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This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.

Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except that:If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).

Shortcuts

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Featured picture tools:

Step 1:
Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2:
Create a subpage

For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.

For Delists (or Delist & Replace)

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3:
Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.

Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.

Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.

Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

Is my monitor adjusted correctly?

In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting.

Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting.

On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.

Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.

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FPCs needing feedback

Current nominations

52nd Street, Manhattan, in 1948

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2024 at 23:00:09 (UTC)

Reason: This high-quality and color image of 52nd Street from the 1940s (which is pretty rare), shows the city lights as they looked back in 1948. The quality of the kodachrome is also very impressive for it's time.
Articles in which this image appears: 52nd Street (Manhattan), Bebop, Harry Gibson, Art Tatum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: William P. Gottlieb

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 23:00, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lascar, Laguna Lejia and Aguas Calientes

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2024 at 18:55:58 (UTC)

Reason: Aguas Calientes (volcano) to the right and Lascar (volcano) to the left, with Lake Lejía in foreground in northern Chile. The lake and the camera are at a distance of about 9 miles from the volcanoes. This is the second nomination. The first nomination received 4 support votes and no opposition.
Articles in which this image appears: Aguas Calientes (volcano), Lascar (volcano)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Silvio Rossi

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 18:55, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

American avocet

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2024 at 10:22:45 (UTC)

Reason: Featured unanimously on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: American avocet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:22, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2024 at 10:20:20 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons in July. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:20, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delist:Aurora over Víkurkirkja church

Voting period ends on 22 Oct 2024 at 18:26:29 (UTC)

Reason: This is a composite image, one photo cut and pasted in front of another photo. See the background photo Here. Clearly the church and mountain was shot separately and added to the aurora photo. It fails FP criterion #8, excessive manipulation. A delist nomination is ongoing at Commons too.

Articles this image appears in: Vík í Mýrdal
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The church with a magnetic personality
Nominator: Bammesk (talk)

Delist — Bammesk (talk) 18:26, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. MER-C 19:04, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. A shame; I've seen this picture before and quite liked it, but up close the editing is obvious. Moonreach (talk) 20:21, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – per nom. Such a shame. It was a marvelous one :/ The Herald (Benison) (talk) 20:39, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – looks like I got fooled, sorry. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 22:57, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Yann (talk) 14:13, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – _ZZ^Z 'S 16:54, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Woman lighting candles on Diwali

Voting period ends on 21 Oct 2024 at 13:56:25 (UTC)

Reason: good quality; captures one of the main activities of the festival
Articles in which this image appears: Diwali
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: created by AjoyDutta1997, edited by Aristeas

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:56, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – IMHO an excellent and beautiful illustration of typical individual activities at Diwali. Thank you for the nomination, UnpetitproleX! – Aristeas (talk) 07:11, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:58, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice image. I would clear pink shades on edges. --Petar Milošević (talk) 19:51, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 20:22, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 14:14, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tomb of Cambyses I

Voting period ends on 20 Oct 2024 at 14:57:24 (UTC)

Reason: Well-composed, highly detailed shot of an interesting ruin. This angle shows the surviving structure, the parts which have fallen, and modern stabilization efforts. The king whose tomb this is was poorly documented, and this is perhaps as good a representation of him as we can have.
Articles in which this image appears: Cambyses I, Achaemenid Empire
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture or
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 14:57, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:33, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:31, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Phoenix dust storm

Voting period ends on 19 Oct 2024 at 19:32:53 (UTC)

**Original** – A dust storm (or simoom) approaching Phoenix, Arizona in 2011.

Reason: Majestic shot of a weather event (its usage on the Phoenix, AZ page describes it as a simoom; the file name just calls it a dust storm) over a populated area. The one notable flaw I see is that the white section of sky on the right-hand side of the storm is fully blown out. I'll argue that that's acceptable because it's outside the area of interest, but I understand if that's a sticking point for others.
Articles in which this image appears: Phoenix, Arizona, Climate of Phoenix
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator: Alan Stark

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:32, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - surprisingly noisy for ISO 100. MER-C 17:10, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Impact of the Second Plane into the South Tower on the September 11 Attacks

Voting period ends on 19 Oct 2024 at 17:18:10 (UTC)

