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

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

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

Formal things[edit]

Nominating[edit]

Guidelines for nominators[edit]

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Digital restorations must also be well documented. An unedited version of the image should be uploaded locally, when possible, and cross-linked from the file 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. 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
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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 their 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:Überlauf Edertalsperre vom Uhrenkopf.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 15 Dec 2021 at 12:49:10 (UTC)
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View from the viewpoint Uhrenkopf to the overflowing Edersee Dam

File:Kirundo Burundi (38912439585).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 15 Dec 2021 at 11:17:14 (UTC)
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A boat on a misty Lake Rwihinda in Burundi
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Mike Mirano on Flickr - uploaded by English Roger - nominated by Gbawden -- Gbawden (talk) 11:17, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Gbawden (talk) 11:17, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Thank you very much for your nomination. Interesting motif with a striking atmosphere. Imho, however, it has been overprocessed. For example, the prominently created lens blur. Very pity, I'm sorry. In addition, the photo needs at least a rudimentary categorization. -- Radomianin (talk) 12:20, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Cyclamen hederifolium 05-08-2020 (d.j.b.) 01.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 15 Dec 2021 at 05:41:10 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Male northern pintail (Anas acuta) in flight at Llano Seco-0708.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 23:51:29 (UTC)
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An adult male northern pintail (Anas acuta) in flight
  • I agree with you, Basile. Also, this one offers more details due to the bigger sensor. Now, with that being said, the first pintail shot was taken with a 5D Mk IV and a 400mm unstabilized lens, which – as I now realize – was so much more difficult given that I had to hit the focus without any kind of eye-autofocus support that the new mirrorless RF cameras offer. A guy that I'm following on YouTube even went so far as to state that taking bird-in-flight images like this with a modern camera felt "like cheating" :-) --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:05, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • If that's cheating, you should withdraw :-) Lol
More seriously, looking again at it, in addition to my review above, I find the colors particularly harmonious between the animal and the background -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:55, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Copper sunbird (Cinnyris cupreus cupreus) female on Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 21:39:42 (UTC)
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Copper sunbird (Cinnyris cupreus cupreus) female on Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)

File:Kallarkutty Dam - Open.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 21:05:30 (UTC)
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Kallarkutty Dam, Idukki District, Kerala, India.

File:Bonnet Macaque HD.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 20:54:08 (UTC)
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Bonnet Macaque

File:Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo the Elder - Sandro Botticelli.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 20:11:05 (UTC)
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Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo the Elder - Sandro Botticelli
Thanks, I am seeing some scratches, perhaps the photo needs restoration before promotion Ezarateesteban 22:06, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It is a 500 year old painting, and in my opinion the scratches are like the wrinkles of an old man. However, if you look at the other photos, they all have the same scratches. Thank you.--Commonists 22:23, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Trumpet cup lichen and common haircap moss after rain.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 18:32:01 (UTC)
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Macro shot of trumpet cup lichen and common haircap moss after the recent rain.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Fungi#Family_:_Cladoniaceae
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Rohieb - uploaded by Rohieb - nominated by Rohieb. People encouraged me to nominate this picture, so I'm curious what others think. -- Rohieb (talk) 18:32, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Rohieb (talk) 18:32, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The water drops in the center are interesting, but not the greenery around. To highlight these drops, I think the framing should have been closer. Unfortunately, the current resolution seems too limited now to offer such an alternative -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:32, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Alligator mississippiensis 113744549.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 17:39:48 (UTC)
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Juvenile American alligator resting on an adult
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Zygy - uploaded by Nosferattus - nominated by Nosferattus -- Nosferattus (talk) 17:39, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Nosferattus (talk) 17:39, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Fischer.H (talk) 17:51, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment It's only when you zoom in that you notice the little guy. I would crop 2:1 and get rid of the foliage bottom right. Could do with some post-processing too to bring it to life. It's a neat shot. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:50, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Charlesjsharp: Thanks for the suggestions! I don't know much about post-processing. What do you think would help? I love all of your photography and would love to learn some tips! I also wouldn't mind if you wanted to take a shot at it yourself (although I would prefer it be uploaded as a separate file to keep the original intact). Thanks for sharing your time and expertise! Nosferattus (talk) 23:51, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think you should contact the photographer who might choose to edit the RAW file (if he has one). Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:27, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:22, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Perhaps you crop a bit at the top and at the bottom --Llez (talk) 08:30, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Hulged (talk) 11:44, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Situs Megalitikum Gunung Padang Cianjur.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 16:53:55 (UTC)
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File:Sumberurip Pronojiwo.jpg[edit]

