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Release of American POWs

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Feb 2022 at 20:53:08 (UTC)

Original – An Army officer of North Vietnam talks with American prisoner of war Richard Springman, who is about to be released.

Reason: No copyright issues, good EV, and reasonably high quality considering it's almost fifty years old.
Articles in which this image appears: Prisoner of war
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: SSGT Herman Kokojan

Support as nominator – An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 20:53, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The source link doesn't work, which happens, unfortunately. But I do suspect a bit of research will get us a higher resolution copy, for what that's worth. Compositionally, a bit of a mess, but I'm inclined to forgive that as "chaotic picture of a chaotic event" Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 22:10, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Probably worth mentioning there's at least one variant: https://nara.getarchive.net/media/spc-4-richard-springman-us-army-captured-25-may-70-talks-with-a-north-vietnamese-4323f6 Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 00:08, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Jumbled comp. Subject Springman's head is chopped at top. – Sca (talk) 13:18, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:52, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Jefferson

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Original – Official Presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.

Reason: High quality scan of a great painting of a famous president.
Articles in which this image appears: Thomas Jefferson, United States Declaration of Independence, Embargo Act of 1807, Jeffersonian democracy, Levi Lincoln Sr., Presidency of Thomas Jefferson, List of multilingual presidents of the United States + 14
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Rembrandt Peale

Support as nominator – The helper5667 (talk) 22:55, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – fails 1500 pixel requirement, see FP criterion 2. There is a better original: [1]. Bammesk (talk) 16:13, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:52, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Highland Garnet

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Mar 2022 at 05:04:39 (UTC)

Original – Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and orator. Having escaped as a child from slavery in Maryland with his family, he grew up in New York City. He was educated at the African Free School and other institutions, and became an advocate of militant abolitionism. He became a minister and based his drive for abolitionism in religion. Garnet was a prominent member of the movement that led beyond moral suasion toward more political action. Renowned for his skills as a public speaker, he urged black Americans to take action and claim their own destinies.

Reason: For 1881, this is a damn good image, especially printed. I can certainly point at much worse from the time. Lots of shine on the head, but, well, as I said, it's from about 1881 and he died a year later, so... Mount was very plain and the border was absolutely hideous - messy background - so I didn't think it worth trying to get it in the image.
Articles in which this image appears: Henry Highland Garnet, Free-produce movement, Cuban Anti-Slavery Committee, 1843 National Convention of Colored Citizens
FP category for this image: Either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: James U. Stead, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 05:04, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:39, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Looks good. Interesting & comprehensive bio article. – Sca (talk) 14:03, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:54, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 14:14, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:49, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Henry Highland Garnet by James U. Stead.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:13, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

1922 Index of Great Trigonometrical Survey of India.jpg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Mar 2022 at 15:59:17 (UTC)

Original – Index to the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India (1922). Open for higher quality.

Reason: Index to the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India (1922). The survey had great scientific and popular accomplishments, namely being one of the first accurate measurements of a section of a longitude's arc, other measurements that led to the development of the theory of isostasy, and the measurements of the height of the Everest, K2, and Kanchenjunga (3 of the highest mountains in the world). FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Great Trigonometrical Survey
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Government of India, uploaded by Shyamal

Support as nominator – A. C. Santacruz ⁂ Please ping me! 15:59, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Extremely complex map lacks readily accessible visual information. – Sca (talk) 13:22, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Excellent EV, the first of its kind, and the map project became a stepping stone in the understanding of Earth's crust (isostasy). Bammesk (talk) 14:01, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:49, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 20:01, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 14:02, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. High-quality scan, encyclopedic information, appropriate lead image for a notable subject. The opposition above enunciates clearly my reason for cutting back my participation in the FPC process: too many participants care only about pretty pictures of charismatic megafauna and postcard landscapes, pushing out the encyclopedic but non-photogenic images. If you want that, go to Commons; they have their own FPC whose rules don't focus as much on encyclopedic content. This sort of image is exactly the sort of thing we should be including here, to differentiate Wikipedia FPC from commons (or would, except that commons actually passed this image already). —David Eppstein (talk) 20:54, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm not sure what "readily accessible visual information" the picture is lacking; I mean, it's obviously a map of India. Photogenicity is in the eye of the beholder (e.g., people really into cartography might like a wall poster of this); more importantly for our purposes, its encyclopedic merits are clear. XOR'easter (talk) 22:54, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:1922 Index of Great Trigonometrical Survey of India.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:51, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Immigration Act of 1965

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Mar 2022 at 18:28:37 (UTC)

Original – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 as Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Lady Bird Johnson, Muriel Humphrey Brown, Sen. Edward (Ted) Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and others look on.

