Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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


Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Reunion.jpg Red-whiskered bulbul


Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis citernii).jpg Ethiopian wolf


Jan Vermeer van Delft 006.jpg The girl with a wineglass


Jan Vermeer van Delft - The Glass of Wine - Google Art Project.jpg The Glass of Wine


Grey Shrike Thrush 1 - Brunkerville.jpg Grey shrikethrush

Current nominations

Palm cockatoo

Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2023 at 16:43:54 (UTC)

Original – A palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus). Lockhart, Queensland, Australia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last year, where it was featured unanimously. Previous nomination ended up at 3-0.
Articles in which this image appears
Palm cockatoo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 16:43, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:10, 30 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Green iguana

Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2023 at 14:16:23 (UTC)

Original – A green iguana in Palm Beach, Florida
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Green iguana
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Rhododendrites
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 14:16, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - It takes gumption to do a panorama of a living, breathing creature, let alone to do it well! Great image.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:13, 30 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2023 at 20:04:20 (UTC)

Original – Waterfront view of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, shows the old Bush Terminal warehouse complex between 39th and 44th Streets.
Reason
Quality waterfront view of the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. It shows a section of the former Bush Terminal warehouse complex between 39th and 44th Streets. The image relates to the section of the article it is in. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama or Urban
Creator
Rhododendrites
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 20:04, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support per nom. Is this worth including in the Industry City article, or is this section of the warehouse complex not considered part of said area? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:02, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, it can be added to Industry City. All buildings (5 in foreground and 2 in background) are also in the 1958 infobox image in Industry City (background buildings can be ID-ed with the help of this, exterior colors have changed). The depicted area (in nom image) is part of the warehouse and storage section of Industry City, next to the 7 covered piers (only traces of the piers now remain in the nom image). See Industry City article section "Description" paragraph 2 and section "Piers and storage" paragraphs 1 and 2. Bammesk (talk) 13:04, 29 January 2023 (UTC) . . . . I added the image to the Industry City article: [1] Bammesk (talk) 18:06, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Roosilawaty

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2023 at 02:53:07 (UTC)

Original – Indonesian film actress Roosilawaty in a promotional silver-print image
Reason
Excellent, high quality image of an Indonesian film star. This image admittedly has a checkered past, what with having been promoted as Chitra Dewi, then delisted when we realized she'd been misidentified. Now that Roosilawaty has her own article, however, things should be golden; we also have an image of her with her autograph scrawled across it, as well as numerous other images identified with text beside them, supporting the ID.
Articles in which this image appears
Roosilawaty
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Tati Photo Studio, Jakarta; restored by Chris Woodrich
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:53, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Low-res., particularly indistinct on right side (subject's left) of subject's head. – Sca (talk) 14:42, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Unfortunately, as I no longer have any of my collection, that is the highest resolution we are going to get. As this was one of my first scans from my Tati archive, I didn't have the process as streamlined or standardized as later works. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:22, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – per previous nom, now that it's identified. Bammesk (talk) 18:35, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 14:18, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Georgia Guidestones

Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2023 at 15:19:50 (UTC)

