Clearly taken in bright sunlight which leads to a somewhat high contrast, but that's fine. We have little Canadian content due to their libraries being fairly locked down, so it's nice to grab what we can. Nice photo overall.
Support – Shame about the contrast, but if you set that aside it's actually a pretty good photograph and scan, with good detail on the face and the amazing left hand, and nice texture on the trousers and socks. And since this may be the only photo of him in existence, EV is very high. Choliamb (talk) 15:55, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I corrected to the point I'd have to start cropping a lot out. Original was worse. I could go a little further once it's off the main page. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.20:20, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Quality photo of a KC-46 refueling aircraft connecting with a F-35. The KC-46 is to replace the KC-135 as the primary refueling aircraft of the U.S. Air Force. The transition process is ongoing and the replacement is to take place in the coming years in late 2020s.
Support It's pretty nice, and a difficult shot - remember, it'd likely have to be shot by an aircraft matching speed. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.03:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A nice photo of a notable actor with several premières to his name, most famously as the Judge in his brother's Trial by Jury. Died in 1877 after a relatively short career (he started acting in 1870), so there's not that many options. This replaced File:Fred Sullivan.jpg in the article, which is basically the same image, just worse (Some sort of book reproduction, maybe?).
Comment This is not the infobox image, it appears lower down in the page. If it is to be FP, should it not replace the infobox image? --Tagooty (talk) 03:15, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Not sure of the impetus for this Australia-specific nom. Given the massive coverage of her death last September, every literate reader knows she was queen of the United Kingdom and of the Commonwealth realms, including Australia. – Sca (talk) 12:36, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's a good photo, but I'd like to see it in her article. I'm not saying you can't promote multiple images for multiple uses, but that's usually from sense of time, e.g. a young Darwin, or W.S. Gilbert nearer the age he wrote a play; What makes her more Australian in this photo than any of the other ones from her Diamond Jubilee? Is there a wallaby cropped just out of frame? Does the crown have corks dangling from it that were photoshopped out?
I'm a bit sarcastic there, but ye see the point. It's a fine photo of her; better for her late years than any other photo in her article. So it's promotable, but... not as used. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.04:00, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That said, I will follow this up with one more thought: If that ribbon she's wearing is significant and meaningful, that might pull this up a bit. But, as I said, I think all that really needs to happen with it is it being in Queen Elizabeth II in some prominent usage, or even just being the lead in Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II might be enough. Just, y'know. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.12:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support The EV seems pretty strong here for articles on the monarchy of Australia. Elizabeth II's role as Queen of Australia was, at least technically, separate to all her other roles. The photo depicts her with broaches linked to this role: that on her right shoulder is themed around Australia's national flower, the wattle. That on her left shoulder is also wattle themed and includes the Australian coat of arms. Nick-D (talk) 01:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The Cleveland Orchestra being conducted by Daniel Reith at Severance Hall January 15th 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK Celebration concert.
Reason
Image is of good quality capturing the essence of a spirited performance by the Cleveland Orchestra in front of a packed house inside the legendary and elegant Severance Hall.
Comment - Barely minimal size, the iPhone 12 camera has more resolution than that... Also highlights in choir clothing are quite blown. Going back to the original for some editing might improve this a bit. Janke | Talk20:17, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for valid criticism. Image is unedited. I felt this effect made choir appear angelic but you are correct in the technical sense choir is overblown. Your comments are appreciated. Cbusram (talk) 00:59, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your response. I apologize for resolution. Photograph was taken under challenging and difficult conditions. DLSR cameras and cell phone usage are prohibited during performance at Severance Hall. Person seated close to me was asked several times to turn off phone by usher and I didn’t want to distract other people attending concert so I had to shoot picture quickly with almost no time to adjust camera settings. Cbusram (talk) 01:01, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Dennis Schröder, professional basketball player, 2022
Reason
Quality lead image of this professional basketball player. A wider crop of this image is FP on Commons. En-Wiki editors have cropped it and I agree that this tighter vertical crop is more expressive and impactful. Schröder currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
That's a valid critique. I was concerned about it as well. It is a drawback. Then I thought the visual strength of the image (in terms of making users want to read its article, per instructions on top of the WP:FPC page) might make up for that drawback. So I put it up for a vote. That's certainly a valid critique though. Bammesk (talk) 16:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – range red tabular crystals of wulfenite set on a small amount of matrix (2.2 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm). Found from Red Cloud mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Support One of the best mineral images in a while. Not that the others are bad, just I think this one is particularly well lit, and a particularly attractive specimen. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.12:24, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Quick clarification: Is a "small frost moth" a type of/synonym for "winter moth", a literal translation from the German, or...? Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.12:26, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Adam, the file description was written by the photographer, a native German speaker. This link says "frostspanner" translates into "winter moth", not "frost moth", despite google translation which gives "frost moth". A search for "frost moth" doesn't turn up anything meaningful. I updated the file description and the image caption of this nom. Bammesk (talk) 16:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The Very Large Telescope on top of the Cerro Paranal mountain in northern Chile. The telescope array consists of four 8.2 meter telescopes, four 1.8 meter movable auxiliary telescopes (in foreground), and one survey telescope (in far-right side).
