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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 no support (apart from the nominator).
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. (Note that if it takes more than five days to reach this threshold, the picture can be promoted as soon as it is reached.)
    3. Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
  9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.
  10. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
  11. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum.

Featuring and delisting rules[edit]

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

  1. Appropriate license (of course)
  2. At least seven  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:Claustro de San Gregorio Armeno, Nápoles, Italia, 2023-03-25, DD 97.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2023 at 19:23:33 (UTC)
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Garden and fontana di Gesù e la Samarintana, cloister of San Gregorio Armeno, Naples, Italy.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Sculptures#Fountains
  •  Info Garden and fontana di Gesù e la Samarintana, cloister of San Gregorio Armeno, Naples, Italy. The monumental cloister is located in the religious complex of the same name. The precise date of the foundation of the structure is somewhat unknown, however some written sources have suggested that the cloister already existed in a period prior to the 11th century. In fact, in a political document, the then small church of San Gregorio Armeno is mentioned, flanked by three other small churches. All together, located a short distance from each other, they were then united to form a single complex dedicated to San Gregorio Armeno. The cloister is characterized by the baroque fountain of disputed attribution shown here. The fountain is flanked by two statues depicting Christ and the Samaritan woman, sculptural works by Matteo Bottiglieri and is the central element of four flowerbeds on which there are orange trees. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 19:23, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 19:23, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Nice photo. There's what looks like a very subtle dust spot just diagonally up to the right of the right edge of the highest part of the roof. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:58, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment supporting Ikan's remark and why not removing the tip of a leaf? very upper rim far right while you are touching the frame? --Virtual-Pano (talk) 22:18, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Alberto Olmedo como Piluso en Canal 7-restored.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2023 at 19:04:48 (UTC)
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Alberto Olmedo as Piluso
More scratches and strange lines removed Ezarateesteban 23:31, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Hintersee-Hochkalter.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2023 at 15:02:14 (UTC)
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View from the Hintersee to the Hochkalter-Mountains in the Berchtesgaden Alps

File:Renato Soares Morro da Igreja Parque Nacional de São Joaquim Urubici SC (26277080367).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2023 at 10:43:29 (UTC)
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File:Lençóis Maranhenses 2018.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2023 at 10:10:05 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Inside of a hot air balloon.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2023 at 09:00:07 (UTC)
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Inside of a hot air balloon.

File:Montefrío.JPG[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Sep 2023 at 20:05:31 (UTC)
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Montefrío
  • No, not for an FPC-nominated photo of an entire village. Compare similar nominations of views of Italian villages down the page. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:17, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Петергоф, Знаменка, конюшни сверху.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2023 at 20:34:34 (UTC)
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Ruined stables of Znamenka estate photographed from above. Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

File:Falka - Weir Collection.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2023 at 19:07:10 (UTC)
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Poster for Falka

File:Hooded mountain tanager (Buthraupis montana cucullata) Caldas.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2023 at 16:24:01 (UTC)
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Hooded mountain tanager (Buthraupis montana cucullata)
  • My guess is a drop of water from a tree blowing sideways (or a very very small UFO). Gone now. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:50, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Лаврики, брошеная градирня сверху (2).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2023 at 15:48:28 (UTC)
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Cooling tower of unfinished second stage of CHP photographed from above. Lavriki, Vsevolozhsky district, Leningrad oblast, Russia.

File:Female spruce grouse.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2023 at 14:01:54 (UTC)
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Spruce grouse hen

