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Original – Composer John Field, 1820, engraving by Anton Wachsmann
Reason
Irish composer John Field is credited as the originator of the piano nocturne. His work was highly regarded by contemporaries and influenced major composers including Frédéric Chopin, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann.
Articles in which this image appears
John Field (composer), Classical music of the United Kingdom, Music of Ireland, +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Anton Wachsmann (de), restored by Bammesk
  • Thanks Adam, I understand. I am going to upload the original from Gallica and then update the file descriptions. I will restore the original and aim for a new nomination. What, if any, cropping of the borders is acceptable? Bammesk (talk) 03:00, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Perhaps this isn't the place, but I'll do it here. First of all, the original here is 17th century, which can be very spaced out. But I'll start by walking you through my choices in the Pierre Gaveaux restoration, then we can discuss contrary issues:
  • So, for prints from the 17th century/late 18th, you can often tell exactly where the edges of the printing plate were due to the pressures used in printing. Just inside that edge is usually a good starting point for considering the crop, as generally speaking, the compostions seem to be balanced more within the plate than considering the page outside of it, meaning that the space outside the place is just deadspace.
    However, there's also a trend for extremely spaced out captions. Pierre Gaveaux is a little spaced out, but with the wider margins looks fine.
    Now, the John Field image - the original is mislinked, it's here - has a bit more space between image and caption. It can get worse from here, take [3], which has a tiny little credit right at the bottom. It's also not very good, which is convenient. Then there's [4] - where I'm pretty sure the text at the top is just really beautiful handwriting. But it feels a little uncentred with the caption.
    {{CSS image crop}} exists, and can be helpful here: Include everything using nice wide margins, crop it in articles.
    So, I suppose my point is, there might not be a single right answer; it might be the best choice is to provide a range of variants. The most important thing is to make it clear how it's cropped and what, if anything, was cropped out. Also, I think one should have a fairly maximale restoration uploaded, even if you crop secondarily from there, because you have to consider reuse. If I need to crop the Pierre Gaveaux to fit a specific page aspect, say, for a programme for a performance of his works, I have enough free space to be able to make it work in a lot of use cases. With a very tight crop, you only really have the crop provided. In recent images, one of the reasons the Geraldine Ulmar image - the lead on her page - works with the fairly tight crop is A. I used additional restoration to help fix up the edges for the new crop because seeing the whole edge when you see the mount is very different than little traces of the edges from imperfect straightness, or cropping tighter than needed. and B. we can always zoom back out because that's linked. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 19:48, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:55, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalCommon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) feeding on figs in Uganda
Reason
High quality large image of animal in the wild eating its favourite food. Illustrates article well. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Common chimpanzee
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support The noise doesn't bother me -- I much prefer it to any smearing of detail -- and at normal screen sizes (which is how most of Wikipedia's images will be viewed) it's not an issue. Like Janke, however, I do wish there were more space at the bottom. Still, I like this as a lead image because it includes aspects of habitat and biology, rather than just being a clinically accurate photo of a chimp in an artificial setting, of which there are gazillions. Choliamb (talk) 22:34, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Need some crop, seem like made with film. --Petar Milošević (talk) 10:08, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - like the reviewers above, I am not troubled by the noise. MER-C 17:12, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:56, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalTexas Raiders, a 1945 Boeing B-17 photographed in 2019.
Reason
Quality photo of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress photographed in 2019. The B-17 is a World War II heavy bomber. A total of 12,731 aircraft were produced, 45 are currently surviving: [5] and 9 are operational. This photo shows serial number 44-83872, manufactured in 1945 and nicknamed Texas Raiders, in flight in 2019. This aircraft was destroyed recently at the 2022 Dallas airshow mid-air collision.
Articles in which this image appears
Texas Raiders, 2022 Dallas airshow mid-air collision
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Alan Wilson

Promoted File:Douglas B-17G-95-DL Flying Fortress ‘VP-X - L - 483872 - X’ “Texas Raiders” (NL7227C) (50657253887).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:59, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Retired college football coach and Alabama U.S. senator Tuberville in 2021
Reason
A high quality image and unique U.S. Senate portrait.
Articles in which this image appears
Tommy Tuberville
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
United States Senate Photographic Studio

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:56, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Juniperus brevifolia on Pico, in the Azores
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC this month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Juniperus brevifolia, Achada Plateau, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Pablosievert

