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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 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. Over saturated 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}}

Strongly recommended: 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

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify him/her 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}} (Symbol support vote.svg Support),
  • {{Oppose}} (Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} (Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} (Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment),
  • {{Info}} (Pictogram voting info.svg Info),
  • {{Question}} (Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question),
  • {{Request}} (Pictogram voting question-blue.svg 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}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep It deserves to remain a featured picture
{{Delist}} Symbol oppose vote.svg 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}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as a FP.
{{Delistandreplace}} Symbol redirect vote.svg 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 no support (apart from the nominator).
    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.)
    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 Symbol support vote.svg Support votes (or 7 Symbol oppose vote.svg 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, he/she 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:Southern Fulmar - Eaglehawk Neck.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Aug 2022 at 10:16:43 (UTC)
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Southern Fulmar

File:臺江國家公園 頂頭額沙洲.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Aug 2022 at 07:38:56 (UTC)
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Taijiang National Park

File:Aktion 'Aus Abfall wird Kunst' - Karlsruhe - 2022 - 03.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Aug 2022 at 06:03:37 (UTC)
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Campaign "Turn waste into art". Floor artwork with ceramic pots rescued from the bulky waste by the student environmental group of the Karlsruhe University of Education on May 28, 2022 on the Karlsruhe market square, Karlsruhe

File:Chapa de acreditación Nro. 176 (Boris Krakover) Anverso.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Aug 2022 at 04:40:09 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
Dialog-warning.svg
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: It is much smaller than the absolute minimum of 2 megapixels and not even very sharp or well lit, either. Try Com:Photography critiques or COM:QIC, but don't nominate this at QIC, as the same minimum size is required there. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:00, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

File:Fire extinguishing system.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jul 2022 at 07:42:03 (UTC)
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360° panorama of a fire extinguishing system

File:Valeriana officinalis inflorescence - Niitvälja.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jul 2022 at 05:35:11 (UTC)
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Valerian

File:Edwin Forbes - The Charge across the Burnside Bridge.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Jul 2022 at 21:26:11 (UTC)
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Burnside's Bridge

File:Kampen, Molenbrug. 28-02-2022. (actm.) 03.jpg[edit]

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  • Thank you for your support. Would you like me to make the photo a little colder?--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 17:21, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Perfectly good QI, but a straightforward presentation and no great composition to me, and in terms of the image, the most interesting element to me is what I guess is the water level meter that looks like it measures how far the water is from the bridge. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:01, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose An ordinary bridge with featureless sky in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:44, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Nothing special about this bridge. --SHB2000 (talk) 08:23, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The latticework of the cables might make something interesting if handled differently, but not in this image. Daniel Case (talk) 22:04, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Château du Saint-Ulrich (Ribeauvillé) (2).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2022 at 06:57:00 (UTC)
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Château du Saint-Ulrich (Ribeauvillé, France)
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles_and_fortifications#France
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Gzen92 - uploaded by Gzen92 - nominated by Gzen92 -- Gzen92 [discuter] 06:57, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Gzen92 [discuter] 06:57, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Works for me. Interesting shapes, and the angle and composition work. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:52, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good composition and light, shows the situation of the castle and allows at the same time to study many details of it. --Aristeas (talk) 08:45, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Aristeas. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:42, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Ikan and Aristeas In favor of edited version Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 15:47, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry to disturb: this is nice, but is it one of the most outstanding images here? For example, the light could be more interesting, there are almost no shadows. --Uoaei1 (talk) 17:31, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose per Uoaei1. This is a good QI but a bit too straightforward to be featured. The light is flat, colours a bit on the cold side. Good quality but not that outstanding for me. --Kreuzschnabel 21:14, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Very weak oppose Everything right and OK with this but it deserves stronger light. Daniel Case (talk) 00:29, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Well, I think that the photo is actually quite good, what could be better is the processing (e.g. the while balance is a bit cold). It would be easy to improve this if we had a raw image file, but even on base of the JPEG file some optimizations seem possible. I have uploaded a somewhat experimental editing; it may be overdone or too weak, depending on personal taste, but would you consider this (or a similar editing) as an improvement? Maybe together we can find a solution which mitigates some of the critique and makes you re-consider the image. Just wanting to help, --Aristeas (talk) 09:01, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Supplement: This editing is also based on my personal memory of that castle; it’s more than 10 years that I was there, but I remember the red sandstone walls to be quite colourful, therefore I have emphasized that colour a bit more. --Aristeas (talk) 09:05, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, seems that it doesn’t work without a ping, sorry. @Gzen92, Ikan Kekek, SHB2000, Urban Versis 32, and Milseburg: Would you also support the edited version? @Uoaei1, Kreuzschnabel, Daniel Case, and Kruusamägi: Could you please take a look at the edited version and comment whether it would mitigate your reservations about this photo or not? Thank you very much! Additional hints about how to improve the edited version further are very welcome. I am sorry for the extra work this means, but before considering to offer an edited version as an alternative some feedback would be useful. Best, --Aristeas (talk) 07:36, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Definitely much more wow on the edited version. --Kreuzschnabel 07:50, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The edited version is much more vivid. If it's true to life, I'd support making the change. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:33, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you very much for your feedback, Kreuz, Ikan and Kruusamägi! So it seems reasonable to offer the edited photo as alternative version – please see below. I hope it is OK for you, Gzen92, that I edit your nomination and add the alternative; I just want to help a bit. --Aristeas (talk) 10:08, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you very much, the picture is really better. Gzen92 [discuter] 10:24, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

