Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-third majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-third majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except that:.If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).

Shortcuts

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Step 1:
Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2:
Create a subpage

For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.

For Delists (or Delist & Replace)

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3:
Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.

Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.

Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.

Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

Is my monitor adjusted correctly?

In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting.

Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting.

On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background.

Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.

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Current nominations[edit]

Crossing the Rhine[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 21:08:16 (UTC)

Original – American infantrymen huddle together in a boat as they cross the Rhine River under enemy fire, March 1945

Reason: high quality photo
Articles in which this image appears: History of the United States Army; Western Front (World War II)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: User:Madmax32

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 21:08, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Battle of the Bulge[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 21:05:40 (UTC)

Original – Soldiers of the U.S. 290th Infantry Regiment in the snow during the Battle of the Bulge, 1944

Reason: high quality photo
Articles in which this image appears: M1 carbine; Western Front (World War II)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: User:Madmax32

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 21:05, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Canadian crew of a Sherman tank[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 21:01:26 (UTC)

Original – Canadian crew of an M1 Sherman near Caen during the Battle of Normandy, June 1944

Reason: high quality color photo
Articles in which this image appears: Canada; History of Canada
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: User:Dbenbenn

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 21:01, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

ATS spotter[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 20:58:19 (UTC)

Original – An ATS spotter with binoculars at an anti-aircraft command post, 1942

Reason: high quality color photo
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Britain
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: User:Ducksoup

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 20:58, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Sir Winston Churchill[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 20:52:15 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, by Yousuf Karsh

Reason: high resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Winston Churchill; Battle of Britain
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: User:Denarivs

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 20:52, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

George Marshall[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 20:41:28 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of George Marshall, author unknown

Reason: high resolution
Articles in which this image appears: George Marshall
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Wikiuser:Materialscientist

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 20:41, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Oppose - lots of dust specks. Needs restoration. --Janke | Talk 21:16, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 20:22:13 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Thomas Lawrence

Reason: high resolution and excellent artwork
Articles in which this image appears: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington
FP category for this image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Military
Creator: User:Hohum

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 20:22, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Charles X of France[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 18:06:30 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Charles X of France, by François Gérard

Reason: high resolution and excellent artwork
Articles in which this image appears: Charles X of France; Bourbon Restoration
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: François Gérard

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 18:06, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Joseph Bonaparte[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 18:02:45 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain, by Joseph Flaugier

Reason: high resolution and excellent artwork
Articles in which this image appears: Line of succession to the French throne (Bonapartist)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Josée Flaugier

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 18:02, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Michel Ney[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 17:57:44 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Michel Ney, Marshal of the Empire, by François Gérard

Reason: high resolution and excellent artwork
Articles in which this image appears: Michel Ney, Battle of Waterloo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: François Gérard

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 17:57, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Empress Joséphine[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 17:52:35 (UTC)

Original – Empress Joséphine in her coronation robes

Reason: high resolution and excellent artwork
Articles in which this image appears: Empress Joséphine, Napoleon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: François Gérard

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 17:52, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Blue-legged chameleon female (2)[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 15:35:38 (UTC)

Original – Blue-legged chameleon (Calumma crypticum) female in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Reason: High quality image that illustrates article well. FP on Commons. Got 4 postive votes last time
Articles in which this image appears: Blue-legged chameleon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:35, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Spur-winged lapwing[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 15:20:01 (UTC)

Original – Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) in flight in the Gambia showing the spur on the wing.

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to article. Not in the top right box as it is bird in flight. The image shows the spur on the wing.
Articles in which this image appears: Spur-winged lapwing
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:20, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Battle of Austerlitz[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 15:06:02 (UTC)

Original – General Jean Rapp presenting captured enemy standards to Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz

Reason: panoramic painting with excellent artwork
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Austerlitz; Napoleon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator: François Gérard

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 15:06, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Napoleon crossing the Alps[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 15:00:23 (UTC)

Original – portrait depicting Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Great St. Bernard Pass, by Jacques-Louis David

Reason: high resolution and stunning, symbolic artwork
Articles in which this image appears: Napoleon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Jacques-Louis David

