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Original – Nuclear reactor: pressurized water type Water is heated through the splitting of uranium atoms in the reactor core. The water, held under high pressure to keep it from boiling, produces steam by transferring heat to a secondary source of water. The steam is used to generate electricity. Cooling water from the river condenses the steam back into water. The river water is either discharged directly back to the river or cooled in the towers and reused in the plant.
Reason
Found this movie on a drive by of the article Nuclear power, and thought it was interesting and educational enough to warrant an FPC shot.
Articles in which this image appears
nuclear power, pressurized water reactor
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator
Tennessee Valley Authority (PD-USGov)

Promoted File:PWR nuclear power plant animation.ogv --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:51, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalDaniel Craig McCallum, railroad engineer, pioneer in the field of management, and Union General in the American Civil War
Reason
A fine image of a man notable for many things.
Articles in which this image appears
Daniel McCallum
FP category for this image
Given the uniform, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Brady National Photographic Art Gallery; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Daniel Craig McCallum by The Brady National Photographic Art Gallery.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:21, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Cardinal Baselios Cleemis the 2nd Major Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Reason
High ev as lead image also very good quality portrait of a current Cardinal
Articles in which this image appears
Baselios Cleemis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Blacknclick

Promoted File:Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Cardinal Thottunkal.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:27, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Pope Innocent X portrait is one of Diego Velázquez masterpieces
Reason
High EV as lead image and good quality scan of the painting
Articles in which this image appears
Pope Innocent X, Portrait of Innocent X, Diego Velázquez, Portrait painting, Doria Pamphilj Gallery, etc
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Diego Velázquez

