Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/August-2015

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The Clouded Magpie (Abraxas sylvata), Northwestern Estonia

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Reason

EV + HQ

Articles in which this image appears

Abraxas sylvata (Clouded Magpie)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects

Creator

Ivar Leidus (PAGE IN COMMONS)

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 10:55, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Great find. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:00, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Jee 02:51, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Hafspajen (talk) 11:52, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support A gorgeous macro shot Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:17, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:34, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 16:00, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Abraxas sylvata - Pargi-tähnikvaksik Keila.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:04, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mantled guereza portrait

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Reason

High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a mantled guereza showing its facial features, including the frame of white hair and it has bushy cheek hairs.

Articles in which this image appears

Mantled guereza

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals

Creator

William Warby

• Support as nominator – —Bruce1ee^talk 11:19, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - We could probably use a little more DOF, but this is a great portrait and useful for ID. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:56, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose There is ill-lighting top-right. Alborzagros (talk) 13:26, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Suggestion I offer new version to overhaul. Alborzagros (talk) 13:33, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support offering version Alborzagros (talk) 13:37, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose alternative - Alborzagros Please start a new separate nomination if you wish to nominate a completely different image. P. S. Burton (talk) 07:59, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:52, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:20, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• None of the images has enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:20, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Men's sabre semi-finals of the 2013 World Fencing Championships

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Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

2013 World Fencing Championships, Fencing tactics, Nikolay Kovalev (fencer), Áron Szilágyi

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport

Creator

Jastrow

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 12:04, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Not as minimalist as our other fencing FP, but a very nice shot. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:54, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Hafspajen (talk) 14:40, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 20:50, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - a hit (the picture, not in the picture). Belle (talk) 01:41, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very nice...--Godot13 (talk) 01:47, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:34, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:52, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kovalev v Szilagyi 2013 Fencing WCH SMS-IN t194135.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:05, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Abolhassan Banisadr

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Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

Abolhassan Banisadr

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Christoph Braun

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 12:10, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Oppose – Thirty-five years ago Mr. Banīsadr was president for 16 months. Since then he's lived the émigré life in France. Pic is five years old. Sca (talk) 13:24, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Rainbow unicorn (talk) 20:06, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. Might benefit from just slightly tighter cropping. 109.153.226.6 (talk) 21:09, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:33, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Kasir ^talk 09:19, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Farshid . Talk 14:55, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose ISO rating is 3,200 ! It is absolutely unnecessary and unacceptable for a studio portrait. You can see in the result large view: very noisy (extreme noise hardly let recognize the face is unsharp and only hair is on focus). Poor quality. Monfie (talk) 16:14, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You are spliting hairs. The quality is enough and that is not too noisy to say.Alborzagros (talk) 07:04, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose smudged details, lacking sharpness... perhaps it would fulfil criteria for Quality Image, but not Featured. SkywalkerPL (talk) 21:22, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Gire 3pich2005 (talk) 14:10, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:53, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per Monfie. The very high ISO setting is an inexplicable major technical error (even people who are new to high-end photography know not to do this, especially as there's no reason to do so with when using an excellent camera such as the Canon EOS 5D Mark II in a studio), and renders the photo blury at anything less than thumbnail size. As there's no offsetting strong EV (the photo shows Mr Banisadr 30 years after the end of his presidency, and 20 years after his book was published) the FP criteria clearly aren't met. Nick-D (talk) 10:38, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I largely agree with you about the image quality, but I don't think this was taken in a studio. It was taken with a 300mm lens and 1/200th of a second at ISO 3200. Anything ISO significantly less than that would probably result in camera shake. My guess is that it was taken from a press gallery or something like that, as the file description says it was taken at the University of Hamburg. The EXIF data says subject distance of 6 metres. That's definitely not a studio environment. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:06, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thank you for that correction Diliff. The photographer certainly deserves full marks for composition in that case, but the image quality isn't of FP standard. Nick-D (talk) 23:11, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Even if it is not in studio, it is nighter in dark cave with no flash restriction nor a high speed motorcycle which justify ISO set to more than 100.Monfie (talk) 08:04, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Having used a 60D for the past 2 years, I am impressed by the noise handling of the 5D at 3200. I'd have denoised a bit and downsampled, but the quality is there. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:34, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I can tell you, that's not the native output of a 5D Mk ii at ISO 3200. Definitely there's some strong noise reduction applied in post-processing (the skin texture is a bit plasticy), but yes even so, the noise levels are much less than with a crop sensor. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 13:48, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --World Cup 2010 (talk) 05:10, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Abū l-Hasan Banīsadr IMG 2044 edit.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:14, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• The image has 69.23% support, which is enough for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:14, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Attila

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Reason

Continuing the Verdi Image Project, this is the only good illustration we have for what is admittedly one of Verdi's minor operas.

Articles in which this image appears

Attila (opera)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre

Creator

Uncredited; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:32, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support He's a bit theatrical about it all; it's just a little knife in the heart; don't go on about it; you are supposed to be a big tough warrior. Belle (talk) 14:54, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, with two points. First, "minor" opera? Ahem. I can think of far minor-er ones in his output. Second, I'd just like to note that the only time I've seen this was on video, and I swear Odabella stabbed him in the thigh instead of the chest in the final scene. For all the difference it made. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:53, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Ser Amantio di Nicolao: Well, that depends how you're counting major and minor. Comparing it to, say, Rigoletto or Aida or La traviata, this is a minor opera, but it's certainly not an unperformable one. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 21:44, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, yes, but compared to those isn't anything a minor opera? (And yes, I realize what a can of worms I'm opening up here. Not that I care. I'm traveling - I'm outta here before anyone can respond. :-) ) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:45, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I think Verdi has enough on the exalted level that - for him - a "minor opera" can be a pretty high bar. For example, Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata, Un ballo in maschera, La forza del destino, Aida, Otello, Falstaff. And that's ignoring a lot of operas like Macbeth and Stiffelio that are pretty near that level of popularity. Otherwise, what would count as a minor opera for him? Un giorno? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 21:50, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Which I have seen twice, actually. (My father has seen it three times.) Maybe Alzira or Il Corsaro (which I've also seen twice, oddly)? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:15, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • If there was a word for "medium-strength" between major and minor, I'd probably call Attila that. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:58, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support A minor vote from me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:07, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Excellent restoration work, good EV.--Godot13 (talk) 05:00, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:33, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:53, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Illustrated London News - Giuseppe Verdi's Attila at Her Majesty's Theatre, London.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:36, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mound of Butter (Vollon)

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Reason

High quality scan of an interesting still life. The paintingt is counted as one of the of highlights of the National Gallery.