* Symbol support vote.svg Support --Milseburg (talk) 15:23, 21 July 2022 (UTC) I prefer now the new version. --Milseburg (talk) 12:50, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The image is good, but for FP, I'd expect more intriguing light conditions. Kruusamägi (talk) 07:17, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I do like the edited version. Kruusamägi (talk) 07:38, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative version[edit]

Château du Saint-Ulrich (Ribeauvillé, France) – edited version

File:Windows of Toronto Reference Library.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Jul 2022 at 20:31:02 (UTC)
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Windows of Toronto Reference Library facing Yonge Street
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Canada
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by User:Maksimsokolov - nominated by User:Ikan Kekek -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:31, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I feel like it's been a while since we considered one of this type of nomination, and this is a nice one. I also like the fact that it's not the most usual number of windows for this kind of photo on Commons (I feel like it would usually be all of them, showing the entire facade, or three or some combination of three [like two rows of three]). -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:31, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment It's a shame about the lights and that the windows are so dirty. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:40, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Charlesjsharp. — Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 23:47, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support according to Ikan's support statement. -- Radomianin (talk) 05:51, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Ikan. (The asymmetry of the lights adds a minimal moment of variation to the row of windows which I like very much; they even seem to form some kind of progressive series.) --Aristeas (talk) 08:22, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral I like the asymmetry of the lights, but I have to agree with Charlesjsharp. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:44, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Per Ikan and Aristeas. I also like that the lights and the dirt on the windows make it clear that this is an actual real life picture. --Kritzolina (talk) 15:40, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Symbol support vote.svg Support May be better with clean windows. But IMO still FP. --XRay 💬 16:10, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Kritzolina. Daniel Case (talk) 00:26, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Villy Fink Isaksen (talk) 13:35, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 14:30, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 20:44, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:20, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- IamMM (talk) 07:06, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:09, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Charlesjsharp. -- Karelj (talk) 18:59, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support per Charles Poco a poco (talk) 19:28, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Llyn Llygad Rheidol.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Jul 2022 at 20:25:01 (UTC)
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Llyn Llygad Rheidol beneath Plynlimon mountain summit in the Pumlumon SSSI, Ceredigion
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by User:Jason.nlw - nominated by User:Ikan Kekek -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:25, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support This is a really pretty scene, nice and sharp (to the bottom of the lake yet!), and I like the reflections, the light and shadow and the angle formed by the border between them and the clouds. Maybe a bit more sky would have been desirable, but I thought I'd give a nomination a try, and I expect we'll have an interesting discussion even if it doesn't pass. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:25, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Ikan, though I could do with some additional sharpening. — Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 22:02, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very nice. (How different the tastes are: I would not add more sharpening ;–).) --Aristeas (talk) 08:24, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The reflection is a bit blurry and dark towards the left. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:45, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Isn't it normal for reflections to be a bit blurry? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Not always though, but it's hard to get a non-blurry reflection, so okay, I'll let that one go, but it is still very dark though. SHB2000 (talk) 08:22, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Regretful oppose As is common with phone pics, the detail of the snow on the slope breaks down. In many places it looks very artificial and unnatural. Daniel Case (talk) 22:31, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment So I see - yes, a cellphone pic. I hadn't even checked to see what equipment was used to take this photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:30, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I have checked the equipment before voting, but was rather satisfied with the results in this case – yes, the snow could be more detailed, but I have seen so many much much worse phone pics (and photos from expensive cameras which were degraded in post to look like phone pics ;–) that this one seems quite good for me, and IMHO the composition and the tranquil mood make up for it. Just my 50 cent ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 06:26, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Poster for Burnand and Sullivan's Cox and Box - Royal Gallery of Illustration.jpg[edit]

