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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 name, quality, image description, categories 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:Close wing nectaring position of Graphium macareus (Godart, 1819) - Lesser Zebra 1.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Jul 2025 at 03:50:56 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Close wing nectaring position of Graphium macareus (Godart, 1819) - Lesser Zebra 1.jpg

File:Striped blue crow butterfly.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Jul 2025 at 03:15:53 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Interior of Willistead Manor (two chairs by window), Windsor, Ontario, 2025-06-07.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Jul 2025 at 01:49:44 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Interior of Willistead Manor, with two chairs

File:Western Flycatcher (Pacific-Slope).jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 22:16:57 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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File:Hamerkop eating fish, South Africa - 2023-1.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 22:10:31 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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File:Red fox (Vulpes vulpes crucigera) Skalnate Pleso 2.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 21:26:43 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Red fox (Vulpes vulpes crucigera)

File:Pez mariposa barbero (Johnrandallia nigrirostris), Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, México, 2024-12-19, DD 19.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 19:53:08 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Blacknosed butterflyfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris), Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico

File:Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“ - Ѓавато.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 19:51:18 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Dormition of the Theotokos Church in the village of Ǵavato

File:Pascoli montani e cespuglieti pratomagno 4.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 09:53:05 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Mountain pastures and meadow shrubs
  • Well done! Cmao20 (talk) 19:43, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Hiking trail to Biskupská kupa, Czechia.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 09:33:10 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Hiking trail to Biskupská kupa, Czechia

File:راع يقود جمله.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 06:33:11 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A herder leading his camel in a calm desert atmosphere.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People#Others
  •  Info created by Saudi Press Agency – uploaded by ARABCREATOR7 – nominated by ARABCREATOR7 -- ARABCREATOR7 (talk) 06:33, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ARABCREATOR7 (talk) 06:33, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Very striking and cinematic motif. But there is what looks like a bad cloning error (see image note). Will support if fixed. Cmao20 (talk) 11:10, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Nice photo! I've fixed up the categories for you. The photo was published in 2024, but according to the camera's Exif in the Metadata, it was taken on an earlier date and that date should be preferably be in the description, now fixed. --Cart (talk) 13:22, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:54, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Close wing moisture sucking and peeing activity of Lamproptera curius ( Fabricius,1787) - White Dragontail.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jul 2025 at 04:41:09 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Close wing moisture sucking and peeing activity of Lamproptera curius ( Fabricius,1787) - White Dragontail.jpg

File:USNavy air-cushioned landing craft about to dock aboard USS Iwo Jima-2025.jpg

Voting period ends on 2 Jul 2025 at 22:33:13 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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U.S. Navy air-cushioned landing craft prepares to dock aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LDH 7) during training in the Atlantic Ocean (May 2025).
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Water transport#Hovercraft
  •  Info "Incoming Craft": A U.S. Navy air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) prepares to dock aboard the USS Iwo Jima during training in the Atlantic Ocean, May 14, 2025. Appreciate the framing of the LCAC by the well deck of the Iwo Jima. Photo created by Andrew Eggert, USN – uploaded and nominated by ERcheck -- ERcheck (talk) 22:33, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ERcheck (talk) 22:33, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support On my list. JayCubby (talk) 00:29, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:41, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Unfortunately the compression is a bit high and there are JPEG artefacts visible at full size, but the wow-factor outweighs this. Cmao20 (talk) 11:07, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
    @Cmao20: I've mostly dealt with the compression artifacts. The file is here. Someone smarter than I is free to copy the metadata over. JayCubby (talk) 19:30, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20, but full support (I'm a sucker for big wow-factors). --Cart (talk) 13:01, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support The left and right crop would be much better if they were just slightly wider imo. A missed opportunity for a very pleasing framing. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:39, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
    Unfortunately, the left and right of the image are as in the original. Only cropping was a small amount at the bottom. -- ERcheck (talk) 19:59, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 22:28, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Panoramique Lac Blanc Croix Belledonne.jpg

Voting period ends on 2 Jul 2025 at 21:46:50 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Panoramic view of Lac Blanc and Couttet Peak, Isère

File:Jacobite on Glenfinnan Viaduct 2 20211024.jpg

Voting period ends on 2 Jul 2025 at 21:46:47 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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"The Jacobite" crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Rail vehicles#United_Kingdom
  •  Info A train picture not by Kabelleger! I love the colours in this picture. I once saw a description of steam locomotives 'puffing like tired dragons' and this photo conveys that impression better than anything else I've seen. I know the darker areas are a bit noisy but this isn't an easy shot and for a moving object I think it's fine, and quality issues are mitigated by the excellent composition. created by Domob – uploaded by Domob – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 21:46, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 21:46, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Not Kabellegers quality but good.--Ermell (talk) 08:21, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:42, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Excellent composition. MartinD (talk) 11:42, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support The rendering of the smoke is beautiful. --Cart (talk) 13:39, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Je-str (talk) 19:19, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support like film, haha. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:41, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:54, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Rathaus Borås.jpg

