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Featured picture candidates

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

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

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

Formal things[edit]

Nominating[edit]

Guidelines for nominators[edit]

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photographs[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

Video and audio[edit]

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

Set nominations[edit]

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

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

Simple tutorial for new users[edit]

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

Adding a new nomination[edit]

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

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

All single files:

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

Voting[edit]

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

You may use the following templates:

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

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

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

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

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

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

Featured picture delisting candidates[edit]

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

Featured picture candidate policy[edit]

General rules[edit]

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

Featuring and delisting rules[edit]

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

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

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

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

Above all, be polite[edit]

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

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

See also[edit]

Table of contents[edit]

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

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

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Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:Hestskjær fyr i storm fra Nordvest.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 9 Jan 2024 at 09:22:06 (UTC)
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Hestskjær lighthouse in a northwestern storm

File:Great cormorant at Tennōji Park in Osaka, December 2023 - 5515.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 9 Jan 2024 at 07:48:20 (UTC)
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Great cormorant at Tennōji Park in Osaka.

File:Monumento a Silvia Marini Rogati, 1948, Firenze, cimitero delle Porte Sante - Opera di Mario Moschi.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2024 at 14:30:03 (UTC)
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Monument to Silvia Marini Rogati, 1948, Florence, Cemetery of the Holy Doors - Artwork by Mario Moschi

File:A heap of shrimp shells on a plate in Tuntorp 1.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2024 at 12:45:20 (UTC)
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A heap of shrimp shells on a plate
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Food
  •  Info For those who are not so familiar with cooking, shrimp shells are used for making prawn stock the same way you use bones to make beef or chicken stock. To a cook, a pile like this is gold; there is so much taste concentrated in what is left once you've eaten the shrimps.
The white linen tablecloth with its fold creases, is a nod to the old painters who often used creased tablecloths like this to show off their painting skills. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 12:45, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • No, sorry. My stacking didn't start any closer than that, so I don't have any more frames for it. Did some light sharpening of the shells down there, but the cloth is what it is. --Cart (talk) 17:26, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes but not the heads!!![3] --Wilfredor (talk) 02:17, 31 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Okay, I will remenber that :) --Laitche (talk) 03:24, 31 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Tortuga carey (Eretmochelys imbricata), parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-28, DD 56.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2024 at 12:45:11 (UTC)
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Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt

File:New snow on birch crowns in Tuntorp 3.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2024 at 11:58:19 (UTC)
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New snow on birch crowns in Tuntorp

File:Serra do Papagaio - Acauã Cabral (01).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2024 at 10:07:53 (UTC)
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File:Tunnel View, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP - Diliff.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2024 at 03:38:23 (UTC)
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File:Saint Lawrence church in Schaan (6).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Jan 2024 at 20:07:12 (UTC)
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Saint Lawrence church in Schaan, Oberland, Liechtenstein

File:Landscape in Schellenberg (3).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Jan 2024 at 20:05:18 (UTC)
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Landscape in Schellenberg, Unterland, Liechtenstein
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural
  •  Info all by Tournasol7 -- Tournasol7 (talk) 20:05, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Abstain As author. Tournasol7 (talk) 20:05, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Thi (talk) 22:14, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Enthusiastic support I really love this composition. Please don’t crop this photo even if you get criticisms about including too much foreground. The square framing is really striking and unusual, and for me the foreground provides a nice contrast in terms of colour with the rest of the photo and leads the eye gently along the road up to the house. One of the nicest compositions I’ve seen in a while. Cmao20 (talk) 02:35, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Adorable! ★ 04:08, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Unappealing weather, sorry. Boring trees in the foreground, characterless modern building. Overall it lacks wow in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:10, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:51, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 18:08, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Unattractive weather can also have its charm.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:42, 31 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Ibiza San Antonio sunset at Café del Mar asv2023-04 img2.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Jan 2024 at 16:35:41 (UTC)
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Sunset at Café del Mar