Reason
Image of the Very Large Telescope array in northern Chile. The image is a bit noisy and unsharp, but hopefully the EV and composition makes up for it.
A nice photo, replaced a much worse copy of same. I could square off the border, if desired, but I'd have to edit out the photographer's stamp to do so.
It's a common feature in photos of the era. We could do it, but it'd mean losing the border as well - can't have half a border, which does mean cutting the signature, etc. There's a link on the file description page to a squared-off version if you want to play with it. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.13:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I always like to make a version like that, though: Can fill in corners and such and thus avoid the pitfalls of when others do it. And then compare the two and see which I like better. (e.g. Was pretty sure I was going uncropped for the recent Charleston after Sherman picture, but it ate up too much space for thumbnails. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.12:08, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I think I read somewhere that when she arrived at Dron's studio he asked her to stand on a milk crate so that she would fill the whole frame, but she wouldn't do it because she felt it would be undignified. Choliamb (talk) 00:06, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Incense production in Hanoi, Vietnam
Reason
As a disclaimer, I was actually asked to nominate this by User:Aviafanboi, who is new to Wikipedia and hence ineligible to participate at FPC, but has an interest in the area having been helping with POTD scheduling recently. That said, I'm happy to own this nom and recommend it myself - the picture looks excellent quality to me, and was recently passed at Commons as a Featured Picture over there. It also has good EV for the incense article, depicting the production of incense in Vietnam.
I love the picture, but I'm not sure I fully understand it. Are the "bushes" how the incense is dried, and then they're collected, and are the ones on the ground collected or being set up? Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.12:11, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I pretty sure that the bushes are the way the incense is dried and I think that the ones on the ground are the ones that have been collected, but I'm not sure. Aviafanboi (talk) 13:05, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your honesty - but that means I have to withdraw this as it does not illustrate the article in which it was placed. MER-C13:50, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Only major thing better about that one - and Charles' has a lot more going for it - is the old FP shows the feet a bit, which is arguably a plus. Charles' composition is much cleaner; the old FP is very unbalanced and busy. Pose maybe a hair better in the old FP. Think Charles wins here. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.19:01, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I prefer the existing FP, which MER-C linked above, and which I think has a much stronger sense of place. The image nominated here, with the subject standing in an open, grassy field in perfect light, is a fine photograph, as one expects from Charles; it would be perfect on a cattle breeder's web site, but in my opinion it has less EV than the previous FP, which better reflects the original forest habitat of the European species (in constrast to the plains-dwelling North American species). The previous FP had been stable in the article for more than a decade, and was replaced by this one only a month ago. As a result, the previous FP no longer appears in the article at all. I think that was a ill-advised change and one that should probably be reverted. Choliamb (talk • contribs) 12:33, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I am sure your comments above were made in good faith Choliamb, but let me explain the European bison's habitat. It lives in the forest but has to come out to feed. It is standing in a natural meadow, not a farm field. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:22, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I certainly didn't mean to imply that you had actually taken the photo on a farm, Charles, only that it was the kind of perfectly lit and posed image that any stockbreeder would love. But I still prefer the previous FP, precisely because of the mud and the mist and the unruly framing, and I think it's a shame that you chose to remove it entirely from the article in favor of your own. Choliamb (talk) 23:26, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Do put it back if you wish. I have a thing against captive animals; their appearance, habitat etc. can be quite different to those of wild animals. A bison in the wild would not be in this sort of muddy spot in March. This animal is in a small bison enclosure in what is effectively a zoo. Not good for the animal at all. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:26, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Quite a nice image; probably the best we have of them together. Admittedly, African-Americans with dark hair in a darkish background isn't ideal for black and white photography, but I think it does very well within the constraints
I mean, this is what existed that I could work on. It's the era of her work that there's photos worth restoring for, and it's better than any other image we have for this era. Given it was this or not do anything to celebrate her life. I chose this Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.17:22, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm as reluctant as anyone to endorse Ike Turner, but that's not what we're deciding here. Supporting because of the work of the photographer and restorer and because of the quality and historical importance of this image. MartinPoulter (talk) 10:13, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Just to note, this has now passed on Commons. I am very bad at actually putting images up for the POTD dates on Commons, mind ye. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.23:29, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Good lead image of Kowloon Walled City. This is a 1989 photo. The neighborhood was demolished in 1993. The photo quality isn't high (resolution and sharpness). Given the neighborhood is now gone, I think the EV of this image makes up for its quality.
