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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 and current month.

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

Formal things[edit]

Nominating[edit]

Guidelines for nominators[edit]

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates:

  • Licensing – Images licensed with solely "GFDL" or "GFDL and an NC-only license" are not acceptable due the restrictions placed on re-use by these licenses.
  • Resolution – Raster images of lower resolution than 2 million pixels (pixels, not bytes) are typically rejected unless there are strong mitigating reasons. This does not apply to vector graphics (SVGs).
    • Graphics on Commons are not only viewed on conventional computer screens. They may be used in high-resolution print versions, and the images may be cropped to focus on portions of the image. See Commons:Why we need high resolution media for more information.
  • Scans – While not official policy, Help:Scanning provides advice on the preparation of various types of images that may be useful.
  • General quality – pictures being nominated should be of high technical quality.
  • Digital manipulations must not deceive the viewer. Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in an image is generally acceptable, provided it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive.
    • For photographs, typical acceptable manipulations include cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and color/exposure correction. More extensive manipulations, such as removal of distracting background elements, should be clearly described in the image text, by means of the {{Retouched picture}} template. Undescribed or mis-described manipulations which cause the main subject to be misrepresented are never acceptable. For images made from more than one photo, you can use the {{Panorama}} or {{Focus stacked image}} templates.
    • For historic images, acceptable manipulations might include digitally fixing rips, removal of stains, cleanup of dirt, and, for mass-produced artworks such as engravings, removal of flaws inherent to the particular reproduction, such as over-inking. Careful color adjustments may be used to bring out the original work from the signs of ageing, though care should be taken to restore a natural appearance. The original artistic intent should be considered when deciding whether it is appropriate to make a change. Edits to historic material should be documented in detail within the file description, and an unedited version should be uploaded and cross linked for comparison.
  • Value – our main goal is to feature most valuable pictures from all others. Pictures should be in some way special, so please be aware that:
    • almost all sunsets are aesthetically pleasing, and most such pictures are not in essence different from others,
    • night-shots are pretty but normally more details can be shown on pictures taken at daytime,
    • beautiful does not always mean valuable.
Artworks, illustrations, and historical documents[edit]

There are many different types of non-photographic media, including engravings, watercolors, paintings, etchings, and various others. Hence, it is difficult to set hard-and-fast guidelines. However, generally speaking, works can be divided into three types: Those that can be scanned, those that must be photographed, and those specifically created to illustrate a subject.

Works that must be photographed include most paintings, sculptures, works too delicate or too unique to allow them to be put on a scanner, and so on. For these, the requirements for photography, below, may be mostly followed; however, it should be noted that photographs which cut off part of the original painting are generally not considered featurable.

Works that may be scanned include most works created by processes that allow for mass distribution − for instance, illustrations published with novels. For these, it is generally accepted that a certain amount of extra manipulation is permissible to remove flaws inherent to one copy of the work, since the particular copy – of which hundreds, or even thousands of copies also exist – is not so important as the work itself.

Works created to serve a purpose include diagrams, scientific illustrations, and demonstrations of contemporary artistic styles. For these, the main requirement is that they serve their purpose well.

Provided the reproduction is of high quality, an artwork generally only needs one of the following four things to be featurable:

  • Notable in its own right: Works by major artists, or works that are otherwise notable, such as the subjects of a controversy.
  • Of high artistic merit: Works which, while not particularly well known, are nonetheless wonderful examples of their particular type or school of art.
  • Of high historic merit: The historical method values very early illustrations of scenes and events over later ones. Hence, a work of poor quality depicting a contemporaneous historical event can be nonetheless important, even if the artistic merit is relatively low. Likewise, scans or photographs of important documents – which may not be at all artistic – nonetheless may be highly valuable if the documents are historically significant. The reason for the image's historical importance should be briefly stated in the nomination, for those reviewers unfamiliar with the subject.
  • Of high illustrative merit: Works that illustrate or help explain notable subjects, for instance, illustrations of books, scientific subjects, or technical processes. The amount of artistic merit required for these will vary by subject, but, for instance, an illustration that makes the working of a complicated piece of machinery very clear need not be notable as a piece of artwork as well, whereas an illustration for a book might well be expected to reach much higher artistic standards.

Digital restorations must also be well documented. An unedited version of the image should be uploaded locally, when possible, and cross-linked from the file description page. Edit notes should be specified in detail, such as "Rotated and cropped. Dirt, scratches, and stains removed. Histogram adjusted and colors balanced."

Photographs[edit]

On the technical side, we have focus, exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field.

