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This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.

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-thirds 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-thirds 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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Featured picture tools:

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 the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.

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

Tokamak

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2025 at 15:34:02 (UTC)

Reason: Interesting and well-composed shot of the inside of a tokamak. There are some hot spots, like the back of the technician's coveralls, but I'd argue those aren't the focal point of the image.
Articles in which this image appears: Tokamak, DIII-D
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: Rswilcox

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:34, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wow! ArionStar (talk) 21:04, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I too thought of nominating this. Happy to support. Bammesk (talk) 02:02, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Recife (1630)

Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2025 at 23:34:19 (UTC)

Reason: High EV; this huge scan is full of details and depicts very well a part of the local history.
Articles in which this image appears: Siege of Recife (1630), Dutch–Portuguese War, Dutch Brazil, Dutch invasions of Brazil and Camarão Indians' letters.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Nicolaes Visscher I (originally uploaded by Juniorpetjua and enlarged version uploaded by Giro720)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 23:34, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indian Territory

Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2025 at 18:03:32 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and good scan with huge resolution
Articles in which this image appears: Indian Territory and Seminole burning
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: United States. Bureau Of The Census (uploaded by Fæ)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 18:03, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Triangle of Everything

Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2025 at 16:10:26 (UTC)

Reason: It is a rich diagram of all objects that can exist and could ever have existed. It connects the Schwarzchild Limit to the Big Bang, to the Compton Limit to the heat death of the universe. It contains both stellar evolution and particle decay, it connects a line from chemistry to biology to astronomy.
Articles in which this image appears: Compton Wavelength, Schwarzschild Radius, Planck Units
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps
Creator: Alex Van de Sande

Support as nominator – Alex Van de Sande (talk) 16:10, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Way too complex to be understandable by the general reader. At least one typo. Also a whiff of WP:OR (hedgehog? ;-) --Janke | Talk 07:49, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's not original research, it's a redesign of a chart from this paper.

(sorry about any typo that might have escaped. Care to share which one it is?) Alex Van de Sande (talk) 11:15, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting and high EV, but it is only used in Compton Wavelength. @Janke: This is clearly understandable by anyone with basic knowledge of modern physics. No need to have a PhD for that. Yann (talk) 11:30, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Yann: I said general reader, meaning average reader. It has nothing to do with the fact that you and I do have enough knowledge to understand it... --Janke | Talk 16:40, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Janke: Then I don't understand the criteria. This image is much easier to understand than the articles it could be added, so what's the point? Actually this image helps to understand the concepts represented, so that's the whole point to have images in these articles. Yann (talk) 17:41, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I had added it to schwarzschild radius, Compton wavelength, Hubble radius and Planck units, as I think it adds understanding to these articles, but the edits were reverted as other editors thought I was adding to too many articles at once. I will also add alternatives to it without the cutout which I hope will make it less cluttered. Alex Van de Sande (talk) 14:51, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That was reverted... Yann (talk) 17:41, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A really relevant image can be in lots of articles, but in those, the other editors must have considered it irrelevant. --Janke | Talk 16:40, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, apologetically – This would be a cool thing to have on a science classroom wall but it's overly fancy for Wikipedia. The atoms arguably don't need to be shown as clouds of electron orbitals, for instance, and those orbitals definitely don't need to be in a rainbow of colors. The whole image, minus the text, seems to have a film grain overlay that only makes the information harder to parse. And a lot of the raster elements (i.e., the planets) are pixelated at full magnification. This is a fun image, and I thank you for making it, but I don't think it meets the technical standards of the criteria. Moonreach (talk) 15:17, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I admit it has many stylized elements added to make it more visually appealing. If you look at the original chart from the paper, it doesn't have these elements and is (IMHO) neither appealing nor less confusing. I limited the size because I was at first trying to get a SVG image, but very quickly reached the SVG limit. I can get a bigger size if that means the image is going to be appreciated more (which unfortunately doesn't seem to be the case). Alex Van de Sande (talk) 18:48, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 16:14, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would argue the articles that it's supposed to illustrate, Compton Limit, Schwarzchild Radius, Planck Units, etc, are not intelligible to general readers either. It's my opinion that it makes these articles easier to understand. Alex Van de Sande (talk) 18:49, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – User:Avsa, FP criterion #5 says "wait a reasonable period of time (at least 7 days)". You didn't do that. Also the article editors reverted you. FP images have to be stable. I would vote support and I think User:Yann will also support if you find an article (or a couple of articles) that are well suited for what this image shows, then wait 2 or 3 weeks to make sure the image is stable, and then re-nominate the image. The passing threshold is 5 support votes min. (that includes the nominator) and support/oppose ratio of 3/2 or better. You already have 3 supports. I didn't look hard, but maybe the image can be added to a more-of-a-concept-type article, like Cosmological horizon or Observable universe, etc. I don't agree with the "general or average reader" oppose rationales above. That's not a FP criterion. FP images have to enhance the quality of an article (or articles). They have to be comprehensible (i.e. useful) to those who read and comprehend the article, not just to any average person. We are not a pop magazine catering to some generic "general" reader or audience. Bammesk (talk) 01:45, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Skin care cosmetics

Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2025 at 01:59:54 (UTC)

Reason: Per below
Articles in which this image appears: Skin care, Cosmetics, Pharmacy (shop) and Product (business)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator: ArionStar

Support as nominator High EV; an useful image in many articles and shows a variety of skin care cosmetics and brands: Swiss Galderma's Cetaphil, French Laboratoires Pierre Fabre's Avène, American Stiefel Laboratories' Physiogel, American Kenvue's Neostrata (same owner of Neutrogena), German Beiersdorf's Eucerin, Brazilian ADCOS, etc. – ArionStar (talk) 01:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't see the EV or particular photographic merit. Was withdrawn at Commons FPC. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:05, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Different projects, different criteria… ArionStar (talk) 11:18, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sure; but many people, including me, reference Commons, e.g. see nom. below 'Unanimously featured on Commons'. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:49, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Completely lacking in EV; scant visual interest. – Sca (talk) 14:28, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to the feedbacks above; I appreciate them. I came to the conclusion that the criteria here are more difficult for me to understand than on Commons. ArionStar (talk) 16:13, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2025 at 11:47:53 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Basile Morin

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:47, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 19:11, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't really like night shots as FP but this is a better composition than the daylight ones. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:27, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thank you very much, MER-C, for the nomination, and for including this photo in the article. This building is splendid at blue hour (in real life). -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:50, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm usually not a fan of reflection shots, but the night view here is an icon of Gyeongju, so EV is good. It's also a well executed photo. Nick-D (talk) 05:43, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mary Pickford, signed

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2025 at 11:42:17 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Adds EV to article. (The signature is cut off in the original.)
Articles in which this image appears: Mary Pickford
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:42, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 16:17, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The restoration can be improved. There are 3 dark horizontal lines, 2 below her chin, and one above her chin. Also there is a scratch line on her nose extending to the right. Bammesk (talk) 19:21, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done: Restored. I also removed some spots. Yann (talk) 20:31, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Bammesk (talk) 22:09, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Un Chien Andalou

Voting period ends on 4 Feb 2025 at 23:38:24 (UTC)

Original – Un Chien Andalou is a 1929 French surrealist short film directed by Luis Buñuel.

Reason: Un Chien Andalou is among the most famous avant-garde films and is on our list of vital articles. Having been first published in 1929, it entered the U.S. public domain this year. The original version did not have synchronized sound; this copy omits a copyrighted soundtrack made much later as part of a 1960 restoration.
Articles in which this image appears: Un Chien Andalou, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator: Luis Buñuel (director)

Support as nominator – hinnk (talk) 23:38, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Notable film, good quality. --Yann (talk) 08:10, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Yucch. – Sca (talk) 16:00, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Unfortunately, this appears to be a transfer from a sound print, which cuts away a considerable part of the image, especially at left. Note the end title, it is cut off! Also, multiple printing generations have hiked the contrast so that highlights are clipped in some scenes. --Janke | Talk 17:32, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 15:31, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pink whipray

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2025 at 21:35:20 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Pink whipray
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:35, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:03, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:12, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:31, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Flame-rumped tanager

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2025 at 21:42:19 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds significant EV to article.
Articles in which this image appears: Flame-rumped tanager
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:42, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:04, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:13, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:35, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Common European viper