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:04, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Flute with musicial notes
Reason
good IQ, usable makro shot
Articles in which this image appears
Western concert flute
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Petar Milošević
  • @Adam Cuerden : dont worry, selected with care. That part is not so interesting, since just hole is visible and not good for compo, its macro shot, buttons are much more interesting. But you can see, other stuff, they never put hole, keys are too far. @Bammesk yes real gap, borders between A4 note papers. --PetarM (talk) 04:33, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • The image shows intricate details of the instrument well (felt and rubber stops, adjustment screw, rod springs, solder joints, resting position of keys). Some of these are discussed in the article (perhaps more can be done). For comparison, this image shows the full instrument but the details are not clear. Bammesk (talk) 03:26, 25 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bammesk i saw it now. Was wondering if is stitching error, but checked into original files, yes its like there, so problem is in copy of notes - note are copy, that can be seen on some places. I might correct it manually. @Josh Milburn : What are you missing, how about if you check here. Maybe more interesting. --PetarM (talk) 06:16, 25 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:51, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Nogi Maresuke standing before his house in Nogizaka, Tokyo
Reason
While grainy, it's a high-resolution photo of a notable Meiji-era Japanese general. This is... a very, very underrepresented subject, I think you'll agree.
Articles in which this image appears
Nogi Maresuke +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Unknown photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Maresuke Nogi, 近世名士写真 其1 - Photo only.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:49, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Numerous viruses attached to a bacterial cell
Reason
This is an electron micrograph (not a photograph) of the viruses that replicate in bacteria at work. The magnification is around 200,000 times. I have lost count of the numerous books and articles that this image has been used in since I gave it to Wikipedia. Please note that the grain is not a photographic artifact; the image was greated by electrons and not photons.
Articles in which this image appears
Virus, Bacteriophage, Phage therapy
FP category for this image
Biology
Creator
Graham Beards
They are on the original film. They are often seen when negative stains are used in electron microscopy. The dark spots are probably crystals of the stain used, (phosphotungstic acid), which are electron dense. The white spots are probably holes in the formvar membrane used to support the preparation. Scientists never, or never should, edit their images. Graham Beards (talk) 17:01, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It depends on the purpose, but for proper scientific use, I agree. (For an encyclopedia, we have a little more freedom). That said, if they're original and meant to be there, there's no reason not to Support. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:18, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Adam, I anticipated that this might be an issue. Graham Beards (talk) 19:30, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's just one of those cases where if ye can justify it, it's fine. Adam Cuerden (talk) 20:13, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I have done that. Graham Beards (talk) 05:46, 26 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Phage.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:36, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFeb 2011 storm moves across the U.S. - Animation made with images from the NOAA-NASA GOES 13 satellite showing a giant storm developing and moving across the U.S. The animation shows clouds building over New Mexico and Texas early in the day. As the system develops and moves north-east, the storm grows and becomes more organized. By the end of February 1, 2011, the storm was a sprawling comma that extended from the Midwest to New England.
Reason
This is a satellite video loop from the North American region for an approximately 72-hour period beginning 31 January and ending 2 February, during which time a rather sizable portion of the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico experienced one of the worst Winter Storms/Blizzard in history. This was one of only 16 storms to have earned a Category 5 rating on the Regional Snowfall Index. This image comes to us courtesy of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the parent organization of the US National Weather Service, which operates a number of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GEOS) - include the GOES 13 bird which captured this specific footage - in conjunction with NASA.
Articles in which this image appears
January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard
FP category for this image
As a guess I'd say either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back
Creator
NASA/NOAA/NWS (PD-USGov)
  • The Theora codec, which this video is encoded in, was already outdated in 2013. You should download the video from its source at NASA, and then convert that to WebM format, encoded in VP9. This file format is more efficient - so a video of the same size as this ogg candidate would be of higher quality. WebM (VP8 and VP9) have significantly better hardware support than Theora, which means that videos can be played on target devices with lower power/battery costs. I wrote some instructions for transcoding video to VP8 here, but you should really be using VP9. - hahnchen 19:43, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • @TomStar81: you can also do a WebM (VP8) conversion here [1]. Source is [2], source file [3]. Just enter the source file's URL in the box. Bammesk (talk) 14:14, 28 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Feb 2011 Storm Moves Across the U.S.OGG --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:57, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMary Martin in the original production of The Sound of Music, photographed by Toni Frissell
Reason
While a somewhat grainy photo, it's from the first production run of a very notable musical, and free-licensed photos of that sort of thing are rare as hen's teeth.
Articles in which this image appears
Mary Martin, The Sound of Music
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Theatre
Creator
Toni Frissell, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Mary Martin in The Sound of Music by Toni Frissell.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:10, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEmma Schenson's 1889 photograph of the remodelling of Uppsala Cathedral
Reason
Renovations are important, and while tsome people did move during the photo, they're minor blotches on a sharp, clear photo. I've increased the contrast a little bit, otherwise it's just a dust and damage fix. With thanks to Chris Woodrich for acquiring the original for me.
Articles in which this image appears
Emma Schenson, Uppsala Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Emma Schenson, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Schenson Uppsala domkyrka 1889 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:44, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalChien-Shiung Wu, whose nicknames include "the First Lady of Physics", "the Chinese Madame Curie", and the "Queen of Nuclear Research", worked on the Manhattan Project and designed the Wu experiment, for which... other people got the Nobel Prize. WTF?
Reason
A fine image of a notable female scientist in her natural environment, as it were.
Articles in which this image appears
Chien-Shiung Wu, Wu experiment
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Smithsonian Institution, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) in 1963 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:50, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality, high EV
Original
A Leopard seal lying on sea ice in the Antarctic Sound, near Brown Bluff on Antarctica's Tabarin Peninsula. The first image of the set captures the entire seal, while the second focuses on a well-timed yawn. The penultimate Antarctic predator, second only to the Killer whale.
Articles in which these images appear
Leopard seal, List of mammals of Antarctica
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Godot13


