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Featured picture candidates

Featured picture candidates are images that the community will vote on, to determine whether or not they will be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. This page lists the candidates to become featured pictures. The picture of the day images are selected from featured pictures.

Old candidates for Featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and current month.

For another overview of our finest pictures, take a look at our annual picture of the year election.

Formal things[edit]

Nominating[edit]

Guidelines for nominators[edit]

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates:

  • Licensing – Images licensed with solely "GFDL" or "GFDL and an NC-only license" are not acceptable due the restrictions placed on re-use by these licenses.
  • Resolution – Raster images of lower resolution than 2 million pixels (pixels, not bytes) are typically rejected unless there are strong mitigating reasons. This does not apply to vector graphics (SVGs).
    • Graphics on Commons are not only viewed on conventional computer screens. They may be used in high-resolution print versions, and the images may be cropped to focus on portions of the image. See Commons:Why we need high resolution media for more information.
  • Scans – While not official policy, Help:Scanning provides advice on the preparation of various types of images that may be useful.
  • General quality – pictures being nominated should be of high technical quality.
  • Digital manipulations must not deceive the viewer. Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in an image is generally acceptable, provided it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive.
    • For photographs, typical acceptable manipulations include cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and color/exposure correction. More extensive manipulations, such as removal of distracting background elements, should be clearly described in the image text, by means of the {{Retouched picture}} template. Undescribed or mis-described manipulations which cause the main subject to be misrepresented are never acceptable. For images made from more than one photo, you can use the {{Panorama}} or {{Focus stacked image}} templates.
    • For historic images, acceptable manipulations might include digitally fixing rips, removal of stains, cleanup of dirt, and, for mass-produced artworks such as engravings, removal of flaws inherent to the particular reproduction, such as over-inking. Careful color adjustments may be used to bring out the original work from the signs of ageing, though care should be taken to restore a natural appearance. The original artistic intent should be considered when deciding whether it is appropriate to make a change. Edits to historic material should be documented in detail within the file description, and an unedited version should be uploaded and cross linked for comparison.
  • Value – our main goal is to feature most valuable pictures from all others. Pictures should be in some way special, so please be aware that:
    • almost all sunsets are aesthetically pleasing, and most such pictures are not in essence different from others,
    • night-shots are pretty but normally more details can be shown on pictures taken at daytime,
    • beautiful does not always mean valuable.
Artworks, illustrations, and historical documents[edit]

There are many different types of non-photographic media, including engravings, watercolors, paintings, etchings, and various others. Hence, it is difficult to set hard-and-fast guidelines. However, generally speaking, works can be divided into three types: Those that can be scanned, those that must be photographed, and those specifically created to illustrate a subject.

Works that must be photographed include most paintings, sculptures, works too delicate or too unique to allow them to be put on a scanner, and so on. For these, the requirements for photography, below, may be mostly followed; however, it should be noted that photographs which cut off part of the original painting are generally not considered featurable.

Works that may be scanned include most works created by processes that allow for mass distribution − for instance, illustrations published with novels. For these, it is generally accepted that a certain amount of extra manipulation is permissible to remove flaws inherent to one copy of the work, since the particular copy – of which hundreds, or even thousands of copies also exist – is not so important as the work itself.

Works created to serve a purpose include diagrams, scientific illustrations, and demonstrations of contemporary artistic styles. For these, the main requirement is that they serve their purpose well.

Provided the reproduction is of high quality, an artwork generally only needs one of the following four things to be featurable:

  • Notable in its own right: Works by major artists, or works that are otherwise notable, such as the subjects of a controversy.
  • Of high artistic merit: Works which, while not particularly well known, are nonetheless wonderful examples of their particular type or school of art.
  • Of high historic merit: The historical method values very early illustrations of scenes and events over later ones. Hence, a work of poor quality depicting a contemporaneous historical event can be nonetheless important, even if the artistic merit is relatively low. Likewise, scans or photographs of important documents – which may not be at all artistic – nonetheless may be highly valuable if the documents are historically significant. The reason for the image's historical importance should be briefly stated in the nomination, for those reviewers unfamiliar with the subject.
  • Of high illustrative merit: Works that illustrate or help explain notable subjects, for instance, illustrations of books, scientific subjects, or technical processes. The amount of artistic merit required for these will vary by subject, but, for instance, an illustration that makes the working of a complicated piece of machinery very clear need not be notable as a piece of artwork as well, whereas an illustration for a book might well be expected to reach much higher artistic standards.

Digital restorations must also be well documented. An unedited version of the image should be uploaded locally, when possible, and cross-linked from the file description page. Edit notes should be specified in detail, such as "Rotated and cropped. Dirt, scratches, and stains removed. Histogram adjusted and colors balanced."

Photographs[edit]

On the technical side, we have focus, exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field.

  • Focus – every important object in the picture should normally be sharp.
  • Exposure refers to the shutter diaphragm combination that renders an image with a tonal curve that ideally is able to represent in acceptable detail shadows and highlights within the image. This is called latitude. Images can be on the low side of the tonal curve (low range), the middle (middle range) or high side (upper range). Lack of shadow detail is not necessarily a negative characteristic. In fact, it can be part of the desired effect. Burned highlights in large areas are a distracting element.
  • Composition refers to the arrangement of the elements within the image. The "Rule of thirds" is one useful guideline. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they "cut" the image in half. Often, a horizon creating a top or bottom third of the space works better. The main idea is to use space to create a dynamic image.
    • Foreground and background – foreground and background objects may be distracting. You should check that something in front of the subject doesn't hide important elements and that something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example that the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head).
  • Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better than the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the "unnatural" nature of the pose would be a good photograph.
  • Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and vice versa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF.

