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Sadhu

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2018 at 08:18:28 (UTC)

Original – Hindu sadhu with painted face
Reason
high quality image used as lead
Articles in which this image appears
Sadhu
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Peteranta, uploaded by Yann
  • Support as nominatorYann (talk) 08:18, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:29, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Lord Pethic-Lawrence and Mahatma Gandhi

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2018 at 09:40:58 (UTC)

Original – Lord Pethick-Lawrence, British Secretary of State for India, and Mahatma Gandhi photographed as the latter was leaving after an interview, Delhi, April 18, 1946.
Reason
high resolution and good quality historical image
Articles in which this image appears
Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence, Colonialism, Mahatma Gandhi Series, Mahatma Gandhi New Series
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Unknown, uploaded by Yann
  • Support as nominatorYann (talk) 09:40, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Scanned from newspaper or other print source, coarse screen is visible. Original photo must exist somewhere... --Janke | Talk 10:52, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Janke: Yes, it is copied from a book, but it is, by far, the best available on the Internet. I don't have the money to buy the original. Regards, Yann (talk) 17:08, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Janke. Plus jumbled composition. Sca (talk) 15:02, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sca: Why do you mean by "jumbled"? It is photojournalism, not a studio shot. Regards, Yann (talk) 17:08, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
As a longtime journalist (now retired) who sometimes took and/or edited photos, I can assure you that framing one's composition is an important aspect of good photojournalism. In this shot, two or three people are cut off and the principal subjects are looking away from the camera. There is no central focus to the composition. Sca (talk) 22:10, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:29, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Bloody Saturday

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2018 at 17:19:24 (UTC)

Original – Baby crying on a platform of Shanghai's South Station after aerial bombing by Japanese forces, 28 August 1937
Reason
high resolution historical image with complete restoration. The image has its own article, and it is mentioned in
List of iconic photographs
. There was an earlier failed nomination with a smaller version of the picture.
Articles in which this image appears
Bloody Saturday (photograph), Battle of Shanghai, Shanghai, Strategic bombing during World War II, Terrorism, Portal:Shanghai
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
H. S. Wong, restored and uploaded by Yann
  • Support as nominatorYann (talk) 17:19, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:16, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional Support, if the bright wedge along the upper left border is eliminated (cloned or cropped out). Bammesk (talk) 00:25, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bloody Saturday, Shanghai.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:22, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2018 at 06:45:09 (UTC)

Original – The eclipse from outside Crowheart, Wyoming. This image used exposure bracketing to show both the Sun's corona and the surface features of the Moon itself.
Reason
A great shot
Articles in which this image appears
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Michael S Adler
  • Support as nominatorThe NMI User (talk) 06:45, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support GMGtalk 11:26, 4 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – good EV, despite artifacts in combining the bracketed images. Bammesk (talk) 12:55, 4 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support – Not so hot about this... --Janke | Talk 17:21, 6 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I'll take it.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:22, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - good photo. --
    talk) 08:54, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Promoted File:Total Solar Eclipse 8-21-17.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:43, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



NGC 6357

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2018 at 07:06:57 (UTC)

Original – Composite image of NGC 6357
Reason
Looks cool
Articles in which this image appears
NGC 6357
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:45, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Neptune

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Aug 2018 at 07:31:34 (UTC)

Original – Neptune's Great Dark Spot and its companion bright smudge; on the west limb the fast moving bright feature called Scooter and the little dark spot are visible.
Reason
Some striping or banding
Articles in which this image appears
Neptune, Great Dark Spot, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:Neptune Full.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:49, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Ky-Mani Marley

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Aug 2018 at 07:11:48 (UTC)

OriginalKy-Mani Marley in Vieilles Charrues Festival, 2014.
Reason
Good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Ky-Mani Marley
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Thesupermat

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:23, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Lençóis Maranhenses

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Aug 2018 at 19:00:29 (UTC)

