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Johannes Ludwig

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Apr 2018 at 16:29:22 (UTC)

Reason: This image is the product of a collaboration between the German Olympic Sports Confederation and Wikimedia Germany, which I'm sure is something we can all get behind. The Winter Olympics are perhaps not as well-represented on the English Wikipedia as they could be, and portraits make great FPs.
Articles in which this image appears: Johannes Ludwig
FP category for this image: People/Sport
Creator: Sandro Halank

Support as nominator – Josh Milburn (talk) 16:29, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose – It's an okay if unexceptional shot, although nose highlights seem slightly blown. But the article is stub and the subject seems rather obscure. (I must admit, though, that the phrase "German Luger" rings a bell. Ha.) Scant EV, nach meiner Meinung. – Sca (talk) 21:20, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm inclined to think that the sole portrait of a person in an article about the person will generally have EV! I'll do my best to expand the article at little, though. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:47, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can you you explain the collaboration between the German Olympic Sports Confederation and Wikimedia Germany for those of us without any context? chsh (talk) 22:08, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't have any details, sorry; I'm just basing this off this template! Josh Milburn (talk) 17:47, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - Quality is fine, especially for a candid... but weak as there are lots of white specks on his black jacket, as well as a bit of lens flare (very minor) on the left shoulder (viewer's right). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:52, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support I agree that there are some minor technical issues as noted by Chris, but I think that the strong composition more than outweighs them. This is a good quality portrait. Nick-D (talk) 22:56, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:29, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Chiesa Nuova (Assisi) - Interior

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Apr 2018 at 20:01:28 (UTC)

Reason: One of most beautiful church in Assisi
Articles in which this image appears: Chiesa Nuova (Assisi)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: LivioAndronico ^(talk)

Support as nominator – LivioAndronico ^(talk) 20:01, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support --gupdoo3 3oodpug 01:43, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support I wish the article was a little more fleshed out, but otherwise a nice photo of the subject. chsh (talk) 05:48, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:27, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:27, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Gold dust day gecko

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Apr 2018 at 20:43:02 (UTC)

Reason: This image is of high technical quality and accurately illustrates the most prominent features of an average member of the species. In particular, the discrete scale color pattern is clearly visible.
Articles in which this image appears: Gold dust day gecko, Scale (anatomy)
FP category for this image: Reptiles
Creator: Steevven1

Support as nominator – Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 20:43, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – very expressive and nice photo, but slightly smaller than the 1500 pixel requirement. On a sidenote, we have a full body FP of this gecko: [1], but it doesn't show the face well. Bammesk (talk) 02:34, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Wow, I didn't catch that! I could loosen my crop just a bit and easily meet or exceed the 1500 pixel requirement if needed. Would this be advisable? Can I update the image while it's up for nomination, or should I remove and re-nominate? Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 04:41, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  - Modifying the image during the voting period is possible, no need to re-nominate the image. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:44, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    - Edit 1 uploaded, correcting the resolution issue via slightly loosened cropping. Steevven1 ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Gallery)} 18:36, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
      - conditional Support Edit 1 for EV in article Scale (anatomy). Image is a recent addition, so conditional on the image remaining in the article during this nomination. Bammesk (talk) 01:32, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
      - conditional Support Edit 1 per Bammesk --gupdoo3 3oodpug 01:41, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Edit 1 This is a very clear and interesting photo of this lizard: nicely done. Nick-D (talk) 11:34, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support for Edit#1 Interesting close-up chsh (talk) 22:04, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support for Edit#1 - Good portrait — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:38, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't this as FP in composition or depth of field and it's a small image. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:57, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support for Edit#1 - Nice - DreamSparrow ^Chat 20:08, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gold Dust Day Gecko closeup hawaii edit 1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:33, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Zephyranthes Carinata

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Apr 2018 at 14:40:06 (UTC)