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 15:00, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment. This is a famous painting, but our article on the painting leads with a different choice among its five versions and it's not clear to me why the nominated one should be selected as the one of those five to be featured. It's for the painting, not for its use in Napoleon, that this has EV. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:28, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Napoleon Bonaparte[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 14:52:38 (UTC)

Original – portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in his study at the Tuileries, by Jacques-Louis David

Reason: high resolution and excellent artwork
Articles in which this image appears: Napoleon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Jacques-Louis David

Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 (talk) 14:52, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment This picture of the same painting is already featured. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:41, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment. I don't see much in the 1px boundary difference between the two images to differentiate them. They are almost identical. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:28, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Voyageurs Rainy Lake[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Mar 2020 at 17:27:10 (UTC)

Original – The islets and tall grasses shown in this image are characteristic of Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, the only National Park in the US state of Minnesota.

Reason: High-quality image of a National Park and significant body of water. Already assessed and meets the Wikimedia Commons Quality Image guidelines.
Articles in which this image appears: Rainy Lake, Voyageurs National Park
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Steevven1

Support as nominator – Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 17:27, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, not this one either. Please do compare your images with current landscape FPs. This is underexposed and the foreground reeds are distracting. A rainy-day image has to be a bit more dramatic than this; that's why photographers usually wait for the sun to come out! Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:25, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
- I appreciate the input. I understood your concerns about the other image, but I respectfully disagree with you about this one. I don't think it's underexposed, but I will be curious to hear what others have to say. On a side note, it was not a rainy day or intended as an illustration of a rainy day. The lake just happens to be called "Rainy Lake." Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 17:07, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Södersjukhuset hospital[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Mar 2020 at 02:17:47 (UTC)

Original – Aerial view of Södersjukhuset hospital

Reason: This is a quality image of the largest hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. It is the lead image of its article and shows the hospital in its urban setting. It was nominated once before and there were concerns about it being a busy composition, but I think it qualifies as is. After all it is a city hospital in a big city, so no harm showing it like it is. Good lighting and meets technical requirements. All the bright buildings in the center of the frame are in the hospital campus. You can check it out on Google map, or I can annotate it on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Södersjukhuset, Health care in Sweden
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: ArildV

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:17, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Oppose – Per previous nom.: While it's not bad as an aerial view of a cityscape, the jumbled and cluttery nature of the subject and its context reduces EV, IMO. – Sca (talk) 14:51, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Sunset at Big Bend National Park[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Mar 2020 at 17:58:05 (UTC)

Original – Sunset at Big Bend National Park on the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, located in Texas, USA.

Reason: High-quality image of a high-profile National Park. Already assessed and meets the Quality Image guidelines.
Articles in which this image appears: Big Bend National Park
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Steevven1

Support as nominator – Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 17:58, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi Steevven1. I don't know if this is your first time here, but could you have a read of the criteria for FP. Many thanks. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:31, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Charlesjsharp. Thanks for the comment. I've read the criteria. High quality, high res, among best images on WP, free license, encyclopedic value, no original research/facts, good description, not fake. Which one is problematic? Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 22:51, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  - The image is only used in a gallery. It's my guess that this is what Charles is talking about. Josh Milburn (talk) 08:28, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
    - And the quality problem. With ISO 2500 necessary for the time of day, the image is too grainy and has little clarity. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:57, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
      - Okay, thank you for the feedback! I guess I missed the gallery part. I'll try again with another image I believe may meet the criteria. Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 17:20, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Oppose – Per Charles. Nice comp., but looks hazy, perhaps due mainly to evening light conditions, and detail at full res. isn't great. – Sca (talk) 14:56, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Romanov family 2[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Mar 2020 at 15:35:54 (UTC)

Original – Romanov family (left to right): Olga, Maria, Nicholas II, Alexandra Fyodorovna, Anastasia, Alexei, and Tatiana. Livadiya, Crimea, 1913.

Reason: Quality image of the Romanov family. A similar photo was nominated in 2017 here and had 4 supports. This version is a bit sharper and cleaner and shows more detail, albeit less pixels. It has been the lead image in this article since 2008.
Articles in which this image appears: Execution of the Romanov family, Nicholas II of Russia, Russia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: portrait by Levitsky Studio, original at Hermitage Museum, restored by Wolcott and Yann

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 15:35, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Support assuming our experts are happy with the restoration. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:04, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – Decent res. for this century-old pic. of the ill-fated fam. Dare I say iconic? Esp. like whimsical Anastasia with her arm around poor Alexei. – Sca (talk) 15:09, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Bikini Atoll[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Mar 2020 at 19:55:08 (UTC)

Original – Bikini Atoll, the site of 23 nuclear tests in 1940s and 50s.

