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Original – The Palácio Rio Negro is one of the official residences of the President of Brazil.
Reason
High quality image. High EV. This image is considered a Quality image on Wikimedia Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Palácio Rio Negro, Petrópolis, President of Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Wilfredor

Promoted File:President's Summer home, Rio Negro Palace, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:19, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Cultura contra Censura protest against censorship by the military dictatorship of Brazil in February 1968. In this photo: Tônia Carrero, Eva Wilma, Odete Lara, Norma Bengell and Cacilda Becker.
Reason
While a little snapshotty, given the government really didn't want this getting documented, it's as good as we're going to get. I think it's a decent documentary photo, even if its composition could be better.
Articles in which this image appears
Censorship under the military dictatorship in Brazil, Military dictatorship in Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Artistas protestam contra a Ditadura Militar - Tônia Carreiro, Eva Wilma, Odete Lara, Norma Bengell e Cacilda Becker - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:41, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A panoramic view of the Nigeen lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Reason
A beautiful wide panorama of the Nigeen Lake, almost feels like you're there. This edited version was featured on commons unopposed.
Articles in which this image appears
Nigeen Lake
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
KennyOMG (edited by UnpetitproleX)

Promoted File:Nigeen Lake pano (edited).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:31, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Benjamin Britten in 1968, photographed by Hans Wild
Reason
Widely-used and good photo of Britten essential to his article.
Articles in which this image appears
Benjamin Britten, Peter Grimes, Paul Bunyan (operetta), Imogen Holst, English art song
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Hans Wild, original uploaded by Ruhrfisch, restored by MyCatIsAChonk

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:39, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Tamarind fruit, whole, cracked open and three seeds.
Reason
Currently unopposed on Commons FPC. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Tamarind
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Tamarind fruits (Tamarindus indica 'Si Thong').jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:33, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Mating black-webbed treefrogs (Rhacophorus kio). Kui Buri National Park, Thailand.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons three years ago. We already have a FP for this subject but this one illustrates a characteristic behavior.
Articles in which this image appears
Rhacophorus kio
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Rushenb

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:34, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalBlack iguana (Ctenosaura similis), Cayo district, Belize
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Black iguana
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Black iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Cayo.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:33, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalCinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) in flight, Los Tarrales, Guatemala
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Cinnamon hummingbird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) in flight Los Tarrales.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:35, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalGolden-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) male, Copan, Honduras
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Golden-fronted woodpecker
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Golden-fronted (Velasquez's) woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) male Copan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:36, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Tennis player Althea Gibson in 1956
Reason
Rather nice, free photo of the tennis player who broke the colour barrier. Since this was a photograph by a newspaper photographer, not high art, and hence we can presume it would have been intended to be cropped, I took the liberty of cleaning up the left edge a little more than I usually would to crop out that weird fringe-y pillar and deal with the distracting shadow.
Articles in which this image appears
Althea Gibson and like 10 others (currently under a file redirect until Commons Delinker runs)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Fred Palumbo (New York World-Telegram and The Sun); restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Althea Gibson in 1956 by Fred Palumbo (NYWTS).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:32, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Valley of the Bhaga river in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, India
Reason
Another beautiful Tagooty image; featured unopposed on commons, was POTD (image du jour) on french wiki
Articles in which this image appears
Lahaul and Spiti district
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Timothy Gonsalves

Promoted File:Kardhang Biling Bhaga Dhauladhar Oct22 A7C 04645.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:06, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – German cross-country skier Jens Filbrich
Reason
High quality image
Articles in which this image appears
Jens Filbrich, Cross necklace
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
DerHexer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:09, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – An FPI Cougar (MRAP) in testing with a simulated mine explosion.
Reason
A stunning photo that does a good job of illustrating the subject for the article.
Articles in which this image appears
Cougar (MRAP), MRAP
FP category for this image
Vehicles
Creator
United States Department of Defense

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:04, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Saint John Church of Sohrol
Reason
Picture of the year 2021 on commons, featured on Persian and Arabic wiki; surprised it already isn't featured here, but now's as good a time as any
Articles in which this image appears
Saint John Church of Sohrol and others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Farzin Doust

