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A village girl, Palangan, Kurdistan, Iran

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Original – A village girl, Palangan, Kurdistan, Iran
Reason
HQ and encyclopedic
Articles in which this image appears
Kurdish culture
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional dress
Creator
Salar Arkan
  • Support as nominatorAndrei (talk) 13:26, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – No ID. – Sca (talk) 13:35, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Can I ask what you mean by ID?--Andrei (talk) 13:43, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Identification. Name. Sca (talk) 14:09, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:25, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Hufeisensiedlung

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Original – The Hufeisensiedlung ("Horseshoe Estate") is a housing estate in Berlin, built in 1925-33. On 7 July 2008 it was inscribed as one of six estates that constitute the Berlin Modernism Housing Estates World Heritage Site.
Reason
Commons FP that shows the defining nature of a part of a World Heritage site.
Articles in which this image appears
Hufeisensiedlung, Berlin Modernism Housing Estates, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
A.Savin
  • Support as nominatorMER-C 19:47, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment the building seems very off center. Could a more centered version be procured? – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 06:55, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – good enough for an aerial photo. Would also support a more centered version. Bammesk (talk) 16:50, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Interesting, detailed, and the WHS gives it high EV. It doesn't look very far off-center to me; I think the appearance of skewness is because it's not aligned with the background buildings, but that's something inherent to the subject rather than a flaw in the photograph. —David Eppstein (talk) 02:16, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Geoffroi 18:57, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support JJ Harrison (talk) 19:36, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Berlin Hufeisensiedlung UAV 04-2017.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:49, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Theloderma corticale

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Original – A Vietnamese mossy frog in Karlsruhe Zoo, Karlsruhe, Germany
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Theloderma corticale
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
H. Zell

Promoted File:Theloderma corticale - Karlsruhe Zoo 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Jasmin Moghbeli official portrait

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U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
, and has over 1,600 hours of flight time and 150 combat missions including war flights in Afghanistan.
Reason
Good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Jasmin Moghbeli
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:Jasmin Moghbeli official portrait.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:20, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



The Goldfinch

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Tromp-l'oeil of a goldfinch created by Carel Fabritius in 1654 shortly before he was tragically blown to bits. Lost for many years, it was recently brought to wider attention by being a plot device in Donna Tartt's Pulitzer winner
.
Reason
Meets all the criteria and the article on the painting will probably be FA shortly, so it would be nice to make a set. Have a read of the article, it's fascinating stuff.
Articles in which this image appears
The Goldfinch (painting), Carel Fabritius, European goldfinch, The Goldfinch (novel) etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Carel Fabritius
  • Support as nominatorYomanganitalk 11:54, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as main editor on the article. Seems to meet all the criteria for FP Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:09, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support JJ Harrison (talk) 19:03, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Good scan of high-EV painting. For a photo this would not be high-res by modern standards but it's good enough in this instance to capture the details of the brushwork, so I don't think it's a problem. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:47, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Gnosis (talk) 08:03, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Geoffroi 20:17, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Fabritius-vink.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:25, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Diamond Firetails

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Original – Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata), Glen Alice, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Original – Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata), Glen Alice, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Nominating as a set - the two images combined create greater EV than either individually and the lighting and so on is similar
Articles in which this image appears
Diamond firetail
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Stagonopleura guttata 2 - Glen Alice.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:30, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Stagonopleura guttata 1 - Glen Alice.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:30, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Fuscous honeyeater

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Original – Fuscous Honeyeater (Ptilotula fusca), Glen Alice, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
High quality image sets the article up well for expansion.
Articles in which this image appears
Fuscous honeyeater
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Ptilotula fusca - Glen Alice.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:47, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Willie Wagtail

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Original – Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Glen Davis, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
High quality, illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Willie wagtail
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison
Is Willie a songbird? – Sca (talk) 13:50, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rhipidura leucophrys - Glen Davis.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:47, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Phyllodoce lineata

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Original – Magnification of frontal portion of a polychaete worm from the Belgian continental shelf. Coloured with eosine to facilitate sorting and identification.
Reason
Clear, informative image of this bristle worm, already a featured image on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Phyllodoce lineata, Phyllodoce (annelid), Phyllodocidae, Proboscis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator
Hans Hillewaert
  • Support as nominatorCwmhiraeth (talk) 11:52, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Only partly shown, and not in natural condition (stained with eosine color). Besides, smaller than accepted minimum for FPC. --Janke | Talk 13:40, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure what you mean about the size, but the original file is 1,200 × 900 pixels. The worm is only partly shown because there may be 300 or more body segments; it is equivalent to a human portrait showing a head and shoulders. Staining is a normal microscopic technique. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:29, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I know all that. Still, I would like to see a photo showing the natural state. Also, to elucidate re. size: The
FPC criteria (link also on top of this page) state, among other requirements: "Still images should be a minimum of 1500 pixels in width and height-" --Janke | Talk 20:41, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply
]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:40, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Elektrozavodskaya (Moscow Metro)