Promoted File:Antarctic Sound-2016-Brown Bluff–Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) 04.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:36, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Antarctic Sound-2016-Brown Bluff–Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) 05.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:36, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Cherenkov radiation, also known as Vavilov–Cherenkov radiation, is electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle (such as an electron) passes through a dielectric medium at a speed greater than the phase velocity of light in that medium. The characteristic blue glow of an underwater nuclear reactor, such as the Advanced Test Reactor shown here, is due to Cherenkov radiation.
Reason
This effect is described in an article I found some time back that always amused me, but the image illustrating it was below FP quality. At some point when I was not looking, that changed, and now this image is within FPC size guidelines so I am letting it have a run here to see if others think it to be worthy of a Featured Picture star. The image in question illustrates the Cherenkov effect, which creates a blue hue in nuclear material under certain circumstances. Although Cherenkov radiation had been theoretically predicted by the English polymath Oliver Heaviside in papers published in 1888–89, it was first detected experimentally in 1958 by Soviet scientist Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov, the 1958 Nobel Prize winner. A theory of this effect was later developed within the framework of Einstein's special relativity theory by Igor Tamm and Ilya Frank, who also shared the Nobel Prize.
Articles in which this image appears
Advanced Test Reactor, Cherenkov radiation, Climate change mitigation, Doctor Manhattan, Idaho National Laboratory, List of light sources, Low-carbon power, Nuclear fuel, Pavel Cherenkov
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
Argonne National Laboratory

Promoted File:Advanced Test Reactor.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:24, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEsther Ibanga, Nigerian pastor and founder of the "Women without Walls" initiative.
Reason
A very good picture; notable person, and underrepresented group.
Articles in which this image appears
Esther Ibanga
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
The Institute for Inclusive Security

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:26, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalDorothea Lange's "Broke, baby sick, and car trouble!", showing Missouri migrants to California in 1937.
Reason
A fine photograph by Dorothea Lange that helps get the desperateness of the dust bowl migrants across.
Articles in which this image appears
Economic history of the United States, Dorothea Lange, Dust Bowl
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Dorothea Lange, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Broke, baby sick, and car trouble! - Dorothea Langes photo of a Missouri family of five in the vicinity of Tracy, California.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:37, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Cardinal Niccolò Albergati by Jan van Eyck
Reason
High Ev as lead image in two articles, very good scan of the portrait. Probably can be a set nomination with File:Jan van Eyck - Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati - Google Art Project.jpg which also is a lead image at Study for Cardinal Niccolò Albergati
Articles in which this image appears
Niccolò Albergati, Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Jan van Eyck

Promoted File:Jan van Eyck - Kardinal Niccolò Albergati - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:32, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Portrait of a Cardinal by Raphael, identity of the cardinal still not known but assumed to be Francesco Alidosi
Reason
High Ev as lead image and amazing quality scan
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of a Cardinal (Raphael), List of paintings by Raphael, Museo del Prado, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Raphael