File:Cesenatico - Porto Canale Leonardesco - 2023-09-01 14-43-50 019.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2023 at 11:22:51 (UTC)
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The ancient boats of the maritime museum on the Leonardo canal of Cesenatico.
  • Thank you. It's much better, but I'm still uncertain that it's one of the very best photos on the site. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:55, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I wouldn't have placed the boat in the centre and would have less water at the bottom. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:45, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    For me, however, the water on the bottom is necessary because you can see the reflection of the boat on the water, and in turn it also makes you understand the reflection of the water on the boat. And in my opinion it is a small and precious detail. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 09:52, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Looks a bit too much like an ordinary "tourist" shot to me, not very extraordinary. Also, as a side note, I think there are some compression artefacts, especially visible around the boat's name.--Peulle (talk) 09:50, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    It is a seaside place, but in a canal with an open-air museum, and which oozes with history, so a place where there is still something to learn. And you should never get tired of learning, and if you do it in a nice place, I don't find anything wrong with it.the lines near the name of the boat are the reflection of the water on the boat (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 09:57, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per Peulle. --SHB2000 (talk) 10:38, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak support The quality shows the cellphone, but it’s OK, and the composition works for me. --Aristeas (talk) 12:49, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per above - ABAL1412🇻🇳🇸🇺🇷🇺 (talk ☭) 18:58, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  I withdraw my nomination(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 19:30, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Anna.Massini(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 19:30, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros) male Caldas.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2023 at 08:54:45 (UTC)
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Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros) male

File:Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano, Guadalajara, España, 2023-01-02, DD 37-39 HDR.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2023 at 05:49:59 (UTC)
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Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano, Guadalajara, Spain

File:Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher 0A2A6720.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Sep 2023 at 18:42:59 (UTC)
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Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
  •  Comment Note that we already have 30 FPs of kingfishers. I therefore think we should be very selective about the quality of additional FPs of kingfishers. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:40, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Castillo de Montefrío.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Sep 2023 at 02:12:44 (UTC)
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Montefrío, Spain.

File:Agapornis roseicollis bird.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Sep 2023 at 10:26:24 (UTC)
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File:Blå Porten (2023).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2023 at 21:19:40 (UTC)
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Blå Porten (Blue Door, 1849) in Stockholm, framing the building Sirishov in the background.

File:01844b ITA Tuscany Sorano blue hour 3 to 1 V-P.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2023 at 17:08:22 (UTC)
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 Comment I have chosen my viewpoint on a steep cliff with trees to the south obstructing the view to the right or southernmost part of Sorano for two reason.
1) it enables me to include the cliff Sorano is nesting on
2) it places the viewer on eye level with the fortified part of the town.
This is vital to get a better feeling of the unusual setup of Sorano and Pitigliano imho.
The banner you are referring to was taken from further south and down from the valley. The cliff Sorano is sitting on can not be seen from there.
The partly obstructed, but complete view has been uploaded as well for reference. My preference is the cropped 3:1 over the complete but tree obstructed 4:1 view though. --Virtual-Pano (talk) 07:13, 18 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2023 at 15:05:37 (UTC)
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Blackberry

File:Stradivarius Madrileno.tif[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2023 at 12:01:30 (UTC)
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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects#Musical_instruments
  •  Info This is Madrileño, a violin that was made by Antonio Stradivari, one of the most famous violin makers that ever lived on Earth. This one was made in 1720. It was owned by Deborah Read, wife of Benjamin Franklin, and later, famous violinist Ruggiero Ricci. Since Stradivarius are very rare, and super expensive, I think this picture should be an FP. Created and uploaded by Immologic - nominated by ABAL1412 -- ABAL1412🇻🇳🇸🇺🇷🇺 (talk ☭) 12:01, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- ABAL1412🇻🇳🇸🇺🇷🇺 (talk ☭) 12:01, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Minimal depth of field which is silly. Don't know the camera/lens but even with F18 chosen, it hasn't worked. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:18, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment It's a Phase One IQ140, a medium format camera from 2010 or so. If I got my maths right, it has a crop factor of 0.77x, so the f18 is equivalent to about f14 in full-frame terms. I doubt that somebody with access to a $20,000+ camera makes silly depth of field decisions, it rather seems like a deliberate choice to highlight the Stradivarius f-hole --Julesvernex2 (talk) 16:31, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose I agree with Charles here. I don't understand the point to have a mostly blurry image. Yann (talk) 18:27, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment There's nothing silly about using selective focus with a shallow DOF to direct viewer attention on a particular detail – I'm with Julesvernex2 on that. Still, this doesn't really strike me as an exceptional image. --El Grafo (talk) 09:57, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Not enough quality for a FP IMO. ~Moheen (keep talking) 16:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per others. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:59, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Doesn't meet FP standards. 20 upper 09:28, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  I withdraw my nomination - ABAL1412🇻🇳🇸🇺🇷🇺 (talk ☭) 14:40, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:01665 ITA Tuscany Pitigliano S from viewpoint V-P.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2023 at 09:36:50 (UTC)
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File:Macaca sylvanus - Vogelpark Steinen 09.jpg[edit]

