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

Old candidates for Featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 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 – Images (with the exception of animations and SVGs) of lower resolution than 2 million pixels (pixels, not bytes) are typically rejected unless there are strong mitigating reasons.
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 hosting 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). Digital cameras (or images) have a narrower latitude than film. Lack of shadow detail is not necessarily a negative characteristic. In fact, it can be part of the desired effect. Burned highlights in large areas are a distracting element.
  • Composition refers to the arrangement of the elements within the image. The "Rule of thirds" is one useful guideline. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they "cut" the image in half. Often, a horizon creating a top or bottom third of the space works better. The main idea is to use space to create a dynamic image.
    • Foreground and background – foreground and background objects may be distracting. You should check that something in front of the subject doesn't hide important elements and that something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example that the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head).
  • Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better than the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the "unnatural" nature of the pose would be a good photograph.
  • Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and vice versa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF.

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

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

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

Video and audio[edit]

Please nominate sounds at Commons:Featured sound candidates.
Please see Commons:Featured media candidates for video guidelines.

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
How to nominate in 8 simple steps
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NOTE: You don't need to worry if you are not sure, other users will try their best to help you.

Adding a new nomination[edit]

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

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

All single files:

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

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


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

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

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

Strongly recommended: Please add a gallery and section from the list at Commons FP galleries.

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

Voting[edit]

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

You may use the following templates:

  • {{Support}} (Symbol support vote.svg Support),
  • {{Oppose}} (Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} (Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} (Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment),
  • {{Info}} (Pictogram voting info.svg Info),
  • {{Question}} (Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question),
  • {{Request}} (Pictogram voting question-blue.svg Request).

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

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

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

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

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

Featured picture delisting candidates[edit]

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

Featured picture candidate policy[edit]

General rules[edit]

  1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome
  4. Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits.
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{Withdraw}} ~~~~. Also, remember that if more than one version is nominated, you should explicitly state which version you are withdrawing.
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5)
    1. Pictures are speedy declined if they have no support (apart from the nominator).
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. (Note that if it takes more than five days to reach this threshold, the picture can be promoted as soon as it is reached.)
    3. Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
  9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.
  10. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
  11. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum.

Featuring and delisting rules[edit]

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

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

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

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

Above all, be polite[edit]

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

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

See also[edit]

Table of contents[edit]

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

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

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Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:Wide shot to Mefjordvær in evening, Senja, Troms, Norway, 2015 September.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 09:49:27 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Twenty meter tape measure 3.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Mar 2020 at 01:45:00 (UTC)
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A tangle of twenty meter tape measure
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects#Tools
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info One of the more challenging sections to fill in the 'Objects' gallery is the 'Tools' section since they are usually boring everyday things. But it is also fun to try and think of some way to make it more interesting. Such as twenty meters of tape measure. Probably a lost cause, but I'll give it a try. The background paper is mottled IRL. -- Cart (talk) 01:45, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Cart (talk) 01:45, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nicely done. Not what I would add to an article such as “Maßband”, but a very well executed image. I like the lighting a lot! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:39, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose Indeed, it's quite challenging to make an FP out of a tape measure. I really like what you've done here, Cart, but unfortunately there is not enough wow here for me. Sorry! —Percival Kestreltail (talk) 03:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 07:04, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Achalciche Rabat interior 2019 3.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Mar 2020 at 19:47:28 (UTC)
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Interior of the fortress Rabati Castle in central Georgia

File:Thanlwin Bridge 1.jpg[edit]

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Thanlwin Bridge, Hpa-An, Myanmar.

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Thanlwin Bridge, Hpa-An, Myanmar.


  • Symbol support vote.svg Support This one is better. --Claus 05:55, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Daniel Souček U21 Czech Republic vs Greece 10-10-2019.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Mar 2020 at 16:28:09 (UTC)
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Footballer Daniel Souček playing for Czechia in European Under-21 Championship 2021 Qualifying Round between the Czech Republic and Greece

File:Dendrobates tinctorius var. azureus - Karlsruhe Zoo 04.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Mar 2020 at 13:44:08 (UTC)
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Dendrobates tinctorius var. azureus (Hoogmoed, 1969), Blue poison dart frog

File:Dendrobates tinctorius - Karlsruhe Zoo 05.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Mar 2020 at 13:47:35 (UTC)
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Dendrobates tinctorius (Cuvier, 1797) "Yellow Back", Dyeing dart frog