Promoted File:Portrait of a Cardinal, by Raffael, from Prado in Google Earth.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:40, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Eventual race winner Lewis Hamilton driving through the rain at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix
Reason
We have very little FPs from Formula One. This one has particular significance since it shows current Drivers' World Champion Lewis Hamilton on his way to victory at the most prestigious race on the calendar, the Monaco Grand Prix. The composition is great, the colors stunning and the car driving through the relentless rain adds to the flavor.
Articles in which this image appears
2016 Monaco Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton
FP category for this image
Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
Andrew Locking
Due to weight? Sca (talk) 16:45, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: Due to "don't be a sissy, you're a Formula 1 driver" ;) Zwerg Nase (talk) 17:56, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
You'll be glad to know that neither of my ancient vehicles has ABS. Does this qualify me as an F1 driver? Sca (talk) 00:29, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Adam Cuerden: Sorry, I misread, I thought it was yesterday at noon... Zwerg Nase (talk) 12:34, 13 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Must be something wrong with your Zeitgeist, Zwerg. Sca (talk) 13:23, 13 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hamilton - 2016 Monaco GP 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:07, 13 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalA Game of L'hombre in Brøndums Hotel is an 1885 painting by Swedish artist Anna Palm de Rosa.
Reason
A good quality Google Art Project image of a memorable painting by a notable artist. This image is featured on Commons. I replaced a lower quality version of the painting in the artist's article, and just added it to the articles Ombre and Brøndums Hotel.
Articles in which this image appears
Anna Palm de Rosa, Ombre, and Brøndums Hotel.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Anna Palm de Rosa
Josh, follow your bliss! – I enlarged & moved the pic in the target article and placed another in the gallery. Sca (talk) 22:16, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Her Joy in gilded Chariots, when alive,
And Love of Ombre, after Death survive. —Alexander Pope
Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 14:28, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Commenting comment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombre#Four-handed_Ombre ;-) Support, BTW... --Janke | Talk 13:34, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I see. Sca (talk) 17:05, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Anna Palm - A game of L'hombre in Brøndum's Hotel - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:09, 15 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – "Shuttle Enterprise rolls out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities with Star Trek television cast members. From left to right they are: Dr. James C. Fletcher (NASA Administrator), DeForest Kelley (Dr. "Bones" McCoy), George Takei (Mr. Sulu), James Doohan (Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott), Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura), Leonard Nimoy (the indefatigable Mr. Spock), Gene Roddenberry (The Great Bird of the Galaxy), an unnamed official (probably from the NASA), and Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov)."
Reason
Excellent illustration for the article Cultural influence of Star Trek, already featured on Commons. The shuttle was originally to be named Constitution, but a letter-writing campaign of from Star Trek fans consisting of "hundreds of thousands of letters" petitioned for name to be changed in honor of Star Trek's USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). For a science fiction entertainment franchise and cultural phenomenon to have such influence over a real-world political decision is notable.
Articles in which this image appears
Cultural influence of Star Trek, Space Shuttle Enterprise (replaced another version of the same image), Star Trek, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, United States Air Force Plant 42
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:The Shuttle Enterprise - GPN-2000-001363.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:45, 15 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Presidential Candidate Vermin Supreme glitterbombs Presidential CandidateRandall Terry during the New Hampshire Institute of Politics' "lesser known candidates forum" at Saint Anselm College for the 2012 election
Reason
High Ev as lead image and good quality picture.
Articles in which this image appears
Glitter bombing, Vermin Supreme, Randall Terry, List of practical joke topics
FP category for this image
I don't know maybe Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
MarcN~enwiki

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:09, 15 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalKimberly Hunt is an award winning local news anchor from San Diego
Reason
High Ev as lead image and good quality picture
Articles in which this image appears
Kimberly Hunt
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Jessica Davis

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:01, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCenk Uygur hosting the The Young Turks in 2015
Reason
A photograph of high resolution that has a free license and adequately provides the same information as a non-free screenshot of a copyrighted web/television program.
Articles in which this image appears
The Young Turks (should also appear in the article Cenk Uygur but it's currently protected from editing)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Tim Collins through the new tytvault Flickr account with CC-BY-SA licensing. I requested copyright permission. Also there is a standalone tytvault website with non-free images.
  • 3a states it "is among the best examples of a given subject"; how are they not among the best example when they are the only photographs of The Young Turks that the encyclopedia has to offer? 3b states it "illustrates the subject in a compelling way [and] has appropriate lighting"; Cenk and Ana are using hand gestures to evoke attention in a powerfully irresistible way and the photographs have appropriate lighting. 3c states it "is not always required to be aesthetically pleasing; it might be [...] just highly informative"; the deconstructed American flag background is aesthetically pleasing and the photographs are highly informative of the show, its hosts and its studio. I don't see how it being a "promotional shot, akin to advertising" violates the criterion 3 especially when today's featured picture is taken from the subject's official website. New9374 (talk) 03:36, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sca has a long history of objecting to any promotional shots of living people (particularly politicians). As the unanimous support for the Emily Batty image shows, not everyone agrees with him. Personally I think this image has a lot of character. Sadly, it hasn't gotten much attention. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:55, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sca and Jobas, all objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image.. Thank you Chris Woodrich, it is unfortunate this picture hasn't gotten much attention and no rationale has been provided for opposes. New9374 (talk) 09:43, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sca has a long history of opposing artificial, staged photos designed to promote or sell a personality, politician, program, product or service, and he will continue to do so based on his training in principles of journalism.
    However, in this case: Mediocre detail, distracting background, and lack of any visual clue as to why this person would be featured. Thus, puzzling and not "among the best examples of a given subject that the encyclopedia has to offer," IMO.
    PS: This opinion has nothing to do with Sca's personal political views. Nor does Sca have any opinion of the subject(s) of this (these) photos, having never heard of them before. Sca (talk) 20:40, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:52, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCenk Uygur (left) and Ana Kasparian (right) on the set of The Young Turks in 2015.
Reason
A photograph of high resolution that has a free license. It shows the "new" set of the web series The Young Turks. The funding and building of the set were significant moments in the show's production history: $400,000 was crowdfunded for the studio on Indiegogo (link here), the studio's debut was covered in a Tubefilter article (link here), and the show has achieved significant popularity following the "new" studio.
Articles in which this image appears
The Young Turks (could also appear in the article Cenk Uygur but it's currently protected from editing; should also appear in the article Ana Kasparian)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Tim Collins through the new tytvault Flickr account with CC-BY-SA licensing. I requested copyright permission. Also there is a standalone tytvault website with non-free images.
  • 3a states it "is among the best examples of a given subject"; how are they not among the best example when they are the only photographs of The Young Turks that the encyclopedia has to offer? 3b states it "illustrates the subject in a compelling way [and] has appropriate lighting"; Cenk and Ana are using hand gestures to evoke attention in a powerfully irresistible way and the photographs have appropriate lighting. 3c states it "is not always required to be aesthetically pleasing; it might be [...] just highly informative"; the deconstructed American flag background is aesthetically pleasing and the photographs are highly informative of the show, its hosts and its studio. I don't see how it being a "promotional shot, akin to advertising" violates the criterion 3 especially when today's featured picture is taken from the subject's official website. New9374 (talk) 03:36, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:57, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Chinstrap penguin on the beach inside the caldera of Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Chinstrap penguin, Penguin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Godot13

