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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, 2024, 2025 and current month.

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

Formal things

Nominating

Guidelines for nominators

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

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

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

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

Set nominations

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

Tutorial: Nominate on COM:FPC
How to nominate in 8 simple steps

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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

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

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 (~~~~).

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.

General rules

  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 fewer 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

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.
  5. Only two active delisting nominations per user, which is in addition to the limit of two active regular nominations.

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.

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

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

Table of contents

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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File:Dromedary in Thar desert.jpg

Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 21:55:00 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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File:Facóqueros comunes (Phacochoerus africanus), reserva natural Masái Mara, Kenia, 2024-05-20, DD 13.jpg

Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 20:54:52 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Common warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus), Masai Mara, Kenya

File:Allfarblori-Vogelpark-Marlow-2025-01.jpg

Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 19:38:36 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Colorful feathers of three Coconut lorikeets
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Psittacidae (True Parrots)
  •  Info all by me -- Tuxyso (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Info Colorful feathers of three Coconut lorikeets - I previously withdrew the set nomination because one of the photos was slightly out of focus. I’ve now decided to submit a new nomination with a single photo of flawless quality. I believe the vibrant colors and feather structure are captured very well.
  •  Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Yes!! The cute (and excellently photographed) birds are back! --Cart (talk) 19:40, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Thuong Duc, Vietnam - A Viet Cong prisoner awaits interrogation at the A-109 Special Forces Detachment in Thuong - NARA - 531447.jpg

Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 15:08:01 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Viet Cong prisoner in stress position.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1960-1969
  •  Info created by Department of Defense – restored, uploaded and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:08, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:08, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 15:10, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 15:19, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Dramatic. Its a shame the author is unknown.
    • @Needsmoreritalin: If you check the footnote on the author, it's a case where it may be David Epstein, OR we were promulgating false info. I prefer avoiding the latter over potentially being right. I'm going to poke en:WP:MILHIST Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:14, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
    I did a reverse image seach and all I could find was that it was public domain from the national archives. Thanks for looking into this. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 18:06, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support By now we are all too well aware, through social media, of the cruelties made in wars. But the excellent captures by the frontline photographers from long ago can still move us. --Cart (talk) 18:51, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support, though I do think the shadows could be more pronounced/contrast increased (example). I was fairly happy with this edit. JayCubby (talk) 19:50, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:36, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Sachsenheim - Ochsenbach - Dorfkern - Dorfstraße 20 - Ansicht von Osten (1).jpg

Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 11:20:23 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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The listed timber-framed house Dorfstrasse 20 in Ochsenbach, Sachsenheim, Germany
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors/Germany#Baden-Württemberg
  •  Info The listed timber-framed house Dorfstrasse no. 20, built in 1559, in Ochsenbach, a district of Sachsenheim Germany; view from southeast. All by – Aristeas (talk) 11:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I have visited the little village Ochsenbach several times and loved especially this house which looks very pretty despite its old age; it has been renovated with taste and care. Returning at different times of the day (and of the year) I learned that it seems impossible to avoid strong light and dark shadows completely (except on an overcast day, but then the light would be dull). Earlier in the morning you have flat light on the whole facade, later in the day the walnut tree at the left casts a shadow over large parts of the left facade and the right one is in shadow. And in the winter I missed the beautiful green of the tree and the flowers. So I think this photo depicts the house quite well. – Aristeas (talk) 11:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Beautiful building and view, and incredible sharpness ! --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 13:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent composition, and was on my list of possible nominations Cmao20 (talk) 14:52, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support This photo is proof that it pays to "stalk" your object and get familiar with the light. --Cart (talk) 18:53, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:36, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:00, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:40, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Low-key photograph of light bulb, Straume, Norway julesvernex2.jpg

Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 09:41:05 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Low-key photograph of light bulb, Straume, Øygarden, Norway
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Styles and Techniques (will add a “Low-key” section)
  •  Info Low-key photography of a light bulb in Straume, Øygarden, Norway. Created and uploaded by Jules Verne Times Two, nominated by – Aristeas (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Low-key photography is a well-established style/technique; we often associate it particularly with portrait photography. This is a clever example which shows that low-key photography can be also be used with great benefit for object photography: it turns the image of an everyday light bulb into a minimalist, almost abstract artwork. – Aristeas (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for the nomination, Aristeas! I tried to photograph this cool light bulb from a bunch of different angles, but there was always something distracting lurking in the background. Low-key solved the issue: gone were the smoke detector and the somewhat creepy drawing of a moose hanging on the wall! Julesvernex2 (talk) 16:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for the insight, Jules! This is indeed another advantage of low key: it can eliminate distracting elements. With other subjects or under other circumstances, high key can be used for the same task. – Aristeas (talk) 19:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per nomination Cmao20 (talk) 14:51, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 16:09, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Good example of low key. --Cart (talk) 18:56, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support. Those LED filaments are nifty things (video). JayCubby (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Aéroport d'Istanbul en mai 2025.jpg

Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 08:32:24 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors (section “Turkey” will be added if necessary)
  •  Info A building and a roundabout at Istanbul Airport -- created by Kod B – uploaded by Kod B – nominated by Kod B -- Kod B (talk) 08:32, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Kod B (talk) 08:32, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I like the composition even though the crop could be a bit more balanced, but the quality isn't up to FP standards for me. The resolution, details and contrast aren't great, there's quite a bit of noise and the image feels overprocessed. It is a smartphone photo after all. Sorry. AVDLCZ (talk) 14:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose I think it's nice but the light seems a bit strange. There are some funny reflections, almost as if it's been taken through a window. I'd like to see more space on both sides - the crop is tight as it is, cropping off the road markings. A wider view would be more satisfying Cmao20 (talk) 14:50, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I have to agree wit the observations above. We've had green tint like this before in photos taken through windows or airplane canopes, and that should always be corrected. Also the geolocation for this is probably wrong if you want to get that angle of the roundabout. --Cart (talk) 18:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Ertholmene Christiansø Havn asv2024-07 img1.jpg

Voting period ends on 24 May 2025 at 23:36:27 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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  • Thanks for that, I wasn't quite sure about it... Cmao20 (talk) 13:24, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very nice! --Cart (talk) 19:00, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Charming the horse.jpg

Voting period ends on 24 May 2025 at 19:49:42 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Algerian woman wearing a haïk, looking at a horse.

File:Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration 02.jpg

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Parliament of the Tibetan government-in-exile (Central Tibetan Administration) in Dharamsala, India
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors#India
  •  Info Parliament of the Tibetan government-in-exile (Central Tibetan Administration) in Dharamsala, India. Created and uploaded by Bernard Gagnon – nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:13, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support The symmetry is very pleasing, with leading lines to the central arrangement and the portrait wall with the map of Tibet, Dalai Lama and Potala Palace. There is also high educational value and the quality is also good. – UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:13, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 14:35, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  • For now, regretful  Oppose: the symmetry is pleasing, but the lens distortion is noticeable and, more concerningly, the paintings and photograph in this picture likely constitute derivative works that do not fall under de minimis. More  Info on the copyright status is requested from Bernard. JayCubby (talk) 22:37, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    The Potala image is from here which is also on the UNESCO WHS website and the Dalai Lama image is an edited version of a 2003 portrait by this photographer. I could not find anything on the map. The Tibetan parliament themselves produce plenty of images on the interiors (e.g. ) including even a full virtual tour. Though I am unsure this image can be (or to what extent) called derivative(s) of any of those works. -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:37, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    That doesn't stop them from either having a license agreement or straight-up violating copyright. Thanks for searching.
    It's a DW because of how the photos and map are this image's focus, and reproduced fairly clearly. JayCubby (talk) 19:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
    I wouldn't call them the focus of the image, but a secondary element. The 'clearly' part is also questionable esp. for the portrait. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:26, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Nice image and interesting space, but image quality is a bit marginal for FP in my opinion. Cmao20 (talk) 23:38, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Hufeisen-Azurjungfern (Coenagrion puella).jpg

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Azure damselflies (Coenagrion puella), focus stacked image

File:Hochries, Alpes del Chiemgau, Alemania, 2024-10-19, DD 28-30 HDR.jpg

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Hochries, Chiemgau Alps, Germany
  •  Neutral Beautiful photo, but I feel like the cross is on the wrong side (tends to move to the left of the photo).--Famberhorst (talk) 17:38, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20 and UnpetitproleX. – Aristeas (talk) 09:22, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Coral sol (Tubastraea coccinea), Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, México, 2024-12-19, DD 22.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals#Class : Anthozoa
  •  Info No FPs of this species. Good sharpness for an underwater photo, I'll admit the depth of field is a bit limited but a sharp 25 megapixel image taken underwater is something we are lucky to have. created by Poco a poco – uploaded by Poco a poco – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 12:53, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 12:53, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice catch, thank you Cmao20! I used the opportunity to make some improvements (sharpness, curves, crop, new res 34 MPx), I hope you still like it. Btw, we don't have any FPs of the whole genus Tubastraea. Poco a poco (talk) 17:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 17:13, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support. I think it could be a little yellower and brighter (as other pictures of the species are on the 'net), but the DOF isn't an issue for me, as the key element is in focus. JayCubby (talk) 17:37, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  • I brightened it a bit, remove a bunch of spots and ajusted the WB a bit. Poco a poco (talk) 18:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks, it is amazing now. Denoising software is mind-blowing. JayCubby (talk) 04:36, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Works for me now after the fixes. --Cart (talk) 18:11, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:08, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice color and impressive level of detail at full resolution -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:03, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Harlock81 (talk) 12:59, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:14, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Basile. – Aristeas (talk) 09:21, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Morning in Zyndranowa, Poland.jpg

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Morning in Zyndranowa, Poland

