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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2017 at 12:01:57 (UTC)

Original – A fixed slit photo of a San Francisco cable car, showing prominent striped background. In slit photography, the photographer captures a 2-dimensional image as a sequence of 1-dimensional images over time, rather than a single 2-dimensional at one point in time (the full field).
Reason
Very interesting example of a novel photographic technique.
Articles in which this image appears
Strip photography
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Dllu

Promoted File:Strip photo of San Francisco Cable Car 10.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:16, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCirsium eriophorum (Kozara National Park, Republika Srpska)
Reason
best close-up shot in scope (with blossomnig flower head)
Articles in which this image appears
Cirsium eriophorum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Petar Milošević

Promoted File:Cirsium eriophorum (Kozara National Park, Republika Srpska).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:44, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The long-believed-lost "Third Imperial Fabergé egg"
Reason
Here goes: on technical grounds, this diagram of a Fabergé egg is freely-licensed, is W3C valid, is raster-free, and contains only correctly-scaled (em-based) freely-licensed font with alternate sans-serif font family which should render correctly in any browser. The text has been correctly aligned and justified on each side of the object. It has been included in the corresponding article for more than seven days without objection. On artistic grounds, this image depicts with (I've been told) almost photographic realism (check it out!) one of the long-missing eggs for which no freely licensed image (other than a very poor photograph from the turn of the century) currently exists. No single photo could depict the egg in both its closed and open positions, as shown here— between this unique characteristic and its highly accurate (yet entirely vector-based) rendering of its subject matter, I believe this image qualifies as worthy of being considered a Featured Picture. Am open to suggestions for improvement if any are made, please indicate below (and as a special request, please do not vote "Oppose pending a minor technical request" of some sort— it is much more encouraging to be told "Support pending some minor technical request", yes?). I've chosen the category "History/ Others" for its category, but am not sure that "Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle" or "Diagrams, drawings, and maps" aren't better. You decide. Also please consider that it is not a bird, flower, or insect, which by itself makes it stand out!
Articles in which this image appears
Third Imperial (Fabergé egg)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
KDS4444
  • Support as nominatorKDS4444 (talk) 09:10, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – An extremely well-executed svg, but slicing a Fabergé egg in two kind of kills it for me... I might support a version just showing it open, but would definitely prefer a real photo (I found the photo I assume you used as a basis for your svg, but it is of course copyrighted...) PS: What's with the two "glowing" rivets on the bottom ring? --Janke | Talk 09:48, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Arg. Those two rivets weren't supposed to be glowing— that is a result of the difference between an .AI image viewed through Adobe Illustrator and an SVG viewed in a browser: Illustrator makes this highlighting look quite subtle, but as you can see, this isn't how it turned out here. I can easily decrease the intensity of this, and will do so. Also: you would prefer to see the entire clock? This can also be done. And I agree with you regarding a real photo— except there is none to be had, and I feel pretty confident about this because I looked really hard and found none anywhere.
Now, my last Fabergé egg image was declined on the basis that it should have been a photograph— although no freely licensed image of that egg exists anywhere either. By showing this egg with one half closed and one half opened, I felt I had done what no photo could do— and that therefore it wouldn't be opposed on that basis, at least. If I show the entire clock, then don't we end up with another image that "could have been" a photo (even though it isn't), and therefore we should await the appearance of such a photo? (even though a freely licensed one is almost certain never to appear). If that's the case, I am stuck in a corner: the half-and-half split kills it for you (and possibly others), but a whole and accurate SVG egg can never be better than an [unobtainable] photo of it. Help! KDS4444 (talk) 07:31, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Still undecided on the image's merits as an FP, and apologies to KDS4444 for nitpicking again, but the perspective looks a bit off. The annulus appears horizontal, indicating that it's at eye level, but the cross section where the egg opens is shown as if it's beong viewed at a slightly downwards angle. Also, I think I'd be more comfortable with the closed/open split if there was a line or small gap dividing the two halves of the image, helping indicate that it's showing two different states. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:24, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:55, 5 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSt Stephen's Green is a city centre public park in Dublin, Ireland. The current landscape of the park was designed by William Sheppard.
Reason
High quality photograph of a notable public park, and therefore high EV. Image was a finalist in Picture of the Year 2016.
Articles in which this image appears
St Stephen's Green, Urban park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts)