File:El Descendimiento, by Rogier van der Weyden, from Prado in Google Earth.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Jan 2024 at 10:17:05 (UTC)
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Rogier van der Weyden: The Descent from the Cross
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic_media/Religion#Christianity
  •  Info Rogier van der Weyden: The Descent from the Cross. High resolution file. Uploaded by Dcoetzee - nominated by -- Thi (talk) 10:17, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Thi (talk) 10:17, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Really giant resolution – so giant that even on machines with much RAM browsers often display just a low-resolution preview. The same applies to each of the single tiles. Use the zoom viewer (if it works) or download the file in order to appreciate the details. However there is a little problem: The file does not contain a colour profile (not even a colour space hint). I wanted to add it, but before doing so one would need to know the correct colour space – and in this case it is hard to guess it; with sRGB the colours look very faded and greenish, with AdobeRGB they look better, but still too dark, etc. The same problem applies also to the single tiles. This version is scaled down, but still big, and offers a defined colour space and better colours, but I wonder whether they are accurate. Could anybody who knows this paining himself (or owns a good reliable reproduction) comment on the colours and brightness of the original painting? Thanks. --Aristeas (talk) 15:09, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The bright version shows the details well, but the red and blue clothes are too pale. [4] --Thi (talk) 15:41, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Eva Nogales in 2023 02.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Jan 2024 at 09:09:09 (UTC)
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2023 Shaw Prize winner Eva Nogales
In favor of the alternative version. ★ 17:58, 29 December 2023 (UTC) Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Overprocessed. What happened to the bottom right corner? -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:47, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Oops. Thank you for pointing this out, Basile! There is a strange border, similar to a tear in paper, around her knee, as if somebody had combined two photos without proper stitching. @Cmichel67: Could you please have a look and remove, if possible, that patch? This photo really deserves improvements! --Aristeas (talk) 14:43, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    You are right -- I've updated it here: File:Eva Nogales in 2023 06.jpg.
    And thank you Cmichel67 (talk) 15:07, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hi Cmichel67, thank you very much for the other version! To avoid confusion, I have taken the liberty to change your link to a simple text link and to add the other version as an “alternative version” below. This helps voters (and our FPCBot) to distinguish between both versions and to make clear which vote and comment belongs to which version. Hope it helps, best, --Aristeas (talk) 15:15, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
thank you. i'm not really an expert at wikipedia so grateful for all your help. Cmichel67 (talk) 15:43, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alternative version[edit]

2023 Shaw Prize winner Eva Nogales

  •  Support This is the alternative version mentioned by the photographer Cmichel67 in the comment above. It fixes the problem at the knee (mentioned by Basile) and IMHO also has better/more realistic colours. We should discuss if cropping a bit at the bottom would further improve the photo, but IMHO it’s already a solid improvement. --Aristeas (talk) 15:19, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support This version has natural colors. --Thi (talk) 15:43, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Moved my support to this version, thanks everyone for the effort of fixing this nomination. Normal DoF for a portrait, and I really like the "Sassy Scientist" play this photo has, upturned collar and all. It's time to dust off the old stereotype of how scientists are and should be photographed. --Cart (talk) 15:48, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Kadellar (talk) 15:51, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 17:44, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 17:58, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Great contribution!! --Alu (talk) 19:13, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support We need more portraits like this! --Kritzolina (talk) 19:33, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Ivar (talk) 20:14, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 20:41, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Knees decide! JukoFF (talk) 21:31, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support It was striking enough to make me look her up and find out what her research is about, so I think that’s a success Cmao20 (talk) 02:26, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support--Laitche (talk) 08:30, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:44, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 15:32, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 18:09, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --XRay 💬 07:42, 31 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --BigDom (talk) 09:26, 31 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Zanana Kund Aur Galta Ji Ka Mandir.jpg[edit]