Reason: Bikini Atoll lead image. The island was the site of 23 nuclear tests in 1940s and 50s. At lease fifteen tests were done in the depicted area, details here and here. A large crater, formed by four detonations, is visible at the top left corner of the island (Bravo, Romeo, Fir, Poplar). The native population was relocated prior to testing. A resettlement effort in 1970s failed due to radioactive contamination.
Articles in which this image appears: Bikini Atoll
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: NASA

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 19:55, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment – A blob on blue. Meh. – Sca (talk) 14:21, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment I think this might fail on FP Criteria Adds significant encyclopedic value to an article' — Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlesjsharp (talk • contribs)

Sheldonian Theatre[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Mar 2020 at 17:32:05 (UTC)

Original – The interior of the Sheldonian Theatre, looking north, in Oxford, England

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Oxford Bach Choir, Christopher Wren, Sheldonian Theatre
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Diliff

Support as nominator – MER-C 17:32, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – I added the image to Sheldonian Theatre. Bammesk (talk) 18:30, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:44, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:22, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment At Commons FPC I asked for frieze reflections to be reduced. Nothing was done. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:11, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Charles, it won't be an improvement, it will look unnatural. There is a high resolution image of the ceiling in the article for anyone interested. Bammesk (talk) 00:23, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
It would have had to done in RAW. The ceiling is well illustrated in the article, but not the frieze. This is not one of Diliff's masterpieces, but I'm not opposing. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:43, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Support — Warm, sharp and well-composed. Very nice. -- Veggies (talk) 04:21, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Seed[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Mar 2020 at 15:33:42 (UTC)

Original – Close-up of 42 plant seeds, each identified in the file description of the image. [1]

Reason: High quality lead image, shows a variety of plant seeds, good EV in the article. Some seeds are slightly cutoff (e.g. third row and the bottom-right corner), but I think the EV is significant enough to justify promotion. The file description identifies each seed, added to article caption.
Articles in which this image appears: Seed
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator: Alexander Klepnev

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 15:33, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Nice, even better if the seed names are visible in the article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:40, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
They were at some stage, but that was removed. MER-C 16:50, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

I added it, but either way. Bammesk (talk) 17:04, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Support. MER-C 16:50, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:16, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. Love it. Josh Milburn (talk) 20:42, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:22, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment: It's probably obvious, but would still be good for the file description to clarify that the image does not show the actual relative size of each seed. --Paul_012 (talk) 01:18, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Rosy-faced lovebird[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Mar 2020 at 15:03:31 (UTC)

Original – Rosy-faced lovebird, front and back side, Namibia, 2018

Reason: High quality lead image, a good encyclopedic set. Shows both the front details and the complete back side, which we usually don't get.
Articles in which this image appears: Rosy-faced lovebird
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 15:03, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Thanks for the nom. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:42, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. MER-C 16:48, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:22, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Male jaguar[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Mar 2020 at 10:12:56 (UTC)

Original – Male jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) at Three Brothers River in the Pantanal, Brazil

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: Jaguar, Panthera
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:12, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Support --Cbrescia (talk) 13:38, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:22, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Female Bengal tiger[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Mar 2020 at 10:01:40 (UTC)

