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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:Кам'яні могили, зима 02.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 21:48:14 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Icy landscape at sunset in Kamiani Mohyly Nature Reserve, Mariupol raion, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine

File:Friedhof und Reformierte Kirche mit angebauten Pfarrhaus in Unterstammheim ZH.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 21:48:15 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Cemetery and reformed church with adjoining vicarage in Unterstammheim, canton of Zurich, Switzerland

File:Dairy Queen Gastonia NC1.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 17:46:53 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Nighttime view of a Dairy Queen in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • I'll see what I can do. It ran through a pie slice(?) and what might be a bowl. Acroterion (talk) 23:49, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  • I've recreated the pie slice credibly and fixed the cup edge in the poster. I will not attempt to recreate what I think is the word "pie" in the corner. It's about the best I can do without making things up or editing beyond what is actually resolved - it's almost down to individual pixels at that level of zoom ~800%. Acroterion (talk) 01:12, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
  • You had me at credible pie. :)  Support — Rhododendrites talk |  03:26, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Carte de l'Algérie divisée par tribus, 1846.tiff

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 17:46:02 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Map of Algeria divided by tribes in 1846

File:Griffion vulture fighting.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 16:36:34 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:City reflection.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 12:39:22 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Reflection of walkers in the street on one of the glass shops on the curtains
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo_techniques/Black and White#Towns and cities
  •  Info Reflection of walkers in the street on one of the glass shops on the curtains. But not only reflection - we can see the curtains (therefore not gallery "Reflections (only) on objects"). Created by Kariimahmed – uploaded by Kariimahmed – nominated by Zquid -- Zquid (talk) 12:39, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Zquid (talk) 12:39, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  I withdraw my nomination Zquid (talk) 21:54, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose It's an interesting but old photo, and the quality is not FP level for me. The photo is over-processed and full of jpg artifacts. The file name ina bare-boned, there is almost no information about the photo, except for what we can guess from the reflection of a AlexBank, so somewhere in Egypt. It's always the nominator's responsibility to make sure that as much info about a photo as possible is added to the file page before creating a nomination. You should at least have added what categories could be found for the photo, I've fixed that for you now. --Cart (talk) 13:24, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you! And sorry, I didn't know there I could find more categories. // Zquid (talk) 15:11, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per Cart Ezarateesteban
  •  Oppose I wanted to support this one but there are just too many jpeg artefacts :-( Cmao20 (talk) 21:05, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  • I dig it, and could forgive some of the imperfections, but it feels like a "filter" was put on it and it was compressed, adding too many problems. — Rhododendrites talk |  23:30, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Ferruginous Carpenter Ant - Camponotus chromaiodes, Rippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Virginia, November 17, 2023 (53548551635).jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 11:52:08 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Ferruginous Carpenter Ant - Camponotus chromaiodes, Rippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Virginia, November 17, 2023
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods/Hymenoptera#Family_:_Formicidae_(Ants)
  •  Info Ferruginous Carpenter Ant - Camponotus chromaiodes, Rippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Virginia, November 17, 2023. Posted on Flickr and created by Judy Gallagher – uploaded by Jarble – nominated by Zquid -- Zquid (talk) 11:52, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Zquid (talk) 11:52, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  I withdraw my nomination Zquid (talk) 21:57, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Detailed photo but harsh light and overexposed. Only one category added to correspond with all the info in the description. Again I have added the cats for you, but please remember to do so before you make a nomination in the future. --Cart (talk) 13:34, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
    Sorry! I'll try to remember next time. // Zquid (talk) 15:12, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk.21 Jersey Jerk 44-15152 Duxford 2024 02.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 08:59:40 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk.21 “Jersey Jerk” taxiing at Duxford Aerodrome
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Air transport#Propeller aircraft
  •  Info Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18 Mustang Mk.21 (Australian license built North Amercian P-51D) “Jersey Jerk” taxiing at Duxford Aerodrome. C/u/n by me. — Julian H.✈ 08:59, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Julian H.✈ 08:59, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I hemmed and hawed a bit, but in the end the beauty of the prop won me over - wasn't big on the crop. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:50, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support The perfect angle to show this plane. I don't mind the crop. Cmao20 (talk) 11:17, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support First thought: Cropped wings! But with the propeller blur it works perfectly and makes the most of the frame. Please remember to write the full "address" in the description. It is helpful if readers don't need to backtrack through the categories to find out the location of the airfield. Not everyone knows the geography of every country. Now added for you. --Cart (talk) 13:44, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 17:09, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support The crop is appropriate, the propeller blur is nicely done, the light is attractive, and the background is pastoral and uncluttered, something that is almost never possible at most airports. Acroterion (talk) 17:50, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Llyn Bochlwyd Y Gribin Castell y Gwynt 2019 01.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 08:11:51 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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View of Llyn Bochlwyd from between the Y Gribin ridge and Castell y Gwynt.

