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Strip photography (Cablecar)[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2017 at 12:01:57 (UTC)

Reason: Very interesting example of a novel photographic technique.
Articles in which this image appears: Strip photography
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator: Dllu

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:01, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Hameltion (talk, contribs) 12:30, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Absolutely, made me read the article - that's what FPs are for! --Janke | Talk 13:51, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --PetarM (talk) 17:57, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support as creator - dllu (t,c) 21:43, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Now this is EV Mattximus (talk) 22:45, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great EV. Never even heard of this before and the picture captures interest. — nihlus kryik (talk) 00:53, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support new to me. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:27, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support My God, yes. KDS4444 ^(talk) 09:16, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Strip photo of San Francisco Cable Car 10.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:16, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cirsium eriophorum (Kozara National Park, Republika Srpska)[edit]

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Reason: best close-up shot in scope (with blossomnig flower head)
Articles in which this image appears: Cirsium eriophorum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – PetarM (talk) 07:29, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:28, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Hameltion (talk, contribs) 12:48, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support High quality for FP on Wikipedia. I wasn't supportive as FP on Commons because of crop. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:23, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very well executed technically, and a good clear photo of the subject. Nick-D (talk) 00:23, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support ---Marvellous Spider-Man 18:16, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cirsium eriophorum (Kozara National Park, Republika Srpska).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:44, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The "Third Imperial Fabergé egg"[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Oct 2017 at 09:10:45 (UTC)

Reason: Here goes: on technical grounds, this diagram of a Fabergé egg is freely-licensed, is W3C valid, is raster-free, and contains only correctly-scaled (em-based) freely-licensed font with alternate sans-serif font family which should render correctly in any browser. The text has been correctly aligned and justified on each side of the object. It has been included in the corresponding article for more than seven days without objection. On artistic grounds, this image depicts with (I've been told) almost photographic realism (check it out!) one of the long-missing eggs for which no freely licensed image (other than a very poor photograph from the turn of the century) currently exists. No single photo could depict the egg in both its closed and open positions, as shown here— between this unique characteristic and its highly accurate (yet entirely vector-based) rendering of its subject matter, I believe this image qualifies as worthy of being considered a Featured Picture. Am open to suggestions for improvement if any are made, please indicate below (and as a special request, please do not vote "Oppose pending a minor technical request" of some sort— it is much more encouraging to be told "Support pending some minor technical request", yes?). I've chosen the category "History/ Others" for its category, but am not sure that "Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle" or "Diagrams, drawings, and maps" aren't better. You decide. Also please consider that it is not a bird, flower, or insect, which by itself makes it stand out!
Articles in which this image appears: Third Imperial (Fabergé egg)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: KDS4444

Support as nominator – KDS4444 ^(talk) 09:10, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – An extremely well-executed svg, but slicing a Fabergé egg in two kind of kills it for me... I might support a version just showing it open, but would definitely prefer a real photo (I found the photo I assume you used as a basis for your svg, but it is of course copyrighted...) PS: What's with the two "glowing" rivets on the bottom ring? --Janke | Talk 09:48, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Arg. Those two rivets weren't supposed to be glowing— that is a result of the difference between an .AI image viewed through Adobe Illustrator and an SVG viewed in a browser: Illustrator makes this highlighting look quite subtle, but as you can see, this isn't how it turned out here. I can easily decrease the intensity of this, and will do so. Also: you would prefer to see the entire clock? This can also be done. And I agree with you regarding a real photo— except there is none to be had, and I feel pretty confident about this because I looked really hard and found none anywhere.

Now, my last Fabergé egg image was declined on the basis that it should have been a photograph— although no freely licensed image of that egg exists anywhere either. By showing this egg with one half closed and one half opened, I felt I had done what no photo could do— and that therefore it wouldn't be opposed on that basis, at least. If I show the entire clock, then don't we end up with another image that "could have been" a photo (even though it isn't), and therefore we should await the appearance of such a photo? (even though a freely licensed one is almost certain never to appear). If that's the case, I am stuck in a corner: the half-and-half split kills it for you (and possibly others), but a whole and accurate SVG egg can never be better than an [unobtainable] photo of it. Help! KDS4444 ^(talk) 07:31, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Still undecided on the image's merits as an FP, and apologies to KDS4444 for nitpicking again, but the perspective looks a bit off. The annulus appears horizontal, indicating that it's at eye level, but the cross section where the egg opens is shown as if it's beong viewed at a slightly downwards angle. Also, I think I'd be more comfortable with the closed/open split if there was a line or small gap dividing the two halves of the image, helping indicate that it's showing two different states. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:24, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- I think the perspective is correct, since the edge of the lid is not horizontal, see: [1]. --Janke | Talk 16:10, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  - Ah, I see. I wonder if there's a way for the image to better represent the fact. Having seen that photo, though, I'm now quite inclined to think that a view slightly angled to the side might be better than a straight-up front view... --Paul_012 (talk) 10:51, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:55, 5 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