Original – The Georgia Guidestones, an "American Stonehenge"
Reason
One of the big eccentricities of America was bombed last year. Given we now can't get more pictures of them, I think the images we have are now extremely valuable
Articles in which this image appears
Georgia Guidestones
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Bubba73
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 15:19, 27 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • I uploaded 10 photos I took one day. I took one more that has my wife standing next to it. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 21:27, 27 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      @Bubba73: Thank you so much for that. They're great photos, and we'd struggle to replace them. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 23:59, 27 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment - Technically, there are a few "woulda, shoulda, couldas"; less lens distortion, less tight crop, etc. But that's moot now that the monument is gone, and so I would support this on technique and quality. It is well lit, very encyclopedic, and irreplacable. What is the copyright status of the work itself, though? The rusty part of my brain that dealt with copyright questions is telling me that FOP doesn't cover three-dimensional artwork in the United States.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:59, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • I corrected the lens distortion with DxO PhotoLab on the RAW file, but there is perspective distortion. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:09, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • My apologies; I've only taken my camera out rarely, and am rusty on a lot of the terminology. I was referring primarily to the warping of the grass and dirt at the bottom edge of the image; the monument itself looks fine.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:33, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • No problem. For some reason, I was using my 35mm lens, which does enhance perspective distortion. Normally I would use a lens with a longer focal length and get farther back, which would reduce the perspective distortion. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 16:49, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
          • For sure! I know I nearly retired my 18-35 mm because of the distortion. Any which way, glad to have this here.  — Chris Woodrich (talk)
    Think this comes under "no copyright notice" Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 07:33, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Referring to the Hirtle Chart, there doesn't really seem to be anything for works of sculpture (it explicitly states "This table is for image and text works"). Assuming that the table for "Works except sound recordings and architecture" also applies to sculpture, the creator of the Guidestones had five years to register a claim if no notice was included with the sculpture. I'll see if I can find anything for "Robert Christian", "Elberton Granite Finishing Company", or "Guidestones". — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:13, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - After reviewing the LOC Copyright catalogue, I have found nothing for the finishing company, only conspiracy books for the Guidestones, and a series of books on Bayesian statistics by Christian Robert (nothing for Robert Christian). I am satisfied that there is no copyright registration for this sculpture, and based on available photographs there appears to have been no notice included with it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:20, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • comment Might be able to crop something better out of File:The Georgia Guidstones.jpg.©Geni (talk) 16:49, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • I've given it a go, but honestly the fact that much of the monument is in shadows makes me feel that it's an inferior alternative (as an aside... that image is pretty good for a cell phone). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:10, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Yeah its a bit annoying that we have a bunch of photos that would be great if they weren't over processed.©Geni (talk) 01:01, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • I like the fact that this one shows through the sculpture, but on the downside: (1) it is in shadow, and (2) it isn't very sharp. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 01:46, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – the bottom left corner needs to be cloned. I also support what's proposed by Geni. Bammesk (talk) 18:38, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Bammesk: Should be done. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 10:54, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Messier 83

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2023 at 16:22:36 (UTC)

Original – Messier 83, by Hubble Space Telescope
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Messier 83
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 16:22, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment - Would prefer an image showing the entire galaxy (example: [2], or this: [3]) - this feels too cropped and significantly reduces EV. --Janke | Talk 17:04, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – I am Ok with the EV, per article editors' choice. The high resolution is a plus. Bammesk (talk) 18:41, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Human karyotype

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2023 at 17:10:00 (UTC)

Original – Karyogram of human genome
Reason
Quality image of human karyogram, it gives an overview of the human genome. The image is used in numerous articles (50+). There is a SVG version, but the SVG is not used in any articles (it has rendering issues). If and when the SVG replaces this file, then we can do a delist and replace nom. I had an easier time enlarging this file with ZoomViewer [4], which is linked to on the file page. Currently at Commons FPC as well.
Articles in which this image appears
Human genome, Karyotype, + many more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
Mikael Häggström
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 17:10, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support as creator. Mikael Häggström (talk) 17:17, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – Visual information is not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 14:08, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Can you clarify which featured picture criteria does this candidate image not meet? OhanaUnitedTalk page 15:06, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    What about No.3 "It illustrates the subject in a compelling way". I feel uncompelled. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:02, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I intentionally kept any prose out of the image in order to keep it relatively language neutral, and indeed that makes it not readily intelligible without reading the image caption in each article. Still, in this case, I think that sense of incomprehensibility is a valuable impression in itself, as the complexity of the human genome is indeed daunting and, still today, largely enigmatic. Mikael Häggström (talk) 22:10, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    FWIW, the criteria is "helps readers to understand an article", not "readily intelligible to general readers/viewers". Bammesk (talk) 13:21, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. We need more FPs that are encyclopedic scientific illustrations, relative to the huge proportion currently taken by postcard views, charismatic megafauna, and old poster scans. This is a good example: informative, detailed, and well laid out. Incidentally, the kneejerk opposition to including any such content, on display above, is a large part of why my recent participation in FPC has been so limited. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:16, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Looking at the image tells me nothing. My cognitive facilities are quiescent, and my knees aren't jerking -- Sca (talk) 13:38, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I didn't oppose, but it is impolite to call a reasoned oppose a 'kneejerk reaction'. I'm capable of understanding many scientific diagrams, but I don't think this enhances the article enough for it to be FP. Without any text, I look at the image and click away. That is not what you want for a top-notch image in an encyclopaedia. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:33, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Text in illustrations is often helpful, but is not uniformly a positive thing: for instance, it makes them much more difficult to internationalize, compared to illustrations where the relevant text is presented in a caption. Have you ever opposed a photograph because it was lacking text? —David Eppstein (talk) 01:58, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I actually had someone comment (couldn't oppose as they were an IP) against a nomination because the scale was not labeled on the photograph itself.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:19, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment, leaning support - That is massive, to the point that you could probably print this on a full sheet of A2 paper and still be downsizing. How much information would be lost by reducing it to, say, 60% of its current size? (Honestly, it's a shame the SVG has rendering issues...) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:19, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Chris, with this type of image, sometimes there is more to it than visual display, printing and such. Sometimes minute details are incorporated as a means of tabulating data (or information) precisely. That way the image can be enlarged on a computer screen and the data read off the image precisely. I am not an expert in genetics, but I see lots of grid marks, so that might be the case. Bammesk (talk) 02:06, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    That's fair. My question was mainly driven by the fact that, even at 60 percent resolution, the text was perfectly legible on my display and it felt as though no fine details were being lost (the reference to the A2/poster size was mainly to highlight just how many pixels were there). Given that, due to the resolution, a lot of browsers have trouble loading the image, I was simply wondering if a smaller size would be workable to improve accessibility.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:20, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:20, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    With slight worries about how it handles the sex chromosomes - it seems a bit... redundant to have both an XY and XX set without any obvious difference in the three X's, Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 00:16, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 14:21, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Banz Abbey