Reason: A high quality picture for 2001 (along with being one of the highest quality 9/11 pics on Wikipedia), which shows the explosion impact of the South Tower in great detail. I feel like this picture really shows a historical moment, in which many people realized that 9/11 was a terrorist attack and not just a result of an accidental plane crash. It shows everything from the blast to the smoke to the towers in good detail
Articles in which this image appears: September 11 attacks, 2001, Terrorism in the United States, New York City, Terrorism, NATO, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: rds123

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 17:18, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I see some dust and scratches, but for once I'd suggest against restoration (except maybe the scratches in the blue parts of the sky). The central event is an explosion with debris, and I worry an attempt to fix apparent scuffs might accidentally erase real information. Moonreach (talk) 17:46, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – taking an exception for the technical quality. Bammesk (talk) 01:19, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Old hat – all too familiar – it's not the anniversary – what's the hook?. – Sca (talk) 13:28, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:22, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:32, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:01, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:32, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago in Flames by Currier & Ives

Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2024 at 19:34:04 (UTC)

Reason: I saw this pop up in On This Day for Oct. 8 and think it's pretty good. This is a crop from this version, and I think an improvement, since the color plates didn't line up cleanly with the printed border. There's good detail in close up; what irregularities there are are aspects of the original print (that is, overprinting with successive color layers that often have hard edges). There is some mild browning on the paper itself, but the sepia tint to the bottom area is its own printed color, as is clear on the uncut version.
Articles in which this image appears: Great Chicago Fire, 1871
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: Original by Currier & Ives, exact author unknown; crop by GreenMeansGo

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:34, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure my !vote counts, but yes, I do think this is an extremely important historical image. There are so many equally impactful historical events where we don't have the benefit of a quality illustration. GMG ^talk 10:39, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any info extant re how accurate this artist's depiction may be? (Photography existed then.) – Sca (talk) 13:07, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Copelin & Hine have a number of photos available currently on Commons, but they're all about the aftermath. Photos existed, but I'm not sure they were common enough, or easily usable enough that people were really running toward the fire trying to snap a shot. File:Destruction of Chicago by Fire, Oct. 1871 LCCN2003662862.jpg is really good too, but again, it's a litho. GMG ^talk 13:37, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Beautiful lithograph. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:10, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:41, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:05, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Map of central Shanghai, 1935

Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2024 at 02:05:18 (UTC)

Reason: Very high quality map, featuring the Shanghai International Settlement and the Shanghai French Concession within central Shanghai.
Articles in which this image appears: Shanghai International Settlement
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Rosemania

Support as nominator – GodzillamanRor (talk) 02:05, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – good EV in its article, well preserved, The scan resolution is 150 pixels per inch (per the scale on the map), and all is legible when enlarged (say at 200%). I updated the source links. Bammesk (talk) 15:31, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Steve Jobs presenting the iPhone 4

Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2024 at 01:00:41 (UTC)

Reason: It shows one of the most influential and innovative people ever, Steve Jobs, with one of his greatest business achievements before he died. It is also a very high quality image of Jobs.
Articles in which this image appears: Steve Jobs, iPhone 4
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Matt Yohe

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 01:00, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Promo-style pic of scant EV for most readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 12:24, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Blurry up close and the screen of the iPhone is pretty washed out. I also feel like this is tantamount to advertising. While promotional aspects aren't in the featured picture criteria, I feel like that aspect works against criteria #3, that featured images be Wikipedia's best work. Moonreach (talk) 15:15, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – I agree it's very unsharp. Bammesk (talk) 02:55, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Freddie Mercury

Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2024 at 00:50:12 (UTC)

Reason: Probably the most high-quality image of Mercury, in which he is performing live in one of his famous flambouyant outfits in 1977. This is one of the best images of Mercury (once nominated 14 years ago but not promoted). I believe this is an interesting photo, which really captures Mercury's well-known energy in his concerts
Articles in which this image appears: Freddie Mercury, Stage name, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Carl Lender, restored by Lošmi