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Poster for Cox and Box

File:Anémona de mar (Heteractis crispa), parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-29, DD 43.jpg[edit]

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Sebae anemone (Heteractis crispa), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info sebae anemone (Heteractis crispa) hosting a tiny Red Sea clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt. The sebae anemone is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the eastern coasts of Africa, Red Sea included, to Polynesia and from south Japan to Australia and New-Caledonia. The sebae anemone is characterized by a flared oral disc which reaches between 20 and 50 cm in diameter and with multiple and long tentacles measuring 10 centimetres (3.9 in) to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) cm. The sebae anemone has two ways to feed. The first one is through the inside via photosynthesis of its symbiotic hosts zooxanthellae, living in its tissues. And the second one is through a normal way by capturing its preys via its tentacles that allow it to immobilize its prey (small invertebrates, fry, or juvenile fish). Its reproduction can be sexual by simultaneous transmission of male and female in the water or asexual by scissiparity. Note: we have no FPs of the whole family Stichodactylidae. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support nice little clown fish. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:42, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support The background is a little distracting. Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 01:02, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ok, will narrow the crop a little bit. Give me 6 hours Poco a poco (talk) 06:34, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agree, easy fix, will also darken the image a little bit, let me go for 2 dives now and I fix it in a couple of hours ;) Poco a poco (talk) 06:32, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Charlesjsharp, Urban Versis 32, IamMM, Ikan Kekek, and Iifar: As promised I uploaded a new version to fix the greenish shadows and also reduced the brightness a bit, I have also applied a tighter crop so that the disturbing elements in the background don't disturbe so much. Thank you for your feedback to improve the candidate! Poco a poco (talk) 17:26, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I do not approve of these crops. They removed some of the elements that help the eyes circle around the anemones, and you also cropped a tentacle on the left. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:41, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I can still support this version, but I also still prefer the version of 10 June 2022, which is brighter. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:13, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ikan Kekek to be honest, as announced above, I addressed the brightness because even if it make look nicer it was not realistic to the lighting conditions you find down there. If you don't mind I'd like to keep it as it is to make this image more useful for WP projects Poco a poco (talk) 14:00, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support per Urban Versis. Daniel Case (talk) 17:57, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment better, but shadows still have cyan cast (clearly visible in thumbnail). --Ivar (talk) 18:25, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ok, Ivar, new version uploaded, good enough now? if not, would you mind to add a note? Poco a poco (talk) 22:18, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment notes added. --Ivar (talk) 06:38, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ivar I've only seen one note but I probably addressed both in the new version. I've to say that areas away from the anemone are peripheral in my eyes and shouldn't play a big role here, but ok, I fixed that. Poco a poco (talk) 15:33, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Morena pimienta (Gymnothorax griseus), parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-27, DD 185.jpg[edit]

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Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt
  • I've only seen this species indeed once and it was approx 20 m deep. I use no flash under water, just continuous lighting (see here) of 13.000 lumens. Poco a poco (talk) 06:38, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support —Bruce1eetalk 05:50, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Ermell (talk) 06:44, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:08, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question The more I look at this Poco a poco, the more I like the shape of the ray's coils. A 27 deg rotation with a 2:3 crop would make it even more compelling. 'Horizon' under water is meaningless, so it wouldn't be cheating. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:02, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Terrific! Looking at the rotation now, it's much easier to process in the mind. Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 19:34, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting that you turned it. Fine with me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:39, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, it is better rotated. —Bruce1eetalk 21:45, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. Adam Cuerden (talk) 00:07, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) underside Bled.jpg[edit]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Owlfly (Libelloides macaronius) female Istria.jpg[edit]

