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Featured picture candidates

Featured picture candidates are images that the community will vote on, to determine whether or not they will be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. This page lists the candidates to become featured pictures. The picture of the day images are selected from featured pictures.

Old candidates for Featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and current month.

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

Formal things

Nominating

Guidelines for nominators

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photographs

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

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

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

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

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

Video and audio

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

Set nominations

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

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


Adding a new nomination

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

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

All single files:

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

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


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

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

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

Galleries and FP categories: Please add a gallery page and section heading from the list at Commons FP galleries. Write the code as Page name#Section heading. For example: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Individual sports An image will only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify them using {{subst:FPC-notice|Your image filename.jpg}} -- ~~~~.

Note: Do not add an 'Alternative' image when you create a nomination. Selecting the best image is part of the nomination process. Alternatives are for a different crop or post-processing of the original image, or a closely related image from the same photo session (limited to 1 per nomination), if they are suggested by voters.

Voting

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

You may use the following templates:

  • {{Support}} ( Support),
  • {{Oppose}} ( Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} ( Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} ( Comment),
  • {{Info}} ( Info),
  • {{Question}} ( Question),
  • {{Request}} ( Request).

You may indicate that the image has no chance of success with the template {{FPX|reason - ~~~~}}, where reason explains why the image is clearly unacceptable as a FP. The template can only be used when there are no support votes other than the one from the nominator.

A well-written review helps participants (photographers, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a picture. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate (which has been carefully selected by the author/nominator). English is the most widely understood language on Commons, but any language may be used in your review. A helpful review will often reference one or more of the criteria listed above.

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

  • No reason
  • "I don't like it" and other empty assessments
  • "You can do better" and other criticisms of the author/nominator rather than the image

Remember also to put your signature (~~~~).

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

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep It deserves to remain a featured picture.
{{Delist}}  Delist It does not deserve to be a featured picture anymore.

This can also be used for cases in which a previous version of an image was promoted to FP, but a newer version of the image has been made and is believed to be superior to the old version, e.g. a newly edited version of a photo or a new scan of a historical image. In particular, it is not intended for replacing older photos of a particular subject with newer photos of the same subject, or in any other case where the current FP and the proposed replacement are essentially different images. For these nominations, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as a FP.
{{Delistandreplace}}  Delist and replace Replace the current FP with the proposed replacement.

If you believe that some picture no longer meets the criteria for FP, you can nominate it for delisting, copying the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box:


In the new delisting nomination page just created you should include:

  • Information on the origin of the image (creator, uploader);
  • A link to the original FP nomination (it will appear under "Links" on the image description page);
  • Your reasons for nominating the image and your username.

After that, you have to manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list.

As a courtesy, leave an informative note on the talk page(s) of the original creator, uploader(s), and nominator with a link to the delisting candidate. {{subst:FPC-notice-removal}} can be used for this purpose.

General rules

  1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  4. Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits.
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{Withdraw}} ~~~~. Also, remember that if more than one version is nominated, you should explicitly state which version you are withdrawing.
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5):
    1. Pictures are speedy declined if they have fewer than two support votes.
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. (Note that if it takes more than five days to reach this threshold, the picture can be promoted as soon as it is reached.) This does not apply to nominations containing at least one ‘Alternative’ image – because it is possible that another image can overtake the one in the lead during the last days, such nominations are never closed early.
    3. Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
  9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.
  10. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
  11. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum.

Featuring and delisting rules

A candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions:

  1. Appropriate license (of course)
  2. At least seven  Support votes (or 7  Delist votes for a delist) at the end of nine days
  3. Ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority); same for delist/keep votes
  4. Two different versions of the same picture cannot both be featured, but only the one with higher level of support, as determined by the closer. Whenever the closer is not sure which version has consensus to be featured, they should attempt to contact the voters to clarify their opinions if not clear from the nomination page.
  5. Only two active delisting nominations per user, which is in addition to the limit of two active regular nominations.

The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5.

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

Above all, be polite

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

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

See also

Table of contents

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

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

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File:Palm warbler in a meadow (81589).jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2025 at 03:40:17 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
Voters must check: File name · Quality · Image description · License · Categories (what, where, who, when)
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Palm warbler in a meadow

File:Fork-tailed bush katydid (42143s).jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2025 at 03:35:00 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Fork-tailed bush katydid

File:Melodious Warbler 2025 05 23.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 21:26:42 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A melodious warbler on a branch.

File:Great Crested Grebe 2025 08 30 01.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 21:23:45 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A great crested grebe holding an European perch.

