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These are the candidates for becoming quality images. This is not the same thing as featured pictures. If you want informal feedback on your photos, please ask at Commons:Photography critiques.

Purpose[edit]

The purpose of quality images is to encourage the people that are the foundation of Commons, the individual users who provide the unique images that expand this collection. While featured pictures identifies the absolute best of all the images loaded into Commons, Quality images sets out to identify and encourage users’ efforts in providing quality images to Commons. Additionally, quality images should be a place to refer other users to when explaining methods for improving an image.


Guidelines[edit]

All nominated images should be the work of Commons users.

For nominators[edit]

Below are the general guidelines for Quality images; more detailed criteria are available at Image guidelines.

Image page requirements[edit]
  1. Copyright status. Quality image candidates have to be uploaded to Commons under a suitable license. The full license requirements are at Commons:Copyright tags.
  2. Images should comply with all Commons policies and practices, including Commons:Photographs of identifiable people.
  3. Quality images shall have a meaningful file name, be properly categorized and have an accurate description on the file page in one or more languages. It is preferred, but not mandatory, to include an English description.
  4. No advertisements or signatures in image. Copyright and authorship information of quality images should be located on the image page and may be in the image metadata, but should not interfere with image contents.
Creator[edit]

Pictures must have been created by a Wikimedian in order to be eligible for QI status. This means that pictures from, for example, Flickr are ineligible. (Note that Featured Pictures do not have this requirement.) Photographical reproductions of two-dimensional works of art, made by Wikimedians, are eligible (and should be licensed PD-old according to the Commons guidelines). If an image is promoted despite not being the creation of a Wikimedian, the QI status should be removed as soon as the mistake is detected.

Technical requirements[edit]

More detailed criteria are available at Commons:Image guidelines.

Resolution[edit]

Bitmapped images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF) should normally have at least 2 megapixels; reviewers may demand more for subjects that can be photographed easily. This is because images on Commons may be printed, viewed on monitors with very high resolution, or used in future media. This rule excludes vector graphics (SVG) or computer-generated images that have been constructed with freely-licensed or open software programs as noted in the image's description.

Image quality[edit]

Digital images can suffer various problems originating in image capture and processing, such as preventable noise, problems with JPEG compression, lack of information in shadow or highlight areas, or problems with capture of colors. All these issues should be handled correctly.

Composition and lighting[edit]

The arrangement of the subject within the image should contribute to the image. Foreground and background objects should not be distracting. Lighting and focus also contribute to the overall result; the subject should be sharp, uncluttered, and well-exposed.

Value[edit]

Our main goal is to encourage quality images being contributed to Wikicommons, valuable for Wikimedia and other projects.

How to nominate[edit]

Simply add a line of this form at the top of Commons:Quality images candidates/candidate list Nominations section:

File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description  --~~~~ |}}

The description shouldn't be more than a few words, and please leave a blank line between your new entry and any existing entries.

If you are nominating an image by another Wikimedian, include their username in the description as below:

File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description (by [[User:USERNAME|USERNAME]]) --~~~~ |}}

Note: there is a Gadget, QInominator, which makes nominations quicker. It adds a small "Nominate this image for QI" link at the top of every file page. Clicking the link adds the image to a list of potential candidates. When this list is completed, edit Commons:Quality images candidates/candidate list. At the top of the edit window a green bar will be displayed. Clicking the bar inserts all potential candidates into the edit window.

Number of nominations[edit]

No more than five images per day can be added by a single nominator.

Note: If possible, for every picture you nominate, please review at least one of the other candidates.

Evaluating images[edit]

Any registered user whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits, other than the author and the nominator, can review a nomination. For an easier evaluation you can activate the gadget QICvote

When evaluating images the reviewer should consider the same guidelines as the nominator.

How to review[edit]

How to update the status

Carefully review the image. Open it in full resolution, and check if the quality criteria are met.

  • If you decide to promote the nomination, change the relevant line from
File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description --~~~~ | }}

to

File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Promotion|Very short description --Nominators signature |Why you liked it. --~~~~}}

In other words, change the template from /Nomination to /Promotion and add your signature, possibly with some short comment.