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The townhall in Borås, Sweden.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Sweden
  •  Info created by An-d – uploaded by An-d – nominated by Kakan spelar
    Also first time for be to nominate a picture, please tell me if I did something wrong. I tried to follow the tutorial as close as I could :) -- Kakan spelar (talk) 20:23, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Kakan spelar (talk) 20:23, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 20:56, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose You made the nomination absolutely fine, don't worry about that at all. However unfortunately I can't support this one. It's not bad per sé and I think it is definitely a useful contribution to the project that illustrates the building well. But I don't think it compares well to others in the category. The sharpness is not there at full size, and also we would normally ask for perspective correction in a shot like this, so that the towers don't look like they are falling backwards. I also think it's a bit of a shame there are so many people in the image, but that isn't a deal breaker for me. Cmao20 (talk) 22:10, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Well done nomination even though you are not an FPC regular. Unfortunately, I have to agree with Cmao20, although I don't mind people per se in architecture photos, just cut people. This photo is from 2011 when digital cameras just didn't have good enough sensors yet. If you want to nominate digital photos, a good tip is to select those made after 2016 when sensors got better. --Cart (talk) 22:28, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Needs perspective correction. --Thi (talk) 08:08, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:White house with a small beach in Norra Grundsund, panorama.jpg

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White wooden house with a small beach and an old motorboat in Norra Grundsund, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden.
Even though much of the Swedish west coast is afflicted by tourism, there are places like this where little has changed. Houses that are renovated or replaced, stay true to the previous designs. Even the carefully preserved small motorboat is the same as some 80 years ago. The weather this close to Skagerrak is very harsh all through the year, and vegetation seldom grows taller than the nearest sheltering cliff. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 19:06, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Cart (talk) 19:06, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 20:56, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support - Really loving the tranquility. A place I'd love to visit. -- ERcheck (talk) 21:35, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support At first I thought this picture was quite stark, but the more I look at it, I find it pleasant and appealing. Cmao20 (talk) 22:07, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
    The place certainly is very stark. The only thing that stands out among the cliffs there is this house and I wanted that to show in the photo. This part is our version of "Big Sky Country". --Cart (talk) 22:14, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:43, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:الصورة الرسمية للأمير محمد بن سلمان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود.jpg

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Official portrait of Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Men
  •  Info created by Saudi Press Agency – uploaded by ARABCREATOR7 – nominated by ARABCREATOR7 -- ARABCREATOR7 (talk) 16:44, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ARABCREATOR7 (talk) 16:44, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- E.IMANCOMMONS 17:38, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Hi ARABCREATOR7, the categories for this photo were a total mess, but I've cleared them up best I could for you and added a few other relevant ones. The date for the photo should not be the upload date, so I changed it to the date provided by the camera's Exif data. Since this is a studio photo, no exact location is required. I know this is an official photo, but it could be better edited in post-processing, it's a bit overexposed in the bright areas and a few other small things can be fixed. I've made a suggestion for you here. You can use it however you like (overwrite or upload). Best, --Cart (talk) 18:18, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Mainly for the resolution: 2,761 × 1,981 for a camera which can give 4,928 × 3,280 pixels. Yann (talk) 18:55, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Mainly per Yann but I also don't like the extreme contrast that has turned his shoulder completely black with just one thin outline visible Cmao20 (talk) 22:08, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I have a problem with the image quality, I had expected a good level of detail, it is rather noisy. I also have a problem with the item, but that's not a valid criteria to oppose Poco a poco (talk) 16:23, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
    TBH, I would consider the problem with the subject to be a reason to support, rather than oppose—an FP of him would mean the picture can be a POTD, where, in the caption, one could talk about his position, his politics, the reforms he has undertaken, and indeed the assassinations he has ordered, with a careful consideration of due weight according to reliable sources. Same goes for other political (and otherwise) figures. We must not conflate support for FP with endorsement of the subject. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:05, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
    The photos we promote here are primarily for encyclopedias and such works contains images of some pretty bad things too. We have a lot of them already, just look in the 'History' section. It can be very hard to look at some of these images and stay neutral as we should (trust me, I made the first free image of Kim Jong Un, a revolting task, but the image was needed for articles). But this is how it is to collect high quality images for the wiki work. It would look rather loop-sided if only the nice images were good and all the bad images also had bad quality. --Cart (talk) 00:49, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Open wing mud-puddling position of Graphium cloanthus (Westwood,1841) - Glassy Bluebottle.jpg

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Open wing mud-puddling position of Graphium cloanthus (Westwood,1841) - Glassy Bluebottle.jpg
But Ahh! I see what you mean, I had accidentally inserted a second "Genus : Graphium" in the wrong place. Bad mistake, and thank you very much for making me aware that something was wrong. Much appreciated. I've removed the faulty place so the nom now points to the right section. I always have trouble spotting the difference between the words "Papilionoidea" and "Papilionidae". And Atudu, while you were right "species-wise", the sorting done by the FPCBot can only go to one specific heading (in this case 'Genus : Graphium') on one specific page (in this case 'Papilionoidea'), so I understand if it looks a bit weird when writing the name of the Genus right after the name of the Superfamily. And if you, Charles, have some other points to discuss about the Lepidoptera gallery pages, could you please post that on the FPC talk page, since I'm not the only one involved in the galleries. Again, thank you for being so vigilant. --Cart (talk) 21:36, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
I must have forgotten to hit Publish. Sorry Cart. I have posted my comments about recent errors on the FPC talk page. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:40, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your help. I truly appreciate your support. I’ll be sure to keep this in mind for my next nomination. Atudu (talk) 02:31, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Schloss Schwetzingen - Nördlicher Zirkelbau 02.jpg