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2025 at 21:46:58 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article.
Articles in which this image appears: Adder
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:46, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:06, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:14, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:32, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jen Guyton

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2025 at 15:32:09 (UTC)

Reason: high quality portrait used as lead image
Articles in which this image appears: Jen Guyton, National Geographic Society
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Fuzheado

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 15:32, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support She does good work. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:49, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:14, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 18:12, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — To me it seems like there's a bit too much extra space above the top of her head. Moonreach (talk) 14:58, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Moonreach, Charlesjsharp, Hamid Hassani, and ArionStar: I added an alternative, cropped at the top. Yann (talk) 17:26, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think this looks better. Thanks! Moonreach (talk) 17:46, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 — Moonreach (talk) 17:46, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Miles Davis

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2025 at 21:29:17 (UTC)

Reason: HQ, long time image of Miles David
Articles in which this image appears: Miles Davis, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Tom Palumbo

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 21:29, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, for a couple of reasons. The first is that I can't track the provenance; the Flickr link in the metadata is dead and the Wayback Machine doesn't have a cached copy, just 404s. The second is that the details look weird to me, like the hair on his forearm and the rumpling in his shirt. I wonder if this was upscaled somehow, although the newer version from early 2021 would seem to preclude the current generative AI boom, which started maybe 18 months later. I quite like the underlying image, though, and if I didn't have these doubts I'd happily support it. Moonreach (talk) 15:09, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2025 at 20:15:24 (UTC)

Reason: High EV
Articles in which this image appears: National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Supanut Arunoprayote

Support as nominator Good and useful images of an active collaborator in the wiki community. – ArionStar (talk) 20:15, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Unremarkable and technically flawed (the very edges of the roof are cut off) photo of an easy to photograph building in central Taipei. The image also seems to have been photoshopped to remove the people in the foreground, which I'm not in favour of: the square here is quite busy during the day, so this is a dishonest representation of the building's surrounds. I suspect that there aren't many people around in the early mornings. Nick-D (talk) 23:48, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Undescribed modifications are a worrying problem for nominators. I think it's time to buy a camera and visit some cities instead… ArionStar (talk) 03:09, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gene Autry

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2025 at 11:24:45 (UTC)

Reason: high quality and resolution image used as lead
Articles in which this image appears: Gene Autry
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Harry Warnecke and Robert F. Cranston, restored by Yann

Support as nominator I replaced a low resolution version by the same picture in higher resolution with restoration. – Yann (talk) 11:24, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 19:32, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 20:17, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 23:22, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support But three red marks for editing? Collar, left sleeve, lower leg. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:51, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question Am I wrong about the red marks Yann. I don't think my vote a couple of days ago displayed properly? Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:12, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, right. I removed a few more spots. Thanks for checking. Yann (talk) 12:29, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:16, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:20, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mount Kazbek

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2025 at 12:13:32 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Mount Kazbek and Kazbegi Municipality
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: MaxBenidze

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 12:13, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment pixelated sky. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:12, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alhtought there are many other beautiful pictures on the page already --Alex Van de Sande (talk) 16:24, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Soyuz TMA-2

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 22:14:25 (UTC)

Reason: High EV
Articles in which this image appears: Soyuz TMA-2, Soyuz (spacecraft)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator: NASA/Scott Andrews (uploaded by Bricktop)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 22:14, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Russ rocket lifts off pad 22 years ago. Meh. – Sca (talk) 15:06, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: I didn't understand your comment, could you explain it in a better way? ArionStar (talk) 20:19, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Routine, predictable, boring. -- Sca (talk) 15:16, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - This image and the other are generic rocket launches. You can take a break from FPC, you nominate multiple images each day Wcamp9 (talk) 21:21, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question: Is the "wow factor" a factor in enwiki FPCs? ArionStar (talk) 23:52, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know - but I am not changing my mind because this picture along with the other one are not pictures that deserve to be FP as they are not the best photos. I would much rather prefer a picture of Soyuz in the sky, but I suggest you do not nominate another image as I have told you this for the fourth time currently Wcamp9 (talk) 02:00, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's curious because I would imagine that it could pass on Commnons due to the wow factor present in the image, but… different FPs sections… different criteria… 🤔 Get a digital camera and take some pictures are good options… ArionStar (talk) 02:17, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Beautiful shot! --Alex Van de Sande (talk) 16:22, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Soyuz TMA-8

