Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh.jpg

Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Jul 2023 at 16:52:26 (UTC)

Reason: The picture has good enough quality and transparency.
Articles in which this image appears: Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Neuroforever

Support as nominator – Hamid Hassani (talk) 16:52, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The image with the highest EV should be in infobox and that should normally be the FP. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:35, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'd disagree and say that the image nominated for FP must be uniquely valuable in some way to the article. Being the lead image is common, but we want, ideally, all the images in the article to be good. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 23:38, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I agree with Adam, but it's noisy, especially the background noise stands out. I'll give it a try and denoise it. Bammesk (talk) 03:43, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Aye, needs a denoise, but the philosophy matters more than individual photographic issues. I've seen too many articles with terrible images throughout. We need to have strong motivations to improve them. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 11:02, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I uploaded the denoised version on top of the earlier version, I don't think the modification is controversial. Bammesk (talk) 01:27, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Certainly better, some odd artefacts, though, especially on the left edge. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 02:38, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure what you're referring to? Is it the blotchy background? I can smooth out the background. FYI, I didn't add, clone or modify anything. I just blurred the background, and very slightly the tablet. Bammesk (talk) 02:53, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Black shadow, left hand side, two thirds down. Similar elsewhere. Very jagged Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 23:55, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done, cleaner version uploaded. Hope that works. Bammesk (talk) 17:12, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It at least now looks good at minimum FPC size. Given it's a recent discovery, I'm inclined to promote until we have a better copy. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 17:44, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adam, I don't really see what you see; and at full size, not just the minimum FP size. I see rough-cut edges of the tablet (on left and right) that fall outside the camera's depth of field and therefore are hazy. That's not unusual. And the noise is now reasonable, so the EV carries the image IMO. Bammesk (talk) 17:09, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, I support anyway. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 19:10, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:27, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:32, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:32, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]