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Northern Circle Building by Alessandro Galli Bibiena built 1748 - 1750, Schwetzingen Palace, Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Discussion on perspective/projection
  •  Comment A very good and beautiful photo. I’m sorry to say so but I have a problem with the projection. The photo makes the Nördlicher Zirkelbau look like a long straight or slightly convex building; but actually it is a long concave building (see map; the photo shows the view from south-west to north-east). IMHO the projection makes the photo a bit misleading. Could the projection be changed in order to show the concave shape of the building? That would be great! – Aristeas (talk) 14:06, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
    •  Info This photo was taken from the center of the circle the building describes. The distance to all parts of the building is the same, so the building appears straight (If the building were straight, it would be curved in the projection). I chose this viewpoint deliberately. The further you move away from this center, the more curved the building appears. See from this photo to here to here to here. The building is bent in realitiy, but it is the point of view, if the building looks straigt or bent, perhaps even planned and intended by the architect Alessandro Galli Bibiena. Illusion was a major theme in Baroque architecture. This also includes the Trompe l'oeil painting popular at this time. --Llez (talk) 15:39, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
      •  Comment Wow, this is a really interesting question, because IMHO the answer depends on how you look at this resp. which kind of lens or perspectival drawing technique we assume. If somebody stands in the centre of the circle and turns their head or eyes slowly, the building will indeed appear straight, just as you describe it; and the same applies if we think of an ideal panorama created by turning the camera in countless steps on the nodal point, or (as here) if we create a panorama with concave cylindrical projection, or if we use a fish-eye lens, or if we draw a simple (non-perspectival) architectonic Aufriss of the facade like e.g. here. But I remember very well that if I stand at the centre of the circle and do not turn my head or eyes, but just look at the centre of the Zirkelbau, the façade appears slightly curved to the left and to the right; and the same happens if I take a single-shot photo of the Zirkelbau with a rectilinear wide-angle lens. Why? The optics of a rectilinear lens reproduce all parts of a straight facade (if photographed at right angle) at the same size, although the far left and right parts are further away from the camera than the centre (that’s the point of a rectilinear lens); therefore it reproduces the outer parts of a concave facade slightly larger than the central part. The same happens if I just look at the centre of the facade without turning head or eyes. It’s a pity that we do not have an exact counterpart to this panorama taken with a single rectilinear wide-angle shot; then the comparison would be obvious. This photo is rather weak and not wide enough, but if you check the measurements (high in pixels) of the left, central and right parts, you see that the outer parts appear slightly larger than the central parts and that the roofs rise to the left and to the right. This would be much more obvious if the photo was wider. However I understand that you like the effect, and have chosen the projection by intent, so I respect your artistic intention. – Aristeas (talk) 18:18, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very good and representative photo of the building with nice light and colours. — Aristeas (talk) 18:21, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cart (talk) 18:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:31, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 20:55, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 22:04, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Hurshidbanu Natavan with her children.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Historical/People#1890-1899
  •  Info created by Interfase – uploaded by Interfase – nominated by Elshad Iman -- E.IMANCOMMONS 08:25, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Historical picture -- E.IMANCOMMONS 08:25, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose - Quality is not up to par for historical pictures. Grain indicative of halftoning as well as a blank area where the crop was missed, to start.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:43, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
    This image is of the same quality, but it has been added for historical purposes. E.IMANCOMMONS 17:28, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
    That image was promoted twenty years ago. Standards have changed. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:38, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
    The image of the boat refugee was promoted 20 years ago when this project was still very new and didn't have the stricter rules that have been applied since. Today it is preferred that we can see the original from some archive or museum page to verify it. This photo is from a site we can't access since it is on a restricted site and its archive is blacklisted as unsafe. Some photos also require restoration work, but this is so badly damaged by previous edits that it is beyond any such attempts. The boat refugee photo has its original grain in the image and has not undergone such severe edits along the way. Sorry, perhaps you can find a link to a good original that we can works from. --Cart (talk) 18:39, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Interesting image but Chris is definitely right about halftoning and other indications of poor quality. Cmao20 (talk) 22:02, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose the resolution is just small enough to make dehalftoning a royal pain. Not too sharp also. JayCubby (talk) 00:34, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Barn swallow dancing.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae#Genus : Hirundo
  •  Info created and uploaded by Prasan Shrestha – nominated by Nirmal Dulal -- Nirmal Dulal (talk) 03:51, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Nirmal Dulal (talk) 03:51, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support The bird looks a little unflattering, but the water droplets of the frozen moment make it special. Could do with some more categories.--Ermell (talk) 08:09, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Looks like a pirouette! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:44, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support It's a great capture! I've cleaned up the description and categories for you, please remember that for your next nomination. We are bringing the FPCs up to good Commons standard of the photo documentation. The poetic name is fun, but also misleading in terms of bird behavior. There are many birds that perform a sort of dance as part of mating rituals, and this should not be mistaken for that. Prasan Shrestha, could you please suggest a new better file name here, and I'll take care of renaming the file and fix up the nomination accordingly. Best, --Cart (talk) 14:06, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support – Aristeas (talk) 14:12, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 20:55, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:55, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Црква „Св. Петка“ - Маловиште.jpg

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Saint Paraskeva Church in the village of Malovište
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#North Macedonia
  •  Info Saint Paraskeva Church in the village of Malovište was built in 1856 on the foundation of an older temple from the 16th/17th century. All by me. -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:46, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:46, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A modest picture in some ways, but I find that it has a certain charm. Sometimes 'this is a well composed, high quality photo of a place that looks pleasant to visit' is enough to deserve the star even if light and subject doesn't elicit a huge wow. Cmao20 (talk) 00:09, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 05:45, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20 – yes, it has charm. – Aristeas (talk) 14:13, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 20:55, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Pudelek (talk) 09:34, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:"The Bandit of Point Loma - a stirring western showing how the light-house keeper captured a marauding desperado" restored.jpg