Promoted File:Holy SURP Hovhannes Church.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:13, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – "Bandits' Roost, 59 12 Mulberry Street": An 1888 photograph of a slum in New York City that formed part of the photojournalistic book How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis.
Reason
Kind of an iconic work of photojournalism.
Articles in which this image appears
Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street, How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis, and ten others (!!)
FP category for this image
I'd say Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History, Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Urban. Your call, Armbrust.
Creator
Jacob Riis, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Bandits Roost, 59 and a half Mulberry Street.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:45, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Aerial view of the ruins of the Takht-i-Bahi Buddhist monastery complex
Reason
A good quality drone shot of the ruined Takht-i-Bahi Buddhist monastery complex; also easy to annotate (will do so later)
Articles in which this image appears
Takht-i-Bahi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Muzammil Hussain Toori

Promoted File:Takht-i-Bahi Buddhist Monastery.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:42, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – White-fronted honeyeater (Purnella albifrons). Round Hill Nature Reserve, at the road to Eubalong, New South Wales, Australia.
Reason
Currently unopposed at Commons FPC, illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
White-fronted honeyeater
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:White-fronted honeyeater - Round Hill NSW.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:50, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Junonia orithya swinhoei
Reason
Featured on Commons, illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Junonia orithya, List of butterflies of Kerala
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Jeevan Jose

Promoted File:Junonia orithya-Thekkady-2016-12-03-001.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:54, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Interior view of tile-decorated domes of the Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta (Sindh, Pakistan)
Reason
Both, individually, are FPs on commons; and though they can be FPs individually here on wiki as well, I think they have a much greater EV as a set
Articles in which this image appears
Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Alexander Savin

Promoted File:PK Thatta asv2020-02 img08 Shah Jahan Mosque.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:46, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:PK Thatta asv2020-02 img03 Shah Jahan Mosque.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:46, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalFork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana monachus) in flight in Belize
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. Not in infobox but demonstrates why the bird is so named.
Articles in which this image appears
Fork-tailed flycatcher
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana monachus) in flight Cayo.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:48, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalRoadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris griseocauda) eating a speckled racer snake (Drymobius margaritiferus) in Belize
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. Not in infobox but shows a kill
Articles in which this image appears
Roadside hawk, Accipitridae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris griseocauda) eating speckled racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) Orange Walk.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:50, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus) female with prey Carniolan honey bee (Apis melifera carnica) in Slovenia.
Reason
High quality large image. Shows predatory behaviour. FP on Commons. FP on Slovenian Wikipedia
Articles in which this image appears
Xysticus cristatus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus) female with prey Carniolan honey bee (Apis melifera carnica).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:52, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalAtacamite, specimen 5.5 × 4.5 × 2.0 cm, South Australia
Reason
Quality image of this mineral.
Articles in which this image appears
Atacamite
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Atacamite on malachite - Mt Gunson mines, South Australia.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:47, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalAgnes Booth in the first American performance of W.S. Gilbert's Engaged (1879)
Reason
While it will not hold up to pixel peeping - the original is about 4 inches (10.5 cm) wide, and I'd say it looks pretty good up to about 4x original size. You can get it up to 8x or so; it won't look great at that point.
Articles in which this image appears
Agnes Booth, Engaged (play)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Abraham Bogardus, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Agnes Booth in W. S. Gilbert's Engaged 1879.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:52, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Cathedral of Petrópolis, Brazil
Reason
Good resolution. High EV. This image is considered a Quality image on Wikimedia Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Cathedral of Petrópolis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Wilfredor

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:06, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Photograph of a high school in Arizona
Reason
The angle is slightly off but the image adequately demonstrates the subject. There is very slight grain but virtually unnoticeable. Lighting has not been altered. Resolution and composition are fair. I can retake the picture from a different angle if necessary.
Articles in which this image appears
Verrado High School
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
SyntheticSystems