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Original – The central hall of the Elektrozavodskaya Moscow Metro station
Reason
Eyecatching illustration of this train station. Unanimously featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Elektrozavodskaya (Moscow Metro), Moscow Metro, Moscow
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
A.Savin
  • Support as nominatorMER-C 19:23, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support high-quality image of a station that is notable architecturally, not just for its place in transportation. The bare light bulbs are blown out but what can you do about that? —David Eppstein (talk) 19:32, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per above. --Janke | Talk 21:28, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportJohn M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 23:00, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Geoffroi 01:51, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. --Gnosis (talk) 18:18, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Moscow Elektrozavodskaya metro station asv2018-09.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:37, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Trimeresurus albolabris

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Original – A female white-lipped pit viper
Reason
This picture is doing well currently on Commons FPC. By the way, where is everyone?
Articles in which this image appears
Trimeresurus albolabris
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Rushenb
  • Support as nominatorMER-C 13:21, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Solid black background looks artificial. – Sca (talk) 13:49, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – not artificial for a night photo. (MER-C, I am here!) Bammesk (talk) 05:02, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Geoffroi 06:53, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Great work. --Gnosis (talk) 08:48, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Janke | Talk 09:41, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think the black background and flashed lighting is acceptable here - a cursory google suggests that this snake is nocturnal and the photo also seems to suggest this. P.S. It can be much easier to locate this sort of thing at night - probably it was found with
    eye shine and a headtorch or similar. JJ Harrison (talk) 04:38, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Promoted File:Trimeresurus albolabris, White-lipped pit viper (female) - Kaeng Krachan National Park (27493423545).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:39, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Glanville fritillary

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OriginalGlanville fritillary underside
Reason
Good EV, nice composition and scene, high quality
Articles in which this image appears
Glanville fritillary
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Sven Damerow
  • Support as nominatorTomer T (talk) 15:36, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: It's a great photo of what a butterfly looks like when wet, but as a species ID, I'm not so sure. --Paul_012 (talk) 20:31, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – for wow factor. I also support this set: [1], [2] if nominated. Bammesk (talk) 15:20, 8 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Geoffroi 02:59, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The dew limits EV, especially at thumbnail size. JJ Harrison (talk) 04:35, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:37, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Sojourner Truth

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OriginalSojourner Truth
Reason
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist.
Articles in which this image appears
Sojourner Truth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Randall Studio; restored by
Coffeeandcrumbs

Promoted File:Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:30, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



1830 Thompson plat of Chicago (2nd nomination)

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OriginalJames Thompson's plat of Chicago. Finished on August 4, 1830, this constitutes the first official recognition of a place known as "Chicago", which would later incorporate as a town in 1833 and as a city in 1837. According to the Chicago History Museum, this is the original copy of the plat; this is item ICHi-034284 in the Museum's collection, with restoration done to remove subsequent additions.
Reason
Historically significant as the first plat of Chicago and thereby possessing EV. I withdrew the original nomination slightly more than two weeks ago over concerns of its timing and to work on the image by restoring it to remove non-contemporaneous subsequent additions. I have since learned from the Chicago History Museum that this is indeed the original plat. I have also included an alt
Alt 1 - brighter version
over concerns of definition in the original nomination, unless I have misunderstood those concerns.
Articles in which this image appears
108 North State Street, History of Chicago, Sauganash Hotel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
James Thompson, with restoration done by John M Wolfson.
  • Support as nominator – – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 02:18, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Poor definition; visual information not readily accessible. – Sca (talk) 13:41, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Fails criterion # 3 - this hardly "is among Wikipedia's best work"... However, it is useful and of good EV in the articles. --Janke | Talk 16:16, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Sca and Janke. Perhaps this has a shot at VI on Commons? Geoffroi 22:24, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - I can barely even see the lines. Poydoo (talk) 21:47, 13 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:31, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Little Shrikethrush