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Young barbary macaque; Bird park Steinen, Steinen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

File:Mount Garfield, Palisade, Colorado.jpg, not featured[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Sep 2023 at 18:58:25 (UTC)
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View of Mount Garfield looking north from Palisade, Colorado in July 2020.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Natural/United_States#Colorado
  •  Info created by WClarke - uploaded by WClarke - nominated by WClarke -- wclarke 18:58, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Took this picture a few years ago near Palisade, CO. It was shot on a Hasselblad 500C with Portra 400. -- wclarke 18:58, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose I would have leant over the railings. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:37, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose It's super noisy! - ABAL1412🇻🇳🇸🇺🇷🇺 (talk ☭) 20:31, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Not even a QI. --SHB2000 (talk) 04:09, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Extreme noise. Is that a deliberate photographic technique, though? It's kind of interesting. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:21, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Ikan Kekek: The noise is from the film grain. I think it gives the image more texture and emulates the look of an old western film, which felt fitting for a western landscape. The photo doesn't contain much digital noise, but rather film grain, which can be attractive. It is a mistake to put such an emphasis on every photo needing to be 100% polished and free of noise, which is so common at FPC. It deprives them of character and they feel sterile. I think too many photos here use the same digital techniques and there is little variation in photographic styles. - wclarke 14:49, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Lake of FP quality. ~Moheen (keep talking) 08:35, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I don't mind the grain, this is argentic photography. But the railing is distracting. Yann (talk) 18:31, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose I could let the sky pass as a variation of pointilism, but the blurred gate in the foreground combined with the flutter tape at the pasture fence are not matching my FP expectation, sorry --Virtual-Pano (talk) 21:16, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Heart Kudos for trying a film shot! I think I see why you took that one. There is a FP hiding somewhere in that scene, and the fence has got a role to play in it. But something's not quite right yet, and I'm not even sure what it is ... --El Grafo (talk) 12:18, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Unconfirmed results: (info)
Result: 1 support, 5 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /FPCBot (talk) 21:01, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Cala Berretta2.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Sep 2023 at 14:05:44 (UTC)
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Cala Berretta
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Italy#Sicily
  •  Info: Cala Berretta beach; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 14:05, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 14:05, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 19:43, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:15, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment This is a really nice picture. I find the composition offbeat, and that's not a bad thing, but I'd like to see further to the left, to the end of the cape, which is shown in File:Cala Berretta1.jpg. I think that photo has a better and more satisfying, albeit more standard composition. It's possible some people would object to the unsharpness at distance in that composition, but it has a very long depth of field. I would vote for that photo if nominated. I don't know if I will vote for this one, though I might, and it was worth nominating, regardless. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:14, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:New ski lift, Kodra e Diellit, North Macedonia.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Sep 2023 at 10:49:35 (UTC)
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New ski lift, Popova Šapka, North Macedonia
Could be, but the ski lift is a rather small part of the photo, perhaps not exactly what you'd expect from an FP of a ski lift. I think this is up to the nominator and voters, please change if you think it's appropriate. --Cart (talk) 12:17, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Agree, even though image name and description is for "new ski lift", this would be better categorised under "places". Liridon (talk) 14:15, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Persicaria capitata iki.jpg[edit]

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This is Persicaria capitata (also known as pink-headed persicaria, pinkhead smartweed, pink knotweed, Japanese knotweed, or pink bubble persicaria) on the Kilauea Iki crater floor.
For it to be an FP, I would expect all of it to be in focus. --SHB2000 (talk) 04:09, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Ardea alba 09138.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Sep 2023 at 16:52:21 (UTC)
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  • All 3 still look good to me. I have lower standards for delisting an FP than for supporting a new one. But the picture in the mangroves is nice as an environmental picture and one I'd probably vote for if it were newly nominated. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:39, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Tricky decisions. But 20 FPs of one species just cannot be right. It devalues the award. We have 15 lion FPs, but the diversity of compositions and 'Wow!' is so much greater. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:44, 17 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Mosuo Mountain Pony (31013006637).jpg[edit]

