Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/August-2020

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:51, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• While there is a clear consensus above to promote the image, it's currently not used in any article and thus it can't be promoted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:51, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank goodness for that. – Sca (talk) 14:01, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Majipa Lakhey

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Reason

Quality image

Articles in which this image appears

Majipa Lakhey, Lakhey, Kathmandu,

FP category for this image

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

Creator

Less than 3

• Support as nominator – ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:04, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - Unfortunate composition, cut off at left. Appears to be a snapshot, better photos should be easy to take. --Janke | Talk 14:11, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:00, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wiggle stereoscopy

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Reason

Good example of Wiggle stereoscopy from an early 20th century set, when the technique was relatively novel and in use. Lead image of the article, and I did more restoration recently.

Articles in which this image appears

Wiggle stereoscopy

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment

Creator

Keystone View Company, photographer: unknown, restoration: Miles and Bammesk

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 16:12, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Intresting, read the article for the first time as a result of nomination. --Gnosis (talk) 19:02, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment & leaning to oppose I don't think wiggle stereoscopy was used in the early 20th century... by what means, if true? ^{[citation needed]} Stereoscopy itself is a lot older, as old as photography, in fact. Otherwise high EV, but there are some distracting details: the uneven exposure, and the size difference top right. I think a better, modern image could easily be made. I might try doing one in the near future, possibly with more than two frames. --Janke | Talk 19:21, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Janke, about "what means": it didn't take much to toggle two images in 1910s and 20s (with motion picture and projector technology of the time). An easy way would be two side by side projectors projecting the two images on the same screen, and blocking the light path sequentially. Bammesk (talk) 01:34, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I struck/revised that part. Being novice, I drew the wrong conclusion from looking at the many slow moving and old examples in the article and in the Commons category here. There are other and newer examples in the Commons category but none are as well done (as impressive) as the nom image. I look forward to seeing your image. I think being derived from a 1920s-set makes the nom image an interesting example though. Bammesk (talk) 21:14, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• OK, here's a very quick test with 4 frames - it was easy to make! Effect could be stronger than in this example (of my HO railroad...) Someone else may want to try it, with a better, and "deeper" subject. Can't do it outside today, too windy... --Janke | Talk 10:01, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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• Oppose – Lacks general EV; annoying. – Sca (talk) 12:48, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• "General EV" is not a requirement. Bammesk (talk) 02:06, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment New to me, but surely the vanishing point (far distance) should be stationary, not wiggling, in which case this is a poor example. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:50, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Charlesjsharp, here is an example of what you suggest, it doesn't work. Being new, you can spend a few minutes and go through the examples at the Commons category Here (also noted above). You'll get a sense of what works just by looking at the examples. Bammesk (talk) 01:28, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• CommentI looked at the examples and they all use different POVs and techniques. None impressed me. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:11, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Most of them don't impress me either, a stationary vanishing point doesn't work though. Bammesk (talk) 00:59, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak oppose The article is really lacking in good sources to establish this is actually a notable technique. Normally I don't judge images by the quality of the article they come from, but for an image created by a Wikipedian to exemplify a technique, we need it to be pretty well-established that the technique is actually notable (just as even the most perfectly-shot portrait of a non-notable person wouldn't be an FP). TSP (talk) 21:25, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment From memory, this technique (or one very similar to it) was extensively used by aerial reconnaissance photo interpreters during World War II to provide an illusion of depth. Again from memory, this played a particularly important role in the campaign against the German 'V' weapons. Such images would likely have stronger EV. Nick-D (talk) 01:55, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• To your point, article says "many small animals bob their heads to create motion parallax (wiggling) so they can better estimate distance prior to jumping." Bammesk (talk) 02:10, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment As I am always interested in learning about animal behaviour, I have examined the claim in the article that birds bob their heads in some way that illustrates wiggle stereoscopy. My conclusion (and someone else has already inserted a ‘citation needed’ template) is that there is no evidence to support this statement. Animals (like man) will move their heads to get a better view and that improves distance perception through motion parallax. Steinman and Garcia make a claim that pigeons bob their heads to achieve motion parallax. Experiments have shown this to be not true. They bob their heads to keep them still as they move, so it is for focus, not parallax. Ellard et al. undertook work on the Mongolian gerbil and found that monocular gerbils moved their heads more than binocular gerbils. No bobbing. The three references cited are only Harvard citations – there are no full citations, but I’ve accessed what I can.Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:11, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• The article says small animals, not just birds. It is unsourced though. Bammesk (talk) 00:59, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:01, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Laetiporus sulphureus

