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Original – Basilica (Oria) - Interior
Reason
One of most beautiful church in Salento (Italy)
Articles in which this image appears
Oria Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
LivioAndronico
  • Looked closer and you're right. There's not much of actual visible tilt; the perception is mainly from the imperfectly aligned pews. The altar rail also isn't horizontal, but that's probably in the architecture itself. I'm still bothered by the cut-off at the top though. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:05, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:50, 1 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBlueberries
Reason
good quality, replacing older image
Articles in which this image appears
Blueberries
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Petar Milošević

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:56, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 'Martyrdom of Imam Ali' is a painting by Yousef Abdinejad depicting the assassination incident of Ali ibn Abi Talib by ibn Muljam, while Ali is saying prayer.
Reason
The file is large enough and of a suitable resolution. The EV is already presented in 'Assassination of Ali' where the painting is analysed. Among other things, the painter has tried to show a distinction between the assassin, ibn Muljam, and the target, Ali, by using suitable colors for each case.
Articles in which this image appears
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Yousef abdinejad
@Mattximus: I found this high resolution version on the author's weblog. --Mhhossein talk 19:01, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:12, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) in Aspen, Colorado
Reason
Nice color, good quality, Valued Image and Quality Image on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Gaillardia pulchella, Gaillardia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Rhododendrites

Promoted File:Gaillardia in Aspen (91273).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:19, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCirsium vulgare is a species of the Asteraceae genus Cirsium, native throughout most of Europe, as well as parts of Asia and Africa. The thistle provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators.
Reason
High quality, very illustrative of the flower.
Articles in which this image appears
Cirsium vulgare
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Famberhorst

Promoted File:Mooie bloeiwijze van een Speerdistel (Cirsium vulgare) 03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:51, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalIpomoea pes-tigridis is a species of Ipomoea and Convolvulaceae family. It is known as tiger's footprint due to the shape of leaf. It grows in roadsides and sea coasts which sea level is between 0 and 400 m.
Reason
High quality, very illustrative of the Bud of Tiger's footprint.
Articles in which this image appears
Ipomoea pes-tigridis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
AntanO

