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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:Pettstadt Mariae Geburt Decke-20211128-RM-151941.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2022 at 09:21:01 (UTC)
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Ceiling fresco of the Catholic parish church Mariae Geburt in Pettstadt
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors/Religious buildings/Ceilings#Germany
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by Ermell - nominated by User:Ikan Kekek -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:21, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Admittedly, church ceilings sometimes seem a dime a dozen on FPC, and because we've seen so many good ones, nominations in this category that don't awe me sometimes don't inspire me enough to vote. However, I think this is a particularly outstanding church ceiling photo - a very large file and sharp at full resolution on my 23.5-inch monitor, and it's a beautiful and self-contained fresco that doesn't have competition from cut-off frescoes on the walls. I don't find the lamps terribly disturbing in the photo, although it's distressing if they drilled holes in the fresco to put them up. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:21, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Pont de Bercy, Paris 23 December 2021.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2022 at 09:14:34 (UTC)
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Pont de Bercy, Paris

File:Ontario Place.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2022 at 08:57:57 (UTC)
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Cinesphere at Ontario Place, Toronto, Canada

File:Elisabetta Gonzaga - Raphael.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Jan 2022 at 18:42:46 (UTC)
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Elisabetta Gonzaga - Raphael.jpg

File:Espirógrafo (Bispira volutacornis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 43.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Jan 2022 at 17:58:40 (UTC)
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Twin fan worm (Bispira volutacornis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal

File:Cosplay of Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Jan 2022 at 16:37:10 (UTC)
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Cosplay of Miranda Lawson from Mass Effect

File:La Fenice Opera House from the stage.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Jan 2022 at 14:53:52 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Dülmen, Hausdülmen, Baum -- 2021 -- 9387.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Jan 2022 at 19:48:54 (UTC)
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Tree in a field

File:Pink flowers of Senecio Cruentus.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Dec 2021 at 19:45:33 (UTC)
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Pink flowers of Senecio Cruentus.jpg
Yes Ezarateesteban 00:17, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Homogeneous pattern in my view, and the quality is fine -- Basile Morin (talk) 06:09, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Nothing special, and compares unfavorably with the other plant pics we have in the FP gallery. Probably heavily cropped considering the camera body has a 61mpix sensor (if it's downsampled, I don't want to think about how the original looks like). - Benh (talk) 08:26, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Benh I would have liked to avoid it but since you insist I will answer.Why wouldn't you think so? I don't understand what the point of these useless comments, such as cutting the photo like everyone else does. Please limit yourself to the photo. The fact that you have a problem with me for no reason is blatant since you only come here to oppose my photos.I don't think I'm doing anything wrong, and I don't think I deserve these acid comments.Bien sûr, maintenant va commencer une série de commentaires inutiles que je ne vais pas continuer ici mais si vous voulez sur notre page personnelle. Greetings.--Commonists 09:04, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Bussard IMG 9541.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Dec 2021 at 18:19:23 (UTC)
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young, still flightless common buzzard
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Accipitriformes#Family:Accipitridae
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Fischer.H - uploaded by Fischer.H - nominated by Fischer.H -- Fischer.H (talk) 18:19, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Fischer.H (talk) 18:19, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Nice bird, but for me, the bird blends into the sticks of the nest too much and the background is also too distracting. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:35, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support for me the blending is just right - it shows the way the young bird is protected by camouflage in its natural surroundings, while it is still distinct enough to be well recognizable --Kritzolina (talk) 06:37, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Both image and bird look harsh and unappealing, distracting framing/background --Yeriho (talk) 11:52, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support real camouflage --Neptuul (talk) 13:17, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good job for me --Commonists 14:11, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Can you reassess saturation? Colours are too intense. It seems that you were very close to the nest. Is this wise, do you think? Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:41, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral Nice composition but I miss quality – while the resolution as such is good, many parts appear oversharpened, surrounded by sharpened noise. Can this be reprocessed with less sharpening? --Kreuzschnabel 00:57, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:24, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:2020-01-21 HB-ZQJ in action for Freestyle skiing – Snowboarding at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team Ski-Snowboard Cross (Martin Rulsch).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Dec 2021 at 12:15:59 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Air transport#Helicopters
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by DerHexer - uploaded by DerHexer - nominated by DerHexer —DerHexer (Talk) 12:15, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- —DerHexer (Talk) 12:15, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support IMHO an impressive photo of the helicopter in flight. The background is a little bit distracting, but thanks to the colours the helicopter stands out clearly. I would suggest to change the description of the photo to a description of the helicopter and its “job” at the Youth Olympics. Anchor added to gallery link. --Aristeas (talk) 15:52, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, but the background is just too much. I think it would be better if the background were farther away relative to the helicopter. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 16:06, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Not impressed, sorry. Quality is not overwhelming compared to existing helicopter FPs, crop is rather tight, and the exposure time just too short – when shooting aircraft in flight, the spinning parts should show enough motion blur to make them appear rotating. See File:Zepper-BK 117-C2-(EC145)-SchweizerischeRettungsflugwacht.jpg for instance. I agree with KoH about the background, it’s too distracting. --Kreuzschnabel 20:12, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Bloem van een kerstroos (Helleborus niger) 16-12-2021. (d.j.b) 02.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Dec 2021 at 05:50:03 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus castaneofuscus) male on nest.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Dec 2021 at 21:52:32 (UTC)
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Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus castaneofuscus) male on nest
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question You're calling for less sharpness? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:58, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm rather calling for less sharpening halos Poco a poco (talk) 20:27, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agree with Poco actually. Guess it's a side effect of the selective noise reduction. - Benh (talk) 08:55, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Denoise AI (which also sharpens on the standard settings that I use) produces halos on the underside of surfaces which you have to manually erase. It also gets confused where there are small areas of background (e.g. at the edges of the nest). Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:49, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Poco a poco and Benh, where are the halos? Do you mean, for example, the really narrow border above the lower part of the bird's beak? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:25, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ikan Kekek: I see halov along the whole silhoutte of the bird at the lower side, also there where you mention. Merry Christmas! --Poco a poco (talk) 17:51, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merry Christmas and thanks for explaining! I might see the merest bit of a halo on the underside of the bird if I really peer at it at full size on my 23.5-inch monitor. Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:55, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Panorama of the Cesta Tower in San Marino.jpg[edit]

