Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/December-2020

• Weak oppose – Technically it's not a good photo of Ben-Gurion or anyone else. The photographer was too far away from the head table for the camera he was using (a Graflex?). – Sca (talk) 14:52, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• @Sca: Based on the size of the grain, I'd guess 35mm, not large format. --Janke | Talk 20:03, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• It would not pass on Commons, yes, but as I know, Wikipedia requirements are a bit different. The quality is not perfect indeed, but its just as good as it gets. Therefore, support. --Andrei (talk) 08:59, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support most iconic photo in Israel's history, in high resolution. Tomer T (talk) 12:13, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose Copyrighted (unless released by the photographer). The copyright would have expired in 1998 which is after the URAA date; the image is not free to use on enwiki since it is still copyrighted in US. (t · c) buidhe 19:54, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

!@

FPs 23:20, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply

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!Adam Cuerden Well, I can't find info on this decree online, so I'll have to take your word for it. Does that mean that all Israeli photographs whose copyright expired in Israel are free in the US, or is there some cutoff date? (t · c) buidhe 08:06, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:48, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Taung Child

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Dec 2020 at 17:23:24 (UTC)

Reason

Taung Child is the fossilised skull of the first Australopithecus africanus discovered in 1924. The discovery established a link in the understanding of human evolution. The image is used in several articles, it shows the endocast of the skull at the University of the Witwatersrand (Evolutionary Studies Institute), South Africa.

Articles in which this image appears

Taung Child, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus, Endocast, Archaeology

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology

Creator

Archaeodontosaurus

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 17:23, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Is this the actual skull, or a cast of it? The text doesn't clarify. I'm not talking of the endocast of the brain cavity, but of the bones. If it's not a photo of the real fossil, but of a cast made from it, then EV is lower. --Janke | Talk 22:06, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• It's a bit hairy! You can read the discoverer Raymond Dart's description at this link. The original finding (or discovery) has two parts: 1- a naturally formed endocast of the brain (endocranium, in human anatomy, the outer layer of the brain), and 2- a rock fused to the facial and jawbone (mandible), the fused rock was then removed and the facial and jawbone revealed. The originals are at the University of the Witwatersrand, and that's where this photograph was captured. Whether the photographed piece is the original 2 million year old find, or a copy of it cast for display purposes, I do not know. If I was to assume, I would assume it's a replica, given the photographer describes it as "cast in three parts", and given the original is 2M years old. In either case, given that the photographed item (original or replica) is displayed by the institution that houses the original finding, it should be sufficient for EV purposes. Bammesk (talk) 01:29, 30 November 2020 (UTC) . . . Looking through this source and enlarging some of the photographs, I am pretty confident the nom image is of a replica, not the original fossil. Bammesk (talk) 04:09, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• That's what I thought by looking closely at the photo; the teeth seem to be the same "part" as the skull, which is darkened by painting or other method. Let's see what people think, first - if overwhelmingly positive, I'll concur... --Janke | Talk 16:30, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to support, but it'd be nice to have it properly documented.

FPs 00:17, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply

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Adam, properly documented where? on the article page, or on the file page? Also documented in what respect? do you mean documenting the details of the discovered fossil, or details of the item photographed (i.e. it being a replica). Anyway, it would need a renomination. Bammesk (talk) 02:20, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On the

FPs 02:47, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply

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Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:05, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mohawkite

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Reason

Encyclopedic image of mohawkite. Detailed file description, from six stacked photos, FP on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Mohawkite, Mohawk Mining Company, plus three

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology

Creator

Alchemist-hp

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:43, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. In stable use prominently on its (short) article, high quality. It's not the lead image but the other one there is far too low-res to be a contender. —David Eppstein (talk) 08:16, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 18:53, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 01:01, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 12:51, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mohawkite.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:29, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hawksbill sea turtle

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Reason

Recently featured on Commons. Critically endangered.

Articles in which this image appears

Hawksbill sea turtle

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles

Creator

Anna Varona

• Support as nominator – MER-C 18:03, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 01:03, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – nice lighting and composition, the turtle blends well with its environment. Bammesk (talk) 02:06, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 12:03, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Good shot of a sea creature and its habitat. – Sca (talk) 16:05, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Great because we need to bring more awareness to saving endangered species and their habitats. - ScienceFan66 (talk) 23:00, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sea Turtle in Apo Island.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:17, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Physalis peruviana fruit

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Reason

Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Physalis peruviana, Physalis

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits

Creator

Ivar Leidus

• Support as nominator – MER-C 18:10, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 00:57, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:11, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ScienceFan66 (talk) 18:43, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. TheFreeWorld (talk) 10:31, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:32, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Andrei (talk) 13:30, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: I would've expected a longitudinal section, like almost all fruit FPs. That does not appear to be the case here; why? --Paul_012 (talk) 20:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Physalis peruviana fruits close-up.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:20, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Simone Veil

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Reason

I think the opening of the article says all you need know about her importance, which is a whole lot:

“

Simone Veil Grand-croix DBE née Jacob; 13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a French magistrate and stateswoman who served as Health Minister in several governments and was President of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1982, the first woman to hold that office. As health minister, she is best remembered for advancing women’s legal rights in France, in particular for the 1975 law that legalized abortion, today known as Loi Veil. From 1998 to 2007 she was a member of the Constitutional Council, France’s highest legal authority. A Bergen-Belsen, she was a firm believer in the unification of Europe as a way of guaranteeing peace. She served as President of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, from 2000 to 2007, then subsequently as honorary president. Among many honours, she was made an honorary dame in 1998, was elected to the Académie Française in 2008, and received the grand cross of the Légion d’honneur in 2012. One of France’s most revered figures, Simone Veil and her husband were buried at the Panthéon on 1 July 2018. Her eulogy was given by President Emmanuel Macron.