Articles in which this image appears

Mound of Butter (Vollon)

+3

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Antoine Vollon

• Support as co-nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:57, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as co-nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 09:07, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Two eggs, no flour and about 20 kilos of butter; that Victoria sponge is going to be a disaster. Belle (talk) 10:26, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support because butter. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:21, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Excellent image detail, with it's own article.--Godot13 (talk) 04:57, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:43, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:32, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:53, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Antoine Vollon - Mound of Butter - National Gallery of Art.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:09, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi

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Reason

I nominate this picture because it's a wonderful painting, and because I'd like to see more illustration on Wikipedia, especially portraits. You might disagree, but I invite you to judge this picture on its own merits.

I read the criteria and submit this nomination without reference to them. You of course should follow them if that's what you hold by.

Articles in which this image appears

Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others

Creator

Kodama Creative

• Support as nominator. If it helps you, please edit the nomination to fit your format. – User:Matt me 22:49, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Below the minimum resolution. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:41, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - per Crisco, and also I think illustrations are only appropriate when photographs are not available for strictly encyclopaedic reasons. It may look more aesthetically pleasing but accuracy is paramount so a photograph will always win. Mattximus (talk) 02:01, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy close, bellow the
  size requirements. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Uncle Lubin in his flying machine

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Reason

W. Heath Robinson is the British Rube Goldberg but as well as outlandish devices for accomplishing everyday tasks he also wrote and illustrated some children's book of which The Adventures of Uncle Lubin is my favourite. This is picture is probably the best for showing Uncle Lubin himself, but maybe one day some brave person will nominate the whole set of illustrations from Uncle Lupin as they are all fantastic (in both senses of the word)

Articles in which this image appears

Just W. Heath Robinson at the moment; Chris Woodrich will no doubt try to bully me into doing an article on the book and I'm easily bullied.

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations

Creator

W. Heath Robinson

• Support as nominator – Belle (talk) 16:44, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Sadly I must oppose owing to harsh JPG artefacting, as well as poor sourcing ("books" doesn't help much").23:26, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

•  Comment: I can't see any JPG artefacting... it could be a tiny bit sharper, but artefacts? Still though - I'll abstain from voting until better sourcing is provided SkywalkerPL (talk) 21:26, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Look at the area where the lines are close together. It may not be readily visible at 100%, but they are there, and causing the unsharpness in that area. 06:16, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

• Really, non-factor, IMHO. It's visible only in a few places and you really need to stare at 100% to see anything. SkywalkerPL (talk) 08:16, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• I didn't have to stare. I saw it right away. But either way the sourcing needs to be better. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:52, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:45, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Frederik Sødring

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Reason

High quality scan of a good painting showing a notable artist. Previous nomination fell one short.

Articles in which this image appears

Frederik Sødring +3

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

Christen Købke

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:35, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - A good Danish artist. Hafspajen (talk) 00:03, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - per nom. Mattximus (talk) 21:42, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:44, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:32, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Excellent scan backed up by sufficient EV - apparently this portrait was described by an art historian as the "most beautiful painting of Denmark's Golden Age".
  SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:10, 29 July 2015 (UTC) Simply copy/pasted my comment from previous nom as my opinion hasn't changed.[reply
  ]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:54, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - quite a fine piece --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:00, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Portrait of the landscape painter Frederik Sødring - Christen Købke - Google Cultural Institute.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:58, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Don Carlo

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Reason

An authentic, contemporary... I think poster; it's about 8.5 x 11" (27.5 x 21,5 cm) - of the première of the Milan version of Don Carlo. Coloured in the slightly slapdash way ephemera often was, but it's mostly pretty good; floor could be better, but... y'know, authenticity forbids.

Articles in which this image appears

Don Carlos

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Theatre

Creator

Carlo Cornaglia (artist) and Giuseppe Barberis (engraver); restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:57, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Nice. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:58, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:45, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support __ Alborzagros (talk) 12:16, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:31, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:54, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:59, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Giuseppe Barberis - Carlo Cornaglia - Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlo at La Scala.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:00, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apollo 11 in popular culture

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Reason

An illustration of popular interest in Apollo 11 which is the lede image for the relevant Wikipedia article. The photo itself has an interesting story. User:CarolSpears User:Rufus330Ci says, "This is a picture of my mother holding the Washington News Paper on Monday, July 21st 1969 stating 'The Eagle Has Landed. Two Men Walk on the Moon'. The photo was taken by my grandfather." The picture is already featured on Commons.

(Comment) Purely for the record, it seems that the person saying "This is a picture of my mother ..." was not User:CarolSpears but User:Rufus330Ci. See the original upload here. 86.183.128.190 (talk) 20:41, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed, thank you. --Pine^✉ 22:42, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Articles in which this image appears

Apollo 11 in popular culture (lede image), Apollo 11, Culture of the United States, The Washington Post

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding

Creator

Jack Weir (1928-2005), original upload by User:Rufus330Ci, edited by CarolSpears.