Original – During the rainy season, the valleys among the sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil are filled with thousands of fresh water lagoons, prevented from draining due to the impermeable bedrock beneath. These can stretch up to 300 feet (91 m) in length and 10 feet (3.0 m) in depth, and together comprise as much as 41% of the total area of the 383,000 acre (155,000 ha) park.
Reason
I originally pulled this out of latest files feed when it was uploaded back in June. Honestly, it was such high quality with such vivid colors that I was pretty sure it was going to end up being a copyright violation, but it ended up just being a really excellent image uploaded by Julius Dadalti (this guy), and donated as part of Wiki Love Earth 2018. Having looked through quite a few books and stories trying to polish up the article for this nomination, it puts a lot of the images used by the sources to shame. Also just for context, even though these almost look like puddles you can step across with your rain boots, they're actually pretty dang big (goat for scale) and expansive enough that they're visible from the International Space Station.
Articles in which this image appears
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Julius Dadalti

Promoted File:Lençóis Maranhenses 2018.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:29, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



July 2018 lunar eclipse

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Aug 2018 at 06:12:31 (UTC)

Original – This image of lunar eclipse on July 27, 2018, totality from Oria, Italy, 21:09 UTC, very cropped
Reason
Stunning shot, very cropped
Articles in which this image appears
July 2018 lunar eclipse, Lunar eclipse, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Giuseppe Donatiello (cropped by PhilipTerryGraham)
  • Support as nominatorThe NMI User (talk) 06:12, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Too dark. --
    talk) 13:11, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:36, 18 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Ceres (high-resolution view)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Aug 2018 at 06:24:13 (UTC)

Original – High-resolution view of Ceres taken during its Low-Altitude Mapping Orbit
Reason
High resolution was amazing
Articles in which this image appears
Ceres (dwarf planet), Dawn (spacecraft), List of geological features on Ceres
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
  • Support as nominatorThe NMI User (talk) 06:24, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment if this is the best image we have of Ceres, why is it not in the infobox, but buried in the article? Mattximus (talk) 14:05, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – detailed and has EV, but this being an "orthographic projection" (per file description), in other words a composite photo of a planet, it doesn't look natural enough. The inconsistent shadow directions bother me. Bammesk (talk) 02:58, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:37, 18 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Gorky Park (Moscow)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Aug 2018 at 10:08:53 (UTC)

Original – Main portal of the Gorky Park, a central park in Moscow, named after Maxim Gorky.
Reason
High EV, good quality, already featured in Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Gorky Park (Moscow), Moscow, Portal:Moscow
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
A.Savin
But the photo is intended as a view of the portal or gate, not of many small flowers in a park. Sca (talk) 15:46, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Moscow Gorky Park main portal 08-2016 img1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:18, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Ben-Gurion's Hut

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Aug 2018 at 10:23:28 (UTC)

Ben-Gurion's Hut in Sde Boker
Reason
Good quality and high EV. This is the room where
Ben-Gurion's Hut
. The museum, and this picture in particular, demonstrates the famous simpilicty in which Ben-Gurion lived, which is a complete contrary to the luxury life many of the Israeli policians have now.
Articles in which this image appears
Ben-Gurion's Hut
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Hanan epstein

Promoted File:44444 חדרו של דוד בן גוריון בצריף בשדה בוקר.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:22, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



NGC 6357

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Aug 2018 at 06:36:53 (UTC)

Original – Composite image of NGC 6357
Reason
Looks cool and wonderfully graphic
Articles in which this image appears
NGC 6357
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:Cosmic ‘Winter’ Wonderland.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:41, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



California sea lion

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Aug 2018 at 07:18:34 (UTC)

Original – Female sea lion with pup at Tierpark Hellabrunn, a wonderful capture shot
Reason
Wonderful photo
Articles in which this image appears
California sea lion
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Rufus46
  • Support as nominatorThe NMI User (talk) 07:18, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – the background wall (unnatural, man-made) takes away the wow factor for me. Bammesk (talk) 02:43, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Bammesk. Most zoo photos are bromides. Composition is cluttered. Sca (talk) 14:47, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose not a very clear look at the head of the animal. Mattximus (talk) 16:33, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose poor composition etc. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:41, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:58, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Killer whale

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Aug 2018 at 04:19:05 (UTC)

