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Black holes merging

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Mar 2016 at 14:01:19 (UTC)

Original – Computer simulation of the binary black hole GW150914 as seen by a nearby observer, during its final inspiral, merge, and ringdown. The star field behind the black holes is being heavily distorted and appears to rotate and move, due to extreme gravitational lensing, as space-time itself is distorted and dragged around by the rotating black holes.

Reason: Eye-catching computer simulation from a reliable source, high EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Binary black hole, First observation of gravitational waves
FP category for this image: Space/Understanding
Creator: LIGO

Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 14:01, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Sure! Looks good, even if likely a bit of artistic license insofar as I believe black holes tend to have more accretion discs than shown. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 12:42, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:02, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nergaal (talk) 04:44, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Beautiful animation covering very recent news. SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:12, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BBH gravitational lensing of gw150914.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:09, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out instead. --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:09, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Awakening

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Reason: Shows the spread of Women's Suffrage across America in a very engaging way. The poem by Alice Duer Miller adds a fair bit of interest, and this image has been the main illustration on the artist's page since late 2014, albeit in a much lower-quality copy.
Articles in which this image appears: Henry "Hy" Mayer, Timeline of women's suffrage, Cartographic propaganda, Alice Duer Miller (this one's new), and Puck (magazine) (last is a gallery).
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: Henry "Hy" Mayer, restored by Adam Cuerden. Does "Hy" really count as a nickname, or is that just like the old W^m as short for William type of traditional abbreviations?

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 16:10, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support: sharp, high E.V., one of the better scans of this type that we have here. --The one that forgot (talk) 21:51, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very interesting and high-quality image, with good EV in multiple articles Nick-D (talk) 23:07, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:12, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Speaks volumes...--Godot13 (talk) 06:41, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Per preceding. Interesting that the West apparently was more progressive on this issue. Sca (talk) 15:32, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:04, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Great suffrage image Scewing (talk) 15:50, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Henry Mayer, The Awakening, 1915 Cornell CUL PJM 1176 01 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:54, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

National Museum of Natural History (France)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Mar 2016 at 13:04:28 (UTC)

Reason: Good encyclopedic view of the museum showing different animals, good quality, nice composition
Articles in which this image appears: National Museum of Natural History (France), Jardin des Plantes
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Roi Boshi

Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 13:04, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Dark. Sca (talk) 15:30, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:07, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not sure quite what the benefit is of Sca's comment. Yes it is dark. The room is dark. Anyway, looks good to me, excellent detail, and darkness is representative of the lighting level in the hall, on the basis of the heavy focussed lights on the exhibits, but not on the main floor itself... gazhiley 16:45, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Being dark makes detail less accessible to the casual viewer of the Main Page, of whom there are millions every day. This isn't a technical comment – understand it's a dark scene. Sca (talk) 15:34, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I understand what you meant Sca, but not what the benefit of adding that comment is? What is the intended result of leaving a single word comment? And if there was no intended result then may I ask why you felt the need to do so? I just find it odd personally... gazhiley 16:29, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, we all have our personal foibles, don't we? But in this case, IMO, the photo doesn't fully meet criteria Nos. 1 or 3 due to the darkness of the subject. Sca (talk)

PS: (WP:APR) Sca (talk) 17:08, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't a comment on you personally Sca, just saying the comment itself with any follow up or explanation was odd. Not you. The comment. Your further explaination makes more sense now, as I see that your "Dark" comment was saying that that is a bad thing - not just a random comment stating a fact... Thank you for explaining futher... gazhiley 11:09, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose It appears to be tilted to the left and underexposed between 1/3 and 2/3 EV. Also vertical center of the hall isn't in a center of the frame. SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:16, 28 February 2016 (UTC) +[reply]
- The exhibition being off to the left justifies the choice of centre though. I'm not sure it's underexposed - I think that any increase in exposure would blow the brightly-lit exhibit. Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:23, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:01, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Novoslobodskaya

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Mar 2016 at 16:45:39 (UTC)