Reason: High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears: Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Party (United States), Political positions of the Democratic Party
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: Yoichi Okamoto

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 18:28, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – the bottom and right edge needs a touch-up, which I'll do if the nom gets the support votes. Bammesk (talk) 02:37, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 14:13, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 15:56, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 17:25, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded and replaced it with a restored version, per my comment above. Bammesk (talk) 22:00, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:President Lyndon B. Johnson Signing of the Immigration Act of 1965 (02) - restoration1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:00, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cirsium palustre

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Original – Marsh thistle inflorescence covered with morning dew

Reason: About to be featured unanimously on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Cirsium palustre
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator: Ivar Leidus

Support as nominator – MER-C 19:55, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent macro shot, striking colours. Good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 03:28, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:50, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support the dew is pretty without being misleading. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 16:45, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 21:23, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:30, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cirsium palustre inflorescence - Niitvälja.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:08, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Crepidotus

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Original – Crepidotus variabilis

Reason: High quality lead image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Crepidotus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 03:05, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very good image, good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 03:24, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 12:00, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:50, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice |→ Spaully ^~talk~ 15:09, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:31, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Wit oorzwammetje s.l. (Crepidotus variabilis s.l.) 12-01-2022. (d.j.b).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:44, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bronze-winged jacana

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Mar 2022 at 09:33:48 (UTC)

Original – Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus). Vembanad Lake Lake, Kerala, India

Reason: High quality image. FP on Commons. Demonstrates how the ‘Jesus bird’ "walks on water".
Articles in which this image appears: Bronze-winged jacana, Jacanidae
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:33, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 12:04, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:51, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good image with high EV. --Tagooty (talk) 06:06, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 16:48, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:33, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:00, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Salisbury Cathedral Nave

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Mar 2022 at 12:15:40 (UTC)

Original – Nave of Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England

Reason: Featured unanimously on Commons two and a half years ago. Illustrates subject well, especially the decorative font.
Articles in which this image appears: Salisbury Cathedral etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Diliff

Support as nominator – MER-C 12:15, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Quite a tight crop. – Sca (talk) 13:36, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd imagine it's the choice between distortion and crop for things like this where there's a limited distance you can back up. I'm happy to Support. Not as sharp as some of his, but strong. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 16:51, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 13:50, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:51, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:27, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Salisbury Cathedral Nave, Wiltshire, UK - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:04, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Mar 2022 at 09:37:20 (UTC)

Original – Dwarf poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima f. rosea) with Plain tiger butterfly (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus), Singapore Botanic Gardens

Reason: High quality image. FP on Commons. Butterfly is a bonus
Articles in which this image appears: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:37, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The image does not appear in the article Caesalpinia pulcherrima --Tagooty (talk) 06:05, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It was there, but replaced by an unknown (redlinked) editor with only 4 edits... --Janke | Talk 22:17, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I have reverted the edit Tagooty, Janke, removing an unsatisfactory image with some sort of promotional mark on it. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:47, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:05, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pabda macher jhal

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Mar 2022 at 14:31:03 (UTC)

Original – Pabda macher jhal cooked with ginger, green chilies, tomato paste, and coconut milk

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last year, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Machher Jhol, Bengali cuisine
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator: Nilanjan Sasmal

Support as nominator – MER-C 14:31, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 17:22, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:51, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support High quality and appealing image, good EV --Tagooty (talk) 03:50, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 14:03, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Lovely image, wonderful colors, now I am hungry. Needs More Ritalin (talk) 23:23, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pabda Jhaal - Home- Kolkata - West Bengal.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:10, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Panavia Tornado

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Original – Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 in 2012

Reason: Quality lead image. This intercept and strike aircraft has been a work horse in the UK, German and Italian air forces since 1979. This image is of the GR4 variant introduced in 1996.
Articles in which this image appears: Panavia Tornado
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator: Corporal Mike Jones / MOD

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 01:57, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Ten-year-old RAF file photo. – Sca (talk) 14:53, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- All the same, what's wrong with that? Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 18:08, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Boring. – Sca (talk) 13:28, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:42, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:26, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:RAF Tornado GR4 MOD 45155233.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:29, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cabinet card of Sojourner Truth

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Original – Cabinet card of Sojourner Truth, which she sold to raise money to support herself and continue her work. Purchased in 1870 from a photograph copyrighted to her in 1864.

Reason: While I kind of agree with the other photo being the lead, Sojourner Truth sold photographs of herself to support her work, and this is the only one in the article that shows that. It's also really not an article we have a lot of photographs for.