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Reason

Fairly recent unanimous FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Laetiporus sulphureus

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi

Creator

Agnes Monkelbaan

• Support as nominator – MER-C 13:02, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Ineligible - not in the article... Maybe you meant to list the other one... ;-) --Janke | Talk 14:13, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks, corrected. MER-C 14:56, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:53, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Actually, it looks delicious... --Janke | Talk 19:27, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Thank you very much for nominating my photo.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 16:03, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:06, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hortus Haren 18-05-2019. (actm.) 03.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:37, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski

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Reason

Iconic and well-recognized portrait seems to be a proper representation of this musician and politician.

Articles in which this image appears

Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Ignacy Jan Paderewski

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

• Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 10:07, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Could be restored a bit, quite a lot of white dust particles - hardly in the painting itself? --Janke | Talk 10:30, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  At the moment I have no time to check it by myself, but they seem to be present on scans from both, the museum and google. Which is unusual, because google almost always has the best quality. I might try to go to the museum next weekend. --Andrei (talk) 11:47, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• The original at Google Arts has better, more neutral colors. Bammesk (talk) 02:31, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Okay, the colors are fixed. --Andrei (talk) 09:25, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I am not sure the bright spots are scan defects, they may be ingrained on the canvas, see the bottom edge far right. Bammesk (talk) 15:40, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• At the moment I am unable to confirm it on my own, sadly. I have no time to go to the museum. --Andrei (talk) 21:00, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I think once the image is edited and the bright spots are removed, this has a good chance of passing if it's renominated. Bammesk (talk) 01:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:30, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hazel MacKaye

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Reason

This is honestly one of the favourite portraits I've restored. It's fun, it's not too staged, and, y'know, it has a cute dog in it. It's just a lovely picture of a multi-talented person

Articles in which this image appears

Hazel MacKaye

FP category for this image

She's again hard to classify, albeit for a somewhat different reason than Smyth: She used drama as a political weapon, so you could certainly argue Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political. But, reversing that, her political weapon was theatre, so Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment might make more sense. I defer to Armbrust's judgement.

Creator

Harris & Ewing, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 06:11, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:18, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:06, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Adam, there are a couple of bright spots on/near her right hand, they can be removed. Bammesk (talk) 02:02, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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• It was very rare to see! Bammesk (talk) 01:06, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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• Support. MER-C 16:27, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:52, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hazel MacKaye and dog by Harris & Ewing.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:31, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lilac-breasted roller

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Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Lilac-breasted roller

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:21, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• This is a beautifully shot bird, but the branch is a little obtrusive. Is there an alternative shot? I'm leaning support, but would like to promote the best image we have of the little guy.
  FPs 20:12, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• He's a big guy actually. I like this one as it shows the dark blue wing feathers. The whole of the bird is in focus - the other FPs are more head on and recent voters on Commons had the opportunity to compare this one with them to see if it matched up. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:39, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support, then.

FPs 23:11, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply

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• Support – On aesthetic grounds. So colorful, unlike many avian species nominated here. – Sca (talk) 13:09, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 16:36, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:51, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 16:52, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus caudatus) Botswana.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:35, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Juvenile coot

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Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons. Juvenile looks very different to the adult bird.

Articles in which this image appears

Eurasian coot

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:27, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, although I'd improve the description in the article and move it up a paragraph next to the description of the juvenile. Been waiting for this one ever since I saw it at Commons FPC. You are a brilliant photographer, and, as such, your photographs deserve better treatment in article space than just the caption "chick". Will poke at it after dinner. Done
  FPs 20:14, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Support. MER-C 16:36, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:50, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 16:52, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) juvenile.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:39, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jessie Bonstelle

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Reason

Quality Image.