Reason: Very nice composition, impressive, high EV, high quality
Articles in which this image appears: Novoslobodskaya
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Florstein

Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 16:45, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support A tad soft towards the centre of the picture, but otherwise excellent detail. gazhiley 16:39, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 14:44, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If Novoslobodskaya is a train station, wouldn't the platform have greater EV? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:32, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Depends on the arrangement of the station. If the architecture near the platform iis a lot more standard, the interesting other parts might well have higher EV. In any case, I think there's room for both. Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 05:40, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:14, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:14, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Portuguese 8 escudo gold coin (1729)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Mar 2016 at 19:39:31 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Portuguese escudo, House of Braganza
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Kingdom of Portugal
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 19:39, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:09, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:54, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:03, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:20, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Portugal 1729 8 Escudos.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:41, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Abbey Lincoln

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Mar 2016 at 16:41:02 (UTC)

Reason: Well-composed photo with beautiful contrast, any technical deficiencies (grain) compensated by historical value
Articles in which this image appears: Abbey Lincoln, Women in music
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Jac. de Nijs / Anefo, uploaded by User:Buxtehude

Support as nominator – Buxtehude (talk) 16:41, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

On my monitor I find it hard to discern differences between original and ALT, so I'm fine with the ALT version. Buxtehude (talk) 12:53, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A few minor scratches, but that's easily fixable. I'll do that by tomorrow. Support ^^alt in the meantime. Very grainy, but nothing appalling. Period where we kind of have to take what we can get Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:20, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT – Bammesk (talk) 17:21, 27 February 2016 (UTC) amended my vote Bammesk (talk) 03:00, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 06:44, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:21, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:21, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

the Māori Battalion doing a haka

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Mar 2016 at 10:10:19 (UTC)

Reason: ANZAC day is approaching, and I think we often forget New Zealand. This is an iconic image of the Māori Battalion, well-known in in New Zealand (I am assured by New Zealand friends).
Articles in which this image appears: Māori Battalion, Haka, New Zealand
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: Unknown official New Zealand photographer, restored by User:Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:10, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support, interesting historical episode. It's Dwayne Johnson at the front. Brandmeister^talk 13:59, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support, great image! Scewing (talk) 15:49, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support, very interesting — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:49, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 19:29, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:E 003261 E Maoris in North Africa July 1941.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:12, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Pancasila (politics)

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Reason: High quality scan of a poster which both illustrates the subject and was used in education in the same, under a regime which emphasised Pancasila in all walks of life.
Articles in which this image appears: Pancasila (politics), National emblem of Indonesia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle, maybe?
Creator: National Government of Indonesia; scan and restoration by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:47, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:47, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 19:32, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't understand a word of it, but it looks like it is high quality and its use is definitely encyclopedic. Cat-five t c ---- 08:58, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:40, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Shoeless Joe Jackson by Conlon, 1913

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Mar 2016 at 15:41:21 (UTC)

Reason: High resolution, High technical standard, Best photo of Shoeless Joe, impeccable detail for a 103 year old glass negative.
Articles in which this image appears: Shoeless Joe Jackson
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Charles M. Conlon

Support as nominator – Scewing (talk) 15:41, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Horizontal resolution is 250 px below minimum. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:48, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @Crisco 1492: That's mainly because it's a rather extreme crop of the original, though. Why not remove this from articles and put in the original, CSS cropped? I like the original better, anyway. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 15:55, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT – uncropped version, and its use in articles by CSS image crop template, per above. It has the minimum pixels and good composition. Bammesk (talk) 17:15, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I support the original – Jobas (talk) 22:57, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- At time this was added "Original" meant "alt". I think. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 22:23, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment- This is going to get confusing... The "original" meaning the original presented here, or the original pre-crop image (which hasn't been presented here as an alt yet)?-Godot13 (talk) 16:21, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- I introduced an alternate and amended my vote. The scan has some technical issues but the photograph's quality is too good not to support, IMO. Bammesk (talk) 02:53, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support ALT Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 22:23, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support the alt version Per the above suggestion to use crop templates. Cat-five t c ---- 08:57, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Shoeless Joe Jackson by Conlon, 1913.jpeg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:01, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Adam Cuerden: I couldn't replace the image, because I have no idea how to use {{CSS image crop}}. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:01, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @Armbrust: It's done now. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:09, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:58, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Curiosity rover