File:Cloud landscape at sunset over Tuntorp 7.jpg

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The sun setting behind clouds, creating illusions of landscapes in the sky above Brastad, Sweden.
This will be the last photo experiment nom for a while. ;) Getting this photo, I was inspired by another photographer whose work I really like, Rachael Talibart. She takes thousands of photos of waves, searching for those that look like entities. I don’t get those waves here by the fjord, so I go for the interesting clouds we get here instead, often trying to capture some that looks like landscapes. There is really no special trick to doing it, you use a telephoto lens for your camera and point it at the sun through a cloud and take lots of photos. No filters and very little post processing; you get these contrasts when you shoot directly at the sun, and sometimes you get lucky. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 10:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Cart (talk) 10:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice abstract, beautiful 'coffee colours' and a clever way of showing the textures of clouds which we often ignore Cmao20 (talk) 13:04, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:13, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, but the sun is evidently banded on the right side (see my note). I also wish the sun was centred so that the large cloud in the lower left corner was not cropped. You should've probably used a filter and a tripod. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:51, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for your comments. If I use a filter I don't get the contrasts I was looking for, and at shutter speed 1/2,500 sec, a tripod is irrelevant and limits my movement. Also please don't place FPC comments with notes on the file page, that is only for permanent notes that benefits the greater public. Use the annotator on the nomination page instead. I'll see what I can do about the small banded part, it probably occurred in post processing. - And fixed. --Cart (talk) 10:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you. I've moved the note to the nomination page.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:35, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    As mentioned above, the banding is fixed now but you need to refresh your cache (F5) to see it. Thanks for pointing it out. --Cart (talk) 18:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for fixing it. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 21:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose No wow for me, sorry I don't find the subject extraordinary. Maybe with a balloon or a flying object the image would have been different. In addition, the contrasts are very harsh. -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Well, this image belongs to these artistic minimalist photographs which are a hit or miss, depending just on your taste and point of view. The same reasons which Basile mentions for his oppose vote – a completely understandable and well-founded oppose vote, of course! – can also be seen as virtues of an artistic minimalist photo. If seen from that point of view, it is just logical that the photo shows only the clouds and the sun; and the high contrast is consistent when the clouds are the subject. This has the advantage that the clouds, which are normally just pleasant background extras of our landscape photos, come into the centre of attention and showcase their shapes and textures (as mentioned by Cmao20). – Aristeas (talk) 09:16, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:49, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Fior di melograno.jpg

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The pomegranate flower in the stage where it transforms into fruit

File:1 Mercado do Bolhão.jpg

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Bolhão Market - market in Porto, Portugal

File:Devout, Yemen (9849350914).jpg

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People praying inside the historic w:Queen Arwa Mosque in w:Jibla, Yemen
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Sorry, this is an old photo and sadly not up to the quality of FPs today. --Cart (talk) 09:55, 14 May 2025 (UTC) Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.
@W.carter oh :(. I thought that it is of a high enough quality 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 18:54, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Sorry but no. If you open it at 100% (which is the level we usually judge photos at) and compare it with for example this photo from a mosque, you will see the difference. If you want to test your photos before nominating here, you should try COM:QIC first. Best, --Cart (talk) 19:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
 Comment Low quality, sorry. No chance to succeed at FPC -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:13, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose - Low quality image. -- ERcheck (talk) 01:53, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Seems the discussion is going on despite of the {{FPX}}. Well, then please let me add that this is actually a very nice photo, Abo Yemen, with beautiful soft light and an intense atmosphere; the people with their different poses and gestures are arranged similar to a painting. You have a good taste. And we would have welcomed a featured picture from Yemen. It’s just that the photographic technique has made a bit progress since 2013, and we have a very high standard of technical quality with featured pictures. Take a look at the images in this category and its subcategories. All the best, – Aristeas (talk) 09:03, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
+1. The composition is very good. If only there would be much less noise... Yann (talk) 14:39, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
I got rid of some of the JPEG artifacts at https://postimg.cc/2V1MLjMX (ImgBB didn't like the size) JayCubby (talk) 18:55, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Very good. I would support this. Yann (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
@Yann -- it's now at File:Devout, Yemen (9849350914) (deJPG).jpg. The tiny bit of Exif that was on the file to begin with got stripped, so perhaps someone with more ffmpeg experience could fix that. JayCubby (talk) 20:17, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Nusrat Faria003.jpg

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Portrait of Nusrat Faria

File:Großer Scheidling südwestlich von Zell am Ebersberg 5.jpg

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Volvopluteus gloiocephalus south of Zell am Ebersberg
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Fungi#Family_:_Agaricaceae
  •  Info created by Plozessor – uploaded by Plozessor – nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 13:57, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support I like this idea - of having a pic of a mushroom that really gets down at eye level amongst the grass, as if this is a mouse's view or something. The quality is good. The red object in the background is a bit distracting though. Cmao20 (talk) 12:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
    @Cmao20 Thx. This red object was probably a bright red flower, but anyway I retouched it now. --Plozessor (talk) 15:47, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry but this picture is not special in my view, mainly because the foreground is distracting with its blurry elements -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:01, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

* Neutral The foreground is ok to understand its height and location, but in the background the building and tree are disturbing. -- -donald- (talk) 04:40, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

  •  Support Better now. -- -donald- (talk) 07:31, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  • weak  Support I quite like this picture, it's like an insect's pov, but I do feel that a crop to remove the building on the right and a balancing crop on the left to center the mushroom would make it better and remove some of the distracting elements. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 13:54, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    @UnpetitproleX Why not? What about now? Plozessor (talk) 15:19, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    Better to me now, support from me. Pinging other prior voters @Cmao20, Basile Morin, and -donald-: in case they may wish to change their votes/provide inputs. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 15:27, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:17, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support To get a real "mouse eye view" with a feeling of depth in the image, a bit of un-sharp foreground objects is inevitable unless you stack. Here they actually accent the magnificence of the mushroom. --Cart (talk) 20:05, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Crimson-rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus sexnotatus) Paz de las Aves 2.jpg

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Crimson-rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus sexnotatus)