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:01, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The assorted contents of an "Einmannpackung Typ 1" field ration issued to Bundeswehr personnel in the 1970s, displayed at the Museum for Hamburg History in Hamburg, Germany in 2012
Reason
This is my first one, so let me go over each criterion: high resolution, displays contents fairly clearly (even with the glare, most text can still be made out), in public domain, used in field ration to illustrate typical ration contents far better than other images (most of which just show them spread out on a table or something at an angle), has an English description (just added one), and doesn't seem manipulated to a significant degree if at all.
Articles in which this image appears
Field ration
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Medvedev

Promoted File:Einmannpackung Typ1 Inhaltsübersicht.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:36, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Methodist preacher Amanda Smith
Reason
It shows its age a bit, but is a pretty good image for the time.
Articles in which this image appears
Amanda Smith
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
T. B. Latchmore, restored by Adam Cuerden
There's such a wide range that I don't think this is out of line. At the same time, there's such a wide range that tweaking the saturation down a bit (not to greyscale, but a little bit) wouldn't be out of line either. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 13:30, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sure there is an 'expert' view as to what to do (and you're probably in that category!). I just downloaded it and clicked 'autotone' in Photoshop and I much prefer the result but as for authenticity? I have no idea. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:14, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: I don't have photoshop, but I'd say this is equally acceptable colours. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 11:55, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Amanda Berry Smith by T. B. Latchmore.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:59, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The Grandfey Viaduct over the Sarine river in Switzerland. Crossing it is a TPF RABe train, December 2022
Reason
High quality image of the Grandfey Viaduct with a train crossing it; good EV and a Commons FP.
Articles in which this image appears
Grandfey Viaduct
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
David Gubler