Fun fact: This is the same image used on most of the extant carte-de-visites of her, but in a much more generous crop and higher quality since it's a cabinet card. Which presumably means she had the negatives, since there weren't cabinet cards in 1864. Compare commons:Category:Sojourner Truth
Articles in which this image appears: Sojourner Truth et al.
FP category for this image: Given Frederick Douglass and many suffragettes are already classified there, since they sought political change, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political.
Creator: Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden.

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 22:41, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – the fact that she sold cards to raise money should be sourced/cited in the article's image caption. Bammesk (talk) 04:52, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's trivially done. Will do so. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 05:59, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:58, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:40, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:25, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth - Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:05, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Surgeon Placing Suture

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Mar 2022 at 15:02:31 (UTC)

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

Reason: High quality image of a basic medical procedure
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) 15:02, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, although I'm not sure this is the ideal operation for suture as a whole, it's a compelling, visceral image. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 16:59, 1 March 2022 (UTC) Sorry, but Janke is right. Bring this back in a month or two? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 11:48, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - This image is only a day old. GamerPro64 20:58, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Doesn't fulfill criterion #5, also, doesn't show the suture well. --Janke | Talk 13:28, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as Janke says Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:39, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It has been a while since I've submitted anything here, and I missed the relevant part of criterion 5. Happy to withdraw this and resubmit in a couple months. Jake Wartenberg (talk) 18:43, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – this shows the act of suturing very well, so it has good EV (encyclopedic value), but it was shot with an iPhone and isn't very sharp at full size. It could be sharper with a stand-alone camera. Bammesk (talk) 15:29, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:38, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait of John Adams by Gilbert Stuart

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Original – Gilbert Stuart's 29 x 24 inch Oil painting of the first American vice-president and second president John Adams

Reason: High quality portrait, and more importantly, high encyclopedia value
Articles in which this image appears: Lead image of the featured article John Adams, other articles include Federalist Party, and List of presidents of the United States by age.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Gilbert Stuart

Support as nominator – There was a previous nomination in October last year. It was not successful as the nomination didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Trying again. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 21:30, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:58, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:38, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 11:40, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:24, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support The helper5667 (talk) 21:14, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gilbert Stuart, John Adams, c. 1800-1815, NGA 42933.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:08, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hen Harlequin Duck

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Original – A Hen Harlequin relaxes on a large rock at the Barnegat Inlet in Ocean County, NJ.

Reason: I was very close to this bird, with excellent lighting, a shutter speed that was overkill, a reasonably low ISO and a focal length less than the maximum for my lens (360mm / 400mm.) As a result this image is tack sharp with low noise and captures a single hen harlequin in a natural setting with no distraction. The feather detail is, in my opinion, exquisite. This image is 7600 px wide.
Articles in which this image appears: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_duck
FP category for this image: Animals
Creator: Charles Homler / FocusOnWildlife

Support as nominator – Needsmoreritalin (talk) 22:48, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The chest is a bit fuzzy, could have been better with a wider DOF (f/8), but the high resolution somewhat makes up for it though. FP criterion 5 suggests waiting 7+ days once the image is added to the article. Bammesk (talk) 04:07, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Clumsily added to article 2 March, so not eligible for FP. ~~User has inflated view of his photographic abilities.~~ It is not exquisite and not tack sharp over much of the image due to poorly-chosen camera settings. Low EV as legs not visible. White feathers blown. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:36, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I think you're being a little unfair, Charles, there's a lot to like about this. The newness is the big issue here, but the feathers are well defined. Angle, in my opinion, is the biggest issue: too much of the duck is tucked in behind itself, but we've certainly passed worse than this. Even if we're not going to pass this one, I'd like to see more in this line, and roasting the new contributor is not going to help with that. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 23:53, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - Sorry I was too harsh, Needsmoreritalin. I just got iritated being told that I am looking at a great photo. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:01, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Its ok. I was bragging based on comparing it to my other work. I was just beaming when I saw the end result. I appreciate the apology and I apologize for prematurely submitting it for review. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 13:57, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:10, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Southern pale chanting goshawk juvenile

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Original – Southern pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus argentior) juvenile, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Reason: High quality image. FP on Commons. As a juvenile, not in the infobox
Articles in which this image appears: Southern pale chanting goshawk
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:55, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:23, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 15:23, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:57, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:57, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Marabou stork in flight

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Original – Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) in flight over Lake Ziway, Ethiopia

Reason: High quality image. FP on Commons. A bird with a wingspan comparable to the Andean condor.
Articles in which this image appears: Marabou stork
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:04, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:22, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:42, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ Chipsahoy95 (talk) 03:30, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Struck vote as user doesn’t has the necessary number of edits (100). Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:15, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support. MER-C 19:57, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 15:22, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) in flight 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:00, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Victoria Woodhull

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Original – Victoria Woodhull, journalist, magnetic healer, first female stock broker on Wall Street (alongside her sister), and first woman to run for president (if you ignore she was under 35 and thus wouldn't have been able to claim it if she won).