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File:Part of the ruins of Považský hrad in Považská Bystrica District, Slovakia, 2016 June.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 16:22:00 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Münster, Prinzipalmarkt, Arkaden -- 2021 -- 8931-3.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 15:35:52 (UTC)
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Alley between Stadtweinhaus and City Hall, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

File:Burg Vischering nach Sonnenuntergang.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2021 at 11:58:33 (UTC)
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File:Fortress of Guaita - First Tower (San Marino).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 13 Dec 2021 at 21:52:36 (UTC)
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Fortress of Guaita - First Tower (San Marino).jpg
  • Is a tower not a castel, please ask before touching. Also for me this is better and the light doesn't seem unnatural. Greetings.--Commonists 19:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Erizo de mar violáceo (Sphaerechinus granularis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-31, DD 85.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 13 Dec 2021 at 18:39:12 (UTC)
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Violet sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal

File:Mandíbula y dientes de un oreodon (Merycoidodon culbertsoni), Dakota del Sur, Estados Unidos, 2021-01-15, DD 162-186 FS.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 13 Dec 2021 at 18:30:54 (UTC)
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Jaw and teeth of a Oreodon (Merycoidodon culbertsoni), South Dakota, United States.
  • I photographed it at home, Ikan Kekek. It belongs to my own collection. That's the case for all other fossils I uploaded. Poco a poco (talk) 08:30, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support, then, but please use language similar to what Llez uses in similar circumstances, which is something like this: "Photo of my own collection, therefore not geolocated." -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:54, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ensifera ensifera (22271195865).jpg[edit]

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  • I have no idea what type of set up the photographer used, but I have seen groups of hummingbird photographers use elaborate studio boxes with sugar-coated flowers, artifical backgroun boards and automatic triggers for camera and a set of flash guns. I've also seen this type of set-up used. Nothing wrong with these set-ups, but it might be helpful to reveal the techniques used. Some butterfly photographers use artificial backgrounds too. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:31, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Page not found for the link, but yes, it would definitely be interesting to know more about his techniques. However, since this is a Flickr photo, it might be harder to get a reply from him. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:47, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • You had an extra character at the end of the URL. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:55, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Lady Peak panorama.jpg[edit]

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Lady Peak
Not sure, honestly, but I think they might be. These don't look like artifacts to me. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 07:45, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. Symbol support vote.svg Support. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:55, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Overprocessed and oversaturated --Yeriho (talk) 14:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Yeriho. --Fischer.H (talk) 17:59, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment: this is blatantly untrue, I didn't change saturation at all. Here is a a panorama frame as it came straight from the camera [1]. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 19:21, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your camera has jpg settings that change white balance and probably colour balance/saturation etc. - when you say straight from the camera, was that RAW or neutral/faithful jpg (these are Canon words not Nikon)? Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:49, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Catalina-Ara - Vogelburg Weilrod 01.jpg[edit]

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Catalina macaw; Vogelburg, Hasselbach (Taunus), Weilrod, Germany