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Galtaji Mandir reflected in the so called Ladies Pool (Zanana Kund)
  • Thi, you must sign your vote to make it valid. Done, thanks! --Cart (talk) 10:47, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment This is indeed a beautiful scene, but since it is an awarded photo, we can't touch it. However it would be a shame to lose it due to such a simple thing as perspective, so now there is a version with perspective correction. Dialing down the contrast was done in a separate step so you can reverse it. You could add this as an 'Alt' if you like. It's not the first time we have different versions of a photo, going with different criteria in different competitions/assessments. --Cart (talk) 12:57, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Thank you very much, Cart – in my eyes your version looks much better, I would vote for it. I wanted to try to correct the photo, too – now I’m happy to see that you have already done that ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 14:15, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose this version in favor for the edited one. --Cart (talk) 19:40, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Galtaji Mandir reflected in the so called Ladies Pool (Zanana Kund)

File:Boyd's forest dragon (Lophosaurus boydii) Daintree 2.jpg[edit]

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Boyd's forest dragon (Lophosaurus boydii) Daintree, QLD
I thought that this shows so much more detail that people would prefer it. 20:32, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
  •  Support JukoFF (talk) 00:28, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Category is a red link -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:56, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I miss the tail. an important body part when climbing.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:49, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Compared to the the photo of the whole, I appreciate more the first proposed one. --Harlock81 (talk) 10:03, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Both photos are good in their different ways, but from a purely photographic/compo standpoint, this one is much better. We have 1/2 and 3/4 photos of people, why can't we have the same of animals? Sometimes long tails (or other long parts of animals) are not important for a good frame of the animal. --Cart (talk) 10:55, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support [Edit: I forgot to sign.] --Thi (talk) 22:18, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Again, please Thi, you must sign your vote to make it valid. Thank you. --Cart (talk) 12:59, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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  •  Info version of the whole reptile. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:33, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Jay.Jarosz (talk) 16:19, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 17:56, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support JukoFF (talk) 19:33, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Aristeas (talk) 20:16, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 21:38, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I disagree with Cart here, from a purely photographic/composition standpoint this one is better too. I love seeing the lizard in the context of its surroundings, the bokeh is really nice, and I like that we have some space on the left hand side of the tree trunk. Plus it just looks a little strange IMO to see a lizard without its tail. Cmao20 (talk) 02:20, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Cluttered background but it's nice to see the long tail, and the way the animal climbs up on this trunk. Ideally a stitched photo with multiple frames showing the same resolution as the picture above and the tail would have been fantastic. Next time? :-) Basile Morin (talk) 03:11, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • It would have been possible in theory as the dragon remained motionless for several minutes, thinking that it was hidden. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:58, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) Daintree 4.jpg[edit]

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Common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) Daintree River, Queensland, Australia

File:Sergius Stepniak by Elliott & Fry.jpg[edit]

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Sergius Stepniak
  • Ah, thank you and sorry for the confusion, Cart. I linked the official portrait because I was really fascinated that Trump used this expression even for the pretentious official portrait – but else the mug shot is indeed much better ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 14:47, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris in Brazil in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 09.jpg[edit]

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there is nothing artificial in this photo. You will find the natural vignetting of this lens here--Wilfredor (talk) 03:20, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Lens vignetting, then? COM:I mentions "Inappropriate vignetting" in the list of common problems (section "Lighting"). Certainly fixable -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:18, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I applied Lightroom's automatic lens correction, in addition to this, I have no idea how that vignething can be corrected without generating a bleached edge or an effect where details are lost. I accept suggestions on how to correct this. Wilfredor (talk) 04:22, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, Lightroom has automatic lens correction, but sometimes that correction need a bit of an additional push from the manual vignetting correction. You just have to be careful not to overdo it. You can also use the gradient filter/tool to fine-tune the exposure/shadows/blacks along the borders. --Cart (talk) 11:26, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
✓ Done Thanks Wilfredor (talk) 12:12, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, better now. The 2 sides are still a bit dark, but very acceptable in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:05, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.jpg[edit]