File:Louvre Courtyard, Looking West.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Mar 2020 at 05:02:51 (UTC)
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Louvre Museum, Paris.
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I'll support with bottom crop. Charles (talk) 09:32, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Hi, I actually thought about cropping the bottom (and Maybe even the sides). Will do that today. - Benh (talk) 09:49, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • ✓ Done Cropped bottom (and sides) - Benh (talk) 10:08, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info I made another cropped version here. But I think I have disrupted this nom enough for today. - Benh (talk) 11:34, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Already loved this when I saw it on Flickr --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 12:56, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 13:30, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 13:36, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cart (talk) 14:10, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Great! --Aristeas (talk) 17:56, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Axel (talk) 18:22, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 18:53, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Excellent -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:13, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Famberhorst (talk) 06:10, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cayambe (talk) 06:22, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 09:01, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Mexican pincushion (78303).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Mar 2020 at 01:24:35 (UTC)
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Flowering Mexican pincushion

File:Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (49666286236).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Mar 2020 at 21:37:38 (UTC)
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Infected apoptotic (=suiciding) cell (green) with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple)
  • At least 4x bigger is possible. Plus the novelty is not what we're looking for in FPC. We had similar nominations during the Hong Khong protest, recently. For sure we'll have much more interesting documents about the virus in the future. Also please check your categories, there are currently red links -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:39, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

File:PistenBully 600 Polar Les-Diablerets 2020-03-08 13-28.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Mar 2020 at 18:47:28 (UTC)
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PistenBully 600 Polar during a break in Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Land_vehicles#Other_land_vehicles
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info I always loved theses vehicles. This one is among the first models with a somewhat eco friendly engine ("Polar"). The scratched front shield shows the rugged design. The photo was taken during a break of the driver with the sun forming a blue-green-red canvas. Created, uploaded, nominated by me, Axel Tschentscher
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Axel (talk) 18:47, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Good focusto main object, but no wow for me --Michielverbeek (talk) 21:13, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Wow for me. —Percival Kestreltail (talk) 17:18, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - I don't like the little bit of a red vehicle on the lower left. I haven't decided whether I would support or oppose if that were cropped out - I like the composition but wish the background weren't quite so unsharp. However, I would oppose the photo in this version. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:47, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
    @Ikan Kekek: That's part of a helmet peeking into the picture. I cropped it out now. Thanks for noticing. -- Axel (talk) 18:12, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Thank you. Big improvement, IMO. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:50, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Poecilimon ornatus SLO.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Mar 2020 at 12:39:54 (UTC)
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A Poecilimon ornatus female climbing a stalk on a Karst meadow in SW Slovenia.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods#Family : Tettigoniidae (Katydids or bush crickets (UK))
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info all by Yerpo --— Yerpo Eh? 12:39, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Unfortunately, the picture was taken long ago and I don't remember the exact location. It was only recently that I got incentive to make the effort and identify the species, then decided upload it to Commons too. Hopefully, a general location is good enough. — Yerpo Eh? 12:39, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Gallery fixed. You need to really check out and find the exact gallery and section since the FPCBot is now sorting pictures automatically. Go to the gallery page and copy the page name and heading to get the spelling right. For more info see this. --Cart (talk) 12:56, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
    Thank you, the instructions were unclear and it's been a while since I went through this process. — Yerpo Eh? 13:29, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Green insect on green background doesn't work for me. --Peulle (talk) 15:01, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment A lot of empty space all around. Not optimum composition in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:03, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • seems hard to crop tighter given the long antennas :) - Benh (talk) 08:27, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Sometimes 15% make the difference -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:33, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose DOF problem in some areas, i.e., focus is not good on the rear lags.--Zcebeci (talk) 19:39, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Old city hall of Leipzig (21).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Mar 2020 at 09:13:59 (UTC)
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Old city hall of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

File:Church of Our Lady of Consolation in Guimaraes (3).jpg[edit]

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Church of Our Lady of Consolation in Guimarães, Norte Region, Portugal

File:Crimea, Ai-Petri, low clouds.jpg[edit]