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Panorama of the Cesta Tower in San Marino.jpg
  • I reduced the sharpness, for the wow personal opinion.Thank you. --Commonists 18:59, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Aside from anything else, it's just not a great composition to me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:36, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Underexposed, nothing special --Yeriho (talk) 11:37, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Poor quality, oversharpened, some dust spots in the sky, underexposed. Not even QI for me. --Kreuzschnabel 01:07, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Citrus swallowtails (Papilio demodocus) Principe.jpg[edit]

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Two citrus swallowtails (Papilio demodocus) on hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

File:Sacred Kingfisher- Sydney Olympic Park.jpg[edit]

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Sacred kingfisher
  • +1. Authentic background in my opinion. Increase the light on a software and you'll see a sort of gradient of dark colors -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:34, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's the underneath of a bridge - photo was taken from a kayak. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:16, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ringelblume mit Raureif-20211123-RM-110947.jpg[edit]

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Marigold with hoarfrost

File:Banco de peces trompeta (Macroramphosus scolopax), islas Azores, Portugal, 2020-07-27, DD 38.jpg[edit]

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School of trumpetfishes (Macroramphosus scolopax), between the islands of Pico and Faial, Azores, Portugal.

File:2019-11-24 Men's World Cup at 2019-20 Luge World Cup in Igls by Sandro Halank–031.jpg[edit]

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Men's World Cup race at the 2019/20 Luge World Cup in Innsbruck-Igls: Kristers Aparjods (Latvia)

File:FCAB GL26C-2 2005, GT22CU 2501 and GT22CU-3 2401 Cebollar - Carcote.jpg[edit]

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File:Fuchsia October 2014-1a.jpg[edit]

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Flowers of a Hummingbird fuchsia
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info - Nope, the shot was made from a generous distance, to increase DOF, and then cropped. Occam's razor: Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate :)) -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:45, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:2018-12-13 Pressekonferenz zur Vorbereitung des Biathlon-Weltcups und der Umbenennung der Ski-Arena StP 7327 LR10 by Stepro.jpg[edit]