Original – Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Alt 1 - cropped

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well. Rare to be able to photograph so close in the wild.
Articles in which this image appears: Bengal tiger, Panthera
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:01, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. MER-C 12:38, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support either prefer Alt 1 – Bammesk (talk) 14:40, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support either — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:22, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Alt 1 - I think it needs a crop. Kaldari (talk) 22:39, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
- @Charlesjsharp, MER-C, Bammesk, and Mydreamsparrow: Pinging for opinions on crop. Kaldari (talk) 23:06, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  - Happy with crop. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:58, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  - Hi Kaldari, except reducing the size, what else would be the difference ? I seriously like the crop but I still prefer to see the tiger in a wide jungle background. Is makes more effective as far as the "Wildlife" is concerned in IMHO :- DreamSparrow ^Chat 12:29, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
    - @Mydreamsparrow: The main difference is being able to see the tiger itself better at thumbnail size (and also matching the photo of the male tiger at Bengal tiger). I don't think any important information about the surroundings is lost in the crop. Kaldari (talk) 16:13, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
      - @Kaldari: Am sorry, I did not say important surroundings lost but I liked the first combination. Surprisingly Charlesjsharp captured it in 62mm FL . DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:56, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
        We were so lucky. She walked right past my jeep. I put down my 100-400mm and grabbed my 24-70mm - that's why I carry two bodies - no time to change lenses... Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:43, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
        
        @Mydreamsparrow: Honestly, I like the composition of the original better as well, but I feel like a more straight-forward framing of the subject is typically the norm on Wikipedia, which makes sense given the small amount of screen space that we allocate for images. If I was going to pick one of these images to frame or use as a desktop, however, I would definitely choose the uncropped one. Kaldari (talk) 19:50, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
See discussion I have started on the FP talk page Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:52, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Delist and Replace: Hipp hipp hurra![edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Mar 2020 at 23:32:28 (UTC)

Current featured version

Reason: The newer version has been demisted and gives a clearer view of the brushwork. The article on the painting uses the suggested replacement rather than the current featured version (not that means much as anyone can edit it).
Articles this image appears in: Danish art, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Helga Ancher, Impressionism, List of paintings by Peder Severin Krøyer, Party, Peder Severin Krøyer, Skagen. Toast (honor), White wine
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Hipp hipp hurra! Konstnärsfest på Skagen - Peder Severin Krøyer.jpg
Nominator: Yomangani ^talk

Suggested replacement

Delist and replace Certainly not just delist. Yomangani ^talk 23:32, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Delist and replace – Bammesk (talk) 00:44, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
D&R – New version better. – 14:32, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Delist and replace. --Gnosis (talk) 15:19, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
D&R. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:25, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Replace. MER-C 12:36, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Lion's mane jellyfish[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Mar 2020 at 03:58:05 (UTC)

Original – Cyanea capillata, expanding (top), contracting (bottom), Gullmarn fjord, Sweden

Alternate top image – color edited version

Reason: High quality images of lion's mane jellyfish, eye catching, in expanded and contracted posture. This set shows a smaller specimen grade which tend to be orange, tan or colorless.
Articles in which this image appears: Lion's mane jellyfish
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Cnidaria
Creator: W.carter

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 03:58, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 05:20, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment In case you missed this W.carter. I think there should be a gap between the two images and ideally the colours should be tweaked to look the same. Though I prefer the bottom image on its own. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:15, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

I'm not involved in how the nominator here prefer to to display the two images. If you want a more matched pair, there already exists a color-tweaked version: File:Lion's mane jellyfish in Gullmarn fjord at Sämstad 8 - edited.jpg. I am unfamiliar with the special requirements for FPs here on en-WP, so you are welcome to nominate my photos but I'll stay out of the voting process. --cart-Talk 11:57, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Done. I added a gap and changed the top image to its edited version per Charles and Cart. Bammesk (talk) 00:27, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Looking at this again and reading Cart's notes here, the original version of the top image has more natural looking colors compared to the edited version. So I changed it back. The edited version is now an alternate. Pinging participants, so they can reassess their vote if needed, @Geoffroi, David Eppstein, and MER-C:, sorry for the inconvenience. Bammesk (talk) 14:33, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:24, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
- (Supporting either version.) —David Eppstein (talk) 16:59, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. MER-C 11:57, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
I prefer the edit. MER-C 16:47, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support with colour-edited top image Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:45, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Fire dartfish[edit]

Voting period ends on 20 Mar 2020 at 19:39:19 (UTC)

Original – A fire dartfish in the waters surrounding Rao, Indonesia

Reason: Was just seen on Commons FPC, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Nemateleotris magnifica
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Rickard Zerpe