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Reason: high quality & EV
Articles in which this image appears: Curiosity (rover)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator: NASA

Support as nominator – Nergaal (talk) 04:40, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Considering the size of the photograph, I think the quality is good enough. I like the EV too. It can definitely catch your eye. Étienne Dolet (talk) 07:01, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support You cant go and take a snapshot of this everyday, can you? ;-) --Janke | Talk 08:23, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Just because you people don't want to pay the transport costs... _Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:35, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 06:43, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support That's an ACTUAL picture of ACTUAL Mars. Technology is amazing... Oh and this is an excellent picture that will get the attention of visitors to the site. gazhiley 09:02, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice, especially considering the circumstances required to take such a picture. Cat-five t c ---- 09:00, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - attention getter for sure. Atsme^📞📧 19:51, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Big Sky' Drilling Site.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:05, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi

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Reason: A rather nicely-composed image, showing many of the symbols of Welsh nationalism - flag, daffodil, druidicism/historical dress (I believe that's part of the druidicism that pervades such things as the Eisteddfod, but I can't prove that without a source).
Articles in which this image appears: St. David's Day
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle?
Creator: National Assembly for Wales

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:33, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - @Adam Cuerden: the shot's amazing. Great quality. Symbolism is good. However, I'm hesitant in voting support (I'm inclined for a weak support, unless you convince me otherwise, and you usually do) because I'm worried about EV here. It seems like any other parade in Wales, and how this particular theme relates to St. David's Day is questionable on my end. Is this the only way they celebrate it? If so, is the costume of this person unique for St. David Day parades, or do people dress like this during other Wales parades as well? If it's the latter, I'm afraid the EV may drop considerably. Also, the guy on the left with the yellow jacket is kinda bugging me. Étienne Dolet (talk) 07:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @EtienneDolet: Offhand, I can't think of any other day widely celebrated with parades, to be honest - Admittedly, when I lived in Wales, I was out in Haverfordwest, not one of the big cities - still, anything I can think of that would be a parade, e.g. celebrating a sporting win, probably wouldn't involve costumes. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 09:53, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'm still inclined to do a weak support, but I'm going to let others comment and see what they have to say. Étienne Dolet (talk) 18:04, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Support – Jobas (talk) 06:42, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Suggestion: crop out the yellow out-of-focus guy on the left? He's very distracting. Renata (talk) 15:56, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - crop much needed. Atsme^📞📧 19:50, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep eyeing this and trying to figure out how to crop it, to keep it balanced. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:23, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:00, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hieronymus Bosch, The Crucifixion of St Julia triptych, c.1497-1505

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Mar 2016 at 08:15:00 (UTC)

**Original** – Hieronymus Bosch, The Crucifixion of St Julia

Reason: This is a historic painting and a high technical standard and extremely high resolution photograph by the restoration team (53,671 × 47,584 pixels). High resolution is valuable for encyclopaedic use, as Bosch is famous for his fine detail work, for example the top right of the work shows a sinking ship and a crowd of fishermen dragging a giant fish out of the sea, details that are almost impossible to examine at conventional resolutions and best viewed on Wikipedia using the media zoom viewer. This image replaced a manipulated image and is an official research quality photograph/scan taken after recent restoration by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project. A scan at the same resolution of the painting using infra-red reflectography is available at File:Triptych of the crucified Martyr (infra-red reflectography).jpg.
Articles in which this image appears: The Crucifixion of St Julia, Hieronymus Bosch, Gallerie dell'Accademia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Hieronymus Bosch