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:52, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Long-tailed (or crab-eating) macaque in Labuk Bay, Borneo
Reason
High quality image illustrates article well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Crab-eating macaque
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Comment So was I. Chris might wish to explain how he can can reject this nomination as "variable between specimens", yet approve the pink flower above when specimens can be blue or green! Reject by all means, but voters (especially the admin) should be consistent in their logic if the FP project is to have credibility. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:02, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • @nagualdesign: The problem is not the visibility of the teeth, per se. The problem is the distraction they pose, which detracts from the aesthetics of the image. It's the same reason people frequently oppose images for having distracting backgrounds, even if technically the images are perfect.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:41, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think they're distracting in the same way that backgrounds are sometimes distracting, since they form part of the subject. They certainly draw your attention, but that is not the same as being distracting. I'd say it's the opposite. I expect that a crab-eating animal requires teeth like a can opener. As for the comments on Commons, the image gained unanimous support despite people's jokes about the teeth. Daniel Case's comment about the teeth was, "his teeth, while far from perfect, are better than the mountain gorilla's", and by that I think he was referring to this dentally challenged specimen (also a Featured Picture there). nagualdesign 01:12, 10 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
"Dentally challenged" was just tongue-in-cheek remark, you plonker. It isn't a medical term, and I don't think it was even slightly dangerous. And I am reasonably familiar with the species, thanks. This isn't the nineteeenth century. Are you saying that the macaque's teeth aren't typical? nagualdesign 12:27, 10 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Female coastal topi (Damaliscus lunatus topi) in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Reason
Illustrates article well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Damaliscus lunatus topi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Topi (Damaliscus lunatus topi) female.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:50, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – a caption for the image, providing adequate context for voters on WP:FPC
Reason
High quality, very illustrative of the flower.
Articles in which this image appears
Helleborus orientalis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
--Famberhorst (talk) 13:53, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Answer: Helleborus orientalis with dotted flowers (the so-called 'Freckels') are often hand pollinated in the Netherlands because of the spots. This Helleborus orientalis is in my garden.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:51, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, but Helleborus orientalis appears to be a commercially developed product in Europe with many different colours and cannot therefore be representative of the native species. The image that previously illustrated the article is green and from Germany so is not suitable either. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:55, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
What about if we change the label to "cultivated variety?" We (presumably) have Featured Pictures of dog and cat breeds (must check). what we have here is an obscure wild plant that has been bred and cultivated for centuries (much like a rose). I was planning on exoanding the article so we could show both pix FWIW...just hard to get info. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:50, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Helleborus orientalis. Lenteroos 04.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:36, 13 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Photograph of cased-daguerreotype studio portrait of brain-injury survivor Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) shown holding the tamping iron which injured him. Includes view of original embossed brass mat.
Reason
After much work (documented on the file talk page) I believe this is now the finest quality hi-res version of this unique historical image available anywhere. Although it's only 811 × 952 pixels I have previously nominated another image under similar circumstances, which is now a Featured Picture.
Articles in which this image appears
Phineas Gage (Well worth a read!)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
nagualdesign
  • Support as nominatornagualdesign 18:42, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I am Ok with a 1500px exception, it is historic + high EV, I like to support but have two reservations. 1- nom image is derived from a 436×504 pixel original [1], FP criterion 2 says "if no higher resolution could realistically be acquired." Are there any indications why a higher resolution is not realistic? (for example, does the OTRS email say anything, do we know how/where the original photograph is maintained at the university, is it in public display, etc.) 2- regarding the talk page discussion [2], what is the source of this: [3] high res upper body image? can it be uploaded to Commons with a copyright tag? Bammesk (talk) 01:07, 6 January 2018 (UTC) . . . Sidenote: we also have this image: [4] high resolution but not sharp. Bammesk (talk) 01:16, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I made an exhaustive search to find a larger image and the best I could find was this. As I discussed on the image file talk page it's undoubtedly a crop of the original photograph by Jack and Beverly Wilgus. No, I have not contacted anybody by email looking for a higher resolution source, I only looked online. According to the file description the original daguerreotype now resides at the Warren Anatomical Museum, Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. I have no idea whether it's on public display. Although I haven't uploaded the original headshot used to make this image I did upload this, which is also used in the article. There are no hi-res images of the entire thing available, aside from this one. nagualdesign 01:44, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Currently we have an OTRS email/permission to use this low resolution image. The nominated image is also derived from this higher resolution version, so we need to know whether or not the higher resolution image can be licensed/uploaded on Commons. The permission section of this page says the copyright holder has sent Wikipedia an email, perhaps the content of the email can clarify things. Bammesk (talk) 04:28, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I see what you're saying. My assumption was that since the high resolution image is undoubtedly from the same source it would be permissible under the same licensing conditions. Or rather, that using it as part of the enlarged image would be permissible. I've posted a request at the OTRS Noticeboard. You'll have to forgive my ignorance with this sort of thing. nagualdesign 05:00, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Nagualdesign: Sorry, the ticket does not address resolution or any other file.   — Jeff G. ツ 05:32, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
As I explained at the file talk page, the hi-res, cropped source image has the same provenance as the low-res, complete source image. They are undoubtedly one and the same, but one of them has been cropped and the other reduced in scale. So where does this leave us? nagualdesign 05:54, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Nagualdesign and Bammesk: Perhaps uploader @Brightbytes: could shed some light on this? I have also reached out via email.   — Jeff G. ツ 06:47, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Jeff. nagualdesign 07:37, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The Creative Commons' view is that the licensing of a low-resolution work under a CC licence also grants that same licence to higher resolution copies of the same work.[5] We'll probably have to check whether CC was explicitly specified in the OTRS permission. That said, I don't think the "no higher resolution could realistically be acquired" clause can be considered satisfied without someone asking the Warren Anatomical Museum to determine if taking a new photograph is possible. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:18, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank goodness for that! I was beginning to think the image would have to be deleted. I'll look into emailing the Warren Anatomical Museum. Whether they say yes or no, we're still going to end up with a good result. Thanks, Paul. nagualdesign 15:48, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I've written an email to Dominic Hall, the curator of the Warren Anatomical Museum. nagualdesign 16:45, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Paul_012, Nagualdesign: That's a misreading of "same work". The word "work" refers to an image-file, not the physical daguerreotype, or the process of creating an image-file. In reading both [6] and [7], a CC license for A can be applied to B only if transforming A to B requires no application of expressive or original choices. In our case, the fine details of 2 cannot be created from 1 unless one applies expressive or original choices. Therefore 2 is a separate and distinct work in comparison to 1. The license for 1 doesn't apply to 2. An example: a license granting commercial use of a 100x100 pixel scaled-down less-detailed version of an image does not grant permission to profit from a 10000x10000 pixel more-detailed original version of the image. Bammesk (talk) 03:09, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that's what the FAQ page says. What I read is that a CC license given to a scaled-down image will also apply to the original from which it was created, as long as no originality was involved in the scaling-down process. This was the subject of a bit of drama back when CC released the FAQ.
As it was demonstrated on the image talk page that 1 (downsampled) and 2 (cropped) are derived from the same original, they can be considered the same work (assuming cropping and downsampling doesn't involve originality). Of course, minus the frame the image would be a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain work of art, which would also be regarded as Public Domain for Wikimedia's purposes. --Paul_012 (talk) 10:42, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Your last sentence settles it. Image 2 is in public domain [8]. I support the nom if image 2 is uploaded to Commons and tagged. In case the original wasn't published/distributed before 1923, then these tags should work: [9], [10]. BTW the museum doesn't allow photography [11]. Sidenote: What I read in [12] and [13] is that a CC license given to image-X will also apply to any image which is created from image-X, as long as no originality was involved in the creation process. It no longer matters for this nom though, with image 2 being in public domain. Bammesk (talk) 02:24, 10 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I can't honestly say I understand everything written in the above 3 comments, but it sounds like were okay, right? If you don't mind, I'd appreciate it if someone else uploads the cropped, hi-res image and provides the proper licensing details, since I've been wandering through a few minefields recently and I haven't got the nerve to face another at the moment. Thank you in advance. By the way, I haven't heard back from the curator of the Warren Anatomical Museum, although I did suggest that he might contact the Commons directly and provided him with an email address, so he may have done that. nagualdesign 05:34, 10 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:46, 13 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalChartist meeting on 10 April 1848 at Kennington Common by William Edward Kilburn.
Reason
Image of historic gathering in 1848, by notable photographer, restored.
Articles in which this image appears
Chartism, William Edward Kilburn, Kennington Park, Feargus O'Connor, and 5 more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
William Edward Kilburn, restored by Bammesk