Promoted File:Dublin Stephen's Green-44 edit.jpg Bammesk (talk) 14:08, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Ivy Quainoo, a German singer, at a concert in Cologne in January 2014
Reason
Great photo capturing her "in the moment," also featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Ivy Quainoo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Achim Raschka

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:38, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCallicarpa dichotoma, a bitter berry species found in east Asia
Reason
Very well focused, nice framing, also featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Callicarpa dichotoma, Callicarpa
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Laitche

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:39, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – U.S. Army Sergeant Kornelia Rachwal gives a young Pakistani girl a drink of water as they are airlifted from Muzaffarabad to Islamabad, Pakistan, on 19 October 2005
Reason
Striking photograph, and while not incredibly high resolution, captures a lot. Featured on Commons, finalist in POTY 2007.
Articles in which this image appears
Humanitarian aid, water
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military (or here?)
Creator
Sergeant Mike Buytas of the U.S. Air Force

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:40, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado, with Maroon Lake in the foreground
Reason
The Maroon Bells, with Maroon Lake in the foreground. Good quality image of an incredible setting near Aspen, Colorado. Sort of reminds me of the Great Valley in The Land Before Time :)
Articles in which this image appears
Maroon Bells, Fourteener, Elk Mountains (Colorado), List of mountains by elevation, List of federal lands in Colorado
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Rhododendrites

Promoted File:Maroon Bells (11553)a.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:51, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAgile frog (Rana dalmatina)
Reason
good, stacked makro with quarter view
Articles in which this image appears
Agile frog
FP category for this image
Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Petar Milošević

Promoted File:Agile frog (Rana dalmatina).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:53, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Female Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) and calf, Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Reason
High quality image illustrating the species well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Ugandan kob; Kob
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Ugandan kobs (Kobus kob thomasi) female and calf.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:52, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRoadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris) immature, the Pantanal, Brazil
Reason
quality image illustrating article well. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Roadside hawk
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) immature 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:01, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Confucius Temple of Kaohsiung is a temple dedicated to the memory of Confucius near Lotus Lake, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Reason
High quality. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Confucius Temple of Kaohsiung
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Cccefalon

Promoted File:Kaohsiung Taiwan Kaohsiung-Confucius-Temple-01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:08, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Three simultaneous hurricanes active on September 8, with Katia (left), Irma (center), and Jose (right). All three were threatening land at the time.
Reason
High-quality and large image of three simultaneous Atlantic hurricanes, including the catastrophic Hurricane Irma.
Articles in which this image appears
2017 Atlantic hurricane season +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator
NOAA (uploaded by User:Meow Warning: User page is NSFW)

Promoted File:Katia, Irma, Jose 2017-09-08 1745Z–1935Z.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:36, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Drum of a washing machine (Bosch Maxx WFO 2440; 5 kg; 1200 RPM)
Reason
good shot for representing a drum of front-loaded washing machine
Articles in which this image appears
Washing machine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
Petar Milošević
  • Support as nominatorPetarM (talk) 07:37, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Gorgeous image, and easy FP for commons. I'm just not sure it illustrates the article's information on drums sufficiently. There's focus on the motors and whatnot, but all I see here are the filters and the ... ribs? fins? props?  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:52, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment very nice photo, but as for EV, I'm not sure it has any since I have no idea what I'm looking at. It's not a clear image describing what exactly is the drum. Mattximus (talk) 15:00, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Red X I withdraw my nomination I know, english FP needs black on white. Sometime i got feeling its for small childrens encyclopedia. Like books for youth, CAT - HOUSE - DOG. I though what if i made from outside, could do, but so uniteresting shot, while i beleive it would be more suitable for here. So let it be just on Commons. --PetarM (talk) 15:39, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:05, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Traditional sulfur mining at Ijen Volcano, East Java, Indonesia. This image shows the dangerous and rugged conditions the miners face, including toxic smoke and high drops, as well as their lack of protective equipment. The pipes over which they are standing serve to guide sulfur vapors and condense them, thereby facilitating production.
Reason
High quality image of a striking and often covered subject: the mining of sulfur at Ijen using traditional methods
Articles in which this image appears
Sulfur, Ijen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Candra Firmansyah

Promoted File:Bergelut dengan asap nan beracun.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:50, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]




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Original – Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus) in the Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Reason
High quality image illustrates articles well. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Pyrgomorphidae, Caelifera, Orthoptera
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:44, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis), in Ghana
Reason
High quality image illustrates articles well. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Acanthacris, Locust, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Orthoptera
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:47, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]