Support as nominator – Fæ (talk) 08:15, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Great work, it is fun to spend some time wandering through the image at full resolution. --AFBorchert (talk) 19:08, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 06:40, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Note, the image was so large that it was breaking the zoomviewer. The viewer has now been rebuilt after a modification to be able to cope, and you should be able to see the correct version of the file and zoom in down to see every brush stroke. --Fæ (talk) 22:48, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice, and glad to hear that the viewer was fixed so that it can be seen in full. Cat-five t c ---- 09:02, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - impressive Atsme^📞📧 19:48, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - What a treat. And a nice tie in for Bosch's quincentenary. (Especially for those of us who are not likely to get to the exhibition in the Netherlands). Mr impossible (talk) 12:46, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:BoschTheCrucifixionOfStJulia.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:24, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gentoo penguin (Brown Bluff, Antarctica)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Mar 2016 at 17:41:11 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Gentoo penguin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Godot13

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 17:41, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 23:37, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but it does seem a bit soft. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:32, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Would a crop have more EV? Nergaal (talk) 16:36, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Nergaal-I thought about it, but wanted to include some of the background (how often do you get to use part of an iceberg washed up on the shore as background?). The article does use a css image crop to make it a bit tighter.--Godot13 (talk) 17:25, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Borderline Support per Chris Woodrich. Given the file size I was expecting crisper. It's crisp enough to show the water droplets though, hence support. No opinion on the crop... gazhiley 08:54, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Don't like the crop, and I agree that it is a tiny bit soft, but overall it is a good image. Cat-five t c ---- 09:03, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - pretty "cool" shot. Atsme^📞📧 19:45, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not sharp enough - possibly because hand held 1/200sec at 300mm not a good combination. The composition doesn't work very well for me. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:45, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Brown Bluff-2016-Tabarin Peninsula–Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) 03.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:23, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Cappadocia Chimneys - DWiW

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Reason: HQ, amazing, One of World Heritage Sites in Europe
Articles in which this image appears: Cappadocia, Geography of Turkey
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: Original by Benh LIEU SONG, Edit by Der Wolf im Wald

Support as nominator – Imad_J (talk) 22:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Note:This is a featured picture on the Arabic and German language Wikipedia.Imad_J (talk) 22:59, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent work, quality is exactly what this process is for - highlighting pictures like this. I'm intruiged by the way that the Chimneys appear to be habitated (if not now, then previously). Excellent... gazhiley 08:49, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice. Cat-five t c ---- 09:06, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - it passes hands down - nothing more I can add to what's already been said. Atsme^📞📧 15:13, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Needs a fifth support, so here it comes - very interesting image! --Janke | Talk 10:07, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cappadocia Chimneys - DWiW.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:33, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Little Owl (Athene noctua lilith) in south Hebron, (WestBank), Palestine.

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Mar 2016 at 22:30:23 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image for a Little Owl from a region that not very represented, high EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Little owl, owl
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: محمد الفلسطيني

Support as nominator – Imad_J (talk) 22:30, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Note This is a featured picture on the Arabic language Wikipedia.-Imad_J (talk) 11:03, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Nice capture of a nice little owl. Two notes: Detail at full resolution is a bit fuzzy, and the matching background doesn't provide much contrast. Sca (talk) 16:15, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support No issue with the background - it is the scenery this owl is found in, so helps with EV. Not full support though because per Sca the detail at full res is fuzzy, probably due to this literally being borderline sizewise. gazhiley 08:46, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support that background, but otherwise nice. Cat-five t c ---- 09:07, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ – I like the background. It looks like a good camouflage, EV worthy. The details aren't perfect, but I think are Ok. (probably as good as it gets for the small camera and sensor, just about meets the 1500 pixels given the down sampling.) Bammesk (talk) 17:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Support ALT – per comments below, seems like Atsme denoised and the jpg artifacts are gone (eye area). I agree with the file size comments by user Charlesjsharp below. May be denoising the original 4000x3000px image and then down sampling to 2000x1500px can produce a higher quality image. I like the image, but agree that the technical quality could be better. Bammesk (talk) 03:18, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 18:39, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - it could use a little PS tweaking. Atsme^📞📧 19:42, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to upload a tweak if you think it's worthwhile. (overwrite [1] or alternate) Bammesk (talk) 21:40, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'll see what I can do. Atsme^📞📧 22:25, 6 March 2016 (UTC) ^{See if that helps. 23:09, 6 March 2016 (UTC)}[reply]