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:37, 13 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A screenshot of the real-time strategy game Tooth and Tail, in which the player assumes the role of a commander of an army of animals.
Reason
I think this image meets the FPC criteria because it is a copyright-free (though yet to be license reviewed on Commons. You can view the license here), good looking, high resolution screenshot that greatly benefits the article. The screenshot is invaluable to the article and has high EV because it shows the reader the HUD, the art-style, and some of the gameplay (structures, units, etc). Though the screenshot's shortest side is less than 1500px, all other featured video game screenshots are under, too. It is unlikely that a screenshot of higher resolution would be obtainable simply due to the limitations of the topic (x1080 and x1440 are the usual resolutions of monitors. x2160 is rare). This is my first featured picture nomination, so I apologise if I missed anything.
Articles in which this image appears
Tooth and Tail
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Pocketwatch Games, the developers of the game. Uploaded to Commons by Anarchyte
@Crisco 1492: I did consider nominating the split screen screenshot (as you're right, split screen (in general) is rare nowadays) but in my opinion it's too crowded with the two HUDS. It also doesn't include the quest information present in the top left of this image as this is a screenshot of a single-player match while the other one is of a multiplayer one. Anarchyte (work | talk) 13:15, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:43, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLietava Castle from Lietavská Svinná. The Lietava Castle is an extensive castle ruin in the Súľov Mountains of northern Slovakia, between the villages of Lietava and Lietavská Svinná-Babkov in the Žilina District.
Reason
High quality, high EV, good panoramic picture
Articles in which this image appears
Lietava Castle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Vladimír Ruček

Promoted File:Lietavský hrad-východná strana.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:41, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The main building of the Academy of Athens, one of Theophil Hansen's "Trilogy" in central Athens. The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country.
Reason
Very high quality, high resolution, good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Academy of Athens (modern)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Der Wolf im Wald

Promoted File:Akademie von Athen.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:44, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalElena Runggaldier (b. 1990) is an Italian ski jumper and Nordic combined skier, who represents G.S. Fiamme Gialle. She received silver in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011.
Reason
High quality image with good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Elena Runggaldier
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Ailura

