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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:Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher, Thattekad, Vimal Rajyaguru, 01.jpg

Voting period ends on 11 Aug 2025 at 05:19:10 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:House sparrow mother and chicks (30608).jpg

Voting period ends on 11 Aug 2025 at 02:04:17 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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House sparrow mother and chicks

File:Nicholas Roerich - Himalayas, Sikkim.jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 13:19:01 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Himalayas, Sikkim (circa 1928-1929) by Nicholas Roerich

File:Puits Rodolphe 01.jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 10:02:11 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Potash mine Rodolphe II, Ungersheim, Haut-Rhin, France
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Industry#France
  •  Info The Rodolphe Mine near Ungersheim (Haute Rhin, France) was the most important potash mining site established by the "Mines de Kali Sainte Thérèse" company from 1911 onward. The mine was closed in 1976, and most of the facilities were preserved. For over 25 years the Rodolphe Group has been maintaining, rehabilitating, and promoting this rich heritage, transforming it into the Historic Potash Mine Centre. Created by Llez – uploaded by Llez – nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 10:02, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Llez (talk) 10:02, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:04, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 12:52, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very satisfying composition Cmao20 (talk) 14:48, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Petro Stelte (talk) 15:10, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 15:44, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --per others Famberhorst (talk) 15:57, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 17:38, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Can you offer more crop at the left? that narrowly cropped building doesn't look so good Poco a poco (talk) 18:17, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 03:09, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Peacock (Aglais io) caterpillar Ruggeller Riet.jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 08:42:26 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Peacock (Aglais io) caterpillar on stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
  • Sorry; I uploaded version before any denoise. New version now. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:49, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 14:47, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:56, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I wonder what this guy will look like once he makes the transformation? Wolverine X-eye 18:06, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Peacock (Aglais io) caterpillars on stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) Ruggeller Riet.jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 08:45:07 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Peacock (Aglais io) caterpillars on stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
  • as above, denoised version now uploaded. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:50, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Lots of wow for me and nice to see a photo that puts an insect into the context of its surroundings, i.e. the plant it's eating. There should be a place for FPs like this as well as 'portrait photos' of wildlife Cmao20 (talk) 14:47, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Somewhat agreeing with Cmao20 above in that it's nice to see the subjects' environment. Wolverine X-eye 18:12, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:002 Asian green bee-eaters in Keoladeo National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 07:54:44 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Asian green bee-eaters in Keoladeo National Park

File:Black alder twig and water ripples at Wolfsberger Mühle, 2019-06-29.jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 04:58:53 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Black alder twig, deadwood and water ripples at Wolfsberger Mühle, Germany
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena#Liquid
  •  Info A black alder twig floats on gently rippling water at the Wolfsberger Mühle near Tessin in Germany. The scene combines subtle light and shadow with harmonic wave patterns and a quiet composition. While not technically perfect, it offers visual calm and expressive depth beyond pure documentation. Some tonal and color enhancements were applied to strengthen the sky reflection. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- Radomianin (talk) 04:58, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Despite minor softness and noise, the image conveys a reflective mood with artistic strength. The resolution (8.1 MP) isn't large by today's standards, but acceptable here, imho. No Raw exists - I was still shooting JPEGs in 2019 (to my regret). The subtle blue in the water was selectively enhanced to support the atmospheric effect. I'm aware of its flaws, but I'd rather share it than let it fade in the archive. -- Radomianin (talk) 04:58, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Beautiful peaceful composition, a photo which invites to meditation. I love the the combination of the soft water ripples with the sharp contours of the floating twig and leaves. – Aristeas (talk) 08:07, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Beautiful --XRay 💬 10:14, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:05, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Something original Cmao20 (talk) 14:45, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per others --Famberhorst (talk) 15:55, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Not your run-of-the-mill FP candidate; this is something new and fresh and I like it. Wolverine X-eye 18:16, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:View of the glacier of Öræfajökull volcano in Hornafjörður municipality, Iceland, 20240719 1738 2793.jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 04:09:58 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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View of the glacier of Öræfajökull volcano

File:Moken Village1.jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 02:57:03 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Moken Village

File:Familiar bluet (21468).jpg

Voting period ends on 10 Aug 2025 at 01:16:41 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Familiar bluet
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:23, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:06, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Wow! Stunningly sharp and beautifully composed. Cmao20 (talk) 14:42, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Great sharpness and detail. – Aristeas (talk) 15:40, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A great image showcasing impressive focusing abilities. Wolverine X-eye 18:24, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Poco a poco (talk) 18:30, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:16, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Radomianin (talk) 21:00, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Саат-кула (Стар Дојран) 3.jpg

