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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.
  • ResolutionImages (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.
  • Valueour 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). 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 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
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 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

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify him/her 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 different crops or post-processing of the original image, 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 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:Sunflower and a bee.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2020 at 19:17:14 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Cala Rajada na Ferradura escultura Joan Bennàssar-1371.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2020 at 16:45:40 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Istanbul asv2020-02 img71 Maçka Gondola.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2020 at 14:10:29 (UTC)
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Maçka Gondola in Istanbul

File:Smoking, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town (P1060001).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2020 at 09:03:25 (UTC)
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Man with baseball cap and tattoos smoking a cigarette outside a coffeeshop in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info all by MB-one -- MB-one (talk) 09:03, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- MB-one (talk) 09:03, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose nothing special --Nexo20 (talk) 16:06, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose This image doesn't work for me, unfortunately. The scene is pedestrian, the lone figure looks a little out of focus well before getting to 100%, the shop behind them is largely obscured and fairly gloomy, and the block wall framing it all is not pleasing the eye. --Bobulous (talk) 19:17, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Image:Kanadagans auf dem Raakmoorteich im Naturschutzgebiet Raakmoor.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2020 at 08:40:16 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Yes, saturated colors and the blacks are too intense -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:00, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Weak Symbol support vote.svg Support, pending any edits per Aristeas' point above. I really like how the goose is framed by that filigree of foliage, a growing trunk or two, a fallen trunk and the reflections. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:48, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Blown highlights (chest) -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:56, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower in the evening with blue sky Tokyo Japan.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2020 at 06:21:38 (UTC)
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Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower in the evening with blue sky Tokyo Japan

File:Collina presso Nagasaki, bozzetto di Alexandre Bailly, Marcel Jambon per Madama Butterfly (1906) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON000079 - Restoration.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2020 at 03:41:15 (UTC)
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Act I set design from the original production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/Entertainment
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Alexandre Bailly and Marcel Jambon - restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 03:41, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 03:41, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info One of the first restorations - I think - from the recent collaboration with the Archivo Storico Ricordi. One issue: I'm pretty sure - and have sources to confirm - that it's actually Marcel Jambon - at least in modern spelling: back in the early 1900s it as a lot more common to change name spellings for different countries. I'm checking with the Wikimedian in Residence about that. It shouldn't matter at all, but would mean that this page and the file page will move to reflect that if it checks out. I'm listing by initials in the meantime. Edit:Yep. Adam Cuerden (talk) 03:41, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support That's quite nice. I'm kind of astonished that someone would do such a nice watercolor of a stage design. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:18, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:360° panoramas Estonian University of Life Sciences, research.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Sep 2020 at 22:07:09 (UTC)
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360° view on the research greenhouse of the Estonian University of Life Sciences
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People#People at work
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Lauri Veerde - uploaded by Eesti Maaülikool - nominated by Kruusamägi (talk) 22:07, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Kruusamägi (talk) 22:07, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support First class. There is only a stitching error at the yellow sticking tape at the roof, but this is minimal. -- -donald- (talk) 06:23, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:38, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Basotxerri (talk) 07:01, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very eye catching. Sharp throughout the central areas, and pleasingly smooth in the areas unavoidably distorted by the 180° view. Well exposed despite the variety of lighting, and rich with interesting textures. --Bobulous (talk) 19:33, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Kehtna Kutsehariduskeskus 005-kokad pano.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Sep 2020 at 22:06:52 (UTC)
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360° view on the kitchen of the training restaurant of the Kehtna Vocational Education Centre
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People#People at work
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Lauri Veerde - uploaded & nominated by Kruusamägi (talk) 22:06, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Kruusamägi (talk) 22:06, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Awesome. High educational value. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 22:40, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Wilfredor (talk) 23:34, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Amazing to look at with the 360° viewer. Technically the weak side is a high level of noise in the 2D version, but considering the huge resolution (18,384 × 9,192 pixels), for an interior shot where the moving subjects are rather sharp and the DoF generous, I think 1600 ISO is forgivable. Very interesting document -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:12, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Perfect. -- -donald- (talk) 06:26, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♥ 06:31, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- I wish I could create such a spectacular panoramic! MartinD (talk) 07:49, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Really impressive, also really good image quality. --Aristeas (talk) 09:34, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Llez (talk) 15:20, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Absolutely brilliant. A fascinating scene which takes several minutes to fully explore. It's well exposed, and has nice bursts of colour in amongst the chrome. The image is surprisingly noisy at 100%, but by the time the image is stretched to 100% it would be absolutely huge (nearly seven [4K 34-inch] monitors high and more than seven wide) so I see no real problem there. I can easily imagine seeing this in the Picture Of The Day box on the main page. --Bobulous (talk) 19:45, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Rutherford Hill Wine Cave-1351.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Sep 2020 at 20:46:23 (UTC)
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Tasting room in the wine cave of Rutherford Hill Winery in Napa County, California