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Winter dawn on Ai-Petri, Crimea.
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Gorgeous sunrise. Not shocked by the colours at this time of the day, although it's probably emphasized a bit which is fine as editorial choice. - Benh (talk) 09:28, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I have no problem believing in the colors as such since I myself have photos pending editing that are way more purple in raw. But I'm not as forgiving as Benh about the rest of the processing. Too enthusiastic use of clarity and contrast plus raising the highlights on the rocks makes it look like some 90s fantasy painting, a style very common wrt Ukranian and Russian photos. I'm not fond of it though. Take a look at how nice it would look with a little dialing back some of the "usual suspects" clarity, blacks, highlights, contrast and dehaze. Color is not touched just slightly less vibrant. I would have no problem supporting a photo like that and it would probably look stunning with some proper from-raw editing. --Cart (talk) 12:40, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Breathtaking view. Excellent photographer Balkhovitin who won the 2nd place POTY 🥈 2013 with a nomination that doesn't look over-processed, the 1st prize Wiki Loves Earth Ukraine 2019 with this candidature, and the 2nd prize in 2017. I've just nominated 1, 2, 3 at QIC, there are more available. Here the light is special due to the golden hour, that naturally enhances the colors. Nice foreground, well balanced composition, and I find this sea of clouds impressive -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:45, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:51, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 08:40, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per others. I'm satisfied by the explanation of why the sky could look purple. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:28, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Definitely the benefit of the doubt. Great shot. Charles (talk) 09:38, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 12:33, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support A bit oversharpened IMO, but OK --Llez (talk) 12:37, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 13:26, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support although I think Cart's edit would be fine, too. Daniel Case (talk) 19:20, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Dendrocygna eytoni - Macquarie University.jpg[edit]

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File:Psephotus haematonotus male - Cornwallis Rd.jpg[edit]

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File:Red-tailed hawk (44371).jpg[edit]

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Portrait of a rescued red-tailed hawk

File:Jodenster van kledij.jpg[edit]

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File:Fath'Ali Shah Qajar- Sahand Ace.jpg[edit]

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portrait of sultan Fath'Ali Shah Qajar
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Anonymous - uploaded and nominated by Sahand Ace -- Sahand Ace 06:35, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Sahand Ace 06:35, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Gallery fixed. You need to really check out and find the exact gallery and section since the FPCBot is now sorting pictures automatically. Go to the gallery page and copy the page name and heading to get the spelling right. For more info see this. --Cart (talk) 11:42, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment And we need a proper description, e.g. how old the painting (?) is, its size and maybe a translation of the text. Besides, the resolution seems quite low. --Palauenc05 (talk) 12:40, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose lacking context, sourcing to "pinterest" does not inspire confidence, and quite low resolution — Rhododendrites talk |  01:31, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Rhododendrites. 03:00, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose lacks and context and not focused. CookieMonster755 (talk) 23:44, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Gauchos from up-country Tucumán province.png[edit]

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Tucumán gauchos visiting Buenos Aires c.1818

File:Wandeling over het Hulshorsterzand-Hulshorsterheide 07-03-2020. (d.j.b) 21.jpg[edit]

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The Hulshorsterzand. Hulshorsterheide is one of the largest living sand dune areas in the Netherlands.

File:Kapuzinerkresse Blätter Tropfen-20200308-RM-001327.jpg[edit]

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Nasturtium leaves with water drops. Stacked with Zerene Stacker from 18 frames.
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Nasturtium leaves with water drops. Stacked with Zerene Stacker from 18 frames. All by me -- Ermell (talk) 07:39, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ermell (talk) 07:39, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:48, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Basotxerri (talk) 08:59, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:45, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cart (talk) 11:31, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 17:01, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Reluctantly, as I love the images in the two water droplets on the right, but the droplet in the middle moved during your shots. On my software I could select this part from just one image. Charles (talk) 19:41, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
might be worth notifying previous voters Ermell who may have missed the central water droplet. Charles (talk) 16:02, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Thank you for your expert analysis Charles but you can see from the reflection that nothing has moved. I also think that this apparent wave movement fits well to the character of the picture. Everyone sees a picture with different eyes and can form an opinion about it.--Ermell (talk) 18:52, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Ornamientiertes Altarkreuz von Hermann Jünger 20200203 RAW.png[edit]

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An ornamented cross in a church in Hof (Saale)

::Pictogram voting info.svg Info Sorry, I can't transfer the OTRS permission to another file (type), sorry --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 19:05, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question @Podzemnik: What makes JPEG better here? --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 19:21, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

