Oppose - inconsistent WB and focus/sharpness throughout the image. Probably overprocessed. The image is, inexplicably, divided into three regions horizontally. MER-C10:55, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Reason
While I'm waiting for my Carrie Chapman Catt image to settle into articles a bit, how about this one? It's always been one of my favourites, but the last nomination seemed oddly fixated on personal appearance of her over the encyclopedic value of illustrating her article. She's a scientist, not a model.
Night photo of a cyclone shows the calm and clarity of inside the eye region. Used in the article to depict the eye in the "Eye and center" section. Earth's surface (ocean) is visible and clear through the eye – enhanced because the photo is illuminated by lightening near the eye. It wouldn't be as vivid or dramatic in a daytime photo, examples [1], [2].
Obviously I don't see your points as substantial. 1- It's a night photo, it is not unusual for night photos to be dark. It isn't awfully dark if your screen brightness is set properly, for review purposes, at medium. 2- For science related images, "being readily apparent" is an irrelevant thing to look for. See our FPs here to understand what I mean. Bammesk (talk) 16:59, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Being readily apparent, i.e. generally identifiable, is a necessity for a TFP. The Main Page is not a science portal. Sca (talk) 14:45, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The FP nom process is for choosing images that best enhance articles, not images that enhance the main page. Read the FP criteria. By the way "apparent" and "identifiable" are two different things, anyway, see our FPs here to understand what I mean. Bammesk (talk) 00:49, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's okay, though not ideal, for the article. On the Main Page it's basically a dark rectangle of little general interest. (I've long disagreed with the criteria on that point, for the obvious reason that the Main Page is pitched to a general audience.) – Sca (talk) 15:49, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If you disagree with the criteria, propose amending it here, not in individual noms. My opinion: encyclopedias exist to satisfy specific inquiries, not general interest. The main page shows the potential of what's inside, be it of general interest or not. Bammesk (talk) 01:25, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds like that road didn't go anywhere. And now you participate in noms so you can have some editorial influence on the main page, is that it? Bammesk (talk) 02:11, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - right idea, but needs higher resolution and a crop. Currently, File:Hurricane Michael (30294529587).jpg is a better image for illustrating the eye because of its resolution. 100x100 250x250 isn't really sufficient for illustrating calmness. If you can get a shot that has calm water in it, that would have even higher EV. MER-C11:10, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I get your point if it was just about the calmness and clam waters, etc. Here is one of the best day photos we have showing earth. It is impressive but I think the nom image has more impact, just my opinion. For instance it shows the eye in the overall scale of things. Bammesk (talk) 01:16, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I would support a wider view too, as long as the resolution is there to see the details (an inset might help). (Also adjusted the dimensions - the eye is 250x250 but the point still stands.) MER-C10:43, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Wide view and higher resolution means two or more compositions (with or without inset). It would be possible in a day photo, but almost impossible or really hard at night, because of lightening. Just opining on the possibilities. Bammesk (talk) 02:07, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A fine example of early-20th-century sporting artwork. Didn't make quorum last time, which is probably because FPC was having numbers issues back then.
Support. Addressing comments from previously: "If you want to illustrate the rugby team, a photograph would be more relevant." - disagree. A photograph of the current team will complement this image, not replace it due to the passage of time. This isn't about just the jerseys - the composition of the team and the grounds and crowds are also different. "It is also in a player's page, but the image doesn't specify which player is him." - agreed, but not substantive. Should be addressed, though. MER-C05:59, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Ida Husted Harper, Indiana-born suffragette, author, journalist, biographer.
Reason
A fine image of a highly notable woman. Suffragette, author of Susan B. Anthony's biography at her request, journalist, and the sort of person every movement needs: someone who knows how to promote the cause, in this case, women's rights.