File:D-4-71-145-54 Mauritiuskapelle Sassanfahrt 3.jpg

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St. Maurice chapel in Hirschaid
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#Germany
  •  Info created by Plozessor – uploaded by Plozessor – nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 04:31, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Beautiful light. I think others may regard this photo as somewhat 'low wow' but I enjoy the composition and I love the unusual window Cmao20 (talk) 12:55, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Agree with Cmao20. The light and the contrast with the lush green and the deep blue of the sky make this image beautiful. – Aristeas (talk) 18:42, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Crop is too tight at the bottom, in my view. Very mitigated wow factor. Sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:08, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    Oops, you're right, I had too tight crop in new version. Now fixed. Plozessor (talk) 05:33, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
    A real improvement, thank you, and thanks to Basile for the hint! – Aristeas (talk) 08:33, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:43, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Uitrollend blad van een mannetjesvaren (Dryopteris filix-mas) 28-04-2025 (d.j.b.) 02.jpg

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File:A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884.jpg

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/People#Groups
  •  Info created by Georges Seurat, uploaded and nominated by Yann
  •  Support Notable painting with its own article, very high-resolution. -- Yann (talk) 18:46, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cart (talk) 19:04, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Thi (talk) 20:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support surprised this iconic painting is not already FP Cmao20 (talk) 22:52, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20. I can’t avoid to think that a photo with a similar composition would fail miserably here: we would criticize the big foreground shadow which makes some of the most prominent people hardly recognizable, the many cropped people and things at the edges, etc. ;–) Yes, a painting is a painting and a photo is a photo, but maybe we can learn here something for the critique of photos, too: e.g. that a big foreground shadow is OK if it contributes to a successful, inspired and realistic general impression. – Aristeas (talk) 10:19, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Harlock81 (talk) 13:08, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:49, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Moheen (keep talking) 14:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:14, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Peulle (talk) 06:46, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Portrait de femme en tenue traditionnelle de Berbère Algérien.jpg

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Algerian women wearing traditional Berber clothing

File:Eastern wood pewee (12569).jpg

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Eastern wood-pewee
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes/Tyrannidae#Genus_:_Contopus
  •  Info Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens). all by — Rhododendrites talk |  16:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Rhododendrites talk |  16:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice composition, with the bokeh and the gentle arch of the branch Cmao20 (talk) 22:51, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:59, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 07:30, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 10:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support - Appreciate the subtle colors of the bird and the background. - ERcheck (talk) 01:51, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Nice thumbnail, and I was going to support "per Cmao20", then I opened the image at full resolution and discovered a rather low level of detail and a high level of noise, particularly visible on the feathers and the branch. This low quality seems confirmed by the exif metadata, 2500 ISO was certainly too much. Usually our other photos of birds are better (as the ones currently displayed in the FPC listing) -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:08, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:43, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Red aspen leaves by Myrstigen 1.jpg

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Autumn-red aspen leaves (Populus tremula) on a branch in contre-jour by Myrstigen track, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Salicaceae
  •  Info Autumn-red aspen leaves (Populus tremula) in contre-jour by Myrstigen track, Brastad, Sweden. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 12:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Cart (talk) 12:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support This one's all about the light Cmao20 (talk) 13:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20, and the harmonic autumn colours are also important. I don’t know about Sweden, but here in Germany you have to search for a while to find a Populus tremula with such colourful leaves; it depends on the autumn weather and on the particular location. If it is about the same in Sweden, you have found a particularly beautiful one! – Aristeas (talk) 15:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
It's the same here, usually they just turn yellow. The ones shielded in forests can turn these colors. --Cart (talk) 15:38, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

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Toucan barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus)
So it is. An amazingly friendly family-run place. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Charlesjsharp, I see that you are having some trouble fixing the name of the file. Do you want me to rename it according to Poco's advice and fix the code so your nomination stays intact? I think you remember the bother you've run into before when moving files during a nom. (In case you are wondering: You didn't complete the correction with your move. It's "de" not "le", but I don't want to move the file without your permission.) --Cart (talk) 18:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Please. I've been renaming lots of files and clearly made a mess! Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:32, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
No problem, I'll fix it for you. Renaming a nom is a little different than renaming normal files. --Cart (talk) 20:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)


Unconfirmed results: (info)
Result: 19 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 21:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
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File:The Temple among the forest Beneath the Clouds, Weaverville (2025)-L1007132.jpg

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Interior of the oldest Chinese temple in California (Weaverville, Trinity County)

File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg (delist)