  • Focus – every important object in the picture should normally be sharp.
  • Exposure refers to the shutter diaphragm combination that renders an image with a tonal curve that ideally is able to represent in acceptable detail shadows and highlights within the image. This is called latitude. Images can be on the low side of the tonal curve (low range), the middle (middle range) or high side (upper range). Lack of shadow detail is not necessarily a negative characteristic. In fact, it can be part of the desired effect. Burned highlights in large areas are a distracting element.
  • Composition refers to the arrangement of the elements within the image. The "Rule of thirds" is one useful guideline. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they "cut" the image in half. Often, a horizon creating a top or bottom third of the space works better. The main idea is to use space to create a dynamic image.
    • Foreground and background – foreground and background objects may be distracting. You should check that something in front of the subject doesn't hide important elements and that something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example that the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head).
  • Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better than the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the "unnatural" nature of the pose would be a good photograph.
  • Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and vice versa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF.

On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, color, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, noise, etc.

  • Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects.
  • Volume refers to the three dimensional quality of the object. This is accomplished using side light. Contrary to general belief, front lighting is not the best light. It tends to flatten subject. Best light of day is early morning or late afternoon.
  • Color is important. Oversaturated colors are not good.
  • Texture refers to the quality of the surface of the subject. It is enhanced by side lighting… it is the "feel" to the touch.
  • Perspective refers to the "angle" accompanied by lines that disappear into a vanishing point that may or may not be inside the image.
  • Balance refers to the arrangement of subjects within the image that can either give equal weight or appear to be heavier on one side.
  • Proportion refers to the relation of size of objects in picture. Generally, we tend to represent small objects small in relation to others, but a good technique is to represent small objects large contrary to natural size relationship. For example, a small flower is given preponderance over a large mountain…. This is called inversion of scales.
Not all elements must be present. Some photographs can be judged on individual characteristics, that is, an image can be about color or texture, or color AND texture, etc.
  • Noise refers to unwanted corruption of color brightness and quality and can be caused by underexposure. It is not a desirable quality and can be grounds for opposition.
  • Symbolic meaning or relevance … Opinion wars can begin here … A bad picture of a very difficult subject is better than a good picture of an ordinary subject. A good picture of a difficult subject is an extraordinary photograph.
Images can be culturally biased by the photographer and/or the observer. The meaning of the image should be judged according to the cultural context of the image, not by the cultural context of the observer. An image "speaks" to people, and it has the capacity to evoke emotion such as tenderness, rage, rejection, happiness, sadness, etc. Good photographs are not limited to evoking pleasant sensations …

You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating.

Video and audio[edit]

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

Set nominations[edit]

If a group of images are thematically connected in a direct and obvious way, they can be nominated together as a set. A set should fall under one of the following types:

  • Faithful digital reproductions of works notable in their own right, which the original author clearly intended to be viewed as a set. Examples: pages in a pamphlet, crops (puzzle pieces) of a prohibitively large scan, a pair of pendant paintings. Not acceptable: Arbitrary selection of sample works by an artist.
  • A sequence of images showing the passage of time. They could depict frames of a moving/changing object or a static object during different times of day or different seasons. Examples: diagrams illustrating a process, steps of a dance, metamorphosis of an insect, maps/drawings/photos of the same subject over the years (frame of view should be more or less the same).
  • A group of images depicting the same subject from different viewpoints, preferably taken under the same lighting conditions when possible. Examples: Exterior and interior of a building, different facades of a building, different interior views, obverse and inverse of a banknote/coin. Not acceptable: A selection of different rooms in a skyscraper, the facade of a church plus an organ, any images of fundamentally different scopes.
  • A group of images which show all possible variations of a particular class of object. Examples: Male and female versions of an animal (preferably in the same setting), all known species of a genus. Not acceptable: A few breeds of cats (unless they share a defining characteristic and represent all possible examples of that).

Simple tutorial for new users[edit]

Tutorial: Nominate on COM:FPC
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NOTE: You don't need to worry if you are not sure, other users will try their best to help you.

Adding a new nomination[edit]

If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate image description and licensing, then do the following.

Step 1: copy the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box, for example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg. Then click on the "create new nomination" button.

All single files:

For renominations, simply add /2 after the filename. For example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Foo.jpg/2

All set nomination pages should begin "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/", e.g. "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/My Nomination".


Step 2: follow the instructions on the page that you are taken to, and save that page.

Step 3: manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list: Click here, and add the following line to the TOP of the nominations list:

{{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg}}

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[edit]

Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Everybody can vote for their own nominations. Anonymous (IP) votes are not allowed.

You may use the following templates:

  • {{Support}} ( 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 (~~~~).

Featured picture delisting candidates[edit]

Over time, featured picture standards change. It may be decided that for some pictures which were formerly "good enough", this is no longer the case. This is for listing an image which you believe no longer deserves to be a featured picture. For these, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  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.

Featured picture candidate policy[edit]

General rules[edit]

  1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  4. Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits.
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{Withdraw}} ~~~~. Also, remember that if more than one version is nominated, you should explicitly state which version you are withdrawing.
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5):
    1. Pictures are speedy declined if they have less 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[edit]

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.