On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, color, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, noise, etc.

  • Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects.
  • Volume refers to the three dimensional quality of the object. This is accomplished using side light. Contrary to general belief, front lighting is not the best light. It tends to flatten subject. Best light of day is early morning or late afternoon.
  • Color is important. Oversaturated colors are not good.
  • Texture refers to the quality of the surface of the subject. It is enhanced by side lighting… it is the "feel" to the touch.
  • Perspective refers to the "angle" accompanied by lines that disappear into a vanishing point that may or may not be inside the image.
  • Balance refers to the arrangement of subjects within the image that can either give equal weight or appear to be heavier on one side.
  • Proportion refers to the relation of size of objects in picture. Generally, we tend to represent small objects small in relation to others, but a good technique is to represent small objects large contrary to natural size relationship. For example, a small flower is given preponderance over a large mountain…. This is called inversion of scales.
Not all elements must be present. Some photographs can be judged on individual characteristics, that is, an image can be about color or texture, or color AND texture, etc.
  • Noise refers to unwanted corruption of color brightness and quality and can be caused by underexposure. It is not a desirable quality and can be grounds for opposition.
  • Symbolic meaning or relevance … Opinion wars can begin here … A bad picture of a very difficult subject is better than a good picture of an ordinary subject. A good picture of a difficult subject is an extraordinary photograph.
Images can be culturally biased by the photographer and/or the observer. The meaning of the image should be judged according to the cultural context of the image, not by the cultural context of the observer. An image "speaks" to people, and it has the capacity to evoke emotion such as tenderness, rage, rejection, happiness, sadness, etc. Good photographs are not limited to evoking pleasant sensations …

You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating.

Video and audio[edit]

Please nominate videos, sounds, music, etc. at Commons:Featured media candidates.

Set nominations[edit]

If a group of images are thematically connected in a direct and obvious way, they can be nominated together as a set. A set should fall under one of the following types:

  • Faithful digital reproductions of works notable in their own right, which the original author clearly intended to be viewed as a set. Examples: pages in a pamphlet, crops (puzzle pieces) of a prohibitively large scan, a pair of pendant paintings. Not acceptable: Arbitrary selection of sample works by an artist.
  • A sequence of images showing the passage of time. They could depict frames of a moving/changing object or a static object during different times of day or different seasons. Examples: diagrams illustrating a process, steps of a dance, metamorphosis of an insect, maps/drawings/photos of the same subject over the years (frame of view should be more or less the same).
  • A group of images depicting the same subject from different viewpoints, preferably taken under the same lighting conditions when possible. Examples: Exterior and interior of a building, different facades of a building, different interior views, obverse and inverse of a banknote/coin. Not acceptable: A selection of different rooms in a skyscraper, the facade of a church plus an organ, any images of fundamentally different scopes.
  • A group of images which show all possible variations of a particular class of object. Examples: Male and female versions of an animal (preferably in the same setting), all known species of a genus. Not acceptable: A few breeds of cats (unless they share a defining characteristic and represent all possible examples of that).

Simple tutorial for new users[edit]

Tutorial: Nominate on COM:FPC
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NOTE: You don't need to worry if you are not sure, other users will try their best to help you.

Adding a new nomination[edit]

If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate image description and licensing, then do the following.

Step 1: copy the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box, for example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg. Then click on the "create new nomination" button.

All single files:

For renominations, simply add /2 after the filename. For example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Foo.jpg/2

All set nomination pages should begin "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/", e.g. "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/My Nomination".


Step 2: follow the instructions on the page that you are taken to, and save that page.

Step 3: manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list: Click here, and add the following line to the TOP of the nominations list:

{{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg}}

Galleries and FP categories: Please add a gallery page and section heading from the list at Commons FP galleries. Write the code as Page name#Section heading. For example: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Individual sports An image will only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify them using {{subst:FPC-notice|Your image filename.jpg}} -- ~~~~.

Note: Do not add an 'Alternative' image when you create a nomination. Selecting the best image is part of the nomination process. Alternatives are for a different crop or post-processing of the original image, or a closely related image from the same photo session (limited to 1 per nomination), if they are suggested by voters.

Voting[edit]

Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Everybody can vote for their own nominations. Anonymous (IP) votes are not allowed.

You may use the following templates:

  • {{Support}} ( Support),
  • {{Oppose}} ( Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} ( Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} ( Comment),
  • {{Info}} ( Info),
  • {{Question}} ( Question),
  • {{Request}} ( Request).

You may indicate that the image has no chance of success with the template {{FPX|reason - ~~~~}}, where reason explains why the image is clearly unacceptable as a FP. The template can only be used when there are no support votes other than the one from the nominator.

A well-written review helps participants (photographers, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a picture. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate (which has been carefully selected by the author/nominator). English is the most widely understood language on Commons, but any language may be used in your review. A helpful review will often reference one or more of the criteria listed above.

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

  • No reason
  • "I don't like it" and other empty assessments
  • "You can do better" and other criticisms of the author/nominator rather than the image

Remember also to put your signature (~~~~).

Featured picture delisting candidates[edit]

Over time, featured picture standards change. It may be decided that for some pictures which were formerly "good enough", this is no longer the case. This is for listing an image which you believe no longer deserves to be a featured picture. For these, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep It deserves to remain a featured picture
{{Delist}}  Delist It does not deserve to be a featured picture anymore.