Promoted File:Lagoa do Capitão com montanha do pico.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:46, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Apostlebird, Bimbi, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC one and a half years ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Apostlebird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:48, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalHermann Castle, 2022
Reason
Quality lead image of this castle in Estonia. Has been a border stronghold since its founding in 13th/14th century, currently at the Estonia-Russia border. (Was seen at Commons FPC recently)
Articles in which this image appears
Hermann Castle, Ida-Viru County
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
A.Savin

Promoted File:Narva asv2022-04 img09 Castle.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:50, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Poster for the original run (or tour immediately following) of F. C. Burnand and Alexander Mackenzie's His Majesty
Reason
A nicely playing-card looking poster for one of the odder Savoy operas. F. C. Burnand was one of those writers who had a tendency towards somewhat strange plot points and strange choices of what incident needs a musical number at the best of time, and in this case, it leads to songs like "By the King's decree, all of us are hirsute". There's a reason why the only thing by him I'm aware of that's regularly performed is Cox and Box, in which he only added lyrics to an existing work. Still, a notable point in the history of British opera, if not one we're likely to see revived anytime soon.
Articles in which this image appears
His Majesty (comic opera)
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Dudley Hardy, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Dudley Hardy - Poster for His Majesty.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:54, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMary Jackson at the NASA Langley wind tunnel
Reason
Been getting a lot of complements for this one of late, and maybe it's more valuable in Wind tunnel than Mary Jackson (engineer), but I think it's valuable in both. I think it's a really good "at work" shot. See Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mary Jackson in a wind tunnel for the previous nomination, before it was in wind tunnel
Articles in which this image appears
Wind tunnel, Mary Jackson (engineer)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA Langley Research Center; Restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:55, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalAmbigram animation
Reason
Suits the article well as lead image, well done animation.
Articles in which this image appears
Ambigram
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Basile Morin
  • @Basile Morin: Well, thinking a little further (which I seldom do... ;-) of the meaning of the word ambi-gram, you're absolutely right! Thanks for all the interesting links, too. BTW, is anyone else seeing a definitive 3-D effect in the Jay&Julie [8] image? My eyes see orange and blue popping out of the monitor surface, while cyan and magenta drop inside... --Janke | Talk 18:36, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ambigram of the word ambigram - rotation animation.gif --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:57, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalCinnamon teal
Reason
Quality lead image of this bird. Saw this on Commons FPC a few weeks ago.
Articles in which this image appears
Cinnamon teal
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Clément Bardot
  • I think of the Cinnamon Teal more as the Gérard Depardieu of the duck world. The full Jimmy Durante is the Northern Shoveler. :)
As for the serious question, yeah, there's certainly individual variation. I'm no expert, just a longtime casual birder, but I did a quick survey of a bunch of other photos of wild Cinnamon Teal, and this does seem to be within the range of variation. Also, the hybrids I've seen photos of (at least those with the smaller-billed Blue-winged Teal) have pretty obvious plumage characteristics that give them away. So I withdraw my reservation about this bird's pedigree. I do, however, still wish that the lead photo in the article was of an individual with a larger bill, since I don't think this one quite captures the species' normal appearance, as least in my experience. But that's a personal thing, and I won't oppose the nomination because of it. Choliamb (talk) 03:02, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I drew a straight line from the tip of the bill to the center of the eye (pupil) to the back of the head, and I compared ratios of bill length (along this line) to eye location and back of the head. I didn't see any meaningful difference between the nom image and the example you gave [9]. It might just be lighting and perception. Bammesk (talk) 03:27, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, that's interesting. They certainly look different to me, but I won't argue with you, and I cheerfully concede that so much of this is very subjective. The length of the bill can also appear different depending on the position of the head and neck, and whether the feathers on the head are ruffled or smooth, which changes the perception of head size and shape. (This is a notorious ID problem with some other species of duck, like Greater and Lesser Scaup). In any case, I'm happy to let go of my quibble in this case. Cheers, Choliamb (talk) 03:57, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
We're getting into a discussion of RLQ, i.e rostrilongitudequotient - a term coined in the research of how the length of Donald Duck's bill changed over the years in Carl Barks' comics... ;-) --Janke | Talk 18:44, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I can't tell you how happy it made me to learn about this, and to find this illustration of the progression. I never read the comic books, but I'm a big fan of the cartoon Donald, especially the early shorts from the 30s and 40s, so the Barks proportions from the 1940s, which stick close to what I'm used to, look right to me. The plump, short-necked, squash-billed Barks Donald of the 1960s, by contrast, looks as if he's been in an industrial accident that left him horribly disfigured. As with the Cinnamon Teal, the more bill, the better! Choliamb (talk) 20:09, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sarcelle cannelle (Spatula cyanoptera).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:56, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The nuclear device for the Cannikin nuclear test is prepared for lowering into the shot hole.
Reason
The image depicts the nuclear device fired in the underground nuclear test Cannikin of Operation Grommet which was conducted at Amchitka, Alaska, 6 November 1971. This nuclear test, with a yield of 5 megatonnes of TNT (21 PJ), was of the W71 warhead for the LIM-49 Spartan anti-ballistic missile. The image is notable as in protest of Cannikin the Don't Make a Wave Committee was formed, which after the test evolved into the well known environmental group Greenpeace, and can be considered the genesis of Greenpeace. Further notability can be found in this device being the last nuclear test at Amchitka and in it being the highest yield underground nuclear test conducted by any nation.
Articles in which this image appears
Greenpeace, Amchitka, Cannikin, W71.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Weaponry
Creator
United States Atomic Energy Commission