Promoted File:20150201 1316 Skispringen Hinzenbach Elena Runggaldier 8340.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:25, 17 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalWainui Falls, in the Abel Tasman National Park.
Reason
High quality, and a good photo for the new article at Wainui Falls (EV), I think that the framing is pretty good too.
Articles in which this image appears
Wainui Falls
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures#Places
Creator
Insertcleverphrasehere
Ok I hear you guys. Not sure how to withdraw a nomination over here as this is my first submission, but I can see which way the wind is blowing here. Thanks for your input and this can be withdrawn/closed so as to waste as little editor time as possible. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 20:51, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
For what it's worth I attempted to recover the highlights but they're completely blown out, so it isn't possible. Sorry. nagualdesign 05:38, 10 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
nagualdesign It was a very sunny day, so I should have underexposed it, oh well, live and learn I guess. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 05:47, 10 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's awkward with water because reducing the shutter speed or aperture necessarily affects the quality of the image. Not being able to see the screen easily in full sun doesn't help either. I always take bracketed shots then see what I've got when I get home. It's great that these smartphone cameras can take photos at ISO 32 (my Canon only goes down to ISO 100) but I don't suppose it will go any lower. The solution is to use a neutral-density filter.link nagualdesign 06:08, 10 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Nagualdesign It looks like this problem isn't a new one for photographers attempting to catch a photo of Wainui falls on a sunny day. It is surprising how little the falls have changed in over 100 years. Are the FA criteria graded the same for old historical photos such as this one? Obviously this one is blown in the highlights too, but for the time it is probably a very good image. I can get a very hi-res scan for about $20 from the Nelson Provincial Museum if you think it is worth it. I could also request this photograph which is of the Wainui River along the track up to Wainui Falls (although there probably wasn't a track in those days), it isn't as over exposed. Both of these photos are currently added to the Wainui Falls article and give valuable historical context, so they have EV. What do you think? — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 01:01, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I know more about photography than I do about the ins and outs of Featured Picture candidates, but perhaps someone else can answer your questions. nagualdesign 01:09, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --feminist (talk) 13:41, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Khuha Kharuehat Pavilion in Phraya Nakhon Cave, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
Reason
Compellingly shows the sun shining on the pavilion within its cave setting. Featured on Commons, 2nd place winner WLM 2017
Articles in which this image appears
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
FP category for this image
Probably Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others?
Creator
Janepop Atirattanachai (BerryJ/User:Jane3030 on Commons)

Promoted File:01-พระที่นั่งคูหาคฤหาสน์.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:28, 21 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Closeup of a Midas blenny in a coral near the Andaman Islands, India.
Reason
High quality, good EV, good underwater photo
Articles in which this image appears
Midas blenny
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Jason Marks

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:11, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSable antelope (Hippotragus niger). Adult male in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Reason
High quality image that illustrates article well. Current FP candidate on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Sable antelope
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:28, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis benghalensis in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.jpg
Reason
High quality image. Illustrates article well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Indian roller
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis benghalensis).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:31, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Portrait of the princess sissi in venice
Reason
is a important Portrait in Venice
Articles in which this image appears
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
LivioAndronico

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:14, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Kifli (Serbian cuisine)
Reason
good shot of Kifli
Articles in which this image appears
Kifli
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Petar Milošević

Promoted File:Kifli made with spelt flour (Serbian cuisine).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:51, 26 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – View over Gstaad
Reason
Simply a beautiful view over Gstaad.
Articles in which this image appears
Gstaad
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
GstaadTourismus
⇒ Besides which, it's a promotional shot from the G$taad Tourism Office. – Sca (talk) 15:13, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:42, 26 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Flowering Woodland crocus (Crocus tommasinianus‎) in the garden reserve Jonkervallei, Joure, Netherlands.
Reason
High quality, very illustrative of the flower.
Articles in which this image appears
Crocus tommasinianus or at Crocus.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
--Famberhorst (talk) 18:38, 17 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Right. The image should be in at least C. tommasinianus before nomination. The English Wikipedia requires that images be used on the English Wikipedia before they can be given featured picture status.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:55, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Done. English Wikipedia added. Thanks for your reviews.--Famberhorst (talk) 17:56, 20 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:42, 27 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Image of a silhouetted saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Park at sunset
Reason
It meets all the criteria (very high res, nice composition, free, etc)
Articles in which this image appears
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
FP category for this image
Places
Creator
Tucsonre