St Stephen's Green[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Oct 2017 at 17:11:50 (UTC)

Reason: High quality photograph of a notable public park, and therefore high EV. Image was a finalist in Picture of the Year 2016.
Articles in which this image appears: St Stephen's Green, Urban park
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts)

Support as nominator – Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:11, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Striking. --Hameltion (talk, contribs) 20:26, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I'm half tempted to joke that it needs perspective correction, but we have some people who take things way too seriously here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:02, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:56, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Much better than Google Maps'... --Janke | Talk 10:42, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very impressive, and very useful Nick-D (talk) 10:52, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support ---Marvellous Spider-Man 18:15, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Been there many times, but never seen it like this. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:52, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Eye-catching & interesting, even though the bottom crop seems a bit tighter than on the other sides. --Paul_012 (talk) 10:53, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dublin Stephen's Green-44 edit.jpg Bammesk (talk) 14:08, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ivy Quainoo[edit]

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Reason: Great photo capturing her "in the moment," also featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Ivy Quainoo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Achim Raschka

Support as nominator – Hameltion (talk, contribs) 01:22, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – very good composition but it is too noisy. Bammesk (talk) 03:45, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is there a limit here for number of concurrent nominations? FP on Commons is two. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:29, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There is no such restriction on en.wp. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:57, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:38, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Purple beautyberry[edit]

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Reason: Very well focused, nice framing, also featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Callicarpa dichotoma, Callicarpa
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator: Laitche

Support as nominator – Hameltion (talk, contribs) 01:27, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – ~~I think it needs a little touching up at (x,y)=(1240,430) pixels relative to top left corner, looks like a sensor defect maybe. Visible at full size. Also a similar line at about (x,y)=(1310,630).~~ Bammesk (talk) 04:00, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Spider web? --Janke | Talk 06:07, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, it blends in nicely as a spider web. Sensor defects usually don't blend in. I struck my comment. Support, good EV in second article (first article looks weak IMO). Bammesk (talk) 00:38, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment @Laitche: The Callicarpa dichotoma article is a weak stub and there is no authority for comment that the berries "are unfit for culinary use". Picture itself is good. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:25, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Could the berries have a bit more breathing room on the (viewer's) left? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:07, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Could support just put some space on left. --PetarM (talk) 06:27, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:39, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Army gives drink of water[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Oct 2017 at 01:38:20 (UTC)

Reason: Striking photograph, and while not incredibly high resolution, captures a lot. Featured on Commons, finalist in POTY 2007.
Articles in which this image appears: Humanitarian aid, water
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military (or here?)
Creator: Sergeant Mike Buytas of the U.S. Air Force

Support as nominator – Hameltion (talk, contribs) 01:38, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose great Commons FP, but doesn't really add value to articles. Charlesjsharp (talk)
Oppose – Per Charles. Further, while this may be an unposed 'action' shot, lighting and positioning of subjects seems rather melodramatic. (And the event was 12 years ago.) Sca (talk) 13:37, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Because yes, age of the photograph is part of the FP criteria... — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:06, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:40, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Maroon Bells[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Oct 2017 at 05:16:59 (UTC)