Promoted File:1971-CANNIKIN-2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:23, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Hypoplectrus guttavarius
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Hypoplectrus guttavarius
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Llez

Promoted File:Hypoplectrus guttavarius - Wilhelma 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:28, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Good quality (cheese or meat) bureks are very popular in the Balkans (East), often as fast food bought at kiosks. On the photo is meat burek.
Reason
Good quality and extensive article about it. Burek are very popular in the Balkans (East), often as fast-food items bought at kiosks, stores, bakeries.
Articles in which this image appears
Börek
FP category for this image
Food and drink
Creator
Petar Milošević

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:28, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Sarcococca hookeriana, flowers
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons in February this year.
Articles in which this image appears
Sarcococca hookeriana
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:30, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – 5,000 ft (1,500 m) of Mudh and other formations exposed above Mud village, Spiti
Reason
Imposing 5,000 ft (1,500 m) cliff above Mud village, Spiti, explored by Ferdinand Stoliczka in the 1860s. Studying exposed cliffs, he discovered the Mudh formation, a geological stratum that runs from Kashmir through Spiti to Nepal and named it after this remote, insignificant village. Mud consequently has attained global renown in geological circles disproportionate to its small population and remote location. This is the lead image in the Geology section of the Mud village article.
Articles in which this image appears
Mud village, Spiti#Geology * Ferdinand Stoliczka
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Tagooty
The pixel count is high, it looks sharp when viewed at 67%. I am undecided on voting. I like the composition and the village (that the rock formation is named after) being there. Bammesk (talk) 03:18, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: 5600 vertical pixels to capture >5,000' cliff is ~1 pixel/foot! The windows on the houses, which are 2-3', are fairly distinct. I've uploaded a sharpened version now. --Tagooty (talk) 04:35, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mudh Towering Range Pin Spiti Himachal Jun18 D72 7095.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:30, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalGravitational microlensing events over the galactic map of the Milky Way as observed by Gaia spacecraft from 2014 to 2018 (Time ticker is on the bottom left corner of the animation)
Reason
Gravitational microlensing events observed by the Gaia spacecraft from 2014 to 2018. Good illustration in the Gravitational microlensing article.
Articles in which this image appears
Gravitational microlensing, Gaia (spacecraft)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
ESA/Gaia/DPAC, European Space Agency
  • Well, that other example (which I supported) is directly imaged, while this is not. There has obviously been an artistic decision in choosing how large and bright the flashes are, and how long they last. It's for that reason I oppose this one - it looks like an Xmas decoration... --Janke | Talk 09:10, 5 December 2022 (UTC) PS: Compare with the true lead image in the article...[reply]
  • Support - On the basis that it is an image created from scientific measurements and not an artist's impression. Kylesenior (talk) 02:18, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Janke. I'm not comfortable with an animated creation that purports to be images of reality. – Sca (talk) 14:35, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Well made, interesting. Yann (talk) 19:57, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Informative, interesting, and eye-catching animation that makes good use of a combination of photography and synthetic data. We should not disqualify such images for being something that they aren't; we should judge them for what they are. Also, did you know that most of those still "photos" of distant astronomical objects in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out are also not true photographs? They are compiled by taking data measured in wavelengths that are not visible and translated by mapping that data to the intensities of visible light channels. Also, did you know that many of the "photos" that we have here of bugs and other macro-scale things are not true photos? They are compiled by taking many photos with different focus planes and compositing them together. There is no eye or camera that would see them in a single instant as they are displayed in the image. I don't see the difference in principle between those and this. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:52, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Janke. It looks like a galaxy bombarded by supernovas. -- Veggies (talk) 19:01, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If they actually were supernovas, I wouldn't oppose... but it's just lensing! --Janke | Talk 09:37, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:32, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalAldine Square, Chicago, in 1935. Aldine Square was a neighborhood that would be demolished to make way for the Ida B. Wells Homes in 1938; this picture was taken by federal employees documenting the pre-project area.
Reason
This was an FPC back in 2020 and garnered some support and no opposition, but wasn't discussed enough to be promoted. This is a compelling and high-quality photograph of a residential neighborhood – Aldine Square, Chicago – that was demolished in 1938 to make way for the Ida B. Wells Homes. The image has high EV in its article and good composition; yes, the tree might be an obstructing element, and one of the few people has motion blurring, but the crispness and angled view of the neighborhood makes this a wonderful "day in the life" street view image from a bygone era, and is IMO more aesthetically pleasing than harsh sepia tones from the late 19th century.
Articles in which this image appears
Aldine Square, Chicago; Oakland, Chicago
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Historic American Building Survey, with cropping and restoration by John M Wolfson and Bammesk
  • Conditional Support – if the nom gets a couple of supports, I will clean up the scratches. Bammesk (talk) 02:51, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If you're going to tinker with it further, you might try lightening it up a little and increasing the contrast as well. You've got some room to work with before you blow out any of the highs, and it looks rather dull and dingy right now. That seems to me more of a problem than the scratches. Just my opinion, but a brighter version would probably get my support. Choliamb (talk) 15:20, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Alt1 higher contrast and brightness version version