@Podzemnik: JPG file added, thanks for the hint --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 15:50, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The background distracts from the subject. Daniel Case (talk) 15:04, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Daniel. If the background were symmetrical, I'd react differently. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:32, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info @PantheraLeo1359531:
    • Upload der JPEG without OTRS-Template and credit the conversion and the original photo,
    • because JPEGs are rendered more sharp by Wikimedia.
  • Habitator terrae 🌍 15:09, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Thank you, I'll try it --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 15:36, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, I added a new version, I hope, the credits are alright --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 15:50, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

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An ornamented cross in a church in Hof (Saale)

Pictogram voting info.svg Info JPG version of the PNG file --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 15:50, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per my remarks above. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:56, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Arctic Wolf at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center.jpg[edit]

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Arctic wolf at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center.

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Arctic wolf at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center.

File:Common Raven at West Yellowstone.jpg[edit]

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Common raven at West Yellowstone, Montana.
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question - Is the purple on part of the upper part of the bird's beak CA or is it actually how that part of the beak looks with sunlight hitting it? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:42, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support Nice shot but there's a bit of purple CA visible. And also green CA, for what it's worth, on the bird's shoulder on the right-hand side. Cmao20 (talk) 23:18, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral I like the way it looks like this crow has been working out, but the purple is from very real CA (see the green halos elsewhere) which needs to be fixed. Daniel Case (talk) 04:30, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 19:08, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Tibet Nation (talk) 20:52, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Habitator terrae 🌍 15:13, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose, pending a fix for the CA. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:49, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Vista de Ålesund desde Aksla, Noruega, 2019-09-01, DD 16.jpg[edit]

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General view of the city of Ålesund from mountain Aksla, Norway.

File:Wandeling over het Hulshorsterzand-Hulshorsterheide 07-03-2020. (d.j.b) 20.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Walk across the Hulshorsterzand/Hulshorsterheide. Sand was blown away between the tree roots. This 'artwork' was created by influences from nature.
    All by me -- Famberhorst (talk) 16:37, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 16:37, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support For once the file title with the "Wandeling over het..." is absolutely correct. This pine is clearly out walking over the Hulshorsterzand-Hulshorsterheide. :) --Cart (talk) 16:50, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Dinkum (talk) 17:19, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Yes, Cart, but luckily no motion blur visible in the roots. I'm minded to support this if the perspective is corrected (unless the trees are all bent) Charles (talk) 20:04, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Thanks for your comment. On this hill it is a jumble of trunks, branches and tree roots. Nothing is really right. The photo was taken on the tripod. With built-in spirit level.--Famberhorst (talk) 06:01, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • The level is not the issue, just that from this angle you inevitably get perspective distortion. I find it distracting. Charles (talk) 09:15, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Reeds over a stream in Holma - bw.jpg[edit]

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Reeds over a stream in Holma, Lysekil, Sweden - black and white version
  • That is a term not usually associated with B&W photography since very white or very black areas are often a desired effect, like here. A blown area in a color photo is a part so bright that no color or detail can be detected in it, so more relevant with such. In high contrast B&W all bright and white areas become white, so technically half of the photo could be said to be "blown". Some reading. Think graphic print, without the high contrast here, this photo would be rather boring with only similar gray nuances, B&W often needs more contrast than color photos. --Cart (talk) 19:19, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Got it. So it's really a matter of taste how bright the viewer wants the highlights in each case. I do like some of the high-contrast pictures you linked and I think I voted for one or two of them. Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:31, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • And I guess my feeling is that I'd like the brightness of the whites to be toned down some, in this case. I feel like it's hindering eye movement, but I might change my mind later. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:33, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Yes, it's a matter pf taste. Here I think toning down the white areas would make the photo lose it's crispness. Even if many of the old bamboo drawings I mentioned in the info have faded to yellow or even sepia, I like this to have a hint of freshly ground Chinese ink on rice paper. --Cart (talk) 22:52, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 09:56, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Perhaps nothing special in color, but a pleasing abstraction, almost like a fabric print, in greyscale. Daniel Case (talk) 20:45, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Painterly. Cmao20 (talk) 23:14, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Nothing special and Symbol wtf vote.svg Overprocessed. The subject is not particularly interesting. Ordinary grass with a bit of water. Looking at the color version there's no clear potential for FP at the beginning. Then, the strong contrast of the post-treatment generates ugly dark parts with a lot of artifacts. The quality is not here. All the details were lost. Impression of blown highlights. The composition is also a bit boring, not wild enough. Reading the introduction, now I am an "evil" (even though I supported a B&W image last week), well... let's live evil :-) -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:55, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose on some similar grounds to Basile. I'd say the water doesn't look much like water in this photo. I like the reeds more than Basile does, but the stream really doesn't help me move my eyes, even in the color version, which is IMO better in this case (but still not IMO an FP). -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:38, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 10:19, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support It took a while before I decided to comment on the photo. I like your other black and white choice better. But this photo also has something extra for me. I see it as a painting.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:49, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose This doesn't appeal on composition or technical quality with the bright whites. Charles (talk) 19:10, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I do rather like what you're going for here. I wonder if taking the picture a little earlier in the day might actually be worth trying, for the increased contrast from the harsh sun maybe affording room to play around with shadows without fading the edges as much? Donno. — Rhododendrites talk |  01:38, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Rhod: The sun was actually very harsh when I took this. (Photo taken at the same time) This was taken smack in the middle of the Swedish summer when the sun hadly sets, so just looking at the time stamp might be confusing for a New Yorker. :) What made me try for something like this (and other photos of reeds) was the strong sunlight and here also that I had the reflection of a cloud in the stream which made the background brighter than the usual sky blue color, and it added to the contrast. I will keep experimenting with photos like this though, but I doubt they will show up here at FPC. One test is enough. --Cart (talk) 02:25, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