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2023 at 15:09:21 (UTC)

Original – Drone image of Banz Abbey
Reason
Recently featured on Commons. Note discussion of the one oppose vote - the abbey is surrounded by "no drone" areas.
Articles in which this image appears
Banz Abbey
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Ermell
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 15:09, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:10, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:56, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 14:38, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Interesting discussion at the Commons about the drone restrictions. Hats off to the creator for respecting the restriction, even if it meant having to crop the original image because he couldn't get any closer. (I am unimpressed by the argument that there are "so many points in Germany where, in theory, drones are not allowed" that we should all just feel free to ignore such restrictions whenever it suits us to do so.) Choliamb (talk) 17:42, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Lion-hearted85 (talk) 20:13, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Grey shrikethrush

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2023 at 15:03:58 (UTC)

Original – Colluricincla harmonica harmonica
Reason
High resolution, illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Grey shrikethrush
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
John Harrison
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 15:03, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment Not one of his best. Bird is looking away. Hasn't been put up for FP on Commons yet. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:55, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - When it comes to birds, one of JJ's "not his best" can still readily be FP worthy. In this case, it appears that the focus was slightly off (beak and eye appears slightly out of focus), but given the resolution, focal distance, and size of the bird, I don't think it's a deal breaker. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:27, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – Essentially monochromatic hues result in minimal contrast with background. Doesn't meet Criterion 3, IMO. – Sca (talk) 13:38, 27 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Delist: Bastei

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2023 at 14:33:14 (UTC)

Bastei (Elbe Sandstone Mountains) in Saxony, Germany.
Reason
Replaced with recently promoted, higher resolution FP File:Rathen und Elbsandsteingebirge asv2022-08 img04.jpg.
Articles this image appears in
None
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bastei
Nominator
MER-C
  • Delist — MER-C 14:33, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Delist – Bammesk (talk) 14:57, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Delist – Choliamb (talk) 19:29, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:56, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Delist – Sca (talk) 14:10, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Keep – Comparing the two, the candidate (Bastei) has softer and more even lighting, which I prefer. The second (...img04.jpg) seems to have a bit aggressive local contrast. Composition is more balanced in my opinion, too. Resolution is about 40.5 MP vs 36 MP, which is a very slight 11% more. --Lion-hearted85 (talk) 11:00, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Keep – I see no compelling reason to delist, since it is a good alternative re. weather, clouding etc. Janke | Talk 10:21, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Keep - Honestly, I prefer this one to the the cooler colours of the new FP. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:52, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Paço Imperial

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2023 at 01:45:20 (UTC)