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:48, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalJohn Henry "Dick" Turpin was one of the first African American Chief Petty Officers in the U.S. Navy. He is also notable for surviving the catastrophic explosions of two U.S. Navy ships: USS Maine in 1898, and USS Bennington in 1905.
Reason
As said last time: While I don't think the photo is perfect - it looks to me like his head moved very slightly - it's also a fairly iconic image of him, compare, say, [12], and his grave here, or this set of exhibition photos. I think the historic merit, the quality, and the paucity of images of him excuses some things. I'm also not entirely sure the issues aren't just down to him being African-American: I could totally see "darker skin, so longer exposure so the facial details come out". There also appears to be no better options.
I've done some additional work, applying a little sharpening to the face.
Articles in which this image appears
John Henry Turpin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:John Henry Turpin, Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy, circa in the 1940s (NH 89471).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:47, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSQM locomotive hauling cargo, with Tocopilla, Chile, in the background to the right.
Reason
Quality lead image of a defunct Chilean rail service. The railway was damaged beyond repair by severe rainfall in 2015 (not surprising given the terrain!). The railway was used for transporting Chilean caliche ore and nitrate to processing plants and ports. The city of Tocopilla is in the background to the right. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Tocopilla nitrate railway, Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
David Gubler

Promoted File:SQM GE 289A Boxcab Carmelita - Reverso.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:32, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalBlue-throated macaw in flight
Reason
Quality image of the blue-throated macaw in flight, an endangered species. (Was seen on Commons recently)
Articles in which this image appears
Blue-throated macaw
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Carsten Steger

Promoted File:Blue-throated macaw in flight.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:50, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Court Ladies Playing Double-sixes attributed to Zhou Fang
Reason
good quality, very high resolution reproduction
Articles in which this image appears
Zhou Fang (Tang dynasty)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator
Zhou Fang (730–810) / reproduction by the Freer Gallery of Art