Promoted File:South Shetland-2016-Deception Island–Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) 04.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:26, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – English language film poster for The Passion of Joan of Arc
Reason
High resolution image of poster for famous film
Articles in which this image appears
The Passion of Joan of Arc, Art film, Renée Jeanne Falconetti
FP category for this image
Entertainment
Creator
Unknown

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:39, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – This close-up view of the interior of the Command Module shows the effects of the intense heat of the flash fire which killed the prime crew during a routine training exercise. While strapped into their seats inside the Command Module atop the giant Saturn rocket, a wire bundle sparked and ignited flammable material. This quickly grew into a large fire in the pure oxygen environment. The speed and intensity of the fire quickly exhausted the oxygen supply inside the crew cabin. Unable to deploy the hatch due to its cumbersome design and lack of breathable oxygen, the crew lost consciousness and perished.
Reason
Before the United States could put a man on the moon it had to design a machine to get man to the moon, and the machine chosen for this was the Saturn V rocket. Unfortunately, as has always been the case with the new, there were issues with the design that needed to be addressed before the project could get off the ground. Sadly, discovering those issues usually entails the loss of life, and so it was with the Apollo Project as well. On January 27, 1967, during a launch simulation test, an unidentified ignition source (widely believed to be faulty wiring) caused the 100% oxygen in the cabin at the time to ignite. The resulting fire killed the three intended Apollo 1 astronauts and resulted in a major rebuilding of the Command Module design for future Apollo missions and new procedures to effectively respond to and deal with an emergency of this nature.
Articles in which this image appears
1967 in the United States, Apollo 1, Apollo program, Edward Higgins White, Gus Grissom, Joseph Francis Shea, Oxygen, Roger B. Chaffee, Space Race
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (PD-USGov)
Sorry, but I'm not persuaded that a pic. of the charred module is worth featuring. Everyone who knows about or remembers this tragedy knows the three astronauts were killed; I'm not convinced that scene needs to be shown. Sca (talk) 18:22, 13 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • @TomStar81: Either the before and after, or this (which has some technical issues). I will weak-support either choice, but perhaps others will do full-support. Obviously the images have excellent EV, but there is technical/composition issues IMO. Bammesk (talk) 02:35, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:01, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst in 1913
Reason
Very notable British suffragette; good-quality photo, with the chiaroscuro effect so beloved at the time.
Articles in which this image appears
Emmeline Pankhurst
FP category for this image
Tricky; but perhaps Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political, given it was essentially a campaign to change the law, and she worked in politics after suffrage passed.
Creator
Matzene (Chicago); restored by Adam Cuerden
  • My reaction is, it doesn't really add anything relevant to the content of the photo, and it's a little bit distracting. If this were being used to illustrate types of early 20th C. photos, etc., that would be different.
    Definitely a face with a lot of character. Sca (talk) 18:14, 13 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Emmeline Pankhurst, seated (1913).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:50, 23 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A preparatory drawing of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati of Jan van Eyck, one of the only two drawings left of his
Reason
High Ev as lead image and good scan. I should have made a set nomination when I nominted the painting but it was too late
Articles in which this image appears
Study for Cardinal Niccolò Albergati, Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jan van Eyck