Voting period ends on 9 Aug 2025 at 22:44:08 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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The clock of the Clock Tower in Star Dojran
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects#Horology
  •  Info All by me. -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:44, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:44, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Good picture, I really like the work on shadows and different textures but I don't have a wow effect. —An insect photographer (talk) 23:46, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Lacks wow-factor. Insufficient DoF -- the stones at the top and other parts are blurry. --Tagooty (talk) 01:21, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment I was hoping to support this because I do think it's a nice motif but the sharpness was a bit disappointing when I zoomed in to full size. Cmao20 (talk) 14:42, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Not sharp, neither for QI --Ezarateesteban 22:01, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Asian Emerald Dove in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary March 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg

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Asian Emerald Dove
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds#Family_:_Columbidae_(Pigeons_and_Doves)
  •  Info created by Tisha Mukherjee – uploaded by Tisha Mukherjee – nominated by Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 08:56, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 08:56, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support-- E.IMANCOMMONS 10:45, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice one. I would be tempted to crop that branch in the top left though. It looks a bit messy to just have a tiny bit of a branch in the corner. Cmao20 (talk) 13:00, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
    I have uploaded a new cropped version of this file just now, but it isn't reflecting here. Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 08:43, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Striking colours and composition. Per Cmao20 cropping the branch on left would be better. --Tagooty (talk) 15:57, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
    I have cropped that branch in the top left and uploaded a new version but it's not reflecting here, do I need to do something else? Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 08:47, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Really nice picture, I like the orange petal which echo the beak. However, per Cmao20 and Tagooty, cropping the branch in the top left though would improve composition and focus the gaze on the bird. --An insect photographer (talk) 23:00, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 02:39, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:59, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:16, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:22, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:23, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:07, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support – Aristeas (talk) 15:40, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Perhaps the most random collection of differently colored feathers I've ever seen on a bird. It suits it though. Wolverine X-eye 18:26, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Although I'd go for a portrait format using the branches as a frame Poco a poco (talk) 18:30, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Camarasaurus supremus skull (TMP 1984.161.0008, detail), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13 02.jpg

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Camarasaurus supremus skull with neck vertebrae

File:Paul Schrader at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped) 2.jpg

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Paul Schrader posing for the photographer at the Toronto International Film Festival
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Men
  •  Info created by Jaydixit – uploaded by Seewolf – nominated by Seewolf -- Seewolf (talk) 18:18, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Such a great portrait of the funny guy who brought us films like "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull" and "Dog Eat Dog" -- Seewolf (talk) 18:18, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I like the gesture – taking of his sunglasses, closing one eye and looking with the other one at the photographer(s), he seems to say “Did you get it, finally?” or similar. It’s a pity about these printed backgrounds with all the irritating logos, but they are so standard that they are hard to avoid. – Aristeas (talk) 08:43, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Small and not a great background but it's a very characterful and fun portrait and very sharp, I think it deserves a star. Cmao20 (talk) 14:41, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ezarateesteban 22:02, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Pamela Anderson 2024 Headshot by Norman Wong.jpg

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Pamela Anderson, 2024. Headshot by Norman Wong
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Women
  •  Info created by Norman Wong, uploaded by Graygoldmgmt, nominated by Yann
  •  Support -- Yann (talk) 18:08, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 18:27, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Seewolf (talk) 18:43, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:57, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support-- E.IMANCOMMONS 03:59, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Good portrait. “When I was young” in the 1990s, Pamela Anderson was famous for her role in Baywatch, a series that many of us German teenagers despised (and secretly watched); we thought Anderson was dumb as a post, not realizing that we were just watching her role. And many photos apparently wanted to confirm this prejudice, reducing Anderson to a sex symbol (e.g.). So I appreciate all the more that Norman Wong portrays Anderson as a dignified personality. This picture destroys my prejudices, I have to apologize to Anderson in my thoughts. – Aristeas (talk) 10:19, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support An important view of her - Pamela Anderson is becoming increasingly known amongst younger generations for being someone who has chosen to age gracefully and without cosmetic intervention, and has spoken out against a culture of obsessing over anti-aging. Cmao20 (talk) 12:58, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:19, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support in line with Aristeas' perspective. -- Radomianin (talk) 16:15, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:55, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A great portrait. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 02:38, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:16, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Per Aristeas -- Jakubhal 08:59, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:22, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:44, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Poco a poco (talk) 18:26, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark in Ajodhya Hills February 2024 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg

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Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark

File:Iglesia de San Martín, Pau, Francia, 2023-01-06, DD 69-71 HDR.jpg

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Baldachin of St Martin's, Pau, France

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/People/Portrait#Children
  •  Info The photo was taken on 05.11.2014 at Elif's birthday in Baku. created by Elshad Iman – uploaded by Elshad Iman – nominated by Elshad Iman -- E.IMANCOMMONS 06:02, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  • A beautiful child portrait.  Support -- E.IMANCOMMONS 06:02, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Very nice portrait. Please add more relevant categories, and a bit more in description (context of the portrait etc.). In the info it says "created by Elshad Iman", which is true in ways more than one hahah. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:08, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Agree with this, a well-taken and charming photo but it needs to be categorised and presented differently so that it feels more like a real contribution to a project with educational goals rather than a photo from a personal album. Cmao20 (talk) 12:19, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 17:28, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support, but I believe also that the description will be a little bit improved. Анастасия Львоваru/en 18:28, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support I really like this as a portrait as well as the composition, but it would make the image much more useful if description and categories could be expanded (a little bit). – Aristeas (talk) 08:35, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Verdord blad van een Aesculus hippocastanum, 20-04-2025 (d.j.b.).jpg

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File:Vandans Lünersee Vogelperspektive W.jpg

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Aerial view of Lake Lünersee, Vorarlberg, Austria

File:Rapperswil - Hafen IMG 0963.JPG

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Harbour area and See-Quai in Rapperswil (Switzerland)

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Old bridge in Saarbrücken, Germany, in Autumn

File:MKr377603 Yō Yoshida (A Pale View of Hills, Cannes 2025).jpg

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Portrait from a Cannes photocall of the japanese actress
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Women
  •  Info created by Martin Kraft – uploaded by Martin Kraft – nominated by Seewolf -- Seewolf (talk) 13:33, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice and pleasing representation of that beautiful woman. Tack sharp, good color balance and the long lens gives a really good separation from the background. -- Seewolf (talk) 13:33, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I'm jealous. I'd love to shoot a film festival. Fantastic portrait.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:36, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Very good portrait, pleasant background and flattering expression. Cmao20 (talk) 15:30, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 15:43, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support-- E.IMANCOMMONS 04:04, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent portrait which combines high sharpness exactly on the eye with beautiful soft bokeh and a gentle transition from sharp to unsharp. Great use of a 300mm ƒ/2.8 lens! Here ƒ/4 is perfect, but the ƒ/2.8 samples like this one are also excellent. I’m still searching for an affordable good used copy of this lens … ;–) – Aristeas (talk) 09:12, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
    @Aristeas That lens can be borrowed from Wikimedia Österreich for Commons projects. --Seewolf (talk) 09:27, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you very much for the hint, Seewolf! This is a great service if one is going to take photos on a festival or on a planned trip. My problem is that I never really know in advance what kind of photos I’m going to take and when, and which lenses I will need; therefore I buy all gear myself (normally used gear, of course). But I will keep that in mind in case I do ever end up planning a project. – Aristeas (talk) 09:45, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
    Good to know such services are available. I've got a lens that tops out at F8, so anything I shoot won't have nearly as nice DOF (that being said, at 300 mm bokeh starts very quickly). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:35, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Mile (talk) 09:13, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:31, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Radomianin (talk) 09:42, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:13, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 17:29, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 18:29, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 20:04, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:13, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:19, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Apollo 11 Lunar Lander - 5927 NASA.jpg (delist and replace)

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Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the SEQ bay of the Lunar Lander Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the SEQ bay of the Lunar Lander