Promoted File:Zhou Fang. Court Ladies Playing Double-sixes. Freer Gallery of Art.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:56, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A movie poster for The Trooper of Troop K, a historic film from 1917
Alternate – Restored and sharpened version
Reason
Image is an archival-quality scan at high resolution. It is a primary illustration of the historic, near-lost film that the poster advertises. The colors and composition are appealing.
Articles in which this image appears
The Trooper of Troop K, Lincoln Motion Picture Company
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Lincoln Motion Picture Company, poster signed "Morgan"
Indeed, around 75% of films from this era are lost. Jno.skinner (talk) 05:09, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, it's kinda blurry at full resolution. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 00:48, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – For historical importance. But does The Trooper of Troop K really need its own separate article? With the exception of By Right of Birth, which survives, the articles on the lost films listed in Lincoln Motion Picture Company are all short stubs. Perhaps it would be better if they were rolled into the main article on the company itself, which is also pretty short. They could always be split out again if more information ever turned up (unlikely, given the poor documentation of most films in the silent era, and race films in particular). Choliamb (talk) 01:17, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose on scan quality. Image is blurrier than one would expect for a scanned poster at full resolution (seems to have been upsampled; no quality is lost by viewing the image at 75% size) and a digital restoration feels needed. I'm of the opinion that the article itself is likely fine on its own; contemporary coverage would likely be sufficient to expand the article. I know I relied heavily on contemporary sources when writing about other lost films.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:02, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I uploaded a restored and sharpened version (Alternate). Pinging the nominator and participants who had quality concerns for a second look. @Jno.skinner, Adam Cuerden, and Crisco 1492:. My vote is Conditional support if the quality concerns are allayed. I also added the image to the production company's article: [13]. Bammesk (talk) 03:33, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, thank you! I replaced the file used in the article about the movie with your improved version. Jno.skinner (talk) 04:56, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Nice job on the restoration. Reodorant (talk) 08:42, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support ALT - That's quite an improvement! Overall the sharpening is done well, but the text beginning "a thrilling picturization" is slightly oversharpened. The area over the Morgan logo also looks like the poster was off the glass when scanning (note the discoloration and slight warp on the text). That being said, the scan is massively improved over what it was, and (as my editing history would suggest) I'm a sucker for film history.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:39, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
About oversharpening in "thrilling.....", FWIW there is no spot sharpening. I applied the same sharpening to the entire image in one step or edit. Thanks for the review and happy holidays. Bammesk (talk) 01:52, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:12, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalLea Desandre performs Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with Les Arts Florissants in 2020
Reason
Very high-quality excerpt of a professional rendition of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas by Les Arts Florissants
Articles in which this image appears
Lea Desandre, Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell, William Christie (musician), Les Arts Florissants (ensemble)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Les Arts Florissants, uploaded by user:czar
  • Support as nominatorczar 18:16, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Copyrighted, see end titles. Does the uploader have permission from all involved? Also self-promotion and ineligible, was uploaded just 3 days ago and added to article(s) yesterday. --Janke | Talk 10:39, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Janke & Sca, yes, by the ensemble itself. This is the ensemble very clearly releasing their own performance on their official channel. The compositions are hundreds of years old and out of copyright. Being added to articles yesterday doesn't make the nomination ineligible—that's only a preference. It will not be removed from all articles. I fail to see what is self-promotional about this video given its high educational value, rare quality for this open license, and minimal titling. czar 15:04, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Janke. – Sca (talk) 13:17, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I don't see anything wrong with the CC copyright license (check the Youtube release description, the copyright owner is releasing it with a CC license). I very much doubt the video will be removed from its two primary-EV articles, namely [14], [15]. As far as self-promotion, 1- the ensemble isn't uploading and nominating this video, 2- it isn't any different than FP images showing professional athletes playing their sport, or astronauts in spacesuit, but with the added benefit that this video has EV in two articles on art history (not just the articles of the individuals depicted, as is the case with photos of many athletes and astronauts). User:CZAR, since this is a recent upload, the file page has a copyright notice saying the copyright has not been reviewed by a Commons admin. In case this nom doesn't pass, I say wait until that notice is resolved and then renominate the video. Support, once the Commons review tag is resolved. Bammesk (talk) 16:53, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – I'm not as confident as others that this particular clip will stick in some of the articles into which it has just been inserted. In Dido and Aeneas it duplicates the existing audio file of Kirsten Flagstad's recording of the same aria, which (leaving aside cavils about "authentic" performance style) is a widely admired memento of the historic postwar production at the Mermaid Theater in London, which was arguably the most famous production of this opera in the 20th century. And in Henry Purcell, it's not clear (at least to me) what it is supposed to illustrate. The paragraph on Dido and Aeneas in that article focuses chiefly on the circumstances of the work's composition and its publication history; it mentions neither this aria nor any other specific musical passage. Even more perplexingly, the nominated clip does not appear anywhere near that paragraph; instead it has been inserted into the section at the end of the article devoted to Purcell "in popular culture", a motely collection of contemporary trivia where its presence seems especially gratuitous. Choliamb (talk) 00:48, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    And then it'll still be in several other articles... Even if used primarily in the Lea Desandre and Les Arts Florissants article, it still has high encyclopedic and educational value. Placement within the article is a matter of routine editing. czar 03:22, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportYann (talk) 19:28, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Janke and Choliamb. Moreover, no-one has ventured to explain how it meets one of the essential FP criteria, namely "must add significantly [my bold] to at least one article on Wikipedia". I see no evidence of this criterion being met, or even argued. Being a 'very high-quality excerpt of a professional rendition' (which I do not dispute) is not the issue here: in what way does it add significantly to any of the articles into which it has been inserted? Choliamb's comments are particularly relevant in this respect. Smerus (talk) 20:24, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Smerus, none of the other FPCs make such a rationale, if they give any rationale at all. Is it not abundantly clear that this is a high-quality example of the aria being performed by name-recognized (individually notable) performers? Is it not clear that it serves both to identify both the performers and the ensemble, for each of their articles? Is it not clear that in a copyright environment where performances are rarely released under free licenses, this video demonstrates, in high detail, each of the performers as they play their piece of the composition? To say it's unclear what it adds to these articles strikes me as disingenuous. If we need to pick one article to make the case, pick Lea Desandre. It's a world-class demonstration of her vocal performance. czar 21:36, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Perhaps Czar would care to explain what they mean by accusing my comment of disengenuiity. I did not make the rules for FP, nor is our concern in this discussion the qualification of other nominations for FP. Either the nomination meets the rules or it does not. This video, whilst it displays excellent music, does not seem to me to be in any way notable as a picture (which is what FP is about- "the finest images on Wikipedia" as you will see at WP:FP); no one in this discussion has indicated anything visually notable about it. If there was a Featured Video or Featured Performance item on WP, it might well qualify - but that is not what is under discussion. The video undoubtedly displays Desandre's abilities, but it does that aurally, not as a picture. Perhpas Czar could give examples of other videos which have been accepted as FPs (I am as it happens not myself aware of any) to assist us with the background of their nomination.--Smerus (talk) 09:12, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • About "examples of other videos", there are examples in the FP categories here, [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] and others. The FP criteria allows for videos and animations, see the last bullet in criterion 2. On a different note, the instructions on top of the WP:FPC page require oppose votes be accompanied with a rationale. There is no such requirement for support votes, so generally a support rationale isn't the default. It is very common to disagree on what is and isn't "significant EV". The FP criteria isn't very clear on that. Personally I interpret "significant EV" as enhancing an article(s) (compared to other potential/possible visual media candidates), relating to the article's content, and knowing our articles are viewed by expert, non-expert, and novice readers alike. Also sometimes I go by "being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article" per instruction on top of the WP:FPC page. Bammesk (talk) 02:44, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:13, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Gold wire ball-bonded on a silicon die
Reason
Technically not a flawless photo, but good enough and a good depiction of the article's topic, Wire bonding (a microscopic manufacturing technique). FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Wire bonding
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Mister rf

