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Original – A 1931 poster by Jean Chassaing advertising Josephine Baker
Reason
Striking, extremely high resolution image of Josephine Baker in a style contemporary to her heyday. Featured picture on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Josephine Baker, kiss curl, laid edges, Donyale Luna
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others or
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Jean Chassaing

Promoted File:Joséphine Baker par Jean Chassaing.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:08, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Reason
Has anyone ever tried a 3D model nomination here? I haven't seen one, and I figured 3DBenchy would be a worthy attempt. 3DBenchy is a calibration object designed to stress test 3D printers. It is open-source and (in certain circles) quite famous. If you prefer to grade it purely as an image, the largest 2D preview is well over the minimum pixel count and the underlying file is almost 11 MB.
Articles in which this image appears
3DBenchy
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other or
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
Daniel Norée & Paulo Kiefe (by Creative Tools Sweden AB)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:49, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The cover of the Autumn 1940 issue of Planet Stories, a pulp magazine that ran from 1939 to 1955
Reason
No single cover can fully encapsulate pulp magazines, but this one has a lot of good stuff: A spaceman with a jetpack and a raygun carrying an improbably dressed woman, while in the background some kind of futuristic machine explodes. The scan quality is good, and captures the halftone printing dots, which are functionally the resolution limit of the source image. I did a light crop to remove a white line on the right side, but I don't want to get too crop-happy, since this is a time-worn physical object and has somewhat uneven edges because of it.
Articles in which this image appears
Pulp magazine, Ray Cummings, later added: Planet Stories
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
Albert Drake, whose signature in the lower left corner unfortunately has the Fiction House roundel printed squarely over the top of it

Promoted File:Planet stories 1940fal.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:59, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Blue-throated barbet on a fruiting tree, Meghalaya, India
Reason
Infobox image of Blue-throated barbet. Recent FP on Commons, unanimously promoted in 5 days.
Articles in which this image appears
Blue-throated barbet; Megalaimidae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Tagooty

Promoted File:Blue-throated Barbet Sasatgre West Garo crop Oct24 A7CR 03684.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:00, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The 2007 Elie tornado, an F5 tornado and the only F5 tornado in Canada's history.
Reason
High EV, a very rare image of an extremely violent weather event, one of the higest-quality images I've ever seen of a tornado overall. FP on Commons, Indonesian Wiki and Turkish Wiki. Used in 70 pages just on the English Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
2007 Elie tornado, Tornado, Atmospheric convection, Climate of Manitoba, Elie, Manitoba, From This Place, List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks (since 2001), List of tornadoes by province (Canada), Outline of Manitoba, Severe weather, Thunderstorm +60 more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator
Justin1569

Promoted File:F5 tornado Elie Manitoba 2007.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:37, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalKeir Hardie, founder of the Labour Party, in 1909.
Reason
A fine image of the founder of the British Labour Party
Articles in which this image appears
Keir Hardie, et al.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Political
Creator
George Grantham Bain, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Keir Hardie by George Grantham Bain.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Cover art of Celeste (2018)
Reason
A freely licensed high quality image of the official cover art of a famous video game.
Articles in which this image appears
Celeste (video game)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Maddy Makes Games

Promoted File:Celeste box art full.png --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:42, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A caricature of Wang Lianying, a courtesan who was murdered for her jewellery in 1920; this illustration, prepared by Jefferson Machamer, accompanied coverage of the trial in New York Tribune
Reason
High quality scan of a piece of newspaper art. The murder of Wang Lianying, a famed courtesan, captured imaginations in Shanghai, and the case was even reported in the international press. This image, which accompanied coverage of the trial in the New York Tribune, illustrates that international coverage; it also provides an early example of artwork by Jefferson Machamer, who developed a reputation for depicting glamourous women.
Articles in which this image appears
Murder of Wang Lianying, Jefferson Machamer
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others, perhaps?
Creator
Jefferson Machamer, restored (cleaned, text removed) by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:Caricature of Wang Lianying by Thomas Machamer, New York Tribune, 1920-10-03, p5.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:41, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Common buckeye in Eagle Creek Park.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Junonia coenia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Rhododendrites

Promoted File:Common buckeye (35663).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:54, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Black-Bellied Plover in non-breeding plumage in Scarborough Marsh.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Grey plover, Scarborough Marsh
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Chuck Homler