File:Max Giesinger - 2021-09-12 - Mannheim - Sven Mandel - 1D X MK II - 0229 - B70I3683 (re-developed).jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 20:55:19 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Max Giesinger at 5th Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Work#Male singers
  •  Info This image shows Max Giesinger, a well-known German singer-songwriter, particularly famous in Germany for his song Wenn sie tanzt (When She Dances), which he dedicated to his single mother and which touches many listeners with its heartfelt message. The present version is a derivative work based on the original image uploaded in 2021 by Sven Mandel. With the photographer's permission, I redeveloped the Raw file to enhance the image's quality. Created by Sven Mandel, re-developed derivative uploaded and nominated by -- Radomianin (talk) 20:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support I find this portrait particularly expressive: the eyes are in focus, and the genuine expression conveys a sense of presence and authenticity. In comparison with the original upload, the careful redevelopment of the Raw file has enhanced clarity, depth, and tonal harmony, giving the image a more balanced and vivid appearance. The soft trace of colored stage light on the right side of the face adds a subtle sense of atmosphere, reflecting the live moment without disturbing the overall aesthetic harmony. -- Radomianin (talk) 20:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Morgenstimmung-Drenthe-Krepuskularstrahlen-Nebel-Irideszenz-2025.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 17:56:00 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A moody morning in Drenthe near Aalden. Visible are crepuscular rays and a partial fog iridescence, made visible by the shallow solar incidence angle and fine water droplets in the fog.

File:Temple aux six colones.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 16:45:11 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Chart of Electromagnetic Radiations.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 16:33:55 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Extremely info-dense poster of the electromagnetic spectrum and properties

File:A.J. Muste, anti-war activist, cropped.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 15:09:59 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A. J. Muste, antiwar activist, Central Park, New York

File:011 Jaguar drinking in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 13:31:48 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Jaguar drinking in Encontro das Águas State Park

File:Vallée de la Séveraisse, sur le chemin allant des refuges de de Vallonpierre à Chabournéou (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Hautes-Alpes, France) DSC01588b.jpg

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Séveraisse Valley, on the trail linking the Vallonpierre and Chabournéou refuges. The peaks in the background reach 3,400 meters (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Hautes-Alpes, France)

File:Медресе Баракхан,Ташкент (Barakhan Madrasah, Baroqxon madrasasi).jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2025 at 08:01:11 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Barakhan Madrasah, Taskhent, Uzbekistan

File:Mujer cargando ramas, monte Entoto, Adís Abeba, Etiopía, 2024-01-19, DD 15.jpg

Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2025 at 18:49:54 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Woman carrying a bundle of wood from Mount Entoto for selling in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

File:Sunset over Guaiba river reflected in the Claro Building windows (25725759852).jpg

Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2025 at 18:45:16 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Sunset over Guaiba river reflected in the Claro Building windows.

File:Statue of a Buddhist figure in Tawang.jpg

Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2025 at 17:48:54 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Buddhist statue in a monastery located in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Sculptures#Figurines and statuettes
  •  Info created, uploaded and nominated by Contributor2020 -- Contributor2020Talk to me here! 17:48, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Contributor2020Talk to me here! 17:48, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Sorry, but apart from the fact that I don't know what is extraordinary here, the quality is really poor. You should spend some time at QIC and learn about the quality we expect here Poco a poco (talk) 18:53, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose per Poco. There is no EXIF data, and this resolution is certainly not the original. Enlarged? Yann (talk) 14:18, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    First of all, apologies for the delayed response. This is my first FP nomination, and I was a bit occupied for some time. To address all your queries at once: the picture was edited and retouched using editing software, and it seems the EXIF data wasn’t fully preserved when the final version was exported. Regarding the concern about the resolution not being original, I’m afraid I didn’t quite understand the issue. I couldn’t find any specific guideline stating that increasing the resolution disqualifies an image from FP candidacy. The original image was taken on a Canon 200D II, well above the 2 MP threshold, and I only enhanced the resolution to improve presentation quality. As a license reviewer myself, I was rather surprised to see the template added by Chris' for copyright issues partly as it seemed.
    In response to Poco a poco, as mentioned, this is my first FP nomination, so I apologize if I’ve overlooked anything. I consulted the QIC guidelines but couldn’t identify any errors that would disqualify my image. Would extending the resolution further help or is a turn-down? I’m also perfectly fine with uploading the RAW file if needed.
    For context, the subject is a miniature statue displayed at a great height in a monastery, enclosed within a box — a vivid representation of Tibetan Buddhism captured in one frame, so I considered it pretty extraordinary, still, this isn’t my primary area of expertise, so I’m very open to additional feedback. I’d appreciate if Chris could review whether the template is still necessary; if so, no problem at all. Contributor2020Talk to me here! 16:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Contributor2020. Additional pixels does not always equal higher quality; when these pixels are added with an AI program, such as by supersampling, there is no new information included. Ultimately, whatever original resolution you had is still there, but what lines may have been sharp are now blurred. Likewise, Commons requires images to be free; if the statuette is free to photograph under the freedom of panorama provisions of Indian copyright law, this needs to be noted. If it is not permanently situated at its location, it is not free to photograph. I agree with Poco; you should take a look at QI to have a rough idea of what quality people are looking for at QI and FPC. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:42, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    So I think I addressed the issue of FOP - FOP India template has been added by Yann too. The statue is enclosed in a box as I mentioned before so it's definitely situated at that particular location. As for the AI resolution enhancement - thanks for the advice. Would uploading the un-enhanced image help? I really don't see a particular difference between the candidates of QI and this. Again, I am new to this, so thanks for any advice you would give me! Contributor2020Talk to me here! 16:48, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Are you looking at the full resolution? There is a marked difference. This image is 8k x 12k pixels; File:Devonshire Lodge (Low-Martin House), Windsor, Ontario, 2025-08-31 01.jpg (to take an example of my own work) is larger, but also sharp through and through. The amount of detail is also reflected in the larger image size (100 mb, rather than 20 mb). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • What I mean with "spend some time at QIC" is actually proposing pictures like this one there to get direct feedback whether their quality is good or not. Reading guidelines is fine but will not give you the guidance you need. Poco a poco (talk) 06:14, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Aside from everything else that has been mentioned, there is a question as to the copyright status of the statuette itself. FOP-India template should be included if it applies here.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:38, 20 October 2025 (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:20210703 Kloster Wörschweiler 03.jpg