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1765 map of the border between Denmark-Norway (now Norway) and Sweden (now Finland) near Kautokeino parish.
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I can help with creating the JPEG version … --Aristeas (talk) 09:59, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • … or more exactly, I have already created a JPEG version, but it’s tricky to get the server to accept it – even a JPEG file in reduced quality is huge because JPEG compression is not very effective with this kind of image ;–). Asking for your patience … --Aristeas (talk) 10:26, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Good idea, but it does not help in this case, a PNG is not smaller (and always renders somewhat strange on Commons). We have already got the TIFF file for the archival version, so IMHO for preview usage here and in articles a JPEG file is still the best solution. And it has worked now :–). We can trick the server by first uploading a downscaled version and then uploading over it the full resolution with the help of this tool. --Aristeas (talk) 10:53, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Aristeas: You shouldn't need to upload a downscaled version first, BTW. All you have to do is to go to the not-yet-existing file page for a new file, and click the "upload (chunked)" link in the "Create" tab. That's how I uploaded the original TIFF file. Jon Harald Søby (talk) 02:22, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Jon Harald Søby: Ah, that's the trick! Thank you very much! It’s great that one can learn something new here everyday … ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 10:08, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, I have taken the liberty to change this nomination to link the new JPEG version of the picture. I hope this is OK for everybody and that all links have been updated correctly. Hope it helps, --Aristeas (talk) 11:01, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you very much for the help with this, Aristeas! Much appreciated. Jon Harald Søby (talk) 22:35, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you! Now it’s excellent. --Aristeas (talk) 10:08, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Yann (talk) 11:28, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --IamMM (talk) 11:33, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per F. Schulenburg and Aristeas. -- Radomianin (talk) 12:47, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 13:56, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Commonists 21:54, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment While I "have you all here", could I ask for some help to decipher the names of the committee members who made the map? Their signatures are in the bottom of the top left "box" of the map, but I also uploaded just the signatures to Imgur for convenience. What I can make out is: Lars And:[ers/reas?] Skodal (not sure about the "k"); Jörgen N. Holm; Nicolai ?: Krogh (no idea about the middle initial); Gustaf Hallvin (not sure about the "v"); Eric Wetterstedt (not sure about the "d"); Gabr:[iel] Berns:[???] Westman (not sure about the middle name at all). Jon Harald Søby (talk) 22:55, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Lars And: Thodal, Jörgen N: Holm, Nicolai F: Krogh, Gustaf Halldin, Eric Wetterstedt, Gabr: Bend: Westman" – as for the abbreviated middlenames, you could ask someone who's familiar with Norwegian history of the 18th century (although the 18th century is my field of expertise, I could only help w/ French and German names of that time period). E.g. your guess of "And:" → "Anders" sounds reasonable, but you might want to ask an expert about other common names of that time that would fit. Hope that helps. Heia Norge! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:25, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Thanks for making a JPG version! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:54, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Moscow Khamovniki StNicholas asv2021-08 img1.jpg[edit]

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Church of St. Nicholas at Khamovniki in Moscow

File:Wandering Albatross- east of the Tasman Peninsula.jpg[edit]

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Wandering Albatross
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by JJ Harrison – nominated by Ivar (talk) 13:09, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support – Ivar (talk) 13:09, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Excellent capture.--Peulle (talk) 13:51, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support ... yes indeed! -- Radomianin (talk) 14:00, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:36, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support That's also instructive to learn 1/3200s (or 1/4000s for Frank Schulenburg with this one) is an appropriate exposure time to freeze birds in flight -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:14, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Great shot. @Basile: Yes, you're right. Although I usually get good results at 1/2000. It all depends on the lighting situation. In the past, I most often had problems with bird-in-flight shots, because I felt the noise of my camera's sensor only allowed for 800 ISO. But after having tested a loaner R6 for some time, it seems like Canon improved things with the R series. Also, having eye-autofocus and image stabilization (my old 400mm didn't have any and my camera neither) helps in a big way. Amitiés, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 04:22, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think 1/3200 is needed for large birds like this in flight. Perhaps a fast speed was chosen because of the certainty of camera shake - unstable platform, high wind? Frank, you are right that the R6 allows you to try ISO 3200 or even 6400. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:33, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Another learning: I had been using an old version of Topaz Denoise for years. When I recently switched to the new Topaz Denoise AI, I realized how much the performance had actually improved. Did anyone else have a similar experience, or are you using other tools? --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:28, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I use Topaz Denoise AI on auto setting for every image. Can't be bothered to play around. I have stopped using Topaz Sharpen AI. Sharpening artefacts are too intrusive. I sometimes give a light 'brush' of sharpen on the eye area in Photoshop CS6 afterwards. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:41, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Maglione fatto a mano con i ferri da maglia con motivo nodi e righe a scalare.jpg[edit]