  •  Info Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA): Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the SEQ bay of the Lunar Lander.
  •  Info Replace by a higher resolution and quality image (Original nomination)
  •  Delist and replace -- Yann (talk) 10:38, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Delist and replace  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:53, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak delist and replace As a rule I'm generally not that in favour of scanning old pictures at a higher size because I question whether we're really recording any more useful information, rather than just adding file size. I feel this about a number of painting scans that have been nominated for D&R - no one needs a massive scan resolving the individual brushstrokes that no one's computer can actually load. One interesting question is how many pixels does it take to describe the usable detail we actually get from the Hasselblad cameras they used on the Moon. The question of what is a film camera's native resolution doesn't really apply as it would with a digital camera (see here ) but it is still worth considering what would be the ideal tradeoff between fine detail and file size.
That said, the original here was only 5.5 megapixels, so there is surely room for improvement. Additionally, it cuts off the antenna at the top - again, this is an improvement in the new version. On the flipside, this one seems a bit too light, and some details are overexposed. On balance, taking into account all these factors, I do think this is an improvement overall, but it is not clear cut. Edit: one thing I would ask is if the nominator could add all of the useful image notes on the original picture to the proposed replacement. They make this picture more valuable for the project and it would be a shame to lose them. Cmao20 (talk) 15:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
@Cmao20: FYI, the overexposure of the highlight was already there in the PNG source. I have only increased the light in the middle range, and reduced the red overcast. According to the link you give above, 360 Mpx are needed to record all information from the 6x6 film used by Apollo missions. We are still far from that. Sure, I will copy the notes. Yann (talk) 16:03, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Delist and replace Agree completely with Cmao20, but for me the extra room at the top significantly improves the composition, hence I wholeheartedly vote for D&R. I also assume that the high contrast of the new version (which looks a bit exaggerated at the first glance) is just realistic for images taken on the moon (almost no atmosphere → high contrast). – Aristeas (talk) 09:05, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Delist and replace --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:15, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Delist and replace JayCubby (talk) 02:25, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Delist and replace --Thi (talk) 13:41, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Avian influenza roee shpernik 09.jpg

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Foam depopulation of turkeys after a bird flu detection in Revadim, Israel
  • A variety of opinions is to be welcomed, and it's what makes this process work. I think people should never be afraid to go against consensus, whether that is opposing an image with lots of supports or supporting one with several opposes. There are plenty of individual decisions I disagree with at FPC but I think overall, it probably averages out to a suitably high standard of pictures getting promoted. Cmao20 (talk) 15:51, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support At first glance I thought the "ground" was a dirty beach with a wave coming in, before I realized it is a pile of dead turkeys -- quite a shock. I think it's a great composition (a few live birds contrasting with the rest), covering a difficult topic in a way that captured my attention and made me want to learn more. Unfortunately as said above it's not the highest technical quality, but that is less of a factor for me given the subject, circumstance, and the effectiveness of the photo. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 15:42, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support: this is what factory farming actually looks like... --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:07, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I can overlook technical flaws in this case. FPs shouldn't always be about things that are pretty - we should not avoid difficult subjects. Acroterion (talk) 01:55, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support A striking subject for sure, one that we rarely see here. The quality could be better, but is not particularly bad. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:16, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support per UnpetitproleX. --Harlock81 (talk) 13:17, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 17:31, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:11, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:18, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Chopa (Spondyliosoma cantharus) con un parásito (Anilocra physodes), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-22, DD 75.jpg

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Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) with a parasite (Anilocra physodes), Arrábida National Park, Portugal
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods#Family_:_Cymothoidae (section for Cymothoidae just created)
  •  Info Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) with a parasite (Anilocra physodes), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. Note: there is no FP on Commons for the whole order Isopoda (including over 10,000 species! half of them aquatic and half of them on land). c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:37, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:37, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:47, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Kevin Payravi (talk) 05:43, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Nice, but don't you have the whole fish? Yann (talk) 07:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
    • The focus on the parasite makes this special. It is attached with its claws (not teeth), not just swimming. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:03, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
      • I've indeed several pictures with the whole fish like this or this. Another possibility is this one but focusing on the parasite the fish is oof. From them all I considered that this candidate was overall the best one, it focuses on the parasite, the background is clean and detail level of the fish is good. Poco a poco (talk) 11:59, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support with the explanation that the intention here was to focus on the parasitism Cmao20 (talk) 15:23, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Radomianin (talk) 20:59, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Of the two, I believe the front view is much more striking and educational. I suggest you nominate that one as well, either here or separately. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:24, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support The picture would like focusing on the parasite, while here the fish steals the scene. This happens because the observer is catched by the eye, which was taken so well. A different angle of view would have been imho more effective in representing the parasitic relation. UnpetitproleX is right in noting that this picture is more effective in that sense. --Harlock81 (talk) 13:15, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support OK, I got the point. --Yann (talk) 17:33, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support. @Poco a poco: , do you think it is worth reducing the backscatter? JayCubby (talk) 02:14, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  • You mean the highlights on the body of the fish, right? I can reduce them along with some cloning of particles in the water, but unfortunately not before Sunday Poco a poco (talk) 17:50, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:10, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

File:Blue throated blue flycatcher.jpg

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File:Mandrem Beach and Mandrem River, Mandrem, Goa, India (edit).jpg

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Mandrem Beach behind the Mandrem River in North Goa, with bamboo bridges over the river.