Reason: Quite a nice image as these things go. Oval prints aren't my favourite, but with the card, it works. Plus, y'know, Mathew Brady. Fun fact: Her article dates to December 2001, which dates it to Wikipedia's first year. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 20:45, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Articles in which this image appears: Victoria Woodhull +3
FP category for this image: Some subcategory of Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People I'd imagine, depending on which aspect of her life wins out.
Creator: Mathew Brady, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 20:36, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:14, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:21, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 15:04, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:01, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:42, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:58, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Victoria Claflin Woodhull by Mathew Brady - Oval Portrait.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:20, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to People/Political. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:20, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Belva Ann Lockwood

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Original – Belva Ann Lockwood (1830–1917) was an American attorney, politician, educator, and author. She was active in working for women's rights, including women's suffrage.

Reason: High resolution. Restored picture.
Articles in which this image appears: Belva Ann Lockwood
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Benjamin Joseph Falk, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:42, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the nomination, but I wasn't quite done yet. This was just me getting it to a state I was happier to let it wait on for a little bit, as I haven't done the fine work, but got all the big damage. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 11:56, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am terrible at working to a schedule. The moment I found out I should be working on this, everything else suddenly was super tempting. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 15:23, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:38, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Leonard Cohen

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Original – Leonard Cohen, 1988

Reason: Technically not ideal (tight crop, etc.), but a fitting composition for lead image of his article, and shows him mid-career in 1980s.
Articles in which this image appears: Leonard Cohen
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Gorupdebesanez

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 13:49, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Thirty-four-year-old pic. – apparent publicity shot. V. tight crop. – Sca (talk) 15:10, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The crop seems odd with a bit of hand etc. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:30, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It's a nice photo, but i think it's cropped too tight. --The helper5667 (talk) 23:49, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:54, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Julian Alps

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Original – Julian Alps seen from Vršič Pass, Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Julian Alps
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: Tournasol7

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:22, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Question How does this add much EV to the article? Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:29, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- It shows the alps pretty well, technically good shot. Support, although it could be better placed in the article. --Janke | Talk 12:10, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - I updated the image placement (per edit summary in diff). Bammesk (talk) 03:01, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not the best composition - should be slightly wider on the bottom and left. MER-C 20:01, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:02, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:02, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

European bison

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Original – European bison in Skole Beskids National Nature Park of western Ukraine.

Reason: Excellent quality, no copyright issues, good EV, stunning depiction of Ukrainian nature.
Articles in which this image appears: European bison
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Stargazer00

Support as nominator – An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 22:02, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Strange mottling in background, looks oversharpened. --Janke | Talk 12:11, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Noise all over. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:48, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – it's too noisy at full size. Also the infobox image is a FP so there has to be a good reason to have another FP. Bammesk (talk) 17:44, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:07, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Banks of San Luis Reservoir in July 2021

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Original – San Luis Reservoir in July 2021, taken from California State Route 152

Reason: This is a good photo, that shows a lot of clear detail and is composed well. One of my favorites that I've taken. Clearly shows the decrease in water level ("bathtub rings"), as well as the topography of the region.
Articles in which this image appears: San Luis Reservoir (lead), Merced County, California (infobox), California State Water Project, California Aqueduct, State Scenic Highway System (California), History of California (1900–present), California Department of Water Resources, Harvey Oren Banks
FP category for this image: Places/Landscapes
Creator: JPxG

Support as nominator – jp×g jp×g 07:19, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Fuzzy in full size. --Janke | Talk 12:05, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Looks hazy, too. – Sca (talk) 13:59, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It almost feels one-dimensional. --An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 18:56, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. It's a difficult subject because from any accessible point of view it's very flat and wide, and the selection of other images on commons is pretty dismal, but I think we can still do much better and Google image search agrees. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:33, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:50, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Benjamin Franklin Tilley

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Original – Benjamin Franklin Tilley, naval officer and first governor of American Samoa