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The entrance portal of the ruined monastery in Wörschweiler, Homburg, Germany

File:Carved doors in Said Mahruyjan Complex in Khiva (Мавзолей Саид Мухаммад Махирий, Said Mahruyjon majmuasi).jpg

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Carved doors in Said Mahruyjan Complex in Khiva (Мавзолей Саид Мухаммад Махирий, Said Mahruyjon majmuasi)

File:Sulzenauferner 2025.jpg

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The glacier Sulzenauferner in the Stubai Alps and surrounding mountains.

File:NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle.jpg (delist and replace)

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Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle, HR version

  • Thank you very much, Yann! IMHO at least the composition is now much better and also a clear advantage over the old version. I really appreciate your restoration work. I wanted to go to full support (i.e., delist and replace), but to understand the image better I have played a bit with the original PNG file. If I just brighten it, I get much grain, of course, but honestly I prefer original grain to the somewhat blotchy (and still noisy) look caused by the noise removal in the JPEG. Certainly this is just me, so I strike my vote and leave the assessment to the experts. – Aristeas (talk) 15:46, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks a lot, Yann. The uncropped version with the stone definitely improves the composition. Still, when I compare them side by side, I find the current FP's texture a bit more natural, so I'll keep my vote as keep for now. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 18:25, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Rusty-flanked Treecreeper in Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary May 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 10.jpg

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Rusty-flanked Treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)

File:Pseudoleon superbus Coacalco 20251018p1.jpg

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File:Pearl Mist.jpg

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Cruise ship Pearl Mist

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A collage image of an individual bald eagle aging through different plumages from nestling to adult

File:Земјен пат на Козјак.jpg

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A dirt road on the Kozjak Mountain near the village of Bukovljane on a cloudy early autumn day

File:Vihren & Kutelo Pirin Mountains Bulgaria 2025.jpg

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View of Vihren, the highest peak of Bulgaria's Pirin Mountains

File:Bloeiwijze van een Rostrinucula dependens. 11-10-2025. (d.j.b).jpg

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File:Eravikulam National Park-WUS07189.jpg

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Eravikkulam National Park, Kerala, India

File:Bengal tiger in Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve December 2024 by Tisha Mukherjee 11.jpg

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Panthera tigris tigris (Bengal tiger)

File:Imperial Sand Dunes2C Southeastern California LCCN2013630449.jpg

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Algodones Dunes in California

File:017 Hyacinth macaw flying in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Hyacinth macaw flying in Encontro das Águas State Park

File:Norderney, Tonnenleger "Norden" -- 2025 -- 9137.jpg

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Buoy tender “Norden”, Norderney, Lower Saxony, Germany

File:King Christian X in Copenhagen 1940.jpg

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Danish King Christian X rides through Copenhagen during occupation