Oppose Not a very large file and so little definition which is a shame, so not quite FP. No binomial name. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:41, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - the size of the file meets the requirements for FP (minimum of 1500 pixels in width and height) but I also realize larger files are preferred. ~~The binomial name can easily be added by the nom.~~^{Done ✓16:25, 8 March 2016 (UTC)} I agree that it lacks definition but does the EV make-up for it? I'm neither familiar with the region nor do I know how difficult it is to photograph this species. Input? Atsme^📞📧 16:15, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:38, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Neither image has enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:38, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Cerastes cerastes

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Mar 2016 at 06:03:59 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Featured on Commons. Shows trademark behavior.
Articles in which this image appears: Cerastes cerastes +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: H. Krisp

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:03, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support It's a shame so much of the Viper is out of focus, but the important parts are well captured, and the EV pushes this into the realm of a support... gazhiley 08:32, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support pretty much per Gaz. Cat-five t c ---- 09:07, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Not the perfect crop, but I do like the position and context of the snake. Mattximus (talk) 13:21, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - the eyes, the horns, the scales!! Atsme^📞📧 14:58, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 18:42, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Over-exposed and not very sharp. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:38, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - have to agree with above, basically, only the head is sharp, so the rest of the area in the photo is almost superfluous. And cutting off the tip of the tail is just too much... ;) --Janke | Talk 09:22, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The in-focus area has lots of white spots, both on the animal's skin and on the sand (visible at 100%, but easier to see at 200%). Also, for a zoo photograph it can be better (stack focus and better lighting). Bammesk (talk) 01:11, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hornviper Cerastes cerastes.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:47, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There is a 2/3 majority for support, which is enough for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:47, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Pallas' cat

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Reason: High quality picture of this attractive cat species.
Articles in which this image appears: Pallas's cat, List of Russian explorers
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Scottmliddell

Support as nominator – Full disclosure: Pallas' cat is also called "Manul", which is my name (conflict of interest?). Manul ~ talk 15:21, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Administrative note - the listing was just added to the page now, restarting timer. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 04:29, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support the crop top is a little bit off-putting, but otherwise a very nice image. Cat-five t c ---- 09:05, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I'd like to support, but the crop is too tight, with clipped head. Commons has several full-body shots, but they look unsharp at full size. Looks like it could be retaken easily. Brandmeister^talk 17:23, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 18:43, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - is it possible to redo the crop or is it the shot itself? Atsme^📞📧 19:40, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose due to tight crop - a full head would provide better EV. --Janke | Talk 20:52, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support – due to crop (or framing), but it's an interesting species and detail of coat and eyes is very good. Sca (talk) 15:04, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nice photo, but the tight crop/zoom significantly reduces the EV. Nick-D (talk) 10:04, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:11, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A Funifor cablecar

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example crop - The Arabba Porta Vescovo Funifor

Reason: Dramatic view of landscape and skiing area where the tram operates
Articles in which this image appears: Funifor
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator: Moroder

Support as nominator – Moroder (talk) 12:38, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Stunning — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:23, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 01:11, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:33, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:10, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – for article use [2] 220px is too small, the car is hard to see. To the right is a 270px example crop, it puts more emphasis on the car. Just a suggestion. Bammesk (talk) 02:10, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Think that CSS image cropping is appropriate, though I think this can pass either way. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:50, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  - Compositionally, I much prefer the original. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:08, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
comment The lighting of the ski run is unfortunate and also it would be better to use the description cable car rather than North American tramway. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:35, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Question: Where do you read "North American tramway"?--Moroder (talk) 11:20, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Funifor Arabba Porta Vescovo.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:33, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Paisley Abbey Interior East