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Original – Little Shrikethrush (Rufous) (C. r. rufogaster), Crater Lakes National Park--Chambers Rainforest Lodge, Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Reason
Good quality image of a particular subspecies showing foraging behaviour
Articles in which this image appears
Little Shrikethrush
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
User:JJ Harrison
  • Support as nominatorJJ Harrison (talk) 03:59, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Minimal contrast with (partially blurred) BG. – Sca (talk) 14:58, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • It feels pretty hard to win here - I have received significant opposition to images because the background was too blurry in recent months. :) JJ Harrison (talk) 01:32, 12 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment @JJ Harrison: I agree with Sca - This isn't up to your usual high quality. Geoffroi 22:14, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:04, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Ruddy Turnstone

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Original – Ruddy Turnstone, Boat Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Nice lighting and very illustrative
Articles in which this image appears
Ruddy Turnstone
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
User:JJ Harrison

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:04, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Red Knot

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Original – Red Knot, Boat Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
High quality and an asset to the associated article.
Articles in which this image appears
Red Knot
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
User:JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Red Knot 1 - Boat Harbour.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:07, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



The March

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OriginalThe March, a documentary film directed by James Blue and produced by the United States Information Agency. King's speech has been redacted from this video because of the copyright held by King's estate.
Reason
A crucial piece is missing but the rest is still enough for FP. King's speech does not become PD until 2038, which is notable in and of itself and adds to the educational value of this video.
Articles in which this image appears
The March (1964 film), March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King Jr., James Blue
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
James Blue, film director, for the United States Information Agency; restored by the National Archives and Records Administration

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:00, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



The upper body of a P. m. malaccensis individual in Malaysia.

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Passer montanus malaccensis
), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Reason
Of excellent technical quality and provides an exemplary head-shot of the subject bird. Featured, quality, and valued on Commons. Primary head-shot in article.
Articles in which this image appears
Eurasian tree sparrow
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
GerifalteDelSabana

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:21, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Hygrocybe miniata

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Feb 2020 at 22:52:54 (UTC)

OriginalHygrocybe miniata is a small, bright red or red-orange mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe.
Reason
high quality photograph of a notable mushroom, and therefore high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Hygrocybe miniata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
JJ Harrison

Partial closure: I judge this to have succeeded in its nomination, but I'm afraid that my recent computer troubles mean I don't have access to the full closure tools.

FPs 00:58, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
]

It's not too much effort to do things manually. MER-C 13:46, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@
FPs 18:28, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
]
They do:
WP:FPC#Closing procedure. MER-C 18:36, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
]
Adam Cuerden For me it would be enough if you do the 1st, 7th & 8th steps manually. I'm willing to do the others. Armbrust The Homunculus 20:45, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hygrocybe miniata - Ferndale Park.jpg --

FPs 21:13, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
]



Moraine Lake

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Original – Sunrise by Moraine Lake in mid-summer
Reason
High quality and good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Moraine Lake, Alberta
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Chensiyuan
  • Support as nominatorTomer T (talk) 09:49, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. There's a lot of noise here, and at least one visible stitching artifact in the sky in the upper right. And I guess fluorescent neon clothes must be in fashion? —David Eppstein (talk) 17:56, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
A dayglo day dawning? – Sca (talk) 15:15, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - abstained on Commons given the noise, but EV carries it here IMO — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:10, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:21, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Daniele Hypólito

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OriginalDaniele Hypólito at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Alternate, suggestion (CSS image crop)
Alternate, suggestion (CSS image crop)
Reason
Good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Daniele Hypólito
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil
  • Support as nominatorTomer T (talk) 10:02, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Malikxan talk 13:47, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I added a crop suggestion. I conditional Support a similar crop version. Bammesk (talk) 21:55, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Cropped version: this is a dramatic shot with excellent EV. A crop removing even more of the black space at the top of the image might be superior, but the criteria are met. Nick-D (talk) 01:10, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support alt Geoffroi 03:48, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support any. MER-C 10:31, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support either – Subject is flying, but is not a bird!
    Sca (talk) 15:12, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support any but prefer original because I don't think centering her and compressing her into a smaller frame works well to convey the feeling of free motion of the original. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:42, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support either, prefer original per David — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:10, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bammesk It looks like there is a rough consensus that the crop should be promoted, but it doesn't really exist yet (just a css crop). Could you supply the actual file to be promoted. Armbrust The Homunculus 16:34, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support crop - too much empty space in the original. Kaldari (talk) 01:05, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ESTADOS UNIDOS LEVAM OURO NA GINÁSTICA FEMININA POR EQUIPES DOS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS RIO 2016 (28849586476) (cropped).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:24, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Striated heron