This can also be used for cases in which a previous version of an image was promoted to FP, but a newer version of the image has been made and is believed to be superior to the old version, e.g. a newly edited version of a photo or a new scan of a historical image. In particular, it is not intended for replacing older photos of a particular subject with newer photos of the same subject, or in any other case where the current FP and the proposed replacement are essentially different images. For these nominations, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as a FP.
{{Delistandreplace}}  Delist and replace Replace the current FP with the proposed replacement.

If you believe that some picture no longer meets the criteria for FP, you can nominate it for delisting, copying the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box:


In the new delisting nomination page just created you should include:

  • Information on the origin of the image (creator, uploader);
  • A link to the original FP nomination (it will appear under "Links" on the image description page);
  • Your reasons for nominating the image and your username.

After that, you have to manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list.

As a courtesy, leave an informative note on the talk page(s) of the original creator, uploader(s), and nominator with a link to the delisting candidate. {{subst:FPC-notice-removal}} can be used for this purpose.

Featured picture candidate policy[edit]

General rules[edit]

  1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  4. Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits.
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{Withdraw}} ~~~~. Also, remember that if more than one version is nominated, you should explicitly state which version you are withdrawing.
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5):
    1. Pictures are speedy declined if they have less than two support votes.
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. (Note that if it takes more than five days to reach this threshold, the picture can be promoted as soon as it is reached.) This does not apply to nominations containing at least one ‘Alternative’ image – because it is possible that another image can overtake the one in the lead during the last days, such nominations are never closed early.
    3. Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
  9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.
  10. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
  11. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum.

Featuring and delisting rules[edit]

A candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions:

  1. Appropriate license (of course)
  2. At least seven  Support votes (or 7  Delist votes for a delist) at the end of nine days
  3. Ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority); same for delist/keep votes
  4. Two different versions of the same picture cannot both be featured, but only the one with higher level of support, as determined by the closer. Whenever the closer is not sure which version has consensus to be featured, they should attempt to contact the voters to clarify their opinions if not clear from the nomination page.

The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5. There is also a limit of two active delisting nominations per user, which is in addition to the limit of two active regular nominations.

The FPCBot handles the vote counting and closing in most cases, current exceptions are candidates containing multiple versions of the image as well as FPXed and withdrawn nominations. Any experienced user may close the requests not handled by the bot. For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished. Also note that there is a manual review stage between when the bot has counted the votes and before the nomination is finally closed by the bot; this manual review can be done by any user familiar with the voting rules.

Above all, be polite[edit]

Please don't forget that the image you are judging is somebody's work. Avoid using phrases like "it looks terrible" and "I hate it". If you must oppose, please do so with consideration. Also remember that your command of English might not be the same as someone else's. Choose your words with care.

Happy judging… and remember... all rules can be broken.

See also[edit]

Table of contents[edit]

List may contain works considered Not Safe for Work (nudity).

Nominators are requested, out of courtesy, to include the {{Nsfw}} template with such images. Users may select the gadget in user preferences "Deferred display of images tagged with {{Nsfw}} on COM:FPC" to enable the template's effect of hiding the image until selected.

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Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:Red clouds over Mekong banks with dwellings and pirogues at sunrise in Don Det Laos.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 4 Feb 2024 at 01:45:46 (UTC)
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Red clouds over Mekong banks with dwellings and pirogues at sunrise in Don Det Laos
  • Yes it is HDR photography taken from 3 images in bracketing mode at different exposures +/-2EV. The shadows of the foreground have been lifted to reveal more details. It is intentional to avoid black silhouettes (due to contrejour and high contrast), and also to highlight the content I find interesting, in addition to the clouds. Thanks for your comment -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:51, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
✓ Done @Rhododendrites: new version uploaded with reduced shadows -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:18, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Jan ten Kate.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 4 Feb 2024 at 00:41:31 (UTC)
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Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate (Junior)

File:20230917 2 Burg Kriebstein.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2024 at 17:35:43 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Ratargul 785 retouched.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2024 at 15:58:00 (UTC)
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Ratargul Swamp Forest

File:(Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Feb. 1947) (LOC) (5020400274) (cropped).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2024 at 15:53:59 (UTC)
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Billie Holiday 1947

File:Dipsas albifrons, Cobra Papa Lesmas.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2024 at 15:53:51 (UTC)
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File:Basílica de San Sernín, Toulouse, Francia, 2023-01-06, DD 102-104 HDR.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2024 at 12:41:57 (UTC)
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Basilica of Saint Sermin, Toulouse, France

File:Catacumbas, París, Francia, 2022-11-01, DD 111-113 HDR.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2024 at 12:37:59 (UTC)
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Catacombs of Paris, France

File:Flower of Narcissus tazetta at Nagai Park, January 2024 - 1393.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2024 at 19:40:40 (UTC)
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Flower of Narcissus tazetta at Nagai Park.

File: Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra Salvador Bahia Guarita Sul 2021-1557.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2024 at 10:35:13 (UTC)
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File:VitorJubini ReservaBiologica Linhares ES (39053628010).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 21:10:03 (UTC)
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File:Proceso de Bresci.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 20:00:53 (UTC)
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Illustration of the trial of Gaetano Bresci, in September 1900

File:Indochinese Green-Magpie (ssp. hypoleuca) 0A2A5802.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 19:22:10 (UTC)
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Indochinese Green-Magpie

File:八十七神仙卷.png[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 17:49:51 (UTC)
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Taoist painting of China

File:Jorge Amado, gtfy.00010.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 15:12:52 (UTC)
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Jorge Amado in New York City, 1988

File:Korenveld met kraaien - s0149V1962 - Van Gogh Museum.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 14:17:05 (UTC)
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Wheatfield with Crows, 1890 painting by Vincent van Gogh.