The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5. There is also a limit of two active delisting nominations per user, which is in addition to the limit of two active regular nominations.

The FPCBot handles the vote counting and closing in most cases, current exceptions are candidates containing multiple versions of the image as well as FPXed and withdrawn nominations. Any experienced user may close the requests not handled by the bot. For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished. Also note that there is a manual review stage between when the bot has counted the votes and before the nomination is finally closed by the bot; this manual review can be done by any user familiar with the voting rules.

Above all, be polite[edit]

Please don't forget that the image you are judging is somebody's work. Avoid using phrases like "it looks terrible" and "I hate it". If you must oppose, please do so with consideration. Also remember that your command of English might not be the same as someone else's. Choose your words with care.

Happy judging… and remember... all rules can be broken.

See also[edit]

Table of contents[edit]

List may contain works considered Not Safe for Work (nudity).

Nominators are requested, out of courtesy, to include the {{Nsfw}} template with such images. Users may select the gadget in user preferences "Deferred display of images tagged with {{Nsfw}} on COM:FPC" to enable the template's effect of hiding the image until selected.

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Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:Stanley Valley.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2024 at 11:59:49 (UTC)
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Stanley Valley

File:Nevelzwam ( nebularis) (d.j.b.) 14-12-2023. (d.j.b).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2024 at 05:29:14 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Los Angeles International Airport by Don Ramey Logan.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2024 at 05:17:23 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
 Nomination denied. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines because only two active nominations per user are allowed. --BigDom (talk) 09:58, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Vintage military fashion shop and a clerk waiting for customers, January 2024 - 1943.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2024 at 04:01:44 (UTC)
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Vintage military fashion shop and a clerk waiting for customers.

File:Saint Patrick Church (Troy, Ohio) - stained-glass windows, St. Anne Educates the Virgin Mary - detail.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2024 at 01:33:52 (UTC)
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Stain-glass window
  • Is this the church that was sold? Are these windows still in the building? (ps there's an online article saying some windows came from Austria). Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:47, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Silk Loom Jim Thompson House photo D Ramey Logan.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 20:00:05 (UTC)
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Thai woman dressed in a traditional Sabi Silk at The Jim Thompson House in Bangkok Thailand

File:The port of Long Beach 2 by Don Ramey Logan.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 19:43:26 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Venedig Fondamente Nove Alpenblick-20090316-RM-081625.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 11:28:43 (UTC)
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View to the north from the Fondamente Nove in Venice. The snow-covered Alps can be seen in the distance.

File:Forester kangaroo (Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis) portrait Esk Valley.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 00:13:46 (UTC)
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Forester kangaroo (Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis) portrait

File:Koenigstrasse 45 in Bad Bergzabern (2).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 09:00:54 (UTC)
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Building at Königstraße 45 in Bad Bergzabern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

File:Bad Bergzabern Castle (9).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 08:58:07 (UTC)
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Bad Bergzabern Castle, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

File:Dülmen, Jüdischer Friedhof -- 2023 -- 6451 (bw).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 07:24:42 (UTC)
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Jewish cemetery in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

File:Night View of Badshahi Mosque (King’s Mosque).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 07:17:15 (UTC)
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A night view of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan.

File:Lake SaifulMalook.jpeg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 07:02:28 (UTC)
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A picture of Lake Saiful Mulook in the Hindu Kush of northern Pakistan. The image depicts a scene of mountains reflected in water, just off-center enough to draw the attention. The category of reflections of Lake Saiful Mulook contains several other well-composed pictures like this.

File:Pedro II of Brazil by Nadar.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jan 2024 at 02:04:58 (UTC)
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Pedro II of Brazil

File:Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Southeast view 20170614 1.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 17:04:28 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Bayrische Voralpen mit Blick in die Jachenau und Isartal.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 17:04:26 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Black-capped chickadee (33729).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 16:09:20 (UTC)
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Black-capped chickadee at a feeder

File:Pine siskin (33706)2.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 16:07:28 (UTC)
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Pine siskin

File:Mushrooms of Tambov Oblast - 001.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 11:52:51 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Anne of Great Britain statue near St Paul's. London.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 09:58:17 (UTC)
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Anne of Great Britain statue near St Paul's. London

Alternative[edit]

Anne of Great Britain statue near St Paul's. London edited.jpg

File:Vasu-vihara.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 08:54:54 (UTC)
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Vasu bihar

File:Aguja de mar (Syngnathus acus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-19, DD 18.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 07:44:05 (UTC)
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Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Order : Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
  •  Info Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. The fish is generally 33 to 35 centimetres (13 to 14 in) in length. They are almost square in each segment of the body, and known to feel rigid when handled. The greater pipefish is found all around the British Isles and is regularly found in the Mediterranean Sea and, as shown here, in the coast of Portugal. These fishes are often amongst seaweeds and seagrass. Note: we have no FPs of the whole family Syngnathidae. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 07:44, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 07:44, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose only a fraction of the fish is in focus and the compo is imho not outstanding, sorry. -- Ivar (talk) 08:14, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose The composition would be fine for such an unusual fish (if cropped at the bottom) but the lack of focus is too severe. Charlesjsharp (talk) 23:25, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Surely VI given that it's the best picture on Commons, but not enough is in focus for FP IMO. Cmao20 (talk) 01:58, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Felix Nadar in the basket of a balloon, self-portrait, btv1b532323066.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 07:32:16 (UTC)
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Nadar