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Owlfly (Libelloides macaronius) female in Istria

File:Portland Japanese Garden October 2019 005.jpg, featured[edit]

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Confirmed results:
Result: 13 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--Aristeas (talk) 05:17, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural/United States#Oregon

File:Tartu asv2022-04 img22 University main building.jpg[edit]

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Tartu University Assembly Hall
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Assembly Hall in the Main building of University of Tartu, all by me --A.Savin 12:49, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --A.Savin 12:49, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question At the bottom left of the image, the floor appears to be blurry. Is that just the photo or the actual floor? Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 01:53, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment It's too dark IMO. Except the two windows at the left, the rest seems to be plunged into darkness -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:20, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I like how the image is near-symmetrical. The low brightness doesn't personally bother me so much. --SHB2000 (talk) 06:36, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support The subdued light gives the photo an interesting mood which makes it IMHO more likeable than some well-lit (and boring) high-gloss prints. The empty hall seems to dream of great times which have passed away or are coming. --Aristeas (talk) 12:48, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Tempered support due to the slightly noisy corners. (But I, too, second Aristeas's observation about the empty hall being a great touch. Daniel Case (talk) 02:07, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:01, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I am usually not a fan of pink and pastel blue, but here they come together with and atmosphere and a surrounding that creates something special for me. Like Aristeas I feel this image captures a lot more of the historical significance of this hall and this University, then a brightly lit high-gloss image might. --Kritzolina (talk) 07:14, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Kruusamägi (talk) 07:08, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Aristeas and Kritzolina. -- IamMM (talk) 07:32, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I've taken a while to decide on this one, but I feel the temporary absence of the students or staff that Aristeas is feeling. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:38, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Common image, no reason for FP nomination, IHMO. -- Karelj (talk) 19:13, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose For a change I concur with Karelj. The chair arragement is good and results in a nice rythm, but the ligthing and the room are not extraordinary for me to support, sorry Alex Poco a poco (talk) 19:35, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Gorges du Pont du Diable (63).jpg[edit]

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Gorges du Pont du Diable in commune of La Forclaz, Haute-Savoie, France
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment, you can see a block of wood in the background, it will let you imagine the scale. Tournasol7 (talk) 19:21, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support interesting place. --Ivar (talk) 18:45, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 19:25, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- IamMM (talk) 06:14, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I like the photo, but could it be a bit sharper, or would sharpening a bit make things worse? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:26, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sharpened version

Gorges du Pont du Diable

  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info After Ikan Kekek comment, I made this image a bit sharper. It's better? Tournasol7 (talk) 12:57, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support The sharpened version is much better than the original. — Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 01:35, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Still not tack sharp, but I think this is an FP. Thanks for offering this alt. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:00, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Water is noisy. And frankly the image doesn't wow me. Daniel Case (talk) 15:38, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Aus dem Darßwald zur Ostsee 1.jpg[edit]

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Darß Forest, looking to the Baltic Sea

File:PuckMagazine13Oct1909.jpg[edit]