Promoted File:BBPlover Scarborough Marsh.png --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:19, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalCerro Tololo Observatory complex, with the open dome Blanco Telescope in center-right
Reason
Quality lead image in Cerro Tololo observatory article, with the open dome Blanco Telescope in center-right.
Articles in which this image appears
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopoulos
  • Support – All the lines that should be vertical (the dome aperture, the silo-type things) are. I think the mountains really do just slope downward like that. Moonreach (talk) 16:33, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I double-checked, and the silos aren't truly vertical, although they're close. The exterior vertical elements on the observatory base are, though. It's possible that there really is a tilt here, but if there is, it's much more subtle that then horizon line suggests. Moonreach (talk) 19:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • To illustrate the camera rotation in this photo as per discussion above, I don't have a lens correction profile for the drone used here, so the perspective lines won't quite match. ro|3ek (talk) 13:23, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry, I disagree. The camera is pointing northeast. Google Earth here and here and the elevation map here confirm that's the natural slope of the mountains. In the screenshots, the observatory is at the center of the red circles. Some mountainous skylines just aren't horizontal. Bammesk (talk) 01:14, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Blanco's Open Dome (Cerro-Tololo-Drone-Pic 15-CC) - edit1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:54, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The January 6 United States Capitol attack, where thousands of armed protesters rioted and broke into the United States Capitol. Six were killed, and the attack has since become a defining point in American history.
Reason
High EV, probably the best image that sums up the entire event. Lede image for the article itself.
Articles in which this image appears
January 6 United States Capitol attack, Donald Trump and fascism, History of the Republican Party (United States), History of the United States, List of controversial elections, List of protests in the 21st century, Political demonstration, Political ideologies in the United States, Right-wing terrorism, United States, 2020s, 2021
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator
Tyler Merbler

Promoted File:2021 storming of the United States Capitol DSC09254-2 (50820534063) (retouched).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:49, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Circus is a 1928 silent romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film stars Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis and Henry Bergman. The ringmaster of an impoverished circus hires Chaplin's Little Tramp as a clown, but discovers that he can only be funny unintentionally.
Reason
my first Featured picture nomination since, you know, that thing, however the reason I'm nominate this movie, it's becaused it is one of the most well know Charlie Chaplin movies and also, is the one of two chaplin movies to win an oscar
Articles in which this image appears
The Circus (1928 film)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator
Charlie Chaplin

Promoted File:The Circus (1928) by Charlie Chaplin (restored version).webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:50, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A man stands on top of a car during the George Floyd protests in 2020. The protests were the largest to ever take place in the United States, and spread worldwide.
Reason
A really good image of the events, it shows the chaos and has relatively high EV. Framing is also good. It definitely catches my eye whenever I read the article. May need slight perspective correction, but I believe the image is supposed to line up with the man, and not the other objects, which makes sense.
Articles in which this image appears
2020 in Japan, George Floyd protests, George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, United States racial unrest (2020–2023)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator
Lorie Shaull