File:Nackareservatet June 2025 07.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jul 2025 at 07:44:47 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Forest in Nackareservatet, Stockholm.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Sweden
  •  Info A beautiful summer night in Nacka Nature Reserve. The Nacka Reserve consists mostly of ancient woodland and lakes and is an important and unique natural area very close to central Stockholm. Created, uploaded and nominated by ArildV -- ArildV (talk) 07:44, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ArildV (talk) 07:44, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice colours and composition Cmao20 (talk) 11:15, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Nackareservatet is a really lovely place and the photo is a good example of mixed conifer forests, but I think this photo might be a bit too much into the magenta on the color balance scale. Good categories, but the info should be in the description too. It is helpful if readers don't need to backtrack through the categories to find out the location of the nature reserve. Now added. --Cart (talk) 14:02, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
    •  Info New version uploaded with some WB adjustments.--ArildV (talk) 16:07, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
      Thank you, that's better. (Btw, I just noticed a very thin white border to the left when I opened this against a black background.) It's a nice enough forest, but I think it lacks some focal point in the image. It might have been better with more of the path included or a light gradient on the trees. --Cart (talk) 17:41, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
      ArildV, how about File:Nackareservatet June 2025 08.jpg as an 'Alt' to this? --Cart (talk) 19:13, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

Alternative version

Forest in Nackareservatet, Stockholm.
  •  Info Different crop with more of the foreground and trail to create a clearer and (hopefully) better composition. --ArildV (talk) 19:25, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --ArildV (talk) 19:25, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support preference for this version. Cmao20 (talk) 21:04, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support better! --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:03, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Indochinese Green-Magpie (ssp. chauleti) 0A2A6044.jpg

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File:SW Hullathy Gram Panchayat Villages Nilgiris Nov24 A7CR 05293.jpg

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Villages in the west part of Hullathy Gram Panchayat, Nilgiris, India

File:Black-crowned night heron in PP (36594).jpg

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Black-crowned night heron

File:Camp - Notes on Fashion at the Met - Gucci and Louis Vuitton (73828).jpg

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Fashion at the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibit
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects#Clothing_and_Textiles
  •  Info Left by Gucci/Dapper Dan, 2018. Right by Louis Vuitton/Kim Jones, autumn/winter 2018-19. From the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. photograph/upload/nom by — Rhododendrites talk |  15:54, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Rhododendrites talk |  15:54, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:06, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice exhibition photo as always. I've added a bit to the description. Not everyone in the whole world knows US geography, the same way I know nothing about Nigerian geography or famous landmarks there. It is helpful if readers don't need to backtrack through the categories to find out the location of the exhibit. --Cart (talk) 17:47, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 21:21, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support —UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:21, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
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File: Fishermen at Kavarathi, Lakshadweep, India (edit).jpg

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Fishermen at Kavarathi, Lakshadweep, India

File:Karl Marx by John Jabez Edwin Mayall 1875 - Restored.png

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Photographic portrait of Karl Marx by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, restored

File:Coral red kukri (Oligodon kheriensis) from Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India.jpg