File:Amandelbloesem - s0176V1962 - Van Gogh Museum.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 14:10:53 (UTC)
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Almond Blossom by Vincent van Gogh

File:Flowers of Prunus mume (Armenaca mume) at Nagai Park, January 2024 - 1221.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 12:14:52 (UTC)
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Flowers of Prunus mume (Armenaca mume) at Nagai Park.

File:Vincent Van Gogh - Wheatfield with Crows.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2024 at 12:14:51 (UTC)
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Wheatfield with Crows, 1890 painting by Vincent van Gogh.

Flower of Narcissus tazetta at Nagai Park, January 2024[edit]

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  • Shot at 14:48:40
    Shot at 14:48:40
  • Shot at 14:49:09
    Shot at 14:49:09
  • Since as the bokeh set :) --Laitche (talk) 04:00, 24 January 2024 (UTC) Since it is a freehand shot, not only the timestamp but also the angle is slightly different. --Laitche (talk) 14:07, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Yes I can see the differences, but what about those differences means that these pictures compliment each other well as part of a cohesive set, rather than just being two photos of the same subject taken a few seconds apart? Like to give an example the last time I did a successful set nomination was here and in that case it was useful to feature both pictures because it shows the subject from opposite directions and provides a more complete or comprehensive view. But in your set what extra value does the second picture add that isn't already there in the first picture? Cmao20 (talk) 14:37, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Without getting too quick, let's see the votes for a moment. If this doesn't seem appropriate as a set, I'll switch to single nomination ;-) --Laitche (talk) 14:53, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 13:39, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --RodRabelo7 (talk) 15:26, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment It is not a set, but I wouldn't vote for either as a single image. Very common flower; weak composition; strange crop. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:38, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I love the juxtaposition of the two photos, showing how much the light has changed (and with it the colours and the atmosphere) in just 29 seconds. It’s a real bokeh diptych. However I fear our FP set rules are just too clumsy to cover this (or similar) creative sets. I would vote for each of them, of course … --Aristeas (talk) 10:59, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment This doesn't seem appropriate as a set,especially the rules of set nomination so I'll switch to to single nomination of Shot at 14:49:09. If who prefer Shot at 14:48:40, feel free to nominate it as an alternative.  I withdraw my nomination --Laitche (talk) 11:41, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:013 Wild Alpine chough in flight at Pfyn-Finges (Switzerland) Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2024 at 16:10:26 (UTC)
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Wild Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) in flight at Pfyn-Finges (Switzerland)

File:Black kite (Milvus migrans affinis) in flight Adelaide River 2.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2024 at 15:05:51 (UTC)
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Black kite (Milvus migrans affinis) over Adelaide River, The Northern Territory, Australia
Interesting. I thought I saw what you say, but checking with Photoshop's color picker, I can't find any shadow. The sky has not been locally lightened. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:44, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Could it be a matter of local treatment, like brush associated with highlights and /or shadows? When I pick up the colors locally to compare different locations, it appears that this zone of the sky around the bird (especially above) is slightly darker than elsewhere. By the way, color space is reported "uncalibrated" -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:53, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
sRGB assigned. Sky higher up is usually a bit darker. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:26, 25 January 2024 (UTC) Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:25, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Die Wertschaft am Abend 20231230 HOF04314-HDR RAW-Export.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2024 at 15:03:45 (UTC)
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View of the restaurant at lake Untreu during blue hour

File:Mallorca Porto Cristo Coves dels Hams asv2023-04 img04.jpg[edit]

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Coves dels Hams

File:010d Wild Bearded Vulture in flight at Pfyn-Finges (Switzerland) Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

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Wild Bearded Vulture in flight at Pfyn-Finges (Switzerland) with Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla and Daubenhorn in the background
  • Yeah I don't disagree, it's not an image quality defect, I would just prefer it if the pose were a little bit different. I'm probably being too picky,  Support Cmao20 (talk) 23:18, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I understand where you're coming from, birds' heads often look better in profile, but the background is what makes this shot special. Charlesjsharp (talk)

File:Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.jpg[edit]

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

File:Grocery-store-widtsoe-utah-.jpg[edit]

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mery Valley Mercantile Co. store in Widtsoe, Utah, 1936

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Summit cross on the Hoher Göll in the Berchtesgaden Alps

File:Stanley Valley.jpg[edit]

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Stanley Valley

File:Nevelzwam ( nebularis) (d.j.b.) 14-12-2023. (d.j.b).jpg[edit]

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  • ✓ Done. Bugs corrected where possible. The beech leaf on the mushroom is the icing on the cake for me, but you may of course think differently about that.Thanks for your reviews.--Famberhorst (talk) 17:36, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Saint Patrick Church (Troy, Ohio) - stained-glass windows, St. Anne Educates the Virgin Mary - detail.jpg[edit]

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Stain-glass window
Thank you for the questions and your support! The building was purpose-built for a Catholic parish. It opened in 1917 and still functions as such. It replaced a previous church building constructed in 1858. Ten windows were transferred from the 1858 building to the 1917 building, in addition to sixteen (then) new windows. See https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/st-patrick-troy-marks-100th-thanksgiving/39069 I would like to include more about the studios that created the windows, but I have not found that information. --Nheyob (talk) 13:58, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:40, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Representative detail in solid quality. --Aristeas (talk) 14:21, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Sure, very nice. Can you copy some of the above info to the image description please? Cmao20 (talk) 15:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Thank you for your comments and support! I have updated the description for this image and all images of stained-glass windows in this church. --Nheyob (talk) 15:54, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 16:47, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 22:02, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:The port of Long Beach 2 by Don Ramey Logan.jpg[edit]