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  •  Info Now superseded by the 108 gigapixel File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg (Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg)
  •  Delist . The proposed replacement (a tile set at full-res) is the highest resolution image on Commons, AFAIK. The current image is about the size of one of the individual tiles. See Template:Tile set/Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox/grid -- JayCubby (talk) 22:32, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Keep I appreciate that Commons has always sought to host media in the highest resolution available, in order to provide maximum flexibility for reusers who might want to use our pictures for large prints or high-resolution displays. But I think there does come a point where this gets faintly ridiculous. Does anyone really need a 108,000 megapixel version of Girl with a Pearl Earring, showing details at a far, far finer level than the painter's original brushstrokes? What is that extra information useful for? By delisting the current one and replacing it with these tiles, we're saying that it isn't enough to have a 179 megapixel image (which is still extremely large and frankly already pretty absurd, but which can still be displayed as one file and which the average high-end computer has a decent chance of being able to display at full size). No, we need a 108,000 megapixel one, even though it can only be stored as a series of tiles (which are, even individually, impossible for most computers to display at full size) and thus has considerably less utility to end users than the current FP. Why exactly? Will we delist the 108,000 megapixel tiles when someone scans this painting at 200,000 megapixels? Where does this end? Isn't it just enough to have a good version of a painting at a sensible size that people might actually want to use? Why do I want to view a beautiful artwork at 500 times the magnification the artist intended, what worthwhile experience am I getting from this? Cmao20 (talk) 00:31, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
    @Cmao20,
    • What is that extra information useful for?
      • Why not? We host TIFF files which are ten times larger than JPEGs with little quality difference.
    • and which the average high-end computer has a decent chance of being able to display at full size
      • There's a much lower-resolution version, stitched from the 108 GP, at File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg, at 18,920 × 22,112 px. I forgot to mention that. I'll see if I can open it on my midrange computer.
    • Will we delist the 108,000 megapixel tiles when someone scans this painting at 200,000 megapixels?
      • Maybe. Would we delist a 5MP in favor of a 50MP scan? Probably. Why shouldn't the trend continue?
      • Why do I want to view a beautiful artwork at 500 times the magnification the artist intended, what worthwhile experience am I getting from this?
        • You don't have to zoom down to the micron-level. But at a high resolution, the brushstrokes can be analyzed, etc.
    Also, the proposed replacement image's colors seem more natural to me. JayCubby (talk) 01:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  • In my opinion just because the trend can continue doesn't mean that it should. Perhaps there is someone who can benefit from analyzing brushstrokes in extremely high detail but it is not likely to be the vast majority of users. I believe we should feature the version of a picture that is most useful to the widest number of people. Commons may choose to host these high-resolution 'tiles' if we think a niche interest wants to use them, but I don't see why the tiles should be the version we feature, there's no reason why 'more is better'. Cmao20 (talk) 02:05, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
    @Cmao20, that's a fair point. ZoomViewer has no issue with the half-gigabyte image. In your mind, which of the two versions has more accurate lighting and coloration? File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg or File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg? JayCubby (talk) 04:42, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Keep per Cmao20, and thank you for taking this issue with too big files head on. The monstrous file is good to have in the Commons archive for whenever someone feels the need for a CSI investigation of Vermeer's household lint embedded in the paint. However, for normal use on sites with the broadband speed we have today, the present FP is more than enough. I think that the file that is FP, should not only be the best but also the most useful version for wikis etc. Also I just wonder: "Now superseded by"? I don't see the {{Superseded}} or {{Supersedes}} anywhere. --Cart (talk) 12:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
    Again, File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg is roughly 2.5x the resolution of File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg, and the lighting is more natural (and therefore more useful?) (File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg is overexposed, which reduces its detail). File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg isn't a tile set, but the tile set is linked in the file description.
    I didn't tag with {{superseded}} or {{duplicate}} because it's a FP, and the proposed replacement has a different brightness. JayCubby (talk) 13:47, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Keep per Cart and Cmao20. Also replacement seems too dark compared to this version. Yann (talk) 14:01, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Keep per @Cmao20 and @Cart. In addition, I too find the colors are better on this version. -- ERcheck (talk) 22:03, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Keep. Images should be useful, but 50 GB is too large. It took a long time to upload it, and it will take a long time to download. The file page can always point to a higher res version. Glrx (talk) 16:14, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Snowy morning in Sangla, Himachal Pradesh, India.jpg

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Snowy morning in Sangla, in the Baspa valley of Kinnaur district of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#India
  •  Info created, uploaded and nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:01, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:01, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Nice landscape, I love the splashes of colour provided by the houses amidst the snow and the mountains. Not sure the image quality is FP though, there's not a lot of detail at full size. I added a couple of categories, btw. Cmao20 (talk) 00:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sangla is a really beautiful place, and I loved the previous one from it, but here the detail that was just enough in that, doesn't catch up in this. It's also taking in too much and therefore letting the wow-factor slip away. Look at what would happen if you had used just a portion of the image, see note. --Cart (talk) 11:09, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks for the review, (and also re:Cmao20 above) unfortunately I can't do much about the detail--of all the pictures I took that morning, this shows the largest portion of the town of Sangla, but was taken from some distance and slight elevation from the actual town. I'm unable to see your note for some reason, but if it's regarding a crop, the original had more orchards at the bottom, under shadow like the bottom right, which I thought best to crop without having to crop out the building in the bottom left corner. Then also cropped some sky at the top because a panorama made sense to me at that instance. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
    It's strange that the note keeps disappearing, I've tried to add it twice. Hmm ... Anyway, it was not for a crop, the detail is not good enough for that, only generally indicating the top left part that I think would have been better to focus on. The oppose for this lovely place pains me, but the quality just isn't there, sorry. --Cart (talk) 01:02, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

 I withdraw my nomination UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:10, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Grünes Heupferd auf Motorhaube.jpg

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Great green bush-cricket on a red engine bonnet

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Blossom of an ornamental leek with water droplets. Focus stack of 6 shots. Photographed in a garden in Bamberg.
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  •  Info Blossom of an ornamental leek with water droplets. Focus stack of 6 shots. Photographed in a garden in Bamberg. All by me -- Ermell (talk) 20:24, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Ermell (talk) 20:24, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Brilliant capture with perfect sharpness, balanced bokeh, and detailed droplets. Aesthetically and technically outstanding. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:01, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Wonderful image. The complementary colors of the pink and green work well, with the soft background adding a nice juxtaposition, but not distracting from the subject. The details of the flower and the dew steal the show! --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 21:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cart (talk) 21:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:57, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support As usual, very well done Cmao20 (talk) 00:14, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Crispy sharp. Impressive level of detail -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Stunning photo, perfectly executed focus stack. JayCubby (talk) 05:14, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Radomianin and Needsmoreritalin. – Aristeas (talk) 10:27, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:24, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 17:19, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:38, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--ROCKY (talk) 06:17, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:18, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)