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Only good photograph of Oligodon kheriensis on Wikimedia Commons
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles#Family : Colubridae (Colubrids)
  •  Info created by Kingshuk Mondal – uploaded by Kingshuk Mondal – nominated by Herpking -- Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 06:01, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 06:01, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose. Not sharp enough for FP -- George Chernilevsky talk 10:41, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for feedback. This helps me to improve my photography skill. Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 06:35, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Welcome to the FPC Kingshuk Mondal. For a "newbie" here, you did well. You file name and description were excellent, however you also need to match them with the right categories. Going by the info you provided, I have added some for you. Please check them. I've also added the right gallery for you. Unfortunately, the quality of the photo is not up to FP standard. As a newbie, it's recommended that you first nominate your photos at COM:QIC to get a feel for what is expected. --Cart (talk) 13:38, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for help & feedback. I'm not so efficient with technical factors at Wikimedia Commons. Glad that you helped to put the right categories. Your feedback helps me to improve my photography skill. Kingshuk Mondal (talk) 06:36, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Your picture is quite good and may pass QI but it doesn't have sufficient depth of field to pass FPC, have a look at some of the snakes in the category where a lot more of them is in sharp focus. Also I find the left crop a bit awkward - would like to see the whole curve of the snake there. Not bad for a first try though! Cmao20 (talk) 11:11, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Cedar Creek reenactment VA6.jpg

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Confederate cavalry reenactors at Cedar Creek Battlefield, Middletown, Virginia, USA
Moving horses are a challenge, much less six of them, but the riders interested me. I wanted to do something a little out of the ordinary for FP, where static images tend to predominate, including in my own shots. Acroterion (talk) 01:08, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Even with the slow-moving horse in the other FP candidate, one hoof is a little blurred. And different parts of a moving horse go in different directions, quickly, while the rider's doing something else. These weren't fully galloping, but it makes little difference if it's a trot, canter or gallop. Nearly every FP we have of horses is static, and of those few that are moving, most have blur somewhere. - Acroterion (talk) 01:26, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 13:12, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support With so much action going on in the photo, it's near impossible to not get any motion blur. Looks like a still from a movie in C-i-n-e-m-a-S-c-o-p-e. Appropriate category added. --Cart (talk) 14:06, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 04:34, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support —UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:24, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
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File:Ford Model 91A at Torkham - Annemarie Schwarzenbach.jpg

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Ford Model 91A at Torkham - Annemarie Schwarzenbach.jpg
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1930-1939
  •  Info created by Annemarie Schwarzenbach, restored, uploaded, and nominated by Yann
  •  Info Annemarie Schwarzenbach and Ella Maillart went from Geneva to Kabul in 1939 with a Ford. Westerners travelling to Afghanistan by car was already something very unusual at the time, not to mention two women alone. This amazing journey is narrated in Maillart's book The Cruel Way. More information available at . We are lucky that the Swiss National Library released many images by Schwarzenbach in the public domain. Torkham is the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, also known as Khyber Pass.
  •  Support Historical picture from a very unusual journey. -- Yann (talk) 19:14, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Question - What is the dark fringe coming down from the sky? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:03, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
    My wild guess is that the ground was very bright from the sun reflecting on it, and to compensate for that, the sky looks darker than usual. The photo is taken in the Khyber Pass at 1000 m, so that might also have something to do with the sky color. --Cart (talk) 14:15, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
    @Chris Woodrich: Probably some flare. I think I fixed that. There is vignetting, but I don't know to how to fix, and whether it should be corrected. Yann (talk) 15:25, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
    I don't think vignetting in old photos should be fixed, only dust, scratches and damages. --Cart (talk) 18:25, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support - Interesting story, high technical quality. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:30, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I was reading about them minutes before you nominated this, as it turns out. JayCubby (talk) 17:07, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Interesting image and journey. Did they cross into India at Khyber, or did they stay in Afghanistan? --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 17:44, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  • They split up in Afghanistan. Schwarzenbach became ill In Kabul, and then went to Turkestan, and then to the USA. Ella Maillart went to India, and stayed there until the end of the war. Yann (talk) 17:57, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Mahatma Gandhi leaves Presidency Jail in Calcutta.jpg

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Mahatma Gandhi leaves the Presidency Jail in Calcutta after interviewing political prisoners
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical/People#1930-1939
  •  Info created unknown photographer, restored, uploaded, and nominated by Yann
  •  Info Mahatma Gandhi leaves the Presidency Jail in Calcutta after interviewing political prisoners. Gandhi is to discuss the possibility of their release with the Bengal government. Behind Gandhi is Mahadev Desai, his secretary.
  •  Support Good quality images of Gandhi free of copyright are not so common, mostly due to URAA. -- Yann (talk) 16:19, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:33, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Notable historic photo. As usual a lot of missing categories. Even historical photos should have location if that is stated in the photo's description. I've added them for you. --Cart (talk) 17:14, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:57, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 04:35, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
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File:The Kelpies at The Helix in Falkirk, Scotland, June 2014.jpg