Oppose While a useful photo, side on or three quarter views generally produce much better results for photos of ships. This waterline view is a bit awkward, and the ship appears somewhat stretched. I suspect that the colours are also slightly over-saturated. An angle such as the one in this photo of the same ship (but with an uncluttered background) would be preferable. Nick-D (talk) 10:21, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – From a historical point of view it's arguably an interesting vessel, but quite a bit of sky and waves could be cropped out – and the colors do seem overly intense. Sca (talk) 14:05, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support (as creator). Wrt angle of view that Nick-D mentions: you rarely get everything perfect. I took several shots of the yacht as we went past and this is the best. This angle elevates the boat so that it is framed by sky (and water) rather than a cluttered mess of buildings. You can't get that from higher up unless on the open sea or a very featureless stretch of land -- if you examine many of our ship photos, they have cluttered backgrounds. I don't understand Bammesk's point about "unrealistic projection". The lens is an equivalent of 24mm on a full frame camera, which is very standard wide angle, not ultra wide at all. So this is a natural projection and a view of this long thin boat from another boat is surely a natural way to see any boat. On the positive side, the weather is lovely and the low evening sun is angled just right to make this yacht pop out in the frame -- important as that will make the article reader want to click on the thumbnail to look in detail. The white hull is evenly lit and the yellow curved poles and funnels are pleasingly 3D. Compare this photo which has terrible flat light and terrible weather. The image isn't over-saturated, it really was a colourful and beautifully lit evening. As a bonus, the frame includes several Danish flags flying nicely, which the Danes are very proud of, and is an important feature of a photo of a Royal Yacht. -- Colin°Talk08:44, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This is a well-composed, non-manipulated image that is used on two pages — one of which is high-trafficked — and captures an important historical moment. The last event of this type was in 2006 and did not produce an image of this caliber. The event was well-documented and the content of the image verifiable.
Oppose – Far too distant viewpoint. A much closer shot dominated by the coffin might be usable (although personally, I've already seen too much about Mr. Bush's decease). – Sca (talk) 14:54, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw as nom ... I think the above two comments are observant ones and, given that there are several other good photos of this event out there in the ether, I'd like to withdraw this one and evaluate options for a better submission. Chetsford (talk) 16:55, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I have a vague memory - remembering I have been on wikibreak for two years - that last time I checked, there wasn't anything really good for Carrie Chapman Catt. Now there's loads and loads. I can only presume that the Library of Congress went back and uploaded higher-resolution scans of things. This isn't the lead in her article, because facing right is awkward for a lead image. I might go back and do the lead image as well sometime, but I do think this is the best image of her out there, full of character and liveliness.
I have taken the liberty of changing it from awkward truncated oval to rectangular - given the chiascuro lighting effects popular around 1910-1920, this really doesn't involve much guesswork; everything fades out to darkness at the bottom anyway, and there's basically no detail there anyway.
@Mattximus: There is the idea that faces should be looking towards the article text. This means a right-facing image ideally should be on the left-hand side, which precludes it being the lead image. But there are reasons for it to be the lead as well - it's the clearest and easiest to interpret picture I could find of her. I'll leave it to others where it ends up, though. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs02:27, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@MER-C: Really? I always favour photographs over sketches like that, where possible. Too much idealisation/simplification. I don't mind paintings as much,especially contemporary ones, as they give details like hair colour that aren't in photos. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs18:49, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I had missed that aspect; I was focusing on the background content. However, I agree with your observation about the background of the nominated image. Also, the tie has been butchered by blocky artifacts. MER-C21:02, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
While there are a bunch of stitching errors, this being an official NASA image rather indicates we're unlikely to get better, so Support, with possibility of a delist and replace if better ones emerge. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs14:15, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – A lovely picture, but unfortunately the Cherry Resort isn't mentioned in the text of the Temi Tea Garden article or any of the other target articles (one of which, Sikim, doesn't even include this photo). Sca (talk) 14:08, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Subhrajyoti07: I'm inclined to agree with Sca, but think this is fairly readily fixable. I'd suggest pausing or withdrawing the nomination for a week or so, and adding a little more to the relevant articles, because this is certainly an image that can be featured so long as the value-to-articles requirement is met. In the meantime, nominate this at commons:Commons:FPC, where it will pass easily, I'd think. Never mind, it is featured there, and quite rightly too. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs15:30, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – John Lorimer Worden, with the Tiffany & Co. sword given to him after the battle of the Monitor and Virginia which was stolen from the Naval Academy in 1931.
Reason
Illustrates a major section of his article, providing context not available without this image. By the way, sorry there's a lot of nominations. Part of it is that I am pretty productive, part of it's that having a crazy drunk shouting in your hallway all night gives you a lot of free time to do something with, and part of it's coming back after a long wikibreak, and eyeing over all the nearly-finished projects from before and wanting to clear it out. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs07:56, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – we have a FP in the infobox, same setting, attire, pose, more resolution and sharper on subject himself. I assume this nom is for the sword section of the article. The sword is somewhat out of focus though. Bammesk (talk) 18:13, 9 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Austrian National Championship 2018 in Skibobbing. Skibobbing is a winter sport involving a bicycle-type frame attached to skis instead of wheels and sometimes a set of foot skis. Sarah Gruber from club ASKÖ SBC Linz doing the giant slalom.