File:Soufre&gypse sicile.jpg

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Gypsum with sulphur, Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
  • There are 2 minerals here, I put it in sulphur. Yann (talk) 07:06, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Trier, 08-12-2023 (actm.) 25.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Architectural elements#Windows
  •  Info Architectural detail of St. Peter's Cathedral, Trier. Beautiful brickwork in various shapes and colors surrounding a barred window. Because the window was high up, I had to take the photo in perspective, which created beautiful oval rings.
    All by -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:57, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:57, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 09:08, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:21, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, but this nom one is definitely lacking wow. Poco a poco (talk) 12:03, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Didn't look like much in thumbnail but at full size I definitely see enough interest for FP, it's all about the textures and colours in the brickwork. It's like an artistic study in different shades of ochre and burgundy. Cmao20 (talk) 13:14, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 15:31, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support: per Cmao20 --The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:35, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose The lighting is rather uninteresting. Otherwise, I agree with Poco.--Ermell (talk) 22:04, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Not FP: routine symmetrical composition, ordinary window in a brick wall, no technical challenge. --Tagooty (talk) 03:47, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support per Cmao20, weak because of the light (as mentioned by Ermell). – Aristeas (talk) 14:15, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

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Eastern kingbird

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Cast of an Arctodus simus skull

File:Unnamed island, Cheow Lan Lake1.jpg

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Unnamed island, Cheow Lan Lake

File:Регионалниот пат кај Ново Село 2.jpg

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A section of the European route E65 near the village of Novo Selo between the towns of Gostivar and Kičevo, North Macedonia
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Transport#Transport infrastructure
  •  Info created by Деан Лазаревски – uploaded by Kiril Simeonovski – nominated by Kiril Simeonovski -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:08, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:08, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:16, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Good QI but on reflection I think we can afford to be a little bit picky about drone photos now that we are seeing more and more of them. This one is well composed but the subject and light are not outstanding for me. Cmao20 (talk) 12:17, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support I think this is a pretty good image. There's not much to complain about; at least from my point of view. Wolverine X-eye 16:48, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support I really like how the aerial view of the long, winding curve of the road creates a graphical, almost abstract image. – Aristeas (talk) 09:01, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose per Cmao20. Good execution, but the composition is not eye catching. The cars are occupying mostly one roadway; the shadows of the trees draw a jagged pattern in the upper part of the image, breaking the homogeneity of the colour. --Harlock81 (talk) 13:01, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose per Harlock81. Beautifull picture but the shadows of trees at the top contrast a bit with the white road at the bottom, a bit disturbing for me.--An insect photographer (talk) 23:11, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Glass cobweb.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Styles and Techniques#Texture photography
  •  Info Town square in Opera, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy, taken through a fractured glass pane, giving it a cobweb/mosaic effect.
  •  Info created by muzzudan – uploaded by muzzudan – nominated by muzzudan -- Muzzudan (talk) 14:32, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Neutral -- Muzzudan (talk) 14:32, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Nice idea although unsure quality is sufficient for FP, however you're going to have to improve the description and categorisation. When I looked on the image page this photo had no categories at all which is a huge problem for FP because pictures that we give stars ought to be top tier in terms of documentation and categorisation as well as just good pictures. The image description contains no information as to where this is or what the town hall is. I know that's not the point of the image, but we should still have that information. Cmao20 (talk) 22:10, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks for your suggestions. I realize it’s a particular picture and it’s not easy for me to categorize it (besides the fact that I am just a beginner about galleries and categories). I can add more information about the place, but what’s behind the glass is of no special interest honestly. I think the artistic (for me at least) effect of the glass is the real point of the picture. I’ll try to do better next time anyway :) Muzzudan (talk) 14:39, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
    I’ve just added few categories to improve the picture. Muzzudan (talk) 16:03, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Many thanks to Cmao20 for the helpful comment. To make a start with voting: I have often admired the effect of broken windows, but this is a particularly nice example and the photo really shows this very well. – Aristeas (talk) 18:50, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support A subtle, well-executed image that unfolds its abstract clarity and atmospheric mood upon closer viewing. Convincing both technically and artistically. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:24, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Interesting idea --Llez (talk) 15:25, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 22:14, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:18, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support: I'm mildly bothered by the fact that the background's verticals are leaning. Well done otherwise. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:10, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
    I loaded an improved version. Thanks Muzzudan (talk) 18:29, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks; full  Support for this version --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:32, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support JayCubby (talk) 20:30, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Beautiful show of a broken window, it makes a change from more usual subjects. --An insect photographer (talk) 22:59, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