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"Friends, farewell!" / Frank A. Nankivell.
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Thanks. That's a big improvement. I'm thinking that for FP, there should be more explanation in the file description than there is. For example, what does Lost Lenore - Poe have to do with Peary's expedition? Who's the Man with the Iron Mask? And how does "Honest Graft" and so forth relate to this event? Ideally, everything that could possibly need explanation should be explained. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:46, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Ikan Kekek: It's kind of in the caption: "The North Pole leaves the ranks of the undiscovered". Everything else is things unfound or unfindable (or buying into a stupid conspiracy theory, but no-one's perfect. To whit:
  • South pole: Wouldn't be reached until 1911.
  • Fountain of Youth - famously searched for by Ponce de Leon
  • Lost Lenore: Reference to Edgar Allan Poe, specificially The Raven which describes the narrator's "sorrow for the lost Lenore". (Also, arguably, his poem Lenore about mourning the dead, though the exact phrase is from The Raven).
  • Universal Peace: World Peace has been sought for years, hasn't been achieved yet.
  • Captain Kidd's Treasure: Famously lost pirate treasure.
  • Something for nothing/Shares: Reference to expression "You can't get something for nothing" Basically, a working get-rich-quick scheme.
  • The Great American Novel: One of those things that's always discussed in American literary circles, never had a universally-agreed candidate
  • Honest graft: Using one's political power to take advantage of opportunities without corruption. Probably not possible.
  • Perpetual motion: The idea that a machine can be built that generates power without cost.
  • The Man who wrote Shakespeare: Reference to the conspiracy theory that Shakespeare's works were written by someone other than Shakespeare.
  • The Man in the Iron Mask: A prisoner in 18th century France forced to wear an iron mask. There's a Dumas story about him, but his actual identity is unknown. Adam Cuerden (talk) 20:18, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks. It would be great for all of that to be spelled out so clearly in the file description. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:20, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Added! PDMagazineCoverUploading (talk) 00:26, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Santa1902PuckCover.jpg[edit]

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Santa Claus as illustrated in Puck (magazine), v. 52, no. 1344
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Yes, it's a great image, so in a vacuum, I can support it as such without prejudice to Adam's points. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:15, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Тычинки клена американского.jpg[edit]

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Manitoba maple
  • It is, but the image doesn't look great close up, which is how you expect to look at this sort of image. Unless there are technical limitations I'm not aware of. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Exactly. You would expect viewers to look at microscope pics at full size. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:47, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences - Lab.jpg[edit]

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360° panorama of the fire safety and chemistry lab of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by Lauri Veerde - nominated by Kruusamägi (talk) 13:34, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Kruusamägi (talk) 13:34, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment The subject matter of this photo doesn't seem as visually interesting as the others, especially with the man looking down (at first, I thought at his cellphone) and the woman looking at whatever he's looking down at. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:51, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose per Ikan. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:41, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Ah, I've always liked that so many of these Estonian interiors with people often look like scenes from old sci-fi movies. I like that that this one in particular shows that, yes, in the real world people do wear brightly-colored jumpsuits, not just in the James Bond movie villain's secret base in the volcano. (Though of course if you apply Star Trek reasoning here, some of these people will get killed before the episode is over). Daniel Case (talk) 02:14, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support (First time voting for one of these) I haven't seen that many indoor panoramas that look as good as this one and I really like how this captures the entire room in one apparent moment which panoramas of dynamic scenes of people often don't do, and how the people are absorbed in their work, giving everything a really grounded feel despite how this room almost almost seems like a movie set. DogsRNice (talk) 22:25, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Another great 360 image. :) Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk | contribs) 01:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per above: not that interesting visually, IMO. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:04, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ibex-on-Hyundai-with-Tritram'sGrackle.jpg[edit]

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Nubian ibex on Hyundai I20 with Tristram's grackle at Ein Gedi, Israel

File:Portrait of astronaut Tom Marshburn wearing EMU.jpg[edit]

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Astronaut Thomas Marshburn


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Mon 18 Jul → Sat 23 Jul
Tue 19 Jul → Sun 24 Jul
Wed 20 Jul → Mon 25 Jul
Thu 21 Jul → Tue 26 Jul
Fri 22 Jul → Wed 27 Jul
Sat 23 Jul → Thu 28 Jul

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

Thu 14 Jul → Sat 23 Jul
Fri 15 Jul → Sun 24 Jul
Sat 16 Jul → Mon 25 Jul
Sun 17 Jul → Tue 26 Jul
Mon 18 Jul → Wed 27 Jul
Tue 19 Jul → Thu 28 Jul
Wed 20 Jul → Fri 29 Jul
Thu 21 Jul → Sat 30 Jul
Fri 22 Jul → Sun 31 Jul
Sat 23 Jul → Mon 01 Aug

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 an 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.
    • 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/July 2022), 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/July 2022.
  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 shots, 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/July 2022), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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