”

As for the image, well, it has a strong expression, is pretty good quality for a 1984 news photo. It's an award ceremony for the Four Freedoms Award, though I'm not sure how much that adds to the image's notablility given the articles don't actually mention it's from that. Still, it's high-resolution, and only as grainy as one would expect for the time.

Articles in which this image appears

Simone Veil +5

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Rob Croes / Anefo; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 19:19, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:14, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 19:48, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. TheFreeWorld (talk) 10:30, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support (t · c) buidhe 19:55, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:33, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Andrei (talk) 13:29, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:57, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Simone Veil bij uitreiking Four Freedoms Awards in Middelburg, Bestanddeelnr 933-0124 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:29, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Utah Monolith

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Dec 2020 at 04:00:34 (UTC)

Reason

This is a great picture of the Utah monolith - high resolution, good colors, and contributes well to the article - you really need to see it to understand it.

Articles in which this image appears

Utah monolith

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Sculpture

Creator

Patrickamackie2

• Support as nominator –
  talk | contribs) 04:00, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Support either as nominator - the alt is good too
  talk | contribs) 17:16, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Support either Given its removal, kind of vital to understanding, and not readily replaceable.
  FPs 06:06, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Comment Oppose. This currently fails the 7-day waiting period in
  WP:WIAFP. Also it has a fair amount of visible noise. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:10, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Comment Oppose – This topic has been globally sensationalized, with all sorts of weird speculation. We shouldn't reinforce the hype by promo'ing it on the Main Page of Wikipedia. – Sca (talk) 15:59, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@

FPs 19:48, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply

]

• Support either, prefer alt - it's a little grainy, but it's well above the resolution requirement, attractive, impressively swift photo-gathering and now irreplaceable. TSP (talk) 19:12, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There's a new one now in California. Figgers. Yawn. – Sca (talk) 15:30, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's gone now, too. Double yawn. – Sca (talk) 15:06, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support alt TheFreeWorld (talk) 10:27, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Not used in the article anymore --Andrei (talk) 13:33, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• It's been replaced with a tweaked version - I've added it as an alt. TSP (talk) 17:01, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Is that reflective of lighting at the time?because,if not, we must oppose.
  FPs 20:10, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Now I'm wondering whether the original shadowed corners were from lighting on the scene or from burning the photo after, and whether the updates mostly consisted of undoing all that burning. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:29, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• You're probably right.
  FPs 19:19, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Comment. The suggestion here that this is all just a viral marketing campaign bears watching. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:07, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure it matters to notability, though. As long as this isn't a paid editing thing.

FPs 19:18, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply

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• Comment Somehow, the photo makes the object look smaller than it really was. Does anyone else get that impression, or just me?
  talk) 00:23, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support alt Tomer T (talk) 19:58, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Utah Desert Monolith.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:37, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Only the alt has enough support for promotion. --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:37, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jacques Isnardon

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Reason

Stumbled across this while looking for other things. A fine example of an actor in costume, and full of character

Articles in which this image appears

Jacques Isnardon

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Atelier Nadar, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 19:33, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 10: 26, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
• Support (t · c) buidhe 08:10, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:32, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:52, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Atelier Nadar - Jacques Isnardon, Vaudeville.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:34, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jasmund National Park

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Reason

Great composition, high quality, high EV

Articles in which this image appears

Jasmund National Park, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes

Creator

Moahim

• Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 12:04, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – TheFreeWorld (talk) 14:09, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Nice composition, enhanced by the distant lowering clouds. Good detail, at least in the foreground. Although the strollers on the beach at mid-ground are decipherble only at full rez, they aren't essential to the picture. – Sca (talk) 15:21, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Eye-catching! Look at the people on the beach... How did they get there? --Janke | Talk 20:13, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:00, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 19:03, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:32, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support –  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 20:44, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Nanour Garabedian (talk) 21:18, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:2019 - Nationalpark Jasmund - 03.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:13, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

NASA spacecraft comparison

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Reason

High resolution and quality. Great illustratio of the NASA spacecrafts.

Articles in which this image appears

NASA, Project Mercury, Spacecraft

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there

Creator

NASA/Davis Paul Meltzer

• Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 15:01, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Andrei (talk) 13:32, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Kind of annoys me that the Gemini is facing a different direction, though.
  FPs 01:34, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:34, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. — I'll take the fifth. --Janke | Talk 12:46, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NASA spacecraft comparison.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:30, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apollo 4 liftoff

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Reason

High resolution and quality.