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"The Bandit of Point Loma - a stirring western showing how the light-house keeper captured a marauding desperado"
✓ Done thanks!!! Ezarateesteban
  •  Comment Quality is there for FP but surely just putting it in the category 'Film posters' is not sufficient? Cmao20 (talk) 22:17, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
Done, thanks!!! Ezarateesteban
 Support thank you Cmao20 (talk) 00:08, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 05:44, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:44, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Good, but there is a white line to be removed. Please see the note. Yann (talk) 13:15, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
Done, thanks!!!! Ezarateesteban
Part of it is still there, but I trust you will take care of it. --Cart (talk) 16:46, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
Fixed, thanks!!! --Ezarateesteban 17:14, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
One "!" is enough, no need to shout in every post, we hear you. ;) --Cart (talk) 18:56, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cart (talk) 16:46, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Aristeas (talk) 08:01, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Thi (talk) 08:10, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 15:53, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 19:37, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support. Scratch halfway up the guy's back, but still a nice restoration. JayCubby (talk) 19:44, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Green bee eater pair.jpg

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Two Asian green bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) perch gracefully with their catch, showcasing their vibrant plumage and expert hunting skills.

File:Friars' Crag Derwentwater Lake District 2022 01.jpg

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View across Strandshag Bay of Derwentwater in the early morning with Friars' Crag on the left and Lord's Island on the right.

File:Golden-winged Laughingthrush 0A2A6646.jpg

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File:Elmas göl.jpg

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Lake Burdur is one of the important lakes of Turkey, but has been drying up rapidly in recent years and has shrunk by 50% today. The water sources that give life to the lake become visible because the waters of the lake recedes.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Turkey
  •  Info Lake Burdur is one of the important lakes of Turkey, but has been drying up rapidly in recent years and has shrunk by 50% today. The water sources that give life to the lake become visible because the waters of the lake recedes. Photo created by Ekrem07 – uploaded by Ekrem07 – nominated by Zquid -- Zquid (talk) 10:55, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Zquid (talk) 10:55, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cart (talk) 12:22, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 12:38, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:44, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Well-composed, calm tones and clean lines: visually strong. Also draws subtle attention to the lake's concerning water loss. -- Radomianin (talk) 17:02, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 19:14, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent quality, high educational value and truly beautiful to look at --Kritzolina (talk) 19:21, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 19:21, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 21:15, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:14, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 22:40, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Acroterion (talk) 02:17, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 05:42, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Radomianin; was on my list, too ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 14:09, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Poco a poco (talk) 18:06, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:28, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:55, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Tug ship BOKA STRIKER. IMO 9737230. 12-06-2025 (d.j.b.). 02.jpg

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File:Cedar Creek reenactment VA25.jpg

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Reenactors at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia

Almost * Strong support I would have liked to see more on the right side. This is, in any case, an excellent scene photo. – Terragio67 (talk) 19:19, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

  • I agree, I would have liked more leading space on the right side, but there is no more in the source file. Acroterion (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Hughes AME Chapel Blackwater MD1.jpg

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Hughes A.M.E. Chapel, Dorchester County, Maryland

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Dry and parched earth in the badlands of South Dakota, May 1936

File:Förbindelselgången June 2025 03.jpg

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Stockholm slaughterhouse
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Industry#Sweden
  •  Info Förbindelsgången (The connecting passage) was built in 1912 to connect the different parts of the Stockholm slaughterhouse that had been constructed a few years earlier. When it was built, it was one of the world's most modern slaughterhouses and meat-packing districts. Today, the building is protected as a cultural heritage site. The photo was taken on a cloudy day with low contrast, using a normal lens to create a realistic image without exposure fusion or wide-angle distortion. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- ArildV (talk) 17:05, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ArildV (talk) 17:05, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:29, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment I will be happy to support, if you manage to find at least one more fitting category. The where is kind of hidden in the what - but the when definitely is missing. --Kritzolina (talk) 17:30, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
    • You have a point @Kritzolina: . Some kind users have already added several categories (thanks!). Category:Enskede slakthus also contains many categories (architect, building type, location).--ArildV (talk) 17:52, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
    It now have two different 'when' categories and the 'what' and 'where' are in its parent category Enskede slakthus. Adding more on the file would be overcat. --Cart (talk) 17:56, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
     Support Thank you all, now I can support with good conscience. --Kritzolina (talk) 18:36, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A tiny hint of CA but compo is great. --Cart (talk) 17:59, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
    • Thank you. I increased the purple defringing by 2 steps.--ArildV (talk) 18:08, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support - The passageway has beautiful "bones". - ERcheck (talk) 18:07, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very good! Юрий Д.К 19:09, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 20:07, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:29, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 01:17, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Acroterion (talk) 02:14, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --XRay 💬 05:39, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:14, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:11, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Radomianin (talk) 13:49, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 17:51, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:18, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support – Aristeas (talk) 15:28, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support – Terragio67 (talk) 19:11, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:53, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:56, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Trail to Churdhar peak, Himachal Pradesh, India.jpg

