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Lilly Walleni

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 May 2022 at 02:49:23 (UTC)

Reason: The Swedish Performing Arts Agency has kindly done quite a huge release to Commons; this is the first of an exploration. High resolution, which does show off some of the flaws from film grain size, but allowed some pretty precise work in the restoration. Opera's rarely performed nowadays - it's by Georges Marty, but in discussion with Ipigott, we decided that the quality of the image in depicting her more than made up for that. I also did a second (and much easier!) restoration of her in La Navarraisse, but I'd say this is the one to look at.
Articles in which this image appears: Lilly Walleni
FP category for this image: WP:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Anton Blomberg, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 02:49, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Outstanding, beautifully restored image of the opera singer in costume.--Ipigott (talk) 05:50, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:25, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯Sphere! 17:33, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 17:43, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lilly Walleni in Daria at Kungliga Operan 1907 - SMV - NV059.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:58, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Grassmarket, Edinburgh

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 May 2022 at 21:44:16 (UTC)

**Original** – Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket

Reason: Quite a nice photo of Edinburgh. The Black Bull pub is still operational, and most of the buildings are still similar. They paved it, though. Quite a nice photo for the era.
Articles in which this image appears: Edinburgh#19th_and_20th_centuries, George Washington Wilson, Grassmarket
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Urban, unless I'm missing something
Creator: George Washington Wilson, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 21:44, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:24, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯Sphere! 17:33, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – nice restoration, it can use a touch-up in the sky area at around x,y=1050,950 (from top left edge). Bammesk (talk) 17:53, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Pretty sure I got it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 22:43, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support cool early photo (t · c) buidhe 06:38, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Edinburgh Castle from Grass Market.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:58, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maxima clam

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 May 2022 at 16:22:20 (UTC)

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously. (This nomination has a (2). The original was File:Maxima clam on a dome coral.JPG which still illustrates a different species. This image is better but does not illustrate that species.)
Articles in which this image appears: Maxima clam
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 16:22, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 22:57, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:34, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:47, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:47, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Anthracoceros coronatus

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 May 2022 at 16:10:14 (UTC)

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC this month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Malabar pied hornbill
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charles J Sharp

Support as nominator – MER-C 16:10, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯Sphere! 17:33, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 22:56, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support really like those abrasions on the beak, kinda show the effect of the species' diet on its beak. AryKun (talk) 13:45, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The upper part of the wing isn't sharp. The wings look slightly open and there might be motion blur. But the rest of the bird makes up for it. Bammesk (talk) 02:53, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanks for the nomination. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:35, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) male.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:55, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Landgericht Berlin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 May 2022 at 19:59:26 (UTC)

**Original** – Entrance hall of the central branch of district court of Berlin

Reason: High quality photo of Berlin's central district court building. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Landgericht Berlin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Ansgar Koreng

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 19:59, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 22:58, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment A very strong HDR-effect is visible, with some halos. The resulting flatness is putting me off. --Janke | Talk 13:27, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:37, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:37, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Magna Lykseth-Skogman

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 May 2022 at 22:00:52 (UTC)

Reason: A fantastic in-costume photo of one of the leading Swedish opera singers. Forgive the speed of nominations: I usually have a few things I'm working on at once. Sometimes, they all finish at close to the same time.
Articles in which this image appears: Magna Lykseth-Skogman
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Atelier Jaeger^[sv], restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 22:00, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:53, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:33, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:08, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:38, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:38, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jasper Francis Cropsey

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 May 2022 at 19:39:00 (UTC)

Reason: A nice photograph of a notable landscape painter, and hey, Napoleon Sarony!
Articles in which this image appears: Jasper Francis Cropsey
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Napoleon Sarony restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 19:39, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:58, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:32, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:10, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:55, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jasper Francis Cropsey by Napoleon Sarony.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:32, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Atmospheric opacity

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 May 2022 at 01:45:39 (UTC)

**Original** – Opacity of the Earth's atmosphere for different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. The atmosphere blocks some wavelengths but it is mostly transparent for visible light and a wide range of radio waves.