File:MissingNo.svg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2024 at 00:01:32 (UTC)
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The manifestation of the missingno glitch that was infamous in pokemon Red and Blue, essential for understanding how the glitch appeared in the pokemon games and used by multiple wikimedia projects to describe missingno. Although lacking artistic or asthetically pleasing value, it really is an informative image nonetheless. Also great to show on commons during april fools!
Did you mean "missing no" wow? LaughingOutLoad ★ 21:38, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • No no, pun was intended, sorry if not obvious 🤡 (No missing No).
I would not support a QR code either, nor a barcode. This picture is certainly useful for the project, but the image on itself is just made of a few pixels, arranged in a pseudo-chaotic order. It is apparently linked to a phenomenon in the Nintendo world appreciated by video game players. I don't find any artistic merit in this work, and the event in itself is rather insignificant in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:15, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Maybe you're not part of the geek world, but I think everyone who is an expert or enthusiastic gamer would clearly recognize this vector. ★ 01:19, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • It's not a question of being geek in my opinion, it's just that this picture measures only 24 × 56 pixels, and represents nothing. But even if it was Super Mario, Zelda or Lara Croft, I would simply find the resolution limited. By the way, recognizing an icon, whatever it is, Mona Lisa or else, is not a sufficient condition to promote such candidates in my opinion. Perhaps a COM:VI, less likely a COM:QI (too simple), but definitely not a FP for me. By the way, there's a large number of different versions in the history, some have different colors. I have no idea what are supposed to be the real colors here, but that may be an other issue. Best regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:41, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 09:58, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support One of the most recognizable glitches of all time (and luckily in the public domain). ★ 21:38, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Pennisetum Villosum.jpg[edit]

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Pennisetum Villosum at Tatton Park Flower Show 2009

File:Forte de Santo Antônio--Farol da Barra Salvador Bahia Vista Aérea 2021-0149.jpg[edit]

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File:Windows in Caracas, Torre Lincoln Building.jpg[edit]

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Windows in Caracas, Torre Lincoln
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Venezuela
  •  Info Its a original image of a fake image. This image was taken by a cropped format camera from 10 years ago, so it probably won't have the latest details of modern cameras, but it is from a country where it is extremely difficult to take photos perhaps almost like like Ukraine and North Korea -- Wilfredor (talk) 20:18, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Now it's spectacular! ★ 21:07, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose For two reasons:
  1. Ordinary building, not really special. The patterns are not as interesting as these balconies and Windows of Taj Tower Hotel for example, nominated two weeks ago.
  2. This nomination is very similar to Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Caracas building.jpg which was an obvious fake, leading to several hot discussions (Delist nomination, Village Pump, FP talk page...) not yet finished. Some time is needed to step back and judge the work objectively -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:13, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for your review --Wilfredor (talk) 20:10, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose With almost a balance between open and closed windows, it is an ordinary image. --Tagooty (talk) 03:22, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose I've seen a lot of close-up photos of buildings like this, and while this one is good and the image quality is IMO fine, I don't rly see it as anything special Cmao20 (talk) 16:48, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  I withdraw my nomination Thanks for the feedback and votes negatives and positives --Wilfredor (talk) 20:10, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Attackofthe50ftwoman.jpg[edit]

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Film poster of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

File:The Wounded Angel - Hugo Simberg.jpg[edit]

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Hugo Simberg, The Wounded Angel, 1903

File:Australian ibis (Threskiornis molucca) Darwin.jpg[edit]

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Australian ibis (Threskiornis molucca)

File:Victoria crowned pigeon Zoo Servion.jpg[edit]

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Victoria crowned pigeon, Zoo Servion
  • IMO you are comparing apples and oranges. Using flash on wild birds, and on a pigeon in a zoo don't have the same consequences for the birds. Yann (talk) 09:20, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Is not worth a picture in natural light, in my opinion. Poor colors here due to harsh contrasts -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:30, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I won't oppose as this could be interpreted as a revenge vote (see Basile's link above) but I anticipate many oppose votes. Low resolution as it was taken a long time ago. Blurred. Unnatural colours. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:35, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 11:01, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 13:49, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 15:54, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support JukoFF (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak oppose Definitely striking but it just looks so unnatural with the strong colour contrasts Cmao20 (talk) 22:44, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Poor quality for a zoo image and unnatural colour. --Tagooty (talk) 03:30, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Per Cmao20. -- Karelj (talk) 11:35, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Photo of a venetian mask in a studio photo session.jpg[edit]