Promoted File:A man stands on a burned out car on Thursday morning as fires burn behind him in the Lake St area of Minneapolis, Minnesota (49945886467).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:18, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A golden hour double-bladed solar diffraction spike in a Chicago urban canyon near the time of the fall equinox when the sunrise and sunset is in the middle of east-west streets in Chicago.
Reason
Shooting the brightest light source is a challenge. Capturing a solar diffraction spike in the context of an urban canyon at the golden hour was a particular challenge for me. In order to execute this image, I undertook my first attempt at bracketing and compositing. On the day I shot, I executed about a half dozen different 7-picture autobracketing sequences with full-stop increments from -3 to +3 in under 10 minutes on this camera while the sun was visible in this urban canyon. I prefer this one because the sunburst/diffraction spike has an appealling shape (especially in article space thumbs). Furthermore, in this sequence the rare double-bladed spikes are uniform throughout the scene. I composited it using free Canon software that is limited to 3 source files. Since I metered to the main subject, I ended up relying on the overexposed sequence elements to composite. The best result here uses the +1- and +3-stop sequence elements. It is slightly better than +1/+2/+3 and +2/+3 versions that are also on commons. I apologize that I cropped out so many pixels, but at the time I only had one good tripod for a three camera setup and this camera was hanging off of another camera at a 15+ degree tilt. For a first attempt at bracketing/compositing with free software, this is a pretty solid result. I think this diffraction spike really pops in thumbnail size that you see in article space.
Articles in which this image appears
Diffraction spike, Urban canyon, Golden hour (photography), Hyde Park, Chicago
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures#Sciences
Creator
TonyTheTiger
  • Support as nominatorTonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:16, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Looks like you've put a lot of effort into planning of the shoot. It can get stressful when you're time constrained like in this case. The problem is that the photo is not a great illustration of an urban canyon. The buildings on the left are only 3 storey high. See Manhattanhenge for comparison. It also doesn't quite work as an illustration of the golden hour. All the buildings are backlit and therefore in the shadow so you're not showing what the red light does to the landscape.ro|3ek (talk) 22:55, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • User:Robek, this was actually a practice session two days before Chicagohenge, which turned out to have bad weather this year. You have educated me on the golden hour. Your point about the buildings being backlit is certainly true, but the red light is quite visible on the street surface. On the left between the Hotel Del Prado in the foreground and the Hyde Park–Kenwood National Bank Building off in the distance are 3 story buildings. However, if you read the urban canyon article this is defined as an Avenue canyon in the 3 story stretches and a regular or deep canyon in other stretches. On the 2nd of the two actual days of Chicagohenge 3 days later, I went downtown to photograph deep canyons. I was amid deeper canyons, but the diffraction spikes were less presentable. The diffraction spike is actually the focus of the image. I have reordered the article usage in this regard moving diff spike to first.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:56, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • P.S. the point of Xhenge photography is to show the beauty of the sunset or sunrise in the context of architecture. None of the sun photos in Manhattanhenge article show a particularly artistic sun. Most of them are just glowing masses. This nomination presents a splendid diffraction spike. Except for maybe one red presentation, I don't think Manhattanhenge has good sun presentations. The article does present the crowd gatherings in all their glory. However, I had better red rings with my longest lens on another camera, because I had concentric red rings around the sun rather than that. I do aspire to get more picturesque results in deeper canyons in future years.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:21, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportVulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 11:56, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:23, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Monolith, the Face of Half Dome
Alt 1 – Edited version
Reason
notable photograph, high quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Ansel Adams, Half Dome
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Ansel Adams
  • I don't agree with calling it "washed-out blacks". Because this copy has more detail in the darker areas than the other versions (compare at same magnification). Ansel Adams had his own unconventional developing and printing techniques. So his highlights and blacks aren't always conventional. I am not an expert but that's what I've read about him. Bammesk (talk) 01:40, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@VulcanSphere: in case you don't monitor FP noms, this nom now has an Alt image. Bammesk (talk) 02:22, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: Vulcan already added a vote, thanks for your reminder.–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 03:39, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I edited the image and uploaded Alt 1, per Janke (restored spots) and per Moonreach (adjusted darker levels at the bottom). In the nom version (Original), the darker levels are noticeably brighter at the bottom. That's not the case in these versions: [1][2][3]. Looking at other images at the source link [4], these are prints, and in some scans light leaks around the edges throwing off the darker levels, examples [5][6]. I think that explains it and justifies adjusting the levels at the bottom of the nom image. On a different note: I think Library of Congress has a higher resolution scan, but does not allow downloads because of copyright, even though publication was 1927 and copyright has expired. We can do a "delist and replace" nom when the LOC copy becomes available. Support Alt 1. Bammesk (talk) 19:14, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ansel-adams-monolith-the-face-of-half-dome - edit1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:07, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918) is an American silent animated short film by cartoonist Winsor McCay. It is a work of propaganda re-creating the never-photographed 1915 sinking of the British liner RMS Lusitania. At twelve minutes, it has been called the longest work of animation at the time of its release. The film is the earliest surviving animated documentary and serious, dramatic work of animation. The National Film Registry selected it for preservation in 2017.
Reason
a very impressive early animated film by Winsor McCay, and also, a featured article on English Wikipedia
Articles in which this image appears
The Sinking of the Lusitania, Sinking of the RMS Lusitania, Winsor McCay, Animated documentary
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator
Winsor McCay