File:White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) Namibia.jpg[edit]

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White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) in Namibia
  • Just checked my Helm Field Guide. It says 23m. Wow! A typo perhaps. It's 23cm (9 in). 19:46, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - So still a relatively small bird. 23 m would be like a big whale! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:37, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Pivsko jezero (by Pudelek) 01.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info all by Pudelek -- Pudelek (talk) 13:47, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Pudelek (talk) 13:47, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Gallery fixed. You need to really check out and find the exact gallery and section since the FPCBot is now sorting pictures automatically. Go to the gallery page and copy the page name and heading to get the spelling right. For more info see this. --Cart (talk) 15:11, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The view is nice but the foreground uninteresting and the sharpness of the lake could be better. I'd have definitely zoomed to get rid of the disturbing foreground Poco a poco (talk) 19:12, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry per Poco, too much uninteresting foreground --Michielverbeek (talk) 22:36, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - I like the overall form and I'm considering supporting the nomination, but the crop of the trees in the foreground does seem kind of random to me. Is there anything you can do about that? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:48, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Regretful oppose per Poco. Framed the way it is, it's a QI but not an FP. Daniel Case (talk) 20:39, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per above - good quality image but it is definitely more QI than FP to me, it's a beautiful place but it doesn't stand out that much, and the light could be more interesting. Cmao20 (talk) 23:12, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Goémonier de Plouguerneau 30-08-2015-402.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by S. DÉNIEL - uploaded by S. DÉNIEL - nominated by S. DÉNIEL
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- S. DÉNIEL (talk) 10:38, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I don't really like this profile view very much; a bit more facing towards the camera would have been better IMO.--Peulle (talk) 12:41, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose As is always the problem with reenactment photos, there is usually some modern thing ruining the ambiance of image. Here, for me, it is that modern-looking earring. I also doubt that the goémonier women wore such finery when they were out working. --Cart (talk) 16:45, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Peulle and Cart. Daniel Case (talk) 18:22, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Goémonier de Plouguerneau 30-08-2015-197.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by S. DÉNIEL - uploaded by S. DÉNIEL - nominated by S. DÉNIEL
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- S. DÉNIEL (talk) 10:38, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Didn't look like much to me as a thumbnail, but when I blew it up, I liked it. I suppose people won't like that the boy is not looking at the camera, but it's really more about the seaweed on the tractor to me, and it works for me formally. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:36, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • GA candidate.svg Very weak support The composition, light, motifs in this series are absolutely lovely (it's like looking at a gallery of impressionistic paintings!), but the image quality not so. Mostly I suspect it's because of the rather strange camera settings (why ISO 100 on an overcast day with moving subjects) and post-editing (a lot of purple chromatic aberration). --Cart (talk) 11:46, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Tractor and man blurred. Charles (talk) 14:38, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Too much fuzzy areas. --Fischer.H (talk) 16:20, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose It's a pity for the beautiful composition that the tractor is not sharp. -- Spurzem (talk) 17:28, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Regretful oppose per Spurzem. Daniel Case (talk) 18:20, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I like the composition very much but it would only be FP for me if the tractor were in focus. Cmao20 (talk) 23:11, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Illuminated buildings in Akihabara, west side of Sotokanda 1 (2015-04-13 03.22.59 by IQRemix).jpg[edit]