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Yes, artifacts and weird colors. Faces and arms. @Yann the reason is certainly because the color space is ProPhoto RGB, not sRGB. See this nomination with similar problems -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:39, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • In addition to these problems, there are also stitching errors, in the waves at the left. It looks like the original file, had no space at all at the left, and thus has been manipulated to insert an artificial border / margin. Unfortunately the transition is too visible, and the template {{Retouched}} missing -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:44, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Agreed with Basile Morin. Also agreed with Yann about the category. Human behaviour seems to be more the subject here than the whale. --Jay.Jarosz (talk) 06:20, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak support The gallery link is indeed misleading. IMHO this is a really funny and revealing picture (almost like a caricature) of human behaviour. The whale behaves with dignity, just as most animals do most of the time; we, the human beings, are behaving ridiculously. – But of course the tilt (see horizon) would need correction, {{Personality rights}} should be added, the gallery link should be changed to something like Commons:Featured pictures/People#Others. I see no problems with the colours, but agree that ProPhoto RGB, which is an excellent colour space for advanced editing with 16 or more bits per channel, is not advisable for simple JPEG output files with just 8 bits per channel. So it would be better to convert the photo to a RGB colour space which is suited better for 8 bits per channel. --Aristeas (talk) 10:36, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I changed the gallery from the purely animal to this. Of course the focus is on the human behavior, but they wouldn't behave this way if there wasn't something to react to, and here the reason for it is an animal. The 'habitat' gallery is wide enough to include inter-species (human/animal) photos like this.
But the compo and quality of the photo is another matter. --Cart (talk) 11:22, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I added Personality rights template, also I fixed the tilt, I added retouched template cited by Basile, I changed the colors space, however, The other mistakes I think could happen since this is not a static image of a landscape or a stationary object like an architectural construction where you have the time to adjust the camera and do many things. This is not Seaworld, this photo was taken in a remote area hours from the coast and a unique sighting after a whole day waiting, additionally this is not just a sighting of the humpback whale but also the reaction of the people. I honestly think the combination is unique. Wilfredor (talk) 12:24, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment The artifacts are still here, and the stitching errors too. Actually the artifacts seem to come from the post-processing, because the original image reveals an insufficient level of detail. The problem with the current plastic-like effect is that many local parts seem deformed. Look at the tattooed arm of the guy laughing in the center for example, it is completely gray in the current version. Weird. The man with a cap and a red cellphone looks like a monster when zooming, sorry, same as his neighbors, and he's got like three hands. Unfortunately these people are also half recognizable, so maybe it's detrimental -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:08, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    ✓ Done I just did a remake of both the edge you mentioned, I also corrected the tilt but the sky left it as it was naturally and I also did apply selective noise reduction techniques. The plastic faces should be corrected now Wilfredor (talk) 13:14, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • There's a big dust spot at the upper right corner. But the faces look more natural now, and the legitimate templates are also an improvement. The stitching errors are still here, however, and I don't think this part is fixable, mainly because the space will be too limited in any case, as part of the composition. The picture had several problems at the beginning, in my view: low level of detail, bland light /washed out colors, and above all no space at all around the ship. Even with the best will of the world, it's hard to produce a FP from a technically mediocre shot -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:55, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I think there could be a balance between focusing on pixel errors and composition. I agree that it is a mediocre photo but having a humpback whale in the middle plus the expression of the people gives it significant weight. Of course the technical is objective and the weight is subjective. Wilfredor (talk) 03:15, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • On the other way, it is just a fin of the whale, and a boat full of tourists brandishing their cell phones in packs. With the advertising designs painted on the hull, this tour feels a bit of mass attraction -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:02, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    It is a live moment where several animals are interacting, in my photos I try to ensure that social interaction exists on many occasions. Other photographers prefer inert landscapes, others architecture and that's fine. Wilfredor (talk) 06:03, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Unilateral observation more than "interaction" in this picture -- Basile Morin (talk) 06:15, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I appreciate your technical feedback and agree that there are aspects that can be improved. However, I also believe that the essence of this photograph lies in its ability to capture a living moment. Although it may not be technically perfect, its artistic/encyclopedic value resides in the story it tells and the emotions it evokes. I will continue working on balancing technique and artistic expression in my future photos Wilfredor (talk) 06:28, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak oppose This is a good useful capture and I understand why it is presented here but I fear that for me Basile’s ‘dull light’ is the killer. The composition is also not quite satisfying to me. I find it hard to say exactly why but I think my problem is the boat is too close to the top left of the frame with insufficient room to breathe. Cmao20 (talk) 02:15, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Панорама річки Дністер та м. Заліщики.jpg[edit]