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:11, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A Doppler on Wheels radar observation of tornadogenesis in an EF2 tornado in Goshen County, Wyoming. Although the caption doesn't directly call it an EF2 tornado, this paired with this confirm it.
Reason
High EV, while it may be a little hard to understand what's happening at first, it is an invaluable asset of tornado research. Probably the best animated GIF showing the entire cycle of a tornado's life. An image of tornado itself can be found here. This Doppler image of the horrific 2011 Joplin tornado also is of high quality and EV, although this image fits better as it is a GIF.
Articles in which this image appears
Mobile radar observation of tornadoes, History of tornado research, Tornado, Eye (cyclone), Radius of maximum wind, VORTEX projects
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator
VORTEX2 Team (technically Joshua Wurman, since he developed the software)

Promoted File:05june-rapiddow-wide.gif --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:15, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A photo illustrating the mordançage technique of altering gelatin silver prints for artistic effect.
Reason
Excellent EV for its article, visually (and conceptually) unusual, high-quality image with both good detail resolution and contrast.
Articles in which this image appears
Mordançage
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Stacey Svendsen

Promoted File:Self portrait (8618889472).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:32, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalNational Library of Poland building in Warsaw
Reason
Good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
National Library of Poland, National library
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Emptywords

Promoted File:Biblioteka Narodowa Warsaw 2022 aerial.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:30, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Seed formation of a Verbena hastata.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Well done focus stack.
Articles in which this image appears
Verbena hastata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Promoted File:Zaadzetting van Verbena hastata, 17-08-2024. (d.j.b).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:54, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Axillary wrasse
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Vagueta (Symphodus mediterraneus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-19, DD 60.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:57, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A precision bombing featured this attack by 100 B-17s on a Focke-Wulf plant at Marienburg on Oct. 9, 1943. This led to the damage of two assembly buildings (1) gutted; another (2) damaged; hangars (3) gutted; stores and buildings (4) and boiler house (5) destroyed; other buildings (6) damaged. Cost to AAF: 2 B-17s.
Reason
High quality photo of WW2, showing a plane, field and explosion in one picture which makes for a pretty good photo
Articles in which this image appears
World War II, Aerial bombing of cities
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
Unknown author

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:34, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Bumper 8 V-2 Rocket Launch on 24 July 1950
Reason
High quality and historical image showing the first launch from Cape Canaveral in 1950 of a V-2 Rocket, which led to the beginning of the U.S. being interested in space travel and the Space Age. It was (as the description of the image on Wikipedia says) truly the start of a new chapter.
Articles in which this image appears
V-2 rocket, Operation Paperclip
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator
NASA/U.S. Army

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:34, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Mercury Seven on 17 March 1960, Front row, left to right: Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and M. Scott Carpenter; back row, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, and L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Reason
High quality image of the first astronauts in the first American spacesuits
Articles in which this image appears
Mercury Seven, Mercury spacesuit
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:The Mercury 7 (15258556433).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:16, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – : American Embassy in Warsaw during the siege of the capital of Poland in September 1939 by the German army. An American flag hangs outside the shattered window after the German air raid. One of the few Kodak Kodachrome genuine color photos made by Julien Bryan in Warsaw in 1939. Other color photos showing destroyed German bomber He-111 near the Bartoszewicza Street, Polish soldiers fighting during the Second World War, fleeing civilians and the Old Town. More color photographs, one Kodachrome roll survived in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
Reason
High quality for it's time and a rare color photo taken during WW2, showing the aftermath of a very historically important event: the German Invasion of Poland which started World War II
Articles in which this image appears
Invasion of Poland
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
Julien Bryan

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:54, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Demonstrators in Washington, DC, with sign "Impeach Nixon." on 22 October 1973
Reason
High quality, iconic, and shows the lack of trust in the government at the time of Watergate
Articles in which this image appears
Impeachment process against Richard Nixon, Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator
Marion S. Trikosko or Thomas J. O'Halloran

Promoted File:Impeach Nixon retouched.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – First report of Sputnik on October 7, 1957 by Universal Newsreel - animations of rocket used same animations as done for earlier report on the Vanguard story
Reason
Reports the launch of the first artificial satellite, historical
Articles in which this image appears
Space Race, Sputnik 1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Universal Newsreel

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:01, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalA 1792 full-body painting of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, which is also one of the most iconic contemporary paintings of Hamilton
Reason
Super high-quality image of a full-body, contemporary portrait of Alexander Hamilton
Articles in which this image appears
Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton (Trumbull), John Trumbull
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
John Trumbull