Reason: A valuable and easy to comprehend depiction of an atmospheric property with applications in astronomy and radio/satellite communication. The image is widely used in many of our articles.
Articles in which this image appears: Astronomical spectroscopy, Radio astronomy, Radio telescope, Radio window, Optical window, Visible-light astronomy, Electromagnetic radiation, Electromagnetic spectrum, + 9 more
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: NASA (original), SVG by Mysid

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 01:45, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support It feels on the simple side, but I can certainly see its value. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 16:46, 27 April 2022 (UTC)q[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:28, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:28, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Assembly building, Chandigarh, India

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 May 2022 at 16:57:24 (UTC)

**Original** – The Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh, India, designed by Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (better known as Le Corbusier).

Reason: The image is widely used across wikipedia, and in general across wikimedia projects, is of a good quality and adds encyclopedic value to many articles. Among them, it especially enriches articles Araldo Cossutta (where it illustrates Corbusier’s—and particularly of this building’s—influences on Cossutta rather convincingly) and to cubism (where it perfectly complements the text that it appears along), and obviously to the article on its subject and the ones on its designer and on the city of its location. The image has been on commons for a long time, and its addition to the many articles has been organic and over time.
Articles in which this image appears: Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Araldo Cossutta, Cubism and others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: duncid

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 16:57, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Good EV but the sharpness (viewed at full size) is subpar compared to FPs in the Architecture category. Bammesk (talk) 03:11, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: Good point. I have tried to sharpen the image, and also reduce the slight noise in the sky. Please have a look and let me know if the edit is satisfactory. Thanks for the input. UnpetitproleX (talk) 09:44, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support – it's nice now. Bammesk (talk) 03:03, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support Nice choice of angle; suspect a straight-on view would be boring and arguably misleading. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 06:30, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Agree -- Support -- Sca (talk) 13:53, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Sharpness is probably about as good as we are going to get for a 2006 era camera. Has there been no time in the intervening 16 years where the rubbish has been cleaned from the moat?©Geni (talk) 04:40, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Geni:It was cleaner when I visited in January this year (though ofcourse, January is less windy than September), but I only had my phone so my picture isn’t great, and also has less of the building. The rubbish can be cloned out if that might get your fuller support, I’ll try to do it later, though if someone else wants to try they may. UnpetitproleX (talk) 06:08, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Geni and UnpetitproleX: Done I have removed the rubbish from the moat; I mean, from the photo ;–). You may need to refresh you browers’s cache to see the new version. --Aristeas (talk) 09:27, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nomination and Adam Cuerden. --Aristeas (talk) 09:27, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Palace of Assembly Chandigarh 2006.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:48, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Il trovatore

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 May 2022 at 14:58:21 (UTC)

Reason: Honestly, I think this is a gorgeous image for the opera. Part of a very small series - you may remember File:Cavalleria Rusticana - Santuzza and Turiddu outside the church.jpg from 2019.
Articles in which this image appears: Il trovatore
FP category for this image: WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator: Luigi Morgari restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 14:58, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – check the white borders, there are a couple of dark dots. Bammesk (talk) 03:24, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Done. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 04:10, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - still a couple of dots in the top right. MER-C 17:14, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Think I got it. If I didn't get it, can you mark it? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 18:38, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - Both are gone. MER-C 18:59, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:04, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:04, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Northern mockingbird

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 May 2022 at 02:35:50 (UTC)

Reason: Quality lead image of this bird. FP on Commons. If this passes, we can delist This older smaller FP.
Articles in which this image appears: Northern mockingbird
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:35, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 06:31, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:31, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:16, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:24, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mockingbird in Bay Ridge (85082).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:10, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Detour

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 May 2022 at 03:54:20 (UTC)

Original – Detour is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney (uncredited) from Goldsmith's 1939 novel of the same title, and released by the Producers Releasing Corporation, one of the so-called Poverty Row film studios in mid-20th-century Hollywood.