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File:Oallenjárga of Kvenvika in Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, 2023 September.jpg[edit]

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  •  Comment Agree that a description explaining the colours would be very welcome. --Aristeas (talk) 10:18, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Since this is taken in autumn, the yellow-brownish stuff is probably just dead plant material. A mix of leaves and algae on the white sand of the bay, brown when wet and getting yellow as it dries. My fjords look about the same that time of the year. The Google maps photo is taken in winter and it shows no color, which would not be the case if the color was mineral-related. Also, this photo was taken when the tide was out or the water level was low, so probably most algae. --Cart (talk) 12:04, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I have no expertise in marine life, but it's quite highly likely Fucus vesiculosus known as rock weed, which is very common and widely found. I didn't have a close look at it in this place, but have seen such yellow weed elsewhere. The way they are lined up suggests, the yellow materia has accumulated by the tides instead of having come down from the river. I don't believe it has anything to do with iron deposits or such. The white is just sand. I will write this on description, but it means that I cannot also be 100% sure of what everything is. Thank you! --Ximonic (talk) 11:27, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Dead Sea salt crystals.jpg[edit]

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Rocks_and_minerals#Na→
  •  Info Dead Sea salt crystals. My shot. --Mile (talk) 18:55, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Mile (talk) 18:55, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Sorry, but I opened this and excepted the usual very high "Mile-quality" you have in your photos, instead it turned out to be ordinary smartphone quality with low detail and DoF. --Cart (talk) 19:17, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Wow is certainly there. The short depth of field is probably intentional. Yann (talk) 20:15, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per Cart. --SHB2000 (talk) 20:27, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Cart I think its sharp enough. Part of the stone and salt are out of water (sea) while around the stone water is floating, so you cant have it so sharp. Check where air bulbs are made. Phone can capture good shots. Sensor is around 1/1.47 on 12 MPx. --Mile (talk) 20:55, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, some phones can make good photos of certain objects, but I don't think this one is good enough. It has a lot of those weird big artifacts you so often get with phones. Sometimes the phones have huge resolution that makes up for the lack of quality, but this file is not one of them. Wet salt crystals are hard to capture, so they need a better camera. Sorry. --Cart (talk) 21:08, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per Cart. --GRDN711 (talk) 03:10, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support per Yann. The quality is sufficient and the scene and composition are wow enough. --Jay.Jarosz (talk) 06:25, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak oppose Regretfully per Cart, the composition is there but the image quality IMO is not. It’s all a bit smudgy and undetailed at full size Cmao20 (talk) 02:14, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:UBTZ 2TE116UM Tynh - Narst.jpg[edit]

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Train in Mongolia

File:Rear NW Basilica Francesco Assisi Sep23 A7C 07913.jpg[edit]

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Basilica of San Francesco (Assisi), view of side/rear from NW

File:Bloemknop van een blauwe knoop (Succisa pratensis). 29-08-2023. (d.j.b).jpg[edit]

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  •  Weak oppose sorry, but I see no improvement. -- Ivar (talk) 12:12, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Much of the top is out of focus. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:06, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support JukoFF (talk) 14:50, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Grade would be easy to put if i would know how big this circle is ? Also hope, not to go this kind of synthetical backgrounds some already do. --Mile (talk) 19:03, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • There is an annotation on the photo saying that the main flower bud is 11 mm in diameter. (Now added to the description.) Perhaps you don't have the annotations enabled on your device. --Cart (talk) 19:23, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Note: The background is live grass from the lawn in our garden.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:26, 28 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • OK, i was saying if its above 1 cm quality is so-so. Neutral. --Mile (talk) 10:05, 28 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Florence from the Duomo terrace (61408p).jpg[edit]