• Support as nominator – Pine^✉ 04:34, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I don't suffer from copyright paranoia, just wonder whether The Washington Post here is copyrighted and as such might be a derivative work. Brandmeister^talk 07:34, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • What part of that paper is copyrighted would probably be de minimis. Both images are PD-NASA, and the text of the article is illegible even at full resolution. The logo is PD-Text... only thing left is the headlines, and that's definitely de minimis. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:38, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Appears the same arguments were put forth here) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:41, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Great image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:38, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Cool capture – from the last days in which newspapers still contained news. (The old journalist in me asks, should we could we identify the subject? Name would lend authenticity.) Sca (talk) 14:40, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Oppose Looks a bit too posed and stilted for my taste... --87.92.20.53 (talk) 17:06, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Per the FPC rules, "anonymous votes are generally disregarded" and "only [users] who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count." As such, I have stricken your !vote. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:01, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Yes, but also note that good-faith comments from IPs are welcome even if they cannot vote. I think that one IP commentator eventually converted to a registered user awhile back after a series of good interactions with the community here. (: --Pine^✉ 02:36, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Hence why the comments were not stricken out. Comments are fine. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:47, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oops, it was me! I didn't realize I wasn't logged in. My Weak Oppose stands. --Janke | Talk 06:25, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment. Captivating and evocative image. 109.153.226.6 (talk) 19:29, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Yes, the girl did tilt the paper, but if she hadn't you wouldn't be able to tell what she was reading. And it's not like she's pretending to read it, she seems interested. Rainbow unicorn (talk) 20:01, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

She looks like she just got outta bed, or maybe she just had her Fruit Loops – posed perhaps, but doesn't look stilted to me. Sca (talk) 21:48, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Historically relevent image, and one I've seen on many occasions and love. gazhiley 09:34, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:31, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Dэя-Бøяg 04:13, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --PetarM (talk) 10:27, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Good and historically important. —Bruce1ee^talk 08:56, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Land on the Moon 7 21 1969-repair.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Added image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A Woodburytype carte de visite photograph of Charles Darwin, published by John G. Murdoch

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Aug 2015 at 14:00:58 (UTC)

Reason

A real historic picture

Articles in which this image appears

Portraits of Charles Darwin

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering

Creator

John G. Murdoch

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 14:00, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Nice picture, but the resolution is too low, under the minimum 1500px. Mattximus (talk) 02:07, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  I relinquish this nomination. Alborzagros (talk) 09:54, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:45, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:45, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Darwin (age 33) and his eldest son William Erasmus Darwin

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Reason

A real historic picture (from 173 years ago)

Articles in which this image appears

William Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin, and Portraits of Charles Darwin

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering

Creator

Unknown

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 13:56, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Very interesting photograph! But alas, well under the minimum resolution. Mattximus (talk) 02:10, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - unfortunately. Scanned from a printed page, raster screen very visible. (PS: Aardman Animation got him pretty portrait-like in "Pirates!") --Janke | Talk 06:36, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  I relinquish this nomination. Alborzagros (talk) 09:52, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:52, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:52, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Persian Silk Brocade.

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Reason

High Quality and EV

Articles in which this image appears

Brocade, Motif (visual arts), The Dressmaker (Ham novel)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle

Creator

Sialkgraph

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 07:20, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support —Jobas (talk) 08:29, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - One side is under the minimum. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:01, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• What do you mean? which side? minimum of what? Alborzagros (talk) 12:54, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Criteria for nomination is minimum 1500 X 1500 pixels. This is 2,000 × 1,379 therefore 1 of the sides is below minimum res. gazhiley 14:48, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose Does not meet size requirements per Chris Woodrich... gazhiley 14:48, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• I relinquish this nomination. Alborzagros (talk) 09:54, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:56, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:56, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cepot

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Reason

Useful depiction of both the character and the medium (wayang golek)

Articles in which this image appears

Cepot, wayang

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle

Creator

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:20, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:20, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Bad background. Alborzagros (talk) 14:04, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • What background? What would you change? A plain "nothingness" like this makes it easier for reusers.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:41, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, but this is extreme case of alcohol flush reaction. Brandmeister^talk 20:51, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support On account of a high quality image, but the EV is very small, since it's primary article is a stub that is not very well written. Mattximus (talk) 21:41, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:45, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:30, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – nice image, although the article is a stub it does scrape sufficient EV.
  SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:14, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:55, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Mother! (sorry, mum). Belle (talk) 12:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cepot in wayang golek form, 2015-05-14 03.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:21, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Aug 2015 at 04:12:26 (UTC)

Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex and + 8 more

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others

Creator

Der Wolf im Wald

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 04:12, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support' - Gosh, that's a World Heritage Site. Looks good, a giant file. Hafspajen (talk) 12:49, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Dramatic lighting, historical EV fairly well explained by target article. (NOTE: Zollverein means "customs union," a term from 19th C. German history.) Sca (talk)
• Support - Pleased that this tower has discussion in the article. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:59, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Jee 14:48, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:30, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:55, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Very clean for a coal mine. Belle (talk) 12:43, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Zeche Zollverein abends.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:29, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A beggar in Tehran, Iran - 1880's

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Aug 2015 at 13:40:06 (UTC)

Reason

EV + HQ

Articles in which this image appears

Antoin Sevruguin

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others

Creator

Antoin Sevruguin

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 13:40, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - The EV is not clear as it is buried in a gallery. Are there any other pages this is found in? If not, I'm not sure about the encyclopedic value of the image. Mattximus (talk) 13:49, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The picture has anthropological and cultural value and historic though. Alborzagros (talk) 13:56, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is true, but it requires encyclopaedic content to match. In a traditional encyclopaedia you would not see this picture unless there is something written about it. The way it stands it's illustrating an example from a photographer, buried in a gallery. Which is why I question the EV, not the historic value of the image. Mattximus (talk) 21:38, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• I've added the image to begging. Conditional support assuming the image stays there. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:58, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak oppose I probably see compression artifacts on his face and in some other places, 700 KB is somewhat small for this. Brandmeister^talk 13:45, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Rainbow unicorn (talk) 02:14, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:20, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

European green toad

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Aug 2015 at 13:53:15 (UTC)

Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

European green toad

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians

Creator

Richard Bartz

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 13:53, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Great shot, but what's with the vertical orientation? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:55, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• @Crisco 1492: File:Bufotes balearicus female quadrat.jpg is already featured, and has a different id. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:09, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• I went ahead and placed the featured crop in the main article, I think it's much better than the strange vertical orientation. Which means I would have to oppose this nomination as the crop is already featured. Mattximus (talk) 21:34, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose per Mattximus. We've already got an FP from this very image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:40, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment It is Bufotes balearicus per our early analysis and the confusion is due to a syn. Bufo viridis balearicus [1]. It may be nice to ask for an expert opinion. Jee 14:33, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:23, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Borgund Stave Church in Lærdalen, 2013 June.jpg

The Kiss (Munch)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Aug 2015 at 23:30:32 (UTC)

Reason

High quality scan of this interesting painting. A symbolist painting, with a dreamy quality representing one of Munch primary motif, a couple kissing, painted with fluid brushstokes, almost entirely held in dark colors, except for the small silvery triangle of the window.