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Trail to Shiva shrine at Churdhar peak at dusk, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#India
  •  Info created, uploaded and nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 15:53, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 15:53, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:30, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very good! Юрий Д.К 19:08, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 01:16, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, I'm not convinced of the sharpness of the whole image in higher resolution and especially of some very blurry parts. Metadata are also missing. Made by a smartphone? --Llez (talk) 09:12, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
    @Llez: thank you for your review. The bottom corners (right especially) is indeed not as sharp as the rest. This is a stitched panorama made from three raw TIFF images converted from raw digital negative photographs taken on an iPhone 15 Pro using the RawMAX settings. It obviously pales in comparison with the better but expensive latest digital cameras, which I don't have, but in my experience works as well (when used without zoom) as the older digital cameras that I have. On difficult remote treks such as these it is also more convenient to me, but there are limitations viz focal length etc. so I understand if the device is an issue. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:08, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 22:08, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I agree, no area is really sharp Poco a poco (talk) 18:17, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Taormina BW 2025-04-27 09-32-30.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#Italy
  •  Info created – uploaded – nominated by Berthold Werner -- Berthold Werner (talk) 15:49, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Neutral -- Berthold Werner (talk) 15:49, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Sorry but not an outstanding composition for me. Very scenic view but composition is a bit random, like a snapshot, and the boat on the left is cropped awkwardly. I am not sure the beautiful landscape and coastline can do enough to elevate a fairly ordinary photo to FP. Cmao20 (talk) 16:17, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment I definitely would ask for a better file name before supporting. Although I am not sure if I want to support yet, for all the reasons Cmao mentioned. But please don't rename now during the nomination, just let us know what more descriptive file name you would choose. --Kritzolina (talk) 17:36, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support FP for me Юрий Д.К 19:08, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Slightly too bright but still o.k.--Ermell (talk) 20:09, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Agree with Cmao20, the left crop feels uncomplete and the tree at the right is not helping either Poco a poco (talk) 18:23, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Small pincertail (Onychogomphus forcipatus albotibialis) male Nazilli.jpg

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Small pincertail (Onychogomphus forcipatus albotibialis) male

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
Unconfirmed results: (info)
Result: 14 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 05:05, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review

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Melk Abbey in Melk, Lower Austria, Austria
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Result: 12 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 05:05, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review

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Lac de Cap-de-Long at dawn in commune of Aragnouet, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
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File:Baspa Valley under snow, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India.jpg

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Baspa Valley under snow, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Alt

  •  Comment After Poco's comment above, I created this panoramic of the view. Nominating as an alt. Pinging all voters: @Cmao20, W.carter, Юрий Д.К., Kelly zhrm, Harlock81, Poco a poco, Agnes Monkelbaan, Ermell, Tournasol7, Famberhorst, and George Chernilevsky: to inform about the alt. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:24, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 14:26, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support with a preference for this version, but either are FP. Cmao20 (talk) 16:41, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Kelly zhrm (talk) 02:24, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support both versions. – Aristeas (talk) 07:57, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I don't mind either versions, but this one is slightly better. Unfortunately, just writing that will not make a difference when the Bot counts the votes, so I may revise one of my votes when this nom is near closing. That's the thing that's always tricky with these 'Alt' noms. I've also copied over the rest of the categories from the first photo. --Cart (talk) 14:21, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support both versions –- George Chernilevsky talk 17:07, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose It looks much better, unfortunately the right frame is not really sharp, I also believe that the top crop is too tight --Poco a poco (talk) 18:38, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support this version as well. Forgot to add my own vote. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:25, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Three zebras in Masai Mara National Park, Kenya.jpg

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  •  Oppose on this basis until some work is done to address these problems. I would not usually oppose for fixable category mistakes but the nomination seems to be picking up lots of support anyway and I don't think it should be promoted in this condition. Cmao20 (talk) 13:56, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  • +1. This oppose will slow down the nom enough for the issues to be fixed. I will probably support it once the documentation is up to FP standards. --Cart (talk) 14:39, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Thank you, Cmao20 and Cart, for your thoughtful and constructive feedback. The conflicting category has been removed, and structured data has been updated. Given the location (Masai Mara), the characteristic striping, and the absence of other subspecies in the area, Equus quagga boehmi is the most accurate identification. If helpful, I would suggest renaming the file to: Three plains zebras (Equus quagga boehmi) in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.jpg to better reflect the subject. -- Radomianin (talk) 15:52, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Addendum: I've now struck the filename suggestion from my comment - many thanks to Cart for already taking care of the rename. -- Radomianin (talk) 16:38, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I will rename after nomination is over. Cmao20 (talk) 16:01, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  • NB: Grant's zebras not Three plains zebras. The ssp. is correct. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:49, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Thanks, Charles - correction noted and applied. Much appreciated! -- Radomianin (talk) 17:04, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
@Cmao20 Sorry for the delay because I don't have much time due to a lot of work, so the delay is inevitable. Kelly zhrm (talk) 15:49, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 20:48, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Osmo Lundell hey 08:21, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support That's better. And Cmao20, I've already fixed the name. --Cart (talk) 16:11, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Clear, well-composed image in natural habitat with excellent lighting. -- Radomianin (talk) 16:25, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Radomianin. Thanks to all of your for your concerted effort to improve filename, description and categories! – Aristeas (talk) 18:23, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Radomianin. --Harlock81 (talk) 08:24, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Level of detail is just ok, lighthing is fine but I'm not convinced about the compo. It looks like a randomed crop. I'd had rather left more space at the left than at the right. In addition I don't see any special behaviour (I'm thinking of something like this) Overall not an outstanding photo to me that deserves the star. Poco a poco (talk) 08:27, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:29, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose The crop is not ideal.--Ermell (talk) 21:34, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 21:56, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:00, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very good compostion. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 20:54, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Bol de pommes sur une table, Henri Matisse, 1916.jpg