Reason: The Maroon Bells, with Maroon Lake in the foreground. Good quality image of an incredible setting near Aspen, Colorado. Sort of reminds me of the Great Valley in The Land Before Time :)
Articles in which this image appears: Maroon Bells, Fourteener, Elk Mountains (Colorado), List of mountains by elevation, List of federal lands in Colorado
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 05:16, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support looks good to me. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:58, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support – adding "Maroon Lake in foreground" to the file's description would be helpful. Bammesk (talk) 00:26, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - Looks like it could use a bit more contrast, ~~or maybe a bit of exposure (+0.15 or something like that)~~ — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:31, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Striking last part of my !vote; Janke has a much better approach. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:13, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support - Agree, a little more "punch" would improve the image. I would do it (very carefully ;-) with gamma or curves, not exposure, in order to preserve the nice detail still seen in the snow. Full support when/if that is done. --Janke | Talk 07:09, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --PetarM (talk) 07:17, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Yogwi21 (talk) 17:58, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 07:00, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Nathanielfirst (talk) 07:40, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Daniel Case (talk) 06:30, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Maroon Bells (11553)a.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:51, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Agile frog (Rana dalmatina)[edit]

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Reason: good, stacked makro with quarter view
Articles in which this image appears: Agile frog
FP category for this image: Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – PetarM (talk) 06:24, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Essential for article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:58, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support but looks rather docile to me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:30, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Yogwi21 (talk) 02:21, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support per my !vote on Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 06:31, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Agile frog (Rana dalmatina).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:53, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ugandan kobs[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Oct 2017 at 16:01:41 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image illustrating the species well. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Ugandan kob; Kob
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charles (talk) 16:01, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support – very nice. Bammesk (talk) 00:29, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:32, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --PetarM (talk) 07:15, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Adityavagarwal (talk) 15:15, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Marvellous Spider-Man 17:15, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support per my !vote on Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 20:35, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ugandan kobs (Kobus kob thomasi) female and calf.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:52, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Roadside hawk[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Oct 2017 at 16:12:26 (UTC)

Reason: quality image illustrating article well. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Roadside hawk
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charles (talk) 16:12, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – sorry but I don't see much added EV, infobox image is a FP and basically the same bird. Bammesk (talk) 00:34, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Same bird, but an immature. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:30, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support --PetarM (talk) 07:16, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Marvellous Spider-Man 17:14, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Yogwi21 (talk) 17:57, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Codyorb (talk) 00:50, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Per my !vote on Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 20:36, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) immature 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:01, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Confucius Temple of Kaohsiung[edit]

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Reason: High quality. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Confucius Temple of Kaohsiung
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Cccefalon

Support as nominator – Yogwi21 (talk) 17:50, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Gorgeous, as we've come to expect from the photographer. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:43, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 07:00, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent photograph, excellent EV. Mattximus (talk) 13:34, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per others --Janke | Talk 12:10, 9 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very good Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:34, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per my !vote at Commons and the improvements made as a result. Daniel Case (talk) 15:32, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - what a beautiful addition for the article. ^{Atsme📞📧} 16:56, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kaohsiung Taiwan Kaohsiung-Confucius-Temple-01.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:08, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Oct 2017 at 04:04:06 (UTC)

Reason: High-quality and large image of three simultaneous Atlantic hurricanes, including the catastrophic Hurricane Irma.
Articles in which this image appears: 2017 Atlantic hurricane season +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator: NOAA (uploaded by User:Meow Warning: User page is NSFW)

Support as nominator – Sounder Bruce 04:04, 9 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Top EV in the article. --Janke | Talk 12:09, 9 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Very striking, especially compared to the storm path trackers usually used in hurricane season articles. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:56, 9 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support --LivioAndronico ^(talk) 22:00, 9 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – there are a bunch of spots around x,y=4570,5090 pixels relative to top left corner. Dead pixels? Bammesk (talk) 00:23, 10 October 2017 (UTC) . . . Support, too small not to support (couldn't clone the spots without affecting jpeg truncation). Bammesk (talk) 02:10, 10 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nature. --PetarM (talk) 17:20, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Could almost be captioned "Hurricanes Katia, Irma and Jose pause briefly from causing death and destruction in the greater Caribbean basin to pose for a passing satellite". Daniel Case (talk) 15:36, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - great find!! ^{Atsme📞📧} 16:54, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Dramatic and well executed image. Nick-D (talk) 21:38, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Katia, Irma, Jose 2017-09-08 1745Z–1935Z.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:36, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Drum of a washing machine (Bosch Maxx WFO 2440; 5 kg; 1200 RPM)[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2017 at 07:37:45 (UTC)