Articles in which this image appears

Apollo 4, November 1967

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there

Creator

NASA

• Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 15:17, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support It's slightly tilted clockwise, but does it matter? Nah... --Janke | Talk 20:17, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:55, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:31, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Andrei (talk) 13:32, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Apollo 4 liftoff - GPN-2006-000038.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:32, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ice age glaciation

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Minimum and maximum glaciation

Minimum (interglacial, black) and maximum (glacial, grey) glaciation of the northern hemisphere, as of 2008

Minimum (interglacial, black) and maximum (glacial, grey) glaciation of the southern hemisphere, as of 2008

Reason

Minimum and maximum glaciation of the northern and southern hemispheres, as of 2008. Well done depictions, good EV.

Articles in which this image appears

Ice age

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others

Creator

Hannes Grobe, Alfred Wegener Institute

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:55, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment This can't be right - the North Pole ice-free during the ice age? Or is it just the year 2008, which, to my knowledge, isn't an ice age... --Janke | Talk 14:54, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• The nom images show glaciation (glaciers), not all forms of ice.
  Glaciers can only form on a solid base or land. Another image lower in the article [3] shows the extent of all ice including sea ice. The nom images were created in 2008, so it is "as of 2008" (not just 2008). Bammesk (talk) 02:48, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Still confusing - it would mean that Hudson Bay, Barent's Sea and other areas would have been land... Were they? --Janke | Talk 11:10, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Continental glaciers. The image creator is active on Commons and can be pinged for details. His credentials are here. Bammesk (talk) 19:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Still, without that explanation in the caption, it's nevertheless misleading. One would expect to see the entire ice cap... --Janke | Talk 09:26, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose, see my reasons above. --Janke | Talk 08:15, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent maps, though black is hard to distinguish, especially in the Himalayas. Would using white instead help? cmɢʟee⎆τaʟκ 10:22, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Cmglee, sorry I forgot to answer this. Brighter shades are used in some coastal areas (for shallow waters), so using white could confuse things. Bammesk (talk) 03:36, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Sorry your diagram wasn't promoted. Understood about the light coastal shading. Guess there's no good solution – maybe except bright pink, perhaps ;-) cmɢʟee⎆τaʟκ 12:37, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:56, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Kaʻiulani

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Miriam Likelike

, and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Reason

Quality image.

Articles in which this image appears

Kaʻiulani

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility

Creator

Unknown author; restoration by Mark Miller

• Support as nominator – ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 12:41, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I'd have probably done a tad more, but I'm an extreme perfectionist as these things go.
  FPs 19:31, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 05:01, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:31, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 16:15, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as restoration artist/partial author/Wikipedian. I used this image to paint a portrait which I donated to a local Hawaiian cultural organization. I should upload the image someday.--Mark Miller (talk) 05:54, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • As an "aside", I should note for transparency that Kaʻiulani is my 6th cousin (at the very least) through Keohokālole, mother of Miriam Likelike who was the mother of Victoria Kaʻiulani.--Mark Miller (talk) 09:44, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • That is pretty cool, but a pretty minor conflict of interest. I've had slightly more major ones (e.g. a few of the opera images are ones I'd like to perform with my group at some point, and it's convenient to have that ready for programs and leaflets if we want it - but it's pretty hard to see how "I want to donate this to Wikipedia - but also might use it for something else" really causes substantial conflict of interest either.)
      FPs 19:46, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
      ]

Promoted File:Kaiulani in 1897, wearing pearl necklace (PPWD-15-3.016, restored).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:20, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Eureka Inn

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Reason

High quality, high EV, nice composition, recently featured on Commons

Articles in which this image appears

Eureka Inn

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors

Creator

Frank Schulenburg

• Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 10:52, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Cozy in a claustrophobic sort of way, but EV seems negligible. Aside from the three presidential pix on the far wall there are no people in the room. – Sca (talk) 15:09, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Good example of the architecture, and including people may cause personality rights.
  FPs 19:44, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:31, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 16:35, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. TheFreeWorld (talk) 09:16, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Eureka Inn, Entrance Hall.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:55, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Dec 2020 at 08:40:16 (UTC)

Reason

High-quality scan. Notable Orientalist indoor painting by an artist generally known for his Romantic landscape paintings.

Articles in which this image appears

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam, Pfaueninsel, Carl Blechen

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Carl Blechen

• Support as nominator –  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 08:40, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Andrei (talk) 13:31, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – A lovely depiction. Oddly, though, the first targeted article fails to explain that the Palm House no longer exists (destroyed by fire in 1880), and in the second one (Pfaueninsel) the only mention is in the caption on the photo itself. – Sca (talk) 15:18, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support As we can only judge articles so far at FP.
  FPs 06:03, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

I'm thinking of questions that would naturally arise in readers' minds. – Sca (talk) 14:22, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support At first, without reading the caption, I thought this was a
  HDR photo! --Janke | Talk 09:17, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support. MER-C 20:17, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Carl Blechen - The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam - 1996.388 - Art Institute of Chicago.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:27, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rockwell B-1 Lancer

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Reason

Good photographed a B-1 Lancer. It depicts the plane beautifully.