Articles in which this image appears

Jessie Bonstelle

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Bain News Service, publisher; Restoration by CAPTAIN MEDUSA

• Support as nominator – ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 18:57, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – nice restoration, but I think it can be improved a bit. The bottom edge can be cloned a bit, there are two small dark spots above her eyebrow and some on her neck, two large bright spots on her dress which look like they don't belong there (lower right side). Also I think the shadows are pulled too low because some of her hair details are lost (see the back). Bammesk (talk) 01:39, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Reluctant oppose You set your black point too low, and her hair, and the shadow under her armpit have turned into an inky blackness. Did you save a copy before the levels adjustment?
  FPs 07:41, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Adam Cuerden, Is the new version better? ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:17, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Much, thank you. Support. I've marked a couple more things you can do with the note tool on Commons - hover over the image to see them - but they're all pretty minor.
  FPs 11:44, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Thank you. I will take a look at that. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:46, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Just be aware that I think uploading a new version deletes the notes. You might want to keep a PNG version so you can edit a lossless version if you're not - if you look at any of mine, you'll see I regularly upload PNG files as I work. Mind you, I started doing that a lot more after a couple of crashes during saves that ate my work. Also helpful if I don't finish something at the time - check out the history of [5]
  FPs 11:54, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• The latest upload has a watermark and small dots to the left of her chin. They weren't there previously and can be removed. Bammesk (talk) 14:01, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

•  Fixed ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:33, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. MER-C 19:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:03, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - after black point fix 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 16:52, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jessie Bonstelle, Mishkin, N.Y. - Mishkin LCCN2014684961 (restoration).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:58, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A Composite Imaginary View of Japan

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Reason

Already an FP on Commons, this is a very high-resolution photograph of an embroidered artwork from a time when Japanese textile art was making great technical advances. It depicts landmarks and architectural features associated with traditional Japan.

Articles in which this image appears

Meiji (era)#Textiles, Khalili Collection of Japanese Art, Japanese art#Textiles

FP category for this image

Artwork/East Asian art

Creator

Khalili Collections

• Support as nominator – MartinPoulter (talk) 12:46, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:19, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:37, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:21, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 20:38, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Support - 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 16:48, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Khalili Collections A Composite Imaginary View of Japan.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:16, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sándor Vay

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sexologists of the period, including Havelock Ellis and Richard von Krafft-Ebing, who used it to explore female inversion in the emerging field of sexology

. During his lifetime, he was well respected as an author of historical articles on notable figures and cultural topics related to Hungary. Many of his works have been posthumously republished and are considered an important part of his country's literary heritage.

Reason

The source isn't perfect by any means, but it's easy to get good sources for, say, France or the UK or the US. This is rarer, and as such, I think it's worth consideration despite a certain amount of graininess.

Articles in which this image appears

Sándor Vay

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Unknown, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 14:09, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Support – Bammesk (talk) 15:33, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 15:47, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. --Gnosis (talk) 05:31, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:49, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Nomination didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:49, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Red-bellied piranha

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Reason

Recently featured unanimously on Commons. Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water...

Articles in which this image appears

Red-bellied piranha, Piranha

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish

Creator

H. Zell

• Support as nominator – MER-C 14:16, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 20:42, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:23, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 16:44, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pygocentrus nattereri - Karlsruhe Zoo 01.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:55, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

La Esmeralda, Act III, Scene 1

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Reason

A fine Charles-Antoine Cambon set design, for the most notable opera of one of the most notable female opera composers.

Articles in which this image appears

La Esmeralda (opera) +1

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

Charles-Antoine Cambon, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 19:47, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Adam, I annotated a couple of areas on Commons, the bright patches don't necessarily look like features of the original!? Could it be damage due to long term contact with another sheet, perhaps a cover sheet? Bammesk (talk) 00:54, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's a fairly typical way of adding highlights to an image with white ink. The left ones are clouds, the right highlights. See

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• Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. MER-C 18:39, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per my comments on Commons FP nom. (t · c) buidhe 20:10, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - how marvelous to have this (Bertin intrigues me for so many reasons). --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:13, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles-Antoine Cambon - La Esmeralda, Act III, Scene 1 set design (Version 2).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:21, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Atriolum robustum

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Reason

Atriolum robustum, a greenish urn-shaped sea squirt about 0.5 inch in size, in this photo anchored on Cherry blossom coral, off the coast of East Timor. FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Atriolum robustum, Siphonogorgia godeffroyi, Siphonogorgia