Promoted File:07R01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:28, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Full Moon and Jupiter visible with the naked eye
Reason
Dazzling spectacle of the full Moon and Jupiter in a very clean sky, showing the darkness of the Universe. The moon looks amazing and brighter. Good quality picture for a semi-professional camera. Own work
Articles in which this image appears
None
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
Viícius94

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:36, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A male house sparrow
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
House sparrow
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Rhododendrites
Agree. Much sharper than the old infobox pic. -- Sca (talk) 13:40, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Agree with delisting the old FP. We have been using "delist and replace" to replace FPs with better versions of themselves, examples [21] [22]. We have been using regular noms followed by a delist nom to replace FPs with similar (but different) images. If you want to support, you can do it knowing that the older FP will go through a delist nom shortly after (and if) this nom passes. Bammesk (talk) 03:01, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - with the understanding that the earlier FP will be nom for delisting if this nom is promoted. --Tagooty (talk) 13:23, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:House sparrow male in Prospect Park (53532).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:28, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Aerial view during sunrise of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Templo funerario de Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egipto, 2022-04-03, DD 13.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:32, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The artifact as displayed at the National Museum of Slovenia
Reason
An interesting artifact, a 50,000+ year old bone found in Slovenia, possibly the remains of a flute, but there is no consensus that it is a flute. It dates to a period when Neanderthals were dominant in Europe, and not modern humans. The artifact is held at the National Museum of Slovenia. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Divje Babe flute, +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Petar Milošević