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Reason: High resolution image of Paisley Abbey showing the choir, organ, and great East Window.
Articles in which this image appears: Paisley Abbey
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Colin

Support as nominator – Colin°^Talk 13:18, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Excellent detail despite rather somber lighting. Sca (talk) 14:57, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:10, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - and superb...--Godot13 (talk) 01:45, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 01:14, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Brilliant quality - verticles are spot on... gazhiley 11:26, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Paisley Abbey Interior East.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:39, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Stade Français playing Racing Club de France

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Reason: A fine example of early-20th-century sporting artwork
Articles in which this image appears: Stade Français, Racing 92, Georges Scott, Pierre Guillemin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Georges Scott restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:16, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 01:12, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Good EV. Admittedly at first I had some difficulty seeing the restoration other than some specks in the image. But then I noticed the very subtle restoration (not cropping) at the top and right edges...--Godot13 (talk) 04:48, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:46, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:46, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Christ Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands)

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Reason: High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Christ Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands), Parish of the Falkland Islands
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Godot13

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 02:47, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Nice. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:26, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support While not perfectly focused throughout, given the very large image size, the flaws are very minor. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:50, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 00:51, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support agree with Adam Cuerden... gazhiley 11:00, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Sandvich18 (talk) 17:50, 22 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:FAL-2016-Stanley, Falkland Islands–Christ Church Cathedral.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:28, 23 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Chocolate Girl

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Reason: We don't have Liotard featured yet. Still, many like chocolate, especially when served by young maids...
Articles in which this image appears: The Chocolate Girl, Jean-Étienne Liotard
FP category for this image: Paintings
Creator: Jean-Étienne Liotard

Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 18:43, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - It's good quality. I'm just wondering if whould we have the bottom edge cropped out a bit. What do you think? Étienne Dolet (talk) 19:36, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- The edge isn't straight, so I think part of the painting would be chopped off during crop. Maybe there's another way... Brandmeister^talk 21:17, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  - That's why, when I copied images from the MET, I always kept a black border, to keep the canvas from looking artificially straight... Shame Google doesn't have the other three edges online. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:50, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    - Personally, I don't mind having a small bit of the painting cropped just to even it out. But is it such a crime to do so under FP standards? Étienne Dolet (talk) 06:01, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
      - Well, WP:WIAFP advises against "deceptive", "inappropriate" and "any manipulation which causes the main subject to be misrepresented". Brandmeister^talk 09:07, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
        Problem being that the other sides have already been cropped like that... — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:27, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:02, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The First National Bank of Hawaii ($10 Series 1882BB)

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**Original** – $10 1882 National Bank Note from The First National Bank of Hawaii at Honolulu, the first and largest of the six U.S. national banks of Hawaii. This serial number 1 note was the first $10 bill issued by the bank (and the Territory of Hawaii), signed by Cecil Brown (President) and G.W. Cooper (Cashier).

Reason: High quality, high EV

Articles in which these images appear: U.S. national banks of Hawaii, Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician)...currently a GAN..., and National Bank Note