File:SW Ketti Valley Nilgiris Jul25 A7CR 06125.jpg

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Ketti valley view to the southwest, Nilgiris, India
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#India
  •  Info Looking down on the fertile Ketti valley, located on the east side of the Nilgiri mountains in south India. Ketti village in the foreground. Created by Tagooty – uploaded by Tagooty – nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 06:17, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Tagooty (talk) 06:17, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Weak support - Nice landscape, but the wires are distracting.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:12, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support beautiful scenery; the wires don't bother me but the pole does, however too marginal for me. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:01, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
    It would actually make a cool photo if you included more of the wire tangle, wires and pole, and made it a prominent feature in the foreground of the photo (perhaps using a two-photo stack). Sometimes it's better to go all in than trying to conceal something or work around it. --Cart (talk) 15:51, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
    @W.carter: Good point, will keep in mind in future. In this case, I was standing on the edge of a cliff with only a small parapet for protection. (I have a tendency to vertigo! ) Not much scope for a better viewpoint. Tagooty (talk) 03:31, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Beautiful for me, I didn't really notice the wires at first and I don't think they are that significant Cmao20 (talk) 12:03, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Needs denoising, and perhaps increasing the contrast just a bit. Nice photo otherwise. AVDLCZ (talk) 18:02, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
  • ✓ Done @AVDLCZ: Thanks for the suggestion. Please see the new upload with NR. --Tagooty (talk) 03:22, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Great view, but impossible to become a FP with those disturbing wires. The wires could be overlooked if this weren't about FP. FPs should be nearly perfect, and the wires detract from the image composition too much in my opinion. Maybe a crop could help. --Milseburg (talk) 12:00, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  • ✓ Done @Milseburg: Some viewers like the wires and buildings in the foreground. As suggested by you, I've made a crop without the wires, proposed as an alternative below. Please review it. --Tagooty (talk) 13:02, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support Works for me. Beautiful landscape in the background, the College of Engineering in the midground is interesting and provides some contrast to the landscape, and somehow the wires in the foreground go well with a College of Engineering ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 18:36, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support per Aristeas. --Yann (talk) 07:26, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I think the composition is too busy with buildings here and there, and the cropped tree near the right edge and the wires in the bottom-right corner are distracting. Furthermore, if the college is a particularly important detail, it should occupy a more prominent position. Overall, it's a quality picture of a nice scenery, but the extraordinarity is missing.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 09:46, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  •  Info Villages and buildings scattered throughout the landscape is the nature of much of India (except mountains and deserts). Likewise, the juxtaposition of an engineering college and small farm buildings is typical of India. --Tagooty (talk) 04:07, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
Alternative below is withdrawn

Alternative

Ketti valley view to the southwest, Nilgiris, India (wires in foreground cropped)

  • @Crisco 1492, UnpetitproleX, Cmao20, W.carter, and AVDLCZ: As suggested by Milseburg, I have proposed this alternative crop. Please review it. --Tagooty (talk) 13:02, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Support --Tagooty (talk) 13:02, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Comment Sorry but I prefer the original. This crop looks unbalanced to me. Too much sky, not enough land. It turns a careful composition into what feels like a snapshot. Cmao20 (talk) 13:10, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  • I agree with Cmao. Losing the village hurts... how are you with cloning? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:23, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
    @Crisco 1492: I had tried cloning, even using LR's gen AI. As there is a lot of intricate detail of buildings and vegetation behind the wires in this 60 MP image, the results are obviously fake. Tagooty (talk) 04:58, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
  • In view of the comments, I withdraw the alternative nomination. --Tagooty (talk) 10:04, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

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