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Southeastern Florence from the Duomo terrace (panorama)

File:Hell Gate Bridge (60275p).jpg[edit]

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Hell Gate Bridge panorama

File:Hermann Amand Schwarz (1843-1921) by Louis Zipfel.jpg[edit]

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Hermann Schwarz

File:Catedral, Carcasona, Francia, 2023-01-08, DD 101-103 HDR.jpg[edit]

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  • Basile Morin: I've brigthened it a bit. I remember though the place quite dark. I wouldn't feel confortable going further with the brightness. Poco a poco (talk) 10:07, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Shell-HausBerlinmsu-2023-0I9A-8433-.jpg[edit]

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Oops, strike per Rhododendrites' discovery below. I mostly check the borders of a photo since that is usually where the trouble is, so I missed this middle thing. Looks like some unlucky moaré from the upload. Matthias Süßen, any chance you can fix this? --Cart (talk) 20:13, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Cart, please have a look at my comment below (and the version I have just uploaded). --Aristeas (talk) 20:29, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for the edit Aristeas. I have un-striked the vote above. Good that you know Matthias well enough to help him, I didn't dare to touch it myself. --Cart (talk) 20:34, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Fun to look at, and creative view. Just not sure about the settings: Why 1/1,250 sec x f/7.1, instead of increasing the F number & lowering the ISO? Does not seem like this wide angle lens and static subject require high speed -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:25, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment I was up to put S, but i saw some unlucky noise cleaning especially on right side; border sky-building. --Mile (talk) 09:49, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Laitche (talk) 10:34, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --A.Savin 11:26, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:09, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support JukoFF (talk) 14:50, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Was about to support, but looked at it at full resolution and saw there's some odd pink and green effect going on with the blinds near the top, and now I can't unsee it. I'll add a note. — Rhododendrites talk |  19:05, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment This is moiré from the demosaicing of the sensor’s Bayer pattern. It can be spotted also in several other places. Photos with many venetian blinds are very prone to this kind of error, it’s almost unavoidable and must be mitigated in post-processing. – Because I know that Matthias is busy in real live, I have uploaded an edited version in which the moirés (and some occasional CAs) are reduced, just as a little help. @Matthias Süßen: I hope you are OK with this, I just want to help to make a good photo even better. @Rhododendrites: Please check the result (after clearing your cache); I hope it’s better. If you find some remaining moirés, please annotate them, then I can fix them. Best, --Aristeas (talk) 20:28, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thank you for your help here Aristeas, is much appreciated and you probably saved this nomination. I have come across this issue before but regrettably did not notice it before nominating, didn’t have access to my laptop that day. Cmao20 (talk) 03:08, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support for the edited version. --Aristeas (talk) 20:29, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Faneca (Trisopterus luscus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-29, DD 43.jpg[edit]

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Pouting (Trisopterus luscus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Family : Gadidae (Cods, Codfishes and True Cods)
  •  Info Pouting (Trisopterus luscus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. Poutings belong to the cod family (Gadidae) and are found predominantly in European waters, especially around the south and west of the British Isles and in Scandinavian waters, although they can also be found in the Mediterranean and along the north African coast. It's generally a small fish, seldom exceeding 30 centimetres (12 in) in length. They forage for any food source they can find with marine worms, shellfish and dead fish all making up their diet. It was previously ignored as a commercial fish. However, the decline in the stocks of whitefish species such as cod and haddock has seen pouting acquire a growing value as a commercial fish, and they are now available both as whole fish from fishmongers and supermarkets and are also used in fish products such as fish fingers and ready meals. Note: we have no FPs of the whole order Gadiformes. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 16:38, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 16:38, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Could maybe do with being a tiny bit brighter? but excellent composition and image quality Cmao20 (talk) 18:43, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Écomusée d’Alsace 53.jpg[edit]