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File:Arundo donax at golden hour near the river in Laos.jpg[edit]

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Arundo donax at golden hour near the river in Laos

File:Coccinella in Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge.jpg[edit]

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✓ Done --Wilfredor (talk) 02:01, 15 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thanks.  Support. I prefer this to the other version because it was subjected to noise reduction the larger version seems to lack. If the larger version is made equally free of noise, I may prefer it. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:44, 15 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I uploaded a new version with denoise (Topaz denoise). Thanks --Wilfredor (talk) 10:53, 15 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Should be possible. I don't think the crop is right for this image. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:52, 14 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
✓ Done I added a new version without any crop. Thanks --Wilfredor (talk) 10:54, 15 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Needs a crop, have made a note with my suggestion. Also needs some reduction of highlights. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:42, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

* Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:32, 14 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alternative version without cut[edit]

✓ Done Thanks --Wilfredor (talk) 22:17, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Senador Tancredo Neves.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Sep 2023 at 11:35:03 (UTC)
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Brazilian politician Tancredo Neves as senator.
  •  Support per ArionStar after several days' consideration. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:05, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thank you very much! ★ 00:16, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:St Thomas church in Haro (11).jpg, featured[edit]

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Detail of the portal of the Saint Thomas church in Haro, La Rioja, Spain
  •  Question Renominate??? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:09, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Yes, 'cause it probably won't be featured this time. ★ 09:45, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • If so, it should not be renominated. Please stop thinking that way! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:07, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Sometimes and for some reason, voters don't seem to see the nominations (example, example). ★ 10:24, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    •  Comment Please stop thinking that way. We can see every nominations here. Besides contributing for Wiki, we also have to work for our living. We can only check them on our free time. We are not paid to contribute here, you know. We do everything here for free. Money is not everything, but we can't buy food, drink and medicine without money. Some people are just too busy, so they can't check every nominations. Renominating right after a decline is super annoying. I hope that you understand.
    ABAL1412🇻🇳🇸🇺🇷🇺 (talk ☭) 15:59, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Unconfirmed results: (info)
Result: 7 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 21:01, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

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

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

Wed 13 Sep → Fri 22 Sep
Thu 14 Sep → Sat 23 Sep
Fri 15 Sep → Sun 24 Sep
Sat 16 Sep → Mon 25 Sep
Sun 17 Sep → Tue 26 Sep
Mon 18 Sep → Wed 27 Sep
Tue 19 Sep → Thu 28 Sep
Wed 20 Sep → Fri 29 Sep
Thu 21 Sep → Sat 30 Sep
Fri 22 Sep → Sun 01 Oct

Closing a featured picture promotion request[edit]

The bot[edit]

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

Manual procedure[edit]

Any experienced user may close requests.

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
     (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. If it is featured:
    • Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate gallery of Commons:Featured pictures, list as the first one and delete the last one, so that the number is four again.
    • Also add the picture to the appropriate gallery and section of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images. An image should only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.
    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}}
      • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add featured=1 to the Assessments template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|featured=1}}
    • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
      • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
    • Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/September 2023), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/September 2023.
  4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
    1. Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
      1. Replace the template {{Featured picture}} on the image description page by {{Delisted picture}}. If using the {{Assessments}} template, change featured=1 to featured=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes).
      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night shots, Featured pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, Featured pictures of Paris).
      3. Remove the "Commons quality assessment" claim (d:Property:P6731) "Wikimedia Commons featured picture" from the picture's Structured data.
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in chronological list of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1-6) with (1-6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture in the gallery is not removed.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the above section. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    In the occasion that the FPCbot will not mark withdrawn nominations with a "to be reviewed" template and put them in Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review just like if they were on the usual list, put the following "no" template:
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=X|oppose=X|neutral=X|featured=no|gallery=|sig=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/September 2023), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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