Articles in which this image appears

The Kiss (Munch) +2

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Edvard Munch

• Support as co-nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:30, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as co-nominator In my opinion, the painting has a certain sinister atmosphere, thanks to the dark coloring and the lack of the peoples identity, comparable with
  The scream... –Hafspajen (talk) 23:48, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support - per Hafspajen.--Godot13 (talk) 04:51, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:45, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. It doesn't/shouldn't affect my vote, but I actually like this one. Josh Milburn (talk) 12:20, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Although the painter artistically drew vague faces in the painting, the French kiss and its posture have given me some particular and excellent feeling. Alborzagros (talk) 11:52, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:28, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:55, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support That's how I kiss; let's merge our faceless heads; so romantic. Belle (talk) 12:47, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Edvard Munch - The Kiss - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:18, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nicholas Lanier

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Reason

Good painting, good painter, nice details.

Van Dyck

to England, where he became the leading court painter.

Articles in which this image appears

Nicholas Lanier +3

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

Anthony van Dyck

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 23:51, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Nice — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:42, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Very nice image, good EV in the article.--Godot13 (talk) 04:50, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:46, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:28, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:56, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ____ Alborzagros (talk) 10:00, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Nice reproduction but it looks like Van Dyck hadn't reached his peak of painting right arms at this point. Lanier's shoulder is about two feet away from his neck and then there is a strange skew in his upper arm before it meets his Popeyesque forearm; there does seem to be a line in the wall indicating where the shoulder should be though; weird. Belle (talk) 13:07, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Anton van Dyck - Nicolas Lanier - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:19, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Italian States, Piacenza, 2 Doppie (1626)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Aug 2015 at 05:52:51 (UTC)

Reason

High quality image, high EV, excellent condition.

Articles in which these images appear

Piacenza, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Duchy of Parma (coin), National Numismatic Collection

(image).

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 05:52, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Great picture of an attractive coin. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:58, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:46, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - like theses coins, doubloons... Isn't this one supposed to look for when searching for treasures? Hafspajen (talk) 12:19, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• I'll have to look for some good sunken treasure doubloons...--Godot13 (talk) 04:27, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Alborzagros (talk) 13:07, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:28, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:56, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Doesn't the wolf look worried though? Belle (talk) 12:51, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent condition for a 400 year old coin. The wolf and the Duke appear to be indulging in a staring contest for some reason... Lemon martini (talk) 00:07, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Italian States-Piacenza 1626 2 Doppie.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:24, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Limosa harlequin frog

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Aug 2015 at 06:41:28 (UTC)

Reason

High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a female limosa harlequin frog showing the female's characteristic red or orange belly.

Articles in which this image appears

Limosa harlequin frog

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians

Creator

Brian Gratwicke

• Support as nominator – —Bruce1ee^talk 06:41, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Could be cropped some more bottom and right side. --PetarM (talk) 20:13, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Seems a tad noisy in places, but subject is well captured. Love the "glowing" toes! Almost alien... gazhiley 09:17, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:27, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Samsara 19:54, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ____ Alborzagros (talk) 10:00, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support she might getting ready for a board meeting though; I'm sure her entire life doesn't revolve around looking for a mate and having children; she's a frog though so maybe it does. Belle (talk) 12:54, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Atelopus limosus female 02.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:42, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Otello Act I set design model

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Aug 2015 at 07:11:56 (UTC)

Reason

I like this design because it reminds me of stages I've acted on. It mixes practicality with attractiveness, and thus can illustrate not only the opera, but set design itself. Also, it's a stage design for a Victorian opera performance that we have in enough detail that we could reconstruct it today. That's actually really awesome. I went with the wider design, though I can prove an alt (from Gallica - they have a zoomed-in photo) if desired. They have a LOT of photos of this.

Articles in which this image appears

In no particular order: Scenic design, Theatrical scenery, Otello

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

Marcel Jambon

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 07:11, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - How is the photograph itself PD? The photograph is clearly recent; a 100 y.o. photograph would not be able to pick up this much color detail. This is not a 2D image, so PD-Art doesn't apply. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:25, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Crisco 1492: As I at least tried to say on the image page, the library itself declares this image public domain, so PD by release. I checked on Commons about this, and that does appear to be the general opinion. If you can phrase that better, please do. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 07:37, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I've made the notice more eye catching. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:42, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:27, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Interesting and unusual...--Godot13 (talk) 04:24, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 03:22, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ____ Alborzagros (talk) 10:01, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support shouldn't the photo be dated though as well as the model? Belle (talk) 13:14, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Marcel Jambon - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello Act I set design model.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:50, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) on Istrian coast

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Aug 2015 at 20:03:58 (UTC)

Reason

good quality, previous FP version isn't of alive specie

Articles in which this image appears

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Crustaceans

Creator

Petar Milošević

• Support as nominator – PetarM (talk) 20:03, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Nice detail. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:35, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support . The DOF is a little shallow, but I think that's quite acceptable here. —Bruce1ee^talk 05:34, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Support Halo'd along entire top line of the body, but not enough of a distraction to oppose. Detail on subject is good. gazhiley 09:16, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:27, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Dэя-Бøяg 04:11, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 03:21, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Hafspajen (talk) 00:26, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Nice Alborzagros (talk) 10:01, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:59, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nature of Deylaman

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Aug 2015 at 10:50:03 (UTC)

Reason

An interesting composition of Deylaman's nature, located in Iran.