Reason: Arguably the most famous Poverty Row film made and a National Film Registry inductee, its another movie I am nominating that has a real nice print to use.
Articles in which this image appears: Detour (1945 film)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: Edgar G. Ulmer

Support as nominator – GamerPro64 03:54, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can we be sure that The Criterion Collection has no copyright on this? A restoration can in some cases be eligible for protection by the restorer... (The file data says this is copied from a Criterion Blu-Ray disk.) --Janke | Talk 10:52, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Is there a way to figure that out? GamerPro64 12:56, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - You can ask at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. Participants there would know. Bammesk (talk) 03:41, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: I got a response: I do not see a restoration as restarting the copyright clock because they are restoring the film to look like it did when first released. The US courts only awarded a new copyright for colorization because of the creative decisions about what colors to add. GamerPro64 12:25, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:14, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:25, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:25, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

William Harvey Carney

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 May 2022 at 17:17:13 (UTC)

Reason: Sharp, high quality, especially for the early 1900s, and a very notable subject.
Articles in which this image appears: William Harvey Carney
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Military
Creator: James E. Reed, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 17:17, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:37, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Ooh, this is a nice one! Panini! • 🥪 11:33, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:44, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:52, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:William Harvey Carney by James E Reed - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:34, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Paro Taktsang

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 May 2022 at 12:32:32 (UTC)

Reason: The best resolution image on commons of this well-known monastery which is associated with Guru Padmasambhava, and is a specimen of the Buddhist architecture of Bhutan.
Articles in which this image appears: Paro Taktsang, Paro, Bhutan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Gerd Eichmann

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:32, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Kind of reminds me of a photochrom in colours, but that's not really a bad thing. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 11:26, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 12:41, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The left side (the left quarter) is terribly not sharp (see it at full size). I suspect a defective lens. It just doesn't look right. Bammesk (talk) 02:46, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:39, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:47, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sarcophyton glaucum

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 May 2022 at 18:05:21 (UTC)

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Sarcophyton glaucum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Cnidaria
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 18:05, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Lovely, especially for an underwater shot. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 11:27, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Janke | Talk 12:40, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:48, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:48, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Panorama of Udaipur

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 May 2022 at 20:19:12 (UTC)

Reason: Good resolution panorama of Udaipur from the Jagmandir Island of Lake Pichola. Shows all of Udaipur's old city's Pichola lakefront, prominently showing the City Palace and the Lake Palace.
Articles in which this image appears: Udaipur, Lake Pichola, Lake Palace +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: Sballal

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:19, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Completely blown-out highlights. --Janke | Talk 21:10, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Janke: You’re absolutely right. I’ve adjusted it now, please have a look and let me know if it is good. Should’ve done it when I was editing the image before nominating. Much thanks. UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:33, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Unfortunately, whites are still blown in building at left. Also, the horizon is tilted, and the sky is a very ugly shade. I think a much better photo is possible, so I stand by my oppose. --Janke | Talk 16:44, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  That’s fair :) UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:02, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Due to their format and consequent lack of readily accessible detail, panoramic images are problematic for the main page, IMO.
– Sca (talk) 12:46, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think they have good EV, especially when detailed. The Places/Panaroma gallery contains other examples. Also I have not added the image to any articles, it has been added by editors over time and has remained in the articles. UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:09, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
While I don't object to it being a panorama, it's a little on the small side in vertical resolution, as would be expected from a 2007 upload - we actually had very low filesize limits back then, which I think limits its value a bit. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 17:07, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:49, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Graphosoma italicum

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 May 2022 at 18:12:56 (UTC)

**Original** – Striped bug (body length 12 mm); Kulna, Estonia.

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Graphosoma italicum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Ivar Leidus

Support as nominator – MER-C 18:12, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Couple scratches on the top left of its shell (as looked at), but I presume they're real. Stunning photo. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 11:30, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- My guess is spider thread, not scratches... --Janke | Talk 19:59, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 12:40, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 21:13, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:40, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Graphosoma italicum - Kulna.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:07, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

John Milton Brannan

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 May 2022 at 19:17:10 (UTC)

Reason: A really nice image. At some point, I'd like to have a featured picture for everyone important in the American Civil War; practially speaking, that may never happen, but we can try. And I think there's almost extra value in not just doing the really really famous ones: I'm sure a thousand people have cleaned up an image of Grant or Lee or Sherman. But if you want a good image of Brannan? We're your best choice.
Articles in which this image appears: John Milton Brannan and a bunch of more trivial uses
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Mathew Brady's Studio, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 19:17, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:43, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 21:08, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:36, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:36, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Surgeon Placing Suture