Support as nominator – MER-C 19:39, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:30, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
~~Oppose~~ The fish is not at all sharp. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:12, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Underwater images can only be so sharp. You can't compare it to on land photography. Focus wasn’t missed here, good camera, good lens. Just my opinion. Also 17 supports, no opposes on Commons. Bammesk (talk) 02:12, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Oppose struck as I am no expert on underwater shots, but tit doesn't seem as sharp as current FPs. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:41, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Support - Poydoo (talk) 20:17, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:23, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Support - Good quality underwater photo with encyclopaedic value. |→ Spaully ^~talk~ 15:05, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Support - Very nice! Kaldari (talk) 16:18, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Gare du Nord[edit]

Voting period ends on 20 Mar 2020 at 01:25:54 (UTC)

Original – The interior of Gare du Nord (North Station) taken from the balcony level (per file description)

Alternate – trimmed right side for symmetry (CSS image crop)

Reason: A major railway station in Paris, the busiest railway station in Europe by number of passengers. Lead image and detailed. I added a cropped version, an alternate, it balances the right side.
Articles in which this image appears: Gare du Nord
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Diliff

Support as nominator – prefer Alt. Bammesk (talk) 01:25, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Support either, prefer crop. I think symmetry is more important than the extra image content on the edge. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:49, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Support either - excellent quality. Curious: What camera & lens did you use, Diliff? (It's not in the exif...) --Janke | Talk 09:35, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
What's going on at the bottom of the photo about a quarter of the way along? There's a strange dark blob and faint white and grey shadows. It might also be courteous to blur the faces of the couple just to the right above and the guy bending over by the ticket machine in the centre in case they are in witness protection, having an affair or trying to leaving Paris covertly to run a bar in Casablanca - also France gives rights to individuals over their images. Yomangani ^talk 14:29, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Looks like a puddle of water. MER-C 19:42, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

I can blur the faces and upload a new file, if needed. My understanding on "rights of individuals" is: no one is recognizable, there isn't enough detail, and the details are generic and common. I am pinging @Colin: who has more experience with these things, hopefully he can correct me if I am wrong. I don't know what the dark blob is. There is someone moving to its right. Maybe that has something to do with it. Bammesk (talk) 01:18, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

I could certainly recognise the three people I pointed out if I knew them. I think MER-C might be right about the blob - it could be part of a sign/screen/lamp reflected in a puddle. Yomangani ^talk 08:58, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
Yomangani, the relevant guidance is at Commons:Country specific consent requirements: France and more general guidelines at Commons:Photographs of identifiable people. Remember though that the legal "guidance" on Commons is just the opinion of random wiki editors, and if in any doubt, follow any sources, etc. It looks like a photo of a large public area that happens to have some identifiable individuals in it is quite ok in France. Remember that few of us go about blurring our holiday photos of the Eiffel tower with all those pesky tourists in the way, before uploading to Facebook, Flickr, Instagram. There are probably billions of photos on the internet with scenes like this. It would be more of a problem if someone took a photo that focused on an individual. Also most personality rights issues aren't a concern of Commons/Wikipedia since they are more focused on using someone's image for advertising or promotion. You could stick a "Personality rights" template on it if worried, but that's not generally used for scenes like this. Btw, alternations such as blurring, unless required on Commons by policy/law, should be uploaded as a different filename, and they generally do reduce the value of an image. -- Colin°^Talk 09:51, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

I was only really suggesting it as a courtesy - putting myself in their shoes, I wouldn't like to see myself in a picture that might be on the main page. I don't think blurring faces in this image would reduce the value any - there is already lots of motion blur on various people moving about on the platforms. Yomangani ^talk 10:11, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Support any. MER-C 19:42, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Support either Geoffroi 05:24, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Support either — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:23, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Emancipation Proclamation[edit]

Voting period ends on 18 Mar 2020 at 18:58:13 (UTC)

Original – Library of Congress description: "Eagle with banner 'Proclamation of Emancipation' and U.S. flags over portrait of Abraham Lincoln above text framed along the sides with vignettes about slavery, escape, education of African Americans, and the American cotton industry. Below the text is an image of rebuilding southern agriculture in the ruins of the Civil War." [2]