Articles in which this image appears

Deylaman

FP category for this image

Landscapes

Creator

Seyyed Shahbo-ddin Vajedi

• Support as nominator – Mhhossein (talk) 10:50, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. The resolution is too small – it should be at least 1500 pixels in width and height (see
  WP:WIAFP). Sorry. —Bruce1ee^talk 11:04, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:33, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy close, bellow the
  size requirements Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:33, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Shearing the rams

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Aug 2015 at 12:17:43 (UTC)

Reason

A good scan, EV, interesting theme and a famous painting, was widely regarded as an iconic depiction of a strong masculine labor ^(details). Not many Australian art FP so far. Australian painter Tom Roberts (1856 – 1931), was an influential member of the Australian art movement called Heidelberg School.^{why Heidelberg?}The painting is depicting sheep shearers, described as "the most characteristic and picturesque of the shearers and rouseabouts". He painted many of Australia's early colonists, pioneer settlers, rural labour, shearers, swagmen and mountain horsemen; fighting with the hardships of the rough environment.

Articles in which this image appears

Shearing the Rams, (own article) Tom Roberts, Click Go the Shears, National Gallery of Victoria, Culture of Australia, Shearing shed, The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company, Sheep shearing, Australian art, Brocklesby, New South Wales, Heidelberg School, History of Australia (1851–1900), Riverina

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Tom Roberts

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 12:17, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment My colour-blindness makes me ill-suited to pass comment on a scan, but I can address the nominator's comment above "Why Heidelberg" — the movement was named after Heidelberg, Victoria, the locality near Melbourne where many of the artists camped and painted en plein air. Heidelberg, Victoria was, of course, named after Heidelberg in Germany. I prefer the name "Australian impressionism" for the movement as it is more descriptive, more inclusive (many associated works were painted elsewhere by artists with no direct ties to Heidelberg, Victoria) and less confusing for non-Australians. Very pleased to see this nomination, however. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 00:29, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oh, thanks, that explains it. The colours are fine, very soft and poetic, by the way, especially in the foreground, Mattinbgn. Hafspajen (talk) 00:33, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – very nice scan of interesting painting; provides plenty of EV, especially from the informative article on the painting itself.
  SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:58, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support - Fantastic scan. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:08, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. It is indeed a very iconic Australian painting, and I'm glad to see we have a high quality scan of it. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:46, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Great painting. Alborzagros (talk) 10:02, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:08, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tom Roberts - Shearing the rams - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:29, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Kamal Bahamdan

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Aug 2015 at 11:27:37 (UTC)

Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

Kamal Bahamdan

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Business

Creator

Kamal159753

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 11:27, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Well, he is not Aly Khan, but he has an article. Looks like a good pic. Hafspajen (talk) 11:44, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Indeed Rainbow unicorn (talk) 20:05, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Conditional Support - On Milburn's comment below being cleared up. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:23, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: I hate to be a pain, but this seems to be a professional-quality portrait uploaded by someone claiming to be the subject- I think we may be missing some author/copyright information. Josh Milburn (talk) 12:23, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• I added "no permission tag"; so the file will be deleted from Commons unless permission is provided within seven days. Jee 07:15, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:34, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Postpone closure until copyright status is cleared. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:33, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Copy right comment: it has got Metadata and nowhere claims to own it. Alborzagros (talk) 09:34, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:33, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• File was deleted on Commons due to lack of permission. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:33, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Japanese macaque juvenile yawning

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2015 at 07:23:44 (UTC)

Reason

High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a Japanese macaque juvenile, illustrating animal yawning.

Articles in which this image appears

Japanese macaque, Yawn

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals

Creator

Daisuke Tashiro

• Support as nominator – —Bruce1ee^talk 07:23, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Ill-framing or bad-cropping at top. Alborzagros (talk) 08:25, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose I agree with Alborzagros - subject cut off at the top... gazhiley 08:50, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. I can forgive the cropping. 109.151.63.129 (talk) 20:51, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Cropping. Shame, cause otherwise everything seems to be about right with that shot. Should be easy Quality Image badge, but we need a bit better for Featured. SkywalkerPL (talk) 21:34, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Meh... Sca (talk) 23:42, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose top of head missing. 'So SOMEONE finally gets a monkey picture like she's been begging for and are they grateful.No they're not. 'Where's the hat?Why is there no hat?'Hats hats hats always with the hats.On and on and on..zzz...'Lemon martini (talk) 23:29, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose I don't know what is the matter with Lemon martini; seems obsessed with monkeys in hats, poor thing. Obviously I'm opposing because the hat has been cut out, but there's no need to get worked up about it. Belle (talk) 00:03, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Rainbow unicorn (talk) 17:27, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:27, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rock ptarmigan on Mount Tsubakuro

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2015 at 07:44:36 (UTC)

Reason

High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of a rock ptarmigan showing its summer plumage on Mount Tsubakuro, Japan. These birds change their camouflage seasonally, from white in winter to brown in summer.

