:26, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment & Abstain- Nice composition & color, but the bottom part of the image is very unsharp. --Janke | Talk 17:44, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 08:13, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:03, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Incense in Vietnam.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:24, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Algal bloom[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jun 2023 at 10:07:30 (UTC)

Original – Myllylampi lake photographed from above, with algal bloom.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Algal bloom
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator
Nikolay Bulykin
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 10:07, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as an author Thank you for nomination, but being honest, it's not algae, it's duckweed. But not so matter tho. Red wanna talk? 12:12, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your honesty - but that means I have to withdraw this as it does not illustrate the article in which it was placed. MER-C 13:50, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nomination withdrawn. MER-C 13:50, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:49, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Male European bison[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2023 at 13:47:00 (UTC)

Original – European bison (Bison bonasus) male, Białowieza, Poland
Reason
High quality large image of vulnerable species in the wild. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
European bison
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:47, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 15:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Replaces existing FP File:Bison bonasus (Linnaeus 1758).jpg. MER-C 18:18, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Only major thing better about that one - and Charles' has a lot more going for it - is the old FP shows the feet a bit, which is arguably a plus. Charles' composition is much cleaner; the old FP is very unbalanced and busy. Pose maybe a hair better in the old FP. Think Charles wins here. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 19:01, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Adam Cuerden: Looks like you voted twice here, Adam. Oops, I confused your comment with MER-C's vote. Sorry about that. Choliamb (talk) 11:37, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 08:13, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I prefer the existing FP, which MER-C linked above, and which I think has a much stronger sense of place. The image nominated here, with the subject standing in an open, grassy field in perfect light, is a fine photograph, as one expects from Charles; it would be perfect on a cattle breeder's web site, but in my opinion it has less EV than the previous FP, which better reflects the original forest habitat of the European species (in constrast to the plains-dwelling North American species). The previous FP had been stable in the article for more than a decade, and was replaced by this one only a month ago. As a result, the previous FP no longer appears in the article at all. I think that was a ill-advised change and one that should probably be reverted. Choliamb (talk • contribs) 12:33, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am sure your comments above were made in good faith Choliamb, but let me explain the European bison's habitat. It lives in the forest but has to come out to feed. It is standing in a natural meadow, not a farm field. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:22, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I certainly didn't mean to imply that you had actually taken the photo on a farm, Charles, only that it was the kind of perfectly lit and posed image that any stockbreeder would love. But I still prefer the previous FP, precisely because of the mud and the mist and the unruly framing, and I think it's a shame that you chose to remove it entirely from the article in favor of your own. Choliamb (talk) 23:26, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Do put it back if you wish. I have a thing against captive animals; their appearance, habitat etc. can be quite different to those of wild animals. A bison in the wild would not be in this sort of muddy spot in March. This animal is in a small bison enclosure in what is effectively a zoo. Not good for the animal at all. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:26, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:European bison (Bison bonasus) male Białowieza.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:18, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Geoffroy's tamarin[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2023 at 13:44:28 (UTC)

Original – Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi), on an island in Gatun Lake, Panama Canal
Reason
High quality large image of species Near Threatened in the wild. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Geoffroy's tamarin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:19, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Emerald swift[edit]

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Original – Emerald swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) Finca El Pilar, outside Antigua Guatemala
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Sceloporus malachiticus Phrynosomatidae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Emerald swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) Finca El Pilar.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:21, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Ike & Tina Turner, 1971[edit]

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Original – Ike Turner and Tina Turner, of Ike & Tina Turner, in 1971
Reason
Quite a nice image; probably the best we have of them together. Admittedly, African-Americans with dark hair in a darkish background isn't ideal for black and white photography, but I think it does very well within the constraints
Articles in which this image appears
Ike & Tina Turner, crop used in Tina Turner
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Rob Mieremet for Anefo, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 15:07, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Tricky to support anything to do with Ike. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:30, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I get that, but it's part of her history. Can't tell the story of Tina Turner without him. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 21:52, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Of course, but our term FP looks like an endorsement. I'm not going to oppose. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:47, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Must admit to misgivings about featuring Ike Turner, given his personal foibles. -- Sca (talk) 14:20, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sca and Charlesjsharp: I mean, we have FPs of Confederate generals, Nazi propoganda, and Queen Elizabeth II, who apparently is even more controversial, so I'm not sure I can quite see it as an endorsement, so long as we caption it appropriately, noting his bad behaviour. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 17:01, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Point taken. Not opposed if handled appropriately. -- Sca (talk) 12:26, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Not a fan of a FP of them as a couple. I much rather have her solo photo. Bammesk (talk) 16:14, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I mean, this is what existed that I could work on. It's the era of her work that there's photos worth restoring for, and it's better than any other image we have for this era. Given it was this or not do anything to celebrate her life. I chose this Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 17:22, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 23:16, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I'm as reluctant as anyone to endorse Ike Turner, but that's not what we're deciding here. Supporting because of the work of the photographer and restorer and because of the quality and historical importance of this image. MartinPoulter (talk) 10:13, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom. Despite my misgivings about Ike, the duo are notable enough as a pair that the EV carries the nom for me.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:16, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Just to note, this has now passed on Commons. I am very bad at actually putting images up for the POTD dates on Commons, mind ye. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 23:29, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 11:32, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ike & Tina Turner, Bestanddeelnr 924-2170 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:25, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Plantago lanceolata[edit]