Promoted File:Divje Babe flute (Late Pleistocene flute).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:34, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Krishna's Butterball: "Tourists try to push 250-ton boulder uphill"
Reason
An eye-catching image of a precariously-balanced 250-ton boulder. Recently 5-day speedy promoted FP on Commons. It is the infobox image in the Wikipedia article on this boulder. Used in several other Wikipedia articles.
Articles in which this image appears
Infobox - Krishna's Butterball
Others - de:Mamallapuramfr:Mahabalipuramta:கிருஷ்ணரின் வெண்ணெய்ப் பந்துta:மாமல்லபுரம்
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Tagooty

Promoted File:Krishna Butterball Below Mahabalipuram Sep22 A7C 02490.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:38, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMary Jackson, NASA engineer, in 1979
Reason
Does have certain issues with blown highlights, but given the age, I think we can forgive that.
Articles in which this image appears
Mary Jackson (engineer) +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science_and_engineering
Creator
NASA, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Mary Jackson 1979 Portrait (LRC-1979-B701 P-07085).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:30, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Top view of the Grand Prismatic Spring. The bright colors are produced by thermophiles (a type of extremophile). The orange color is due to carotenoid molecules produced by cyanobacteria and other bacteria [1][2].
Reason
Top view of the Grand Prismatic Spring. Technically not flawless, but good enough IMO, and used in many articles. We do have a FP of this site: here, a low resolution side view used in the infobox of the primary article. I think the higher resolution top view deserves a nomination. FP on Commons. If this nom passes, I will nominate the existing aerial FP for delist.
Articles in which this image appears
Grand Prismatic Spring, Carotenoid, Thermophile, Extremophile, Archaea, Geyser, +5
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Carsten Steger
  • Comment - I'm not sure whether, as the creator of the image, I'm allowed to vote. I would like to comment that currently there is an aerial shot that is rated as an FP. While the present image is not technically flawless, IMO it is an improvement compared to the current aerial shot FP because the colors are closer to reality. Also, I believe the EV of the aerial shot is greater than that of the ground-based shot because the aerial shot allows one to see the inner structure of the spring. --Carsten Steger (talk) 17:55, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Aerial image of Grand Prismatic Spring (view from the south).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:16, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The winding road below Shingo La in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, that connects the region with Zanskar in Ladakh
Reason
Shows the newly constructed road just below Shingo La, seems to be the best image showing a winding mountain pass road in the Himalayas of India.
Articles in which this image appears
India-China Border Roads
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Timothy Gonsalves

Promoted File:Darcha Padum Road Below Shinku La Lahaul Oct22 A7C 03533.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:21, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Poster from the original production of The Duchess of Dantzic
Reason
The last nomination was back in October, when a lot of FPs were failing to reach quorum, and got to four supports. Since then, it's passed Commons FPC. Anyway, poster from the original production, so high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
The Duchess of Dantzic
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Percy Anderson, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Percy Anderson - Poster for The Duchess of Dantzic.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:24, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalCyrano de Bergerac is a 1950 American adventure comedy film based on the 1897 French Alexandrin verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. It uses poet Brian Hooker's 1923 English blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. The 1950 film was produced by Stanley Kramer and directed by Michael Gordon. José Ferrer received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring performance as Cyrano de Bergerac.
Reason
One of the newest entries into the National Film Registry. A film that also had the first Hispanic actor, José Ferrer, to win an Oscar.
Articles in which this image appears
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950 film), Cyrano de Bergerac (play)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Michael Gordon (film director)

Promoted File:Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:30, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Whole and opened rambutan with seed
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Rambutan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Rambutans with seed.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:44, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A greater white-fronted goose in flight
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Greater white-fronted goose
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Frank Schulenburg

Promoted File:Greater white-fronted goose in flight-1045.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:46, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – View of Rio de Janeiro from a beach in Niterói, Brazil
Reason
Good quality picture. Beautiful view to dark hills of Rio de Janeiro on horizon and Guanabara Bay under the afternoon Sun fighting its way through the clouds.
Articles in which this image appears
Niterói
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Vinícius O.

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:10, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]