Reason: Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order by Abraham Lincoln. It changed the legal status of slavery in the United States. A description of this print by the Library of Congress is in the image caption. I restored obvious damage and kept dated smudge and blemishes. I wanted to preserve the historic integrity of the document and not recreate a new copy. An unrestored version of this was nominated in 2015.
Articles in which this image appears: Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln and slavery, History of slavery in Maryland
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: LOC, engraving by W. Roberts, circa 1864, restored by Bammesk

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 18:58, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 20:19, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
What about that red spot over the slave auctioneer's hand? I would think that is from the pen of a clumsy archivist. Yomangani ^talk 14:42, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Yomangani, nominations need a minimum of 5 supports to pass, so feel free to cast a Conditional support vote and state your conditions. I will do the modifications when there are enough votes. Bammesk (talk) 01:25, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
I know how it works but I don't generally do supporting or opposing. I was just pointing out the artefact in case you wanted to remove it. Yomangani ^talk 09:07, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Support. Not as encyclopedic as the original proclamation at the head of the article, but that one's not currently in shape for FP. I note that there was an old error in the image caption in two of the articles that used it: it said that it's from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, but the (poor quality) image from there was replaced by the current image from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division in 2009. I have just now fixed the caption. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Eppstein (talk • contribs)

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Denis Mukwege[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Mar 2020 at 14:49:24 (UTC)

Original – Denis Mukwege, 2014

Reason: Humanitarian, medical doctor, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege. The photo is black and white and has vignetting, but I think it works well. For a frontal and posed portrait, it is well done.
Articles in which this image appears: Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Serious Request
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: Claude Truong-Ngoc

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 14:49, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 20:04, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. Eye-catching portrait, high technical quality, high EV. The shallow dof and vignetting are creative choices, not flaws. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:15, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. Flavinista (talk) 02:39, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 00:01, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Support --Cbrescia (talk) 13:32, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:23, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Denis Mukwege par Claude Truong-Ngoc novembre 2014.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:19, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Beautiful demoiselle male[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Mar 2020 at 11:46:17 (UTC)

Original – Male beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo). The largest damselfly in the UK.

Reason: Reason:High quality large image. FP on Commons. Reworked from RAW to sort out technical issues from previous nomination.
Articles in which this image appears: beautiful demoiselle, Damselfly, Zygoptera
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:46, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment: Beautiful. Any idea of subspecies? Josh Milburn (talk) 17:26, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

ssp britannica, though Odonata folk seem to ignore subspecies. 20:47, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Support - clear improvement over previous nomination. MER-C 11:00, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – Bammesk (talk) 13:44, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 20:06, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment Nice. I think it would benefit from small re-crop (little bit off from left side and top). —kallerna 19:19, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Not for me, —kallerna. Rule of thirds. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:57, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Comment I'm aware of the rule of thirds. However, the point of this photo is not the unfocused part, and it is dominating now. The photo would be more valuable with tighter crop. Please compare with this. —kallerna 17:26, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

OK —kallerna, I've uploaded a cropped version and of course the original is still there. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:36, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Support —kallerna 10:47, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 08:23, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) male 3.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:53, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

African grey hornbill (2)[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Mar 2020 at 11:11:41 (UTC)

Original – African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus epirhinus) female in Etosha National Park, Namibia

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons. Renomination after reworking file from RAW.
Articles in which this image appears: African Grey Hornbill
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:11, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Tremendous improvement, compared to the previous version. I'm particularly amazed by the sharpness, with more detail. It almost seems another picture. However, as annex note, the previous version being promoted FP on Commons, you should normally ping all the voters there to ask if they support the change you propose (they may see errors that I don't), or nominate this file separately -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:58, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

I am now using Topaz Denoise AI (suggested by User:Wilfredor) and I thoroughly recommend it technically, though it's very computer-resource greedy. So there won't be any new errors introduced. You can get 30 day trial though you cannot save your trial edits. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:14, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Very interesting. I may give it a try, then. Convincing example. Thanks - Basile Morin (talk) 10:44, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Support. MER-C 10:54, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – Bammesk (talk) 13:48, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 20:08, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus epirhinus) female.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:15, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Spiny-cheeked honeyeater[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Mar 2020 at 02:04:51 (UTC)

Original – Spiny-cheeked honeyeater, Victoria, Australia, 2019

Reason: High quality image shows the subject in detail.
Articles in which this image appears: Spiny-cheeked honeyeater
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:04, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 03:30, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:52, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:59, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. MER-C 10:51, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater 3434 - Patchewollock Conservation Reserve.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:03, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

2019 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Mar 2020 at 19:49:54 (UTC)

Original – Microscopic depiction of the 2019 coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, shown in yellow in vitro.