Reason: I place this at 1896-1901 by the rank insignia, so this seems a decent photo for its time, although it does fall into the period where lighting effects - extreme shadows and such - became popular. This is also the period where you're starting to exchange resolution for the speed, but that's not entirely a bad thing as it does have character and expression to it that a slow photo might not have. Editing history of the article (twice in all of 2021) shows little need to worry about waiting very long for it to settle in.
Articles in which this image appears: Benjamin Franklin Tilley, American Samoa +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 13:48, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment A little lightening on the left would improve it... --Janke | Talk 17:41, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- That feels inaccurate to the original image, especially as it's not something fixable with a basic exposure correction without causing changes in his uniform. The chiaroscuro effect is definitely something photographers were very much trying for in this era, and the clarity of the eye in the shadowed portion shows a very effective usage of it, even if it's out of fashion now. There are two known pictures of him. This is definitely the better one. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 19:05, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Or, more succinctly, "It's a style that was popular at the time, and, because it's as dark as parts of his uniform, there's no simple, non-destructive way to change the decision of the photographer." Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 20:33, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - I would assume that the contrast has increased during all the scanning & editing stages. Old photos from this period seldom had jet-black areas - compare with the "postcards" seen here recently... --Janke | Talk 22:08, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - @Janke: You'd be surprised. But given the relative unpopularity of the technique nowadays, we tend not to see examples of it nowadays. It was pretty popular from about 1890 to the early 1920s. P.G. Wodehouse even has a lengthy comedic rant about how great modern photography is for dealing with ugly bastards like himself by hiding them in darkness. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 04:34, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - But I suppose that we're both making valid points here. You think the face being better lit on the left would make a better photo. And, certainly it would by any modern standard. But given that dark navy-blue uniform is basically as dark as his face except where the wrinkles catch the bright lights, it's kind of hard to change the past, and I think that the dark shadow was the photographer's intent (and I'm also a bit worried because photographic grain can look odd if you don't handle adjustments pretty subtly). On the upside, I'd say as these things go, the detail in the dark portion is impressive. I've seen worse-photographed eyes in light. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 20:04, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I support either way. (you can see the unedited scan here) Bammesk (talk) 22:50, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:34, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 16:32, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:26, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 20:04, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:55, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Benjamin Franklin Tilley - NH 67313.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:46, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nikola Tesla, Colorado Springs Laboratory (2)

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Original – Nikola Tesla in his laboratory in Colorado Springs, U.S., in 1899, next to his "magnifying transmitter"

Reason: Renominating this. I removed the handwritten inscription per discussion in previous nomination.
A photo of Nicola Tesla's work, a pioneer in AC electric power generation and distribution, and co-inventor of the Induction motor. Also known for Tesla coil, Tesla (unit) and Tesla (car). This is probably the most iconic photo of his work. At the time, the photo was used to promote his work. In this photo he is sitting in his laboratory in Colorado Springs, U.S., next to his magnifying transmitter. This photo is still used in books and articles [2] [3] [4]. The photo was shot in multiple-exposures (i.e. the film was exposed with and without him present).
Articles in which this image appears: Nikola Tesla, Tesla Experimental Station, Science and technology in the United States, + other versions in several articles
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Dickenson V. Alley, restored by Bammesk

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 18:39, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 20:21, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Missing detail of the floorboards. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:27, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- @ User:Charlesjsharp You are wrong. It's the other way around, the one with writing was "edited" at the time the print was made - the area was dodged out during printing, to leave space for a hand-written note. Proof: put both images in their own tabs, switch between them. You can see that the one with the writing has the floor lightened, but the same floor details are there in both versions. Do it and you see why I support. --Janke | Talk 21:48, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - I see what you mean, but can we be sure that there is no version with the original floorboards? That seems unlikely. Surely more likely that we have only seen retouched images. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:19, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - I think these are the original floorboards, since they are the same in both images, lightened and not. Back then, you could hardly "clone" photo details, and the one with writing is definitely from 1901 - dated by Tesla himself... ;-) --Janke | Talk 19:39, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:35, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 16:31, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 20:02, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --The helper5667 (talk) 05:33, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support MGJohn-117 (talk) 23:36, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:56, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nikola Tesla, with his equipment Wellcome M0014782 - restoration2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:10, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Places/Interiors instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:10, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kenje Ogata

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Original – Kenje Ogata, one of five documented Nisei to serve in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, in 1943.

Reason: Ignoring the normal requirement that an image be in an article for a while since there were no images in the article before this. Lucked out on being able to find this. Restoration is... Heh. Really not much. Maybe a dozen spots, hence I'm not listing myself in the creator field on here
That said, I think it's a strong image. Decent resolution; very slightly soft focus, but that seems intentional, and, since he's most famous for being a Japanese-American who served in WWII despite the prejudice against Japanese-Americans at the time.
Articles in which this image appears: Kenje Ogata
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Unknown photographer