FP category for this image: Currency/American currency

Creator: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Image by Godot13

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 23:55, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:42, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The obverse includes what appears to be an image of a repeat of Franklin's kite experiment (and a flying topless lady at right), and I'm wondering what that has to with Hawaii. Sca (talk) 14:37, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good question Sca- The design of National Bank Notes was uniform with the exception of the section of lettering on the front identifying the name of the bank and its location (sometimes called the "tombstone") and the charter number engraved in the border (and in large numbers across the center reverse). For most states and some territories the reverse side left oval contained the state or territorial coat of arms. Since Hawaii was annexed in 1898 and the 1882 series in essence ended in 1902, an official territorial coat of arms was never added. (Idaho, for example, stated issuing in the 1860s and there are two versions of the territorial seal). The remaining territories (like Hawaii) simply had two versions of the eagle in the ovals. Hope that helps...--Godot13 (talk) 18:08, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Still puzzled. But, well, it's different. Colors seem somewhat reminiscent of some Confederate notes. Sca (talk) 18:28, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The purpose of having all the notes with the same basic design was familiarity and recognition. They were backed by the Treasury and were legal tender in any state or territory. The early vignettes were meant to be "educational" in nature (particularly the reverse).--Godot13 (talk) 18:57, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I can see the wingborne lady was very educational. Sca (talk) 23:58, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support, also it's not that often you can see bare breasts on banknotes... Brandmeister^talk 19:07, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

... At least,not that are supposed to be there.Once I've got my hands on them with my little marker pen,it's a different story.... Lemon martini (talk) 18:00, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Hawaii does have a tropical climate. Sca (talk) 00:01, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Jobas (talk) 02:17, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:US-NBN-HI-Honolulu-5550-1882BB-10-1-B.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:55, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

View of Pyramid Peak from Aspen Highlands

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Reason: High quality image depicting the North face of the Mountain
Target article: Pyramid Peak (Colorado), Aspen Highlands
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures#Places
Creator: Moroder

Support as nominator – Moroder (talk) 15:36, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Target article? Sca (talk) 23:58, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aspen Highlands thanks for the hint --Moroder (talk) 12:36, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Fine composition. Alas, detail seems rather fuzzy at full res. Sca (talk) 14:28, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 02:20, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as I could see too much noise in it. The distractions like the dry tree, surrounding peaks do hinder the view. A nice shoot but not just fine for a FP. See Here for getting some which I would have picked up.-The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 17:31, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't see any picture of the Pyramid peak among Your Special Pictures --Moroder (talk) 00:14, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  - That's not what Herald was saying. Composition-wise, there is much room for improvement. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:21, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Unsharp, and tree branch is distracting. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:21, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:50, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Frontispiece to The Pinafore Picture Book

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Reason: One of the most important late works by W. S. Gilbert, this expanded retelling of H.M.S. Pinafore for children teaches them such things as how one goes about singing a song to the moon (Step one: During the ~~intermission~~ evening, stay in your cabin composing it on your guitar...) It's a very fun read, and, while we currently lack an article on the book itself, this image is used to represent it in H.M.S. Pinafore and Gilbert and Sullivan
Articles in which this image appears: H.M.S. Pinafore and Gilbert and Sullivan
FP category for this image: WP:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator: Alice B. Woodward prepared and restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:25, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Too much of original white border has been cropped, I think. Brandmeister^talk 15:52, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @Brandmeister: It's from a book and the captions are printed on separate pages; I don't think the borders don't really add any significant value here beyond needing a CSS crop. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:29, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  - I think it might give a false impression about the borders to an average user (technically they are still part of the page), but wouldn't oppose on that basis. Brandmeister^talk 19:35, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    - At least this is done consistently, rather than leaving two sides uncropped... — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:39, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
      - At least I can blame Google in that case :) Brandmeister^talk 15:22, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 00:14, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:17, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:17, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Original France XV

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Reason: EV. Image of the French rugby team, before its first ever international test match in 1906.
Articles in which this image appears: History of the French national rugby union team, The Original All Blacks
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: FunkyCanute

Support as nominator – FunkyCanute (talk) 10:55, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Interesting, but pretty dark. Sca (talk) 13:28, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and Speedy Close - Far below the minimum resolution. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:53, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Well below the minimum resolution requirement. Mattximus (talk) 15:53, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per other – Jobas (talk) 12:58, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@FunkyCanute: Are you familiar with the Gallica downloader tool? The image is much higher resolution if you know how to download from Gallica. https://tools.wmflabs.org/yifeibot/gallica/index.py is the tool; let me know if you need help. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 20:07, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw. FunkyCanute (talk) 08:10, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:44, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]