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snowgun in use
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info snowgun in use at Biathlon Arena Oberhof, created, uploaded and nominated by Stepro
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Stepro (talk) 11:20, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Why does this photo have a personality rights warning? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:48, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for pointing this. It was a mistake while uploading the whole set, I removed the template at the pics without people. Stepro (talk) 11:57, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Are you shure the image shows what is said in the file name? --Llez (talk) 12:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes. As you can see in the Category the press conference started outdoor with some impressions of the arena, continued indoor with the literal press conference, and ended again outdoor with the group picture on the bridge with the mascot (last pic in cat). Stepro (talk) 13:06, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Sorry, I only see a snow cannon, neither a conference outdoor nor indoor nor a mascot --Llez (talk) 13:30, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      As I explained the impressions of the arena were part of the press conference. Maybe you want to click on the link to the cat I gave above. Stepro (talk) 13:51, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    This is one photo of a series and in this series, this name is correct. Marcus Cyron (talk) 16:52, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Wrong crop, IMO. File:2018-12-13 Pressekonferenz zur Vorbereitung des Biathlon-Weltcups und der Umbenennung der Ski-Arena StP 7325 LR10 by Stepro.jpg is already better, but crop is too short at right and bottom. Yann (talk) 17:22, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your vote. My intention here is to show the producing of the artifical snow, not some of this machines nor the snow on the ground. That's why in my opinion this crop fits perfect to my intention. Stepro (talk) 17:45, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per explanation, and I think the composition works. A slightly longer explanation in your English-language file description could be helpful. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:01, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, I've expanded the description. --Stepro (talk) 12:25, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Perhaps a VI but no wow for me. Awkward composition, with tight crop at the bottom, and at the right. Average light, boring sky -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:16, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Ikan --IamMM (talk) 04:28, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Basile. Daniel Case (talk) 06:28, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Millers Falls Massachusetts October 2021 002.jpg[edit]

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Cabot Camp, Millers Falls, MA

File:Tbriz guy machid.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I wasn't the one who evaluated it at QIC, and had I been, I would have asked for the CA to be fixed, but I think some viewers are OK with sunlight being blown in a larger context. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Commonists 22:24, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since there's now a 2nd vote for a photo with uncorrected CA, I must Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:02, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment @Ikan Kekek and Basotxerri: I tried to correct the CA several times but the end result was not good, I don't know if it is due to image incorrigibility or just my poor skill. Because there is other support besides myself I am not withdrawing at the moment to hear more comments about it. --IamMM (talk) 02:34, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Thanks for trying. Side point: This photo should be renamed after the nomination is over because Tabriz is misspelled. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:51, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I will try my luck with these CAs, too … --Aristeas (talk) 08:11, 22 December 2021 (UTC) But it’s a difficult case, because the CA colours (red, bluish green) are very similar to the colours of the brick stone and of the ornaments. So I ask for your patience … --Aristeas (talk) 10:03, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment @IamMM and Ikan Kekek: I have reduced the CAs in the lower part, especially at the high contrast borders in the lower left. (And I have set the colour profile, it was undefined; I guess this is just sRGB.) There are still some CAs near the top border, they are even harder to fix because of the low colour contrast. I will try that later, but for now I hope that this version is at least a bit better. Best, --Aristeas (talk) 10:37, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Aristeas, it has improved significantly now. IamMM (talk) 16:44, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support for the improved version. -- Radomianin (talk) 22:46, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support The clipped whites don't bother me as long as I don't pixel peep it but look at the pictures as a whole. - Benh (talk) 08:31, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support per Benh. Daniel Case (talk) 18:11, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Downy woodpecker in PP (90879).jpg, featured[edit]

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Downy woodpecker with a leaf stuck on its bill
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Result: 21 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--MZaplotnik(talk) 08:05, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Pond sliders in Prospect Park (03861).jpg, featured[edit]

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Adult with juvenile pond sliders
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Result: 14 support, 0 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /--MZaplotnik(talk) 08:05, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Pörtschach Halbinselpromenade Kopperbucht Seeblick 07012021 0324.jpg[edit]

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File:Spital aP Ochsenwaldkapelle vv.jpg[edit]