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 May 2022 at 16:56:40 (UTC)

**Original** – A physician closing a wound on a person's thumb with sutures

Reason: This is a high quality image of a basic medical procedure. This image was previously listed and was not promoted, in part due to failing criterion #5 at that time.
Articles in which this image appears: Surgical suture, Wound
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: Jake Wartenberg

Support as nominator – Jake Wartenberg (talk) 16:56, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per last time. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 17:40, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - This looks like a great image showing suturing. Though I doubt it would make it on the front page. GamerPro64 03:34, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – As others noted last time, this image does not show the suturing process well. It's obscured by the bloody mess. Doesn't meet Criterion 3, IMO. – Sca (talk) 12:28, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – As before. --Janke | Talk 12:40, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:57, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Key Monastery, Spiti Valley, India

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**Original** – Key Monastery under snow in winters, in the Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh, India

Reason: Good quality image of the monastery in winter. Was featured on commons recently. The monastery is the largest in Spiti valley, a remote valley lying in the shadow of the Himalayas formed by the Spiti river.
Articles in which this image appears: Key Monastery, Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Ksuryawanshi (edited by Aristeas)

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:36, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Haiiya (talk) 20:10, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Strong EV and well executed Nick-D (talk) 01:10, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 02:38, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:25, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kee monastery Spiti Valley (edited).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:54, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lunch atop a Skyscraper

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**Alt 1** - Grabbed from the *Washington Post*

Reason: Iconic picture from the 1930s. High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears: Lunch atop a Skyscraper, others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: Charles Clyde Ebbets

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:26, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@TheFreeWorld: An alternative image was added to the nomination. Could you update your vote to indicate which version(s) you support? Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:39, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is that really the best quality print of it? It looks upscaled. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 21:29, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Certainly appears to be! The original is only 1,458 × 1,123. --Janke | Talk 09:41, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Janke: I found a better copy. Support Alt 1 Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 22:46, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Good find! Support Alt 1 --Janke | Talk 09:03, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 --UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:16, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comments: I re-wrote the article and nominated it for GAN. Few issues: the "creator" is unknown, with most crediting to Charles C. Ebbets, but the true identity is not known. See Lunch Atop a Skyscraper#Photographer. Also, more seriously, this source says "... Corbis, the company that owns the rights to the photo ...". Are we sure it does not have any copyright/copyright was not renewed? – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 05:02, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
And now someone's found an even higher resolution image, which was uploaded over the original. Support whichever is the highest resolution, provided the copyright status is OK. MER-C 10:41, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@MER-C: the trouble with the original is it's clearly just an upscale. There's more detail in the alt, despite pixel counts. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 11:02, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
True that, plus the original is cropped. Support alt 1. MER-C 11:18, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lunch atop a Skyscraper - Charles Clyde Ebbets.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:08, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Aerial View of Edinburgh"

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Reason: A stunning photo by a daredevil pilot. Gives a stunning overview of Edinburgh in 1920 which, because it's Edinburgh, is still pretty darn accurate to this day. Bit of mist around Arthur's Seat, which is typical enough. This is facing roughly east.
Articles in which this image appears: Alfred Buckham, Edinburgh
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Alfred Buckham, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 21:01, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:50, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 21:07, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tiouraren (talk) 10:24, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:25, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Aerial View of Edinburgh, by Alfred Buckham, from about 1920.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:49, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Trabala vishnou guttata

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**Original** – A resting male rose-myrtle lappet moth, Shoushan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Reason: High quality and large image. Used in infobox.
Articles in which this image appears: Trabala vishnou
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Tiouraren

Support as nominator – Tiouraren (talk) 15:59, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, um, there's a couple what I think are focus stack errors. It's a brilliant image besides that. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 17:52, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:38, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mango

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Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC a week ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Mango
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator: Ivar Leidus