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Original – A wild striated heron looking for fish in a pond in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (per file description).
Reason
High quality image.
Articles in which this image appears
Striated heron
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
GerifalteDelSabana
  • Charles, the removed image cannot pass FP on Commons, it has 1500px, and the edited version which was in the article has a halo on the left side of the bird's body. The nom image is a FP on Commons. Look at both images at full size (not full screen), the nom image has a lot more detail. About standing in water: our best images are birds standing in water, examples [3], [4], [5], more examples here, or standing somewhere we can't see the feet [6], [7]. About being in the article for 2 days: FP criteria says 7 days and the nomination runs 10 days, would you support if it's stable for the duration of the nom? Bammesk (talk) 03:02, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I won't support it, but I'll remove my oppose vote. Although you're right about the other not being FP material, it is still better to illustrate I article I think and I'm not a fan of the nominated image, or the alt 1. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:47, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I just uploaded one of my own images since it includes the feet (Alt1). It's not as high resolution as the other image, but good enough for FP. I don't have a strong opinion on which one should be used in the article personally. Kaldari (talk) 05:22, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nevermind. It turns out that Wikipedia considers the
    Lava Heron a separate species than the Striated heron (although very few other sources do). Kaldari (talk) 18:48, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Oppose because it has been removed from the article. If it gets readded, then support. MER-C 17:53, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose due to stability issues. This oppose holds even if it does get readded; there are enough question marks that I can't support. If it's re-added and is stable for a few months, maybe then we can revisit. (Also, I find some of the comments on this page a bit weird. Who cares what is and isn't eligible for Commons FPC?) Josh Milburn (talk) 07:59, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @J Milburn: I will assume that you legitimately do not understand the purpose of COM:FPC; Commons FPC is an excellent benchmark of technical quality. GerifalteDelSabana (talk) 00:31, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • Please don't patronise me. Commons is a different project with different expectations and norms. If there are good reasons to think something is a good or bad picture, offer those reasons. "Some other people somewhere else thought it was good" is not a particularly good reason. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:04, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - ah yes, the awkward relationship between FPC and normal article editing. Since this is now not about this image but a comparison between two that's splintered across two pages (the article and here), I'll just say that I tend to agree that there are good arguments for both images. the amount and quality of light is better in the older image, and the resolution clearly better in this one. the exposure could be adjusted, but would probably need to happen in a separate file since this is already promoted on Commons. IMO it could be adjusted to be sufficiently better than JJ's image, but that one has a good lighting advantage. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:17, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:53, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Sand particles

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Original – Collage of sand particles, one square centimeter each, from Mongolia, Estonia, Hawaii, and mainland U.S.
Reason
High quality depiction of sand particles.
Articles in which this image appears
Sedimentary rock, and Sand
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Siim
  • Support as nominatorBammesk (talk) 22:06, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – OK for a textbook, I guess, but I don't see it fulfilling Criterion 3. – Sca (talk) 00:02, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I disagree; I think it's a fine image, of its type. But it has very limited EV for its use in sedimentary rock (since most of it is not sedimentary rock) and is not used anywhere else. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:39, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
My comment also was meant to express limited EV – and IMO limited visual interest. Technically it may be "fine" as you say, but not of general interest. – Sca (talk) 15:19, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: I second David Eppstein's comment. Very nice picture that we should be pleased to have, but very limited EV in its current usage. Josh Milburn (talk) 19:22, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I added the image to article Sand, by replacing a less informative image by the same photographer. It is a lead image and has a descriptive caption. Pinging participants for a second look @Sca, David Eppstein, and J Milburn:. Bammesk (talk) 02:07, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I think the varied colors and textures make this quite eye-catching, it's technically of high quality, and I think that by replacing another similar image by the same photographer, the new usage in sand arguably meets the exception for the 7-day waiting period in criterion 5. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:35, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Not of general interest. – Sca (talk) 15:07, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Armbrust: out of curiosity, when you close these discussions, do you weigh !votes that have absolutely no basis in the FP criteria that same as everything else? — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:19, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • It works the same way as on Commons. More than five supports and 2/3 of the votes in support of promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 13:07, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • The reason I ask is there's a big difference in the way the rules are written. Specifically, ours says "five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor". It goes on to say what consensus is generally regarded to be in numeric terms, but links to
    WP:CONSENSUS, which isn't about numbers, so it could also mean something similar to most other vote-like processes on Wikipedia, where strength of arguments matters (e.g. RfA, where it's largely determined by numbers, but when it's close it comes down to strength of arguments, with particular scrutiny on opposition arguments). Perhaps too much of a shift from the way things have long been done. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 16:49, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Support; I agree with David Eppstein (again). I strongly disagree with Sca; not only do I not really buy the whole "general interest" thing (is this part of the criteria?), but I think it's really interesting. It's not really clear to me how we can "settle" this disagreement, which I think is part of the reason that it's not part of the criteria. Not very scientific, but I showed it to my partner, and she said something to the effect of "yeah, it's really interesting - I love those zoomed in pictures. It's very Wikipedia - that's just what you want from an encyclopedia". Josh Milburn (talk) 21:17, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
To each his/her own. I find it only slightly more interesting than the pattern in the linoleum on my bathroom floor. But beauty is in the eye.
Sca (talk) 15:46, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
[reply]
Beauty's a different thing again - and very explicitly not part of the FP criteria. Josh Milburn (talk) 08:02, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:00065 sand collage.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:55, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Corvus splendens