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Handmade sweater with knitting needles with knots and graduated lines motif
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  • I propose a type of photo that is lacking in FP, a handmade work different from the usual subjects, it is an art of knitting that many of us have resumed doing in this historical period that began with the COVID-19 quarantine (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 11:34, 3 December 2021 (UTC)PROPOLI87(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 11:34, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by PROPOLI87 - uploaded by PROPOLI87 - nominated by [[User:{{subst:PROPOLI87}}|]] -- (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 11:34, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 11:34, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose That's an interesting subject and a valuable photograph. I'm sure this could succeed at COM:VIC if you can come up with a suitable scope (which might be difficult). But for FP, the head being cut off like that (although for good reasons, no doubt) does not work for me, and the busy background is a bit distracting. That being said, it's really nice to see something positive coming out of this pandemic every once in a while. Thank you for sharing this, stay healthy! --El Grafo (talk) 13:47, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per El Grafo. Btw. the nomination category seems a bit off, doesn't it? --Peulle (talk) 13:52, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I don’t see anything outstanding here. --Kreuzschnabel 14:30, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) 3.jpg[edit]

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Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

File:Narodni Divadlo, Estates Theater, Prague - 8638.jpg[edit]

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Estates Theater, Prague

File:Karel Vítězslav Mašek - Slavnost jara (1889).jpg[edit]

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Festival of Spring (Allegoric Scene)

File:La força de la dona, 3 (Alginet-País Valencià).jpg[edit]

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Women playing basketball in Alginet, Valencia, 1956.

Women playing basketball in Alginet, Valencia, 1956.

File:Spoon Lake panorama.jpg[edit]

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Spoon Lake panorama

File:Brda in Bydgoszcz (2).jpg[edit]

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Brda in Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

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Massif de Lherz and Vallée du Saleix in Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises, commune of Auzat, Ariège, France

File:Зимний Таганай.jpg[edit]

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Wintry Taganay, Ural Mountains

File:Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy, by Vincent Van Gogh, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.32.jpg[edit]

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Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy, by Vincent Van Gogh
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Vincent Van Gogh / Cleveland Museum of Art, uploaded and nominated by Yann (talk)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy, by Vincent Van Gogh, Cleveland Museum of Art. Van Gogh painted this autumnal landscape while at an asylum near Saint-Rémy in southern France. Although at first limited to painting from memory in his room, he soon resumed working outdoors. This painting reveals the full power of his mature style. Trees twist and lean against a darkening sky, while the intense colors applied with charged brushstrokes convey his emotional reaction to the subject.
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very high resolution (160 Mpx) and good quality reproduction, one of the most famous painter of Post-Impressionism. -- Yann (talk) 08:43, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Impressive level of detail. I feel like in a museum, when my eyes can approach the canvas very close -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:05, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Impressive resolution, great painting, valuable feature! -- Radomianin (talk) 09:40, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support absolute --Villy Fink Isaksen (talk) 13:11, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Allows to study Van Gogh’s brushwork in full detail. --Aristeas (talk) 14:46, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very good details --Michielverbeek (talk) 18:33, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cayambe (talk) 19:19, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --A.Savin 19:41, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per others. A very valuable reproduction. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:59, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 08:09, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- IamMM (talk) 13:52, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Commonists 17:52, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 06:55, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:37, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Bahia palace celing 1205.jpg[edit]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:2021-11-06 WK 20 Springboard 3m Boys Youth D at Ulla-Klinger-Cup 2021 (Martin Rulsch) 114.jpg[edit]

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Lucky shot of a young diver of Olympic Nice who just emerges from water.
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by DerHexer - uploaded by DerHexer - nominated by User:DerHexer —DerHexer (Talk) 19:59, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- —DerHexer (Talk) 19:59, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support nice, useful Ezarateesteban 22:52, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --August Geyler (talk) 22:12, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Looks nice, but for this camera and in 2021, I'd expect the resolution to be higher for FP.--Peulle (talk) 13:56, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    The original file size of this photo is just 5472 x 3648 px which is the maximum size, it's not a 40+ MP camera. It makes a lot of sense for a photographer, not to photograph at the long end of the tele lense (70–200 mm, as you can see in the EXIF) but to crop to their needs. Certainly, I could have left much more water and floor (including an ugly effluent) around it but it made way more sense to crop for the best parts of the photo. And it's still more than a quarter of the maximum size, and nothing was downscaled just in case that was implied (I never do that). Best, —DerHexer (Talk) 22:40, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose A picture of a dive would be more interesting. An accredited photographer should be able to get some nice shots. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:56, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Sure, pick your favourite photo out of my 10,000+ files from this event and nominate it for FP. :) I do have hundreds of favourite jump photos from this event alone. But this photo, in contrast is a unique shot among all of these which I took in similar positions as this is part of the dive, too! Just like inruns, jumps, underwater action or emerging photos like this one. Why should they be mutually exclusive? Best, —DerHexer (Talk) 22:40, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I had a look at the first few hundred, that was more than enough. I am surprised you are not more selective in what you upload. Looking online, the diving images I like all have water as the background - like the one you've nominated. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:45, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Not sure yet what to make of this one. While it’s certainly unusual and funny to show the head of the boy fully covered in water, the title is at least misleading – this is not a picture about a diving competition (even if it’s taken on that occasion). As for quality. the focus is on his fingernails instead of his face, so it’s mostly a bit soft. --Kreuzschnabel 13:48, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 07:26, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Unusual and funny --Uoaei1 (talk) 09:56, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Uoaei1. --Aristeas (talk) 10:10, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment While the full image isn't an FP for me, I can see what made you think it could be ... the texture of the water coming off his face and hands. If you could make a crop work (and maybe straighten the edge of the pool), it might stand a chance. Daniel Case (talk) 06:16, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pinguicula vulgaris[edit]