  • If you decide to decline the nomination, change the relevant line from
File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description --~~~~ | }}

to

File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Decline|Very short description --Nominators signature |Why you didn't like it. --~~~~}}

In other words, change the template from /Nomination to /Decline and add your signature, possibly with a statement of the criteria under which the image failed (you can use titles of section from the guidelines). If there are many problems, please note only 2 or 3 of the most severe, or add multiple problems. When declining a nomination please do explain the reasons on the nominator’s talk page – as a rule, be nice and encouraging! In the message you should give a more detailed explanation of your decision.

Note: Please evaluate the oldest images first.

Grace period and promotion[edit]

If there are no objections within a period of 2 days (exactly 48 hours) from the first review, the image becomes promoted or fails according to the review it received. If you have objection, just change its status to Discuss and it will be moved to the Consensual review section.

How to execute decision[edit]

QICbot automatically handles this 2 days after a decision has been made, and promoted images are cached in Commons:Quality Images/Recently promoted awaiting categorization before their automatic insertion in to appropriate Quality images pages.

If you believe that you have identified an exceptional image that is worthy of Featured picture status then consider also nominating the image at Commons:Featured picture candidates.

Manual instructions (open only in cases of emergency)

If promoted,

  1. Add the image to appropriate group or groups of Quality images page. The image also needs to be added to the associated sub pages, only 3–4 of the newest images should be displayed on the main page.
  2. Add {{QualityImage}} template to the bottom of image description page.
  3. Move the line with the image nomination and review to Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives July 2022.
  4. Add the template {{File:imagename.jpg}} to the user’s talk page.

If declined,

  1. move the line with the image nomination and review to Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives July 2022.
  • Images awaiting review show the nomination outlined in blue.
  • Images the reviewer has accepted show the nomination outlined in green
  • Images the reviewer has rejected show the nomination outlined in red

Unassessed images (nomination outlined in blue)[edit]

Nominated images which have not generated assessments either to promote nor to decline, or a consensus (equal opposition as support in consensual review) after 8 days on this page should be removed from this page without promotion, archived in Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives July 23 2022 and Category:Unassessed QI candidates added to the image.

Consensual review process[edit]

Consensual review is a catch all place used in the case the procedure described above is insufficient and needs discussion for more opinions to emerge.

How to ask for consensual review[edit]

To ask for consensual review, just change the /Promotion, /Decline to /Discuss and add your comments immediately following the review. An automatic bot will move it to the consensual review section within one day.

Please only send things to consensual review that have been reviewed as promoted/declined. If, as a reviewer, you cannot make a decision, add your comments but leave the candidate on this page.

Consensual review rules[edit]

See Commons:Quality images candidates#Rules

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Nominations[edit]

Due to the Mediawiki parser code ~~~~ signatures will only work on this page if you have JavaScript enabled. If you do not have JavaScript enabled please manually sign with:

--[[User:yourname|yourname]] 12:54, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
  • Please open a new date section if you are nominating an image after 0:00 o'clock (UTC)
  • Please insert a blank line between your new entry and any existing entries
  • Please help in reviewing "old" nominations here below first; many are still unassessed
  • If you see terms with which you are unfamiliar, please see explanations at Photography terms

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Consensual review[edit]

Rules

These rules are in accordance with the procedures normally followed in this section. If you don’t agree with them please feel free to propose changes.

  • To ask for consensual review, just change the /Promotion, /Decline to /Discuss and add your comments immediately following the review. An automatic bot will move it to the consensual review section within one day. Alternatively move the image line from the main queue to Consensual Review/Images and follow the instructions in the edit window.
  • You can move an image here if you contest the decision of the reviewer or have doubts about its eligibility (in which case an 'oppose' is assumed). In any case, please explain your reasons. Our QICBot will move it for you. When the bot moves it, you might have to revisit the nomination and expand your review into the Consensual Review format and add "votes".
  • The decision is taken by majority of opinions, including the one of the first reviewer and excluding the nominator's. After a minimum period of 48 hours since the last entry, the decision will be registered at the end of the text using the template {{QICresult}} and then executed, according to the Guidelines.
Using {{support}} or {{oppose}} will make it easier to count your vote.
Votes by anonymous contributors aren't counted
  • In case of draw, or if no additional opinions are given other than the first reviewer's, the nomination can be closed as inconclusive after 8 days, counted from its entry.
  • Turn any existing comments into bullet points—add Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose and Symbol support vote.svg Support if necessary.
  • Add a comment explaining why you've moved the image here - be careful to stay inside the braces.
  • Preview and save with a sensible edit summary like "+Image:Example.jpg".