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:06, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Limes – whole and halved.
Reason
Currently unopposed on Commons FPC. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Lime (fruit)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Lime - whole and halved.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:26, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Red dead-nettle
Reason
Well executed focus stack. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Lamium purpureum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Lamium purpureum - Tutermaa.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:28, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Oliver at the 2016 Montclair Film Festival
Reason
Best image of Oliver we have with a high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
John Oliver, List of awards and nominations received by John Oliver, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant, Net Neutrality II, Corporate haven
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Neil Grabowsky / Montclair Film Festival (via Flickr)
I agree, I support any looser crop. Bammesk (talk) 18:31, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk and Adam Cuerden: What're your thoughts on the second version of the image (revision here)? It's slightly looser. If that's still too close, what do you think is an acceptable spot for the bottom of the photo? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 23:58, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The earlier upload is better. I support any wider crop too. I don't have a hard preference. Bammesk (talk) 00:56, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Agree with Bammesk. That one's fine. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 04:31, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk and Adam Cuerden: The image has been swapped. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 11:21, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 19:13, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:29, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalCharles Darwin by Julia Margaret Cameron, c. 1868
Reason
A fairly iconic portrait of Charles Darwin. Great quality for 1868, and by a notable photographer
Articles in which this image appears
It's used in 25 articles, from Charles Darwin to Julia Margaret Cameron to History of speciation to List of University of Edinburgh medical people. The article on Darwin presents images in roughly date order, so this is a ways down, but it's the lead on numerous articles.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Julia Margaret Cameron
Both images are deserving in his case. Bammesk (talk) 21:07, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles Darwin by Julia Margaret Cameron, c. 1868.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:00, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A single-pole single-throw (SPST) mercury switch, the simplest type of an on/off switch, depicted on a millimeter graph paper. Device length is approximately 1.5 cm.
Reason
Quality image of a mercury switch. Good depiction and complements the lead sentence of the article: "... an electrical switch that opens and closes a circuit when a small amount of the liquid metal mercury connects metal electrodes to close the circuit."
Articles in which this image appears
Mercury switch, Mercury (element)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Medvedev
I deduced the size from the background. I am pretty sure the contamination is from the de-plating (wicking) of the electrodes. It shows the switch has been used. Bammesk (talk) 20:57, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It isn't a damaged specimen. It is used. Bammesk (talk) 12:51, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The ones that I have owned didn't look like this even after being used... --Janke | Talk 19:24, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ok but that doesn't mean the nominated specimen is damaged. It is just used. Electricity, materials, operating conditions, etc .... lots of factors. Not all apples are red! so to speak! Bammesk (talk) 00:21, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mercury Switch without housing.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:07, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – "Ruins in Charleston, S.C." from Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign
Reason
Quite a good photo. Colour seems quite intentional, so I haven't adjusted it.
Articles in which this image appears
Charleston in the American Civil War, George N. Barnard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American Civil War
Creator
George N. Barnard, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina by George N. Barnard - crop.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:05, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalDark blue tiger (Tirumala septentrionis dravidarum) male in Kerala, India
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Dark blue tiger
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Dark blue tiger (Tirumala septentrionis dravidarum) male underside.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:09, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalMap butterfly (Araschnia levana) form prorsa, Piatra Craiului, Romania
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Map (butterfly)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Map (Araschnia levana) form prorsa underside Piatra Craiului.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:11, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalClouded apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) Slivnica, Slovenia
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Clouded apollo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Clouded apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) Slivnica.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:13, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Mazafati dates – whole, halved and seed.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC three months ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Mazafati, Date palm, List of date cultivars
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Mazafati dates - whole, halved and seed.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:53, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Photographer George N. Barnard
Reason
It's a nice Mathew Brady portrait, and vastly improves on what was there. A little zoomed-out for modern eyes, perhaps, but I am not screwing with a Mathew Brady image - I believe the arrangements were meant to imitate classic portrait painting.
Articles in which this image appears
George N. Barnard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Mathew Brady, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:George N. Barnard by Mathew Brady.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:42, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalRuby Hirose was an American biochemist and bacteriologist. She did research on blood clotting and thrombin, allergies, and researched cancer using antimetabolites.
Reason
While a bit undersized, I don't think any detail is lost, and it is the best image we're likely to get of her. Only government-produced works have any chance of being out of copyright given whe she lived. Do wish it was less high-contrast.
Articles in which this image appears
Ruby Hirose, Toxoid
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Science Service image, restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:54, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalPoplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi populi) male in Oxfordshire, England
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Poplar hawk-moth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:22, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalHamerkop (Scopus umbretta umbretta) in Kenya
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Hamerkop, Scopus (bird)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:24, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSmall red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) male Crockford Stream in Hampshire, UK
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Small red damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:38, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Parshurama sculpture at Rani ki Vav
Reason
FP at commons, a good quality image of some of the monument’s sculptures
Articles in which this image appears
Rani ki Vav
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Snehrashmi

Promoted File:Rani ki vav - Patan - Gujarat - Wall Decorations.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:31, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – View of Safdar Jung’s Tomb illuminated at night
Reason
featured unanimously on commons, is also an excellent image of the tomb’s view at night
Articles in which this image appears
Tomb of Safdar Jang
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Arjunfotografer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:32, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A male redhead in Central Park.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC four months ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Redhead (bird)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Rhododendrites

Promoted File:Redhead in Central Park (15503).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:41, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A large yellow underwing caterpillar
Reason
Was featured unanimously on Commons two years ago.
Articles in which this image appears
Large yellow underwing
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Noctua pronuba caterpillar - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:01, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – World Trade Center, New York, New York. Exterior. Entrance arches with Ideogram sculpture
Reason
historic value, well balanced photograph, beautiful lighted, a joy to the eye
Articles in which this image appears
Ideogram (sculpture) World Trade Center (1973–2001)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Balthazar Korab