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 00:50, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Dark, poor detail, backlit. – Sca (talk) 12:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I'm okay with overlooking the darkness, given that this kind of environment is where Mercury made most of his public appearances, but it seems like no part of the image is fully in focus. But for that, I'd support; it's a very dynamic photo and the scan quality is high enough to get the film grain. Moonreach (talk) 15:07, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Given that this is an action shot from 1977, taken in low quality lighting, with what had to have been high speed film... Yes, it's out of focus - I'm thinking, based on sharpness, this was a low F-number that ended up focusing on his crotch. It's also an excellent shot given the difficulties and technology of the time. (Heck, there are times when I can't even get that quality with newer tech). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:15, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:23, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've mulled it over some more and I say support. This photo has excellent composition. Its technical shortcomings are real, but Chris is right that they're minimal for the conditions the picture was taken in. I have myself shot film of performers in dark rooms, and there's real skill required to get something this good when you're dealing with a lot of movement in low light. The focus is a bit off, but only a bit, and this is a captured moment that won't come again. Moonreach (talk) 18:08, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:03, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good for its time and the circumstances. – Aristeas (talk) 07:09, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:27, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nautilus by Edward Weston

Voting period ends on 17 Oct 2024 at 10:57:32 (UTC)

Reason: "one of the most famous photographs ever made" and "a benchmark of modernism in the history of photography"
Articles in which this image appears: Nautilus (photograph), Edward Weston
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Edward Weston

Support as nominator I have been looking for some time for a good copy. At least I found an acceptable one. Seeing the price of a print, I don't think some contributor could get one and scan it. – Yann (talk) 10:57, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm seeing a lot of dust. Restoration would be beneficial. Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:02, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, right. Done. I wonder if this auction house cleans its items before photographing them. Yann (talk) 13:37, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's still a bit of the edge visible on the left sideCrisco 1492 mobile (talk) 15:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And now? Yann (talk) 16:43, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Still about 3-5 px. It's looking very good, though. Excellent find. Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 16:48, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully, it is OK now. Yann (talk) 10:29, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Yep! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:32, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Old hat, i.e. too familiar. – Sca (talk) 13:09, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:58, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Mozart Family

Voting period ends on 17 Oct 2024 at 00:25:13 (UTC)

Reason: It is a very high quality image, and it is accurate too. It shows three of the Mozart's (Wolfgang Amadeus, Maria Anna, and Leopold) during their lifetime, along with a portrait of their dead mother, Anna Maria. It may have one of the best depictions of the best composers and the rest of his family
Articles in which this image appears: Mozart family, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ~~Leopold Mozart, Maria Anna Mozart~~
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Johann Nepomuk della Croce

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 00:25, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Jusdafax (talk) 01:59, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Wcamp9 you uploaded this image a few days ago, what is the source link? The source link should be in the file page. This image is not in the last two articles you listed above, so I struck those articles. Bammesk (talk) 01:14, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I included the source link Wcamp9 (talk) 00:20, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Suits Mozart's biography article [1]. I edited the file page. The scan seems to have a reliable source: International Mozarteum Foundation. Bammesk (talk) 15:02, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. MER-C 10:33, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Max Planck

Voting period ends on 16 Oct 2024 at 21:51:46 (UTC)

Reason: Portrait of renowned physicist and 1918 Nobel Prize winner Max Planck.
Articles in which this image appears: Max Planck, List of things named after Max Planck, +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Hugo Erfurth, Restored by: Bammesk

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 21:51, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:03, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – High historical EV for quantum physics; confidant of Einstein. – Sca (talk) 13:20, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 01:05, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:20, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:24, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Galta Ji Temple

Voting period ends on 16 Oct 2024 at 14:58:21 (UTC)

Reason: good quality image of the temple, FP on commons
Articles in which this image appears: Galtaji
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Sharvarism

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 14:58, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Love the color combo here. --Petar Milošević (talk) 09:37, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – This is my favorite place in Jaipur. Yann (talk) 09:52, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:04, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 13:58, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:17, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:31, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:30, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Exposition Universelle (1900)

Voting period ends on 16 Oct 2024 at 11:22:42 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears: Exposition Universelle (1900)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: GTC