Original – Transient killer whales near Unimak Island, eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Reason
Great shot
Articles in which this image appears
Killer whale, Megafauna, Orcinus
, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
NOAA
  • Support as nominatorThe NMI User (talk) 04:19, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support very useful image. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:40, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose – Unfortunate composition problem, a fin covers the other whale. --Janke | Talk 08:39, 17 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral, leaning weak oppose - The composition with the fin is unfortunate. The lighting is pretty dull. (Compare the lighting in this FP that just reaches out and smacks you in the face.) It is likely among the best such images we have, given it's use in three related articles. But I'm not sure this image in particular isn't liable to be replaced in time with a better one, given how common images of the subject are. GMGtalk 13:32, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:11, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Saltwater crocodile

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Aug 2018 at 04:50:15 (UTC)

Original – Crocodile at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Florida
Reason
Best picture
Articles in which this image appears
Saltwater crocodile, List of largest reptiles
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
St. Augustine Alligator Farm
  • Support as nominatorThe NMI User (talk) 04:50, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • oppose not a high quality image Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:38, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Charles. Monochromatic, inadequate contrast, sketchy definition. (Promotional photo?) Sca (talk) 15:42, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:11, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Vincent van Gogh (Russell painting)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Aug 2018 at 05:32:26 (UTC)

John Peter Russell, Vincent van Gogh, 1886, Van Gogh Museum
Reason
High quality image. It is the earliest and, according to specialists, most realistic painting of Van Gogh by one of his contemporaries, and reportedly his favourite.
Articles in which this image appears
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
BotMultichill

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:46, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Minggu Pagi

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Jul 2018 at 06:34:01 (UTC)

Original – The cover for the 7 February 1954 edition of Minggu Pagi, a magazine published by the Kedaulatan Rakyat Group in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The magazine transitioned to a tabloid format in the 1980s. Pictured is the actress Lies Noor.
Reason
High quality scan; not every day we get decent magazine covers.
Articles in which this image appears
Minggu Pagi, Lies Noor
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Kedaulatan Rakyat Group; restored by Chris Woodrich

Promoted File:Minggu Pagi 6.45 (7 February 1954) cover.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:12, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Pygmy goat

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Aug 2018 at 23:35:28 (UTC)

Original – A pygmy goat on a stump
Reason
A good capture
Articles in which this image appears
Pygmy goat, Goat
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Kuebi
  • Support as nominatorThe NMI User (talk) 23:35, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Too many animals. Sca (talk) 01:20, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak oppose - the rear of the animal is out of focus. Chris857 (talk) 02:36, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support A nice, clearly-taken photograph.Goveganplease (talk) 03:46, 20 August 2018 (UTC)'[reply]
  • comment is it possible to get a bit more headroom?©Geni (talk) 00:52, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • oppose nice composition, but with F4, the rear of the animal is out of focus. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:10, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as per Goveganplease. Yann (talk) 13:23, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:10, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



African leopard

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Aug 2018 at 23:44:34 (UTC)

Original – Leopard in the Serengeti, Tanzania
Reason
A good capture
Articles in which this image appears
African leopard, Leopard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Haplochromis
  • Support as nominatorThe NMI User (talk) 23:44, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Too many animals. Sca (talk) 01:20, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • oppose I don't think 'too many animals' is a fair point. Too many leopards would be fair. This is not FP composition: no tail; and technical quality barely QI. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:15, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose but not because it is an animal (we need more animal photos) but because the framing is off (the tail is cut off). Mattximus (talk) 15:33, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Mattximus. And although the hues may demonstrate camouflage/protective coloration, low contrast reduces visual accessibility. Sca (talk) 17:56, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:11, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Elephants Dream (2006)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Sep 2018 at 11:53:06 (UTC)

OriginalElephants Dream (code-named Orange and originally titled Machina) is a 2006 English-language and Dutch-produced 3D CGI animated science fiction 9-minute short film that was produced almost completely using the free software 3D suite Blender (except for the modular sound studio Reaktor and the cluster that rendered the final production which ran Mac OS X). It premiered on 24 March 2006 after about 8 months of work.
Reason
High quality encode of entire short film under a compatible license. I can think of no better way than to demonstrate the film than to actually show the entirety of it to the viewer.
Articles in which this image appears
Elephants Dream
FP category for this image
Entertainment
Creator
Orange Open Movie Team

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:00, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]