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others

Creator

Nick Hobgood

• Support as nominator – I un-usurped the nom! Bammesk (talk) 14:03, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as attempted usurper
  FPs 00:24, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Comment – Interesting, but perhaps it could be more tightly cropped, as vividly colorful coral tends to overshadow the subject. – Sca (talk) 13:52, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think it's useful context.
    FPs 09:30, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Support I wouldn't crop it. I hadn't noticed the size until now. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:18, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:17, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ely Cathedral from the southeast

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Reason

Criteria met. The result of extensive discussion on talk as to the best view and careful implementation

Articles in which this image appears

Ely Cathedral

FP category for this image

Places

Creator

Verbcatcher

• Support as nominator – SovalValtos (talk) 10:53, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. This looks overprocessed and unsharp at full resolution to me, with visible haloing around the dark edges of the building, and wiggly edges that look like they were taken through a heat haze on a hot day. It's a fine choice for the article, as this is not visible at lower image sizes, but I question whether it meets the FP standards. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:58, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – I agree, it isn't sharp at full size. I did a quick check and the photo seems to be captured from 1.2 miles away, so that probably explains it. The first uploaded version here has almost the same vertical pixel count as the camera sensor, so given the building's height and the lens used, it puts the camera at 1.2 mile. Most of our FPs here have much shorter focal lengths. Bammesk (talk) 01:50, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. There has been considerable discussion on Ely Cathedral talk page [6] explaining intentions about the best angle and lighting. The 1.2 mile camera spot is likely the best so that foreground clutter is not included, all significant features are included and the impression of the building being "the ship of the Fens" is given. The position determines the focal length needed unless a heavy crop is preferred. Bammesk did you find the original upload to be out of focus as well as the derived versions? Verbcatcher has said the actual original was in RAW so a re-process might improve. The wiggly edges that David Eppstein has spotted are possibly due to the building's old time construction methods and wear or warping since rather than heat haze as it was taken at 0716 hrs. The camera used was decent quality (Canon EOS 6D Mark II) but exactly what lens I am unsure though likely fixed 300mm of unknown make and focusing method. Nearly all the Architecture FPs here had the advantage of freedom of an unobstructed view. Ely Cathedral is difficult to get a clear view, though leaves off trees may help. The low eye position is important for the composition though a little higher might help.SovalValtos (talk) 11:38, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• SovalValtos, about your question, the first upload (original) is better (sharper). I don't think the focus was missed so the images aren't out of focus, just not as sharp as our other FPs. I have now read the talk page discussion and checked camera's location on google earth, I see why the camera is where it is and I appreciate the effort. The composition is a great addition to the article. Bammesk (talk) 01:10, 13 August 2020 (UTC) . . . . As a sidenote: I think Commons:CropTool can produce a crop version as sharp as the original. It has a "lossless" option which if used should retain the sharpness of the original.[reply]

• Comment It is not required for FP here (I think it should be!), but it would have a better chance if it passes at Commons FP; in other words jump over the technical and photographic hurdle before going for the encyclopaedic one. There are fewer voters here. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:45, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Taken from quite a distant vantage point, making for a poor and rather indistinct composition. – Sca (talk) 15:24, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment As the article notes that the cathedral dominates the local landscape, a photo of it from a distance has good EV. However, the harsh light here renders the image a bit unattractive (and not very English-looking!). Nick-D (talk) 04:45, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comments by the photographer The photo was taken with a Canon EF 300 mm f/4L IS USM lens, using manual focussing confirmed by magnified live-view mode. I interpreted the slight wavyness on some of the architectural edges to heat shimmer, in spite of the early hour (08:16 BST). A version taken later in the day has a less harsh light but more heat shimmer (File:Ely Cathedral from Quanea Drove I.jpg). As has been explained, the distant viewpoint was chosen to show the important architectural features and the cathedral's setting. The architecture could be shown with a closer aerial photograph, but a low distant viewpoint gives a better sense of place and of the cathedral's size and its dominance of the landscape. Verbcatcher (talk) 20:31, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Thank you for all the helpful input. Unlikely to be promoted due to the processing concerns which would require a different version derived from the original to be considered instead. I was amused by the comment by Australia based editor User:Nick-D that it is 'not very English-looking!'. Milk chocolate box lighting was always likely to be more popular so the next attempt may have to be taken minutes later to reduce the cocoa solids % austerity of this early morning actual English light. My target at least is for a view with a sea (rough or smooth) of mist in the foreground. Best wishes in particular to the creator Verbcatcher.SovalValtos (talk) 14:25, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:55, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lake Palčje panorama

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Original – The intermittent Lake Palčje in SW Slovenia during high waters in early winter (above) and the drained area in autumn, two months earlier (below).