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:00, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 21:05, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 21:07, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 01:07, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Haiiya (talk) 20:06, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:26, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
‘’’Comment’’’ I am not here to vote but to note that the mango in the picture is a mango grown in Brazil similar to the ones I find the local supermarket in the New World’s northern continent. I would submit that encyclopedic precision and due weight in nomenclature would be better served if the unadorned name “mango” is reserved for the mangoes of South Asia, the region in which the fruit was domesticated and where there are dozens if not hundreds of cultivars. This picture should be called “Mango grown in Brazil.” The picture does not belong to the lead of mango either. It should be moved to another section. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 17:10, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mangos - single and halved.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:09, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ruddygore

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Reason: Really good documentation of the original production, including scenes cut later on in the run (and occasionally restored today). Doing great on Commons. Shows a lot of information in a compact way. Hopefully we're through the dead spot as regards voting on here, but I think I have a little time as my wrist was hurting after my last restoration (I'm like five behind on nominations here), so I'm going to stop restoring for a week.
Articles in which this image appears: Ruddigore, Amédée Forestier
FP category for this image: WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator: Amédée Forestier, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 13:32, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:17, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:25, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:12, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Amédée Forestier - Illustrated London News - Gilbert and Sullivan - Ruddygore (Ruddigore).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:06, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Phyang monastery, Ladakh

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**Original** – The Phyang Monastery in Ladakh, India

Reason: A great composition and good quality image of the Phyang Monastery, showcasing both the Buddhist architecture of Ladakh and its rugged landscape, as well as how these two interact with each other such that buildings almost become part of the landscape.
Articles in which this image appears: Phyang Monastery
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Bernard Gagnon

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 02:09, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Could be a little sharper, but it's pretty good, and in an area that's heavily underrepresented so I'm willing to give it that tiny bit more benefit of the doubt. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 16:53, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Adam - increasing coverage of underrepresented topics is a good motivation to feature. TSP (talk) 15:41, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:50, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:50, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kinner Kailash range and Kalpa

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**Original** – Kinnaur Kailash range and the town of Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh

Reason: Majestic view of the Kinnaur Kailash range of the Greater Himalaya, and the town of Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh at dawn. Rare picture on commons showing a panaroma of the whole range.
Articles in which this image appears: Kalpa, Kinnaur district
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Anubhav Agarwal

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:37, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Given the lighting, a little graininess is expected, and it's a stunning photo. Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 16:54, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unrelated to nomination; tangential commentary

*:‘’’Comment’’’ I only recently became aware of the nominator when they appeared on the Talk:Delhi page politely but insistently preferring what I thought were certain types of pictures of Delhi in the info box. They argued their points reasonably well but I had the sense that they preferred pictures where the poverty, the littered streets, the crowds, the filth were not visible. India ‘’is’’ a poor country. As someone who has been editing the FA India for nearly 16 years, where we generally prefer FPs, but ones that have encyclopedic information over vanilla prettiness of the long view, I would like to suggest that these pictures not be cut extra slack because South Asia is under represented in Featured Pictures.

You may also view other India-related FPs on my user talk page. I am not here vote, and I understand that FPC like FAC has its rules, but am concerned that the featured pictures be representative, that the nominator not appear at the India page tomorrow making the case that these pretty Himalayan or panoramic pictures are better representatives of India as a result of being featured than the more realistic ones, whether featured or not that are in place.
You must know there are editors such as Yann or Muhammad Mahdi Karim who have taken beautiful and encyclopedic pictures. Summing up standards here should not be lowered because South Asia is underrepresented or that a nominator (not necessarily the nominator of this picture) has seemingly boned up on Wikipedia rules and are prepared to argue their point. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 01:51, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So your point, if I understand correctly, is that the pictures be judged by FP standards, right? I fully agree with you, and in none of my nominations have I argued that standards be lowered for my nominations due to underrepresentation or any other reason. You can look at all of my nominations to confirm (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and the current). I do know Yann and Karim, or for that matter also Tagooty, Satdeep, Subrajyoti and others, all of whose works I admire. I wish to one day emulate it and possibly have FPs of my own.