Articles in which this image appears

Rock ptarmigan

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Daisuke Tashiro

• Support as nominator – —Bruce1ee^talk 07:44, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support High quality and much EV. Alborzagros (talk) 08:28, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Not normally a fan of pictures of subjects with this sort of backdrop ie interesting to the point of potential distraction, but in this case it helps the EV of the bird as it has similar coloured feathers to the rocks on the left, and demonstrates a certain level of camoflage. Technically good picture IMO... gazhiley 08:49, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Hafspajen (talk) 15:05, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support An excellent shot, well done showing the camouflage and a natural habitat. SkywalkerPL (talk) 21:18, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 03:21, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 15:58, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Dэя-Бøяg 23:18, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support —Jobas (talk) 19:26, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lagopus muta japonica Mount Tsubakuro.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:48, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Black-tailed godwit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2015 at 08:42:49 (UTC)

Reason

HQ + EV

Articles in which this image appears

Black-tailed godwit

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Merops

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 08:42, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support - Overall very strong, but part of the foot is blocked by a wooden beam. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:09, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Dэя-Бøяg 23:19, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. It is a shame that the food is slightly obscured but only a minor issue. Otherwise a very good candidate. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:43, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- I think it is sharp, clear, captivating and pretty, overall. Sharper than many. Hafspajen (talk) 01:04, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Jee 02:31, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Yann (talk) 08:16, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. That beam is a little distracting, but the bird is nice and sharp, and I like the background. —Bruce1ee^talk 08:58, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 19:26, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:07, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:52, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Because a snipe by any other name would be a Schnepfe. Sca (talk) 21:06, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Black-tailed Godwit Uferschnepfe.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:44, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Panicle of Polypogon monspeliensis

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2015 at 08:53:13 (UTC)

Reason

EV + HQ

Articles in which this image appears

Polypogon monspeliensis

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others

Creator

Morray

• Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 08:53, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. A bit noisy in the background and the article could do with a bit of filling out, but otherwise a very interesting and well taken shot. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:42, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Yann (talk) 08:17, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support —Jobas (talk) 19:24, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Pine^✉ 23:16, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:07, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:51, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Polypogon monspeliensis (1).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:55, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hudson's Soap advertisement

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Aug 2015 at 23:40:18 (UTC)

Reason

High quality scan of this advertisement from the early days of a notable brand (i.e. Rinso, before it was given its current name)

Articles in which this image appears

Rinso

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle

Creator

Hudson's Soap, digitized by the Wellcome Trust

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:40, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ALT - Nice work, Adam. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:18, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT The background is bit full-on black but the actual image is good. Belle (talk) 01:43, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Hafspajen (talk) 11:42, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I'd kind of like to restore this a little bit - the damage is unfortunate and detracts a bit. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:34, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I thought it was minor, but I do love giving you work. ;)  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:00, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT has got enough EV and high quality. Alborzagros (talk) 12:10, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 18:33, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Request suspension so I can finish. Front's very damaged. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:04, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Postpone closure unitil Adam finishes the front's restoration. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:40, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm down to three of the text boxes, but the front really was filthy. I'm going to try to finish today, but no promises. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:49, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Okay, we're done. Support alternative Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:47, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ALT - very nice restoration.
  SagaciousPhil - Chat 17:16, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Promoted File:Advertisement for Hudson's Soap with policemen (front). Wellcome L0069078 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:09, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Advertisement for Hudson's Soap with policemen (back). Wellcome L0069077 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:09, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• There is a clear consensus that the alternatives should be promoted. --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:09, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Switzerland (Swiss National Bank) – Five Francs (1914)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2015 at 20:31:38 (UTC)

Reason

High quality, high EV, very choice condition. This multilingual titled and denominated 5

Swiss Franc note was part of the second issue from the Swiss National Bank

.

Articles in which this image appears

Swiss franc, Swiss National Bank

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Swiss National Bank
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 20:31, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:03, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Yann (talk) 17:10, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Pretty if one is looking closely... elegant. Hafspajen (talk) 15:03, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Hafspajen- Glad to see you more active again...--Godot13 (talk) 18:40, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• 

  There's life in the ol' Swede yet! Sca (talk) 23:39, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  
  

• Support—Jobas (talk) 19:24, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support High quality and much EV. Alborzagros (talk) 10:05, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:06, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:51, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Another excellent quality note. Our currency pictures are certainly flourishing at the moment... Lemon martini (talk) 23:22, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:SWI-11b-Confederation Schweizerische Nationalbank-5 Franken (1914).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:32, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Aidan Gillen

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2015 at 22:35:55 (UTC)

Reason

This high quality head shot of the Irish actor Aidan Gillen was uploaded by

User:Wadey

, and has kindly been released through the OTRS.

Articles in which this image appears

Aidan Gillen (lead image)

FP category for this image

People/Entertainment

Creator

Aidan Gillen

• Support as nominator –
  A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 22:35, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support —Jobas (talk) 19:23, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Alborzagros (talk) 10:19, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:38, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sameer Khan (fashion choreographer)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2015 at 03:13:32 (UTC)

Reason

Good quality, EV and composition.

Articles in which this image appears

Sameer Khan

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Augustus Binu

• Support as nominator – DreamSparrow ^Chat 03:13, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Is it worth removing the white specks on his black shirt? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:05, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

•  Done Chris Woodrich :- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:22, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Good. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:40, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose staged photo that reveals nothing about the subject's personality or occupation for which is notable. No significant EV. --ELEKHH^T 00:37, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - It does reveal it alright, he is in fashion. Article say "Indian fashion choreographer, contest trainer and model "... I could tell imediatelly the guy has style and elegance, probably a filmstar or fashion. The Fab Five would have giving him a high score... :) about EV, it's a lead pic... more than this one can't ask for. Hafspajen (talk) 01:02, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support —Jobas (talk) 19:23, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Rreagan007 (talk) 20:20, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose No significant EV. -Alborzagros (talk) 10:22, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • How so? Is the physical appearance of a subject not of value in and of itself? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:21, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • ELEKHH & Alborzagros, the article is about a person and the photograph is of that person. I don't think we can strictly illustrate the profession of the person with a photograph unless he is an athlete, performer etc.. Hafspajen also explained it in a better way. You may kindly have a look at this, it does not show that he is the President but a good portrait, the same way this nomination was made. Hope you are convinced and would reconsider your vote. DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:29, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I consistently opposed FPC images like this (example), not only because of lack of EV but also because I think they are not entirely consistent with
        WP:NPOV. The same way we don't feature articles with promotional text, we shouldn't feature promotional staged images. The Obama example (not promoted) is marginally better as at least has the flag in the background providing some context. --ELEKHH^T 22:55, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply
        ]
        • ELEKHH, you mean to say this is marginally better because of the flag background ? Then how would you consider these 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, are they having significant EV ? My only concern is, its very difficult to get a good portrait of these kind of people since they will be covered with a lot of people when they are in a public meeting, at least the effort we put would be considered right ? DreamSparrow ^Chat 05:40, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • Is their notability simply a product of their persona, or of society's appreciation of them? If the second, than is it their appearance in the public sphere, or a staged portrait more relevant? Are they icons, or humans with qualities appreciated by the public? -ELEKHH^T 13:03, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • But I feel the picture meeting all the criteria. Lets see what others think : DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:33, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- No problem with interest. Good pic. Ayesha23 (talk) 07:11, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Rainbow unicorn (talk) 17:27, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sameer Khan - FC.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:15, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Annika Beck