Original – Paço Imperial, the official workplace of the monarchs of Brazil during the royal and imperial eras
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Brazilian imperial family
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Donatas Dabravolskas
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 01:45, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose Clearly not FP standard - chromatic aberration, out of focus, perspective distortion. MER-C 10:30, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose - That Nikon 16-35 mm lens is known for having poor edge sharpness at 16 mm, see [5]. Wide-angle zooms can't reach the image quality of fixed-focal-length WA lenses. --Janke | Talk 11:47, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment This is your ninth open nomination. Far too many I think Vinícius O.. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:37, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    You're right Vinícius O. (talk) 22:05, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose per MER-C – Choliamb (talk) 19:26, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Regretfully Oppose due to the expressed optical flaws (chromatic aberration and out of focus on the edges, especially on the left side). Otherwise, it would have been a very nice shot with favourable lighting for both the imperial building and the skyscraper. --Lion-hearted85 (talk) 11:16, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Glass of Wine

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2023 at 03:01:14 (UTC)

Original – The Glass of Wine by Jan Vermeer van Delft
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
The Wine Glass, Jan Hope, Hope Collection of Pictures
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Johannes Vermeer
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 03:01, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:02, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Lion-hearted85 (talk) 11:19, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The girl with a wineglass

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2023 at 02:54:25 (UTC)

Original – The Girl with the Wine Glass by Johannes Vermeer
Reason
High quality and resolution. This is a featured picture on the Persian language Wikipedia
Articles in which this image appears
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, History of red, Red
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Johannes Vermeer
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 02:54, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Crown Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Gustav in the 1880s

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2023 at 02:40:51 (UTC)

Original – Victoria of Baden and the future Gustaf V of Sweden
Reason
High resolution and quality
Articles in which this image appears
Victoria of Baden
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Unknown, not credited
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 02:40, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose needs restoration. MER-C 13:02, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – looking at it at full size, it certainly needs restoration. Bammesk (talk) 19:01, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ethiopian wolf

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2023 at 10:58:16 (UTC)

Original – Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis citernii) on the Sanetti Plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands.
Reason
High quality large image of rare endangered animal. Illustrates article well (more appropriate than Commons FP)
Articles in which this image appears
Ethiopian wolf
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:58, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – I have a really hard time making up my mind about this photo. The EV is not ideal: a particular weakness (due to the lighting and the position of the animal, not the fault of the photographer) is that it doesn't really show off the distinctive red and white color pattern of the coat on the face and chest as clearly as some other images, like File:Canis_simensis.jpg, for example. But that photo is a non-starter as far as image quality goes, and the same is true of almost all of the other 120 or so photos of this species at the Commons, which are variously beset with problems like low resolution, lens blur, etc. Pretty much the only one that can compare with the nominated photo in image quality is a gorgeous shot of a reclining wolf (File:Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis citernii) 2.jpg), and when I clicked on it I found that Charles took that one too. Charles, I'm guessing that you felt that the reclining one wasn't suitable for FP because it doesn't show the whole animal? You may be right, but it's a beautiful photo, IMO much more striking than the one you nominated, and because it shows more clearly some details that are distinctive or unique to this species, like the coloration and the ears, I think one could argue that it's not inferior in EV. If you had nominated that one, I would have supported it without much hesitation (although I am aware that others may feel differently).
  • Yes, it is a better photo for sure, but I thought it had less EV, but welcome other opinions. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:20, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Red-whiskered bulbul

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2023 at 10:48:11 (UTC)

Original – Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) on Réunion
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-whiskered bulbul
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:48, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 14:23, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 19:21, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment - Halo around the bird - is that due to grain removal or some filtering of the sky? --Janke | Talk 13:39, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Slight halo is natural on RAW images; noise reduction increases it slightly. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:08, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Réunion stonechat

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2023 at 10:45:05 (UTC)

Original – Réunion stonechat (Saxicola tectes) male, endemic to the island of La Réunion
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. Island endemic
Articles in which this image appears
Réunion stonechat
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:45, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:59, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 14:22, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 19:21, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Lion-hearted85 (talk) 20:10, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Delist: Jan Matejko - Stańczyk

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2023 at 02:18:58 (UTC)