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The Kelpies at The Helix in Falkirk, Scotland.
  • @Cart: Thank you for removing the CA and fixing the categories. —Bruce1eetalk 17:19, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Porta Soprana Exterior Close Genoa Italy Sep23 A7C 06588.jpg

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Perspective view of Porto Soprana, Genoa, Italy
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles_and_fortifications#Italy
  •  Info Close view looking upwards at Porto Soprana, Genoa, Italy. A striking contrast to the more usual perspective-corrected views of architecture. Created by Tagooty – uploaded by Tagooty – nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 14:51, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Tagooty (talk) 14:51, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support The light is a little dull, but it's always refreshing to see these worm's-eye views once in a while. Category for the perspective, date and structure added to the file, and description brushed up a bit. A reader should'n have to go back through the categories to get the info of what this is. --Cart (talk) 16:09, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, I don't see anything special here. The lack of symmetry (lighting and buildings in the arch) is also an issue IMHO Poco a poco (talk) 20:32, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
    Asymmetry appeals to me --Tagooty (talk) 09:08, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Regretfully I agree with Poco. I would have supported this if it were centred but the asymmetry is not strong enough to appear deliberate and not subtle enough to be possible for me to ignore. Cmao20 (talk) 13:09, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

File:La pietra tagliata - Cennina - Bucine.jpg

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The cut stone, at the medieval Cennina Castle (Bucine - Tuscany)

File:Бишкек, навозник белый в Карагачёвой роще.jpg

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Coprinus comatus In Karagach grove. Sverdlov district, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

File:Sea fig.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Aizoaceae
  •  Info created by Heylenny – uploaded by Heylenny – nominated by Heylenny -- heylenny (talk/edits) 06:14, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- heylenny (talk/edits) 06:14, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment No species in the file description and the petals show many artifacts. In addition: The figured plant belongs to the Aizoaceae, a member of the Caryophyllales. It not belongs to the Asteraceae, which are a member of the order Asterales, as incorrectly stated above ("Featured pictures/Plants/Asterales#Family : Asteraceae") --Llez (talk) 11:01, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Thank you Llez for giving the info about the right gallery. Hi Heylenny, and welcome to the FPC. You are off to a bit of a rough start since your photo lacked some of the basic info needed for a FPC nomination. Some kind users have helped you with species and some categories. I have fixed up the file page a bit for you and added the right gallery. These are things you should have done before making this nom, please remember that in the future. --Cart (talk) 15:48, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry but this image does not give me the wow an FP should have. The phone camera can't handle such details well and the petals look fused into one big ring. The file name is also very bare-boned, it should be something less ambiguous. As a "newbie" here, it's recommended that you first nominate your photos at COM:QIC to get a feel for what is expected. --Cart (talk) 15:54, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
    @W.carter Hello. This is my first time here. I'm more active in Portuguese Wikipedia. Do you think this image would be more appropriate in Commons:Quality_images and not in 'Featured Image'? All my photos are in the category c:Category:Photographs by Lenny Maidana. Thanks heylenny (talk/edits) 22:08, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
    To be honest, I'm not sure the quality of the flower is good enough for QIC either, but it's a very good place for fist-timers to get feedback on their photos and learn how to examine photos the same way we do. Once you have learned that, you will be better at selecting photos to nominate here. There are two pages on photography that might be useful for you to read: COM:IG and COM:PT. Best, --Cart (talk) 22:25, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Pretty but sorry, IMO poor quality. The red channel is blown out, so there is posterisation on the flower. Cmao20 (talk) 13:07, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

