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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 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]

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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}}

Strongly recommended: 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

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}} (Symbol support vote.svg Support),
  • {{Oppose}} (Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} (Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} (Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment),
  • {{Info}} (
    Pictogram voting info.svg Info
    ),
  • {{Question}} (Pictogram-voting question.svg Question),
  • {{Request}} (Pictogram voting question-blue.svg 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}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep It deserves to remain a featured picture
{{Delist}} Symbol oppose vote.svg 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}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as a FP.
{{Delistandreplace}} Symbol redirect vote.svg 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 no support (apart from the nominator).
    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.)
    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 Symbol support vote.svg Support votes (or 7 Symbol oppose vote.svg 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:Agapanthus. 04-08-2022 (actm.).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 May 2023 at 04:32:40 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Cape Hauy.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 May 2023 at 09:50:23 (UTC)
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Cape Hauy in Tasman National Park, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support The picture is very clear and beautifully captured. The content contained in the picture is comprehensive and can represent this scenic spot. I think this image is suitable for a banner of an article.Hhhh2 (talk) 07:44, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very nice, though the height is a little short. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:43, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Wulfenite - Red Cloud mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 May 2023 at 08:17:51 (UTC)
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Wulfenite

File:Chatham Albatross 0A2A3857.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 May 2023 at 08:15:50 (UTC)
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Chatham Albatross

File:Entrance Archway, St Andrew's Church, Plymouth.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 May 2023 at 01:29:08 (UTC)
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Wooden entrance door with stone arch at St Andrew's Church, Plymouth.

File:Andrew George Scott, alias Captain Moonlite.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 May 2023 at 17:00:31 (UTC)
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Captain Moonlite

File:CH.VD.Bex 2007-09-02 Airshow 396 16x9-R 5120x2880.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 May 2023 at 15:06:17 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment I hadn't thought of that as what was not satisfying me about the photo, but I think you're right. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:25, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Кронштадт, Кроншлот сверху зимой (3).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 May 2023 at 10:46:30 (UTC)
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Kronslot Fort near Kronshtadt

File:CH.VD.Bex 2007-09-02 Airshow 485 16x9-R 5120x2880 gp Br925.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 May 2023 at 09:17:53 (UTC)
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aerobatic displays performed by the French Breitling Jet Team at Airshow 2007 in Bex, Switzerland

File:Mehrfamilienhaus Herrnhuter Straße 2 (monochrom).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 May 2023 at 09:18:11 (UTC)
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Multiple dwelling at Herrnhuter Straße 2 in Leipzig, Germany

File:Vermicularia spirata 01.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 May 2023 at 08:26:00 (UTC)
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West Indian wormsnail; length 3.6 cm; Originating from the Samaná Province, Dominican Republic

File:Town hall of Neris-les-Bains (5).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 May 2023 at 07:42:21 (UTC)
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Tower of the town hall of Néris-les-Bains, Allier, France

File:Soca river near Kamno (8).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 May 2023 at 07:40:07 (UTC)
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Soča river near Kamno in the Municipality of Kobarid, Goriška, Slovenia

File:Emerald swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) Finca El Pilar.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2023 at 21:13:46 (UTC)
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Emerald swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) in GUatemala
  • Invalid vote until the comment is properly signed (read the guidelines) and the content rational. It's not a picture about Ukraine, and being "sick" is disrespectful -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:20, 20 May 2023 (UTC) Updated -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:00, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    You can replace the term with (Redacted); also 1/3 of the author's works suffer from "filtering". Live animals look like stuffed animals, sometimes it seems that they are made of plastic, as in this and previous photos. By the way, why did you think that we are talking about Ukraine? Dion Art (talk) 08:34, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment GeonwooLee: sorry, it's not a valid vote. Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. -- Ivar (talk) 08:40, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésenté dans des cartes générales et particuliéres du ciel et de la terre, p. 11 (cropped).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 May 2023 at 15:49:06 (UTC)
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L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésenté dans des cartes générales et particuliéres du ciel et de la terre, p. 11