Articles in which this image appears

Rockwell B-1 Lancer

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air

Creator

Ethan Wagner

• Support as nominator – --ToprakM ^✉ 05:46, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment –
  FP criterion 5 says "wait a reasonable period of time (at least 7 days)". Nom image replaced a good photo, recently. I would support if it remains stable. How about suspending the nomination (see bottom of this page) for a week (or longer) to see if it remains stable. Bammesk (talk) 04:25, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• No problem for me. --ToprakM ^✉ 05:23, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I moved the nom to the "suspend" section. Will move it back in 5 days and update the voting period. Bammesk (talk) 19:19, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• It has been 7 days since the image was added to the article, so I moved the nom back to the "current" section. ToprakM, the image is no longer used in the article or any other article. I checked the FP category here and we have a FP of this bomber [4], although the one you nominated has a lot more pixels and could qualify if it's in an article and is stable. Bammesk (talk) 02:57, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

•  I withdraw my nomination --ToprakM ^✉ 06:31, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:32, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:32, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Spinyhead blenny

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Dec 2020 at 16:22:31 (UTC)

Reason

Boo! Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Acanthemblemaria spinosa

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish

Creator

q-phia

• Support as nominator – MER-C 16:22, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – good wow factor, it falls under the category "eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article" (from the top of this page), it makes up for the low EV of not showing the full body. It also looks appetizing :-) Bammesk (talk) 19:27, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I disagree that this is low EV - this behavior of hiding in coral is mentioned quite prominently in the article. MER-C 20:40, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Agreed, I didn't read that part. Bammesk (talk) 21:06, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - ScienceFan66 (talk) 23:07, 6 December 2020 (UTC) I like blennies.[reply]

• I struck this vote, editor has less than 100 edits. To vote you need at least 100 edits (per instructions on top of this page). Bammesk (talk) 23:18, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Give ScienceFan66 my support vote instead... My first reaction was: "cute, but what is it" - so it fulfills criterion #3 perfectly: making the viewer want to know more. --Janke | Talk 09:20, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support
  FPs 17:38, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 09:22, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – On sheer cuteness – although I'd prefer a crop showing a little more blenny (is his name Benny?) and less coral. – Sca (talk) 16:04, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:2017, cuba, jardines aggressor, playa bonita, spineyhead blennie (23700572188).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:53, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Himalayan salt

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Reason

Currently on Commons FPC, where it is likely it will be promoted.

Articles in which this image appears

Himalayan salt

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology

Creator

Ivar Leidus

• Support as nominator – MER-C 16:34, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – the second image in the article is very good too. Bammesk (talk) 19:38, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 06:18, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:20, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - GamerPro64 04:53, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Himalayan salt (coarse).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:55, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

SARS-CoV-2

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Reason

Rather relevant right now, and the details are (presumably) accurate - it's by the CDC after all, visually appealing, and educational.

Articles in which this image appears

too many to count, but

Coronavirus disease 2019

will do for a start.

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other seems to have at least one virus. We might want to spin it out.

Creator

Center for Disease Control: Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 06:16, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Couldn't they have used focus stacking to get better sharpness? ;-)  Support --Janke | Talk 09:14, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak oppose Will support if a version without the synthetic depth of field can be found. cmɢʟee⎆τaʟκ 10:18, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• My comment above was in jest (note the ";-)"). In fact, the shallow DOF helps you better perceive the spherical shape. --Janke | Talk 10:35, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment – Is it just me, or is the perspective one would expect with a spherical object distorted? – Sca (talk) 14:19, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• It depends on the
  telecentric lens. --Janke | Talk 20:16, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Support: Highly informative and high EV. Fits all the criteria on
  WP:WIAFP. In my opinion, the colors used and the virus itself do not make for an aesthetically pleasing image. However, that's not a criterion for FP.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 20:41, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:53, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Collapse of the Arecibo Radio Telescope

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Reason

Footage taken by a security camera at the Arecibo Radio Telescope on the day of the collapse. Completed in November 1963, the Arecibo Telescope was the world's largest single-aperture telescope for 53 years, and was a feature in numerous scientific explorations such as the

SETI program and the monitoring of near Earth objects. Its most famous transmission may be the Arecibo message, which is itself a featured picture. In addition to the scientific use, the facility was featured in several pop culture shows and movies, notably in the 007 film Goldeneye and the television series The X-Files. It was been listed on the US National Register of Historic Places since 2008 and was named an IEEE Milestone in 2001. The collapse of the observatory was major news in many parts of the world, and for all these reasons I'm nominating the footage here for Featured Picture consideration. (PS: I'm about 4 hours short of 7 days of waiting, but this is a big deal and I wanted to put it out there before I go to bed, hence the slightly early nomination.) TomStar81 (Talk) 20:00, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply

]