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Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review

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An aerial view of Novo Selo Lake
Please Kiril, I don't know how many times I've had to add basic categories, descriptions and full gallery info to your nominations. You are a senior participant here at FPC, so more is expected of you. When you create a nomination, please check that all the things mentioned in the FPC rules are met. Thank you, --Cart (talk) 20:17, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry. Nice composition and framing, but I can see a lot of noise and not great sharpness. I don't think it's special enough to promote given the flaws Cmao20 (talk) 00:13, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, I don't see an elephant nor anything special -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)


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File:2024-07-07 Motorsport, DTM Classic, Norisring Nürnberg 2024 STP 0323.jpg

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motor sport, DTM Classic, Norisring Nürnberg 2024: Stefan Mücke / Peter Mücke (Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse DTM); panning shot
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  •  Info motor sport, DTM Classic, Norisring Nürnberg 2024: Stefan Mücke / Peter Mücke (Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse DTM); panning shot;
    no sharp bird, no perfectly illuminated landscape, but an action shot with (at least for me) a wow effect;
    created, uploaded and nominated by Stepro
  •  Support -- Stepro (talk) 00:43, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Info Vorne etwas mehr Raum und ich stimme dafür. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:59, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 12:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 14:54, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:CH-47 Chinook - RIAT 2015 (20820630144).jpg

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CH-47 Chinook at RIAT 2015
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Air_transport#Helicopters
  •  Info created by Airwolfhound on Flickr – uploaded by Helmy oved – nominated by JayCubby -- JayCubby (talk) 23:45, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support as nom. I see no major flaws with the image. The detail is crisp, the motion blur is nice, and the resolution is decent enough. The hair of CA is my only criticism. -- JayCubby (talk) 23:45, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose This photo would be perfect for me if the rotors were shown in full. In this cut unfortunately not, sorry. --Stepro (talk) 00:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
    @Stepro, it appears rather hard to keep the composition nice when the rotors are in frame. See File:Chinook - RIAT 2016 (28245423846).jpg JayCubby (talk) 01:34, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose FPs need a bit more than just "no major flaws", they also need good composition and that elusive "wow"-factor. While this is a good photo technically, it lacks really good composition, it is either too closely cropped or not close enough to highlight a section of the heli in a pleasing way, the light is dull and buildings in the background interfere with the main subject. --Cart (talk) 13:33, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support I enjoy how it's zoomed in enough so you can see the disturbed air behind it, the rivets, and the guy leaning out the window. it's a striking juxtaposition, seeing him standing right under the rotor blades, tilted in midair, with only inches of metal under his feet. The tilted composition adds drama. I only wish there wasn't a building in the background. Henrysz (talk) 17:21, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I really wanted to like this image. It is a cool shot, but aside from the cropping of the rotors brought up by other reviewers, it suffers from some problems related to the shutter speed of 1/100 and f/10 respectively. There is an influence of diffraction in the image. I saw someone refer to CA, but I think its diffraction, personally. The image would have been sharper if shot at a faster shutter too. Tracking the subject, which is large, at a focal length of nearly 300, with a small aperture and low shutter speed, yielded an unsettling feeling to the image when viewed at 100%. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Needsmoreritalin (talk • contribs)
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Ringeltaube auf Norderney 02.jpg

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Common wood pigeon on Norderney, Germany
  • Change to  Oppose this version in favor of the crop. --Cart (talk) 20:48, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support A bit of a shame that the tail is out of focus for such a common bird, but very nice composition Cmao20 (talk) 20:08, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent composition and beautiful background for me. – Aristeas (talk) 08:36, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 08:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- The background colors complement the mostly gray pigeon. The background is soft and makes the feather details pop in contrast. I saw a crop suggestion, and I think the top of the picture presents a slightly distracting element, but I do like the breathing room in front of the bird. It makes you wonder what it is thinking. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 19:19, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Alternative

  •  Info Cropped version excluding the (possibly distracting) sky in the background as suggested by Cart and A.Savin but keeping a little bit more space in front of the bird compared to the original crop suggestion. (Also pinging previous voters ERcheck, Stepro, Cmao20, Bijay Chaurasia,Needsmoreritalin)
  •  Support --Moheen (keep talking) 10:01, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Funny enough I actually like the background of the original version, but the cropped version is good, too. – Aristeas (talk) 10:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Definitely better. -- -donald- (talk) 11:01, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per my comment above. --Cart (talk) 11:13, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Btw, your 'ping' didn't work since you didn't sign the same edit where you mentioned all the previous voters. It's not enough just to mention people, the system needs your signature too to send the ping. --Cart (talk) 20:52, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
    Ahh, thanks, forgot about that --Stephan Sprinz (talk) 06:15, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Dode stam van een berk. 18-04-2025 (actm.) 01.jpg

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  • Thanks for your comment and vote. A weak excuse, the tripod was at its highest position.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:21, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Unfortunately the crop is too tight at the top to be considered as an excellent image -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I've to agree Poco a poco (talk) 14:02, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support per Aristeas. I actually find the zoomed in version with no grass even better (artistically, but not educationally). --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:46, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose This is surely very valuable, but the top down perspective, composition, flat lighting, grass in the background stealing attention, gives a mundane feel Henrysz (talk) 17:07, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