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Original – Narrowleaf plantain inflorescence
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Plantago lanceolata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Plantago lanceolata - Kulna.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:23, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Raikoke[edit]

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Original – The 2019 eruption of Raikoke. This is a photo taken by an astronaut on the ISS during Expedition 59.
Reason
Featured unanimously on Commons in 2021.
Articles in which this image appears
Raikoke
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:Raikoke Volcano Erupts (48132762546).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:31, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kowloon Walled City[edit]

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Original – Aerial photo of Kowloon Walled City, 1989
Reason
Good lead image of Kowloon Walled City. This is a 1989 photo. The neighborhood was demolished in 1993. The photo quality isn't high (resolution and sharpness). Given the neighborhood is now gone, I think the EV of this image makes up for its quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Kowloon Walled City, +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Ian Lambot
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 16:59, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I saw where this was at Hong Kong Wikimania. Lovely park now. Quality isn't great, but it's irreplaceable. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 17:28, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kowloon Walled City - 1989 Aerial.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:34, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Experimental Diesel Engine[edit]

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Original – 1894 prototype overhead valve Diesel engine (2nd Experimental Diesel Engine in MAN-Museum in Augsburg, Germany)
Reason
The picture has been taken in a (very) good quality; also: the importance of the topic in automobile engineering & mechanical engineering majors/disciplines.
Articles in which this image appears
Diesel engine, Overhead valve engine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Machinery
Creator
Kulmalukko
  • Support as nominator – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:53, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – nice subject but the image isn't sharp when viewed at full size, especially the top half. Bammesk (talk) 01:33, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I like the image, that vent is kind of distracting, and... I don't know, I haven't been there, but it feels like a higher view would help deal with the ceiling issue. It's a good image, but it doesn't feel very... intentional as to how they arranged the background and such. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 00:39, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:36, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Trooping the Colour[edit]

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Original – Trooping the Colour, Horse Guards Parade, London, June 2013
Reason
Good quality picture
Articles in which this image appears
British Army, Trooping the Colour, List of Trooping the Colour by event from 1890
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Corporal Paul Shaw
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 02:20, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:06, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – The composition is great but the technical quality is poor. There is lens distortion (the verticals are tilted) and chromatic aberration. On a sidenote: it was shot with a high-end camera [1], so I am surprised by the pixel count. Bammesk (talk) 13:59, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Bammesk. It should be possible to have a much better photo of this regularly conducted event. Nick-D (talk) 23:19, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose — It's a great picture but it's not level. FatalFit | ✉ | ✓  18:23, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:41, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Mundy Peterson[edit]

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Original – Thomas Mundy Peterson, first African-American to vote in an election under the newly-ratified 15th Amendment
Reason
A rather good image; souvenier of a celebration of the man (hence me including the mount) so decent EV in itself, and very high resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Thomas Mundy Peterson
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
William R. Tobias, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Thomas Mundy Peterson by William R. Tobias.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:44, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese hajj scroll[edit]

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Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj
Original – Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj
Reason
Extremely high-resolution scan of a five-meter long scroll with Arabic and Chinese text, showing the routes used by pilgrims from China. Already an FP on Commons. Multiple sections of the scroll have educational value in their own right.
Articles in which this image appears
Al-Hajj
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator
Khalili Collections/ Google Art Project, uploaded by MartinPoulter (KC WIR)
  • Support as nominator – MartinPoulter (talk) 10:08, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Visual information is not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 12:22, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think Sca's point is completely valid - perhaps it might take more explanation than some, but there's plenty of imagery, but I'm confused about the curved lines. Was this photographed not lying flat? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 16:04, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe the paper (or substrate) shrunk (or deformed) over time because of unusual storage conditions?! I think it's lying flat because the focus or sharpness is uniform. Maybe it wasn't photographed, but scanned (in multiple sections) using a flatbed scanner (it's 12 inches wide). Bammesk (talk) 02:49, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Looking at the items most likely to be square (i.e., the seals), there does appear to be some warpage of the scroll. I see that portions of the scroll are also used elsewhere (the map is used at Islam in China), which shows how high the EV is.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:55, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Between this and Bammesk's comment, Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 18:23, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:07, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 02:41, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 17:47, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage MSS 1288.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:18, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Philippe Chaperon[edit]