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 00:31, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Best to wait before nominating Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:14, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- When the article literally has no images beforehand? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 14:22, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support I guess that's an exception to be added to the guidelines. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:25, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- It's one of those things that used to be talked about, but we don't have many of the people I joined FPC with here anymore, so I guess it's one of those lost institutional history things. Also, frankly, that part of Criterion 5 used to be much more loosely applied, hence the "It is preferable" and "may be ignored in obvious cases" wording. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 16:30, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I bet the photographer told him to tilt his hat and rotate it toward the camera! Historic image, so taking exception to the 1500px requirement. Bammesk (talk) 01:12, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, that is how caps were worn - with a tilt. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:42, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No not in the U.S. where he was. Bammesk (talk) 17:31, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think I must be right. here, graduation photo, photo, oficial photo etc. etc. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:21, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are wrong that "caps were worn with a tilt". If you want to change your claim to: "some people tilted their cap for portrait photos", go ahead. [5] [6] [7] etc. etc. Bammesk (talk) 16:06, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:56, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I'll take the fifth... --Janke | Talk 20:05, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 15:53, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kenje Ogata 1943.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:39, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Avocado

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Mar 2022 at 19:39:54 (UTC)

Original – The Hass avocado – single and halved

Reason: Currently doing well on Commons FPC. Higher resolution than existing FP File:Avocado with cross section edit.jpg which will be nominated for delisting if promoted.
Articles in which this image appears: Avocado, Persea, Hass avocado
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator: Ivar Leidus

Support as nominator – MER-C 19:39, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – If this passes we can delist this FP. Bammesk (talk) 01:23, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Yes, a delist. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:49, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

~~Oppose~~ – I don't like guacamole. – Sca (talk) 14:27, 9 March 2022 (UTC) ;-) [reply]

Not a valid reason for an oppose Armbrust. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:47, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Guess you missed the smiley face. – Sca (talk) 13:51, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Don't oppose when you are trying to be amusing. Please give a valid reason or strike your oppose vote. And please don't use small font which is difficult to read. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:39, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am most grateful for your lordship's sagacious and enlightening instruction. – Sca (talk) 14:14, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Great image. I agree with Bammesk, this one's better. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liam2520 (talk • contribs)
Support. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 22:43, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:14, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:56, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Agree with Bammesk re delist of the earlier FP. --Tagooty (talk) 03:52, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Avocado Hass - single and halved.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:06, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Bowlegs

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Original – Holata Micco ("Alligator Chief"), known by whites as Chief Billy Bowlegs or Billy Bolek was an important leader of the Seminoles in Florida during the Second Seminole War and was the remaining Seminole's most prominent chief during the Third Seminole War, when he led the Seminoles' last major resistance against the United States government. With the possibilities of military victory dwindling and facing starvation, he finally agreed to relocate with his people to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1858.

Reason: Quite a nice lithograph, and from near enough the time that the colour is likely to be pretty accurate, which is nice. Thanks to Charles J. Sharp for helping fix a colour profile bug or something that was causing issues.
Articles in which this image appears: Billy Bowlegs
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: After Julian Vannerson; restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 19:56, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:13, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:37, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:04, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 13:53, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:55, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 15:56, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Billy Bowlegs (Holata Micco, "Alligator Chief").jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:37, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso

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Original – A official portrait of Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary of State for Air during WWII.

Alt 1 – Changed from 1,764 × 2,480 pixels to 1,764 × 2,511 pixels with more background at the top.

Reason: Well composed, clear, reasonably high resolution, high encyclopedic value (used in several pages on the en WP)
Articles in which this image appears: Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, Secretary of State for Air, 1945 United Kingdom general election, Norway Debate (GA), Churchill war ministry, Robin Sinclair, 2nd Viscount Thurso, Secretary of State for Scotland, Leader of the Liberal Party (UK), List of Knights and Ladies of the Thistle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Royal Air Force official photographer