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  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I cannot see what is the purpose of the huge tree. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:33, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Isn't a tree's purpose simply to live? :-) -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:46, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong (WSC) Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:55, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support An impressive landscape photo for me. --Stepro (talk) 16:43, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support per King of Hearts. --Aristeas (talk) 18:55, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I agree with Charles, the composition is not working for me, sorry. Poco a poco (talk) 10:01, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 16:04, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Regretful oppose A lovely scene, I have no problem with the composition at all ... but as so often, when viewed in closeup, technical limitations noted by King become too apparent not to consider. In this case not only does the image grow increasingly unsharp near the corners, it seems that someone doing post tried too hard to make it work with the contrast. The overly light (the meadow) and dark (the distant forests) are kind of unsharp and muddy, the distant forests on the mountains as well as the rocky summit look unnatural, as if drawn rather than photographed, and the ridgeline and some of the gaps in the tree seem a little oversharpened, with a visible halo. Daniel Case (talk) 04:08, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose it's all been said - Benh (talk) 08:35, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support As noted above, the sharpness is not ideal, but the scene is very good so I can forgive it.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:03, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:21, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Very nice scene and the quality seems OK to me, but the composition doesn't really work for me. If there had been a way for the tree to be to the left of the hill instead of overlapping it, it might have. I also don't love the trees on the right, one of which is bisected. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:30, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Freesia February 2013-1.jpg[edit]

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Freesia alba
  • ✓ Done Thanks, I found one vertical artefact on the left. Fixed now. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 16:26, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Li Phi falls at sunset with orange sky and a fishing boat in Don Khon Si Phan Don Laos.jpg[edit]

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Li Phi falls at sunset with orange sky and a fishing boat in Don Khon Si Phan Don Laos
  • Yes some activities around these waterfalls are very risky with accidents every year, but it is also a beautiful environment -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:30, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Wow --Commonists 09:29, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ivar (talk) 12:07, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Radomianin (talk) 15:15, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 16:29, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --XRay 💬 18:36, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 18:53, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Despite the excellent composition and mood, I'm not confortable with the technical quality. The lack of detail and overall fuzziness suggest the image may have been subjected to agressive denoising. But I may be wrong, of course. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:36, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It was shot at 100 iso, the best I could manage, but of course slightly underexposed to avoid blown highlights or burnt sky. Some noise appeared in post-process when adjusting the light to a normal level, and then removed with Topaz DenoiseAI, a professional software used with the standard parameters (here only 15%, thus quite moderate). Using the bracketing technique with longer exposure times to produce a HDR image was too complex due to the boat in movement intended to be frozen without motion blur. See the picture at lower resolution. Thanks for the feedback -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:30, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cmao20 (talk) 21:24, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Michielverbeek (talk) 22:27, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --IamMM (talk) 04:28, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 07:18, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Poco a poco (talk) 11:20, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Milseburg (talk) 14:50, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:48, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Beautiful composition, however the post processing was not good, aggressive noise reduction (Mainly visible on bushes or rocks lacking any texture) and unnecessary HDR (The dynamic range of the camera was already sufficient, adding different exposures damages and sacrifices sharpness. In the best of cases it is preferable to carry out a selective unification by layers), focus problems on the person in the boat, finally please add the HDR appropriate category --Wilfredor (talk) 19:44, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info As said above, it is not a HDR image. I wrote "Using the bracketing technique with longer exposure times to produce a HDR image was too complex", that's why I did not use this technique (that would have helped otherwise). But note that longer exposure times would have changed the aspect of the water too -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:52, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Isiwal (talk) 07:29, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 03:39, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support wow Christian Ferrer (talk) 12:17, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support What is the long stick in the middle left for?--Famberhorst (talk) 16:16, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • These bamboo sticks are supports used by fishermen to hang their nets during maintenance -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:15, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral Just to wonder why there seems to be some selective NR on the rocks. And wouldn't it have been better to catch this a bit before the sun sets? But I wasn't there, and here you got the fishermen. - Benh (talk) 08:42, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Before sun sets, the rocks would certainly have been more illuminated, but the sky color less intense. And yes, the boat was there at the right moment, which is in my opinion something special, because rare. These fishermen navigated very carefully, and most of the time near the shore, lucky this time it was in the middle. Moreover, it seems extremely difficult to control the boat in these choppy waters. Concerning the NR, it was global, not selective. You can see the sky and the trees are quite good, because the brightness range was selected from this part. The rocks appear much darker, although the light was increased in post-treatment, that means they were almost black in my RAW (and noisy afterwards). In my experience, shooting in front of the sun almost always induces such a loss in detail -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:27, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I prefer a version of the image with more sunlight taken a bit earlier, but the scene under these conditions is also very impressive.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:08, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Fränkische Schweiz Getreideernte-20210821-RM-154344.jpg[edit]