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The port of Long Beach
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Transport#Water transport infrastructure
  •  Info created, uploaded and nominated by - Don (talk) 19:43, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Don (talk) 19:43, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment There are chromatic aberrations to be fixed and also cropping was not accurate (see edges), I also think the lighting is sub-optimal, plus the FP gallery "Vehicles" is not correct: vehicles barely visible here. --A.Savin 11:16, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I only counted 13 ships but I went ahead and changed the Gallery to places. Reduced brightness and vibrance was pushed. Anything else you might suggest? Don (talk) 22:59, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Well, as already said you should check the edges (especially right bottom), if all is fixed then I wouldn't oppose, but for the reason of lighting I'm not going to support either -- a more appropriate time of day should have been chosen IMO. --A.Savin 09:56, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Hmmm if you look at shadows it was noon, with a 40 mile visibility Earlier or later in the day would create large contrasting shadows under cranes and bridges, IMHO. I don't understand specifically you are referring to with your comment about the edges. Don (talk) 10:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Re edges: The photo has some black wedges in the corners, probably a leftover from level adjustment. They can be hard to spot if you look at the photo on a black background, switch to white and you'll see them. --Cart (talk) 22:31, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Cart thanks, fixed. Don (talk) 19:23, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 13:37, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Neutral There's nothing really wrong with this photo but I don't find too much outstanding in either composition or light. I think a wider panorama might have helped, since this crop choice feels a little arbitrary Cmao20 (talk) 15:08, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I made a minor crop that reduced some of the top blue-sky area. Don (talk) 19:24, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Venedig Fondamente Nove Alpenblick-20090316-RM-081625.jpg[edit]

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View to the north from the Fondamente Nove in Venice. The snow-covered Alps can be seen in the distance.
  •  Comment You are right. Thanks for the help.--Ermell (talk) 21:36, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • A matter of taste. These posts are absolutely typical for Venice and the whole laguna. --Aristeas (talk) 11:45, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Nice.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:49, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I hope I have done a good thing by adding the names and heights of the main Dolomites mountain peaks visible in the background. --Terragio67 (talk) 17:10, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Forester kangaroo (Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis) portrait Esk Valley.jpg[edit]

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Forester kangaroo (Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis) portrait

File:Koenigstrasse 45 in Bad Bergzabern (2).jpg[edit]

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Building at Königstraße 45 in Bad Bergzabern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Bad Bergzabern Castle, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

File:Dülmen, Jüdischer Friedhof -- 2023 -- 6451 (bw).jpg[edit]

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Jewish cemetery in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Cemeteries#Germany
  •  Info created and uploaded and nominated by XRay -- XRay 💬 07:24, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- XRay 💬 07:24, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 15:28, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 16:17, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment This would be great if the tomb in focus wasn't partially hidden by the blurry one in the foreground. Yann (talk) 21:26, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support By blurring the objects in the foreground and background, a certain three-dimensionality is created and greater emphasis is placed on the main subject. Appealing black and white photography. -- Radomianin (talk) 10:00, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:19, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Per Radomianin --Kritzolina (talk) 10:39, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Showing a row of items with telephoto compression and emphasizing one of them by selective depth of field is an established technique to show that there are many such items, but each single one of them has its individual importance. Here the selected stone is also the most elaborate and artistic one, so IMHO the technique works very well. --Aristeas (talk) 14:05, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Per Aristeas.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:53, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Night View of Badshahi Mosque (King’s Mosque).jpg[edit]

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A night view of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#Pakistan
  •  Info created by Muhammad Ashar - uploaded by Muhammad Ashar - nominated by C1MM -- C1MM (talk) 07:17, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- C1MM (talk) 07:17, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Without checking details: Perspective must be fixed. --XRay 💬 07:23, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Very noisy and perspective issue. Not a COM:QI -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:15, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Great subject, but clearly needs a perspective correction and sadly a lot noisier than our best night photos Cmao20 (talk) 15:20, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Beautiful motif, but oppose per others. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:37, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Motif has potential, but in this quality no FP. --A.Savin 11:26, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  In progress I’m working on an improved version of this image. Can’t promise too much, but let’s see … --Aristeas (talk) 11:52, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    ✓ Done Here is an edited version with less noise, perspective corrections and some retouching. However, I am sorry but IMHO this is still clearly below FP quality. The original file contains just too much noise, compression artefacts etc., so it was not possible to remove them in a satisfying manner (things would be different if we had access to a raw image file …). I have uploaded the edited version because it may be useful for use in articles etc., but to my regret it will not help this FP nomination. Best, --Aristeas (talk) 17:41, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
     Comment That's a significant improvement for sure. It's still not enough for me to support, but at least I would strike my oppose. But IMO first you should take the liberty to upload this version over the original one. --A.Savin 18:34, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Thank you very much! I understand the wish to upload the edited version over the original one. But I would prefer to keep the versions separate. As with many old buildings, the perspective correction is difficult here (obviously many walls are not vertical in the reality), therefore there is no “definitive” correction and so this is partially a matter of taste. I have also taken the liberty to remove some temporary irritating elements from the image – trash, two cropped persons, three ugly garbage cans –, as declared with the {{Retouched}} template. If the original creator does this, they may still upload the edited version over the original, but I don’t want to overwrite an original with such a heavily edited version; maybe the creator does not like these changes at all … The nominator, C1MM, can offer the edited version as an “alternative version” (see rules); I just don’t know if that makes much sense as IMHO the edited version is still not good enough for FP. Asking for your forbearance, --Aristeas (talk) 19:06, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Lake SaifulMalook.jpeg[edit]

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A picture of Lake Saiful Mulook in the Hindu Kush of northern Pakistan. The image depicts a scene of mountains reflected in water, just off-center enough to draw the attention. The category of reflections of Lake Saiful Mulook contains several other well-composed pictures like this.