I like the image, that vent is kind of distracting, and... I don't know, I haven't been there, but it feels like a higher view would help deal with the ceiling issue. It's a good image, but it doesn't feel very... intentional as to how they arranged the background and such. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.00:39, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The composition is great but the technical quality is poor. There is lens distortion (the verticals are tilted) and chromatic aberration. On a sidenote: it was shot with a high-end camera [1], so I am surprised by the pixel count. Bammesk (talk) 13:59, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj
Reason
Extremely high-resolution scan of a five-meter long scroll with Arabic and Chinese text, showing the routes used by pilgrims from China. Already an FP on Commons. Multiple sections of the scroll have educational value in their own right.
I don't think Sca's point is completely valid - perhaps it might take more explanation than some, but there's plenty of imagery, but I'm confused about the curved lines. Was this photographed not lying flat? Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.16:04, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe the paper (or substrate) shrunk (or deformed) over time because of unusual storage conditions?! I think it's lying flat because the focus or sharpness is uniform. Maybe it wasn't photographed, but scanned (in multiple sections) using a flatbed scanner (it's 12 inches wide). Bammesk (talk) 02:49, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Looking at the items most likely to be square (i.e., the seals), there does appear to be some warpage of the scroll. I see that portions of the scroll are also used elsewhere (the map is used at Islam in China), which shows how high the EV is. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:55, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Not going to lie - I'm very disappointed that I was unable to find anything better online. This appears to be from the same event, but the LOC is not actually indicating whether the photographer was officially with NASA/JPL (and thus the image is free) or if he was a private-sector photographer who happened to be there (and thus non-free). It's a shame, too - this is an excellent image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:07, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's also credited to him on the LOC page. It doesn't specify anything that would help us determine whether the image is free. For comparison, the images Pete Souza took for the White House would be PD, but anything he's done in the private sector are copyrighted unless released under a copyleft license. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:49, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Withdrawing nomination. I wasn't able to find a clearer photo, and though it's a great photo its quality is mediocre at best. Artem.G (talk) 13:10, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Looks like Prokofiev was not sitting still for the camera. Not quite sure how I feel about it; for 1918, I can forgive it, but at the same time it is a major flaw in the image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:43, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
(ec) Comment – I was about to say the same thing when Chris's comment went up. At small sizes this looks okay, but at higher resolutions the face is pretty badly out of focus, so much so that I think it probably fails to meet the criteria for FP. Prokofiev was photographed a lot, so I would think that it shouldn't be too hard to find a better image. But then I haven't actually tried, and the number of photos without copyright restrictions may be much smaller than I imagine. Choliamb (talk) 15:51, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@MyCatIsAChonk: I may be wrong, but I don't think that's what Chris had in mind when he mentioned recropping. I suspect he was suggesting that you go back to the original full version of no. 4 from the Library of Congress (File:Prokofieff (i.e. Prokofiev) LCCN2014708419.tif) and make a more generous crop than the one by Materialscientist that you originally linked to (File:Sergei Prokofiev 04.jpg), which is very tight at the bottom. It's a good full-length portrait and worth preserving, rather than cutting him off at the thighs, which to me at least looks a little odd (although maybe that's because I've already seen the original). Cheers, Choliamb (talk) 21:28, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Scottish missionary, explorer, and anti-slavery advocate David Livingstone
Reason
This is one of the most stunningly detailed photos I've seen in a while - probably need to look at George N. Barnard or Mathew Brady et al. to get similar. While that does definitely make the narrow focus planes of 1860s cameras a little more obvious, this is stunningly well reproduced. Admittedly, there was A. a drop in quality when the long exposure cameras gave way to the quicker exposure ones, so the 1860s is a bit of a sweet spot as that goes, but also B. the quality of prints from the photos generally wasn't as good as this - the recent George N. Barnard photo shows others could do it, but it was rarer and certainly not in wide-distribution prints like cabinet cards. Anyway, restoration notes on the file description page.