File:ZZ Top performing at Caesars Windsor, 2025-06-18 20.jpg

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Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performing in 2025
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/People#Musicians_and_singers_performing
  •  Info - I lucked out when ZZ Top came through; the entire concert was lit by bright white lights. This full-length portrait shows guitarist and vocalist Billy Gibbons in what I think is an excellent context, surrounded by musical instruments and amplifiers (and a bubble machine in the background). I wish the phone made nicer bokeh, but I won't get that one. All by Crisco 1492 --  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:05, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:05, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I think this photo deserves a little bit of love (or at least some attention ;–). The size/resolution is not giant and not everything is tack sharp, but we all know how difficult it is to get a good photo from a concert. The compo and the colours are very good; no unfortunate crop of an arm or leg, no irritating elements, etc., as we often see in concert photos. And for a smartphone the quality is very good: even at pixel level this image looks like a real photo, not like the usual overcooked mash traditionally delivered by phones. – Aristeas (talk) 08:57, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
    • Thanks, Aristeas! The S25 is handling itself quite well, and the fact that the phone has a RAW mode is definitely helping... I just wish I had control over the f number. 3.2 is good for relatively low-light environments, but given that the bokeh isn't the best I would have preferred a 4 or a 4.5 for a bit more DOF.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:59, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 13:00, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Moorea 5.jpg

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Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Moorea
  • This image is nominated for the hoped-for artistic appeal of the surface reflection - a unique capture for an underwater FPC. As the elephant FP gallery demonstrates, I've not come across a recommended maximum for a species if the photos have sufficient Wow! This 2010 image could possibly be delisted. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:29, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
    If the 2010 image is nominated for delisting, I'll change my vote. Tagooty (talk) 05:29, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Thanks, but I don't think I should do anything. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:04, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Lac de Cap-de-Long (22).jpg

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Lac de Cap-de-Long in commune of Aragnouet, Hautes-Pyrénées, France

File:Lac d'Aumar (10).jpg

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Lac d'Aumar in commune of Vielle-Aure, Hautes-Pyrénées, France

File:Barrilete negro (Euthynnus lineatus), San José del Cabo, Baja California, México, 2024-12-21, DD 16.jpg

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Black skipjack tuna (Euthynnus lineatus), San José del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Class : Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
  •  Info Black skipjack tuna (Euthynnus lineatus), San José del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico. E. lineatus can be found in the Eastern tropical Pacific from San Simeon, California to northern Peru and the Galápagos Islands and can reach up to 92 centimetres (36 in) and a weight up to 11.6 kilograms (26 lb). It shows opportunistic predatory behavior, sharing its feeding pattern with other tunas, as well as dolphins and other large predatory fish, with which it also competes. Like other tunas, the fish breaths through ram ventilation, so it must continue swimming to intake oxygen. Note: surprisingly there are no FPs of the order Scombriformes on Commons, that contains 16 families (like butterfishes, mackerels or tunas) and 287 species. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 18:29, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 18:29, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 19:59, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:28, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:50, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 15:08, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cart (talk) 16:33, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 18:48, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 20:25, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Completely forgot to support this Cmao20 (talk) 11:24, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:04, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Rbrechko (talk) 19:29, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Close wing nectaring position of Graphium macareus (Godart, 1819) - Lesser Zebra 1.jpg

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Close wing nectaring position of Graphium macareus (Godart, 1819) - Lesser Zebra 1.jpg

File:Striped blue crow butterfly.jpg

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

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Interior of Willistead Manor, with two chairs
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Interiors#Canada
  •  Info A nice, relaxing, and minimalist composition that juxtaposes well with the ornate details. Easily my favourite interior shot so far. All by Crisco 1492 --  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:49, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:49, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 06:55, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cart (talk) 11:04, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:59, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Thi (talk) 17:11, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 17:42, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 19:09, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Neutral Great compo but too much noise Poco a poco (talk) 19:26, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
    Chris, I assume you underexposed the image to protect the highlights, and then lifted the shadows in post? I see you're using Lightroom: in my experience, the AI Denoise function (under the 'Detail' tab in the latest version, or part of the 'Enhance' function in earlier versions) is great for these cases -- Julesvernex2 (talk) 20:40, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
    Hi Julesvernex2; unfortunately the AI denoise function resulted in serious banding around the lights. I suspect it doesn't play nice with HDR, though it didn't blow the highlights from the window. I ended up pulling this through Photoshop and denoising the shadows there (if you check the history, it was worse). Unfortunately, I was handheld on this occasion, as the building had about a hundred people wandering the main floor. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:46, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
    Ah, it's an HDR, got tricked by the EXIF shutter speed! Indeed, I also had the same banding issue with HDR images. DXO's demosaicing doesn't have the same problem though: if you want, I can try to process the original Raw files and send you the DNGs. -- Julesvernex2 (talk) 20:54, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
    Unfortunately the CR3 files are gone; I had deleted them after making an HDR with no ghosts.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:00, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
    So this is one of the cases where Topaz DeNoise AI would be helpful, because unlike Adobe’s new raw image noise reduction and DxO’s DeepPrime it also works on TIFF/JPEG files. But it would have to be used with manual settings/masking, because only the dark areas need to be processed here, the window itself should not be changed. – Aristeas (talk) 08:42, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks for the recommendation. I think this ended up denoising it well. I don't see any loss of detail in the brighter areas.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:58, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 20:07, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Maybe could do with selective denoising in the corners but otherwise I think this is pretty great Cmao20 (talk) 22:35, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support heylenny (talk/edits) 06:19, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:48, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 18:45, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Wonderful arrangement, light/shadows and mood. – Aristeas (talk) 08:42, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 10:46, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Rbrechko (talk) 19:30, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Western Flycatcher (Pacific-Slope).jpg