Alternate – The spikes on the outer edge of the virus give coronavirus its name, crown-like. (from file description)

Reason: Depiction of the 2019 coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, shown in yellow, emerging from a human cell in vitro.
Articles in which this image appears: 2019 coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Support as nominator, both per Rhododendrites – Bammesk (talk) 19:49, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 03:46, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
@Geoffroi: Could you clarify which image(s) you support? Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:38, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment Goodlooking image, but the coronas are visible on only a few of the virus particles. (Am I too used to the computer graphics images shown elsewhere? E.g. : [[3]]) --Janke | Talk 10:20, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't think the image of a model is a good idea, but I introduced an alternate with higher magnification, it shows the crowns. Bammesk (talk) 12:23, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Support both --Janke | Talk 20:42, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Support, prefer alt because it has higher EV. MER-C 16:24, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
My preference only applies if one image gets promoted. I also support the outcome where both images are promoted. MER-C 20:44, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support either. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:18, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
David Eppstein Do you support only one image being promoted or maybe both? Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:40, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Yes. The usual rules are to have only one image but in this case both might be possible. Given current image usage, I think the article editors have decided that the alternate image is more encyclopedic, so if we pick only one I prefer that one. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:32, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
Support either - but I dare say this shouldn't be an alt, since it's nowhere close to the same image (right?), but a different image of the same subject. I'd probably support both, since as a reader the first is far more visually interesting but the latter undoubtedly has EV. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 20:00, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
Support original Louis Waweru Talk 05:10, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:SARS-CoV-2 49534865371.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:08, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Promoted File:SARS-CoV scanning electron microscope image.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:08, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Northern Gannet with nest material[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Mar 2020 at 19:23:46 (UTC)

Original – Adult Nothern gannet (Morus bassanus), carrying nesting materials, on the island of Helgoland, Germany

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons last year. High EV. Renomination of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Northern Gannet with nest material which did not make quorum.
Articles in which this image appears: Northern gannet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Hobbyfotowiki

Support as nominator – MER-C 19:23, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Strong support Great action shot, good focus, interesting posture, nice light -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:59, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:29, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 03:31, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:53, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Northern Gannet with nest material.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:28, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Nanpu Bridge[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Mar 2020 at 17:46:47 (UTC)

Original – Nanpu Bridge, sister bridge to the Yangpu Bridge, is one of the main bridges in Shanghai. This picture was taken from a rooftop of nearby residential building.

Reason: Illustrative picture of one of main the bridges in Shanghai. Taken from the best possible viewpoint, nice sunset light.
Articles in which this image appears: Nanpu Bridge
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: kallerna

Support as nominator —kallerna 17:46, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. Clearish days like this are particularly rare considering the air pollution in China. MER-C 20:07, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:34, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 03:36, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:54, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. I've been wavering on this for days because the air looks so hazy, but if that's a good day in Shanghai then we should depict it that way and not hope for unrealistically clear air. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:51, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Nanpu Bridge 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:23, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Delist and replace: Neptune[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Mar 2020 at 09:26:16 (UTC)

Two color NASA image

Replace – More natural color image made with synthetic 3rd color layer.
Credit: NASA / JPL / Voyager-ISS / Justin Cowart (Cropped by WolfmanSF)

Reason: Replacing with more natural color image made with synthetic 3rd color layer. As per Talk:Neptune/Archive 5#Infobox image
Articles this image appears in: Neptune, Great Dark Spot, etc.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Neptune 3
Nominator: JCP2018 (talk)

Delist and replace — JCP2018 (talk) 09:26, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment The replacement is "synthetic" - but did NASA do it, or is it "original research" by someone else? In any case, it's much smaller than the original, and also failing FPC size criteria. --Janke | Talk 12:11, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Looks like it's done by "someone else", a personal account on flickr: [4]. The editor might have a good reason for doing it, but still I call it "original research". Bammesk (talk) 14:09, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Delist, do not replace. The current FP is not used in any articles, and so must be delisted. The replacement is far too small to feature. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:47, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Delist, do not replace per J Milburn. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:30, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:12, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