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support as uploader – Thanks for the nomination. Yann (talk) 12:50, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 15:00, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:05, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:19, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I like this image a lot, but there's a fair amount of water spotting in the upper left corner, particularly in the sky. There's also a vertical band of lighter color about a quarter of the way in from the left side, and it runs all the way from top to bottom. Moonreach (talk) 15:37, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's an issue with the document, not the reproduction, so I am not sure we should touch that. Yann (talk) 07:48, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's a lithograph, one of many reproductions of the work. We should seek to make the ideal copy. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 21:24, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Usambiro barbet

Voting period ends on 16 Oct 2024 at 10:50:57 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons last month. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Usambiro barbet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Giles Laurent

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:50, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:25, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 09:35, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:56, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good EV --Tagooty (talk) 13:59, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 01:06, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:18, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?

Voting period ends on 15 Oct 2024 at 22:24:07 (UTC)

Reason: A delightful example of WWI propaganda.
Articles in which this image appears: Daddy, What Did You Do in the Great War? +2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/WWI
Creator: Savile Lumley/Johnson Riddle and Company, restored by User:Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 22:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:15, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 12:52, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:33, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nobel Prize in Physics, three laureates

Voting period ends on 15 Oct 2024 at 21:39:51 (UTC)

Reason: Three Nobel Prize laureates in physics photographed in 1931. In front row from left to right: Albert A. Michelson (1907 laureate), Albert Einstein (1921 laureate), Robert A. Millikan (1923 laureate). In back row from left to right: astronomer Walter Sydney Adams, mathematician Walther Mayer, historian Max Farrand.
Articles in which this image appears: Nobel Prize in Physics
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Smithsonian Institution, Photographer: unknown, Restored by: Bammesk

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 21:39, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:29, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:31, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – High historical EV. Taken two years before Einstein left his native Germany, never to return. – Sca (talk) 12:45, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would support a grayscale version. This looks yellowish. Yann (talk) 12:54, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, although I disagree doing it to every B&W photo. Pinging participants, if there is any objection, let me know and I will revert back to the earlier version (which was voted on). @Hamid Hassani, MER-C, Sca, Yann, and Giles Laurent:. Bammesk (talk) 22:02, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Fine w/me. -- Sca (talk) 13:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Typically of Einstein, his mind seems to be somewhere else. (Currently plowing through a detailed biography of him.) -- Sca (talk) 13:15, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
to me, it looks murky and lower quality now. If you're going to convert to grey scale, the levels need to change. Oppose Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 21:16, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adam, I adjusted the levels and did another upload. Give it another look, thanks. Bammesk (talk) 16:13, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Great! Yann (talk) 09:49, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 01:07, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:22, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 09:31, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:33, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jadeite Cabbage

Voting period ends on 14 Oct 2024 at 18:36:22 (UTC)

Reason: Beautiful sculpture, and the image itself is excellent.
Articles in which this image appears: Jadeite Cabbage +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Unknown; photograph by the National Palace Museum

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:36, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 19:07, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent photo of this important (and very impressive) item. Nick-D (talk) 07:29, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:12, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:38, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:23, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – It is great that the museum offers free pictures. Yann (talk) 10:00, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Jefferson (2)

Voting period ends on 14 Oct 2024 at 15:41:56 (UTC)

Reason: Official White House presidential portrait of US President Thomas Jefferson. A prior nomination for this painting failed, but that one was an attempt to promote a lower-resolution image that didn't make the 1500px cutoff.
Articles in which this image appears: Thomas Jefferson, Democratic-Republican Party, many others (including List of Assassin's Creed characters)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Rembrandt Peale

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:41, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Google seems to have a new version now. Will try and get it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:38, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so the GARTS version is compressed and has unrealistic contrast levels. So Support. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:42, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:31, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:12, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:08, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Citizen Kane Film Poster

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Oct 2024 at 16:09:14 (UTC)

Reason: A very good and high-quality version of a somewhat famous poster to a very iconic movie
Articles in which this image appears: Citizen Kane
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator: William Rose

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 16:09, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - JPG artifacting is pretty bad. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:41, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Multiple creases on the poster, plus lots of macroblocking in the image (note the patterns around the letters in the cast list, or the rainbow square patterns that show up in the light sections of Welles's hair). hinnk (talk) 05:42, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per above. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:32, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:52, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tadej Pogačar