File:St Mary le Strand Church from balcony, London, UK - Diliff.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Sep 2020 at 14:39:09 (UTC)
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St Mary le Strand
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors/Religious buildings#London
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info With its decorative Italianate interior inspired by the work of Roman sculptors such as Luigi Fontana, St Mary le Strand is one of London's most unusual and interesting churches (still more for being located in the middle of a traffic island). Constructed between 1714 and 1724, its Baroque styling and plastered ceiling were highly controversial for an English church. There is a more conventional pew-level view but I think this view from the balcony is better. created by Diliff - uploaded by Diliff - nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 14:39, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 14:39, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Well balanced tones, given the range of lighting levels. Rich colours, and a very intricate and detailed venue. --Bobulous (talk) 20:29, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♥ 20:51, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very nice composition, although the cutoff of the nearest chandelier is unfortunate. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:12, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Wilfredor (talk) 23:33, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Gnosis (talk) 02:42, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:36, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 09:15, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 13:50, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Llez (talk) 15:18, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:SOB Re 456 Weissenbachviadukt Degersheim.jpg[edit]

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Voralpenexpress cross the Wissbach viaduct near Degersheim

File:Bloem van gevlekt havikskruid (Hieracium maculatum). 02-09-2020 (d.j.b.) 01.jpg[edit]

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File:Reichstagsgebäude, Berlin-Mitte, 170402, ako.jpg[edit]

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Reichstag building from the north-east
  • Understandable, but my argument would be we already have good FPs where you can see the dome. I nominated this picture because it's something a little different. Cmao20 (talk) 16:24, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Moshe Ganbash - Shiviti - Google Art Project.jpg[edit]

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Shiviti

File:Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo, Viena, Austria, 2020-01-31, DD 164-166 HDR.jpg[edit]

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Night view of the facade of St. Charles Church (Karlskirche), Vienna, Austria.
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Thanks, much better. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:53, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Ruth Bader Ginsburg official SCOTUS portrait.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Steve Petteway uploaded by Gage - nominated by Ezarate -- Ezarateesteban 00:06, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ezarateesteban 00:06, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Of course I see why you nominated this, with RBG having just passed away, but I think it's not an outstanding portrait in terms of image quality. There is quite a lot of colour noise and a large amount of JPEG artefacting which is a shame for a photo that is not especially large. For me it would be better to wait until emotions have died down a little over this sad event and see if there are better photos of Ms Ginsburg available. Cmao20 (talk) 01:27, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose RIP RBG, but not a great portrait of her. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:38, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Not an outstanding portrait. --Gnosis (talk) 00:34, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Garzweiler surface mine Bucket-wheel excavator 2019 1.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by Arne Müseler - nominated by Tomer T -- Tomer T (talk) 19:58, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Tomer T (talk) 19:58, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I'm not sure how I feel about the photo, overall, but I'm definitely feeling like I want a wider crop on the right. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:44, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Dramatic photo although there is a bit of barrel distortion. Cmao20 (talk) 01:25, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:28, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Fischer.H (talk) 08:07, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Weak oppose The subject is original and the composition good but the quality is clearly below FP level. It's too grainy (visiblem above all in the sky), lacks some sharpness and needs some perspective adjustments to get verticals vertical. I'd change my vote if the issues are successfully addressed Poco a poco (talk) 10:24, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Looks like a top-down view to me. Doesn't make sense to fix the verticals in that case (I got the same remark in this nomination). Looking at the machine at full size, it's really tack sharp. Shot with an Hasselblad at 100 ISO. Apart from a very very little noise in the sky, I really don't see why the quality would be "clearly below FP" -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:26, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Indeed, the image quality looks fine to me. The grain is pretty minimal and not a big deal. And the excavator itself is really sharp. Cmao20 (talk) 17:28, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I was confused by this comment, thought it looked rather crappy for a high-class medium format camera – until I realized that that "Hasselblad" is the 1″ sensor on-board camera of the Mavic 2 Pro. Now it makes sense. Actually looks pretty good for a drone shot. --El Grafo (talk) 15:13, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I didn't like this shot the first several times I looked at its thumbnail. But on filling the screen with it, it does keep drawing the eye to the dozens of nested structures hidden within. And to my eye the detail on the main body of the machine is crispy even at 100%. The ancillary body to the right is softer but still offers enough detail to show off yet more structures within this beast of a machine. I like the parallel bands of colour, and the textures in the sandy layer. So I've changed my mind: this does feel like a striking image. --Bobulous (talk) 20:07, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- MartinD (talk) 07:53, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Llez (talk) 15:11, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Bridge at Makhtesh Ramon (40582).jpg[edit]