Reason: Gives a high resolution picture of a pair of flowers with rich details and color.
Articles in which this image appears: Zephyranthes
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator: Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:40, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support as nominator – Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:40, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - The leaf in front of the lower flower kills it for me, sorry. --Janke | Talk 15:13, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Saturation? Contrast? Sca (talk) 13:14, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose poor composition and over-saturation. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:54, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:36, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Stone wheel engraved in the 13th century built Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Apr 2018 at 14:48:40 (UTC)

Reason: High resolution black and white image of an iconic architecture which showcases the fine intricate stonework of 13th centrury India
Articles in which this image appears: Konark Sun Temple
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:48, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support as nominator – Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:48, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Quality isn't the best....but is interesting...--LivioAndronico ^(talk) 09:46, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Why greyscale? Josh Milburn (talk) 10:39, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't know why it is in greyscale... Mattximus (talk) 12:46, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I felt the grayscale was bringing out the deails of the stone work better than the full colored version - Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 19:32, 8 April 2018 (UTC).[reply]
Oppose I see no reason for B/W - furthermore, there is either severe compression artifacting, or a focus problem. Why don't you upload the original file for us to compare with? --Janke | Talk 08:09, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per compression issues/focus problem... almost looks like overly aggressive denoising, at least following my own experiences photographing reliefs (example). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:37, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/b/b3/20180410142638%21Stone_wheel_engraved_in_the_13th_century_built_Konark_Sun_Temple_in_Orissa%2C_India.jpg Colored Version uploaded Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:32, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:32, 17 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sunbird

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Apr 2018 at 13:31:16 (UTC)

Reason: Photograph has good clarity with ISO and Aperture ratio, with blurred background.
Articles in which this image appears: Sunbird, Purple-rumped sunbird
FP category for this image: Birds,Fauna,Birds of India
Creator: gavish.pn

Support as nominator – Gavish.pn (talk) 13:31, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – This picture doesn't appear in any of the listed articles (see Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria). —Bruce1ee^talk 13:55, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - In addition to being ineligible (see above) and awkwardly composed, it is severely overexposed and unsharp. Better luck next time, but do pay attention to all FPC criteria! --Janke | Talk 19:25, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Hard to see any detail on the bird. Mattximus (talk) 22:15, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Has been removed from both articles because of very poor quality. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:53, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:18, 20 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Black-veined white on early marsh-orchid

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2018 at 11:13:42 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image of hard-to-find butterfly and orchid. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Aporia crataegi, Dactylorhiza incarnata
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:13, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - Massive swathe of OOF on the top of the wing closest to the camera. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:17, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:50, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Male black darter dragonfly

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2018 at 11:26:23 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image illustartes insect well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Black darter
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:26, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Body is in good focus. Unreasonable to expect wings to also be entirely in focus. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:18, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:51, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:51, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Everton L.F.C.

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Apr 2018 at 12:20:27 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality photo of the football team's title celebration.
Articles in which this image appears: FA WSL Spring Series, Everton L.F.C., 2017 Everton L.F.C. season
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: KTC

Support as nominator – KTC (talk) 12:20, 14 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Promotional rah-rah. Sca (talk) 15:25, 14 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This is a very useful photo, but I'm afraid that the composition isn't of FP quality (eg, it's taken at an angle, with the result that the team and the signage they're posing with is also at an angle) Nick-D (talk) 11:03, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per my !vote at Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 05:46, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:52, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Xbox

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Apr 2018 at 22:25:16 (UTC)

Reason: Very high quality image displaying the console's and the controller's look
Articles in which this image appears: Xbox (console), Sixth generation of video game consoles, Microsoft
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Engineering_and_technology/Electronics
Creator: Evan-Amos

Support as nominator – FakeShemp (talk) 22:25, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Fire it up, and bring on the ring - I mean HALO :) TomStar81 (Talk) 22:27, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Sca (talk) 23:42, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yes --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 18:34, 17 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Daniel Case (talk) 05:45, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Frankly, Evan's whole line of product photography could be featured. At this point, the original Xbox has been off the market long enough that I don't think there are any promotional issues. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:09, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Gotta complete the set, Evan chsh (talk) 20:30, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Xbox-console.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:37, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]