File:Sinascidia almohada (Pseudodistoma cyrnusense), Cabo de Palos, España, 2022-07-14, DD 45.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 May 2023 at 10:42:46 (UTC)
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Spotted sea-rind squirt (Pseudodistoma cyrnusense), Cape Palos, Spain

File:Аисты на гнезде (Ciconia ciconia).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 May 2023 at 10:05:16 (UTC)
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Ciconia ciconia
  • You reinserted your image into Wikipedia's white stork article and another editor has reverted it. Please do not edit war. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:08, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Let's not get carried away with inter-wiki disputes on Commons, please. Keep enwiki issues to enwiki. --SHB2000 (talk) 03:33, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Interesting capture, but the technical quality isn't there (lack of detail, noisy shadows, chromatic aberration). Perhaps some of these shortcomings can be mitigated with a less aggressive edit (e.g., lower overall exposure, less shadow pushing). In the meantime, I share Charles' frustration of seeing a sub-par image shoved into several Wikipedia pages when there's plenty of better alternatives ([1]) --Julesvernex2 (talk) 15:36, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Thanks for the constructive criticism, but I'd like to point out that I didn't find any other well-depicted (i.e. interesting, with same/better detail) PAIRS OF WHITE STORKS CUDDLING/MATING on Wiki. If you have one, give a link, please. Dion Art (talk) 19:29, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • If that's the case, I suggest you add your image to an applicable article sub-section ('Breeding and lifespan', perhaps). Rather than show a specific behaviour, the front image should instead depict the main subject of the article (in this case, a white stork, not a pair of white storks. --Julesvernex2 (talk) 20:05, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female Palopo.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2023 at 11:15:08 (UTC)
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Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female in Guatemala
  • Better, but I think it's still too aggressive. Perhaps more conservative Topaz settings can do it, but have you tried alternative algorithms e.g., DXO's PhotoLab/PureRaw or Adobe's Denoise AI? In my experience they produce far better results. --Julesvernex2 (talk) 16:45, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --SHB2000 (talk) 12:24, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose --This image of the bird is sharp, but there is too much filtering (looks unnatural, even in color), the composition is spoiled by the branches in the background - it's like "Ж"(опа). 3 leaves play an important role, but they have a motion blur. Too little space around the object. Dion Art (talk) 08:14, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Brest Ford Mustang 1967.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2023 at 09:42:04 (UTC)
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Ford Mustang 1967

File:Ëur de Bredles Secëda Odles y Sas Rigais da Resciesa.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2023 at 06:00:10 (UTC)
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The alpine pasture Resciesa with the Odles group in Gherdëina, South Tyrol - Unesco World Heritage Dolomites, Puez-Geisler Nature Park.
  • Does it make a difference if the end result is the same? (which is not quite the case here though, as there's a faint line between the original sky and the added one) --Julesvernex2 (talk) 17:12, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Who knows! Everyone has their own standards of what cloning and other post-processing they do. Here, I won't vote against if the messy sky is sorted but even well done, adding the sky would stop me supporting. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:00, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • It's more sky than optimal now, though, in my opinion. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:23, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for the amendments, Wolfgang Moroder! Symbol support vote.svg Support. --SHB2000 (talk) 08:00, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • ✓ changed the crop --Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 12:14, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral IMO the bright areas are to bright and it looks like a touch of magenta. --XRay 💬 08:06, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support The file is very big, but the quality is good. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 13:03, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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    -- I like your mountain panoramas, but here there is a strange line in the sky (at the top, just above the highest peak). Also, I agree with XRay 💬 and find at least the left side overexposed. See here: File:Odles Eures de Bredles Schienboden.jpg. Maybe you can correct the mistakes, then I agree with yes.Je-str (talk) 21:39, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Hi, thanks for your note. I corrected the artifacts but can't correct the exposition besides the fact that the light conditions in the picture you indicate are completely different. Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 16:20, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 07:45, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 08:33, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Everything is good, but the right corner is a problem. Dion Art (talk) 09:26, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Thanks for the note, I fixed the right corner Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 16:07, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I meant that the slope of the mountain and the green hill form an angle that abuts against the right frame. You have left "fade in" and you need also a right "fade out". Dion Art (talk) 21:04, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment Good for me, I would just suggest to clone out the line mentioned by Je-str (see image note) and eventually to reduce the exposure on the left-most mountains a bit. --Aristeas (talk) 14:39, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The version you nominated might have been a bit close-cropped, but it was a better composition than this version, and it also lacked the artifacts (more than just a line) noted above. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:01, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Leeeunsuk (talk) 16:36, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:A view to Toppsundet from Ytter-Aun, Hinnøya, Troms, Norway, 2015 April.jpg[edit]