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A bridge on a cliff overlooking the Makhtesh Ramon crater in Israel
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info A bridge along a cliff path, looking out to Makhtesh Ramon in the Mitzpe Ramon desert. all by — Rhododendrites talk |  16:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg SupportRhododendrites talk |  16:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Gnosis (talk) 21:41, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♥ 21:52, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Really nice light. Cmao20 (talk) 01:24, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:29, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Fischer.H (talk) 08:08, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Andrei (talk) 08:24, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Not the nicest bridge I've ever seen but the scene, compo and light are nice Poco a poco (talk) 10:20, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:00, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support it looks like a apocalyptic scene --Wilfredor (talk) 17:11, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I keep coming back to this image, but I just can't get it to work for me. The bridge and walkway invite the question: what are they there for, where do they go? And the image doesn't answer that. The shot is sharp and well exposed, but the scene just doesn't fit together for me. --Bobulous (talk) 20:13, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I understand that you're looking for an answer from the image, but I'll add an answer in text form anyway: this is along the Israel National Trail at the edge of Makhtesh Ramon. Basically a cliffside path. The bridge, if I recall correctly, only serves to take you to the little lookout area on the other side of it (the little area pictured). It was entirely optional, which I was glad for because it was old and missing planks and bowing in the middle and kind of scary. So the answers to "what is it there for" and "where does it go" are there... they're just not very interesting. :) Mainly I just liked the scene/composition. — Rhododendrites talk |  20:37, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral What a pity that the first pole is cut off (when the bridge is the main theme as the title says) --Llez (talk) 15:09, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Squirrel watching over the coast in La Jolla (70350).jpg[edit]

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Point La Jolla and Boomer Beach watched over by a ground squirrel in La Jolla, California
  • Only because I distracted him. :) — Rhododendrites talk |  22:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support We can see the squirrel's eye, so I think it's OK. Nice idea for a picture. Cmao20 (talk) 01:23, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:29, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 07:15, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Latzfonser Kreuz mit Dolomiten.jpg[edit]

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Place of pilgrimage above Klausen in the Sarntal Alps. In the background the Dolomites

File:Ceiling of golden Iwan at Fatima Masumeh Shrine, qom, iran.jpg[edit]

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vault of Safavid kiosk in fin garden , iran

File:Clapham Lodge.jpg[edit]

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Clapham Lodge amid the gentle light of a crisp December afternoon.
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by User:Bobulous - uploaded by User:Bobulous - nominated by Bobulous -- Bobulous (talk) 19:26, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Bobulous (talk) 19:26, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support good composition. --Amir Pashaei (talk) 20:40, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose A 3/4 backlit shot can often be quite effective, but here the stone wall blocks the composition and casts an undesirable shadow on the foreground pavement. -- King of ♥ 22:09, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Welcome to FPC (as far as I know, i haven't seen you nominate before). I like the shot but I think it is for me a bit more QI than FP. The subject is IMO not really that outstanding and for a building that isn't that naturally impressive I would only support a photo shot under excellent light or really outstanding composition. I actually like the composition, but I think the light is a little bit less than ideal - per KoH the shadows caused by the backlighting are not that attractive for me. There is also a little bit of blue chromatic aberration in the branches at the top, though this is easily fixable and not the reason for my oppose. Please, keep trying at FPC - this is not too far off the standard. Cmao20 (talk) 00:09, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
    • @King of Hearts, Cmao20: Thank you for your reviews. The blurring of the branches at the very top of the image is not caused by CA, but by the extreme edge of a shifted lens (a Canon TS-E 24mm mk II, very possibly shifted to the maximum to give a 12mm rise). I don't believe that such loss of resolution can be fixed in post (but I am hoping Canon will soon release a newer model which exhibits this effect less severely). I did wonder if the backlighting would put off some people, but decided to nominate because my eye keeps getting caught by the soft glow of the building face even though it's in shade and competing with areas lit by direct sunlight. If anyone is interested, I could offer an alternative crop which removes most of the road, but I kept it originally because I liked the long shadows made by the gate in the low sun. --Bobulous (talk) 18:28, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I’m not at all sold on the composition, sorry. At least, I’d entirely crop out the foreground road. Then, I’d love to see more of the tree on the left, as a counterweight to the one on the right. --Kreuzschnabel 21:23, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Jacques Cartier 1851-1852.jpg[edit]