Also, It’s getting a bit absurd now. Stalking my contributions and then reverting them, now coming here on FPC, assuming motivations and making accusations based on that. What’s next? This obsessive policing bordering on harassment is not appreciated. And I would highly recommend using FPC talk page for discussions unrelated to the nominations. UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:14, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I’m not following you from page to page. You yourself mentioned the FPC submissions and came here to your work. My concern is genuine. Yann’s submissions don’t veer away from poor people or the disregarded such as tribals. We have his pictures on the India page for that reason. We had his picture of children eating puri and kheer in school on the India page for years; we still have his pictures in politics and sports, of girls playing hopscotch; they expose the reality, not cover it. It is the same with Karim he finds beauty in many forms and sizes from the three-striped squirrels to the Lucknow imambara. In your instance, though, from my brief experience with what you prefer in pictures, there seems to be a bias away from the nitty gritty reality to the broad vistas in which details can’t be seen.

I’m not suggesting there is anything wrong with your pictures; they have their place; but if other editors are giving easier passes to these pictures because the region is underrepresented, then they should be aware that generally unrepresentative pictures, which such pictures become in large numbers, don’t make a region better represented. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 16:30, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Fowler&fowler: A picture of a heap of garbage is not going to become FP unless it is exceptionally high in encyclopaedic value. For Commons:FP it will need to be artistically exceptional, and be among the best of pictures available there. In a recent nomination, trash flowing in a moat had to be cloned out for it to become FP. Such clean-ups are routine. My nominations so far have been of buildings and landscapes, I have yet to get to people or street photography. Please understand that everything need not have an ulterior motive. Do you realise how out of place this whole discussion looks to any uninvolved editor? I’m willing to cut you some slack given your circumstances at the moment, and I really do sympathise with you, but there is a limit. I am collapsing this wall of text. I will recommend you copy-paste it to FPC talk if you wish to continue. And you are welcome to vote here on this or any other nomination, based on its individual merit, support or oppose, or even comment—if the comment is about the actual nomination. UnpetitproleX (talk) 19:42, 14 May 2022 (UTC) @TrangaBellam: Thank you for your support, it is appreciated, but could you strike out the latter part of your comment? I would like for this nomination to still stay on track and not become a debate on things unrelated, thanks UnpetitproleX (talk) 19:50, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support per Adam and in part, due to F&f's ridiculously orientalist arguments — lacking basis in any policy — which would have put Naipaul to shame. TrangaBellam (talk) 18:47, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I note that at the moment of writing TrangsBellam supports the picture in part they say because they oppose my arguments, but I have not voted Fowler&fowler «Talk» 23:13, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. This picture has been edited from another one, apparently to remove some text naming the peaks. I find that unobjectionable. But there are other editing artifacts that show up as well. The one it was edited from had what looks like a stitching artifact where the mountain background was brighter on one side of a pole in the lower left than on the other side; this has been reduced but not eliminated. And all of the mountain ridgetops have heavy black outlines, probably from too much unsharp mask. The nominator speaks above about blithely cloning out objects visible in scenes (unobjectionable when the subject is a person and the cloning is something irrelevant in background, but more problematic when the subject is the scene itself). Some odd bright red stains on the lower left edge have been replaced with odd grey-brown stains that are harder to spot. It makes me wonder how much more manipulation there is that I am not seeing. But it also makes me skeptical that this image is GA quality. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:07, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the input. The image has also had some red and blue chromatic aberrations removed, all edits performed by me. I’d just like to point out that removing objects that distract from the scene, correcting stitching errors, etc are routine, uncontroversial fixes. Especially in FP nominations, such fixes are frequently requested by the voters themselves. I can point to several nominations on both Commons:FPC and here where this is the case. UnpetitproleX (talk) 10:18, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the cloning out remark was in reference to a particular previous nomination, not a “blithe” suggestion to indiscriminately clone out objects visible in scenes. :) UnpetitproleX (talk) 10:36, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Sorry but the composition doesn't work IMO. With all the sky on top, the village looks squeezed in the bottom (the framing looks unbalanced). The lighting and the bright sky makes everything look dark. Also, I am not sure about the pinkish sky, it looks a bit overdone or unnatural. Bammesk (talk) 02:35, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:05, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sagittarius A*

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Reason: Nothing to see here, move along.