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:40, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Rowland Buckstone and Cissy Grahame reprising their roles in the first revival of F.C. Burnand's The Colonel
Reason
These were the originators of the roles, so no real issues with it being a revival, and it's only about three years after the multi-year original run closed. Crop has been rightfully criticised at Commons FPC, but we can't go back and recrop it, and it does a good job at getting the feel of the play (a satire on æstheticism, much in the line of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience which opened shortly thereafter.
Articles in which this image appears
The Colonel, it's likely to appear in Cissy Grahame once that article exists, which it should soon, because she's fascinating.
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE I'd say
Creator
London Stereoscopic Company, restored by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:12, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Poster for an American production of W. S. Gilbert's Engaged.
Reason
While a later production, it does a good job at showing several scenes from the play, which helps put it in context.
Articles in which this image appears
Engaged (play), W. S. Gilbert +1
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
H.A. Thomas Lith. Studio, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:W.S. Gilbert's burlesque comedy, Engaged.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:11, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalPahari painting depicting the Trimurti worshipping Bhadrakali after she slays Mahishasura, Basohli, Jammu, c. 1660–1670 CE
Reason
Originally nominated in 2013, failed due to faulty EV resulting from improper placing and captioning; I've made changes which I believe improve the EV. FP on commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Bhadrakali
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
unknown painter from Basohli, uploaded from Google Arts & Culture, edited by Redtigerxyz
I agree, the one you linked to is better. Bammesk (talk) 12:59, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I’m unable to open the link, but I’ll take your word for it. Therefore, withdrawing my nomination. UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:12, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Try clicking on the "Dezoomify !" button on the linked page. The color tone of the image in Adam's link is closer to the first upload of 16 February 2011. Bammesk (talk) 13:47, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:52, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Carmen Miranda in Week-End in Havana (1941)
Reason
A good quality 1940s picture
Articles in which this image appears
Carmen Miranda
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
author unknown (20th Century Fox)
It's a good photo, but it looks like the whites got blown out in the white balancing. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 17:20, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I took the liberty of rebalancing them. Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 19:42, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A brief thank you for the improvement you have made to the picture. Vinícius O. (talk) 20:16, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Vinícius94: Oh, glad to! It's minor, but a little better. I should warn you that, since it took a while for the rebalance and copyright check, there's a chance this may need renominated. And I should probably put the research below on the file page. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 06:36, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Right, I think so too. Vinícius O. (talk) 15:37, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Vinícius94: I've detailed all the research on the file page; does look like it'll need a renom since it took a bit to sort; I'd suggest waiting a bit (I'm going to give The Colonel a month, but there weren't active issues with that, just a slow period at FPC that meant it doesn't look like it'll reach quorum. They happen. This one, however, had some issues which are now sorted, so can probably be renommed a lot quicker.). Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs. 11:51, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:20, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor used by the Los Angeles Police Department parked in Venice, Los Angeles on July 8, 2012. Two officers can be seen inside.
Reason
High resolution, clear, in public domain, used as the top image in police car to demonstrate a basic police sedan as is familiar to North Americans (not Americentrism, article has one police car from each continent in the lead), has an English description (just added one), seems slightly edited in terms of saturation and whatnot but doesn't overdo it.
Articles in which this image appears
Police car
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Tomás Del Coro on Flickr; uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Bayaindo

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:11, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Andrew George Scott, alias Captain Moonlite
Reason
Fascinating character from Australian history. I believe this will be our first picture of a bushranger, and, unless I'm missing something, "outlaw" in general.
Articles in which this image appears
Captain Moonlite, bushranger, Charles Nettleton
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others, unless we think criminals should go under Law or Politics
Creator
Attributed to Charles Nettleton, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Andrew George Scott, alias Captain Moonlite.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:43, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Hotel Dolder Grand in Zurich, Switzerland
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC three weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Dolder Grand, Urs Schwarzenbach, List of hotels: Countries S
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Roy Egloff

Promoted File:CH.ZH.Zurich Hotel The-Dolder-Grand 3x2-R 15K.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:26, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Interior of the Perugia Cathedral, Umbria, Italy.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC this year, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Perugia Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Catedral, Perugia, Italia, 2022-09-20, DD 42-44 HDR.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:31, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Ancient Egyptian senet gaming board inscribed for Amenhotep III, ca. 1390-1353 BCE. Glazed faience, Brooklyn Museum.
Reason
Well-composed, good angle. High historic EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Senet, Art of ancient Egypt, Egyptian faience, etc.
FP category for this image
History/Others
Creator
Brooklyn Museum

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:35, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]