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Jacques Cartier 1851-1852

File:Funeral for a friend.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info All by -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 18:06, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Black clay folk art from Mexico depicting skeletons. Photo taken from a private collection in San Miguel Allende, Mexico. Arrangement by me. -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 18:06, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Next time you could take two pictures to prevent the DoF problem --Wilfredor (talk) 18:24, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Copyright of the figurines? It is clearly a derivative work. Renata3 (talk) 01:24, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Where is the manufacturer \ artist information? Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose unless we have that.--BevinKacon (talk) 11:45, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting delete.svg I withdraw my nomination --Tomascastelazo (talk) 19:15, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Śnieżka (Sněžka, Schneekoppe) in winter 2020, Karkonosze mountains 03.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info all by Pudelek -- Pudelek (talk) 12:44, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Pudelek (talk) 12:44, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support A striking scene and mix of colour amid monochrome, with a beautiful mix of tones. --Bobulous (talk) 19:32, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Weak Symbol support vote.svg Support Great idea with the multiple leading lines towards the top of the mountain. I do wish, however, that the closest pole on the right didn't intersect the mountain; a little forward (to get past it) or backward (to make it smaller in the frame) would do the trick. -- King of ♥ 22:12, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Composition and colour work really well for me. Cmao20 (talk) 00:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Lovely, great light. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:06, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:38, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --XRay talk 10:06, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Bobulous and KoH. --Aristeas (talk) 10:10, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 20:29, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:31, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:03, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Isiwal (talk) 20:14, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Buidhe (talk) 00:57, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Llez (talk) 14:59, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Passageway - Funchal 01.jpg[edit]

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Passageway, Rua de Santa Maria 62, Funchal
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 12:06, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Llez (talk) 12:06, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I love it --Wilfredor (talk) 12:24, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice pic - finding beauty in decay. Cmao20 (talk) 00:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Weak Support Nice (it reminds me that composition) but underexposed in my view. Even the background is not so bright - Basile Morin (talk) 01:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I don't think it's comparable with that composition. The "dark" wall is not an external facade like in the other picture you mention but the back wall of a passage. This windowless passage is very dark. I had to brighten it up a bit, in the original shot the wall was even darker. The background is a narrow inner courtyard, surrounded by high walls with no direct light (and not a large park; it was a sunny day when the picture was taken). --Llez (talk) 01:50, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Both compositions are comparable. Not the same images, but two centered compositions with round door in the wall, and vegetation behind. (And this is the aspect I like).
  • Now of course I notice the camera is located in a darker room. Still, overall the image is divided into two parts: 1) One very dark foreground 2) One grey background. And just a tiny luminous area at the top of the stairs. 90% of the surface is too dark. You're saying there was no direct light in this narrow courtyard, due to tall walls, and yes, unfortunately that's visible: the exposure is not well set in my view. Sorry but same problem as here before it was fixed. You can increase quite a lot the light of the whole image and create a more appealing appearance -- Basile Morin (talk) 06:29, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Cmao20. I would try Basile’s hint, but I already like the photo as it is. --Aristeas (talk) 10:09, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting info.svg Info I did my best. But I have put the original raw file online, perhaps someone tries to improve the picture even more, I didn't succeed. --Llez (talk) 11:22, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Just add +0.6 exposure in Lightroom and that's done IMO -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:53, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I tried it, but then is too much noise in the darker part. Could you try it and upload the result in the folder of the link? --Llez (talk) 17:56, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Sure, ✓ Done You may want to adjust the noise level with the 2nd version (obtained with Topaz DeNoise AI) -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:18, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Many thanks, I uploaded the version improved by you --Llez (talk) 05:11, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:31, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 07:11, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Nice shot but could you denoise the hall in the background a bit? Look at the flowerlike pattern on the wall, it doesn't look good Poco a poco (talk) 10:27, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
    • ✓ Done --Llez (talk) 11:27, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice composition and good denoising. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:59, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:57, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Iglesia de la Asunción de María, Kirchhaslach, Alemania, 2019-06-21, DD 48-50 HDR.jpg[edit]

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Ceiling of the church of the Assumption of Mary, Kirchhaslach, Germany.