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Oct 2024 at 10:09:15 (UTC)

Reason: met all criteria for FP, become world known cycler, winner of TDF × 3, Giro × 1, World Champion in 2024, tactical amazing rider
Articles in which this image appears: Tadej Pogačar, UCI men's road racing world ranking
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – Petar Milošević (talk) 10:09, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - High technical quality, as always. Image is from a podium celebration, and thus relevant to notability (EV). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:43, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 15:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:34, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:49, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:23, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:2022 Tour of Slovenia (Stage 3, Tadej Pogačar celebrating victory on Celje Castle v2).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:36, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gonbo Rangjon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Oct 2024 at 00:50:38 (UTC)

Reason: excellent image of the revered mountain; featured on commons
Articles in which this image appears: Gumbok Rangan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Tagooty

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 00:50, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support @UnpetitproleX: Thanks for the nomination. --Tagooty (talk) 03:02, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 10:32, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:47, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:44, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:34, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:47, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 22:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:23, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gonbo Rangjon Shinko La Zanskar Jun24 A7CR 00332.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:01, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pixel art wizard

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Oct 2024 at 19:33:32 (UTC)

Reason: I think this is a good exemplar of many of the aspects of pixel art: A limited color palette, the use of complementary colors to create the illusion of a gradient, places where emphasis is placed on individual pixels (such as highlights and the border) and places where a blended effect is desired (the beard and the tones of the face). The one thing it doesn't have that I wish it did is dithering in the gradient areas, but that's not a mandatory aspect of the medium.
Articles in which this image appears: Pixel art
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Original art by ReffPixels, vectorization by OmegaFallon

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:33, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Meh. Lacks visual interest, EV. –Sca (talk) 12:54, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think for EV, File:Pixel Art Cat with Zoom-in Detail.svg is probably the better choice. That being said, this is good pixel art - and I say this as an aficionado of the genre. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:46, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That was actually my first choice, but I decided against it for a few reasons. The color selection (not just the palette but the full gamut it implies) is mostly browns and blues, there's not much to indicate how shadows are represented, and there are large areas of flat color. I also dislike the inset detail box, which is just under a 2x magnification and therefore just browbeats the viewer with information they already have. So I went through Commons, found another piece of pixel art I felt illustrated the concept better, added it to the page and waited a week. Moonreach (talk) 15:20, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is definitely something that looks more like typical pixel art games of the 90s. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 15:14, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As a character portrait, perhaps. It is still more detailed than anything before the PS1 could have reasonably handled! Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:08, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Eh, don't forget computer games. Something circa Kings Quest 6 or Kyrandia 2? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 07:41, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 22:26, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:30, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - While I still feel that the cat is more encyclopedic, Adam is right that this does strongly resemble something one would find in the (late) 90s. Given that that's the aesthetic modern pixel art games go for, I'm happy supporting. Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:08, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Reminds me on my drawing, it was like this, dots by dots, it was French solider, wish to find that image. --Petar Milošević (talk) 10:54, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pixel art Wizard Portrait.svg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:34, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ryugyong Hotel

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Oct 2024 at 18:52:42 (UTC)

Reason: Well-composed, high-detail shot of the long-in-the-making Ryugyong Hotel. It was still under construction when this was taken, but the facade was complete.
Articles in which this image appears: Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Martin Cígler

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 18:52, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Technical quality is rough, but given the difficulty of getting people into North Korea and the never-ending construction this hotel has gone through, it has a timeless quality. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What's "rough" about it (so I know when considering other photos for FPC)? Moonreach (talk) 13:31, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's somewhat soft, but that appears to be due to the age of the image and a high F/. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:26, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:03, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Could be Las Vegas too. But streets are perfect for cyclers, no traffic. --Petar Milošević (talk) 10:41, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:48, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:35, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:06, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Prázdné slnice a rozestavěný hotel Ryugyong - panoramio.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:53, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hindenberg Disaster - 6 May 1937

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2024 at 23:33:40 (UTC)

Reason: The Hindenberg Disaster abruptly ended an era in which airships were very popular, as is known as one of the most famous aviation accidents. These images showed people that airships are dangerous. It is just like the "Oh, the humanity" quote about the disaster, a pretty important piece of media.
Articles in which this image appears: Hindenburg disaster
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: Sam Shere (1905–1982)