Historic image of an important astronomical object. We already have an EHT image of a black hole. Both are notable in their own right: the other is the first image of a black hole, this one is in and a key part of our Galaxy.
Articles in which this image appears: Sagittarius A*, Milky Way etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator: Event Horizon Telescope

Support as nominator – MER-C 19:09, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - obviously! --Janke | Talk 19:12, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support As an artistic work, it's terrible, as a scientific achievement, wow! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 19:13, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:53, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:25, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:16, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:EHT Saggitarius A black hole.tif --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:30, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Brooklyn Navy Yard

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Reason: Just a gorgeous aerial photo, and I'd say quite an achievement for 1918.
Articles in which this image appears: Brooklyn Navy Yard
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 01:56, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:21, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:25, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:05, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Well executed, especially for its time, and very high EV as it depicts how one of the most important military shipyards in the world at the time was set out. Nick-D (talk) 04:03, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Nick! Saw this - can't remember what I was looking for at the time - and knew Wikipedia absolutely had to have it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 06:07, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Navy Yard, Brooklyn. New York. 1918 - NH 117794.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:10, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stellate puffer

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Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Arothron stellatus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:24, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:09, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:06, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Meets my standards for underwater shots. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 17:17, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pez globo (Arothron stellatus), Ras Katy, Sharm el-Sheij, Egipto, 2022-03-26, DD 119.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Södermanland Runic Inscription 113

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Reason: I think this is a fine image. High quality, attractive background, and rather easier to read than the modern photograph.
Articles in which this image appears: Södermanland Runic Inscription 113, Otto von Friesen
FP category for this image: It doesn't have an obvious category. Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others? Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture?
Creator: Otto von Friesen, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 22:32, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support quality (t · c) buidhe 03:31, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. There's some damage still remaining in the grass on the left side about 85% of the way down. MER-C 18:28, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- The black scratch? Got it. Sorry, that grass does my head in a bit when I was looking for damage in it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 21:23, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - There were quite a few black spots too. MER-C 15:14, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - @MER-C: Went over and did a full pass of the image. That should have gotten it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 19:37, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support High quality and high ev. Spongie555 (talk) 05:05, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 08:20, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Otto von Friesen - Runsten Sö 113 Kolunda, Stenkvista socken - Alvin record 110815.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:20, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ruddigore revival, 1921

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**Original** – Two-page spread in *The Sphere* of the first revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's *Ruddigore*

Reason: Some theatrical works have their reputation focus on their première. Ruddigore, however, was a relative failure on its first run, and then entered the canon on the back of the first revival (which started as a touring production in 1920, and then had its London run in the 1921-22 season (pictured). This also has a lot of other strengths. I believe this is the highest-resolution image I've ever restored, and it's a compelling, full colour image. It's by a notable artist, and one of only two of his illustrations in his article, and far more detailed than the, admittedly iconic, but relatively simple poster for The Sorcerer. Not to say you won't see the other eventually.
Articles in which this image appears: Ruddigore, H. M. Brock, Geoffrey Toye
FP category for this image: WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator: H. M. Brock, restored by Adam Cuerden, with stitching assistance by Colin

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 21:14, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – but the file page says "source" is The Sphere !? Bammesk (talk) 03:34, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- OOps! The Sphere (newspaper)! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 06:30, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:32, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 08:20, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:47, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 16:30, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:H. M. Brock - Gilbert and Sullivan - D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Ruddigore revival 1921.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:16, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Set:Monsoon in Western Ghats

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Original – Western Ghats near Matheran in Maharashtra, during the dry season in late May (above) and during peak monsoon season in late August (below)

Cropped Alt – Western Ghats near Matheran in Maharashtra, during the dry season in late May (above) and during peak monsoon season in late August (below)
Cropped to remove the un-fixable cloning and stitching errors

Reason: What happens when the monsoon hits the Western Ghats? Well, this. Good quality and very high EV when seen side by side.
Articles in which this image appears: Monsoon of South Asia, Monsoon, Season
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator: Arne Hückelheim