Current FP, lower resolution, by Google Art Project
Proposed replacement, higher resolution, by National Museum, Warsaw
Reason
The current FP is no longer used in any articles. It has been replaced with a higher resolution version published by the museum that houses the painting, the National Museum in Warsaw.
Articles this image appears in
Stańczyk (painting), +7
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Jan Matejko - Stańczyk - Google Art Project
Nominator
Bammesk (talk)
  • Delist and Replace — Bammesk (talk) 02:18, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Replace. MER-C 09:25, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Delist and Replace – Yann (talk) 11:05, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Delist and Replace per nom.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:19, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Delist and Replace – Choliamb (talk) 19:20, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


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Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Empress consort of Brazil

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 19:17:51 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of D. Amélia de Beauharnais by Friedrich Dürck
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Duchess of Braganza, List of Brazilian royal consorts
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Friedrich Dürck
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 19:17, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 09:30, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Meh. – Sca (talk) 13:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support We need an article about this painting. – Yann (talk) 11:07, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 13:17, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:29, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Lion-hearted85 (talk) 20:04, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Retrato da D. Amélia de Beauharnais - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:12, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Eero Saarinen

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 17:47:47 (UTC)

Original – Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer.
Sample crop for FPC, if consensus reached, please apply to original.
Cropped version – restored and cropped version of the original
Reason
High resolution and restored.
Articles in which this image appears
Eero Saarinen, 1961 in architecture, List of people from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Balthazar Korab, restored by Yann
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:47, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Tentative Full support after a of the crop, thus: from the bottom, cut at the top of the knuckle at right, from the right, cut at the top thumb-tack - see sample. High EV: leading image in article, pretty good quality for its age and 35 mm negative. Janke | Talk 18:45, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 19:02, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Yes, the crop is better. Yann (talk) 11:09, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support the proposed crop. Bammesk (talk) 03:23, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I'd also crop off enough pixels to remove the damage on top, or repair it otherwise. MER-C 09:32, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose I do not believe we should crop archive photos or photos by living photographers. We should assume the photographer wanted it as it is. This image is ruined by the hand in the foreground, but should not be cropped (or cloned). Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:49, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support crop only. We have a history of allowing digital manipulation when the image is not the subject of an article in and of itself. Restorations remove dust and smudges, uploaders adjust contrast and balance levels (mostly for digital images, but I have had to use it for images I scanned personally), etc. In this case, an argument can readily be made that the extraneous arm was not a deliberate part of the composition, but rather an "action" shot of an architect by a landscape/architectural photographer who saw the opportunity and took it.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:07, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Preference for the new lossless crop. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:11, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I restored the nominated version and did an upload. The image had already been partially (mostly) restored by Yann. I also uploaded the original TIFF from the Library of Congress. If the nom passes, we can upload a lossless crop (as a separate file). Pinging supporters for a second look @TheFreeWorld, Janke, Yann, MER-C, and Crisco 1492:. Bammesk (talk) 14:28, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Sounds like a plan to me.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:29, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Support either. MER-C 14:36, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Fine. Yann (talk) 14:39, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • I see sufficient consensus, I uploaded the restored and cropped version as a separate file. I added it to the nom and the biography article. Bammesk (talk) 17:58, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support crop – Choliamb (talk) 19:19, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Eero-Saarinen (cropped).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:07, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • There is a clear consensus that the cropped image should be promoted. Armbrust The Homunculus 00:07, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Maria Amélia, Princess of Brazil

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 19:02:36 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil by Friedrich Dürck
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Friedrich Dürck
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 19:02, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:58, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:08, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment - Are we sure about accuracy the colours? This seems close to "pure" white in a few areas, such as the lace around her right shoulder, and that suggests to me that the contrast balance was changed (and maybe saturation as well). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:31, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Frank Lloyd Wright

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 17:59:39 (UTC)

Original – Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator.
Reason
Good quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Frank Lloyd Wright, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Al Ravenna
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:59, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment - Needs some spot and scratch removal, not until then can I support. Janke | Talk 18:48, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment Too many nominations on the go TheFreeWorld! Spare us... Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:41, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose - needs restoration. MER-C 14:37, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Good nom candidate, but per Janke and MER-C it needs a restoration, and preferably an upload of the original TIFF file as well. Bammesk (talk) 14:48, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Death of Marat 2