Reason

I believe it meets criteria. The most comprehensive image of this subject (aside from panorama of the empty lake, is a combined nomination possible?) telling an interesting story of intermittent Karst lakes.

Edit: nominated the set as per TSP's suggestion below. — Yerpo ^Eh? 08:39, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Articles in which this image appears

Lake Palčje, Seasonal lakes of Pivka

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama

Creator

Yerpo

• Support as nominator – — Yerpo ^Eh? 08:55, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comments - firstly: balance seems a little dull to me, and I think it has a slight anticlockwise tilt? Second: yes, nomination of image sets is possible, (e.g. Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Turgot map of Paris (2)) and I'd suggest that the pair of images, with the lake full and drained, is much more notable than either image alone. (I wondered if they might be more satisfying with the same crop, but that requires throwing away a big chunk of both images, so probably not worth it.) Given no votes have been received yet, I'd suggest you just edit to nominate both images together. TSP (talk) 12:27, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Done, thank you. As for the tilt, I had the same feeling, but when I tried to correct, the trees weren't upright anymore, so I think it's just an illusion due to waves on the left side of the lake. — Yerpo ^Eh? 08:39, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Fair enough, you may be right - it was only a question of perhaps 1°. (On dullness, I discover I like it a lot more on my other monitor, so I need to check my calibration!) TSP (talk) 11:02, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support set. I should warn, though, that we're in a slow period at FPC, so votes might come in, well, slowly.
  FPs 09:34, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support set - good quality and great EV for seasonal lakes. TSP (talk) 11:02, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 16:45, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support set Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:53, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Palskopanorama3.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:28, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Palskopanorama-autumn.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:28, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ring-tailed lemur

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Reason

High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.

Articles in which this image appears

Ring-tailed lemur

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:16, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 13:23, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Don't entirely like the intervening leaves, but it's a minorish flaw.
  FPs 15:54, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support. Good choice of lead image for well-known species. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:13, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 09:01, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Pity about the leaves, though... --Janke | Talk 11:57, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:15, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mossy leaf-tailed gecko

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Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) in Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Madagascar

. It has a dermal flap along its body so that it can hide in plain sight during the day.

Reason

High quality large images. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well. The top image shows the gecko's camouflage (crypsis)

Articles in which this image appears

Mossy leaf-tailed gecko

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles

Creator

Charlesjsharp

• Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:01, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 15:36, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. I can see it in the second photo, but not in the first... ;-) --Janke | Talk 16:15, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent pair of photos with strong EV Nick-D (talk) 23:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Amazing. – Sca (talk) 13:29, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

PS: – I suggest that certain of our politicians equip themselves with dermal flaps. – Sca (talk) 13:32, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 10:07, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, wow. — Yerpo ^Eh? 16:51, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• @
  Mossy leaf-tailed gecko. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:40, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• oops. Sorted. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:00, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) Montagne d’Ambre 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:19, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) Montagne d’Ambre 3.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:19, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Skating Minister

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Reason

High quality reproduction of this notable work.

Articles in which this image appears

The Skating Minister etc.

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Henry Raeburn

• Support as nominator – MER-C 09:20, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:14, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I've seen this painting. It's somewhat of an iconic painting for the
  FPs 13:54, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 15:48, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:09, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Hahahaha yes Brotato The Great (talk) 18:26, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:53, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Reverend Robert Walker (1755 - 1808) Skating on Duddingston Loch.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:28, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nobel Peace Prize 2

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Reason

Enormous EV, depicting two Israeli leaders (Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres) and one Palestinian leader (Yasser Arafat) recieving the Nobel Peace Prize for the Oslo Accords, one of the shaping moments in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and in the recent history of the Middle East in general. Great to have this official photo from 1994 in this high resolution, and the quality is quite good. FP in Commons. Failed to gain enough support before, but all issues were fixed.