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Venetian mask in a studio photo session

File:Panorama of Frankfurt with Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke at sunset.jpg[edit]

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File:Panorama of Frankfurt with Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke at sunset.jpg
Agree, thank you. Юрий Д.К 12:12, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Baths of Maria de Padilla, Alcázar of Seville.jpg[edit]

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File:Baths of Maria de Padilla, Alcázar of Seville.jpg

File:The Sentinels in Southwest National Park, TAS.jpg[edit]

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The Sentinels, Southwest National Park

File:Looking north west from Solomon's Throne - Walls of Jerusalem.jpg[edit]

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Walls of Jerusalem National Park, TAS, Australia

File:Rainbow over stupa at Wat Phone Sa Ath Phatiya Moungkoun bouddhist temple in Luang Prabang Laos.jpg[edit]

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Rainbow over stupa at Wat Phone Sa Ath Phatiya Moungkoun bouddhist temple in Luang Prabang Laos
  • Near the stairs... not mine :-) Always in my backpack! But this one is not an abandoned bottle either. It is definitely an offering, placed close to orange flower offerings -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:33, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • ✓ Done It was due to Topaz denoise. I've fixed it by applying a partial denoising. Also reduced the compression rate, so now the quality should be top. Concerning the image note, @Draceane, please add them on the FP nomination, not on the file page (otherwise they display on Wikipedia and elsewhere, and Wikipedia readers are usually not interested in technical flaws of an illustration when they read an article). See Commons:Image annotations#Examples of inappropriate and not-informative notes. I have moved them. Thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:24, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Thank you! I haven't known about the image notes practice, but it seems logical. — Draceane talkcontrib. 09:28, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Reception lounge at Amantaka luxury Resort & Hotel at blue hour in Luang Prabang Laos.jpg[edit]

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Reception lounge at Amantaka luxury Resort & Hotel at blue hour in Luang Prabang Laos

File:Ponta da Ferraria2.jpg[edit]

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North view from Ponta da Ferraria.
Tilt is now fixed; thank you very much for your consideration and effort! --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:33, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks.  Support --Laitche (talk) 21:11, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília - Brasília - 20150603150521.jpg[edit]

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  • It's a symmetrical architecture, wanted like this, designed with regular and geometrical lines. Thus the angle of view is important, photographically. By neglecting this aspect, the photographer does not highlight a major feature of this building. It's like photographing the interior of a traditional cathedral at an angle, it's not fundamentally wrong, but it's much less attractive than a balanced presentation -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:53, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Let's wait for other voters' comments. ★ 12:40, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Not a guideline, but a valid reason to oppose. Looks careless rather than intentional. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:57, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Not symmetrical / not in the axis (especially at the top). Also the white structure appears beige on this picture. Resolution is not huge, and the quality too average. Apart from that, the sculptures hiding the architectural work, or competing with it, make the composition cluttered in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:47, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I actually think the nominator did a disservice to this picture by even mentioning the symmetry issue. There is no real reason why this picture should be symmetrical and I think it would be more boring if it were. Cmao20 (talk) 03:44, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:59, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I’m with Cmao20 here, the composition works for me. Only minor CA’s (we could fix them if they give offence). --Aristeas (talk) 11:55, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:35, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 15:30, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Narapatir Dhap 01.jpg[edit]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#Bangladesh
  •  Info created & uploaded by Azimronnie - nominated by Tomer T -- Tomer T (talk) 18:42, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Tomer T (talk) 18:42, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Very interesting --Kritzolina (talk) 19:42, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 20:05, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Visibly distorted image. --SHB2000 (talk) 02:32, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Neutral I like it and the subject is really interesting but I think I kind of agree with SHB2000. We are seeing quite a lot of drone photos now and I think maybe we can afford to be pickier than we used to be with them Cmao20 (talk) 03:43, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:49, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment If I understand the article Vasu Vihara correctly, these ruins belong to a complex of religious buildings/monasteries. Therefore I have changed the gallery link from Places/Other to Religious buildings where we have other monastery FPs. – I wonder whether composition-wise another one of the drone photos would be more successful; e.g. this one has less visible distortion and I like the contrast between the trees and the regularity of the ruins. --Aristeas (talk) 11:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I agree with Aristeas. This picture does not add any information with respect to a map of the same building. Even worse there are distracting modern elements and people. The portion of the other temple on the right corner of the image does not give any value to the whole. On the contrary, the composition of this picture is excellent, and the same people and modern elements that are still present result unnoticed - an unavoidable, but negligible presence. --Harlock81 (talk) 22:23, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per Aristeas, I would support the other compo. -- Ivar (talk) 08:27, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose The more recent nomination is better. No idea why one would nominate this one. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Window glass at the front entrance of Osaka General Medical Center, January 2024 - 1288.jpg[edit]