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Original – A C. s. insolens' individual in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, scavenges on a dead fish.
Reason
High illustrative value as primary image; quality & valued on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
House crow
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
GerifalteDelSabana
  • Support as nominatorGerifalteDelSabana (talk) 05:20, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Minuscule amount of motion blurring, causing some feather-ghosting. Not sure if it can still be considered for WP:FP but worth a shot. GerifalteDelSabana (talk) 05:26, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The image hasn't been stable in the article for any time at all, really, and this is a heavily illustrated article. I'm not sure how much "staying power" the image will have. You've really captured a moment, and it's a well-composed photo (slightly distracting background, perhaps), but I am not sure the technical quality is where we've come to expect bird photos to be - especially for such a common species living in such close proximity to humans. Josh Milburn (talk) 19:19, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • @J Milburn: True, you have a point there. But looking at the category of C. splendens photos, I reckon this is still the highest quality image in the wiki at the moment. I haven't gone out for photography in some time and the crows have seemingly forgotten me, but I'll try to take a clearer shot soon, if possible. GerifalteDelSabana (talk) 00:08, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I can't disagree with Josh's points, but the dramatic composition leads me to Support (assuming image is stable during nomination). Bammesk (talk) 02:22, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • The bar for bird FPs is a little higher than this (sorry, we've been spoilt). That said, I might be persuaded to support if the fish can be IDed. MER-C 20:47, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:58, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]



The Multiplane effect

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Feb 2020 at 21:42:03 (UTC)

Original – The
Disney
and other studios.
Reason
This short video clearly demonstrates the effect of depth attainable in an animated movie by using a Multiplane camera. The unique visual result is very difficult to convey in the article text or a still photo, thus high EV. (Created from my own artwork made for a 16 mm film I produced way back in 1974, thus free use. It would be impossible to use an example from a commercial source. Added to the article over a week ago, thus eligible.)
Articles in which this image appears
Multiplane camera
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Janke
  • Support as nominatorJanke | Talk 21:42, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – demonstrates the effect, good EV in article. Bammesk (talk) 03:28, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Theora is obsolete. -
    n 12:23, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]

  • VP9/Opus in a WebM container. -
    n 20:16, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Why VP8 and not VP9? -
    n 21:37, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • It matters. But for some reason, the FPC audience ignores it for video, yet would never feature a photograph in GIF format. VP9 is objectively better than VP8 and Theora. AV1 is upcoming, and should be even better. But if we are to feature video, it should use the highest quality free encoder at that time. Upload your ProRes file to Youtube, and have it take care of the VP9 encoding if you cannot make it work on your machine. -
    n 12:27, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • You need to take a look at the quality settings of your encoder. Both the bitrate and the quality is lower. Is that what you wanted? If you encode with VP9 output the filesize as VP8, the VP9 file will be higher quality. -
    n 13:37, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]

  • Support --- 
    Coffeeandcrumbs) 21:17, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Comment - Obv. not a requirement for FPC here, but is there a reason this isn't on Commons? — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:29, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Feel free to move it there... ;-) --Janke | Talk 20:40, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Sure, it would be better to get one of the prominent examples from Disney, or something higher resolution, but it seems like a great encyclopedic demonstration. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:29, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Unfortunately, Disney is a no-no here, as much as we would love to have better samples (other than very low-res stills as fair use in certain articles). I shot this film on 16mm, thus only SD resolution. The entire movie can be seen here: [[8]] - uploaded 12 years ago at only 240p... --Janke | Talk 20:40, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional support provided that the video is re-encoded. MER-C 17:34, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Done - see above. I also added a freeze-frame at the end of the video - at least in my browser, Wiki videos end very abruptly in a white frame... --Janke | Talk 20:26, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Geoffroi 17:21, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:MultiplaneDemo.webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:41, 29 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]