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 22:01:10 (UTC)

Reason: High EV
Articles in which this image appears: Soyuz TMA-8, Missão Centenário
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator: NASA/Bill Ingalls (uploaded by Bricktop)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 22:01, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Russ rocket lifts off pad 19 years ago. Meh. – Sca (talk) 15:10, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - while weather is not always optimal, the weather kind nof changes the lighting of the photo overall Wcamp9 (talk) 02:04, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Antler coral with blue damselfish

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 12:00:12 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. High EV. FP on Commons. Read more about the subject
Articles in which this image appears: Pocillopora grandis, Pomacentrus pavo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:00, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Aviafanboi (talk) 13:55, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support High EV, nice light, excellent sharpness for an underwater picture, at this resolution. Blue fish are an interesting addition to the cohabitation, and enriching in terms of art and wow factor. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:07, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent! --Janke | Talk 18:51, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice contrast. ArionStar (talk) 20:28, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 23:22, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:27, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:17, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:13, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support! / RemoveRedSky ^[talk] 20:37, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

European souslik

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 12:06:12 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: European ground squirrel
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:06, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Aviafanboi (talk) 13:54, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Sun shines through the eye. Fair composition, high EV, excellent quality. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:10, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 20:48, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 20:56, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:54, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:18, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:09, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Red-crowned woodpecker

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 12:14:15 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Red-crowned woodpecker
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:14, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Aviafanboi (talk) 13:55, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice composition and beautiful bokeh. Good quality, and educational image. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:13, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 20:47, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 20:56, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:53, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:19, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:06, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2025 at 21:25:48 (UTC)

Original – A Farewell to Arms is a 1932 American pre-Code romance drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, and Adolphe Menjou, based on Hemingway's work of the same name. The film received Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound.

Audio sync issue fixed, cropped

Reason: high resolution and quality copy of a notable film. First nomination. The file was deleted as the source novel was not yet in the public domain, and then undeleted on January 1st, 2025.
Articles in which this image appears: A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator: Frank Borzage, uploaded by Yann

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 21:25, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Sync problem - audio appears to be several frames late. Is this only on my equipment? --Janke | Talk 16:59, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agree -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:15, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's an issue with the YouTube video this came from. I can upload an alt from a different source if that would help. hinnk (talk) 00:02, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Hinnk: Please do. Yann (talk) 08:08, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added an alternate version which should address the sync issue. hinnk (talk) 10:40, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt --Yann (talk) 13:44, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt --Janke | Talk 10:06, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt --Carlosmarkos2345 | Talk 01:16, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tomb of Nader Shah

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2025 at 04:56:33 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and importance of the subject
Articles in which this image appears: Nader Shah, Tomb of Nader Shah, Mashad, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Cyaxares7 (designed by Hooshang Seyhoun)

Support as nominator – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:56, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Quality is not the best, sorry. ArionStar (talk) 14:15, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – As often the case with equestrian monuments, identity, EV of subject not readily apparent. – Sca (talk) 15:31, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Low quality. Look at the bush at the lower right corner. Also tilted and harsh light. -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:44, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

War on drugs

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2025 at 02:03:10 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and useful
Articles in which this image appears: War on drugs, Just Say No and List of anti-cannabis organizations
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: National Library of Medicine - History of Medicine

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 02:03, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - always remember that a "High EV" doesn't make a poor quality photo one worth being featured. I am saying this beacuse if you look at the image closely, you see many specks Wcamp9 (talk) 02:02, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Right… I'm still understanding the wiki FP criteria… ArionStar (talk) 02:22, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Louis Armstrong

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 22:52:11 (UTC)

Reason: A rare color image (there is more to come of other people now that I have uploaded color images by Carl Van Vechten) of Louis Armstrong which is high quality.
Articles in which this image appears: Louis Armstrong, Jazz, New Orleans
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Harry Warnecke and Gus Schoenbaechler / restored by Wcamp9