Reason
why you think it meets the FPC criteria and should be featured (check criteria first)
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Original – Composite image of a 11x44 LED matrix name tag display using SMDLEDs. Top: A little over half of the 21x86 mm display. Center: Close-up of 0.8x1.6mm LEDs in ambient light. Bottom: LEDs in their own red light.
Reason
Didn't meet quorum last time (ended up as 4-0), but I still feel this merits the star. The original nomination reason was "Very high EV, good quality bellows macro photo (no DOF problem), shows even the minuscule LED chips and gold bonding wires inside the tiny 1.6 x 0.8 mm transparent surface-mount packages. Also shows a wider image of the matrix, as well as LEDs in their own light.".
Support Honestly, the only issue I could see is that it might be better composition as two seperate images, or as a different sort of inset, but it's clearly worthy. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs17:46, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support I agree that the subject is borderline for notability, but probably is on the right side of the line. This photo is a great portrait: it clearly shows the subject, is well executed and visually interesting and gives viewers a hint of their personality. Nick-D (talk) 23:05, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
∴ this is a comment rather than a vote. But in reality it's an issue we should consider, IMO, à la WP:ITN/C. (FWIW, this particular nom. strikes me as possibly promotional.) – Sca (talk) 16:16, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I definitely don't doubt the nominator's good faith and am not suggesting that this is covert advertising (something which I have quite a lot of experience dealing with as an admin), but I do agree with the concerns raised above. MER-C16:38, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I had never come across the subject until I was sent the picture, and I created the article. The photographer, on the other hand, has been donating pictures of notable individuals to Wikipedia for years. The other user who contributed to the article (Proserpine) is an occasional but long-time contributor who, from a glance, has editing interests that match those of someone who would be interested in a sci-fi author. In my view, there's no advertising problem here. The article is short, but could be expanded. The subject isn't famous, but is notable. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:47, 19 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I should probably mention right now that we're moving towards the hundredth anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution (which passed in 1920), so I'm trying to help us prepare to be a resource beforehand, since all those articles are about to become a lot more trafficked. So.. you know. ANYWAY! Emma Smith DeVoe was one of the big suffragettes in the western states, and one of the leaders of the campaign in Washington that got women there suffrage 10 years before the rest of the country (Suffrage more or less worked its way went west to east). So, important. The state of our articles are actually rather chaotic, by the way. Take Women's_suffrage_movement_in_Washington which is horribly incomplete, or Women's suffrage in states of the United States, which leaves out half the states. Well, as I said, it's a work in progress. Anyway, my point, efore I got sidetrackked is this appears to be the best image of her, especially as the archives of the Library of Congress collect a lot of the suffrage movement organizations' archives.
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Original – Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Ebola virus particles (green) found both as extracellular particles and budding particles from a chronically-infected African Green Monkey Kidney cell (blue); 20,000x magnification.
Reason
Stunning image with high EV. Featured on Commons this year. Bear in mind that this image was taken at 20,000x magnification before you complain about the noise.
Support – It would be nice if the image had a scale (like this). Also wouldn't a jpeg version be more accessible? Article says Ebola strands are about 80nm wide, so 1um is about 312pixels. May be the file description can say something about the scale of things, magnification alone doesn't do much good! Bammesk (talk) 01:20, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: I'll add that as an alt. I think I prefer the uncropped one given the fadeout looks better to me with a bit more space around it, but... it's not an extreme crop, so... Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs10:52, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Indian Rat Snake - Yellow and Grey in one frame.
Reason
A rare combination and very difficult to get both grey and yellow in same frame. There is a slight amount of motion blur at full size due to the low lighting conditions but IMO it does not detract much from the picture. Otherwise good composition and very good encyclopedic value.
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Original – Special Forces Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group patrol a field in the Gulistan district of Farah, Afghanistan with Afghan National Army commandos from the 207th Kandak, April 12, 2009.
Reason
Good quality, striking composition and contrast of both the subjects, their camouflage, the wheat field in the foreground and the mountainous backdrop. Public license. Content wise it shows soldiers on a foot patrol, which I assume is representative of a significant amount of time out in the field in Afghanistan.