File:2024-07-07 Motorsport, DTM, Norisring Nürnberg 2024 STP 0442-2.jpg

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motor sport, DTM, Norisring Nürnberg 2024: Award Ceremony; Nicki Thiim (DEN, Lamborghini, SSR Performance); celebration, Champagne shower
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  •  Info motor sport, DTM, Norisring Nürnberg 2024: Award Ceremony; Nicki Thiim (DEN, Lamborghini, SSR Performance); celebration, Champagne shower;
    created, uploaded and nominated by Stepro
  •  Support -- Stepro (talk) 01:23, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry but while I love the composition, it seems very unsharp to me Cmao20 (talk) 20:06, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
    I don't know what exactly you expect. "Freezing" the champagne splashes with a very short exposure time would ruin the emotionality of the photo just as much as focusing on the person behind it. The motion blur of the champagne splashes is what makes the photo in my opinion. Stepro (talk) 21:39, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Of course I don't want you to freeze them with a short exposure time. That would ruin the photo. I just mean that the image is not sharp. There is no fine detail, either on the droplets or on the man in the background. It's like everything is out of focus. Cmao20 (talk) 00:38, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, but I'm with Cmao20 on this. It's great that the champagne splash is not "frozen" that brings life to the photo, but I'd like the guy to be sharper, like you managed to do in this photo. I'd choose that photo over this. Apart from that, the file name is not describing what's in the photo. We are always telling new users to follow the Commons naming policy, we "oldies" should do that too. --Cart (talk) 00:02, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  • When I look at the vast quality difference between the picture you link (which is excellent and I'd vote for as FP (Edit: amusingly it appears I opposed this picture in 2019. I've changed my mind, it should have become FP)) and this one, I almost wonder if Stepro even uploaded the right file here. This picture is poor quality and looks almost upsampled. Cmao20 (talk) 00:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
    I have at least nominated the photo that I intended to nominate. ;-) For me personally, it's one of my photos from last year that conveys real emotion. Of course, I could also nominate other super-sharp photos, but they wouldn't have that wow effect that was at least once demanded here. (On the grounds that FP is not QI.) The other photo mentioned is less emotional for me, that's how different perspectives can be. In my opinion, the big difference in terms of sharpness is not that it is present there and missing here, but that in the other photo the people are not standing behind the champagne shower and are therefore naturally in focus. In this picture, the focus is clearly on the champagne splashes, but they have a motion blur. As the name suggests - a blur. One that I wanted. Stepro (talk) 00:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Well, as I say I think the composition of this picture is very good, but I don't know why you think I have a problem with the motion blur. The motion blur is absolutely necessary for the picture to work. It conveys a dynamic impression. But the focus isn't 'clearly on the champagne splashes'. I don't think the focus is anywhere. Nothing in this picture is really sharp, and I don't mean this in the sense that the subject is blurry, I mean that the subject is badly focussed and the image has no detail. Cmao20 (talk) 12:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, but I can just second Cmao20’s comment. Somehow this photo looks like a smartphone shot – no fine details. Even falling splashes of liquids can look more detailed (e.g.). In addition, I also cannot find any “wow” in the subject of this photo: it just shows a perverted waste of luxury foods. Using champagne as a fun shower is tasteless and stupid, it’s typical of the hollowness of our affluent society, which doesn’t know how to express pleasure other than through senseless exaggeration and waste. Yes, you can call this an odd comment, but everyone can make an odd comment from time to time, and at least this is a honest one and not a revenge vote. ;–) – Aristeas (talk) 08:11, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Warbling vireo (82141).jpg

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Warbling vireo singing
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  •  Info Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus) singing. Surprised that we seem to have no FPs of any species in the vireo family. Took me a long time to get a good shot of this one -- maybe I'll put some additional effort into the others. all by — Rhododendrites talk |  21:06, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Rhododendrites talk |  21:06, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 22:17, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Stepro (talk) 01:09, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 20:05, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment The bird is great, but the bokeh branch above it looks like it's about to whack the poor guy. Any chance of making it less conspicuous? --Cart (talk) 21:30, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Thanks, now the bird looks like it sings out of joy and not sounding an alarm. ;) --Cart (talk) 11:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

File:View of the Upper Rhine Plain from Battenberg Castle.jpg

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View of the Upper Rhine Plain from Battenberg Castle, Germany

File:Himalaya, Indian Atlas, sheet 66 (15219000), cropped.jpg

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Himalaya, Indian Atlas, sheet 66. Scale 1:253,440.
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  •  Info created by Survey of India / Walker, J. & C., uploaded and nominated by Yann
  •  Info Old map of Indian Himalaya. Scale 1:253,440. 1894. The source file has some issue, so I needed to crop it.
  •  Support Very high resolution. Actually it is difficult to find recent map of the Indian Himalaya at this scale. -- Yann (talk) 21:52, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A valuable image, and very high resolution. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:53, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very nice Cmao20 (talk) 11:20, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 15:38, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A masterpiece of surveying and cartography. Do I understand correctly that sheet 66 has four parts (NW, NE, SW, SE) and that they have been glued together in order to have the whole sheet at once? Or are these four different sheets? In any case, the borders of the NW part do not align well with the borders of the adjacent parts, maybe they come from another edition; but the map itself is aligned very well, and that’s more important. – Aristeas (talk) 18:02, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Yes, you are right. Map sheets are usually divided in several parts. I don't know the reason why the borders do not align. It is not mentioned at the source. Yann (talk) 18:48, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Thank you! Well, as I said above, most of the actual map is aligned very well at the borders of the parts, so it does not hurt that the margins are not perfectly aligned. – Aristeas (talk) 19:52, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Mergansers