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 23:33, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – per the previous FPC nomination on the same year _ZZ^Z 'S 23:39, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – As said six months ago, this photo has been reproduced countless times ... becoming effectively a bromide (in journalism, a cliché). – Sca (talk) 13:02, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per Zzzs. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:38, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:34, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2024 at 23:33:43 (UTC)

Reason: It is the highest quality image of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, showing a lot of detail of Roosevelt. It is also in color.
Articles in which this image appears: Franklin D. Roosevelt
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Leon Perskie

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 23:33, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There are several versions of this portrait. Please see c:Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:FDR 1944 Color Portrait.jpg for a former evaluation. Yann (talk) 11:02, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Unusually for me, I support this offcl pol pic because for once the detail of this 80-year-old image is pretty good – and because of the subject's overarching historical EV. Plus, it's a face full of character. – Sca (talk) 12:56, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Arguably, some highlights do seem rather blown, but .... -- Sca (talk) 15:30, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Both this and File:FDR-1944-Campaign-Portrait (retouched, cropped).jpg are excellent. However, this one is cropped somewhat closer (head-room was reduced), and it is stable in the article. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:49, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 15:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:37, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - GodzillamanRor (talk) 02:10, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:FDR 1944 Color Portrait (cropped)(b).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:34, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Uncle Sam - I Want You Poster

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2024 at 20:23:05 (UTC)

Reason: This is a delisted featured image because the original scan a while ago was low quality. However, there is a way higher quality image in it's place now. Anyway, the poster is historically significant and very famous
Articles in which this image appears: Uncle Sam
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War I
Creator: James Montgomery Flagg

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 20:23, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – As with the above nom, this image as been reproduced countless times, becoming effectively a cliché. – Sca (talk) 13:06, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Excellent quality reproduction of a significant image. Moonreach (talk) 18:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also support Alt 1 — Moonreach (talk) 15:23, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~Support~~ - Iconic, and the issues that resulted in the previous image being delisted have been addressed with this most recent upload. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Matarisvan (talk) 05:42, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt – Yann (talk) 18:50, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:39, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Discoloured with some obvious damage. Restoration - or even just a colour adjustment - could do miracles on this. A cleaner and larger scan exists at https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsc.03521/ Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 04:38, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Adam Cuerden I updated it to the link you sent me, should we make this one an FP Wcamp9 (talk) 21:39, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Adam. MER-C 10:47, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Still oppose because restoration is required. MER-C 19:32, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Adam. Let's get this one right in one. (Struck my vote above). Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 12:09, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We should use the "Better Version" if Uncle Sam Poster becomes a FP Wcamp9 (talk) 17:18, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:29, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lavaux

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2024 at 15:32:43 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Lavaux, Swiss wine, Tourism in Switzerland
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Lorenz Poffet

Support as nominator – MER-C 15:32, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 17:35, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:34, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Arguably some DOF issues, but a gorgeous landscape photo. – Sca (talk) 13:11, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 18:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:06, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 09:24, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:09, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lavaux Switzerland.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:41, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Social flycatcher

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2024 at 15:18:22 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Social flycatcher
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Chuck Homler

Support as nominator – MER-C 15:18, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanks for the nomination. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 01:10, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:35, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Huge PNG file not helpful. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:22, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – In my eyes, it is _ZZ^Z 'S 13:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Per Charles. Plus, PNG suffers from a software glitch where the Wiki fails to sharpen after downsizing, which is a shame given the beautiful plumage. (That being said, kudos to Chuck for providing original resolution images in a lossless format... it really future-proofs the media). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:26, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Social Flycatcher.png --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:19, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hip, Hip, Hurrah!