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2015 at 23:24:07 (UTC)

Reason

High quality tennis action shot

Articles in which this image appears

Annika Beck

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport

Creator

David Iliff

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:24, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Great picture. Yann (talk) 08:14, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Thanks for the nomination. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:40, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support —Jobas (talk) 19:22, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support-- DreamSparrow ^Chat 20:17, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. While I don't really like that her hand is partially obscuring her face, it is still a good action shot. Rreagan007 (talk) 20:18, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Alborzagros (talk) 10:23, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:06, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Annika Beck 2, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:31, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gold 20-stater of Eucratides

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Aug 2015 at 19:12:21 (UTC)

Reason

The largest gold coin ever minted in Antiquity, good quality picture, high EV

Articles in which this image appears

Eucratides I, Bactria, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

Eucratides I / National Library of France, montage by Yann

• Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 19:12, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 19:20, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment -- The image is high quality but the background is very dirty. Can it be cleaned up a bit?--Godot13 (talk) 21:26, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Primary EV would be numismatic. Target article's text doesn't discuss this coin; description of it confined to infobox (and taken from Commons file description). Perhaps more info could be gleaned from the French WP entry? (Je ne parle....) Sca (talk) 22:09, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Lovely gold coin. Alborzagros (talk) 10:25, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:05, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Not that concerned about a tiny amount of dust. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 15:57, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent quality image. If its claim to fame is being the largest gold coin of ancient times,does some sort of scale need to be added? The size isn't immediately obvious from the picture or the caption Lemon martini (talk) 23:24, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Ayesha23 (talk) 08:30, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Monnaie de Bactriane, Eucratide I, 2 faces.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:17, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Danseuse au café

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Aug 2015 at 20:15:13 (UTC)

Reason

Albright-Knox Art Gallery

in Buffalo, New York.

Articles in which this image appears

Femme à l'Éventail

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Jean Metzinger

Reason

Painting by notable

impressionist artist Claude Monet of his wife and their son, now exhibited at at the National Gallery of Art

in Washington, D.C.

Articles in which this image appears

Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son, Impressionism, Oil painting, and just added to Claude Monet and Camille Doncieux

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Claude Monet

• Support as nominator – Pine^✉ 20:39, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Wonderful painting and great quality file. P. S. Burton (talk) 21:31, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – To my untrained eye there's something rather congested about this fairly early Monet composition, which in an art-history sense may make it more interesting. Sca (talk) 21:57, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support –Very good, a famous painting. Nice green shadows and all that. _{Coloured shadows, Sca, you remember...?} Hafspajen (talk) 00:25, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:32, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --PetarM (talk) 15:25, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Jobas (talk) 08:34, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- Alborzagros (talk) 10:27, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I was going to nominate this (until Chris destroyed my confidence and hopes and dreams by dissing my last two nominations :P) Belle (talk) 13:21, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wouldn't have had anything bad to say about this one.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:20, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:05, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:50, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Ayesha23 (talk) 08:19, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Claude Monet - Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:40, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marian Dawkins

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2015 at 00:40:07 (UTC)

Reason

High quality image of a notable person. Good to have more featured content about women scientists.

Articles in which this image appears

Marian Dawkins +1

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering

Creator

Royal Society

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:40, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. I'm a bit torn on this one. It's technically excellent as a basic portrait, but compositionally it's very average and she looks quite awkward. I really think the photographer should have gone for more of a head shot or gone a bit wider with a more characterful standing pose. I'm far from an expert portrait shooter but I'd never ask someone to stand arms by their side looking like a deer in headlights. ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 01:27, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Overall I'm not too keen on most of the Royal Society portraits (same reason, basically... that and the blatant dust spots a lot have) but this one turned out okay. There's resolution to make a crop, so I'll try a standard headshot crop. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:24, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support cropped Hafspajen (talk) 15:11, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support cropped —Jobas (talk) 08:33, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Prefer alt as per my above comments about the composition of the original. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 08:49, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Don't think you've supported; is this a comment only, or ...?) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:29, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Oops, that was an implied support, but I'll make it official. Support with preference for alt. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 01:25, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support cropped Alborzagros (talk) 10:28, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support cropped -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:52, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support with preference for original-- Arms add interest IMHO Ayesha23 (talk) 07:03, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Professor Marian Dawkins CBE FRS headshot.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:51, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Only the alt has enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:51, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

MH-53J Pave Low

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2015 at 03:33:03 (UTC)

Reason

Pictured here is a Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopter of the 20th Special Operations Squadron on maneuvers stateside. Its an interesting image of a now retired heavy lift helicopter, and its reasonably large enough that I figured to give it a shot here at FPC for a star.

Articles in which this image appears

Sikorsky MH-53

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air

Creator

U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Andy M. Kin

• Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 03:33, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Blades are cropped off. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:35, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • ...yeah. Like I said, reasonably large enough, but there is room for improvement (lol; sorry, couldn't type that with a straight face :-) TomStar81 (Talk) 03:37, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – IMO, all helicopters are ugly. Sca (talk) 20:24, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Blades cut off, but also focus very soft on front of the beautiful machine... :P Oh and well below minimum spec?! gazhiley 09:56, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Below 1500*1500 in size. Alborzagros (talk) 10:31, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • As a techincal note to those voting, its not strictly true that the image is below the 1500x1500 mandate, as one side clocks in at a little over 1700px, so its only short on the one side, and then not by that much. Still though, below minimum is below minimum.
• Oppose Too small, blurry. Yann (talk) 11:34, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Rainbow unicorn (talk) 17:26, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:37, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty Nose

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2015 at 14:55:00 (UTC)

Reason

Good quality for a 1870s photo. An interesting tidbit: while she fought against United States, her grandson served in the US military and she witnessed his return from Korean War, aged 101.