Articles in which this image appears

Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Yasser Arafat, Oslo I Accord

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Sa'ar Ya'akov (Government Press Office, Israel)

• Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 07:15, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Difficult to know how to vote - a hugely significant moment in history, but a pretty ordinary photo. I'm leaning towards oppose, as this award is about the photo. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:12, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  I get it but would argue that having those three in the same room is extraordinary, especially considering the circumstances. --Andrei (talk) 18:43, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose – Per previous. And overhead lamp glare is distracting. – Sca (talk) 12:54, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Nyanardsan (talk) 00:29, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support The photo is indeed not great, but was competently executed. There is strong EV here, which I think gets this across the line. Nick-D (talk) 11:34, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per Nick. I think. I agree it's a hard one to judge.
  FPs 16:31, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Weak oppose per above. Important, momentous event, and it's great that we have this picture, but it doesn't quite cross the line for me. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:50, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support very iconic photograph in Israel. Tomer T (talk) 08:14, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: Not quite sure about this. The Nobel Prize is significant in itself, but the most iconic image is surely that of the handshake with Bill Clinton behind (of which we don't have an FP-worthy version). --Paul_012 (talk) 23:26, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES FOR 1994 IN OSLO..jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:50, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Set design for Act V, Scene 2 of Fromental Halévy's La reine de Chypre

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Reason

Besides the notable creator, it's from the original production, which adds a lot of value. This is a bit more colourful than most of his works - the majority of which tend to look more like the recent La Esmeralda drawing, with various paper colours, but it's a genuine set design for the première of a sufficiently notable opera, and I think that makes it valuable.

Articles in which this image appears

La reine de Chypre +1

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

Charles-Antoine Cambon, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 11:51, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Question So does this really add value to the article about the opera or set designer, since we know nothing about this minor work? Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:16, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I forgot to say it was the set design for the opera's première, didn't I? Sorry! We tend to value first productions.
    FPs 13:59, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
• Support OK, thanks Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:48, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • No worries. My fault for getting so rambly - I was kind of worn out at the time. I think I'll cut out all the off-topic stuff.
    FPs 16:07, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
• Support - A fine scan/photo. --Janke | Talk 11:58, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:36, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 18:12, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles-Antoine Cambon - Set design for Act V, Scene 2 of Fromental Halévy's La reine de Chypre.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:55, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Siddhicharan Shrestha

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Reason

Quality image.

Articles in which this image appears

Siddhicharan Shrestha

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya; Restoration by CAPTAIN MEDUSA

• Support as nominator – ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 16:17, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Maybe it's my laptop - I often recheck on other devices - but isn't a big part of the jacket blown out to white? Also, aren't there potential
  FPs 18:35, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support –Nyanardsan (talk) 02:04, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Withdrawn by nominator ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 12:15, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:58, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:58, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mbaru Niang house, East Nusa Tenggara

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Reason

High quality large image. Illustrates article well.

Articles in which this image appears

Rumah Adat

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Culture_and_lifestyle

Creator

AsdarMunandar

• Support as nominator – Nyanardsan (talk) 01:07, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 02:11, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Oppose – the far right area (particularly top right) is terribly soft, it's easy to see at full size (100% magnification). AsdarMunandar, in the reason section you wrote "FP on Commons", but I see no evidence of it. Bammesk (talk) 03:38, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose I know nothing about the subject, but this image is not representative of the structures in the article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:48, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per both above. --Janke | Talk 11:55, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 10:10, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:16, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Avraham Avigdorov

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Reason

Good quality and EV, amazing photo capturing the facial expression and character. A moment before receiving the Hero of Israel award.