Support either – Liam2520 (talk) 05:12, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – An official RAF photo, but at least it's an interesting face & pose. – Sca (talk) 13:48, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, alt 1 preferred., ~~although adding another couple dozen pixels of background at the top wouldn't be the worst idea.~~ Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 14:35, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Do it! I ~~tentatively~~ support Alt 1, oppose original. --Janke | Talk 20:29, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – Bammesk (talk) 02:43, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Alt 1 We shouldn't be adding pixels to archive images, Adam. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:35, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- @Charlesjsharp: Thing is, it's not like we're seeing the edges of the photo here. Simply cropping a scan could have removed that much if it wasn't done carefully. There's often more vagueness in where a photo starts than you'd think: Text written on the negative, uneven borders, trying to crop out a rip or fading that could have been easily fixed, and so on. I tend to go for as much of the original content as possible, but scans by archives can be... surprisingly strange. This, for example is an actual scan from the University of Pennsylvania archives. Similarly, what's the correct crop on the current Billy Bowlegs image? I went with one that seemed roughly guided by the paper, but books have gutters on one side for where the paper goes into the spine, so I didn't exactly use the paper edges as a guide, as that would have uncentred the text, which is very much not the artistic intent. Now, I can't check the IWM site - it's down - so I can't say if they have a copy of a scan that shows more of the edge that was expanded here, or evidence that this is the intentional crop, but this feels well within the range of acceptable. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 16:46, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Charlesjsharp: Right. IWM is back up. If you look at the second copy after you click through you'll see it has substantially more headroom, with what may be a crop line about where we have it here, whereas the third copy is similar to the original. So there's no one valid answer here: Different prints vary on that front. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 13:34, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- The "Archive image" was not changed at all: [8]. The change was uploaded as a separate file. We can do derivative files of everything on Commons. We are not an archive site. Bammesk (talk) 17:47, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We are an encyclopaedia and should not manipulate archive images. So, if it was a photo composed with a very tight crop, that is how it should stay. In this case, Adam has shown that adding the pixels is reasonable. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:18, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support ... Alt1 — The added pixels are visually contentless and simply improve the image slightly per standard tenets of composition. This isn't a case of manipulating or distorting the image. – Sca (talk) 14:04, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, prefer Alt1 - good quality, distinctive image of notable figure - comparing other scans demonstrates the original crop was not quite so severe. TSP (talk) 16:17, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Air Ministry, 1939-1945. CH10270 – Edit 1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:23, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sonoma chipmunk

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Mar 2022 at 01:54:33 (UTC)

Original – Sonoma chipmunk, juvenile (left) and adult (right), California, U.S.

Reason: Quality lead image. Shows both juvenile (left) and adult (right). FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Sonoma chipmunk
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Frank Schulenburg

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 01:54, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Frank's other image should be in the infobox and be FP. Much more encyclopeadic. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:34, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:01, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Zvartnots Cathedral

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Original – The ruins of the 7th-century Armenian Zvartnots Cathedral, June 2015. Since 2000, is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Reason: Good composition
Articles in which this image appears: Zvartnots Cathedral
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: Adam Jones

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 16:44, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and speedy close. Too small, especially for something repeatable like this. MER-C 19:11, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:39, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy close, bellow the size requirements. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:39, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nathan Francis Mossell

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Original – Nathan Francis Mossell (1856 – 1946) was the first African-American graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1882. He did post-graduate training at hospitals in Philadelphia and London. In 1888, he was the first black physician elected as member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society in Pennsylvania. He helped found the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School in West Philadelphia in 1895, which he led as chief-of-staff and medical director until he retired in 1933.

Reason: There aren't many good photos of Mossell out there, as a glance at the image we were until recently using in his article will prove very quickly. While there was a fair bit of damage - the hand on the right being particularly bad - this image has a nice pose, a bit of personality, and is generally pretty good for 1882. Just over 2 inches wide originally, and still looks great zoomed in fairly far. It would, of course, be nice if we had the negative instead of a print - the paper fibres were probably the biggest problem here - but what's preserved is what's preserved in the end.
Unedited image here, if you want to compare.
Not sure he has the biggest firsts out there, but I'd say he's plenty interesting enough.
Articles in which this image appears: Nathan Francis Mossell
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others or Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Science_and_engineering depending on whether you think that doctors come under science.
Creator: H.D. Carns & Co.; restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.6% of all FPs} 02:06, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:50, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --DreamSparrow ^Chat 19:14, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 17:55, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 09:08, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nathan Francis Mossell (1856-1946), M.D. 1882, portrait photograph by H.D. Carns & Co; Image ID 27593990.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:21, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cleopatra's Needle in New York City

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Original – Cleopatra's Needle in New York City

Reason: High resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Cleopatra's Needle (New York City), others
FP category for this image: Artwork/Sculpture or Places/Architecture
Creator: King of Hearts

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 12:41, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I think a much better photo could be taken - better lighting (more surface relief), better sky, fewer (or no) distracting people. --Janke | Talk 19:15, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – good EV but I agree with Janke (lighting, sky, people). Bammesk (talk) 19:39, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Drab lighting, boring composition, distracting tree in background. File:Cleos Needle fr east jeh.jpg has much nicer light and detail on the needle despite the even more boring composition. File:USA-NYC-Central Park-Cleopatra's Needle5 (cropped).jpg demonstrates some of the compositional possibilities despite being marred by foreground branches blocking the peak of the needle. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:59, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Detail at full res. sketchy. – Sca (talk) 13:09, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:46, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Martian dust devil

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Original – Dust devil on Mars, viewed by the Curiosity rover in 2020, the estimated size is 5 meters wide x 50 meters tall.