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Bowl of Apples on a Table, Henri Matisse, oil on canvas, 1916. 89.5 × 114.9 cm
@Aristeas: I converted to {{Artwork}} and added some information. Thanks to Cmao20 for adding the categories. Yann (talk) 13:12, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
 Support Thank you very much, Yann and Cmao20. Now we can happily mark description and categories with OK (although only in our mind, since the checklist is gone). – Aristeas (talk) 16:37, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Ídolo moro (Zanclus cornutus), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-25, DD 233.jpg

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Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), Anilao, Philippines
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Order : Perciformes (Perch-like Fishes)
  •  Info Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), Anilao, Philippines. It can be found from the eastern coast of Africa between Somalia and South Africa east to Hawaii and Easter Island. The Moorish idol lives between depths of 1–180 metres (3.3–590.6 ft) in turbid lagoons, reef flats, and clear rocky- and coral reefs. They mostly feed on sponges. Note: we have no FPs of the family Zanclidae. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 18:19, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 18:19, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:23, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 20:48, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Striking underwater image. --Tagooty (talk) 05:12, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 14:15, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Great shot, however categories were looking a bit sparse, I added a couple for you Poco a poco but it would be appreciated if you could add these ones in future underwater noms. Cmao20 (talk) 18:55, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--UnpetitproleX (Talk) 20:49, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A little bit tight framed... --Cart (talk) 14:44, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:58, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Categories are incomplete, also missing location. There should be camera location and more specific category on location. --A.Savin 18:11, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Bullshit bingo review here: 1) cats are fine 2) coordinates is definitely not a must for FP 3) my camera has not GPS 4) GPS doesn't work under water + the camera is shielded within a case 5) nothing new, I just consider that this is a personal attack due to the fact that half of the noms here have no coordinates but you only seem to care about this one. Poco a poco (talk) 19:55, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
Soll ich dir ein Geheimnis verraten? Bei mir funktioniert seit einem Jahr das Schreiben der Koordinaten auf EXIF auch nicht mehr. Und trotzdem lade ich so gut wie kein einziges Bild ohne exakte Koordinaten hoch. In den meisten Fällen kann man sich die Kamera-Position merken. Kann man das nicht, gibt es einen super billigen Trick: kurz vor oder nach dem Schießen des Fotos mit der Kamera ein Foto mit dem Smartphone machen und dessen Koordinaten dann nutzen. Außerdem sind ungefähre Koordinaten immernoch besser als gar keine. Außerdem hatte ich die Koordinaten nie verlangt als exklusive Bedingung. In diesem Fall ist es in Kombination mit unzureichenden Kategorien. Und da hatte ich offensichtlich Recht. Das als "personal attack" oder "Bullshit-Bingo Review" abzutun ist schon ziemlich armselig. Dein gewöhnliches Verhalten von vor Jahren, das sich null geändert hat. Du lernst einfach nichts dazu. Die fehlende Kategorie wurde hinzugefügt (nicht von dir, versteht sich — ist ja kein Job für eine Diva), ich bestehe nicht auf Koordinaten, wenn das denn so schwer sein soll, null und nichtig sind mithin deine Anschuldigungen. --A.Savin 11:52, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  • There are several of us here trying to get the FP standard up to what it was before people started to become lazy and not care about proper documentation for FPs. The goal is to have the FPs in as good order as they were when Daniel Case was active here and help everyone with the categories. Perhaps you have forgotten how it looked back then. We are all dreading to comment on your photos because of your often bad temper when we do so. A.Savin is taking one for the team here, and I will back his request.
    It doesn't matter if your camera doesn't have GPS, none of mine do, but I usually remember where I've been and can give an approximate location on my photos. It doesn't need to be spot on, just a few decimals in the location coordinates per this. Having a cat like Category:Anilao, Iloilo (if that is the right place) would improve the cats, as well as Category:Nature of Iloilo (province) since that is the sort of categories where animals usually are.
    I'm really surprised at this, because you have no problem adding plenty of categories related to your travels, awards, and other personal categories, but you get red-hot mad when we ask you to add a couple more for the benefit of Commons and its users. As the user with the most FPs and an Admin, you should really be one of those who set a good example for what good documentation as per Commons recommendations is. Instead you are doing the opposite, doing just the very bare minimum and using your whale status here to intimidate anyone who dares to ask you to do what most of us others do. --Cart (talk) 21:03, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Look, I've been around here for almost 2 decades. You don't need speak about "those old glory days". GPS coordinates have NEVER been a requirement for FP, so if you what that to be a requirement make a proposal and let everybody take part in it instead of abusing the process in this nomination trying to make a point.
  • I'm not a lazy person, it is just not feasible for me to provide coordinates when you dive from a boat (what I usually do). I already lost an expensive cell phone when taking it with me to such a trip, so I'm not willing to do that anymore. Ships move around and you dive here and there, there is often no way for me to determine a more accurate location that what the category provides. Btw, I've added an additional category for Anilao underwater pictures. So, I hope that issue is none by now.
  • Like you I am concerned about the standard here but what I consider even more important about the standard of the images shown here. I feel often like a Don Quixote here because most people support images because they like them but IMHO that wow element and the quality requirements are higher. So, from my point of view I'm the one dreading lots of noms that say nothing to me and get a bunch of supporting votes.
  • I don't have bad temper but feel that I have to react when I am treated unfairly like here. Are you now the voice of the community allowing yourself to affirm that "We are all dreading to comment on your photos because of your often bad temper when we do so."? Seriously?
  • The one who feels intimidated and attacked here is me and I'm thinking about not participating here, or worse thinking about not uploading any stuff if I know upfront that it cannot fulfill absurd requirements. Why do you care about personal categories now (yet an attack)? those are useful (at least to me) and easy to determine.
  • Yet a proof of your unfair conduct. You have extensively commented on the issues of this nom above (the first nom I looked into where you gave feedback). You seem to be happy with "Ecuador" as location. No area, no park, no city, just a country. But here you expect a GPS coordinate. That makes sense.
  • I'd think twice before keeping pushing hard and pillorying people before it's too late. Apart from the fact, that these matters should be discussed somewhere else. Poco a poco (talk) 08:03, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Thank you very much for adding a better location category. That was very kind of you and perfectly adequate.
No, the FP rules do not state explicitly that GPS coordinates should be added, only recommended, but the Commons recommendations in general are that we should give as much information as we can about photos. Info about photos increase their value and usefulness on all wiki projects. That includes as good location as we can get, and that should also be present in FPs. For some photos it's near impossible to get full info, especially those uploaded from Flickr, and we must make do with what we have. Photographers who are also users here can provide much more info, so more is expected of them. But on the other hand, photos made by users can also get awarded the QI, which imported photos can't. What is so wrong with providing what knowledge you have about a photo, when it's beneficial to all, what is so "unfair" about that?
I am not the voice of the entire community, but I get my fair share of thanks, comments and emails to know that I'm not alone in wanting things to change for the better on FPC for the sake of the overall quality of the site.
"I'm thinking about not participating here, or worse thinking about not uploading any stuff" - Well, we've heard that before. It's what you always say as soon as someone says something you don't like. That is what other users before me has referred to as your Diva statements. And you have left in a huff before, but always come back because this is for better or worse the community you like and want to be a part of. Voices get raised here too like in most families and communities, but in the end we get along anyway.