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Window glass at the front entrance of Osaka General Medical Center.
  • I've known that CA at the edges and I tried to remove it but I couldn't remove that. --Laitche (talk) 11:42, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:013 Wild Baby Chamois Riederalp Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

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Wild baby chamois in the Aletsch Forest Nature Reserve
  •  Support Yes, very nice now, and high level of detail at full size -- Basile Morin (talk) 21:50, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Catedral Metropolitana de Sao Paulo, Brasil.jpg[edit]

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Catedral Metropolitana de Sao Paulo, Brasil
Another angle, another picture, another nomination --Wilfredor (talk) 23:12, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:At Tenerife 2022 085 - Gallotia galloti (cropped).jpg[edit]

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Gallotia galloti raising its legs due to the heat, at Centro de Visitantes de El Portillo, Tenerife

File:Grabs SG asv2022-10 Schloss Werdenberg img2.jpg[edit]

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Werdenberg Castle

File:Lopburi - Si Suriyothai (Sa Kaeo) roundabout, Jan 2024 02.jpg[edit]

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Si Suriyothai roundabout, Lopburi, Thailand
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#Thailand
  •  Info Si Suriyothai (also known as Sa Kaeo) roundabout, a major road junction in Lopburi, a military town in central Thailand. Yes, it was taken at the "wrong" time of day, but I like the composition with the imposing monument and the ubiquitous delivery motorcycle whizzing past so no harm in nominating. Created, uploaded and nominated by me -- BigDom (talk) 15:25, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- BigDom (talk) 15:25, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I have a feeling that others will consider this picture to have 'insufficient wow' but personally I like that you can see how this monument is situated in quite mundane surroundings, it's interesting and unusual. Add to that very strong image quality and I think this deserves a star. Cmao20 (talk) 16:28, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Sorry, but there is no wow. There's nothing that is instantly eye-catching in this image. --SHB2000 (talk) 02:34, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:51, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 21:46, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Monkey Forest Ubud Ubuan Bali.jpg[edit]

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Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Monkey Forest Ubud Ubuan Bali

File:016 Wild Golden Eagle in flight at Pfyn-Finges (Switzerland) Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg, featured[edit]

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Golden eagle in flight at Pfyn-Finges (Switzerland)
  • They mentioned that the crop was too tight but didn't specifically state that a feather was partly cropped out. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:18, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I think that it is implicit. Basile provided a link to another image where two feathers where cropped. But the differences between the other image and this one are resolution, level of detail, noise and angle of view among others. If you take into account these elements, they outweight in my opinion by far the extremely tiny bit of feather that got cropped due to the fact that it was an action shot. Giles Laurent (talk) 12:34, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Unconfirmed results: (info)
Result: 21 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 13:00, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oak (winter, spring, summer, autumn)[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2024 at 00:23:53 (UTC)
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  • Winter
    Winter
  • Spring
    Spring
  • Summer
    Summer
  • Аutumn
    Аutumn
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Russia#Volga Federal District
  •  Info created by Sage Ekchard - uploaded by Sage Ekchard - nominated by JukoFF -- JukoFF (talk) 00:23, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- JukoFF (talk) 00:23, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support A cool concept. Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 00:48, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Summer and autumn are smaller than winter and spring, but it's OK. --Laitche (talk) 01:21, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Great! The idea to take photos of one and the same tree in all seasons is not new, but this is the first view from above with this concept I have ever seen. And it’s a beautiful one – not just the mighty oak, but that it’s surrounded by younger trees … Of course it would be even better if the framing was always the same, and the summer and autumn photos show strong sharpening – but given the overall impact that’s nitpicking. --Aristeas (talk) 08:48, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Ermell (talk) 08:56, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support for the set. Very nice and convincing in the overall context of the series. -- Radomianin (talk) 09:24, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Great idea. But the images all have a different orientation and size. It would work much better if the images are rotated and cropped to simulate just one PoV. All done, this would make a nice block of 4. Will oppose if not changed. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:40, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    You know from a quadrocopter it is difficult to fix an invariable point, moreover, I will say, it is not possible at all.) JukoFF (talk) 15:12, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I'm sure you are right - hence the need for editing if you want a matched set. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:03, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
     Oppose no change Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:57, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 11:07, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support — Draceane talkcontrib. 11:29, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Great idea yet poor implementation. Low resolution of the summer and autumn part, the autumn part is unsharp too, poor description and categories. --A.Savin 11:38, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Sorry, nice concept, but autumn pic has imo not FP quality. -- Ivar (talk) 16:06, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose I would support the winter and spring pictures if nominated as a set, but trying to make it a four-seasons thing has been overambitious IMO. The winter and spring ones are high resolution, good quality, and recognisably the same framing. The other two are much lower resolution and framed differently, and the autumn one is not FP quality, the summer one barely is. Cmao20 (talk) 16:22, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support - Great idea. Yes, it would be better if they were all the same size and perfectly lined up, but the "wow" factor here is huge as far as I'm concerned, so I don't mind looking past some technical problems. My favorite thing I've seen at FPC in a while. — Rhododendrites talk |  16:46, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support: per Rhododendrites --The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:17, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support A clear FP set. ★ 21:18, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Schnobby (talk) 08:37, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support: per Rhododendrites. --Alu (talk) 08:48, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment It seems unlikely to change the outcome of this nomination, which is heading for a pass, but I will just add that for a set to pass FP, the rule is that each individual image in the set should be worthy of FP by itself as well as 'as part of the wider set'. If the autumn image had been nominated by itself, would we really be voting for it? Cmao20 (talk) 04:15, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:38, 20 January 2024 (UTC)  Oppose, per Cmao20’s comment. RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 09:09, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per others, but please nominate the winter picture individually. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:56, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Trees rising out of Cheow Lan Lake, blue sky, eternal summer in Surat Thani.jpg[edit]