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 17:33:48 (UTC)

Original – The Death of Marat (1793), by Jacques-Louis David
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
The Death of Marat, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacques-Louis David
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:33, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 19:49, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:10, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 19:17, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:34, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Death of Marat by David.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:55, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In the Loge

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 17:13:19 (UTC)

Original – In the Loge (1878), by Mary Cassatt, now held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
In the Loge, List of works by Mary Cassatt, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Mary Cassatt
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:13, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:36, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:11, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:35, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 15:00, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Lion-hearted85 (talk) 12:17, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Mary Stevenson Cassatt - In the Loge - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:53, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A Boy with a Flying Squirrel

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 17:00:44 (UTC)

Original – A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (1765), by John Singleton Copley, now held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
A Boy with a Flying Squirrel, Henry Pelham (engraver), John Singleton Copley, 1750–1775 in Western fashion
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
John Singleton Copley
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:00, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Meh. – Sca (talk) 14:20, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – High quality image of one of the most famous works by the finest 18th-century portrait painter in North America. Plus a flying squirrel! The very opposite of meh. :) Choliamb (talk) 19:16, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 19:45, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:13, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 19:16, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - I hope to see this one in person next month! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:36, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Lion-hearted85 (talk) 11:28, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:John Singleton Copley - A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham) - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:52, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 16:51:27 (UTC)

Original – Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (1828), by Thomas Cole, now held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Reason
High resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (Cole), Thomas Cole, List of paintings by Thomas Cole, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Lenox Library (New York City), His Dark Materials, Antediluvian
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Thomas Cole
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 16:51, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 19:44, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:16, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 15:16, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. Mikael Häggström (talk) 17:44, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 19:06, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Cole Thomas Expulsion from the Garden of Eden 1828.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:50, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Natalija Obrenović, Queen consort of Serbia

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 15:07:20 (UTC)

Original – Queen Natalie of Serbia by Uroš Predić (1890)
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Uroš Predić, White, List of Serbian royal consorts
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Uroš Predić
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 15:07, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment Article is just a list. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:57, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Meh. – Sca (talk) 13:21, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:49, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Charles Alexandre de Calonne

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 14:07:44 (UTC)

Original – Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734–1802), was a French statesman, best known for his involvement in the French Revolution. Painting by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, now held in the Royal Collection, UK.
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 14:07, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 20:49, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:23, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose - Given the size of this painting, I'd expect a digitization of this resolution to be pin-sharp. However, this digitization is blurry at full size.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:39, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:48, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Portrait of Muhammad Dervish Khan

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 13:57:09 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Muhammad Dervish Khan (1788), by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Muhammad Dervish Khan, Franco-Indian Alliances, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:57, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:56, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:28, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – First target article totals 180 words. – Sca (talk) 13:12, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:48, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust The Homunculus 23:48, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Madame Grand

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 13:50:58 (UTC)

Original – Madame Grand (1783), by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Madame Grand (Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun), Catherine Grand, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:50, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:55, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – At 180 words, article is quite stubby. – Sca (talk) 13:24, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Lead in 2 articles. – Yann (talk) 11:29, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 15:12, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:41, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835) MET DP320094.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:47, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Marie Antoinette and Her Children

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2023 at 13:04:19 (UTC)

Original – Marie Antoinette and Her Children (1787), by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Reason
Very high resolution. FP on Commons and the Persian language Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Marie Antoinette and Her Children, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Google Arts & Culture
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:04, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:55, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:30, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – This image also appears in the article Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, where it illustrates the section on Marie Antoinette, her most important patron. Choliamb (talk) 12:48, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 15:13, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 19:05, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, reine de France et ses enfants - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:44, 28 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Monument to Pedro I of Brazil by Louis Rochet

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jan 2023 at 20:32:45 (UTC)

Original – Depicts Pedro I, the first emperor of Brazil, holding Brazil's first constitution
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Equestrian statue of Pedro I
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Donatas Dabravolskas
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 20:32, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment It is quite dark and Pedro himself is not in focus. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:08, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose - Strong chromatic aberration in statue, low sharpness. --Janke | Talk 15:43, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose per Janke. MER-C 09:26, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose per Janke. – Choliamb (talk) 19:03, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:28, 27 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Botafogo Beach (ca. 1870) by Edoardo De Martino