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Akihabara district at night, 13 April 2015

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  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Maybe the cropped version might be better. -- Editor-1 (talk) 09:59, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per below Poco a poco (talk) 19:17, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose It needs an enormous perspective improvement --Michielverbeek (talk) 22:38, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

cropped[edit]

Illuminated buildings in Akihabara, west side of Sotokanda 1 (2015-04-13 03.22.59 by IQRemix) (cropped).jpg

If you are disagree with this one but have a better idea for a crop, please tell me to make it or do it yourself using Commons:CropTool. -- Editor-1 (talk) 09:59, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Thanks for that, I haven't skill to do such works.--Editor-1 (talk) 04:41, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Such a perspective in this case not working at all, tilted, quality at both sides drops significantly (due to the low DoF), the crop doesn't work to me in any of the both sides. I see FP potential here, but the picture needed a higher f-number (for which a tripod or a fixed surface would have been required) Poco a poco (talk) 19:16, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

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Illuminated buildings in Akihabara, west side of Sotokanda 1 (2015-04-13 03.22.59 by IQRemix)-edited.jpg

  • Symbol support vote.svg Support If you think it needs a crop, please tell.--Editor-1 (talk) 04:41, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Regretful oppose So much has been done here, but the depth of field is still shallow, there is ringing in the traffic lights and frankly the trees on the right look really weird. It looks better like this and in theory it is something I want to support but we have technically better night cityscape FPs. Daniel Case (talk) 03:57, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Lark Sparrow - Flickr - Becky Matsubara.jpg[edit]

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Chondestes grammacus
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Becky Matsubara - uploaded by Red panda bot - nominated by Shizhao -- shizhao (talk) 09:25, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- shizhao (talk) 09:25, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Crop - and it suffers in comparison to the other barbed wire bird photo nom. Charles (talk) 10:30, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 03:50, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Good photo but I don't think it stacks up to some of our best bird pics in composition, and the resolution is not very high either. Cmao20 (talk) 23:10, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral very good color choice, but not really special. Habitator terrae 🌍 15:21, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Skyline of the Central Business District with the Old Parliament House in Singapore.jpg[edit]

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Skyline of the Central Business District with the Old Parliament House in Singapore
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Great image! --Editor-1 (talk) 10:02, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Fischer.H (talk) 16:24, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 07:26, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:05, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 18:56, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose oversharpening resulting on noise artifacts. See sample note --Wilfredor (talk) 00:04, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Sir it has the tag "This image has been assessed using the Quality image guidelines and is considered a Quality image." so image quality should not be a concern.--Editor-1 (talk) 16:28, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • I'm afraid the QI tag has no value these days... reviewers have different standards and if things haven't changed, one opinion is enough to promote. - Benh (talk) 23:10, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Cyrtodactylus samroiyot, Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko - Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park (35827992064).jpg[edit]

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Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko

File:Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus ruacana) backlit.jpg[edit]

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Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus ruacana) backlit
Well in real life the animal looks black as you're looking into the sun. I guess it's a matter of taste. Charles (talk) 20:24, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Yes it's totally fine if you like it like that. Just that from own experience, you can have both that bright outline and clearly see the subject in such situation. - Benh (talk) 22:40, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Too dark -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:00, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support awesome! --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:32, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 09:24, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Happy 2nd birthday, photo! I do love this limned look ... it's as if he will be making a dramatic entrance so the audience can be shocked to learn that he did not actually die in that plane crash several years ago ... Daniel Case (talk) 03:47, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Underexposed and harsh contrast, however, amazing composition --Wilfredor (talk) 00:06, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --XRay talk 09:24, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice idea to take a backlit photo like this. I wouldn't have expected it to come out well, but I'm very glad it did. Cmao20 (talk) 23:06, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 12:22, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Wilfredor. Habitator terrae 🌍 15:28, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

File:سی و سه پل در شب.jpg[edit]

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File:View of Otrobanda, Willemstad, Curaçao - February 2020.jpg[edit]