Articles in which this image appears

Avraham Avigdorov, Hero of Israel

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military

Creator

David Eldan

• Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 09:39, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose due to awkward com+position, doesn't fulfill criterion #3. --Janke | Talk 11:55, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I guess not awkward composition would mean a standard staged portrait, and I think those are too repetitive. What is more, this seems to be the only known photo from that period. --Andrei (talk) 13:17, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Nyanardsan (talk) 12:05, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Per Janke. Odd pose. Backlighting. Jumbled background. (Also, target article is thin.) – Sca (talk) 13:13, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Conditional Support I kind of like the odd composition. It suits his youth. Only other photo available is a similar but differently cropped image, [7] which might be preferable, though. It's snapshotty. but that's not always bad. EDIT: Conditional on the copyright issues Buidhe raises being worked out.
  FPs 17:34, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support Per Adam really. This is a non-conventional photo and is technically flawed in several ways, but has a lot going for it. It captures the subject's youth, and provides suggestions about his frame of mind at the time - he comes across as both cocky and traumatised, which seems to be common for recipients of high-level war medals worldwide. Nick-D (talk) 23:42, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak oppose per above. I think portraits make great FPs, but I'm not sure that this is among our best. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:47, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong oppose for copyright reasons. The photo would have come out of copyright in Israel in 1999, meaning that it is covered by
  URAA and still copyright in the US. (t · c) buidhe 11:12, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

That would be sufficient to block this nomination. Any reason URAA wouldn't apply?

FPs 17:49, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply

]

This is a good spot. If what you're saying is right (and I can't see any reason it wouldn't be) the image needs to be nominated for deletion at Commons. Josh Milburn (talk) 20:39, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Three Brothers jewel

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Three Brothers

jewel, c.1500

Reason

Just large enough to meet the FP criteria, good quality for a painting from 1500. Essential for the article since it's both the earliest visual representation of the jewel, and the only drawing of it by itself.

Articles in which this image appears

The Three Brothers (jewel), Thomas Cletcher

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Unknown painter. Photograph by Peter Portner, Basel Historical Museum

• Support as nominator I know it's relatively small for FP, but it's good quality, and something different. -- Arcaist ^{contribs • talk} 15:34, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Given the actual object isn't known to still exist, Support. Speculating, I think we have that rather awkward white goache-darkens-over-time effect going on with the pearls, but... not much that can be done there.
  FPs 19:50, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Ah, didn't know that gouache does that. Might there have been a convention of painting pearls darker than normal? I know something similar was done with diamonds in pre-18th century painting. -- Arcaist ^{contribs • talk} 21:02, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am not an expert in 15th century painting, and it's possible it's not gouache in the first place, or that the darkening only applies to the 19th century gouache that I keep facing in opera set designs. Paint can change over time, though; that said, it should not affect promoting this. It's very encyclopedic, even if the pearls look a bit darker.

FPs 01:40, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply

]

• Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:24, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:27, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 18:13, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Three Brothers jewel Basel.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:01, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gioacchino Rossini's Robert Bruce, Act III, Scene 3

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Reason

I'm feeling nostalgic for touring castles in the days before the plague, and (presuming La reine de Chypre passes), I'm due for my 500th featured picture, and wanted to do something that had meaning for me to fill its slot. So come with me to the world of

Gioacchino Rossini's operas. The late 18th and early 19th century were kind of a weird time for operas. Hell, even at the end of the 19th century, England was translating Wagner's operas... into Italian for their London premières. Italian composers were writing works in Italian for French premières, but there was also a desire for a native-language operas that led to such things as Donizetti writing La fille du régiment

in French. The thing is, though, the opera houses in France that performed in Italian only performed in Italian, and the ones that performed in French expected their operas to be in French.

...Which leads us to Rossini's last opera (of sorts).

La donna del Lago

(1821) had never been performed well in Paris. Pillet thought it had been performed often enough, though, that audiences wouldn't come.

So he got a team together, and convinced Rossini to let the opera be adapted into a new French opera, eventually convincing him to let them use additional music from other operas. Rossini supervised its creation, but made Pillet's team do pretty much all the work. And hence, we have Robert Bruce, Rossini's sort-of-last opera.

Anyway! This is the setting for Act III, Scene 3, the ramparts of

Sterling Castle

, as designed for its première production.

Articles in which this image appears

Robert Bruce (opera)

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

Charles-Antoine Cambon, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 23:54, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support I have fond memories of dancing a sixtyfoursome reel to pipes at the Argyll Ball at Stirling Castle in about 1969... And we were due to see Rossini at La Scala in the last week of March. Another year perhaps.Charlesjsharp (talk) 06:45, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support (t · c) buidhe 11:14, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. There's a spot against the right edge about half way down. MER-C 16:56, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Got it.
    FPs 19:31, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
• Support. --Gnosis (talk) 04:04, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles-Antoine Cambon - Set design for the première of Rossini's Robert Bruce, Act III, Scene 3.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:47, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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