~~Support as nominator~~ – UnpetitproleX (talk) 00:22, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt — UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:56, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support While the quality of it isn't perfect, the comparison between them is fantastic. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 01:10, 18 May 2022 (UTC) Sorry, MER-C is right. The top one isn't too bad, but the bottom one is really quite appalling in the lower left corner and less so (but stil bad) in the lower right, with some very bad stitching (?) errors on top of it. Reluctant oppose. Perhaps we could crop the sides? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 21:26, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Since you did a great job so far, can you look at the lower left corner of the rain season one, where where's still a small stitching error? Support alt otherwise. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 22:04, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done :) UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:52, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt. ~~providing that cloning errors are eliminated or at least improved.~~ Top EV for the pair! --Janke | Talk 11:58, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt Very captivating image. Well done.Taxin609 (Talk To Me) 00:33, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Taxin609: Due to errors in the original, a cropped alt has been uploaded, please update your vote accordingly. UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:46, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support –~~ Bammesk (talk) 02:39, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I stuck my support vote. I had not seen the stitch lines on the bottom image. Also the top image has dark patches along its top and bottom edge (artifact of stitching). These can be fixed/improved with some careful cloning, and I would support if that's done. Oppose as is (i.e. the original nominated versions). Bammesk (talk) 13:14, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: Could you please strike out the now redundant oppose, so that it isn’t accidentally counted? UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:31, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Bammesk (talk) 04:39, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I can't overlook the dreadful cloning in the bottom corners of both images. MER-C 18:25, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'll try to fix the stitching errors of the top and the cloning problems in the bottom tomorrow. UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:08, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I’ve attempted to fix them. @Adam Cuerden and Bammesk: Should something else/more be done? Or perhaps these just aren’t FP. UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:57, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On the bottom image, the lower left corner is still too obvious (going from the darker grass to the lighter grass). It may be hard to fix. You can also renominate these at a later time, if you care to spend time on them. The top image still has two dark patched on its bottom edge (you may have to zoom in to see them). Bammesk (talk) 14:36, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think, as Adam Cuerden suggested above, slight cropping on the sides and bottom of the monsoon image might be better. The dry one is easier to fix. UnpetitproleX (talk) 19:33, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I’ll upload the cropped versions and renominate. UnpetitproleX (talk) 19:36, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Aye, just crop them both the same, which probably means dropping the rainy season one to remove the weird green blob, then taking the same off dry season. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 20:16, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Per the suggestions, I have uploaded the cropped versions as alt. Please recast your votes based on it if you wish to. Thanks! UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:42, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt – Bammesk (talk) 02:48, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:35, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose cloning errors in corners. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:50, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:MatheranPanoramaPointDrySeasonCrop.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:19, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:MatheranPanoramaPointMonsoonCrop.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:19, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Large Hadron Collider

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 May 2022 at 22:02:58 (UTC)

Reason: Quality image of the Large Hadron Collider, actually a section of it, because it is 17 miles long and in an underground tunnel. "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle collider. It lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres (17 mi) in circumference and as deep as 175 metres (574 ft) beneath the France–Switzerland border near Geneva." [1] The LHC was built approximately 20 years ago, it's currently operational and is used for making discoveries in particle or subatomic physics.
Articles in which this image appears: Large Hadron Collider
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: Maximilien Brice, CERN

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 22:02, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 08:21, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
~~Weak~~ support I certainly see the value, but I find the depth of field disappointing. Still, the limited access makes me lean support. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 09:11, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The only way to get more DOF is focus stack (this is already at f/16 and a very high quality lens). Not sure focus stack should be the norm at FPC. And not saying DOF isn't a criterion. Bammesk (talk) 12:51, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- True, but the focus is also quite close, roughly around the ring at the back of the nearest blue section, so most of the image is quite a bit out of focus. Nearer the middle would have let it fall off more elegantly. (and it puts the visual emphasis on the least interesting component). Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 07:14, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

When the main subject doesn't fit in the DOF, the rule of thumb is to focus the lens for a sharp nearside, and let the far side drift out of focus (and into the bokeh). The opposite isn't the norm and the opposite generally looks terrible. Same with the mid-section being sharp and the nearside being out of focus. The camera used and the lens tells me the photographer is most likely a pro. IMO this is as good as it gets focus-wise, absent of focus stacking. Bammesk (talk) 02:56, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose This doesn't add much to the article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:48, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:01, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Better lighting than the other, similar (but flash) photo. --Janke | Talk 15:23, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Views of the LHC tunnel sector 3-4, tirage 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:27, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

^ It's an opera. What did you expect?

[1] It's an opera. What did you expect?

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