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View of the district of Otrobanda, Willemstad, Curaçao, from Queen Emma Bridge
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment The boards are a feature, not a bug, imo, but that's a matter of taste. On the issue of the pedestrians crossing the bridge, well, I'd argue that they illustrate what it is actually built for without obstructing the view too much. I'm almost tempted to state that the bridge is basically empty, at least by its usual standards... --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 10:11, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • That's quite a nice picture, too. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:54, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Not enough details--shizhao (talk) 12:23, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Ikan. IMHO this is just the right count of walkers, without any of them the picture could be somewhat lifeless. --Aristeas (talk) 14:02, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice shot. nice lines for me.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:38, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Processing is a little rough on some of the background trees, but that's not too much of the image. Daniel Case (talk) 05:21, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:53, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I see what you were looking for and I like the pattern of the arches, but the dark floor feels too dominant and not helping overall in the composition, sorry. Poco a poco (talk) 19:05, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 10:29, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --XRay talk 09:25, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good composition Cmao20 (talk) 23:03, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Tuinen Mien Ruys (d.j.b.) 20.jpg[edit]

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Rosaceae (cultivar)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Rosa 'New Dawn' is a climbing rose with wonderfully scented flowers. The flowers of the Rosa 'New Dawn' are soft pink and fade to almost white. Petals for the stamens are often seen with half-filled roses.
    All by me -- Famberhorst (talk) 16:06, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 16:06, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Beautiful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:18, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Seven Pandas (talk) 00:22, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 01:37, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cart (talk) 11:38, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose lack--shizhao (talk) 12:25, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose it's nice, but imho doesn't stand out among FP Rosaceae category. In other words (what Shizhao supposedly want to say) it lacks wow. --Ivar (talk) 16:14, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose A QI but not up to our FP standards. Daniel Case (talk) 03:21, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sharp image, but the light is not very interesting. Also a normal flower, not special in itself. It lacks wow -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:13, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, I've too agree Poco a poco (talk) 19:05, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral--Junior Jumper (formerly Tæ) 10:06, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Ivar; typically good quality but not your most interesting photo IMO. Cmao20 (talk) 23:02, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

File:Putra Mosque being reflected in the lake.jpg, featured[edit]

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Pictogram voting keep.svg Fixed -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:56, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
I don't see why missing EXIF is a criteria to decline an FPC --Poco a poco (talk) 19:08, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose as above. Charles (talk) 16:18, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral due to lack of metadata. Daniel Case (talk) 17:23, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:37, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Except for the domes, this is a somewhat austere photo, but I think it's deserving and in fact, quite good. I hope it gets some more love. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:57, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 04:41, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Poco a poco (talk) 19:08, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support better --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 10:00, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Not the highest resolution for an FP but still OK. Cmao20 (talk) 23:01, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 12:20, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Confirmed results:
Result: 11 support, 1 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /--MZaplotnik(talk) 06:56, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#Malaysia


The chosen alternative is: File:Putra Mosque being reflected in the lake (crop).jpg


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Fri 13 Mar → Wed 18 Mar
Sat 14 Mar → Thu 19 Mar
Sun 15 Mar → Fri 20 Mar
Mon 16 Mar → Sat 21 Mar
Tue 17 Mar → Sun 22 Mar
Wed 18 Mar → Mon 23 Mar

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

Mon 09 Mar → Wed 18 Mar
Tue 10 Mar → Thu 19 Mar
Wed 11 Mar → Fri 20 Mar
Thu 12 Mar → Sat 21 Mar
Fri 13 Mar → Sun 22 Mar
Sat 14 Mar → Mon 23 Mar
Sun 15 Mar → Tue 24 Mar
Mon 16 Mar → Wed 25 Mar
Tue 17 Mar → Thu 26 Mar
Wed 18 Mar → Fri 27 Mar

Closing a featured picture promotion request[edit]

The bot[edit]

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

Manual procedure[edit]

Any experienced user may close requests.

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
     (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. If it is featured:
    • Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate gallery of Commons:Featured pictures, list as the first one and delete the last one, so that the number is four again.
    • Also add the picture to an appropriate gallery and section of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images.
    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}}
      • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add featured=1 to the Assessments template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|featured=1}}
      • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
      • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
    • Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/March 2020), 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/March 2020.
  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. 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). Also, remove the image from all categories like Featured pictures of ....
    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/March 2020), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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