Reason: Dust devil on Mars captured by the Curiosity rover in 2020, enhances several articles.
Articles in which this image appears: Martian soil, Dust devil, Dust devil tracks, Atmosphere of Mars, +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 15:24, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 08:52, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very interesting! --Janke | Talk 11:42, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 13:22, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent EV, and obviously very difficult to improve upon! Nick-D (talk) 10:22, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:PIA24039-MarsCuriosityRover-DustDevil-20200809.gif --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:30, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Arena of Nîmes

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Original – Arena of Nîmes, exterior, 2019

Reason: Quality image of the subject. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Arena of Nîmes
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: Krzysztof Golik

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 15:37, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt1 TheFreeWorld (talk) 08:53, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Strange perspective (overcorrected?) - the walls appear to be tilting outwards (actually so at the left side). --Janke | Talk 11:44, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes slightly on the far left. Although the vertical lines on the background buildings are fine. Bammesk (talk) 13:00, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose – As Janke notes, vertical perspective much distorted. – Sca (talk) 12:40, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- However, that is fixable... at least to some degree. I could do it, if there's support for the idea. --Janke | Talk 12:48, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - Janke, Sca is opposing the overall wide-angle perspective, not the vertical lines. I think he is conflating the two in writing his rationale. Bammesk (talk) 13:39, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The image is what it is – a distorted representation of reality. Whether it's due to the lens is irrelevant to the viewer. – Sca (talk) 13:10, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alt.1 - Perspective correction by Janke

Support either, prefer Alt 1. How about this little perspective change - a little magic done with Darktable? Note that I did not tilt the edges, since as Bammesk notes, the background buildings are straight - so maybe the arena walls really tilt a little outward? --Janke | Talk 13:27, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Janke, I cropped the sides. If you or anyone disagree, just revert. Bammesk (talk) 16:48, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I actually considered doing that myself. --Janke | Talk 08:36, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer Alt 1, much better. [9] This is a big arena 133x100m in a congested area. [10] Bammesk (talk) 02:56, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 13:22, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support either Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 23:38, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW, the arena is elliptical and the camera is not on a line of symmetry, that's why the left side appears a bit larger than the right side. Bammesk (talk) 01:35, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Arenes de Nimes Alt 1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:36, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ruins of São Miguel das Missões

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Original – The ruins of São Miguel das Missões, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, was built between 1735 and around 1745.

Reason: High resolution and good capture.
Articles in which this image appears: Ruins of São Miguel das Missões, others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Ian Storni Machado

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 09:03, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Technically not good (FP criterion #1), excessive Chromatic aberration on the left tower and right-side trees. Oppose. Bammesk (talk) 13:11, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Appears to have a bit of vertical perspective distortion. – Sca (talk) 13:07, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Tower on the left appears to bend inwards. Also not sure about the colour balance. Was the grass actually that green (might just be a really good IR filter)?©Geni (talk) 17:24, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:19, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Las Médulas ('22)

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Original – Las Médulas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, is a historic gold-mining site near the town of Ponferrada in the comarca of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). It was the most important gold mine, as well as the largest open-pit gold mine in the entire Roman Empire.

Reason: High resolution and good composition.
Articles in which this image appears: Las Médulas
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Anual

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 12:51, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – good composition but the sharpness isn't FP standard at full size (see the far right side for example). Bammesk (talk) 03:48, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment sharpness may simply be an issue of the shear volume of air its being viewed through. For an FP I think it needs slightly clearer information as to what exactly I'm looking at.©Geni (talk) 00:17, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:19, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gowanus Canal

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Original – Gowanus Canal, as viewed from Union Street Bridge, Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York City.

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC three weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Gowanus Canal
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: King of Hearts

Support as nominator – MER-C 16:18, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 16:31, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanks for the nomination! -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 21:24, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – it helps if the file description said something like 'with downtown Brooklyn in the background' or 'looking north'. Bammesk (talk) 03:45, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 13:21, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:41, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Union Street Gowanus New York October 2021 panorama 1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:52, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Heungseon Daewongun

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Original – Portrait of Heungseon Daewongun, father of Gojong of Korea

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC six months ago where it was featured unanimously. There is a black and white photo in the article but this painting adds color. High resolution. Painting is a Treasure of Korea.
Articles in which this image appears: Heungseon Daewongun
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator: Lee Han-chul

Support as nominator – MER-C 16:32, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 16:45, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 13:21, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 17:10, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:41, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Portrait of Yi Haeung (National Museum of Korea).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:34, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to People/Royalty and nobility, as there is no article about the artwork. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:34, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]