File:Pedro II of Brazil by Nadar.jpg[edit]

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Pedro II of Brazil

File:Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Southeast view 20170614 1.jpg[edit]

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File:Bayrische Voralpen mit Blick in die Jachenau und Isartal.jpg, featured[edit]

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  •  Comment Good hint, English and German descriptions added by Cmao20 and me. -–Aristeas (talk) 13:55, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 18 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 21:14, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural/Germany#Bavaria

File:Black-capped chickadee (33729).jpg[edit]

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Black-capped chickadee at a feeder

File:Pine siskin (33706)2.jpg[edit]

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Pine siskin

File:Mushrooms of Tambov Oblast - 001.jpg[edit]

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File:Anne of Great Britain statue near St Paul's. London.jpg[edit]

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Anne of Great Britain statue near St Paul's. London

Alternative[edit]

Anne of Great Britain statue near St Paul's. London edited.jpg

  •  Info: I propose the new version of the image. -- Ввласенко (talk) 09:58, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Better now. ★ 13:17, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment No category -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:27, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
     Comment I didn’t want to overload the temporary file, but now I’ve moved the categories and location from the main one. -- Ввласенко (talk) 07:49, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment The previous version, with a red cast to the background, is much nicer than the green cast in this one. Could you edit a bit further? If not, I'll oppose this version and might support the other one. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:05, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Aguja de mar (Syngnathus acus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-19, DD 18.jpg, not featured[edit]

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Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Order : Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
  •  Info Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. The fish is generally 33 to 35 centimetres (13 to 14 in) in length. They are almost square in each segment of the body, and known to feel rigid when handled. The greater pipefish is found all around the British Isles and is regularly found in the Mediterranean Sea and, as shown here, in the coast of Portugal. These fishes are often amongst seaweeds and seagrass. Note: we have no FPs of the whole family Syngnathidae. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 07:44, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 07:44, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose only a fraction of the fish is in focus and the compo is imho not outstanding, sorry. -- Ivar (talk) 08:14, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose The composition would be fine for such an unusual fish (if cropped at the bottom) but the lack of focus is too severe. Charlesjsharp (talk) 23:25, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Surely VI given that it's the best picture on Commons, but not enough is in focus for FP IMO. Cmao20 (talk) 01:58, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 I withdraw my nomination Ok, thanks, taking it back. ~~•~

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Result: 1 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /-- Poco a poco (talk) 12:25, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:MissingNo.svg[edit]

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The manifestation of the missingno glitch that was infamous in pokemon Red and Blue, essential for understanding how the glitch appeared in the pokemon games and used by multiple wikimedia projects to describe missingno. Although lacking artistic or asthetically pleasing value, it really is an informative image nonetheless. Also great to show on commons during april fools!
Did you mean "missing no" wow? LaughingOutLoad ★ 21:38, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • No no, pun was intended, sorry if not obvious 🤡 (No missing No).
I would not support a QR code either, nor a barcode. This picture is certainly useful for the project, but the image on itself is just made of a few pixels, arranged in a pseudo-chaotic order. It is apparently linked to a phenomenon in the Nintendo world appreciated by video game players. I don't find any artistic merit in this work, and the event in itself is rather insignificant in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:15, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Maybe you're not part of the geek world, but I think everyone who is an expert or enthusiastic gamer would clearly recognize this vector. ★ 01:19, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • It's not a question of being geek in my opinion, it's just that this picture measures only 24 × 56 pixels, and represents nothing. But even if it was Super Mario, Zelda or Lara Croft, I would simply find the resolution limited. By the way, recognizing an icon, whatever it is, Mona Lisa or else, is not a sufficient condition to promote such candidates in my opinion. Perhaps a COM:VI, less likely a COM:QI (too simple), but definitely not a FP for me. By the way, there's a large number of different versions in the history, some have different colors. I have no idea what are supposed to be the real colors here, but that may be an other issue. Best regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:41, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 09:58, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support One of the most recognizable glitches of all time (and luckily in the public domain). ★ 21:38, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I'm going to guess that the lack of participation here is because most people, like me, have no idea what we're looking at. There's no context provided in the nomination, no context in the description, etc. beyond saying "from pokemon". Why is it worth promoting? — Rhododendrites talk |  15:46, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    The manifestation of the missingno glitch that was infamous in pokemon Red and Blue, essential for understanding how the glitch appeared in the pokemon games and used by multiple wikimedia projects to describe missingno. Although lacking artistic or asthetically pleasing value, it really is an informative image nonetheless. Also great to show on commons during april fools! Grandmaster Huon (talk) 20:29, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose as per others. Nothing really special. Yann (talk) 16:59, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Not all historical images can be featured pictures. --Thi (talk) 00:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Nothing amazing to look at. Please nominate at COM:VIC if this is an important image. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Attackofthe50ftwoman.jpg[edit]

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Film poster of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

File:Panorama of Frankfurt with Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke at sunset.jpg[edit]

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File:Panorama of Frankfurt with Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke at sunset.jpg
Agree, thank you. Юрий Д.К 12:12, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Looking north west from Solomon's Throne - Walls of Jerusalem.jpg[edit]

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Walls of Jerusalem National Park, TAS, Australia