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Old trees on Cheow Lan Lake in Surat Thani, Thailand
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Thailand
  •  Info Old submerged Dipterocarp trees on Cheow Lan Reservoir Lake in Surat Thani, Thailand. All by -- Argenberg (talk) 20:50, 16 January 2024 (UTC).Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Argenberg (talk) 20:50, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support JukoFF (talk) 00:11, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak oppose The subject is cut out. More space is needed at the top, in my opinion, as part of the composition -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:08, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Yes; and little detail anywhere. Colours may not have been improved by reedit. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:37, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak oppose per Basile, sorry - I think this is a good idea and an interesting subject but it does bother me that the subject is cut at the top and I think it's the kind of image where I'd like to see a wider panorama Cmao20 (talk) 12:21, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment It’s more scratching than cutting. A very small part of the tree is out of sight, a little branch, probably half a metre long or so, a tiny fraction of its tall height. So it's more of a scratch than a cut. I think I like how it’s scratching. --Argenberg (talk) 21:37, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alternative[edit]

Trees rising out of Cheow Lan Lake, blue sky, eternal summer in Surat Thani edited

  •  Info: I propose this alternative with cloned sky and the tree branch. I also removed a large dust spot. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 01:49, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The Cosmonaut, that’s an interesting version of yours. I thank you for creating the alternative and for adding it here. I would gladly support the edited version as well as your willingness to create and propose it. --Argenberg (talk) 11:39, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment As far as I know (from many related discussions), alternatives should be proposed or granted by the original nominator. Other versions can of course be suggested, but as links only -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:23, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I see; this isn't really defined by the rules, and I wasn't a part of these discussion. If the nominator objects, I'll certainly remove it. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:40, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Мало девојче со сини очи.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Jan 2024 at 08:35:33 (UTC)
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A young Yörük girl wearing traditional clothing in the village of Prnalija
  • I don't know. There's also an acne below the left eye. The good thing is that the author didn't remove them, which would give the face an unrealistic look.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:29, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose The photographer uploaded the picture but the {{PR}} template was added by someone else. I don't mind the little red spot, but at full size the wound with the wrinkled skin reveals a sort of scab that is quite unsightly. And in the possible case where this visible mark was ignored by the subject or even undesirable, then the promotion of this picture (which will automatically be a future candidate at the POTY competition) could cause embarrassment. There are many pictures of different children in the series. Of course, in case where it is a permanent characteristic and therefore an assumed identity part, the portrait is different. However, nothing guarantees that this detail goes unnoticed in the other case -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:11, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Would you enjoy a picture of you with herpes buttons published on Commons, so that anyone can use it in newspapers, for example to illustrate an article about herpes? Don't forget that everybody are allowed to add the Category:Human herpesvirus infections if it happens to be true. And idem everybody are allowed to crop the image to zoom on the face close-up -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:03, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • That's a personal thing. If the author provides consent that the picture can be used, there's no reason to be afraid of the consequences (BTW, it's debatable whether it's herpes or a healing wound). I was once shot with a large acne on my cheek for my graduation from primary school long time ago, and I didn't want to get it removed because my face would look very unnatural. I don't regret it at all.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:07, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