While the discussion is bellow qourum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:12, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Bamboo[edit]

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Original – Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Reason: Good quality, featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Bamboo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator: Basile Morin

Support as nominator – Basile Morin (talk) 08:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support despite the blown highlights on the left side, which I think are de minimis in an otherwise magnificent image. But there's a red stuck pixel, also on the left at about center height (within the first bamboo stalk whose width is fully within the frame), that should be fixed. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:29, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Not sure this is a stuck pixel. It rather seems to belong to the plant in a way or another. Also extremely small detail, almost invisible. But you're obviously free to amend your vote for this reason of course. Agree about the blown highlights on the left. Thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:08, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Support – nice image. The red spot is too small not to support. It looks like a stuck pixel and I think removing it would be an improvement. Bammesk (talk) 13:54, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

More than 16 Mo consumed just for 3 pixels, not an improvement in my opinion. Thanks for your vote -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:51, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Oppose It's nice, but the light is just too dull, sorry. —kallerna 14:46, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Support I love botanical textures like this one, pretty artistic. --Cbrescia (talk) 13:36, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:04, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Xylotrupes socrates[edit]

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Original – Xylotrupes socrates (Siamese rhinoceros beetle)

Reason: Good quality, featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Xylotrupes socrates
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Basile Morin

Support as nominator – Basile Morin (talk) 08:52, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:34, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. MER-C 20:05, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. --Gnosis (talk) 20:30, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:37, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 03:40, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:54, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Xylotrupes socrates (Siamese rhinoceros beetle).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:03, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Pantala flavescens[edit]

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Original – Pantala flavescens (globe skimmer), ♂, in flight

Reason: Good quality (many people contacted me recently to use this image because the animal was first seen in Europe a few weeks ago), featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Pantala flavescens
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Basile Morin

Support as nominator – Basile Morin (talk) 08:55, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 03:51, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:54, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support – we only have one other FP of a dragonfly in flight and that's a lower resolution photo from 2007. This is difficult to capture, well done and well placed in the article. Bammesk (talk) 22:21, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. MER-C 21:05, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Pantala flavescens (globe skimmer) in flight, side view.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:02, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Pigeon Point Light Station[edit]

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Original – Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, California, 2016

Reason: High quality lead image.
Articles in which this image appears: Pigeon Point Lighthouse
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: Frank Schulenburg

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 04:56, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Comment. I like the image a lot, and it seems to be the best of the many images we have of this place. But there's a fair amount of noise still in the sky. Can that be cleaned up? —David Eppstein (talk) 18:37, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Frank Schulenburg: I think the sky noise can be improved a bit. I can upload a derivative file, if that's Ok with you (a separate file, not an overwrite, because the original is FP on Commons), or you could do so, if you choose to? Bammesk (talk) 01:49, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Hey Bammesk, thanks for notifying me. Please go ahead and make the changes – I don't mind such edits at all, as long as the result is an improvement. All the best! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:53, 6 March 2020 (UTC) P.S. Oh, and I'd also be ok with you overwriting the Commons file. There's no damage that can be done, as the original version will be preserved.

Done. I didn't want to do more, to preserve cloud definition. It looks good on my screen at full size, but some screens are more susceptible to noise. BTW Frank you can vote on your own images here at en-WP noms, same as Commons. Bammesk (talk) 03:29, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Support. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:15, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 00:04, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:48, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Pigeon Point Lighthouse (2016).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:56, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Added image to Places/Architecture Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:56, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Female campo flicker[edit]

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Original – A female campo flicker, a type of woodpecker, in the Pantanal, Brazil

Reason: High quality lead image. This had 4 supports in the first nom. I think it's worth renominating.
Articles in which this image appears: Campo flicker, Woodpecker
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 01:19, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Geoffroi 04:58, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support Thanks for the renom Bammesk. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:54, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support. MER-C 19:34, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 00:04, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted File:Campo flicker (Colaptes campestris) female.JPG --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:45, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

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