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Combine harvester during grain harvest in Franconian Switzerland
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Combine harvester during grain harvest in Franconian Switzerland. All by Ermell -- Ermell (talk) 23:26, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ermell (talk) 23:26, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Could be a good VIC candidate, but not inspiring. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:39, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Good image but agree wth Ikan. --GRDN711 (talk) 07:17, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. Good but not that special. --Kreuzschnabel 09:20, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support In my eyes this is impressive, especially with the enormous cloud of dust which indicates how dry the grain is. Last autumn I have searched for some impressive photo of modern harvesting and would have been happy if I had found this one. ;–) However I agree that something is missing; maybe it is the light which could be even better. --Aristeas (talk) 16:28, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Per Aristeas --Commonists 18:25, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support per Aristeas, the light could maybe be better but the photo does its job and the image quality is good Cmao20 (talk) 21:24, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per other opposes. Daniel Case (talk) 01:36, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Havana - Cuba - 2700.jpg[edit]

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La Habana
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Jorgeroyan - uploaded by Jorgeroyan - nominated by Andrew J.Kurbiko -- Andrei (talk) 10:42, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Andrei (talk) 10:42, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Striking portrait. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:33, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Ikan. -- Radomianin (talk) 11:50, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Deep expression, the eyes almost speak of the enslaving day of living in the dictatorship --Wilfredor (talk) 14:16, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Wilfredor. Cmao20 (talk) 15:39, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Yann (talk) 17:19, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose It must have been intended, but I don't go for the cropped head. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:41, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Charles, I don't understand why this cropped head is special --Michielverbeek (talk) 21:39, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Ikan. --GRDN711 (talk) 07:00, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Charles --Ivar (talk) 13:44, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Charles. --Fischer.H (talk) 15:38, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very expressive portrait. I also like the postprocessing. While cropping the head might be less common in other fields of photography, in portraiture, it's totally accepted (and yes, intended). I suggest studying the visual language of other fields of photography than the ones that are most common here (church interiors, trains-in-a-landscape, wildlife, architecture, macro). Photography is so much more… --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 04:31, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Have to confess that I prefer complete heads, too ;–), but Frank has convinced me – this is considered a legitimate composition in portraiture. --Aristeas (talk) 16:14, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The issue isn't that there's a cropped head, but rather this crop, which is [to me] like the "what not to do" section in Jules' link above. I think if this shot were framed to be tighter around his head, or if he weren't looking upwards, it might be ok. In other words, the combination of the other three crops and the pose makes the top crop look strange to me. — Rhododendrites talk |  03:36, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:53, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose per Rhododendrites. The arm crop makes you wonder about why the head was cropped. It looks like the photographer had some idea that felt more important than the photo. Daniel Case (talk) 02:38, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:05, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Julesvernex2. --CaptainOlimar42 (talk) 19:49, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I'm sorry but the top crop is disturbing to me, as mentioned about. If the focus would have been more on the head I could have come to a different conclusion, but cropping off a bunch of the head and showing the arms doesn't work to me Poco a poco (talk) 12:02, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Church in Santa Leocadia de Briteiros (1).jpg[edit]

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Church in Santa Leocádia de Briteiros, municipality of Guimarães, Minho, Portugal
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info all by Tournasol7 -- Tournasol7 (talk) 15:56, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol abstain vote.svg Abstain As author. Tournasol7 (talk) 15:56, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Ezarateesteban 19:14, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support Interesting motif and I like the worn-out trailer. But the light is a little bit harsh. Cmao20 (talk) 15:38, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose the parked trailer and the wall on the left disturb the whole picture. --Fischer.H (talk) 18:04, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose The trailer doesn't bother me as it's not obvious. The wall does. And especially the light. Daniel Case (talk) 06:28, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Looking again at this photo I actually like the soft light and the old trailer. (It’s funny: each voter dislikes something else – yours truly dislikes that stupid modern building in the background at the left with that ugly roller shutter ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 08:06, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support per Cmao20 and Aristeas after I also considered the photo quite a few times. -- Radomianin (talk) 16:20, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 05:29, 23 December| 2021 (UTC)
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support --IamMM (talk) 15:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ramsau Kirche mit Wagendrischelhorn 2.jpg[edit]