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A view to Toppsundet from Ytter-Aun, Hinnøya, Troms, Norway, 2015 April
  • sorry CHO woohyuck, it's not a valid vote. Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. -- Ivar (talk) 08:44, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support This is a perfect picture.The picture is very high-definition and the scenery reflected in the painting is very beautiful.YE SIQI (talk) 07:58, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Evening view to Pyhäjärvi from Papinniemi in Parikkala, South Karelia, Finland, 2022 June.jpg[edit]

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Pyhäjärvi lake from the shore of Papinniemi in Parikkala, South Karelia, Finland

File:Mir Musavvir 002.jpg[edit]

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The Nightmare of Zahhak the Snake Shoulder, a depiction of the tale from Shahname

File:Karst peaks mist and colorful clouds at sunrise seen from Mount Nam Xay in Vang Vieng Laos.jpg[edit]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Thanks for your comment. Sorry about the vote, invalid because your account gathers only 18 edits. Please read the guidelines -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:42, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Stingray in the Mediterranean Sea[edit]

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  • Raya látigo común (Dasyatis pastinaca), Cabo de Palos, España, 2022-07-16, DD 72.jpg
  • Raya látigo común (Dasyatis pastinaca), Cabo de Palos, España, 2022-07-16, DD 69.jpg
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    Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca), Cape Palos, region of Murcia, Spain. This species of stingray is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It typically inhabits sandy or muddy habitats in coastal waters shallower than 60 m (200 ft), often burying itself in sediment. The common stingray has been reported to reach a width of 1.4 m (4.6 ft) and a length of 2.5 m (8.2 ft), though a width of 45 cm (18 in) is more typical. The predominant prey of the common stingray are bottom-dwelling crustaceans, though it also takes molluscs, polychaete worms, and small bony fishes. Note: we have only 2 FPs of this family and no FP of the genus Dasyatis. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 04:48, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 04:48, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 08:24, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Too blue. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:42, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Much better, but still should look grey from my experience and from other images online. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:45, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Kapelle auf dem Michaelsberg - Untergrombach 25 - Regina caeli.jpg[edit]

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"Regina caeli with the Christogram IHS", a gift from the partner parish Velille, Peru; Chapel on the Michaelsberg
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    created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 11:49, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Llez (talk) 11:49, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment The face doesn't seem sharp enough. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:07, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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      I tried to optimize it (the statue is behind glass, so the conditions for the photo have been not optimal) --Llez (talk) 07:55, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment I have the impression that the face of the statue has a very smooth surface, so that we cannot see much texture/structure/whatever. This would mean that the photo is actually as sharp as it gets. I have experienced that effect (looking unsharp just because the surface is very smooth) with other sculptures. --Aristeas (talk) 18:14, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment This is correct. The face is like a child's doll. I suppose it is not wood but plastic. --Llez (talk) 05:47, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment Whatever the challenges in photographing this motif, I'm still not satisfied with the face and neck. I don't think the issue is smoothness or lack of texture; it looks like noise. It's especially apparent around the nostrils, but maybe those are tiny imperfections in the physical image itself, rather than noise. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:07, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Rowland Buckstone and Cissy Grahame in the revival of F. C. Burnand's The Colonel.jpg[edit]