Articles in which this image appears

Arecibo Telescope

FP category for this image

Most likely Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding

Creator

U.S. National Science Foundation

• Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 20:00, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Not the best lighting or video quality, but hey - there's probably no other footage of this... --Janke | Talk 20:12, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – Although it certainly does illustrate the collapse, its EV for the telescope itself – which was being decommissioned due to storm damage – seems doubtful given the video quality. Note that the target article is the telescope itself. (The story of the collapse was somewhat hyped, IMO.) – Sca (talk) 14:59, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support It serves its purpose in illustrating a notable (if overhyped) event in the history of the telescope, which would still be a notable part of its story - the end part - whether overhyped or not. That said, it's not really emphasised much in the article compared to other images and footage of the collapse therein, so... arguably could be underused? P'r'aps we need an article on the collapse itself.
  FPs 11:49, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Comment – This video doesn't show the 300 meter reflector that the telescope is known for. It only shows the collapse, and the collapse of the top piece, the beam-steering mechanism. I much rather see a nom of the whole standing telescope (in one image or a set of images). Bammesk (talk) 04:54, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bammesk, for the sake of visual clarification, is this image more along the lines of what you are alluding to, or do you mean an image or images from before the colapse? TomStar81 (Talk) 09:24, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• TomStar81, I meant before the collapse, it would be nice to have a FP of it pre-collapse. Regarding the collapse: I thought it was part of a controlled decommissioning, apparently not, I didn't know it was an uncontrolled premature collapse. I am neutral on voting, but I see the significance of the video and may support. Bammesk (talk) 03:11, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support – notable event in telescope's history. Bammesk (talk) 02:39, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. MER-C 11:00, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Collapse of Arecibo Radio Telescope 01.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:02, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wesley Bell

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Reason

This portrait is of a very high quality. The image is striking. It has good contrast, is in focus, is of a high resolution, and adds very high value to the Wesley Bell article and may add value to other articles within a similar scope, such as those related to St. Louis or the Ferguson unrest. The photo has not been digitally altered, other than to crop from the original (which can be found in the extract data on the file page). I truly feel that among portraits, this image is among Wikipedia's best work.

Articles in which this image appears

Wesley Bell

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Jamelle Bouie

• Support as nominator –
  talk) 23:27, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Comment. Good expression, but the image is somewhat marred by the pole through his head. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:26, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• David, I can remove the pole and upload an edited file if that's your only concern. Bammesk (talk) 01:09, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd at least be interested in seeing what that looks like. It is currently my only concern, and I don't think that level of manipulation would be problematic (it's not really an important part of the image background). —David Eppstein (talk) 01:25, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Working on it, should have it tomorrow. Bammesk (talk) 04:19, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Done. @David Eppstein:. Bammesk (talk) 03:26, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Alt – Bammesk (talk) 03:26, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support either though I'd honestly prefer a looser crop.
  FPs 04:23, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support either but prefer Alt. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:14, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Alt. --Gnosis (talk) 07:47, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment
  talk) 01:53, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support alt. MER-C 19:24, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support alt --Andrei (talk) 23:35, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Wesley Bell 2014 - edit2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:47, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bombing of Frankfurt am Main in World War II

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Reason

Great image and high quality

Articles in which this image appears

Frankfurt, Bombing of Frankfurt am Main in World War II, Strategic bombing during World War II, Battle of Frankfurt, Alte Brücke (Frankfurt), Altstadt (Frankfurt am Main)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II

Creator

unknown

• Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 10:00, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:59, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Charles De Gaulle

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Charles De Gaulle

during World War II, 1942

Reason

A high-quality image.

Articles in which this image appears

1890, 1970, Allied leaders of World War II, Charles de Gaulle, France, Free France and other 26 articles

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

United States Office of War Information

• Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:00, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Not a good scan, there are horizontal streaks (too obvious at full size). Bammesk (talk) 03:54, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – I concur. --Janke | Talk 08:11, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Nothing special about this particular image of De Gaulle, photos of whom abound. – Sca (talk) 14:18, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose besides the problems noted with the streaks, the contrast and overall resolution is substandard, it's hard to make out details like his fingers and the like. It's washed out.--Jayron32 17:58, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:56, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Herbert's The Fortune Teller

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Alice Neilsen's company's production of Victor Herbert's The Fortune Teller

from 1905

Reason

A high-quality poster. A lower-quality version of it has been stable for a decade in the article. Restoration took freaking ages, but I think it was worth it.

Articles in which this image appears

Alice Neilsen, Victor Herbert

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

U.S. Lithograph Co., restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 19:06, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:59, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 19:26, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. — I'll take the fifth. --Janke | Talk 12:47, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Alice Neilsen's production of Victor Herbert's The Fortune Teller.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:02, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tazieffite (Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka, Russia (Color SEM))

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Reason

I'd like to see if this image can satisfy

WP:FPC

criteria as it illustrates - in high quality - one common mode by which fumarole minerals appear; as various crusts that form through the deposition on surfaces and hairy structures that form through a more self-seeding accumulation method.

Articles in which this image appears

Fumarole mineral

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Materials science

Creator

Ppm61

• Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 22:19, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• About "if this image can satisfy WP:FPC criteria": The pixel count meets
  Criterion 5 says "Adds significant encyclopedic value (EV) to an article and helps readers to understand an article." Currently this image is at the bottom, among several similar examples. So the significance of its EV is watered down. Usually FPs are positioned more prominently in articles. Are other images photographically superior and have more EV? If no, can this image be placed more prominently in the article (i.e. placed in article's body or in the infobox)? Can its caption be improved, in your opinion? Bammesk (talk) 04:01, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