File:Crocifisso Giovanni Teutonico o Paolo Moerich Duomo di Salò.jpg[edit]

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Cucifix by Giovanni Teutonico now attributed to the German monk Paolo Moerich in the Santa Maria Annunziata church in Salò.
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info All by Moroder -- Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 09:22, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 09:22, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol strong support vote.svg Strong support Utterly beautiful. And something a bit new in the church-interior genre. Cmao20 (talk) 23:57, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:01, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support The light makes the sculpture appear very 3-dimensional, beautiful colour contrast between the warm tones of the wood and the bluish background. --Aristeas (talk) 10:07, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very rich scene. It feels like the lens focus is behind the eyes very slightly, but the face is still sharp and even the nearest hand is clear enough when viewed pixel-for-pixel. The main object is nicely framed by the background, which is compelling and is blurred just enough to show detail without stealing the scene, helped by the good contrast in brightness between foreground and background. --Bobulous (talk) 18:59, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Isiwal (talk) 20:16, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cayambe (talk) 12:47, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

File:White and golden graves in a Buddhist cemetery at sunrise in Vang Vieng, Laos.jpg[edit]

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White and golden graves in a Buddhist cemetery at sunrise in Vang Vieng, Laos
  • Interesting consideration, however, none of these graves are exactly vertical, and the ground itself is curved. At full size, it's visible some are leaning right, and some are leaning left. Rotating will increase the angle of the grave most at the right in the foreground, that is already slightly leaning CW. Currently the walls of the building in the background are vertical. Thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 19:11, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cmao20 (talk) 23:56, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 20:24, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Weak oppose The quality is good and the item interesting but the light and compo are not at FP level to me, sorry. Probably golden hour light would work better here, about the compo, I'm not sure, maybe it somehow possible to take the top higher (raising your hand or stepping on something). Poco a poco (talk) 10:31, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Taken at 5:42am. Woke up at 4:45 am to reach this place before sunrise. Very subtle light IMO -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:13, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Westpolderbrêge. 12-08-2020. (actm.) 04.jpg, featured[edit]

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  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Milseburg (talk) 15:49, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Fairly simple composition that's nice, and the warm light that Agnes mentions in the nomination really sells me on this as an FP. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:22, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Optimal conditions. --A.Savin 21:36, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Striking image -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:28, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 05:01, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support very good light conditions. --Ivar (talk) 05:30, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:11, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support It’s always the light ... --Aristeas (talk) 06:34, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Mydreamsparrow (talk) 08:02, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Simple clean composition. Cmao20 (talk) 23:56, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Fischer.H (talk) 17:06, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support. Meiræ 21:27, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Poco a poco (talk) 10:27, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 15:37, 21 September 2020 (UTC)


Unconfirmed results: (info)
Result: 17 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 21:02, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC).jpg[edit]

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The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC)

File:Mexican clay skulls.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info All by -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 19:16, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Tomascastelazo (talk) 19:16, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice. You should mention whether this is in a museum (and if so, which one), a private collection or something you photographed at a shop or something. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:07, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:44, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting question-blue.svg Request hate to be that guy, but please provide copyright and authorship information for your subjects. --El Grafo (talk) 08:05, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Done El Grafo --Wilfredor (talk) 15:21, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
    Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Surely El Grafo meant the copyright of the underlying artwork; see also COM:TOYS. --A.Savin 21:39, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
    Yes, I'm talking about the skulls here, not about the photo. See COM:DW. Don't know if they're supposed to be art, mass-produced decorative items or toys, but they are certainly not primarily utilitarian and above the threshold of originality. We can only keep them here if they're not subject to copyright for some reason, and in order for this to become FP this needs to be documented properly. --El Grafo (talk) 09:23, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
    Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment @Ikan Kekek & El Grafo There are unsigned pieces of a private collection in San Miguel Allende. As is almost always the case with Artesanías Mexicanas (Mexican curious) they are reinterpretations of very common cultural icons and I don´t think that they are truly original works. This type of figures can be found in just about any market in Mexico during Day of the Dead celebrations. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 17:38, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Cool. Please add that information to the file description. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:13, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:13, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Mydreamsparrow (talk) 08:03, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 03:40, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Copyright information for the original work still not added to the file page, and I'm not convinced by the rationale given above. --El Grafo (talk) 07:43, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
    Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment El Grafo I suggest you read Mexican law. Between the Law and your opinion, I choose the Law. Under your rationale just about every picture of any object that depicts cultural ideas should be then be deleted. Mexican law refers to this type of work derivative work and it lacks enough originality to be granted copyright, on top of it not being signed. This is one of the millions of variants of skulls that relate to Mexican culture and death, day of the dead celebrations, etc. --Tomascastelazo (talk) 19:03, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Ceiling of Tabatabaee mosque at Fatima Masumeh Shrine, qom, iran2.jpg[edit]