I've been kind of waiting for others to comment. That looks very vividly-coloured, but it is a beautiful image, and it's not actually unbelievable for young wheat. Support. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs13:27, 16 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
That was the one minor question mark I had as well. My first assumption was local lighting conditions (maybe dust in the air, judging from the shadows the sun isn't particularly low), however if you zoom in on the wheat in the foreground, the yellowish haze seems concentrated in the kernel areas, the blades themselves are green (cfr the distinctive wheat patches at knee height to the right of the frontmost soldier). -- MiG (talk) 16:25, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
There are two downsides of this image: Firstly, it's froma printed version, and secondly, it's been cut out to the oval shape it was printed in, leaving out the surrounding paper. However, this appears to be the only image of Hester Jeffrey - one of the most important African-American suffragettes - and, so far as I can tell, only the printed versions remain in existance, and this seems to be of substantially better quality than most printings, e.g. An Authentic History of the Douglass Monument: Biographical Facts and Incidents in the Life of Frederick Douglas (Guess who worked to make that monument happen, as well as one to her friend Susan B. Anthony? Oh, and guess who was the only non-clergy allowed to speak at Anthony's funeral?). As such, I think it's highly featurable, despite not being ideal. And, hey, if it isn't featureable, it's still worth having been done.
@Armbrust: Thinking about it, should it be Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political, under the logic that the suffragettes were seeking political change? We've put a few suffragettes in there, but a lot of those were much more overtly political - formed political parties, ran for government, actively lobbied politicians themselves, so it's arguable. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs23:08, 29 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Chartist gathering on Kennington Common on 10 April 1848, by photographer William Edward Kilburn.
Reason
Historic mass gathering for political reform organized by the Chartist movement in 1848 on Kennington Common. Has been the lead image for ten years. Article describes the event here. This is the second nom, the first nom is here.
Support Numbers matter, and this is sufficiently early to also be notable as a photograph of a crowd taken with particularly poor camera tools that nonetheless came out pretty well. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs17:01, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A very high-quality image, with loads of detail, of literally the first American congresswoman. Before the 19th amendment passed. She literally said that she wished to be remembered as the only woman who voted for women's suffrage.
Support – Pretty decent for 1917. Did you consider a tighter crop, or is the environment important to the overall theme? Sca (talk) 14:49, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: I mean, you could crop at the top... but only width really matters on Wikipedia.... you could crop it in towards her on the sides, but you'd lose her legs and knees, or make her uncentred... I think, if we're not using it in galleries or lists, this is a nice, natural-looking crop, and it would be less so if it were tighter. And it's a rather nice, relaxed pose, which you tend not to get so much at the time. And if we're talking about reuse off Wikipedia, the wider focus makes it a lot easier to crop to fit arbitrary dimensions in a layout. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs15:31, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
You're the restoration artist. My brutal journalist's instinct would be to get rid of some of the indistinct jumble at the top, but ... either/or. I do appreciate these historic portraits of women and 'others' – ha!Sca (talk) 15:39, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: Honestly, it was a realisation about mid-2016: I looked at my featured pictures, and noticed how overwhelmingly white and male they were, and, well... you know. It's in my power to do something about that. And if it means my list is heavily biased to women and people of colour for a while, I'm fine with that. Hell, given I was on wikibreak for most of 2017 and 2018, I've barely started. For comparison, for the 48 FPs of 2015, I had five women, and two people of colour. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs17:21, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It really is a gorgeous photo, but it's only used in a gallery, which traditionally excludes it from consideration here (if you haven't, though, do nominate it at commons:COM:FPC, where that requirement doesn't exist). I'm not sure if, out of the images in the gallery, this is the one I'd pull out as one of the main illustrations, though, since it only shows the front of the house, and others show full buildings. That said, it's clear you're a talented photographer and deserve featured pictures, so perhaps a different one? Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs14:14, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed with the above - this photo is definitely worth nominating at Commons FPC, but lacks the necessary context to add significantly to its article. MER-C15:36, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think the only objection I could see to this excellent photograph is whether it's too Wikipedia-focused. This is easily dismissed: A. She's had othe major positions outwith Wikipedia. B. She was ranked the 70th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. C. We have a fucking featured picture of Jimbo, so, that's an objection now?
I think that if we have a picture of Jimbo in FP (we do), it would be odd deny Gardner on WP:NAVEL grounds. I think that might be a case for considering not putting her on the Main Page, though. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs16:28, 19 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both I don't think that either image is FP-worthy. The original is a striking portrait (and the best choice for the infobox, IMO), but doesn't have FP-level EV as it doesn't clearly show her face and is too posed. Alt 1 is clearer, but also isn't a great portrait due to the facial expression. Nick-D (talk) 04:08, 29 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]