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File:2021-05-16 Handball Frauen, OLYMP Final4 2021, HL Buchholz 08-Rosengarten vs. SG BBM Bietigheim 1DX 3932 by Stepro.jpg[edit]

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Handball Women, OLYMP Final4 2021: SG BBM Bietigheim celebrate their first victory in German handball cup; gold medal; award ceremony
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info OLYMP Final4 2021: SG BBM Bietigheim celebrate their first victory in German handball cup. No action shoot, maybe not technical clean, but for me it's a "wow". Created by, uploaded by and nominated by Stepro.
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Stepro (talk) 10:08, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support All these smiling faces, sharing the same hilarious happiness, are very communicative. I find great a picture captures this highly emotional instant. That's the magic of photography, in my opinion. Beautiful vibrant synergy, and the quality is very good for an interior shot. -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:56, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:42, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Basile. --Ivar (talk) 09:06, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Basile. IIRC I have seen a photo of that celebration in the newspaper; it was quite bad compared to your excellent shot. --Aristeas (talk) 14:42, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Basile.--TaronjaSatsuma (talk) 14:51, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 08:00, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Absolutely not the type of photo I go for, but this is executed so well. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:47, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 07:24, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, nothing outstanding for me to see here --Uoaei1 (talk) 09:57, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose as well. Yes, the joy is palpable, and it's a great photo technically, but it's a very busy composition that looks like too many others I've seen on office walls. Daniel Case (talk) 04:07, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Marshfield Pond October 2021 006.jpg[edit]

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Marshfield Pond, Vermont
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by King of Hearts - uploaded by King of Hearts - nominated by King of Hearts -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:10, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:10, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, I’ve tried several times now but I don’t get warm with the hazy sky, the dull light and the overall softness of this one. Should be crisper to get the colours shining. --Kreuzschnabel 13:18, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per the previous vote. IMO overcast sky and browning leaves don't go well together, it would look better in the sun. Buidhe (talk) 14:41, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Buidhe: I'm not sure what you mean by "browning leaves"? This was taken during early peak, so there's still a healthy amount of green and very few barren trees. In general, overcast lighting is considered quite favorable for fall foliage. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:51, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Of course a blue sky and gloriously bright sunshine may be more attractive at the first glance, but haze belongs to the autumn just as well as the colourful foliage. The delicate haze gives this photo a more subtle, somewhat dreamy atmosphere; it is of a meditative beauty which I like very much. --Aristeas (talk) 14:41, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Kreuzschnabel --Milseburg (talk) 18:07, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Yann (talk) 07:44, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. --Fischer.H (talk) 18:02, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Aristeas. Yes, I would love to have a piercing azure blue sky, but as it is the sky isn't the first thing you look at in this image, and what you do look at ... well, I don't live in Vermont but I live reasonably close enough, and that is fall in that New England state most associated with that season. — Daniel Case (talk) 20:02, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose There's definitely a potential here, because the diversity of the colors is rich. However, I agree with Kreuzschnabel the sky is hazy and the light dull. Compare for example with this one recently promoted, there a huge difference (sky and trees). The composition is fine, but because of the faded colors, the image does not blow me away. -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:54, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Riverview-Fisk Park Jersey City November 2021 001.jpg[edit]