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:56, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The group of nine documents that make up the Treaty of Waitangi
Reason
Very high resolution copy of the 9 documents that make up the Treaty of Waitangi, high EV. This image contains all nine signed sheets of the Treaty. In the previous FPC for the Waitangi Sheet (only one of the 9 sheets of the Treaty), there were a couple of requests in the that discussion for someone to upload all the sheets as a single image.
Articles in which this image appears
Treaty of Waitangi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/Others
Creator
Archives New Zealand, with modifications by Insertcleverphrasehere
That is the backing paper for the treaties. Which is part of them now. I already removed the backgrounds. Easy enough to to remove them though. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 07:32, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here)
Yes. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 07:32, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I'm afraid I don't see the value in arranging all these documents in a single image. I'd suggest the pages should be in individual files nominated as a featured image set; which is certainly something we've promoted before (e.g. Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/ButterflyScaleMicroscopy) though I can't actually see in mentioned the rules. (I'd also agree with Chris about removal of the backing paper - I see the argument that the backing paper is part of the current state of the treaties, but I don't think it has historical significance to make up for it distracting from the primary subject.) TSP (talk) 14:39, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the backing paper, might take the cache a while to catch up though.— Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 19:54, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The value in arranging all these documents together is that, in context, they are not separate documents. Together these 9 documents are the Treaty. Each document by itself is not the treaty, though each contains the treaty text, there are just different sheets because they were all sent around the country separately (no email in the 19th century). While I agree that all the copies could be uploaded as a featured set, the Treaty as one image is actually more important from an encyclopedic value standpoint than any individual sheet by itself. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 20:28, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Assuming the relative sizes of the documents are accurately represented, this is a case where I think a composite image is superior as a featured set won't allow the reader to easily grasp the differences. --Paul_012 (talk) 04:15, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Paul 012. The relative sizes are accurate. I based the relative sizes off of the lower resolution national archives composite, and I have also checked with regards to pictures of the documents when they were on display (See here), just to check and make sure that the National Archives composite was also accurate. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 04:37, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The documents can be read, and having them all together on the one image has strong EV - especially in light of the differences between the versions. I saw these documents on display at Wellington, and viewing them together has a lot of punch. Nick-D (talk) 04:06, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: I think the white background makes the image seem rather washed out. Wonder if a dark background would look better? (Not sure though if the backing paper should be included in that case.) Also, is there a more meaningful order by which the treaties could be arranged other than by size, that would still allow for an aesthetically balanced image? --Paul_012 (talk) 03:11, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I just went and looked at the high quality copies made of the treaties that are on display at Te Papa, on those, they do not replicate the backing paper, which leads me to agree that these are not considered part of the treaties and should remain removed (per comments above and contrary to what I stated above). As for a dark background, looking on commons, other images of treaties do not use dark backgrounds, but rather use white or whatever was in the back of the scan/image of the treaty. As for order, the Waitangi Sheet was the first signed, so it should be on the left (It was first signed on Feb 6th, though additional signatures and another sheet of parchment were added and attached in March). As for the others, they were sent around the country to collect additional signatures over the next few months and there isn't really any meaningful 'order' to place them in. [14] and [15] use an order, but it is arbitrary, and other scholorary sources never refer to the treaty sheets by 'number' but rather by their names (although the Waitangi Sheet is always first), Archives NZ's ebook on the treaty does not list numbers, and the listed order in the ebook doesn't even match the numbers they chose for listing them for download. In short, aside from the Waitangi Sheet on the left, the others should probably just be placed in an aesthetically pleasing manner (I chose to maximise space).
As an additional note, I forgot to transclude this discussion for two days after creating it, so it would be nice to keep it open an extra couple days to see if it gets enough support. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 03:46, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Request for guidance: I've addressed lots of concerns by many of the editors above, but nobody seems keen to support. Not sure how to proceed as it seems that all the comments and changes to the image have derailed this proposal. I am willing to do whatever is necessary to improve the quality of the image, such as darken the background to some shade of grey or something? It seems silly that this should not be considered a featured image in some form. Would it be better with a slightly darker background colour? Would it be better if I moved the sheets slightly closer together? Should I just give up and upload all of the other sheets as independent images and nominate them as a featured set (or is this composite part of the featured set)? Just looking for some guidance here as I am willing and able but do not know what I have to do to improve the image to get it to meet FP criteria and I feel like I am running out of time. What is the policy on 're-noninations' if I work to address some of the issues? Pinging previous commenters.Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 03:49, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:04, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]