File:Stained Glass Coat of Arms dated 1674, Sforza Castle, Milan.jpg

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Stained Glass CoA, Milan

File:Sinking building in Montmartre.jpg

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Interesting view of a building at the foot of the basilica of Montmartre, Paris, France
Sorry, but I dont understand your comment. Its obvious that it is an actual building, you have even the location of the building in Paris. It is not an unstable building. It is only a joke.
If you want in Commons only photos of actual objects, you must forbid all the art, paintings, drawings, sculptures. Does Wikipédia understand humor?--Tangopaso (talk) 16:07, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Of course we can have jokes, humor and such things here, but the description, file names and galleries should be correct since that is how people find images here. If you call this a 'sinking building', it will come up in searches people make for actual sinking buildings. If you indicate in the title and description that it's a funny joke photo, then people who are looking for funny photos will find it. With the right words, your photo will find the right audience. --Cart (talk) 21:18, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No sorry, I dont have --Tangopaso (talk) 08:20, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded an image with better definitionː 3.38 Mb instead of 2.18 Mb. I hope it will be OK. --Tangopaso (talk) 15:49, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Logan Square; Spring Garden.png

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An aerial view of Logan Square and the greater Spring Garden / Fairmount area in Philadelphia.

File:Asbury Park Oceanfront Aerial (October 15, 2025).png

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An aerial view of the oceanfront properties along Asbury Park (New Jersey)'s prime beachfront strip.

File:Weißes Haus, agra-Park, Markkleeberg, 1708230939, ako.jpg

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The "White House" on the agra site in Markkleeberg, a suburb of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

File:Nybrokajen Blasieholmen Stockholm 2016 01.jpg

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Nybrokajen (Nybroviken) and Blasieholmen, Stockholm in the morning

File:Castle Pfalzgrafenstein - Kaub - 1.jpg

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Castle Pfalzgrafenstein

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Meadow in the Great Smoky Mountains
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This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural/United States#Tennessee

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Red-legged grasshopper
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Black and white photo of Malcolm X
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This image will be added to the FP gallery: Historical/People#1960-1969

File:Barbanegra rayado (Oxycheilinus digramma), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-24, DD 51.jpg

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Cheek-lined wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma), Anilao, Philippines

File:IMO 8408480 - Florian.jpg

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Tugboat "Florian", built 1985

File:Marie Goldsmith (retouched).jpg

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Portrait photograph of Marie Goldsmith

File:Close wing nectaring position of Aulocera brahminus (Blanchard, 1853) - Narrow-banded Satyr ANK8120.jpg

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Close wing nectaring position of Aulocera brahminus (Blanchard, 1853) - Narrow-banded Satyr ANK8120.jpg

File:04.11.1966. Mireille Mathieu. (1966) - 53Fi3030.jpg

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Singer Mireille Mathieu during a concert in Toulouse, November 1966.

File:Hans' Millions 1.jpg

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The original has a stich error, the process to solve it may be generated the issues --Ezarateesteban 13:37, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How come only one person agrees with me and this is passing? I'm surprised. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:50, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ehrenfels Castle - 1.jpg

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Ehrenfels Castle from opposite side of Rhine

File:Auto-Union Typ C IAA 2025 DSC 2008.jpg

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File:Himalayan Tahr at Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal 01.jpg

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Himalayan Tahr at Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

File:Historic Pagoda Style Architecture in Kathmandu Durbar Square-IMG 4069.jpg

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-Thank for review, I have updated the info -Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 09:39, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In a similar vein, I would ask whether there's any time of day when the interesting carvings under each tier are at least somewhat lit. This is a great motif, but I can scarcely see those carvings, and I'd like to. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:40, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:ОУ „Христијан Тодоровски Карпош“ - Челопек 2.jpg

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The portico of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš Primary School in the village of Čelopek
  •  Comment I've really struggled with whether to vote on this nomination. I really respect what strikes me as the idea behind the photo, which is to show a motif that features classic monumental elements amid shapes formed from splashes of faded color, as part of a general atmosphere of drabness and dilapidation. My thoughts are that maybe it deserves to be featured because of its poetry, but maybe there is not enough to see for it to be worth a feature. I keep going back and forth and have not decided, but maybe the very fact that I keep thinking about it is a reason to support... -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:44, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Note that it's still a functioning school building. There are even social distancing feet in front of the entrance that were placed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which are visible on this picture. I was unsure whether to nominate this one for its interesting architectural style (porticos are not very common for school buildings) or the other one for its story-telling, but eventually decided to go with this one as the motif is missing from the FP gallery on architectural elements. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:59, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak support The charm of decay, indeed a poetic and moving photo (considering that this school is still in use without the urgently needed restoration). A bit soft esp. at the bottom, but OK. – Aristeas (talk) 13:25, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 15:21, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Drake Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
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  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=~~~~}}
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  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag featured or not featured – for example:
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    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
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    • 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]]
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  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/October 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line):
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  4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
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      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 (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 must not be removed from the chronological list.
  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

  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/October 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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