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 22:52, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please wait for a week before nomination. Yann (talk) 10:51, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but I don’t understand? Why? Wcamp9 (talk) 14:46, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Yann I only have one other nomination on here and I see no reason why I have to wait. Wcamp9 (talk) 15:54, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
See FPC criterium #5, [1]. It is a better photo, though. --Janke | Talk 16:00, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But take a look at his right index finger - what happened there? Not in the original... --Janke | Talk 16:05, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support latest version --Janke | Talk 10:07, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Issue fixed Wcamp9 (talk) 20:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Like I said on your Commons talk page, the restoration should be done from the original TIFF file, which is of higher resolution, and with less compression. Yann (talk) 21:22, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support I did again the restoration from the TIFF with less compression. Yann (talk) 19:44, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Tysm Wcamp9 (talk) 21:22, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – the background isn't ideal and has some blemishes, but the rest of it is good for a semi-historic photo. Bammesk (talk) 19:02, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 02:02, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wind wave

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 21:52:51 (UTC)

Reason: Quality lead image in Wind wave article. It has been the lead image for 2+ years. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Wind wave
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: Joaquim Alves Gaspar

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 21:52, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:42, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 11:12, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 18:49, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:03, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Aviafanboi (talk) 13:56, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:05, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Martyna Majok

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 16:46:22 (UTC)

Reason: high quality portrait used as lead image
Articles in which this image appears: Martyna Majok
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Fuzheado

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 16:46, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 16:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent focus and depth of field. Useful picture of a famous woman. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:08, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 18:49, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:04, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Aviafanboi (talk) 13:56, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:04, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Brumadinho dam disaster

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 16:35:04 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Brumadinho dam disaster, Tailings dam and Tailings dam failure
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Ibama (uploaded by Tm)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 16:35, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

? ArionStar (talk) 22:20, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1980 actors strike

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 14:35:58 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: 1980 actors strike
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: R. L. Oliver

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 14:35, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Jumbled comp, poor detail. – Sca (talk) 15:02, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca, Adam Cuerden: restoration? ArionStar (talk) 15:23, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Riyadh

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 11:29:07 (UTC)

Reason: Featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Riyadh etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: B.alotaby

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:29, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 14:11, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:44, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:04, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This is more a photo of the sky than the district. Most drone type photos of this district I've seen elsewhere show the bases of the buildings as well. As such, EV seems modest. Nick-D (talk) 10:06, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – That cut off medical center building in the foreground messes up the composition for me. It makes the frame look crowded and takes too much away from what's behind it. Otherwise I'd have supported. Bammesk (talk) 18:52, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth II

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 11:04:49 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: Elizabeth II, List of works by Philip de László
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Philip de László

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:04, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 14:42, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:05, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:17, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Zanskar range

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2025 at 22:36:17 (UTC)

Reason: Huge image (9,069 by 6,046 pixels). Great framing as well; FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Zanskar Range, Ladakh
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Timothy A. Gonsalves

Support as nominator – E_F⁵ 22:36, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Impressive relief with the snow. The road gives the impression that these mountains are very accessible. Big road with distant focal point, and then above huge mountains with snow. It gives the feeling that after this road there's a path, and climbing up this path leads to the top. I'm sure it's much more difficult, and that's probably why the picture is interesting. Kind of "direct access to impressive peaks". -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:04, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:56, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 14:37, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:45, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support @EF5: Thanks for the nomination. Tagooty (talk) 13:12, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, your works are amazing! :) E_F⁵ 23:25, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:06, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Road Padum Zanskar Range Jun24 A7CR 00818.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:41, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Display driver IC

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2025 at 19:09:16 (UTC)

Reason: High quality lead image in Integrated circuit and Display driver articles. This is a large file 146 MB, you can open it in ZoomViewer on the file page.
Articles in which this image appears: Integrated circuit, Display driver
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator: Cole L

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 19:09, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 21:00, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 14:39, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 15:07, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:46, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:07, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NXP PCF8577C LCD driver with I²C (Colour Corrected).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:20, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proboscis bat

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2025 at 17:57:09 (UTC)

Reason: Quality lead image of its article. Saw this on Commons FPC.
Articles in which this image appears: Proboscis bat, Emballonuridae
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 17:57, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support These bats look like natural branches of a tree. Appealing light, high level of detail, and great background, that makes the subject standing out visually. -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:07, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:47, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 14:38, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:08, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Proboscis bats (81721).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:58, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Skeleton Dance

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2025 at 21:23:02 (UTC)

Original – The Skeleton Dance is a 1929 Silly Symphony animated short subject with a comedy horror theme. It was produced and directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks. In the film, four human skeletons dance and make music around a spooky graveyard—a modern film example of medieval European "danse macabre" imagery. It is the first entry in the Silly Symphony series. In 1993, to coincide with the opening of Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland, a shortened cover of the cartoon's music was arranged to be featured in the land's background ambiance. The short's copyright was renewed in 1957, and as a published work from 1929, it entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025.