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Just talk about how to re-name files
  •  Comment So we've got a drake, hen and youngster as a set. Well that works for me. Nice and sharp photos. However, the file names are all over the place and none of them meet the general Commons naming guidelines. They are more like some sort of code that only bird-people can understand, they need to be more general. If you can suggest better names for them here, I will gladly help you renaming them. Also the name of the location (including the country) should be in the description too. These photos will be seen by people all over the world, so please make it easy for them to understand which English-speaking country Barnegat Inlet is located in. --Cart (talk) 18:20, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
    Sorry! You are absolutely correct. RBME (Red-Breasted Merganser) BIF (Bird In Flight). I will gladly rename them and I can do it in a way that helps with language barriers. Mergus_serrator_Drake/Hen/Immature Do those work? And I can add Barnegat Inlet_New Jersey_USA a suffix. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 19:51, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
    That sounds much better. The four capital letters are especially bewildering, since the British have similar four-letter abbreviations for their bird sanctuaries (RSPB). Do you have file mover rights or do you need help with the renaming? If you want to see correct naming of files, take a look at how Poco a poco names his photos. They have among the clearest names here on Commons and you can get some tips from those, like his nom here at the moment. Btw, good call to add the genus section to the bird gallery, you did that right. I'm just going to add that since you are nominating a set, there is less trouble with re-naming files during a nomination, we usually never recommend that otherwise. I'll keep an eye on this so that the code doesn't break anywhere. --Cart (talk) 20:35, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you! I have been contributing for some time, but it wasn't until last year that someone nominated one of my images for Featured Picture that I learned about these processes. Despite 17 years using wikipedia, I am still a novice. I am not a file mover. What is the best method for me to rename the images or request that the images be renamed? Needsmoreritalin (talk) 21:39, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
    The easiest and fastest way for these, is if you just write the exact new names you want for the photos right here in a reply to my post, and I'll fix it for you. --Cart (talk) 21:50, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
    Wow, it doesn't get easier than that! Thanks again.
    How about:
    Red-Breasted Merganser Hen (Mergus Serrator) Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, USA
    Red-Breasted Merganser Drake (Mergus Serrator) Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, USA
    Red-Breasted Merganser Juvenile (Mergus Serrator) Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, USA Needsmoreritalin (talk) 22:13, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
    Okey-dokey, done and fixed. Please also take a look at how I added the info to the 'Description' box on the files, that info should also be in good shape for an FP. --Cart (talk) 22:38, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support So with the paperwork in good order, I think it's time for me to support this little punk rock family. --Cart (talk) 22:42, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Since the issue has been fixed, perhaps the big wall of text above can be added to a collapsable box, Cart? --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:47, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support These are very nice, well done Cmao20 (talk) 11:16, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 15:36, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I don't understand what kind of set this one is. The closest is probably #4 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). I'd accept a set of 2: in flight + swimming or a set of 2: adult and juvenile, but this fulfil no valid set IMHO Poco a poco (talk) 17:18, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
    Poco a poco, we have been bending the rather short-sighted and rigid rules of sets before. I have no problem with allowing this. And technically speaking, Needsmoreritalin only has this nom of three photos up and running, so given your definition of sets, he could withdraw this and nominate the drake adult and juvenile as one set, and then nominate the hen in a normal separate nom (or any other combination that would fit the set criteria you outline more perfectly). The three photos are great, so I think the outcome would be the same as if we allow this nomination to proceed. To placiate you, perhaps Needsmoreritalin could refrain from making another nomination until this one is over? It's easier to keep this one running instead of going through all that bureaucratic rigmarole. In another current set nomination, Adam is admitting to finding more images for his "complete set of illustrations" saying there might be need for a second set, and no one is getting upset about that. --Cart (talk) 18:04, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
    I will not nominate any additional images for Featured Picture consideration until this set is approved or rejected. This was the first time I submitted a set and I appreciate your feedback. Thanks Cart for the support and the suggestion!
    I submitted this as a set because the drake Red-breasted Merganser is very unique in its appearance, the hen and immature Red-Breasted Mergansers look the same. However, when the juvenile male gets a little older it starts wearing eyeliner. There are no Featured Pictures of any species in the genus, Mergus. I thought submitting the three "types" of Mergus Serrator would be a good start.
    This is only my rationale, and you must support or oppose based on your own standards. I respect and accept your decision. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 22:21, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
    Sets are always tricky since they rely so much on interpreting the rules, and if one photo isn't good the whole thing falls. I've made a couple of sets early on here at FPC, but I have since given up on them, and I prefer to make noms one at a time just to keep things simple. Slow and steady wins in the long run. --Cart (talk) 22:28, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very good photos. Regarding the set question, I just think of this one as “Mergansers family”: mother, father, child ;–). But if this argument is too lax and risqué (the two adults are probably not the parents of that juvenile, although I could not tell the difference ;–)), I second Cart’s pragmatic argumentation. – Aristeas (talk) 18:09, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:26, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Would support 1st,2nd, but 3rd not so much. This should go one by one, since 3 differnt birds. --Mile (talk) 18:29, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

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The bot

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

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/May 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request

  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 2025.
  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. Category:Commons guidelines

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination

  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 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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