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jan 2023 at 20:18:21 (UTC)

Original – A painting depicting Botafogo beach at night
Reason
High quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Outline of Rio de Janeiro
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edoardo De Martino
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 20:18, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose I do not understand the purpose of the article. The image does not add EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:09, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Charles. And this pic. is pretty far down the target's stack of 29 pics. – Sca (talk) 13:17, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose No case for EV. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 23:12, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:26, 27 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alexander Hamilton

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jan 2023 at 13:12:05 (UTC)

Original – Portrait by John Trumbull, c. 1792
Reason
High resolution and important figure.
Articles in which this image appears
Alexander Hamilton, Whiskey Rebellion, Report on Manufactures, Hamilton–Reynolds affair, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
John Trumbull
  • Support as nominator – Wow (talk) 13:12, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:03, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose - Technically, this is a good reproduction. But as a portrait... the angle of the face makes him seem larger than he is in any of his other portraits on Commons, making me question whether this has sufficient encyclopedic value for FP.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:23, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:22, 27 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Benjamin Franklin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jan 2023 at 13:29:07 (UTC)

Original – Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, 1778
Reason
High resolution and important figure.
Articles in which this image appears
Benjamin Franklin, Ben Franklin effect, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Joseph Duplessis
  • Support as nominator – Wow (talk) 13:29, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:03, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Vinícius O. (talk) 02:23, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support --Janke | Talk 10:51, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:26, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 04:29, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 11:31, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. Mikael Häggström (talk) 17:48, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 19:04, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Joseph Siffrein Duplessis - Benjamin Franklin - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:21, 27 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Melk Abbey

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2023 at 09:39:56 (UTC)

Original – Melk Abbey, located above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, Austria
Reason
High resolution. Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Melk Abbey, 1736 in architecture, Monastery
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Thomas Ledl
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 09:39, 16 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:04, 16 January 2023 (UTC)\Reply[reply]
  • Comment - Between the various roofs below the abbey, I wonder if there is a better angle available. More elevation would definitely help.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:39, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose now that I have confirmation that better angles are possible.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:04, 19 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support --Wow (talk) 13:22, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Vinícius O. (talk) 19:44, 17 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment– There is a higher resolution photo passing at Commons nom: [6]. It doesn't have the foreground roof distraction. Bammesk (talk) 03:14, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose per Banmesk, would support the other photo if it were nominated. MER-C 09:46, 18 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – I may be in the minority here, but in spite of the partial obstruction by the roofs at the lower right, I actually prefer this photo to the alternative mentioned by Bammesk and endorsed by MER-C above, because this one has significantly more EV. The oblique view gives a much better sense of the building than a simple straight-on picture of the facade, which gives no hint of the shape and size of the structure behind it. Ideally, I'd like to see an image that combines an unobstructed oblique view without the distracting foreground roofs (like this one: File:Melk - Stift (2).JPG) with a greater resolution and sharpness than that photo provides. But given the choice, for the purposes of an encyclopedia, I feel strongly that a slightly flawed oblique view is better than a spectacular frontal view, in spite of the latter's enormous pixel count. Choliamb (talk) 15:52, 22 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    That's a fair point, and definitely a reason to keep this image in the article. I know that, when I was still doing photography, I'd try and get multiple images and angles for exactly that reason. If the rooftops weren't as intrusive, I might even agree with you... but in this case, it feels as though you'd want to get three or four meters up to get the best image.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:46, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Just to be clear, I share your reservations about this photo, which is why I offered my comment as a comment rather than a support vote. The problem, as this photo from further away makes clear, is that if you back up enough to get the roofs out of the way, you're likely to end up in the river. What is really needed, as you say, is an extra few meters of height. But the image I linked to in my original comment (File:Melk - Stift (2).JPG, also taken from across the river) shows that it is in fact possible to get a photo that avoids the roofs and still conveys more information than a strictly frontal view. If I were looking for a photograph to use in the classroom, that's the one I would probably choose. And although it seems a little soft when you look at it at full resolution, I would be more likely to support it for FP than the current candidate (or than the frontal view, which is admittedly spectacular on its own terms). Choliamb (talk) 17:26, 25 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:07, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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