Promoted File:Jan van Eyck - Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:17, 23 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBessie Smith, blues singer.
Reason
A slightly oddly-grained photo (I think it's a "matte finish" effect), but of high-quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Bessie Smith +9
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Carl Van Vechten, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Bessie Smith (1936) by Carl Van Vechten.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:43, 24 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Large Earth Bumblebee on Lavender Blossom
Reason
Lead image on en:Bombus_terrestris, already FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
en:Bombus_terrestris, es:Bombus_terrestris, sl:Temni zemeljski čmrlj
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Martin Falbisoner

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:09, 25 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalHősök tere is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic statue complex, as well as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Reason
High resolution photograph of a notable square in Budapest, and thus high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Hősök tere
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Godot13

Promoted File:HUN-2015-Budapest-Heroes’ Square.jpg --Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:39, 25 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Johannes Malderus, former Bishop of Antwerp
 
Alt
Reason
High Ev as lead image good scan of painting. I put the alt to give a different option of the same painting
Articles in which this image appears
Johannes Malderus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Anthony van Dyck

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:58, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalIvor Novello
Reason
A pretty good example of the "arrivals on the ships" style of photojournalism popular in American theatre journalism c. 1910-1930. It's not perfect, but it makes for some interesting candid shots.
Articles in which this image appears
Ivor Novello et al.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Unknown photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Ivor Novello.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:29, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Author Patricia Cornwell
Reason
A very good photo I discovered while making up a list of things for this month. Doesn't need restoration.
Articles in which this image appears
Patricia Cornwell
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Christina Bonello
Her all-white apparel exaggerates the lighting effects, too. Sca (talk) 12:15, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:29, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Indonesian film actress Chitra Dewi in a promotional still from circa 1955. Dewi appeared in more than eighty films between 1955 and 1993. She was also one of Indonesia's few women directors during the Suharto period, directing three films in 1971.
Reason
High quality image of this Indonesian film actress
Articles in which this image appears
Chitra Dewi, Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Tati Studios; restored by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Promoted File:Roosilawati, c. 1955.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:35, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Nuristani girl in a Kabul, 2002.
Reason
While Afghan Girl is Pashtun, this one is reportedly Nuristani. Once again shows how such poor folks can present themselves better than wealthy politicians on generic shots.
Articles in which this image appears
Nuristanis, Siah-Posh Kafirs, others
FP category for this image
People/Others (possibly)
Creator
Barbara Millucci
My guess is it's an effort to highlight an obscure ethnic group, of which probably few in the West ever have heard. (Would 'woman' perhaps be more appropriate than 'girl' for this person?) Sca (talk) 20:31, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The EV here is the article Nuristanis, with apparent distinguishing features of this girl compared to an average Afghan. Brandmeistertalk 21:45, 19 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
"this one is reportedly", "Once again shows how such poor folks", "this girl", "an average Afghan". It's all a bit colonial for me. My oppose stands. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:46, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
As a side note, I oppose colonialism, this is purely genetics and natural way of things. Brandmeistertalk 11:22, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:48, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFlorence Earle Coates, presumably c. 1912
Reason
A fine image of a fascinating early-20th-century poet
Articles in which this image appears
Florence Earle Coates
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Unknown photographer; scanned by Londonjackbooks and restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Florence Earle Coates Platinum Print 3 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:16, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]