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Ceiling of Tabatabaee mosque at Fatima Masumeh Shrine, qom, iran
  • Thanks dear Cmao20. I didn't crop the picture. The picture merged from 5 frames (50mp) that form a square with(more 100mp). I tried to capture the ceiling symmetrical but the Chandelier wasn't in the center. I could locate the Chandelier in the center and correct the ceiling Symmetry in the Photoshop, but If I had done that, the circle would cut more than this. I need to 17mm TS-E canon to capture monuments like this.--Amir Pashaei (talk) 17:26, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Wilfredor (talk) 17:34, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ivar (talk) 17:47, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The crop is poor (exterior circle cropped off), the angle looks randomed (I'd have looked for some symmetry on left/right or top/bottom), there are halos around the grid of the windows at the bottom (which doesn't happen at the top) and both corners at the bottom are pretty blurry. Poco a poco (talk) 18:58, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support ··· 🌸 Rachmat04 · 05:15, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I'm reluctant to oppose because the resolution is so high, as usual, but I agree with the criticisms of the crops (and I understand they're not technically crops, but we use that term as a convenient short hand for bits of a circle being omitted). -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:07, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Gnosis (talk) 04:18, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:14, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose bad positioning, missed center. --Mile (talk) 07:04, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I said before Mr Mile, I located in the center of monument but the Chandelier wasn't in the center.--Amir Pashaei (talk) 07:16, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Mydreamsparrow (talk) 08:04, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Given the circumstances, the technical limitations are less than they might have been. Daniel Case (talk) 03:38, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Palais de l'Isle in Annecy 11.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Sep 2020 at 15:44:45 (UTC)
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Palais de l'Isle in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#France
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info all by Tournasol7 -- Tournasol7 (talk) 15:44, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol abstain vote.svg Abstain -- Tournasol7 (talk) 15:44, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose Solid QI but sorry, I think the composition pales in comparison to your other current nomination. Cmao20 (talk) 16:33, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Special architecture, nice viewpoint, pleasant light. A bit shrunk at the left, compared to the right, but overall great image in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:13, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 15:25, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Basotxerri (talk) 15:41, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Striking scene, but is there any way the building on the left could be sharpened? I may vote against if it can't be. Realistically, that level of unsharpness would probably make the picture less than one of the very best. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:26, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per above. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:11, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose IQ could be better, and weather too. Morning shot maybe. --Mile (talk) 07:06, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Mydreamsparrow (talk) 08:04, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Basile Morin. Meiræ 21:50, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral Per pros and cons above. There is FP potential here, but I'm not convinced by the compo. To me the palace buildings shouts for a wide angle shot (getting closer to it). Poco a poco (talk) 10:36, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Basile. Daniel Case (talk) 02:11, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 20:46, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

File:"Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, who now heads the nursing staff at the station hospital at Camp Beale, CA - NARA - 535942.jpg[edit]

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Della H. Raney

File:Russischer Bär Euplagia quadripunctaria-20190808-RM-171229.jpg[edit]

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Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) on the Friesener Warte near Hirschaid in Upper Franconia

File:Patan Durbar Square-2644.jpg[edit]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
Charlesjsharp I agree with you, but I also think that there is no way to cut this photo since it is a composition that never ends at the bottom --Wilfredor (talk) 02:52, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Charles. A bottom crop that ends arbitrarily on the ground would be much preferable. -- King of ♥ 06:00, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Crop, bottom and right.--Peulle (talk) 06:56, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support To me the buildings are what dominates the image, and they should ... I really am not bothered by the crop. Daniel Case (talk) 06:18, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
Indeed it was ... that's what I get for doing this that late. Changed Daniel Case (talk) 14:27, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose It's a vibrant scene, but there's no clear main subject, and if the subject is the street itself then the composition doesn't feel like it balances the various pieces. The light grey structure to the left is very much sidelined, and its outline fights with the buildings seen beyond it on both sides. The long building on the right is interesting but not very prominent in the scene, and the same holds for the tall pagoda in the distance beyond it. Additionally, to my eye the image needs to be rotated about two degrees clockwise. --Bobulous (talk) 19:14, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment In this picture main subject is not just one building or street. This photo was taken from the terrace of small building as shown in this picture. And i think there is no way to crop this photo Here's some example: First Second from same photographer. Thank you Best regards -Bijay chaurasia (talk) 06:39, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I'm very much grateful to see such a beautiful holy photograph. I really don't see the crop or visitors as disturbing or not working. For me, it shows the beauty of the place and make me feels sacred. Additionally, top to mid view is really eye catching. Kind regards, — Tulsi Bhagat contribs | talk ] 07:12, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Senden, Schloss Senden -- 2020 -- 0486-90.jpg[edit]