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Riverview-Fisk Park, Jersey City

File:Alcobaça October 2021-1.jpg[edit]

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  • I agree, though the difference is so small that I had to confirm it digitally... Later today I will check the original photograms. Where the difference is notable is on the two parts of the roof, due to the distinct viewing angles. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 12:36, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Little stitching problem to remove right of the stairs, see note. --Milseburg (talk) 16:01, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also on the left side of the stairs, below the statue of St. Benedict. Both stitching errors seem due to parallax? -- Julesvernex2 (talk) 16:31, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Have you tried using SmartBlend as the blend tool for Hugin (also works for PtGui). It is quite good at resolving some parallax issues. -- Colin (talk) 18:03, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the hint, Colin! I will investigate how to install it in Hugin. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:10, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Thanks to Julesvernex2 and Milseburg for noticing the issues. I made a new panorama from scratch, in order to minimize the small stitching errors (due indeed to parallax, I believe). As to the different "whites" on the let and on the right they are probably due to the different viewing angles of a surface that is illuminated by parallel rays. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:10, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ah, good point! That would indeed explain why the reflected light slowly increases from right to left (most visible in the roof, but also a bit on the wall) -- Julesvernex2 (talk) 21:45, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • A great view! Just as a question: Are the bright buildings on the left and right really painted with a bluish paint? Else the white balance should be moved towards the warmer end. --Aristeas (talk) 08:29, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Hi Aristeas, I believe so and the white walls really look like they were painted recently. I didn't touch either the brightness or the temperature of the photos and trust the automatic WB of my camera in these mid-day, bright sun situations. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:27, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Buidhe (talk) 12:10, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 17:45, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 07:23, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Batalha September 2021-53.jpg[edit]

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Batalha Monastery

File:A grey heron on a boat.jpg[edit]

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Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) on a boat at lac Inferieur, Paris, France.

File:Spotted Flycatcher on a branch.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Dec 2021 at 09:56:56 (UTC)
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Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) on a branch
  • Uploaded a new version, removed a few others I found. --Alexis Lours (talk) 13:01, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Hulged (talk) 15:43, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose The two green ghosts caused by the out of focus grass in the foreground spoil it in my opinion. Moreover, it seems to be a common bird, and I find the composition a bit large, according too much space to the uninteresting branch. Overall, I'm not very convinced, and even a bit embarrassed at full resolution -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:50, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:53, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose green in foreground. oversharpened feathers. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:54, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose as per Basile. Yann (talk) 18:58, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per above, sorry Poco a poco (talk) 19:30, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per others. --Tagooty (talk) 02:54, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 17:59, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose But for the green streaks ... Daniel Case (talk) 20:05, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I actually think that the green streaks sort of frame the bird very nicely between them, makes for a weirdly aesthetic composition AryKun (talk) 13:36, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 07:23, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:57, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:2018-06-07 Sycamore Gap Tree (Acer pseudoplatanus), next to Hadrian’s Wall UK.jpg[edit]

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Sycamore Gap Tree
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/United Kingdom#England
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info The Sycamore Gap Tree or Robin Hood Tree is an Acer pseudoplatanus standing next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England. The lake of Crag Lough and the village of Once Brewed are nearby, as is the Twice Brewed Pub - useful for trekkers at days end. - created - uploaded - nominated by GRDN711 -- GRDN711 (talk) 07:14, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- GRDN711 (talk) 07:14, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Now that's an impressive place. This photo gives me a clear wow feeling! -- Radomianin (talk) 08:55, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Striking composition but bad artifacts. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:38, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Regretful oppose per Ikan – the quality is just not there. Magenta cast on clouds, overexposed spots, sharpening haloes around the edges, and the shadows a bit too dark. Another striking image that definitely deserved a better equipment and/or careful processing. --Kreuzschnabel 15:03, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I disagree. This is not an image of a dead church interior taken on a tripod with no people nor heavenly presence. It is street photography taken in an instant when the elements are there connecting trekkers along Hadrian's Wall to this English sycamore and all of tis history. This is where the wow comes from. There are lots of other images that document this same tree but not like this one.
As far as quality goes, having already attained QI and VI ratings, I would propose that, while not perfect, it is good enough. The best camera is the one you have in your hands, not the one you wish for. As a basis for comparison, here is an [image of this tree] that is already an FP.
More reviews are welcome. --GRDN711 (talk) 23:24, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment You should know by now that "this was the best I could take under the circumstances" is hardly ever a valid argument here – we judge the result. Then, I think a good picture speaks for itself and would not need explanations about where the wow is supposed to come from. The other image you’re talking about (link is broken) is a completely different thing, an artful composition of light and shadow that has nothing to do with the tree itself or its importance for walkers, so it would work with many other trees as well, and passed very tightly at 11-5-3 votes. --Kreuzschnabel 06:51, 1 December 2021 (UTC) As for composition: The tree is a bit too far off-center, and I would prefer to have more of its shadow. Maybe a third frame added to the right, with the tree centered between the hillsides, would have generated lots more of wow. --Kreuzschnabel 07:02, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative[edit]