Consensual Review[edit]

File:Alga_roja_(Mesophyllum_expansum),_Parque_natural_de_la_Arrábida,_Portugal,_2021-09-09,_DD_08.jpg[edit]

Alga roja (Mesophyllum expansum), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2021-09-09, DD 08.jpg

  • Nomination Red algae (Mesophyllum expansum), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal --Poco a poco 07:44, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
    Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose A bit too noisy and blurry. --MB-one 17:01, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
    Please, let's discuss, the upper part is out of focus but the middle and lower part look definitely better, overall I think that considering the underwater conditions, it deserves the QI stamp --Poco a poco 18:49, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Hong_Kong_Island_Skyline_2009.jpg[edit]

Hong Kong Island Skyline 2009.jpg

  • Nomination Skyline of Central, filmed on 2009-06-20. By User:WiNG --Q28 08:21, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
    QI requires an accurate image description which is missing here. GPS coordinates would also be helpful. --GRDN711 16:19, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
    I updated the image description. --Steven Sun 14:43, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Support. --GRDN711 14:17, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Regarding the low resolution, I expect more sharpness and less noise. --Milseburg 18:25, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Milseburg. Had this photo been nominated in 2009, it might have passed, but even then, there were sharper cityscape photos. -- Ikan Kekek 05:04, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. Less than 3 MPixels from a 12 MPixels camera. I don't mind a certain amount of downscaling, but this is too much and it has lost too much detail. Composition and lighting are nice. --Smial 07:46, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Smial --Jakubhal 09:51, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 4 oppose → Decline?   --Milseburg 13:10, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Moltinden_behind_Fredvang_in_Flakstad,_Nordland,_Norway,_2022_June.jpg[edit]

Moltinden behind Fredvang in Flakstad, Nordland, Norway, 2022 June.jpg

  • Nomination Moltinden behind Fredvang village, Norway --Ximonic 13:49, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Beautiful but out of focus --Romainbehar 18:12, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Looks good to me on my 23.5-inch monitor. -- Ikan Kekek 03:24, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Looks sharp also for me --Jakubhal 06:05, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Noise reduction somewhat overdone, some burnt highlights (the boats), but overall, however, it is in any case a QI. Very nice lighting and composition. --Smial 10:34, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I would be curious what is meant by out of focus, as I don't really find a very bad focus area in the mountains or houses, so that I could do better. I now agree that some details may be lessened in shadows, but it's not from noise reduction (which I barely did), but probably because the camera captures less detail from dark areas. I should have done in HDR, I now think. --Ximonic 12:03, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • These areas in the shadows are very difficult to capture. To me, they look pretty natural. Kodachrome 25 would not really have made it better. ;-) I would never ask for exposure bracketing with tone mapping/hdr for QIC when it comes to landscape photography. --Smial 15:01, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      • I'm sure you'll have to change the tactics with Kodachrome for sure. :-D --Ximonic (talk) 11:51, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good sharpness. --Milseburg 13:08, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 4 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote?   --Milseburg 13:08, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Hélicoptère_de_la_Gendarmerie_(Xonrupt-Longemer)_(3).jpg[edit]