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Mulhouse Fortified Tower (Building No. 41), Écomusée d’Alsace, Ungersheim, Haut-Rhin, France.
 Info The only information I got is, that the fortified tower was rebuilt in 1987 from fragments dating from the end of the 15th century. These come from the medieval ramparts of the city of Mulhouse. I added this information also in the file description. --Llez (talk) 12:14, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:View of Mount Phou Si and Mekong bank at sunset seen from Wat Chomphet in Luang Prabang Laos.jpg, featured[edit]

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View of Mount Phou Si and Mekong bank at sunset seen from Wat Chomphet in Luang Prabang Laos
  • Thanks! Yes, these large boats are mainly intended for the transport of travelers -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:45, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


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File:Pirogue and boat on the Mekong with colorful sky at sunset in Luang Prabang Laos.jpg, featured[edit]

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Pirogue and boat on the Mekong with colorful sky at sunset in Luang Prabang Laos


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File:Rendering von Seite Sierpiński-Pyramide 20230513 002 RGB16.png[edit]

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Computer-generated image of a Sierpiński pyramid with a gold like shader
Good point! I didn't think of it when I nominated this picture :D --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 22:17, 28 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:John Everett Millais - The Blind Girl, 1854-56.jpg[edit]

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The Blind Girl by John Everett Millais.

File:British singer and songwriter Dua Lipa at the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2016.jpg[edit]

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British singer and songwriter Dua Lipa at the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2016
  • @W.carter and Cmao20: I removed the blob of light near her hand. IMO this was the most disturbing. I hope it is OK. Yann (talk) 19:57, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Паук Xysticus за завтраком.jpg[edit]

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Just like Cmao20 correctly said below. I thought it was obvious that I meant that the subject in the photo is horrifying and creepy. The photo itself is good except for the small things I mentioned. --Cart (talk) 22:33, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Can you indicate where exactly you saw the stacking errors? Because I can't see anything. Looks like everything has been removed. Shapomacro (talk) 06:18, 24 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Most of them are right in the middle of the photo, on the back of the beetle. Water drops and ridges on the back shield are double, and there is an unsharp murky area just below the beetle. --Cart (talk) 11:40, 24 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I think Cart meant the creepiness as a positive. Not all images have to evoke pleasant emotions. This is certainly striking enough to pass. I agree about the stacking errors and worth contacting the nominator about that Shapomacro, your pic is great but would be likelier to pass if those could be improved. Maybe others in the community could help if they could see the original files, I'm afraid I have no experience with focus stacking myself. Cmao20 (talk) 22:24, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Unfortunately, the author of the photo is unlikely to appear on Commons ever again :( JukoFF (talk) 22:30, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Yes, the stacking is poor but the source images are not sharp enough (1/160 sec - presumably on a tripod). It is oversaturated, possibly because of use of flash. I cxan't work out what's going on with the beetle's legs. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:44, 24 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 10:55, 24 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 11:43, 24 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:26, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Laitche (talk) 11:18, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 11:23, 28 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 16:52, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Wieggy (talk) 18:07, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Tue 26 Dec → Sun 31 Dec
Wed 27 Dec → Mon 01 Jan
Thu 28 Dec → Tue 02 Jan
Fri 29 Dec → Wed 03 Jan
Sat 30 Dec → Thu 04 Jan
Sun 31 Dec → Fri 05 Jan

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

Fri 22 Dec → Sun 31 Dec
Sat 23 Dec → Mon 01 Jan
Sun 24 Dec → Tue 02 Jan
Mon 25 Dec → Wed 03 Jan
Tue 26 Dec → Thu 04 Jan
Wed 27 Dec → Fri 05 Jan
Thu 28 Dec → Sat 06 Jan
Fri 29 Dec → Sun 07 Jan
Sat 30 Dec → Mon 08 Jan
Sun 31 Dec → Tue 09 Jan

Closing a featured picture promotion request[edit]

The bot[edit]

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

Manual procedure[edit]

Any experienced user may close requests.

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

Closing a delisting request[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/December 2023.
  4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
    1. Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
      1. Replace the template {{Featured picture}} on the image description page by {{Delisted picture}}. If using the {{Assessments}} template, change featured=1 to featured=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes).
      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night photography, 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/December 2023), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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