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Church of Ramsau with the Reiter Alm mountain range
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I liked the person, but I have no problem with either version. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:15, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't mind it either way. I think it's actually a very strong candidate, well done. Cmao20 (talk) 19:44, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Clean work and and something even better. --Ermell (talk) 19:53, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Fischer.H (talk) 18:07, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Commonists 22:54, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 15:00, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Radomianin (talk) 15:57, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 16:09, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --XRay 💬 18:33, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 18:54, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 06:26, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose because it's manipulated ("remove contrail and person") and doesn't show the reality, which in my opinion should not happen in an encyclopedia project. I am shocked that this is exactly what has been asked of by some here. --Stepro (talk) 22:32, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info What Commons is not: "Wikimedia Commons is not an encyclopedia". The guidelines at the top of COM:FPC also state: 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.
Concerning the allegation of "manipulation", I wonder what is manipulation in photography. Is a long exposure manipulation of the reality, for example? Or focus stacking, light painting, etc?
I also wonder what is the most faithful representation of this place: with or without the visitor? A walker is not a permanent statue.
A very large amount of architecture photos are modified in post-process, because the Image guidelines require such transformations, for example walls should be vertical (we call that Perspective correction). But any post-treatment (light adjustment, dust spot removals, HDR composition, and so on), is manipulation.
Apart from that, note that even photomontages are perfectly acceptable at FPC (and at Wikipedia too) -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:11, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Call it as you want. A fake is a fake. And it's not the failt of the photographer, but of those, who expect a postcard idyll instead of reality. Yes, Commons is not Wikipedia. But it's also not Fakistan. Marcus Cyron (talk) 10:29, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, call it as you want too.
Had a glance at your uploads. Not postcard idyll indeed, but many of them could be improved (horizontality for example). Greetings -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:46, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that mobile and fleeting elements are part of the reality of a place. If they are important to you or someone else while searching for an realistic image of this place, an other version is even offered here, where all those things are there (see file description). --Milseburg (talk) 11:53, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Here you wrote: "I don't think that mobile and fleeting elements are part of the reality of a place."
Above you wrote: "It is difficult to find this popular place without people."
So what is the reality? This popular place with people or without? In my opinion in reality there are people as contrails as well, because people walking around there and planes flying over there.
I'm really sorry to have this discussion here, maybe there is a better place. I think your photo is great and for sure a FP, but I think the demandings to manipulate it to become FP are absolutaly wrong. Stepro (talk) 12:13, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I would support having a greater degree of realism here, but I'm not letting it affect my vote. I think it's fine that you are voting against a feature on that basis. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:36, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment @Stepro and Marcus Cyron: Neither the contrail nor the person are permanently seen at this spot, that means removing them is no fake. It's common practice here, and I don't see any ethical issues. Regards --A.Savin 14:29, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Mon 20 Dec → Sat 25 Dec
Tue 21 Dec → Sun 26 Dec
Wed 22 Dec → Mon 27 Dec
Thu 23 Dec → Tue 28 Dec
Fri 24 Dec → Wed 29 Dec
Sat 25 Dec → Thu 30 Dec

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

Thu 16 Dec → Sat 25 Dec
Fri 17 Dec → Sun 26 Dec
Sat 18 Dec → Mon 27 Dec
Sun 19 Dec → Tue 28 Dec
Mon 20 Dec → Wed 29 Dec
Tue 21 Dec → Thu 30 Dec
Wed 22 Dec → Fri 31 Dec
Thu 23 Dec → Sat 01 Jan
Fri 24 Dec → Sun 02 Jan
Sat 25 Dec → Mon 03 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 an appropriate gallery and section of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images.
    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}}
      • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add featured=1 to the Assessments template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|featured=1}}
      • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
      • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
    • Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/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. ~~~~
    (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 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).
      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night shots, Featured pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, Featured pictures of Paris).
      3. Remove the "Commons quality assessment" claim (d:Property:P6731) "Wikimedia Commons featured picture" from the picture's Structured data.
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in chronological list of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1-6) with (1-6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture in the gallery is not removed.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the above section. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    In the occasion that the FPCbot will not mark withdrawn nominations with a "to be reviewed" template and put them in Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review just like if they were on the usual list, put the following "no" template:
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=X|oppose=X|neutral=X|featured=no|gallery=|sig=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/December 2021), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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