File:Reception lounge at Amantaka luxury Resort & Hotel at blue hour in Luang Prabang Laos.jpg[edit]

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Reception lounge at Amantaka luxury Resort & Hotel at blue hour in Luang Prabang Laos

File:Ponta da Ferraria2.jpg[edit]

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North view from Ponta da Ferraria.
Tilt is now fixed; thank you very much for your consideration and effort! --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:33, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks.  Support --Laitche (talk) 21:11, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília - Brasília - 20150603150521.jpg[edit]

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  • It's a symmetrical architecture, wanted like this, designed with regular and geometrical lines. Thus the angle of view is important, photographically. By neglecting this aspect, the photographer does not highlight a major feature of this building. It's like photographing the interior of a traditional cathedral at an angle, it's not fundamentally wrong, but it's much less attractive than a balanced presentation -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:53, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Let's wait for other voters' comments. ★ 12:40, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Not a guideline, but a valid reason to oppose. Looks careless rather than intentional. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:57, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Not symmetrical / not in the axis (especially at the top). Also the white structure appears beige on this picture. Resolution is not huge, and the quality too average. Apart from that, the sculptures hiding the architectural work, or competing with it, make the composition cluttered in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:47, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I actually think the nominator did a disservice to this picture by even mentioning the symmetry issue. There is no real reason why this picture should be symmetrical and I think it would be more boring if it were. Cmao20 (talk) 03:44, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:59, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I’m with Cmao20 here, the composition works for me. Only minor CA’s (we could fix them if they give offence). --Aristeas (talk) 11:55, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Narapatir Dhap 01.jpg[edit]

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#Bangladesh
  •  Info created & uploaded by Azimronnie - nominated by Tomer T -- Tomer T (talk) 18:42, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Tomer T (talk) 18:42, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Very interesting --Kritzolina (talk) 19:42, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 20:05, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Visibly distorted image. --SHB2000 (talk) 02:32, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Neutral I like it and the subject is really interesting but I think I kind of agree with SHB2000. We are seeing quite a lot of drone photos now and I think maybe we can afford to be pickier than we used to be with them Cmao20 (talk) 03:43, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:49, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment If I understand the article Vasu Vihara correctly, these ruins belong to a complex of religious buildings/monasteries. Therefore I have changed the gallery link from Places/Other to Religious buildings where we have other monastery FPs. – I wonder whether composition-wise another one of the drone photos would be more successful; e.g. this one has less visible distortion and I like the contrast between the trees and the regularity of the ruins. --Aristeas (talk) 11:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I agree with Aristeas. This picture does not add any information with respect to a map of the same building. Even worse there are distracting modern elements and people. The portion of the other temple on the right corner of the image does not give any value to the whole. On the contrary, the composition of this picture is excellent, and the same people and modern elements that are still present result unnoticed - an unavoidable, but negligible presence. --Harlock81 (talk) 22:23, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per Aristeas, I would support the other compo. -- Ivar (talk) 08:27, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose The more recent nomination is better. No idea why one would nominate this one. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Catedral Metropolitana de Sao Paulo, Brasil.jpg[edit]

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Catedral Metropolitana de Sao Paulo, Brasil
Another angle, another picture, another nomination --Wilfredor (talk) 23:12, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Lopburi - Si Suriyothai (Sa Kaeo) roundabout, Jan 2024 02.jpg[edit]

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Si Suriyothai roundabout, Lopburi, Thailand
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#Thailand
  •  Info Si Suriyothai (also known as Sa Kaeo) roundabout, a major road junction in Lopburi, a military town in central Thailand. Yes, it was taken at the "wrong" time of day, but I like the composition with the imposing monument and the ubiquitous delivery motorcycle whizzing past so no harm in nominating. Created, uploaded and nominated by me -- BigDom (talk) 15:25, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- BigDom (talk) 15:25, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I have a feeling that others will consider this picture to have 'insufficient wow' but personally I like that you can see how this monument is situated in quite mundane surroundings, it's interesting and unusual. Add to that very strong image quality and I think this deserves a star. Cmao20 (talk) 16:28, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Sorry, but there is no wow. There's nothing that is instantly eye-catching in this image. --SHB2000 (talk) 02:34, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:51, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 21:46, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose The statue is pretty, but everything else is distracting and produces an interesting slice-of-life but not a great composition. Ergo, a good, interesting, but not great photo to me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:01, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oak (winter, spring, summer, autumn)[edit]