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Original – Set designer Philippe Chaperon
Reason
Quite good for its period. We've featured so many of his works, it seems worth it to have a photo of him. Face is very sharp (for the era, anyway).
Articles in which this image appears
Philippe Chaperon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Atelier Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Philippe Chaperon by Atelier Nadar.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Female cardinal butterfly[edit]

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Original – Cardinal (Argynnis pandora) female in Dobruja, Romania
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Argynnis pandora
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Cardinal (Argynnis pandora) female underside Dobruja.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:02, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Male hairy dragonfly[edit]

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Original – Hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) male, The Burren, County Clare, Ireland
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Hairy dragonfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) male Burren.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:09, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Carl Sagan and a Viking lander[edit]

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Original – Carl Sagan with a Viking lander
Reason
High quality photo
Articles in which this image appears
Carl Sagan, Viking program
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA/JPL, photo from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum collection
  • Support as nominator – Artem.G (talk) 16:21, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Sadly, a LOT of compression artifacts. A better version must exist somewhere... --Janke | Talk 16:33, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not going to lie - I'm very disappointed that I was unable to find anything better online. This appears to be from the same event, but the LOC is not actually indicating whether the photographer was officially with NASA/JPL (and thus the image is free) or if he was a private-sector photographer who happened to be there (and thus non-free). It's a shame, too - this is an excellent image.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:07, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    LoC photo is credited to Bill Ray here [2]. Artem.G (talk) 14:22, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It's also credited to him on the LOC page. It doesn't specify anything that would help us determine whether the image is free. For comparison, the images Pete Souza took for the White House would be PD, but anything he's done in the private sector are copyrighted unless released under a copyleft license.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:49, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Withdrawing nomination. I wasn't able to find a clearer photo, and though it's a great photo its quality is mediocre at best. Artem.G (talk) 13:10, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:11, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lesser violetear[edit]

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Original – Lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Lesser violetear
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus cabanidis).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:15, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sergei Prokofiev[edit]

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Original – Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, c. 1918
Reason
Another great Bain image of a composer with a high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Sergei Prokofiev, his symphonies 1 and 2, War and Peace (opera), Music of the Soviet Union
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Bain News Service, uploaded by Materialscientist
  • Support as nominator – MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 14:03, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Looks like Prokofiev was not sitting still for the camera. Not quite sure how I feel about it; for 1918, I can forgive it, but at the same time it is a major flaw in the image.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:43, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • (ec) Comment – I was about to say the same thing when Chris's comment went up. At small sizes this looks okay, but at higher resolutions the face is pretty badly out of focus, so much so that I think it probably fails to meet the criteria for FP. Prokofiev was photographed a lot, so I would think that it shouldn't be too hard to find a better image. But then I haven't actually tried, and the number of photos without copyright restrictions may be much smaller than I imagine. Choliamb (talk) 15:51, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's a series, these two looks sharper File:Sergei Prokofiev 04.jpg and File:Prokofieff (i.e. Prokofiev) LCCN2014708412.jpg, and these two are out of focus File:Prokofieff (i.e. Prokofiev) LCCN2014708410.jpg, File:Sergei Prokofiev 03.jpg
I see then, I'll get started on File:Sergei Prokofiev 04.jpg and reupload the original. Withdrawing nomination. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 12:04, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492 and @Choliamb, thoughts on this crop? I tried following what File:Sergei Prokofiev 04.jpg did by keeping the fireplace in frame, but it may be odd having him off center. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 16:51, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@MyCatIsAChonk: I may be wrong, but I don't think that's what Chris had in mind when he mentioned recropping. I suspect he was suggesting that you go back to the original full version of no. 4 from the Library of Congress (File:Prokofieff (i.e. Prokofiev) LCCN2014708419.tif) and make a more generous crop than the one by Materialscientist that you originally linked to (File:Sergei Prokofiev 04.jpg), which is very tight at the bottom. It's a good full-length portrait and worth preserving, rather than cutting him off at the thighs, which to me at least looks a little odd (although maybe that's because I've already seen the original). Cheers, Choliamb (talk) 21:28, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted MER-C 11:26, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

David Livingstone[edit]