Bad temper? Yes, you lashed out at A.Savin in the comment above, and you have threatened me in the text above: "I'd think twice before...". So Q.E.D. Are you going to block me for wanting you to improve the documentation on your photos?
You feel like Don Quixote, really? He saw enemies and felt threatened when there were none, and lived in a fantasy world where he fought windmills believing them to be monsters. No one is persecuting you, that is all in your head, we just want you to add better categories. But you are prone to blowing things out of proportion and make big things out of small, so maybe the comparison is true. --Cart (talk) 09:40, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
No, if your voice is the community's as you defend, this is definitely not the community I like and want to be a part of. That community can thank you that you now that it will see no single new picture of this user anymore in the project. It's over. Poco a poco (talk) 10:27, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Right, blame me for your bad temper. Very nice. One of the times you quit "for good" never to come back, you went on a round trip to Spain and came back with enough photos to win almost everything in WLM Spain that year. I'm looking forward to what photos you bring back this time. --Cart (talk) 10:36, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Dear Cart, what I will do is posting here links of my pictures on external platforms, where I will not have to stand bullshit like this and will even get a financial compensation. Your words just make my determination stronger. Time will be the judge here. Poco a poco (talk) 11:15, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Well, if you are so determined, just don't forget to resign your admin status when you leave. But my advice is that you hang on to it so you'll have it when you return after cooling off for a while. Perhaps you will realize that I'm not your enemy and I don't ask for any unrealistic big undertaking, just add categories and locations, and don't blow up over it.
Btw, if you are starting to sell your photos ("financial compensation") rather than uploading them here, I don't think you can post links to them here because Commons does not allow advertising for commercial sites that way. --Cart (talk) 11:48, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Hi Cart, I agree with Poco here. Please do not try patronizing others. Thanks, Yann (talk) 13:37, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for that insight Yann, I will take it to heart. --Cart (talk) 13:45, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
If that comments helped to improve categorization then what's wrong about them @Yann: ? --A.Savin 22:47, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
A.Savin: May I answer that question?: the loss of thousands of valuable images for Commons, incl. pictures of many species with no available pictures or those available are of low quality. And I only talk now about those in the pipeline. Poco a poco (talk) 11:22, 20 June 2025 (UTC) PD: And I'll tell you one more thing, just for the record, even if I know that you may not understand it. What bugs me is not the content but the packaging. Everytime I've been politely ask to add a category or coordinates, I've done it. Always. But if you misuse the process opposing for something that is not required, that's a different animal.
Eine Lüge, wie so oft von dir und deinem Kumpel Charles. Natürlich sind Kategorien vorausgesetzt. Oben steht klipp und klar: "Voters must check: File name · Quality · Image description · License · Categories". Ich habe nichts anderes gefordert, als das, was eigentlich selbstverständlich sein sollte. --A.Savin 22:26, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
Lesen kannst du schon, oder? was steht als Begründung für deine Gegenstimme? an welcher Stelle steht so was unter den FP Voraussetzungen. Poco a poco (talk) 22:58, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
The FPC rules (you can read them here) do in fact state that a location should be given in some way, unless it is "locations of endangered plants and animals, military installations, studio photos or locations that should be hidden to respect rights of privacy."
The rules recommends that the location is given as geocoordinates, but "If the location is difficult to obtain (eg. in the wilderness areas), you may have the choice of giving the general location (to 3 decimal places or fewer, as appropriate), use {{Location estimated}} or simply mentioning a nearby geographical feature (eg. valley, river, mountain range) or a settlement that would help to identify the location."
A good location, per the FPC rules - that's what both A.Savin and I was asking from you. But somehow you misunderstood that as if we were only interested in GPS coordinates, and that's when this whole circus started. Most of us longtime contributors have not read the Image Guidelines in a very long time, and we think we know it by heart, but it's useful to refresh our memories again, once in a while.
And if you wonder what the COM:IG has to do with FPC, it is the first link on the FPC page: "Please read the complete guidelines before nominating." Once you have clicked on that, it says on the top of the IG page: "Featured pictures candidates should meet all the following requirements". It then goes on to list: Image page requirements, Quality, Color space, Location and Exif.
The page also says: "remember…rules can be broken" but I think that most of us want to present our FPCs as well as possible so we can be really proud of them. --Cart (talk) 23:20, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
Your view about why "this whole circus started" is that, your view. In my opinion it started because you and your friend are going to far with this categories crusade misusing tips and recommendations to try to bring down noms here. On top of that I got all kind of personal attacks (bad temper, diva,...) and even accusations for using of personal categories (what a crime!), and all this with that mother wisdom taste you like to use. Finally affirming with that vehemence that nobody should take my words seriously because I also take retirements, restrictions and so on back, is what finally flipped the (no new material for Commons) switch. Poco a poco (talk) 12:06, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
Hahaha, A.Savin, you finally showed your real face, otherwise you would have disappointed me :) --Poco a poco (talk) 20:51, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
Well, you are doing something similar here. Perhaps you should change the reason for your 'oppose' since Ermell has switched to 'support' after the new version. You are welcome to 'oppose', just do it for the right reason. --Cart (talk) 21:12, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
Sachliche Disussion, ohne ad personam, war in der Tat noch nie deine Stärke. Noch einmal: hier habe ich versucht, dir ein wenig auf die Sprünge zu helfen, was die Erfassung der Koordinaten anbetrifft. Habe ich gerne gemacht! Bitteschön, da nicht für! --A.Savin 22:17, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
Eine richtige Enthüllung...warum denkst du, dass ich oben gescrieben habe, dass ich mein Handy nicht mit ins Boot nehme, wenn ich tauchen gehe? Das ist riskant und dafür haftet keiner. Ich habe schon schlechte Erfahrungen damit. Aber ja, ihr wisst alles besser. Poco a poco (talk) 05:49, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Just a quiet thought I'd like to offer: Both of you have contributed immensely to what makes Commons such a valuable and vibrant place - each with your own strengths and long-standing dedication. It would be a real loss to see either of you step back. Perhaps, even in disagreement, there's still room for mutual understanding or simply a pause. I truly hope we can find a way forward that honours both your voices. -- Radomianin (talk) 12:22, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
    Relax Radomianin, I'm not going anywhere. There is work to do here even though I don't have any new photos to nominate at the moment. I might be less active for a few days, but that is because it's Midsummer this long weekend. In Sweden that's a bigger holiday than Christmas. So Happy Solstice to all of you! --Cart (talk) 12:33, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  • I don't think running away gives satisfaction. It's better to give each other some space for different insights. It's never completely yes or no,--Famberhorst (talk) 16:10, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  • I can and want only to second Radomianin’s honest words. I share his hope. Commons has room enough for both of you, Cart and Poco, it needs both of you, and I am sure we all appreciate the work of both of you very much. Happy midsummer! – Aristeas (talk) 17:11, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
  • I haven't stated at anytime that I'd leave and close the door behind me. I've only stated that I'll not upload anymore pictures on Commons. Cart, you have my word on this, I'm broken. Hopefully somebody can carry on my work documenting marine life, there are still huge gaps on Commons. Poco a poco (talk) 20:48, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Egg jellyfishes 1912-1865.jpg