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  • Winter
    Winter
  • Spring
    Spring
  • Summer
    Summer
  • Аutumn
    Аutumn
  •  Comment There are some nominations where the opinions and views of fellow reviewers make me change my mind, and this one is one of them. Otherwise, I'm always for the Wow effect, even if the technical quality is rather low. I still think this set works well in the overall context, so I would vote for a photomontage as suggested by Basile. This has worked in the past. Otherwise, I would nominate Spring and Winter separately. -- Radomianin (talk) 11:48, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Great idea. But the images all have a different orientation and size. It would work much better if the images are rotated and cropped to simulate just one PoV. All done, this would make a nice block of 4. Will oppose if not changed. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:40, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    You know from a quadrocopter it is difficult to fix an invariable point, moreover, I will say, it is not possible at all.) JukoFF (talk) 15:12, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I'm sure you are right - hence the need for editing if you want a matched set. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:03, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
     Oppose no change Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:57, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 11:07, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support — Draceane talkcontrib. 11:29, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Great idea yet poor implementation. Low resolution of the summer and autumn part, the autumn part is unsharp too, poor description and categories. --A.Savin 11:38, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Sorry, nice concept, but autumn pic has imo not FP quality. -- Ivar (talk) 16:06, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose I would support the winter and spring pictures if nominated as a set, but trying to make it a four-seasons thing has been overambitious IMO. The winter and spring ones are high resolution, good quality, and recognisably the same framing. The other two are much lower resolution and framed differently, and the autumn one is not FP quality, the summer one barely is. Cmao20 (talk) 16:22, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support - Great idea. Yes, it would be better if they were all the same size and perfectly lined up, but the "wow" factor here is huge as far as I'm concerned, so I don't mind looking past some technical problems. My favorite thing I've seen at FPC in a while. — Rhododendrites talk |  16:46, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support: per Rhododendrites --The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:17, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support A clear FP set. ★ 21:18, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Schnobby (talk) 08:37, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support: per Rhododendrites. --Alu (talk) 08:48, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment It seems unlikely to change the outcome of this nomination, which is heading for a pass, but I will just add that for a set to pass FP, the rule is that each individual image in the set should be worthy of FP by itself as well as 'as part of the wider set'. If the autumn image had been nominated by itself, would we really be voting for it? Cmao20 (talk) 04:15, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:38, 20 January 2024 (UTC)  Oppose, per Cmao20’s comment. RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 09:09, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per others, but please nominate the winter picture individually. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:56, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Autumn is really low resolution and at full size the quality is insufficient in my opinion. Artifacts become visible when zooming 200%. Same as summer. I would support a Montage like this with the four images resized at the same dimensions. Resolution would be acceptable for a single picture, then -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:08, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Trees rising out of Cheow Lan Lake, blue sky, eternal summer in Surat Thani.jpg, featured[edit]

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Old trees on Cheow Lan Lake in Surat Thani, Thailand
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Thailand
  •  Info Old submerged Dipterocarp trees on Cheow Lan Reservoir Lake in Surat Thani, Thailand. All by -- Argenberg (talk) 20:50, 16 January 2024 (UTC).Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Argenberg (talk) 20:50, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support JukoFF (talk) 00:11, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak oppose The subject is cut out. More space is needed at the top, in my opinion, as part of the composition -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:08, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Yes; and little detail anywhere. Colours may not have been improved by reedit. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:37, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak oppose per Basile, sorry - I think this is a good idea and an interesting subject but it does bother me that the subject is cut at the top and I think it's the kind of image where I'd like to see a wider panorama Cmao20 (talk) 12:21, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment It’s more scratching than cutting. A very small part of the tree is out of sight, a little branch, probably half a metre long or so, a tiny fraction of its tall height. So it's more of a scratch than a cut. I think I like how it’s scratching. --Argenberg (talk) 21:37, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose ~Moheen (keep talking) 16:13, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alternative[edit]

Trees rising out of Cheow Lan Lake, blue sky, eternal summer in Surat Thani edited

  •  Info: I propose this alternative with cloned sky and the tree branch. I also removed a large dust spot. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 01:49, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The Cosmonaut, that’s an interesting version of yours. I thank you for creating the alternative and for adding it here. I would gladly support the edited version as well as your willingness to create and propose it. --Argenberg (talk) 11:39, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment As far as I know (from many related discussions), alternatives should be proposed or granted by the original nominator. Other versions can of course be suggested, but as links only -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:23, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I see; this isn't really defined by the rules, and I wasn't a part of these discussion. If the nominator objects, I'll certainly remove it. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:40, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 11 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 21:21, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural#Thailand


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Sun 21 Jan → Fri 26 Jan
Mon 22 Jan → Sat 27 Jan
Tue 23 Jan → Sun 28 Jan
Wed 24 Jan → Mon 29 Jan
Thu 25 Jan → Tue 30 Jan
Fri 26 Jan → Wed 31 Jan

Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)[edit]

Wed 17 Jan → Fri 26 Jan
Thu 18 Jan → Sat 27 Jan
Fri 19 Jan → Sun 28 Jan
Sat 20 Jan → Mon 29 Jan
Sun 21 Jan → Tue 30 Jan
Mon 22 Jan → Wed 31 Jan
Tue 23 Jan → Thu 01 Feb
Wed 24 Jan → Fri 02 Feb
Thu 25 Jan → Sat 03 Feb
Fri 26 Jan → Sun 04 Feb

Closing a featured picture promotion request[edit]

The bot[edit]

Note that the description below is for manual closure, this is mostly not needed anymore as there exists a bot (FPCBot) that counts the votes and handles the process below. However after the bot has counted the votes a manual review step is used to make sure the count is correct before the bot again picks up the work.

Manual procedure[edit]

Any experienced user may close requests.

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
     (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. If it is featured:
    • Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate gallery of Commons:Featured pictures, list as the first one and delete the last one, so that the number is four again.
    • Also add the picture to the appropriate gallery and section of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images. An image should only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.
    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}}
      • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add featured=1 to the Assessments template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|featured=1}}
    • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
      • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
    • Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2024.
  4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
    1. Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
      1. Replace the template {{Featured picture}} on the image description page by {{Delisted picture}}. If using the {{Assessments}} template, change featured=1 to featured=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes).
      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night photography, Featured pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, Featured pictures of Paris).
      3. Remove the "Commons quality assessment" claim (d:Property:P6731) "Wikimedia Commons featured picture" from the picture's Structured data.
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in chronological list of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1-6) with (1-6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture in the gallery is not removed.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the above section. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    In the occasion that the FPCbot will not mark withdrawn nominations with a "to be reviewed" template and put them in Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review just like if they were on the usual list, put the following "no" template:
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=X|oppose=X|neutral=X|featured=no|gallery=|sig=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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