  @Bammesk: Being higher resolution than the current lead image and showing the same aspects, I'd say they could easily be swapped around. My only hesitation would be that the article is also nominated for Did you know and I use the current lead image there. Regarding the caption, I think mainly removing the chemical formula and the etymology information could be improvements. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 17:49, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I meant the image caption in the article (to increase its EV). I added some details to it, feel free to change it. On a sidenote: I would also support the infobox image [5], it is only 33 pixels short of 1500px, I think it qualifies for an exception, it has almost twice the pixels "per unit length" compared to the nom image. Bammesk (talk) 03:31, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Ah, that. Seems OK to me. Regarding the latter image, I dunno, would the extra EV (close-in detail of how such mineralizations look vs. showing the somewhat rougher appearance of such deposits) justify nominating that one as well. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:01, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support, addressed. Bammesk (talk) 03:21, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment Can you make electron micrographs in color these days? Or is this just manually colored? If the latter, then low EV unless clearly explained. --Janke | Talk 18:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  @Janke:According to the file description on Commons, it's neither - the colours were taken from natural colours and overlaid on the EM image. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 18:06, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  Yes, I read about it in the longer Russian explanation. So it is a combination of a hi-res electron micrograph with a low-res microphoto in color. Should be mentioned in the caption, when done, count my for now conditional support. --Janke | Talk 18:26, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  @Janke: Added a sentence; is it clear enough? JoJo Eumerus mobile (main talk) 21:18, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  I see that the info is added on the file page and in the article (but not here?). Struck out "conditional" above. --Janke | Talk 10:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • I do think this is an excellent photograph, and was just waiting for the problems raised to be dealt with. Support
    FPs 11:52, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
• Support. MER-C 12:24, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support (t · c) buidhe 04:07, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tazieffite - Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka, Russia (Color SEM).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:11, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia screenshot

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Reason

I understand this is somewhat of an unorthodox (and meta) submission, but after going through

webserver directory index

.

Articles in which this image appears

Webserver directory index

FP category for this image

probably Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics

Creator

Wikipedia Portal Authors (more information in file description)

• Support as nominator –
  talk) 02:53, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Oppose Screenshots should not be featured IMO. --Muhammad(talk) 08:39, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Lacks visual interest and EV. – Sca (talk) 14:12, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Visual interest is subjective, but I strongly disagree that the image doesn't have EV within the scopes of both Wikipedia and webserver directory index. And besides, criterion three says that an image does not need to be aesthetically pleasing so long as it's highly informative.
    talk) 04:54, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
• Oppose – Self-referential. --Janke | Talk 17:58, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I agree that it's self-referential, but seeing as
    talk) 04:43, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:17, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bicycle crankset Shimano 105 R7000 (chainring 50-34, length 172.5mm, 11 speed)

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Reason

best in scope

Articles in which this image appears

Crankset

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land

Creator

Petar Milošević

• Support as nominator – Petar Milošević (talk) 08:47, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – Free adv. – Sca (talk) 14:14, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Well executed and lighted photo, but I agree with Sca, thus oppose. --Janke | Talk 17:57, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Janke,Sca Wait, what !? adv means advertising !? So you think i should not put full description !? Just to erase the name and put name crankset !? --Petar Milošević (talk) 16:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  It indeed looks like an advertising photo, almost too perfect... ;-) For me, it does not inspire further reading of the article. Admittedly a subjective point, but so are all the votes here on FPC. I find this photo [6] a lot more informative, although the quality is nowhere near yours. --Janke | Talk 18:03, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  @

  FPs 11:49, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply

  ]

  Well, as I said, it's all subjective. It's an excellent, top-quality photo in the article, but a free brand ad on the front page... --Janke | Talk 18:55, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support
  FPs 00:00, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – about adv. concern, I see no harm in this case. We have similar examples (which I am Ok with as well) [7], [8], [9], [10], [11]. Bammesk (talk) 20:06, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  At least re. the micrometer, the brand name is not mentioned in the caption, since the article is about the tool itself, not the brand. That's not the case here. --Janke | Talk 14:12, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I agree, having the brand name in the image caption is not necessary, it doesn't add much, and can be removed. The manufacturer name is on the file page and that's good enough for the curious reader. On a sidenote: Drawing a line for advertisement is hard. For example the movie poster nominated by Adam above is pure advertisement. And the image even appears in the article about the movie. One could argue that the article about the movie itself is an advertisement. Yes it's an old movie, but even old movies generate profit, some are still very profitable. Regarding cranksets, it's hard to find a crankset that doesn't have a logo. That's a common place for a logo. Bammesk (talk) 14:53, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Janke,Sca: This is Wikipedia, encyclopedia. Puting idle photo without perfect description would be nonsense. To me as a cycler there is all what a cycler want to know in file description. Like putting BMW car without logo and not naming model. Whom for will that be suitable, maybe for 5 yrs old kid, who cant read yet. --Petar Milošević (talk) 17:21, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Well, usually a photo of a BMW is in an article about a BMW. This is in an article about a crankset, not a Shimano crankset. There is a (fine) distinction there - and, furthermore, we shouldn't bee too serious about these votes. I see FPC as a friendly discussion forum, thus Suum cuique. --Janke | Talk 17:41, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• It's also not like the caption is directly what's used on the main page. If there's advertising concerns, register them here, and maybe ping @
  FPs 02:22, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• Support. Clear, encyclopedic picture of the subject of the article. I don't see a problem with it having been taken by the manufacturer - pretty much every product is from some brand or other, and there doesn't seem to be any particular focus on Shimano-specific aspects. If this encourages other manufacturers release equally encyclopedic photographs of their own products on free licenses, that's great. TSP (talk) 13:53, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 09:56, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bicycle crankset Shimano 105 R7000 (chainring 50-34, length 172.5mm, 11 speed).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:20, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I added the image to Engineering and technology/Machinery instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:20, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

State Fair

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Reason

A nice copy of a film poster, resolution seems proportionate to the lithography grain, and the poster is quite nicely designed. And, y'know, notable film.