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Senden water castle, Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • I made some vertical adjustments. --XRay talk 04:49, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I see that you offered now a bit more of image at the bottom, which made it IMHO worse, as now the missing piece is smaller. Sorry, but that spot spoils the nom to me. Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Poco a poco (talk) 10:45, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

File:WLE - 2020 - Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido - 04.jpg[edit]

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Gradas de Soaso, Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido, Aragón, España.
  • I checked the note - it is straight waterline. --Moahim (talk) 17:40, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
I don't know, I didn't notice of it Ezarateesteban 18:10, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment These are just cracks in the rock.--Moahim (talk) 18:32, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support OK, fair enough. Cmao20 (talk) 14:24, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • It's a nice scene that's pretty well done, but the light conditions aren't ideal. I wonder if a little post-processing work with the tones could help... — Rhododendrites talk |  22:34, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I tried to fix these problems. Check the new version.--Moahim (talk) 17:40, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Fine for me, maybe WB is slightly too blue and brightness could be raised a little. -- King of ♥ 06:01, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per KoH. --Aristeas (talk) 13:06, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg SupportRhododendrites talk |  14:34, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Wilfredor (talk) 16:04, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Too gray to be one of the best waterfall pictures on Commons, I think. I'd like to see this view in better light. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:09, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Agree, the water, especially, is too gray -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:16, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

File: Swami Agnivesh (2019).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Sep 2020 at 17:58:01 (UTC)
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Swami Agnivesh in 2019
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Swami Agnivesh in 2019. Agnivesh recently died due to multiple organ failure. Created and uploaded by Mydreamsparrow - nominated by Arion -- 😄 ArionEstar 😜 17:58, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- 😄 ArionEstar 😜 17:58, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose A sad recent loss, but the quality is not up to FP level, unfortunately. Straight forward portrait that's rather low resolution/sharpness. — Rhododendrites talk |  18:27, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per above. Sounds like a great person, though. Please nominate at VIC, as the photo seems best in scope. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:07, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Rhododendrites.--Peulle (talk) 07:22, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support as creator - Thanks for the nomination Arion. - Mydreamsparrow (talk) 15:53, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Rhododendrites. He sounds like a tremendous person though, I hadn't heard of him before. Per Ikan would do well at VIC. Cmao20 (talk) 17:32, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose This looks like a great driver's license/ID photo. But that doesn't make it a featurable portrait. Daniel Case (talk) 14:55, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

File:2020-07-20-Alversteen-8761.jpg[edit]

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Megalith site Alversteen, Fehmarn, Germany
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Germany
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Superbass - uploaded by Superbass - nominated by Superbass -- Superbass (talk) 17:42, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Superbass (talk) 20:22, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The difference in brightness is very difficult to manage here. The burnt-out lights are disturbing. --Ermell (talk) 07:11, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Looks like a QI but lacks that certain something to impress me. --Peulle (talk) 12:14, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I dissent. The image quality is good and I like the light very much. Cmao20 (talk) 17:31, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose the sharpness is good enough, but the harsh light in the background and composition don't quite work for me. I appreciate the idea of balancing the rocks with the tree, but it just feels like the rocks are "facing" left, where there could be more room. — Rhododendrites talk |  22:37, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Of course I was hoping for broad support, and of course I think I took the best possible photo under the conditions on site :-) But I am very satisfied with the respectful tone of the critical or rejecting voices. Even if the picture does not become a featured one, I will keep this in good memory. --Superbass (talk) 07:22, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose The blown highlights are not very well done. As Ermell says, it's difficult, but a successful trick is to underexpose - not only 1 EV, maybe 4 or 5 EV in that case. Example for comparison. Also mitigated wow factor in my view, but I could have remained neutral if the leaves were not burnt like now -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:33, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. Nice idea, though. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:10, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Technical issues per Ermell, but even without them this is just a picture of rocks balanced on each other in the woods that doesn't wow me. Daniel Case (talk) 02:17, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Lengurbill beach 19.jpg[edit]