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Rowland Buckstone and Cissy Grahame in the revival of F. C. Burnand's The Colonel
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    created by London Stereoscopic Company -restored, uploaded, and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:04, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:04, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment If a current-day version of this were nominated to QIC, it would presumably be declined because of the cropped feet. On the other hand, the crops are kind of symmetrical, so it seems like a good composition to me. I may well vote for it, but I felt impelled to mention this issue. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:21, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment (orange).svg Comment Yes, hard to understand why the original was cropped like this. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:21, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Ikan Kekek and Charlesjsharp: It's probably not reversible as the negatives probably no longer exist, but I don't think cabinet cards - which this was - have the same dimensions as a negative. So it's probably one of those things where they took the photo, they wanted reproductions to hand out, the ratio's fixed for that and pretty narrow horizontally vs. the tall verticals, so... crop crop, here you go. Early photography had some odd constraints, especially when it came to how images got mass produced as opposed to just, y'know, framed as a photo. I checked two glass negatives, and both were a ratio of 4:5, and this cabinet card is almost exactly 2:3 Adam Cuerden (talk) 23:16, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Interesting, but the photographer would have known that was going to happen and framed the composition differently. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:44, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Possibly, though I've seen weirder things in old photos - often get the same photo in a half-dozen different forms - oval cropped, a wide crop, a narrow crop, a stereoscopic square crop. Also, I'm not sure if cutting things off on the side was looked down on as much back then. (Also, consider [2] and [3] - clearly the same photo, but the second is far better cropped. Maybe they were just sloppy back then? Kinda rare to see a carte-de-visite or cabinet card with two people in it that I'd be entirely happy with the crop of, anyway. Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:20, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Cassiopeia A (MIRI Image).jpg[edit]

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A nebula caused by a supernova, which occured only a few hundreds years ago.
  • According to the other versions of this image, they aim to set the North at the top. The missing surface is still not very elegant in this orientation -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:19, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Due to the awkward orientation, it is not one of the best images of astronomy in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:27, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting question.svg Question Was the picture frame for this originally a rhomboid? If so, can that picture frame be restored so that we don't see all that blackness? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:24, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    What means "originally"? the raw data is unfortunately not yet aviable. Habitator terrae 🌍 17:08, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Understood. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:33, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Ikan Kekek: But after looking a bit deeper in the metadata of the raw data (that itself will become publicly aviable in August), it seems, that in fact the orientation of the raw data differs from the orientation of the image as (as suggested) it was changed for the north-south orientation. Habitator terrae 🌍 16:36, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Basile. Looks like one of those alien computers on the original Star Trek. I'd consider supporting if that's what it were supposed to be, but it's not. Daniel Case (talk) 18:42, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Only my opinion: It seems to be much more informative than "one of those alien computers on the original Star Trek", as this is a real mid-infrared image of one of the most recent (the supernova could be seen from earth in 1667) and near (10,000 lj) supernova remnants. Habitator terrae 🌍 10:31, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Basile Morin. -- Karelj (talk) 10:04, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support:This is a really cool image, like looking at the universe on the roof of a room through a skylight. Leave a lot to the imagination.GAOPEIYUN (talk) 07:36, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Forte de Copacabana 1.jpg[edit]

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File:Ramsauer Dolomiten.jpg[edit]

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Southern faces of the Reiter Alpe in the Berchtesgaden National Park


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Wed 17 May → Mon 22 May
Thu 18 May → Tue 23 May
Fri 19 May → Wed 24 May
Sat 20 May → Thu 25 May
Sun 21 May → Fri 26 May
Mon 22 May → Sat 27 May

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

Sat 13 May → Mon 22 May
Sun 14 May → Tue 23 May
Mon 15 May → Wed 24 May
Tue 16 May → Thu 25 May
Wed 17 May → Fri 26 May
Thu 18 May → Sat 27 May
Fri 19 May → Sun 28 May
Sat 20 May → Mon 29 May
Sun 21 May → Tue 30 May
Mon 22 May → Wed 31 May

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 an 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.
    • 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/May 2023), 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/May 2023.
  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 shots, 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/May 2023), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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