Articles in which this image appears

State Fair (1933 film)

FP category for this image

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

Creator

Copyright

Twentieth-Century Fox, unknown poster designer; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 19:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 12:26, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Janke | Talk 12:47, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:35, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. --Gnosis (talk) 00:46, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:State Fair (1933 film poster) - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:59, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Svan peasant

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Svanetia

in the late 19th century.

Reason

There's a little paper texture, but mainly in the bokeh (especially after I got to work). Otherwise, it's a strong image. We don't do a lot with the Traditional Dress category nowadays - it looks like it's been a year since the last one - but it's a viable category of featured pictures, and a historical picture of an ethnic group in the traditional dress (before it passed from everyday use) is pretty valuable. Working through some of my half-finished backlog as we reach the end of the year, so you might see an uptick in my speed for a bit as I finish up half-done restorations.

Articles in which this image appears

Svans, Georgians, Burka (Caucasus), Dali (goddess)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional dress

Creator

Uncredited photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 11:47, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support. MER-C 13:46, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:17, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:47, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - But Adam, there seems to be a couple small smudges about 500px (two stones) left of the subject's head.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:40, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @
    FPs 23:19, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    • Not back back... just dropped by here out of nostalgia. But good to see you still at it! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:18, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Old peasant with dagger and long smoking pipe, Mestia, Svanetia, Georgia (Republic).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:38, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Poznań Town Hall

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Reason

Good quality and EV

Articles in which this image appears

Poznań Town Hall, Poznań, Poland, Museum of the History of Poznań

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture

Creator

User:Poco a poco

• Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 23:32, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose – The intense nighttime lighting gives the structure an unreal aura. Przepraszam. – Sca (talk) 13:29, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:30, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose This is an entirely competent photo, but I don't think that it's an example of Wikipedia/Commons' best work. The blurred person moving near the building for instance isn't great. Nick-D (talk) 10:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support A good night shot, but I can't help but think a day shot would be more encyclopedic - could take in the mural on the left and right, for instance.
  FPs 18:08, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 09:56, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose a nice photo overall but I think a daytime one would have higher EV. (t · c) buidhe 12:40, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. The night lighting has washed out all the interesting details of the building into a monochrome yellow. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:50, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:41, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mistletoebird

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Reason

Was seen on Commons FPC this month, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Mistletoebird

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – MER-C 12:19, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 18:46, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:37, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 09:56, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Iifar (talk) 06:32, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mistletoebird - Round Hill Nature Reserve.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:36, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nassau grouper

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Reason

About to be featured on Commons. Critically endangered.

Articles in which this image appears

Nassau grouper

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish

Creator

q phia

• Support as nominator – MER-C 12:23, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support – it doesn't show the back half, but critically endangered and degree of difficulty make up for it. Bammesk (talk) 14:23, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support
  FPs 18:04, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support --Iifar (talk) 06:30, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:40, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:2017, cuba, jardines aggressor, los indios, nassau grouper maw (36883128693).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:39, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alphonso David

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File:Alphonso David crop.jpg

Reason

High-quality, in-focus image with high EV to Alphonso David. I can definitely see how this image would make people more likely to read the article.

Articles in which this image appears

Alphonso David

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

User:Dude0926

• Support as nominator –
  talk) 21:55, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Comment – The crop is too tight IMO, and fails the 1500px minimum requirement. I think the original is a better image, with the full logo of the organization he leads as the bokeh. Bammesk (talk) 04:39, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I am not sure about the copyright. EXIF data says: "Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved". The uploader doesn't have a track record. Bammesk (talk) 04:58, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Oof, I just looked through the EXIF data and the original uploader's talk page, and I'm worried you may be right. The only other message is a previous upload of a different headshot of David, which was deleted as a copyvio. I did run the original image through Google reverse image-search both before cropping and before posting here, but didn't see anything that was labeled as other than an PR photo (which are frequently released into CC by the uploader and put on political BLPs here, and which the tag seemed to indicate) or alternatively a reference to the WP credit itself. Still, if we have reason to believe it's copyrighted by AP and not CC via HRC, then it's worth deleting. (Feeling an insane emotion swing right now to go from posting an FPC to proposing deleting the whole thing.)
  talk) 07:07, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

• I've had that happen. It sucks. Commisserations.
  FPs 07:30, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• AllegedlyHuman, sorry about that. OTRS volunteers at Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard may be able to give guidance on requesting a Creative Commons license. I am not familiar with the process though. Bammesk (talk) 19:13, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy close per copyvio.
  talk) 06:20, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:18, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy close, image was deleted on Commons. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:18, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Valerie Thomas

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Dec 2020 at 11:39:28 (UTC)

Reason

High quality. A restored image.