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Original – Scottish missionary, explorer, and anti-slavery advocate David Livingstone
Reason
This is one of the most stunningly detailed photos I've seen in a while - probably need to look at George N. Barnard or Mathew Brady et al. to get similar. While that does definitely make the narrow focus planes of 1860s cameras a little more obvious, this is stunningly well reproduced. Admittedly, there was A. a drop in quality when the long exposure cameras gave way to the quicker exposure ones, so the 1860s is a bit of a sweet spot as that goes, but also B. the quality of prints from the photos generally wasn't as good as this - the recent George N. Barnard photo shows others could do it, but it was rarer and certainly not in wide-distribution prints like cabinet cards. Anyway, restoration notes on the file description page.
Any suggestions, leave 'em here, I'm going to bed and will review them in the morning. I find image restoration a good treatment for anxiety, so, yet again, Wikipedia benefits from my stress and panic. But now that I'm done - Sleep.
Articles in which this image appears
David Livingstone +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures, I guess?
Creator
Thomas Annan, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • I completely agree with you. I am new around, not a professional user in the field of image reviewing, and just have relative knowledge about the topic. The image, which is taken in 1864, seems totally solid, completely worthy, and is certainly adequate for being a "Featured picture". – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:34, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:David Livingstone by Thomas Annan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:29, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sitar, late 19th Century[edit]

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Original – Sitar, late 19th Century
Reason
Good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Sitar (infobox photo)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
unknown, MET museum
  • Support as nominator – Artem.G (talk) 16:16, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Below the minimum threshhold of 1,500 px on the one side. Which is a shame, too, because this is a beautiful example. If only the MET had released the original resolution of the file. 13:53, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
(Unsigned entry by Crisco 1492)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:41, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Brett Kissel[edit]

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Original – Canadian country musician Brett Kissel performing at the 2017 Canada Summer Games
Reason
Dynamic image of a performer on stage - he still plays his guitar raised over his head like this during concerts
Articles in which this image appears
Brett Kissel +2 lists
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Matt Duboff on Flickr
There's a surprising number of white specks at the bottom of the image. Was this a film photo? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 01:04, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's not a film photo. It was shot with this. The specks might be dead camera sensor pixels?! They can be removed. Bammesk (talk) 01:14, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'd have to look at the layout of the venue, but they could be phone screens or something similar. Whenever I had dead pixels they wouldn't really blur into the background like that.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:08, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, looking on a PC I'm seeing a couple that are certainly dead pixels (right above his arm, near the hat). I can deal with these after I get home from the office.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:56, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:32, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Garlic[edit]

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Original – Garlic, bulbs and cloves
Reason
Featured on Commons last week. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Garlic
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Garlic bulbs and cloves.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:21, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Three-spot grass yellow/2[edit]

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Original – Eurema blanda (Eurema blanda blanda), Phuket, Thailand
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Nominated July 22. Received 4 support votes; no opposes.
Articles in which this image appears
Eurema blanda
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Three-spot grass yellow (Eurema blanda blanda) underside Phuket.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:26, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Red-whiskered bulbul/2[edit]

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Original – Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) on Réunion
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. Nominated in Jan 2023; received 3 support votes; no opposes.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-whiskered bulbul
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:57, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Timer reset due to delayed transclusion. MER-C 09:57, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 13:06, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - can something be done about the ca. 3-pixel wide halo seen mainly on head and left of body? Looks like a masking artifact (maybe during de-noising the sky?) --Janke | Talk 19:53, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Focus is on tail, should be on the head. And too dark, exposure should be added. --Petar Milošević (talk) 09:51, 22 June 2023 (UTC)--Petar Milošević (talk) 09:51, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Good EV and I find the focus to be proper as well --Muhammad(talk) 17:01, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:28, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Viperine water snake (Natrix maura)/2[edit]

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Original – Viperine water snake (Natrix maura), Extremadura, Spain
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Nominated June 22 by TheFreeWorld. Received 4 support votes; no opposes.
Articles in which this image appears
Natrix maura
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:30, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Sol de Mañana 2018[edit]

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Original – Mudpots and steam vents at Sol de Mañana
Reason
It's a high quality image that depicts most components of the fumarole field in one photo: There is a steam vent along with rising steam, a mud pool with grey mud in the centre, several ponds of hot water rimmed by yellow sulfur deposits. One also sees the brown and white rocks, colours originating presumably from hydrothermal alteration.
Articles in which this image appears
Sol de Mañana
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Kallerna

Promoted File:Sol de Mañana 2018.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:34, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Anemonoides blanda[edit]

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Original – Close-up of Balkan anemone (Anemone blanda) flower, Bamberg, Germany
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Anemonoides blanda
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Reinhold Möller