Reason: good shot for representing a drum of front-loaded washing machine
Articles in which this image appears: Washing machine
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – PetarM (talk) 07:37, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Gorgeous image, and easy FP for commons. I'm just not sure it illustrates the article's information on drums sufficiently. There's focus on the motors and whatnot, but all I see here are the filters and the ... ribs? fins? props? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:52, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment very nice photo, but as for EV, I'm not sure it has any since I have no idea what I'm looking at. It's not a clear image describing what exactly is the drum. Mattximus (talk) 15:00, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination I know, english FP needs black on white. Sometime i got feeling its for small childrens encyclopedia. Like books for youth, CAT - HOUSE - DOG. I though what if i made from outside, could do, but so uniteresting shot, while i beleive it would be more suitable for here. So let it be just on Commons. --PetarM (talk) 15:39, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:05, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:05, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sulfur mining[edit]

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Reason: High quality image of a striking and often covered subject: the mining of sulfur at Ijen using traditional methods
Articles in which this image appears: Sulfur, Ijen
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Candra Firmansyah

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:02, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Questionable EV; I've seen much better pictures of sulfur mining. Furthermore, the image is confusing; what are those "sewer pipes" on the slope? No explanation in the caption. They are hardly natural... --Janke | Talk 09:22, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Pipes are usually drained into the rock for drainage during rain. You'll see the same thing in rock faces near toll roads etc. I'm assuming it's to prevent landslides. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:40, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  - Apparently not... I got curious and did a bit of research, it looks like the pipes are installed to guide sulfur vapors and condensing them, thus being an integral part of the mining, not just for draining water. See: [[2]] --Janke | Talk 15:13, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    - Very interesting! Thanks for the link. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:38, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
      - I thought I was the only one who got curious (vote below), apparently not :) Bammesk (talk) 01:45, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Per Janke. This image conveys very little useful information. Sca (talk) 14:01, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per opposition. --PetarM (talk) 18:11, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per others. I can see a possible FP in a closeup of the two man, but from this image it would be too small. Daniel Case (talk) 02:43, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support While I respect the views of the other editors above, I have to disagree. I think that this is a striking image of the unsafe conditions the miners work in. Images available on Commons taken closer to the miners don't really capture the scale of the hostile environment they face. As the composition is good, the image is technically solid and the overall photo has strong EV, I think that the FP criteria are met. Nick-D (talk) 09:47, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Nick. I feel that this image portrays a perfect view of what miners suffer with every day. The image also shows us (the Wikipedia users) a darker side of the world around us which is nice as well. I also feel that the quality of said image is top notch as well! Goveganplease (talk) 19:43, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support – the image has good EV in This article (added it above), there is a section about the manual process, ceramic pipes, fumes, workers, pay, etc. I reorganized the images in the article (so the nom image is no longer in a gallery). There are lots of sources here: [3]. This source: [4] describes the pipes, quote: "Inside the pipe network, the sulphur condenses ...", and this source [5] has a good photo of the pipes: [6]. Bammesk (talk) 01:33, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bammesk put some more into it. I change my mind, at the end, to get this photo is also helath risky. --PetarM (talk) 09:13, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- If the caption is amended with info about the pipes, thus increasing the EV monumentally, I'll change my vote to support! --Janke | Talk 11:42, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  - Done. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:48, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    - Support – Changed my vote as promised. I also moved the caption to the articles, and changed your parenthetical remark to "facilitating"... --Janke | Talk 15:28, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bergelut dengan asap nan beracun.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:50, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Variegated grasshopper[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2017 at 12:34:02 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image illustrates articles well. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Pyrgomorphidae, Caelifera, Orthoptera
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (Charles) 12:34, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support, though the background could be smoother (i.e. I see pixelation or noise). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:41, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Yogwi21 (talk) 09:43, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – His TV reception is probably bad, with one of the rabbit ears broken... ;-) --Janke | Talk 13:02, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support, per my !vote at Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 02:44, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:44, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:44, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Garden locust[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2017 at 12:34:02 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image illustrates articles well. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Acanthacris, Locust, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Orthoptera
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (Charles) 12:34, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Since i made one few days ago, i really want it as sharp as this, despite not stacked. Bottom picture isnt so clear. You got luck with placing it, on stone. --PetarM (talk) 18:10, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Very sharp! Good EV. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:41, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support per my!vote on Commons. Daniel Case (talk) 02:40, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice EV. - Yogwi21 (talk) 11:53, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:47, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]