Reason: one of the most iconic 1920s animations shorts
Articles in which this image appears: The Skeleton Dance, Walt Disney Animation Studios
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator: Walt Disney

Support as nominator – Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 21:23, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 21:52, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:10, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 14:27, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 21:00, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 10:49, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – iconic short film Wcamp9 (talk) 20:04, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 20:27, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Skeleton Dance (1929).webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uranus Building after the 2024 Hualien earthquake

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2025 at 17:43:42 (UTC)

Reason: high EV, perspective corrected image
Articles this image appears in: 2024 Hualien earthquake, List of earthquakes in 2024
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator: Shufu Liu (edited by Basile Morin)

Support as nominator — Yann (talk) 17:43, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann: Why is this a delist and replace? The first image isn’t featured. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:20, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. I forgot that the first nomination was withdrawn. Fixed. Yann (talk) 19:09, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support, this one. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:21, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support this perspective corrected. --Janke | Talk 17:50, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 19:18, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:52, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rescue workers near the semi-collapsed ten-story Uranus Building on Xuanyuan Road after the 2024 Hualien earthquake.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:49, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Poster for the 1919 revival of The Sorcerer

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2025 at 07:58:19 (UTC)

Reason: Nice example of H. M. Brock's work, probably reasonable size given the detail of the drawing.
Articles in which this image appears: H. M. Brock, The Sorcerer
FP category for this image: WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator: H. M. Brock, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 07:58, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:37, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:17, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:22, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 20:59, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:49, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:H.M.Brock - Poster for Gilbert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer (1919).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:08, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Suspended nominations

This section is for Featured Picture (or delisting) candidacies whose closure is postponed for additional editing, rendering, or copyright clarification.

Delist and Replace: Flinders Street Station, Melbourne

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2025 at 18:47:08 (UTC)

Reason: higher resolution, better quality
Articles this image appears in: Flinders Street railway station, Flinders Street, Melbourne, History of Melbourne, Trams in Melbourne, Portal:Architecture, etc.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Swanston and Flinders St intersection 1927.jpg
Nominator: Yann (talk)

Delist and replace — Yann (talk) 18:47, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This was mentioned in Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates, so I thought I could do it. Restoring the broken glass plate version is beyond my competence, but this is already much better than the current FP. Yann (talk) 19:04, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Mind if I have a go at the glass plate? Quite happy to hand back to you after the repair. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 21:07, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Adam Cuerden: Sure, please do. There is a gap, so it should be cut and move closer. Yann (talk) 16:12, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I tried it some months ago - my attempt got stuck among the people... ;-) --Janke | Talk 14:30, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Waiting for Adam's restoration... --Janke | Talk 17:52, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've gotten some of it done, but between the incident on Commons involving Google Translate, and a 12 hour flight back to Edinburgh that I'm just starting to recover from... it's not as fast as I'd hope. I can show what I've done. It's kind of neat being able to read the destinations for each platform. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 02:01, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Armbrust Honestly, if you want to promote Yann's, I'll be a little bit finishing, and we can rush Yann's work onto the main page. Means his work is recognised. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 00:51, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Adam, I don't see the point to promote my version if yours will be ready in a few days. Now if it takes one month to finish the restoration, it may be different... Yann (talk) 20:45, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann: I've done about ~~a third~~ ~~half~~ two-thirds of the detailed pass, now that I've finished fixing the crack and other major damage. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 16:15, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

D. & R. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:52, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace – it's an improvement. Bammesk (talk) 02:19, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D and R No doubts. ArionStar (talk) 20:24, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It seems that Adam's restauration is coming along pretty fast, so I postpone closure on this one. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:39, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]