Promoted File:Google Arts Project - Alexander Hamilton (1792 portrait) by John Trumbull.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:07, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Sherlock Jr. is a 1924 American silent comedy film starring and directed by Buster Keaton and written by Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, and Joseph A. Mitchell. It features Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, and Ward Crane. In 1991, Sherlock Jr. was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2000, the American Film Institute, as part of its AFI 100 Years... series, ranked the film #62 in its AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs.
Reason
a high quality print of a iconic movie
Articles in which this image appears
Sherlock Jr.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator
Buster Keaton

Promoted File:Sherlock Jr. (1924).webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:56, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, in Vietnam.
Reason
A high quality iconic photo which shows LBJ with Vietnam Troops. The photo is synonymous with LBJ's role in Vietnam sending Americans to fight in the war
Articles in which this image appears
Distinguished Service Cross (United States), Lyndon B. Johnson, October 1966
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Yoichi Okamoto
  • There was a discussion some time ago that a maximum of 4 noms by one user would be an appropriate number. When old noms drop from the list, new ones can be added. --Janke | Talk 09:42, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – New Brunswick Marconi Station, 1921, from left to right: James Casey (New York Herald), W. A. Graham (RCA), William A. Winterbottom (RCA), David Sarnoff (RCA), Thomas J. Hayden (RCA), Ernst J. Berg (GE), S. Benedict (GE), Albert Einstein, John R. Carson (AT&T), Charles P. Steinmetz (GE), Alfred N. Goldsmith (RCA), A. Malsin (GE), Irving Langmuir (GE), Albert W. Hull (GE), Edward B. Pillsbury (RCA), Saul Dushman (GE), Richard H. Ranger (RCA), George A. Campbell (AT&T), Charles H. Taylor (RCA), William Wilson (Western Electric)
Reason
Early pioneers of radio science and technology in the United States including Charles Steinmetz, David Sarnoff, Irving Langmuir and Alfred Goldsmith in 1921, photographed next to the antenna feed wires of the New Brunswick Marconi Station, one of the first transatlantic radio links. Photo includes Albert Einstein as a visiting guest. The image has good EV in the History of radio article. I added it there yesterday. I rewrote this reason section (simpler and more to the point).
Articles in which this image appears
History of radio, Charles Steinmetz, David Sarnoff, New Brunswick Marconi Station, List of Marconi wireless stations, Marconi Company
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Radio Corporation of America (RCA), photographer: unknown, restored by Bammesk
  • It isn't about the event or Einstein. It's about the 11 notable people who are in it (excluding Einstein), five of whom are pioneers in the development of radio in the U.S. The other six made major contributions. The location is a plus too, the photo was shot at the site of the most advanced transmitter in the U.S., one of the first transatlantic stations, the station had an important military role in WWI. And yes Einstein is in it, but it’s not an "Einstein photo". Bammesk (talk) 04:09, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Vertical perspective seems a bit distorted. -- Sca (talk) 14:20, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
He does look badass, it's great. Unfortunately I agree with you and the others about the shortcomings. Moonreach (talk) 20:15, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:56, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalStongdey village (elev. 3,530 m (11,580 ft)) in the central Zanskar valley, backdrop Zanskar range (elev. 6,000 m (20,000 ft)), Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas.
Reason
Infobox image; was featured unanimously in 5 days on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Stongdey
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Tagooty

Promoted File:NE View Stongdey Zanskar Jun24 A7CR 00966.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Cardinal Pietro Parolin, incumbent Cardinal Secretary of State, in 2021.
Reason
Colorful and high quality image of an important cardinal dressed in episcopal vestments.
Articles in which this image appears
Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Secretary of State
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Claude Truong-Ngoc

Promoted File:Cardinal Pietro Parolin par Claude Truong-Ngoc juillet 2021.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:12, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is considered the "first modern atlas". This is the world map from said atlas.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Good reproduction of a historic map.
Articles in which this image appears
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Abraham Ortelius

Promoted File:Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, by Abraham Ortelius, World, 1572.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:08, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A black-capped chickadee eating seeds in Central Park.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Black-capped chickadee
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Rhododendrites

Promoted File:Black-capped chickadee (41417).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalNGC 281, photographed in 2017
Reason
Quality lead image of this nebula. Photographed by amateur astronomer, FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
NGC 281
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Chuck Ayoub