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Lengurbill beach, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Water transport#Boats
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created, uploaded & nominated by RockyMasum -- Rocky Masum (talk) 12:30, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Rocky Masum (talk) 12:30, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I'm not sure how this nomination will fare here, but I enjoy the peacefulness of the beach with the boat in the middleground and in fact center of the picture frame, half on sand and half on tide, rather than the foreground, with the clouds providing another horizontal above it. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 12:42, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The subject is interesting, but the composition boring (too centered) and ligthing and quality are not extraordinary, it's also tilted (see sea horizon) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poco a poco (talk • contribs)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I like it a lot --Kritzolina (talk) 20:11, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment The quality should be better. The sharpness is low and there are halos around some objects. --XRay talk 16:15, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose per XRay, I like the composition though. Cmao20 (talk) 17:29, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Would have been better more tightly focused on the boat and the two guys at either end. Daniel Case (talk) 02:12, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

File:AfricanKingCapek.jpg[edit]

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African King

File:California Academy of Sciences San Francisco December 2016 HDR.jpg[edit]

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California Academy of Sciences

File:Gymnadenia odoratissima - Niitvälja bog.jpg[edit]

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Short spurred fragrant orchid
  • @PetarM: it's a natural background. This smooth effect comes along with macro photography, if you shoot very close to the small subject. --Ivar (talk) 12:03, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support The photo could probably have been sharper. But I think it's a nice recording.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:15, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Mydreamsparrow (talk) 17:20, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support per Poco and Famberhorst. Cmao20 (talk) 17:27, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:32, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 10:43, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose per Poco. The bar for flower images has been set pretty high. Daniel Case (talk) 15:18, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:55, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

File:Broad Street Downtown Area in Nevada City, California.jpg[edit]

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Broad Street in Nevada City, California, on May 31, 2020. The historic buildings along Broad Street in the former mining town of Nevada City are part of the “Nevada City Downtown Historic District”.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Cityscapes#United_States
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Frank Schulenburg – uploaded by Frank Schulenburg – nominated by Frank Schulenburg --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 04:16, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 04:16, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --XRay talk 09:02, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Charming small-town main street with evergreens. Just oozes atmosphere and a pleasant mood. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:40, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose For me the wow is insufficient, sorry.--Peulle (talk) 07:30, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I like the composition and light. It reminds me a lot of this FP, except while that one is quintessentially English, this is quintessentially Californian. Cmao20 (talk) 17:26, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support as per Cmao20 Bijay chaurasia (talk) 17:50, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Weak oppose I have to agree with Peulle Poco a poco (talk) 19:47, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral A very pleasant scene, but low on wow in my opinion. —Percival Kestreltail (talk) 23:32, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I see the idea, but while it makes a QI easily it just doesn't keep it together for FA. First, the light is a little harsh ... I know this may have been the only time of day you could get the buildings lit, but if that's so this is not the picture with taking for FA. Second, unlike the Diliff image that Cmao linked, the regularity of the buildings is not there in enough quantity to overcome all the distractions like the cars and the trees. Daniel Case (talk) 03:08, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment The parked cars on the right side serve no compositional purpose and should be cropped out (leaving sufficient space to the right of the moving cars). -- King of ♥ 06:04, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, per others. --Milseburg (talk) 15:39, 16 September 2020 (UTC)


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Wed 16 Sep → Mon 21 Sep
Thu 17 Sep → Tue 22 Sep
Fri 18 Sep → Wed 23 Sep
Sat 19 Sep → Thu 24 Sep
Sun 20 Sep → Fri 25 Sep
Mon 21 Sep → Sat 26 Sep

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

Sat 12 Sep → Mon 21 Sep
Sun 13 Sep → Tue 22 Sep
Mon 14 Sep → Wed 23 Sep
Tue 15 Sep → Thu 24 Sep
Wed 16 Sep → Fri 25 Sep
Thu 17 Sep → Sat 26 Sep
Fri 18 Sep → Sun 27 Sep
Sat 19 Sep → Mon 28 Sep
Sun 20 Sep → Tue 29 Sep
Mon 21 Sep → Wed 30 Sep

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/September 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/September 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. 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 2020), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.