Promoted File:Balkan Windröschen (Anemone blanda)-20230407-RM-124525.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:23, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ludwig van Beethoven[edit]

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Original – A portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
Alt 1 Google Art Project version, cropped of the frame.
Reason
appropriate quality
Articles in which this image appears
Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Karl Stieler, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Joseph Karl Stieler (painter; 1781–1858)
  • Support as nominator – Hamid Hassani (talk) 18:01, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Resolution is below the minimum, and far below the resolution threshhold that's been common for painting nominations. I'm also not sure on the colours - the pure white on Beethoven's forehead looks like blown highlights, for example. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:02, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    There's a version on Google Art Project. A moment. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 00:38, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support alt 1. Alt 1 looks much better.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:03, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Hamid Hassani and Crisco 1492: I've uploaded a much larger version. Support Alt 1 Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 00:48, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt 1, much better. The file description is missing the author: Joseph Karl Stieler. Bammesk (talk) 01:25, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Fixed. It was sort of there, just a bad typo ( {{Creator| instead of {{Creator: ) Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 09:29, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Oppose – Well, I'm not sure about against altering the saturation in this very famous portrait. The Joseph Karl Stieler article notes that it's "possibly Stieler's most reproduced work," and indeed it's been reproduced zillions of times (including on a CD I have of the Ninth Symphony by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra). One tends to think the Beethoven House in Bonn's version would be authoritative. As to which is more 'lifelike,' that's not the point. For encyclopedic purposes, it's which is more accurate? (FWIW, German Wiki also uses the orig.) – Sca (talk) 13:21, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    The Google Art Project is the same as on the museum's website Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 15:17, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Not to mention that this is an entirely different digitization than the one originally nominated.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:54, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt 1 – Choliamb (talk) 15:34, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt 1 Artem.G (talk) 06:57, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • comment the only problem with Alt 1 is that it's not used in any article... Artem.G (talk) 07:25, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Alta get switched in on promotion Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 10:00, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt 1 --Janke | Talk 19:42, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support alt 1. MER-C 11:20, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Joseph Karl Stieler's Beethoven mit dem Manuskript der Missa solemnis.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:26, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Theodore von Kármán at Arnold Air Force Base[edit]

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Original – Theodore von Kármán, left, is joined by Air Force and NASA officials while inspecting two of the models used in the high velocity, high altitude wind tunnels at Arnold Air Force Base, 1959
ALT1 – Theodore von Kármán, left, is joined by Air Force and NASA officials while inspecting two of the models used in the high velocity, high altitude wind tunnels at Arnold Air Force Base, 1959
Reason
High quality photo
Articles in which this image appears
Theodore von Kármán, SM-65 Atlas, AGARD-B, AGARD
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Vehicles/Air or maybe Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Weaponry
Creator
U.S. Air Force
  • Support as nominator – Artem.G (talk) 12:25, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - There is minor damage to the image. Restoration should be quick and painless, but should be done before featuring this image. Aside from that... this is a very well staged picture, and honestly it probably has more EV for the two testing models.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:05, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I can do it if you don't feel like it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 01:06, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I haven't restored anything in ages. I can have a go tonight, though. It should only take a few minutes.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:05, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT 1 uploaded, support ALT 1 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:38, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
great, thanks for the restoration. I'll also support clean version. Artem.G (talk) 06:56, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt 1 – What a great photo. When I was growing up in the 1960s and making plastic models of Sealab and Mercury space capsules, this is exactly what I thought working at NASA would look like. Choliamb (talk) 15:28, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ALT 1 – Bammesk (talk) 01:30, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Alt 1 – --Janke | Talk 19:48, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support alt 1. MER-C 17:49, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Theodore von Kármán 230419-F-F3405-0001 (restored).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:35, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Považský hrad[edit]

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Original – Považský hrad ruines, 2016
Reason
Good EV, nice quality, good composition, FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Považský hrad
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Ximonic
  • Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 21:22, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question - The other images in the article make it look like there's more to the castle. Is this just a different piece, or is it the angle, or...? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:43, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I checked the site on Google Earth and although the details weren't clear, I am pretty sure the nom image is shot with the camera pointing east, and the infobox image is the other side of the same dwelling with the camera pointing west. Bammesk (talk) 01:23, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's a great shot, technically, but (at thumbnail size, at least) it doesn't really look like a castle. The other images have higher EV in my view.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:41, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Kinda have to agree about angles here. It's a quality image, and I'm glad we have it, but... Weak support. If it was part of a set shot at different angles, it'd be clearer. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 13:01, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:57, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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