Promoted File:PacMan Nebula.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:22, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – M. C. Escher's 1928 depiction of the biblical Tower of Babel
Reason
High quality copy of one of a famous artist's lesser-known works
Articles in which this image appears
Tower of Babel (M. C. Escher)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
M. C. Escher
  • Correct me if I am wrong but in reading FP criterion #6, we don't necessarily need the "true source". We need a "reliable source" to establish that there is no WP:OR (in contrast, color/tone, editing manipulations, etc.). Is "arthive.com" a reliable source? Bammesk (talk) 19:12, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalShenouda III, 117th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Reason
High quality close-up photo of subject; featured on Arabic and German Wikipedias.
Articles in which this image appears
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, List of Coptic Orthodox popes, Coptic Orthodox Church, Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, 1923
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Chuck Kennedy

Promoted File:Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria by Chuck Kennedy (Official White House Photostream).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:49, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Runner with Heel-strike (part of human gait) on the 2024 Ljubljana Marathon
Reason
why you think it meets the FPC criteria and should be featured (check criteria first)
Articles in which this image appears
Gait (human)
FP category for this image
Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
Petar Milošević
Support The image illustrates what it aims to illustrate perfectly well in great lighting and high resolution. Now, a crop may be in order, but it's not a fatal issue. Bremps... 17:35, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Human running gait - terminal swing to heel strike (runner with Asics Metaspeed Edge "Paris"; 2024 Ljubljana Marathon).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:10, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The spawn of 2b2t, a Minecraft anarchy server, showing both naturally generated features and player-created chaos. Copyrighted textures are not included.
Reason
Exceeds technical requirements for featured picture. Is among Wikipedia's best work in illustrating the nature of the anarchy server.
Articles in which this image appears
2b2t
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator
IronException
I don't know, the nom version has a 3-D feel to it, it has more recognizable features IMO. Could be wrong. Bammesk (talk) 04:50, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I disagree with your second sentence (just the second sentence) regarding "viewer familiarity". We are an encyclopedia, our yardstick is notability, not familiarity. We can't expect everyone who refers to an encyclopedia to be familiar with every subject. In fact, people refer to encyclopedias because they are not familiar. Bammesk (talk) 03:25, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • After much thought, Oppose. I went back and forth with myself on this, and spent a lot of time looking at the image in detail. It's information-rich, but only in that it captures a complete lack of coherence. I once opposed an image of tornado destruction for this; in both cases, the destruction was so complete that the image didn't make any kind of visual sense to me. I've also thought over Bammesk's response to my earlier comment, and I think I still disagree about this being a good showcase of the server as a 3D environment. In addition to the visual noise, this is an orthographic projection rather than one with converging perspective, and that stops it from looking like a real 3D space. I can't even really say I think this illustrates the server itself well, apart from the anarchic nature, because I'm not a Minecraft player and I have no idea what the various terrain elements represent, either in their own terms or in gameplay. It's good that we have this picture for this article, but even with the understanding the featured images don't have to be aesthetically pleasing I don't think it's feature-worthy. Moonreach (talk) 19:48, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:12, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Mao Gong ding, a cauldron that dates to between c. 1045 – c. 771 BCE. Excavated in 1843, it has been held in Taiwan since the 1940s.
Reason
High quality image of a notable bronze with a fairly well-developed article.
Articles in which this image appears
Mao Gong ding, Chinese ritual bronzes, Ye Gongchuo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
National Palace Museum, cropped and rotated by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:Ding cauldron of Duke Mao.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:44, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Atmospheric entry of the Orion spacecraft from Artemis I.
Reason
Excellent encyclopedic value to the articles it is in and is very educational.
Articles in which this image appears
Atmospheric entry, Artemis I
FP category for this image
Not sure if Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there is right.
Creator
NASA's Johnson Space Center
  • Support as nominatorCowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 03:09, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers, and 25 min. is too long for a TFP. – Sca (talk) 14:15, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – per Sca. --Janke | Talk 14:49, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support – There's stuff I like here and stuff I don't. The EV is excellent; I've never seen an unbroken recording of a complete descent from space before. The fire trail during the initial atmospheric entry is phenomenal. But there's a lot of footage that's just banging sounds and visual glare. I get that this was probably the best video possible under these conditions, so that isn't enough to kill my support, but I doubt anyone is actually going to sit through the whole thing is wonderment. That said, I do still support the uncut video for EV purposes, and the argument that it's too long doesn't seem fair to me, given the number of feature-length films we've promoted. Moonreach (talk) 16:55, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Reentry video as Orion returns from Artemis I.webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:55, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]