2018-06-07 02 Sycamore Gap Tree (Acer pseudoplatanus), next to Hadrian’s Wall UK.jpg

  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment @Kreuzschnabel: I took a third frame but initially felt a panorama of 2 frames made the trekkers more visible. Here is an alternative panorama from three frames that shows the balance you mention. Your thoughts? --GRDN711 (talk) 13:17, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Agreed, but the image quality still isn't there. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:05, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose While I like the idea of shooting this tree from a slightly less common angle, and including the hikers, this one just doesn't make it as FP. Even if the image quality didn't break down into Cézanne-esque abstractions on either side, the sky is still too pale and the light too harsh for me for this to work. Daniel Case (talk) 04:43, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pictogram voting delete.svg I withdraw my nomination Thank you everyone for your comments. GRDN711 (talk) 05:45, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Minto panel 31012016.jpg[edit]

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Panel on the base of the Queen Victoria memorial by Sir William Goscombe John. Taken on 31st Jan 2016.

File:Hohe Dalle im Winter.jpg[edit]

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Winter in the Long Rhön with view to the Heidelstein
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Germany#Bavaria
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Winter in the Long Rhön with view to the Heidelstein -- Milseburg (talk) 19:15, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Milseburg (talk) 19:15, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Not a very inspiring composition. There's nothing to connect the patterns in the foreground with the trees in the midground. The path leading to the tower in the background is nice, but not prominent enough and is cut off from the rest of the image by a long shadow. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 21:57, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I have to agree about the composition. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:49, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Commonists 22:20, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I see a subject here, which is the tree in the middle, but there is nothing that makes it stand out among the other snow-covered trees. Plus the large tower in the background. I don't think the image composition is on par with a FP. Lectrician2 (talk) 01:04, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Regretful oppose Though I do like your scenery photographs in general, I have to agree with KoH here. While it’s certainly not a bad shot, you should have been closer to the middle tree and perhaps move a bit to the right to shift Heidelstein transmitter out of the frame, and get a bit more backlight. --Kreuzschnabel 15:58, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment No problem. The transmitter is an important landmark there. So I took care to have it in the image. Isn't the icy bracing not an eye-catcher? --Milseburg (talk) 20:18, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Münster, St.-Lamberti-Kirche, Westportal -- 2021 -- 9082.jpg, featured[edit]

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West portal of the St. Lamberti Church in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Result: 9 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 13:01, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Wed 01 Dec → Mon 06 Dec
Thu 02 Dec → Tue 07 Dec
Fri 03 Dec → Wed 08 Dec
Sat 04 Dec → Thu 09 Dec
Sun 05 Dec → Fri 10 Dec
Mon 06 Dec → Sat 11 Dec

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

Sat 27 Nov → Mon 06 Dec
Sun 28 Nov → Tue 07 Dec
Mon 29 Nov → Wed 08 Dec
Tue 30 Nov → Thu 09 Dec
Wed 01 Dec → Fri 10 Dec
Thu 02 Dec → Sat 11 Dec
Fri 03 Dec → Sun 12 Dec
Sat 04 Dec → Mon 13 Dec
Sun 05 Dec → Tue 14 Dec
Mon 06 Dec → Wed 15 Dec

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]

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  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:
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    • 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}}
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      • 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 2021), 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. ~~~~
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  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 2021.
  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).
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  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
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    === [[: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 2021), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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