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Featured picture candidates

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

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

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

Formal things[edit]

Nominating[edit]

Guidelines for nominators[edit]

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photographs[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

Video and audio[edit]

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

Set nominations[edit]

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

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

Simple tutorial for new users[edit]

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

Adding a new nomination[edit]

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

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

All single files:

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

Voting[edit]

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

You may use the following templates:

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

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

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

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

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

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

Featured picture delisting candidates[edit]

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

Featured picture candidate policy[edit]

General rules[edit]

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

Featuring and delisting rules[edit]

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

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

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

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

Above all, be polite[edit]

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

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

See also[edit]

Table of contents[edit]

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

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

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Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:Grocery-store-widtsoe-utah-.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2024 at 15:52:00 (UTC)
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mery Valley Mercantile Co. store in Widtsoe, Utah, 1936

File:Hoher Göll - Gipfelkreuz.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2024 at 15:15:56 (UTC)
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Summit cross on the Hoher Göll in the Berchtesgaden Alps

File:Stanley Valley.jpg[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2024 at 01:33:52 (UTC)
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Stain-glass window
  • Is this the church that was sold? Are these windows still in the building? (ps there's an online article saying some windows came from Austria). Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:47, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for the questions and your support! The building was purpose-built for a Catholic parish. It opened in 1917 and still functions as such. It replaced a previous church building constructed in 1858. Ten windows were transferred from the 1858 building to the 1917 building, in addition to sixteen (then) new windows. See https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/st-patrick-troy-marks-100th-thanksgiving/39069 I would like to include more about the studios that created the windows, but I have not found that information. --Nheyob (talk) 13:58, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

File:Lake SaifulMalook.jpeg[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alternative[edit]

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

File:Vasu-vihara.jpg[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

File:MissingNo.svg[edit]

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

File:Pennisetum Villosum.jpg[edit]

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Pennisetum Villosum at Tatton Park Flower Show 2009

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

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

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

File:Attackofthe50ftwoman.jpg[edit]

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

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

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Hugo Simberg, The Wounded Angel, 1903

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

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Australian ibis (Threskiornis molucca)

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

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

 I withdraw my nomination Thanks for your comments and votes. Yann (talk) 15:33, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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

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Venetian mask in a studio photo session

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

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

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

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

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

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The Sentinels, Southwest National Park

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

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Walls of Jerusalem National Park, TAS, Australia