Hélicoptère de la Gendarmerie (Xonrupt-Longemer) (3).jpg

  • Nomination Gendarmerie helicopter in Xonrupt-Longemer (Vosges, France). --Gzen92 12:53, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Why is there a blurred tree behind the helicopter? --Romainbehar 18:12, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
    [reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Looks like hot air and fumes from the exhaust outlet. QI for me --Jakubhal 18:54, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
    [reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Jakubhal. -- Ikan Kekek 03:27, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Jakubhal. -- Smial 10:45, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Jakubhal, at first I thought about exhaust fumes too. But the helicopter's exhaust is much higher and I can't imagine hot air falling straight down. For me, the blur is inexplicable. Best regards -- Spurzem 14:34, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Spurzem. --Sebring12Hrs 14:44, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Der Rotor bläst das anscheinend mit Macht nach unten. --Smial 15:03, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Jakubhal. --MB-one 16:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Smial: Ich kann es mir nicht vorstellen, dass der Rotor die Abgase so gebündelt senkrecht nach unten treibt. Zumindest bei dem Eurocopter] werden sie waagerecht nach hinten rausgeblasen, was auch an der Verschmutzung zu sehen ist. Wir werden wahrscheinlich nicht herausfinden, woher die unscharfe Stelle im zu bewertenden Bild kommt. Viele Grüße -- Spurzem 18:36, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
hier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai72vtvJcCw bei 2:24 oder auch hier: https://media04.meinbezirk.at/article/2017/05/18/2/10377702_L.jpg ganz gut zu sehen -- Smial 23:07, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I assume it's all because of the downdraft caused by the rotor blades, where the hot air is forced downwards. It has to be. The only way to sharpen the tree again is to shut down the engine. A QI for me.--Ximonic 11:58, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Hello @Romainbehar, Jakubhal, Ikan Kekek, Smial, Spurzem, Sebring12Hrs, MB-one, and Ximonic: I made a video of the helicopter landing (File:Hélicoptère de la Gendarmerie (Xonrupt-Longemer).ogg), then photos at vertical take-off. It is not the gases that go down but the helicopter that goes up. Gzen92 [discuter] 12:32, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Good video. You can even see that the gas would probably try to go a little upwards too, but it can't get far up because of the strong drafts. (There is some blur even above the exhaust pipe.) So it mostly goes down, or slightly backwards, depending the movement. In anycase, it's a natural phenomenon, and not a photography related blur in anyway. --Ximonic 13:06, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 5 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote?   --Robert Flogaus-Faust 21:38, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Kowloon_Byewash_Reservoir_201707.jpg[edit]

Kowloon Byewash Reservoir 201707.jpg

  • Nomination Kowloon Byewash Reservoir. By User:Wpcpey --Q28 06:47, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion Symbol support vote.svg Support Good quality. --Kritzolina 10:31, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
    Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Below the size hard limit --Jakubhal 19:13, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Jakubhal. --MB-one 16:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Symbol declined.svg Declined   --MB-one 12:06, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Zhenchenglou.JPG[edit]

Zhenchenglou.JPG

  • Nomination Zhenchenglou, a rotunda tulou in Yongding county, Fujian. By User:Gisling --Q28 06:47, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good quality. --Kritzolina 10:31, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
    [reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose For me it is too small for architecture picture. It's just 3 MP with little detail. --Jakubhal 19:11, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Jakubhal. However, it is amazing what photoshop has done with the really bad original. --Smial 07:50, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Decline?   --MB-one 10:22, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Lynk_&_Co_01_PHEV_1X7A0309.jpg[edit]

Lynk & Co 01 PHEV 1X7A0309.jpg

  • Nomination Lynk & Co 01 PHEV in Böblingen.--Alexander-93 10:41, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose. No good quality because the upper part is too bright und the background is distracting. -- Spurzem 12:23, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
    I agree it's too bright, but perhaps that's an easy thing to fix? Disagree that the background is distracting. --Mike Peel 17:20, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
    I uploaded a new version.--Alexander-93 08:13, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
    Symbol support vote.svg Support the new version looks better. Thanks. Mike Peel 18:22, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm amazed how low the requirements for QI of automobiles have become. -- Spurzem 13:26, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral I don't want to give a rating, but at least a comment. In my opinion, the background is too bumpy and lacks space around the car. That may also be personal taste. --XRay 15:49, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. These parking lot images are all horrible, sorry. --Smial 16:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral it's overexposed (hopefully fixable). Symbol support vote.svg Support Overexposure is fixed. The composition is not FP worthy but fine for QI. --MB-one (talk) 16:47, 20 July 2022 (UTC)--MB-one 11:32, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support by MB-one. --Robert Flogaus-Faust 21:23, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 2 oppose → Symbol support vote.svg Promoted   --MB-one 12:05, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Piazzale_Michelangelo_in_Florence.jpg[edit]

Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence.jpg

  • Nomination Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence --Wikibusters 15:12, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Poor composition, too much asphalt --Sailko 19:49, 14 July 2022 (UTC))
    Now Sailko? Thank you --Wikibusters 22:25, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
    Symbol support vote.svg Support Big improvement and good quality. -- Ikan Kekek 02:23, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
    Poor composition, but completly in focus. I don't know... --Sebring12Hrs 05:27, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Agree that this plaza is a challening subject but composition is crowded and tones are dull. --GRDN711 14:26, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Poor composition. Too much empty sky. --Milseburg 13:06, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 3 oppose → Decline?   --Milseburg 13:06, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Timetable (day 8 after nomination)[edit]

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