Any suggestions, leave 'em here, I'm going to bed and will review them in the morning. I find image restoration a good treatment for anxiety, so, yet again, Wikipedia benefits from my stress and panic. But now that I'm done - Sleep.
I completely agree with you. I am new around, not a professional user in the field of image reviewing, and just have relative knowledge about the topic. The image, which is taken in 1864, seems totally solid, completely worthy, and is certainly adequate for being a "Featured picture". – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:34, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Below the minimum threshhold of 1,500 px on the one side. Which is a shame, too, because this is a beautiful example. If only the MET had released the original resolution of the file. 13:53, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
I'd have to look at the layout of the venue, but they could be phone screens or something similar. Whenever I had dead pixels they wouldn't really blur into the background like that. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:08, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, looking on a PC I'm seeing a couple that are certainly dead pixels (right above his arm, near the hat). I can deal with these after I get home from the office. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:56, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - can something be done about the ca. 3-pixel wide halo seen mainly on head and left of body? Looks like a masking artifact (maybe during de-noising the sky?) --Janke | Talk19:53, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Mudpots and steam vents at Sol de Mañana
Reason
It's a high quality image that depicts most components of the fumarole field in one photo: There is a steam vent along with rising steam, a mud pool with grey mud in the centre, several ponds of hot water rimmed by yellow sulfur deposits. One also sees the brown and white rocks, colours originating presumably from hydrothermal alteration.
In the panorama the fine details are less visible, though. Especially the mud pools and steam emission. Also, maybe it's just me but it seems like there is a weird distortion in the middle. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:57, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Resolution is below the minimum, and far below the resolution threshhold that's been common for painting nominations. I'm also not sure on the colours - the pure white on Beethoven's forehead looks like blown highlights, for example. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:02, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Oppose – Well, I'm not sure about against altering the saturation in this very famous portrait. The Joseph Karl Stieler article notes that it's "possibly Stieler's most reproduced work," and indeed it's been reproduced zillions of times (including on a CD I have of the Ninth Symphony by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra). One tends to think the Beethoven House in Bonn's version would be authoritative. As to which is more 'lifelike,' that's not the point. For encyclopedic purposes, it's which is more accurate? (FWIW, German Wiki also uses the orig.) – Sca (talk) 13:21, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – Theodore von Kármán, left, is joined by Air Force and NASA officials while inspecting two of the models used in the high velocity, high altitude wind tunnels at Arnold Air Force Base, 1959ALT1 – Theodore von Kármán, left, is joined by Air Force and NASA officials while inspecting two of the models used in the high velocity, high altitude wind tunnels at Arnold Air Force Base, 1959
Comment - There is minor damage to the image. Restoration should be quick and painless, but should be done before featuring this image. Aside from that... this is a very well staged picture, and honestly it probably has more EV for the two testing models. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:05, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – What a great photo. When I was growing up in the 1960s and making plastic models of Sealab and Mercury space capsules, this is exactly what I thought working at NASA would look like. Choliamb (talk) 15:28, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Question - The other images in the article make it look like there's more to the castle. Is this just a different piece, or is it the angle, or...? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:43, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I checked the site on Google Earth and although the details weren't clear, I am pretty sure the nom image is shot with the camera pointing east, and the infobox image is the other side of the same dwelling with the camera pointing west. Bammesk (talk) 01:23, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's a great shot, technically, but (at thumbnail size, at least) it doesn't really look like a castle. The other images have higher EV in my view. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:41, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Kinda have to agree about angles here. It's a quality image, and I'm glad we have it, but... Weak support. If it was part of a set shot at different angles, it'd be clearer. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.4% of all FPs.13:01, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]