Voting period ends on 25 Jun 2025 at 16:24:56 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Fried egg jellyfishes
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals#Class : Scyphozoa
  •  Info created by Mozzihh – uploaded by Mozzihh – nominated by Mozzihh -- Mozzihh (talk) 16:24, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Mozzihh (talk) 16:24, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment - Image looks good, but categorization is lacking. Is there nothing for the species (are they even identified)?  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:42, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment I've fixed up the categories for you, please check them out so you can do it yourself the next time. The file name is borderline with little specifics and a bewildering number. --Cart (talk) 17:21, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks for fixing! File name is from my archive... Mozzihh (talk) 19:18, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose While the jellies are very pretty and the rather too much black space in the photo can be cropped, I think the quality is too low, especially for an aquarium shot. Some might be salvaged by better editing from the raw (if such exists), but as it is now, I'm not too impressed. Sory. --Cart (talk) 18:41, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for the hints, I did some raw editing and cropping. I hope it's more impressing now. Mozzihh (talk) 20:34, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
    The crop is good for me, but the edit might unfortunately have made it worse. It's "blotchy" now. Sorry. --Cart (talk) 21:54, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Osmo Lundell hey 18:57, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Interesting subject but sorry, poor quality at full size (low detail and unsharp). Cmao20 (talk) 18:52, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Per above Poco a poco (talk) 08:35, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Fri 20 Jun → Wed 25 Jun
Sat 21 Jun → Thu 26 Jun
Sun 22 Jun → Fri 27 Jun
Mon 23 Jun → Sat 28 Jun
Tue 24 Jun → Sun 29 Jun
Wed 25 Jun → Mon 30 Jun

Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)

Mon 16 Jun → Wed 25 Jun
Tue 17 Jun → Thu 26 Jun
Wed 18 Jun → Fri 27 Jun
Thu 19 Jun → Sat 28 Jun
Fri 20 Jun → Sun 29 Jun
Sat 21 Jun → Mon 30 Jun
Sun 22 Jun → Tue 01 Jul
Mon 23 Jun → Wed 02 Jul
Tue 24 Jun → Thu 03 Jul
Wed 25 Jun → Fri 04 Jul

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