Articles in which this image appears

Pretty Nose, History of Montana, Battle of the Little Bighorn

FP category for this image

People/Traditional dress or People/Military

Creator

Laton Alton Huffman

• Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 14:55, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – I think I'm in love. Sca (talk) 23:28, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Technically it's good for its age, but shouldn't we standardize whether or not we show the edges of the photograph? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:32, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I left the edges for better EV during restoration, but wouldn't oppose their slight cropping. Brandmeister^talk 07:56, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I ask because the bottom edge is already cropped straight. I could probably find time to crop the image later. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:01, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support —Jobas (talk) 08:31, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support HQ + EV Alborzagros (talk) 10:32, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:04, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:49, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Even though Chris' crop takes it below the minimum size requirements ("even though"; I'm so generous with my interpretation of the rules; send chocolates). Belle (talk) 13:52, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Yann (talk) 11:33, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Ayesha23 (talk) 06:57, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Very nice historical image. Rreagan007 (talk) 21:25, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Arapaho woman Pretty Nose, 1879, restored.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:17, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Balisto

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2015 at 01:08:30 (UTC)

Reason

Useful product photography of a chocolate bar I've never tried. Please note that the packaging is so simple that it doesn't pass the threshold of originality in the US, and thus can be freely licensed.

Articles in which this image appears

Balisto

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink

Creator

Superbass

• Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:08, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak oppose Limited EV as the chocolate bars themselves aren't shown and the covers are partially obscured. Still, I want to try them. Brandmeister^talk 06:56, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose I don't buy the "so simple" justification; think of the poor designer having their work dissed thus, and if it is truly so simple that it doesn't pass the threshold of originality, we aren't getting much EV out of it; I agree with Brandmeister that we really need to see the biscuits; or preferably eat them. Belle (talk) 09:48, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. I don't think the designer's work is being dissed, it's just a technical delineation about what can and can't be copyrighted. But yes, seeing the wrapper isn't enough for me either, It would be much more useful to see what's inside. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:44, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I bet they spent ages agonising over whether to join the i to the s. Belle (talk) 11:03, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

They had one group of marketing consultants analyzing the i-to-s juncture, and another on the t-and-o situation. The latter were paid more cuz their decision was final. Sca (talk) 13:54, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose Sorry, but it this a commercial break in Wikipedia? --Tremonist (talk) 12:11, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nope, considering I've never had the bar in my life (having not even been to Europe). I just thought that these packaged examples have greater EV than an open one because, in the long run, one chocolate bar is going to look a lot like another. Unless we split it in half. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:25, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I was just kidding, Chris. --Tremonist (talk) 13:36, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • My humor is, admittedly, quite dry (i.e. so was I) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:50, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I was thinking a bar broken open (so you can see the inside) poking out of an opened wrapper would be perfect; then you could see everything relevant; of course it would be best if there was a woman in a comfy sweater curled up on a sofa delicately nibbling on the corner and smiling coquettishly while pushing a crumb into her mouth with a perfectly manicured finger; that's how we always eat chocolate. Belle (talk) 13:44, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I dare say you want to be the model, Belle? Seriously though, if I had the chance I'd probably do it like that. I might do a shot like this for ordinary Pocky if I ever manage to get through the rest of the images from my last shoot. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:50, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • In the absence of any boring factual information about Belle, I always imagined her as a kind of Nigella Lawson (a British cooking show celebrity renown for her sensual talk about food, as parodied in this video! Oh, warning, NSFW.) - and that description by Belle above only reinforces it! ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:06, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • :-O Belle (talk) 15:30, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • Sorry Belle, maybe it was a bit much for the sterile confines of FPC... ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 15:35, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Withdraw - Alright, very little chance of a consensus for promotion happening here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:25, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:30, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:30, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2015 at 20:18:05 (UTC)

Reason

good quality, 9 macro photos stacked

Articles in which this image appears

Achillea millefolium

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers

Creator

Petar Milošević

• Support as nominator – PetarM (talk) 20:18, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Edges of petals strike me as oversharpened. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:31, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

•  Comment: No sharpening, its very natural together with tonality. --PetarM (talk) 06:36, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Not sure I've ever seen anything this sharp come out naturally. I have tagged a concerning area for you to look at. The quality is otherwise excellent, however. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:41, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• I saw it, and i uplodaded original photo which took that part (bottom edge and a bit upper part). https://www.flickr.com/photos/mile_risto/20245665712/sizes/o/ --PetarM (talk) 10:27, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Alright, thanks. Interesting. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:58, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support —Jobas (talk) 08:31, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Not very sharp. I can't enjoy watching
  stamens. Alborzagros (talk) 10:56, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply
  ]

•  Comment: Alborzagros you wont be able to enjoy that anyway, its not Hipeastrum where stemas are big like each flower here and even more. Do you realize what size are you looking at ? --PetarM (talk) 12:32, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Support It's a pity there are no photos of the plant in the article as it has a quite pretty form, but this is a very good close up of the flower heads. Belle (talk) 01:52, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Yann (talk) 11:31, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Rainbow unicorn (talk) 17:24, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Yarrow (Achillea millefolium).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:19, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Orazio Gentileschi - The Lute Player

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2015 at 21:07:31 (UTC)

Reason

EV, lead picture in four articles, a good scan -

Baroque era

, who is know for being the first woman who ever wrote an opera. Looks like this information has so far no reliable sources)

Articles in which this image appears

The Lute Player (Orazio Gentileschi), (own article) ‎Orazio Gentileschi, Andrea Salvadori, Francesca Caccini, Kirtle, Lute

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Orazio Gentileschi