Articles in which this image appears

Valerie Thomas

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering

Creator

NASA, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:39, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:04, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Was holding off on nominating this in the hopes of getting a better copy from NASA, but it's been a few months without response.
  FPs 00:20, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:21, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Excellent portrait, especially as it shows Dr Thomas with one of her inventions. Nick-D (talk) 09:29, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:40, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Valerie L. Thomas standing with a stack of early Landsat Computer Compatible Tapes.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:08, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Who

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Dec 2020 at 19:02:35 (UTC)

Reason

Good image.

Articles in which this image appears

The Who, List of The Who tours and performances, Hard rock, List of Fab 40 number-one singles, List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Jim Summaria

• Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:02, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Support - Snapshotty as anything, but gets a notable period in the band.
  FPs 22:48, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – On the positive side, this has been in the infobox since the day it was uploaded 12 years ago. It's a live concert shot and shows the band in its original lineup (most likely at their peak) which lasted until 1978. On the negative side, it looks like a snapshot. I think this is a hard photo to replace and its EV overrides its technical merits. Bammesk (talk) 19:46, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose: I don't think this picture does a good job at depicting its subject. You can barely see John Entwistle's face.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 04:15, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose This image clearly has strong EV, but it's clearly very far from being a professional quality photo. While it's great that we can use this photo in articles, it's not an example of Wikipedia/Commons' best work. Nick-D (talk) 22:04, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:10, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Man with the Golden Arm

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Dec 2020 at 23:10:34 (UTC)

Reason

This has been added to the 2020 National Film Registry class and I think, a movie that focused on the subject of drug addiction in 1955, would have enough encyclopedic value to its article and be a good choice for Featured Picture.

Articles in which this image appears

The Man with the Golden Arm

FP category for this image

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

Creator

Otto Preminger

• Support as nominator – GamerPro64 23:10, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• I can't help but feel 480p is a bit low resolution for a film of this era, which tend to be crisp on the big screen.
  FPs 17:55, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
  • @Adam Cuerden: I understand what you mean so I uploaded a new version of the movie. I think this version is a lot cleaner in comparison. GamerPro64 02:09, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  It's a lot better, but still only 360p. According to IMDB, the original is in 1:1.85 aspect ratio, but here, it appears more cropped than the 480p version. (Check the main titles, not the stills shown here.) How come? --Janke | Talk 10:10, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  I have no clue. I guess I have not gotten the best version of the movie uploaded. GamerPro64 03:17, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:15, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Contrabandista

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Dec 2020 at 03:54:31 (UTC)

Reason

Always rather liked this poster. Captures the fun of the opera quite well.

Articles in which this image appears

The Contrabandista

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

Robert Jacob Hamerton, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 03:54, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 04:08, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:54, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:41, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:37, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Robert Jacob Hamerton - Poster for F. C. Burnand and Arthur Sullivan's The Contrabandista.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:56, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

La bohème, Act II set design

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Dec 2020 at 00:59:10 (UTC)

Reason

I don't think that Adolfo Hohenstein's designs for the première of a notable opera could really fail to be notable. This one is quite pretty, and, other than a lot of dust spots - a LOT of dust spots - and some minor damage, it held up pretty well for a century-old work.

Articles in which this image appears

La bohème, Adolfo Hohenstein

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

Adolfo Hohenstein, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator –
  FPs 00:59, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support great, and original! Tomer T (talk) 09:37, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support (t · c) buidhe 04:04, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:41, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:51, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Wondering what was real original. --Petar Milošević (talk) 15:05, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Al quartiere latino, bozzetto di Adolf Hohenstein per La Bohème (1896) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON000086 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:09, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

San Francisco cable car system

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Dec 2020 at 04:00:30 (UTC)

Reason

Compelling depiction of the

Hyde Street, with passengers riding on either side and a background of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island, and the Hyde Street Pier (part of the city's historic parks

).

Articles in which this image appears

San Francisco cable car system, San Francisco

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban

Creator

Thomas Wolf

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 04:00, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Iconic scene of San Francisco. I suppose we shouldn't emphasise Alcatraz Island too much in the articles - The cars don't go there, after all - but the horizon is important to showing the street's angle, and it's a strong contender.
  FPs 08:19, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Support - been there, ridden it, but that was over 20 years ago... --Janke | Talk 14:43, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. MER-C 10:31, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Well executed version of this iconic composition. Nick-D (talk) 05:49, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:41, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cable Car No. 1 and Alcatraz Island.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:16, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Added image to Vehicles/Land instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:16, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Terry McLaurin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Dec 2020 at 05:57:54 (UTC)

Washington Redskins

in 2019

Reason

High-res, in-focus image of American football wide receiver Terry McLaurin.

Articles in which this image appears

Terry McLaurin

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport

Creator

All-Pro Reels

• Support as nominator –
  talk) 05:57, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Face is excellent, but the uniform is pretty badly overexposed; there's very little detail left in the white, and it takes up over a quarter of the image, probably....
  FPs 11:47, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply
  ]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:07, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]