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Reason: High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Hip, Hip, Hurrah!, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Impressionism, Peder Severin Krøyer, Skagen, Skagen Painters, Toast (honor), White wine
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Peder Severin Krøyer

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 17:37, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ – Yann (talk) 18:27, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace with Alt 1 – Yann (talk) 13:05, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - 1px border needs to be cropped out. MER-C 18:51, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I've removed the 1px border. However, I seem to recall that the bug that affects PNGs also affects TIF files. Consequently, I've added a JPG copy as ALT1. Also, note that File:'Hip, Hip, Hurrah! Artist Festival at Skagen', by Peder Severin Krøyer (1888) Demisted with DXO PhotoLab Clearview; cropped away black border edge.jpg is currently featured. This should thus be a D&R nomination. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:10, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Teach me to post before Commons confirms upload. Chunked uploads is still waiting for the server to rebuild the file. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:09, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace with Alt 1 Moonreach (talk) 20:42, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace with Alt 1 per my above commentary. The current FP has numerous blown highlights, and the image it replaced was better quality. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:09, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace with Alt 1, per Chris Woodrich's commentary. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:10, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Replace with alt 1. The alternative is also not cropped. MER-C 09:54, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace with Alt 1.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:Hip, Hip, Hurrah! Artists’ Party, Skagen (Peder Severin Krøyer) - Gothenburg Museum of Art - F 62.jpg --– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 20:58, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Augusta Savage

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Reason: high quality image used as lead
Articles in which this image appears: Augusta Savage, African-American art
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: unknown US government photographer

Info In the previous nomination, the picture was mistakenly identified.
Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 18:21, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - restoration required. MER-C 18:53, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I note the need for restoration as well. Also, I think File:Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371.jpg better illustrates the subject and her work. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:20, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It needs a crop and a restoration (and to actually be used somewhere on the English Wikipedia), but otherwise I'd support that one if you want to nominate it. A great encapsulation of an artist and her work. Moonreach (talk) 20:56, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is a crop already, though that still needs restoration. If Yann does not want to do the restoration, I can do it. It's a long weekend for me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:07, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is good also, but should it replace the lead image? Yann (talk) 12:53, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's an editing choice. Honestly, as a lede image I'm thinking File:AugustaSavage.jpg works best (there is less tension in her body than the nominated image, and it still has a sculpture). File:Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371.jpg and its derivative work best in the body, I think, as her physical identifying features are secondary to her art in that image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:34, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, File:Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371.jpg makes a better FP and it doesn't have to be in the infobox. Bammesk (talk) 17:31, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MER-C, Moonreach, Crisco 1492, and Bammesk: I restored that one. Yann (talk) 21:56, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support ALT - Excellent image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT – but the left edge has a very narrow white streak! Bammesk (talk) 00:49, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 - Moonreach (talk) 13:31, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional support alt 1, provided the white streak is removed. MER-C 18:56, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Yann (talk) 17:51, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:41, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371 CROPPED.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:22, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Lynch

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Reason: High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Mike Lynch (businessman)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Business
Creator: Royal Society

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 17:37, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:25, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Crop is quite close for a 3/4 portrait; generally, these are given more space to breathe. I've made a crop that I think works a bit better, though part of me wants to reduce the aspect ratio somewhat. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:17, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I don't think this is a particularly good photo; it cuts off in a weird place that shows all of his torso but nothing below it, and he's leaning out of the frame. Chris's crop is better on technical merits but I still don't see anything that makes me think it's among Wikipedia's best images. Moonreach (talk) 20:41, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Comparatively little-known man in suit & tie. Scant EV. – Sca (talk) 12:27, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per above. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:42, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:38, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pope John XXIII

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Reason: high quality portrait. "Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker pope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council." "The council had a significant impact on the Church due to the scope and variety of issues it addressed."
Articles in which this image appears: Pope John XXIII, Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, Second Vatican Council, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator: De Agostini Editore

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 16:54, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 17:47, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - A bit iffy on the exposure (head highlights are blown), but given the age, I'm okay with it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:01, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — I put it into Krita and checked the levels; they're not fully blown out. There is forehead detail in there, although it didn't look particularly great when I crushed the levels down enough to find it. I'd support an alt that balances things a bit better. Moonreach (talk) 20:49, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I messed with this in Photoshop last night, and unfortunately his face falls within the highlight range, so fixing the shine also makes the rest of him look like Lurch. Doing a localized adjustment was somewhat better, but it still ended up looking more grey than recovering detail. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:08, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, thanks for trying. Moonreach (talk) 18:16, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:07, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ioannes XXIII, by De Agostini, 1958–1963.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:55, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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