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File:Hamerkop eating fish, South Africa - 2023-1.jpg

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File:Red fox (Vulpes vulpes crucigera) Skalnate Pleso 2.jpg

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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

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Blacknosed butterflyfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris), Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico

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

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Dormition of the Theotokos Church in the village of Ǵavato

File:Pascoli montani e cespuglieti pratomagno 4.jpg

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Mountain pastures and meadow shrubs
  • Well done! Cmao20 (talk) 19:43, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, I can't see anything outstanding here. Half of the image is empty blue sky and the rest of the motif is lacking wow. Loss of detail in full resolution, looks tilted and the crop looks random. --Milseburg (talk) 12:20, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

File:Hiking trail to Biskupská kupa, Czechia.jpg

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Hiking trail to Biskupská kupa, Czechia

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A herder leading his camel in a calm desert atmosphere.
  •  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)
  •  Support --Osmo Lundell hey 06:55, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 07:49, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Cart (talk) 11:20, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:53, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20; thanks to Cart for the improvements. – Aristeas (talk) 16:13, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support This is different Poco a poco (talk) 19:43, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 20:09, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support heylenny (talk/edits) 06:18, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support —Bruce1eetalk 06:20, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:43, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Mile (talk) 17:50, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Rbrechko (talk) 19:33, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support —Frank Schulenburg (talk) 22:03, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

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

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Close wing moisture sucking and peeing activity of Lamproptera curius ( Fabricius,1787) - White Dragontail.jpg
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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)
  •  Support Cool framing effect. Agree with UnpetitproleX that it could be even better if the left/right crop was a bit wider, but it already works as it is. – Aristeas (talk) 16:08, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 17:40, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Poco a poco (talk) 19:49, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support heylenny (talk/edits) 06:18, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:42, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 10:49, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 04:39, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
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Panoramic view of Lac Blanc and Couttet Peak, Isère
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"The Jacobite" crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct
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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)
  •  Oppose Zooming in to the leaves or almost any other part of the image it is just too blocky and undetailed to be FP. Sorry :( --Osmo Lundell hey 06:52, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Honestly not seeing any quality flaw here. The worst I can see is that the far left of the image is not quite as sharp as the rest, likely because the lens's edge sharpness is a little less. But even that looks well within acceptable limits to me. Can you tell me where you are seeing these issues Osmo Lundell? Cmao20 (talk) 02:40, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
    Yes, this camera has a noticeable un-sharpness along the borders. That is why I made this from three photos, so that I could cut away the worst of the un-sharp borders. On the left side the worst part of the un-sharp edge is actually cut away (the total pano is actually larger than this), leaving just the passable part. --Cart (talk) 17:22, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:48, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Beautiful and tranquil scenery. The composition (about ⅔ sky) contributes much to this impression. Good quality, good detail resolution. – Aristeas (talk) 16:03, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I don't see any blocky details.--Famberhorst (talk) 17:39, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Rhododendrites talk |  16:27, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Pleasing compo. JayCubby (talk) 17:15, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A little bit blurred on both sides, but nice view at all. --Rbrechko (talk) 19:36, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
    Also a bit of CA. Not changing my !vote though. JayCubby (talk) 05:02, 29 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, featured

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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:Црква „Св. Петка“ - Маловиште.jpg

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Saint Paraskeva Church in the village of Malovište

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

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

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)
  •  Oppose Unappealing light, in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:59, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

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

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • 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)

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      • 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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