​* Oppose as above. What is Wikimedia policy? Should potentially unauthorized images of children be nominated for speedy deletion? Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:14, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  •  Comment The author was contacted and will upload a letter of consent for all portraits. A general concern was raised regarding the vague policies and the lack of apparent mechanism that photographers should follow to upload their letters of consent, so there are questions on where the document should be deposited, what should be the language, should there be a signature and who will check its veracity? (To be frank, these things are unclear even for me as a long-time contributor, probably because I haven't been interested very much in portrait photography.)--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 11:01, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per Basile Morin. --SHB2000 (talk) 02:35, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Юрий Д.К 10:55, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Whatever the red line below her lips is, I find it too distracting. Whatever is below the lips of the girl depicted in the photo from 2012, it's less sharply and clearly depicted and probably less contrasting, so it's much less distracting or disturbing, but that photo might not pass if nominated today, because her face is not that sharp. And yes, I realize the irony of that statement, but it's not an issue that we're looking for the very best photos on the site here. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:50, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Shown here May 22, 2013, is an aerial view of homes destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Okla 130522-F-IE715-292.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Jan 2024 at 03:05:54 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Common Moorhen 2023 11 11 03.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Jan 2024 at 13:42:49 (UTC)
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A common moorhen.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Rallidae (Coots, Rails and Crakes)
  •  Info A common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). c/u/n by Alexis Lours -- Alexis Lours (talk) 13:42, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Alexis Lours (talk) 13:42, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Nothing like as good a composition as your existing FP. Too much stuff around the bird Also sensible to note in info if there is a similar existing FP for comparison. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:02, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Assuming this file is the other one we're talking about, I prefer this one. These birds hang out around fresh water, typically down low around the vegetation. The other, while still feature worthy, looks like the sort of composition I'd expect for a gull, cormorant, or sandpiper by the ocean rather than a moorhen/coot/gallinule. This one feels more natural, while the contrast between the bird's dark body and light ground provide sufficient separation to make up for bokeh. Those of you in Europe will have more experience with moorhens than me, but that's my impression. — Rhododendrites talk |  15:37, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support if we can afford 2 FPs of this bird. Yann (talk) 17:48, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 18:41, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I think we can have 2 FPs. One with a cleaner background and one with a more contextualised one Cmao20 (talk) 18:44, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Ermell (talk) 20:20, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support per Rhododendrites and Cmao20. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:02, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support The background which is much lighter and has different colours nicely frames and emphasizes the bird. --Aristeas (talk) 09:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:29, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 11:04, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:52, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Laitche (talk) 13:26, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Good quality and contrast between the dark plumage and the light colored background -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:34, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per Charles and Cmao20, in that I think the context makes this an excellent potential VI of the bird in its habitat, but this composition doesn't work well per se, whereas the other one is clean and wonderful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:42, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Eurasian Spoonbill Walking Ranganathittu Karnataka Jan24 A7C 09151.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Jan 2024 at 08:49:34 (UTC)
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Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, India

File:Rapids in mountain stream Brancla. 14-09-2023. (actm.) 08.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Jan 2024 at 05:35:36 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Natural/Switzerland#Grisons (Graubünden)
  •  Info Mountain tour from Val Sinestra to Zuort. Rapids in mountain stream Brancla. Personally, I really like the layered colors of the wet boulders.
    All by -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 05:35, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 05:35, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose I do not find this exceptional, it is much below the bar of the images in the gallery. --Tagooty (talk) 08:33, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Not the most obviously exceptional photo but looking at for a bit I think it has a certain grandeur. I like the striations in the rocks and I think it conveys the power of the rapids. Cmao20 (talk) 18:41, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Cmao20 couldn't have described it better. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:51, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Per Tagoty. -- Karelj (talk) 11:31, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 22:29, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Many rocks and pebbles have lines or patterns, so this one doesn't seem fundamentally different to me from any other. Although pleasant to look at, these falls are not really breathtaking. The bottom crop is too tight. It looks like the stones in the foreground are both present and absent, like an indecision on whether to include or exclude them, and so they are just cut short. The little piece of branch at the upper left also looks weird in the composition -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:45, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Assuming you use a tripod which was essential, you are being let down by your camera, I'm afraid. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:07, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Enjoying fishing at sunrise.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Jan 2024 at 11:18:16 (UTC)
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Fishing at Sunrise, National Park Fruška Gora, Serbia

File:UBTZ 2TE25KM-0455 Tyshljeg - Sainshand.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Jan 2024 at 08:37:39 (UTC)
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Train in Mongolia


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

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

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

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

Closing a featured picture promotion request[edit]

The bot[edit]

Note that the description below is for manual closure, this is mostly not needed anymore as there exists a bot (FPCBot) that counts the votes and handles the process below. However after the bot has counted the votes a manual review step is used to make sure the count is correct before the bot again picks up the work.

Manual procedure[edit]

Any experienced user may close requests.

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
     (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. If it is featured:
    • Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate gallery of Commons:Featured pictures, list as the first one and delete the last one, so that the number is four again.
    • Also add the picture to the appropriate gallery and section of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images. An image should only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.
    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}}
      • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add featured=1 to the Assessments template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|featured=1}}
    • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
      • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
    • Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2024.
  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.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    In the occasion that the FPCbot will not mark withdrawn nominations with a "to be reviewed" template and put them in Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review just like if they were on the usual list, put the following "no" template:
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=X|oppose=X|neutral=X|featured=no|gallery=|sig=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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