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Featured picture candidates ![]() Featured picture candidates are images that the community will vote on, to determine whether or not they will be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. This page lists the candidates to become featured pictures. The picture of the day images are selected from featured pictures. Old candidates for Featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and current month. For another overview of our finest pictures, take a look at our annual picture of the year election. |
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Formal thingsNominatingGuidelines for nominatorsPlease read the complete guidelines before nominating. This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates:
Artworks, illustrations, and historical documentsThere 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:
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." PhotographsOn the technical side, we have focus, exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field.
On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, color, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, noise, etc.
You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating. Video and audioPlease nominate videos, sounds, music, etc. at Commons:Featured media candidates. Set nominationsIf 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:
Simple tutorial for new usersAdding a new nominationIf 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 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:
Galleries and FP categories: Please add a gallery page and section heading from the list at Commons FP galleries. Write the code as Page name#Section heading. For example: Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify them using Note: Do not add an 'Alternative' image when you create a nomination. Selecting the best image is part of the nomination process. Alternatives are for a different crop or post-processing of the original image, or a closely related image from the same photo session (limited to 1 per nomination), if they are suggested by voters. VotingEditors 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:
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:
Remember also to put your signature (~~~~). Featured picture delisting candidatesOver 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:
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:
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:
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 policyGeneral rules
Featuring and delisting rulesA candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions:
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. 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 politePlease 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
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Featured picture candidates
Voting period ends on 28 May 2025 at 14:32:21 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Ukraine#Donetsk Oblast
Info IMO a really nice panorama. Arguably there is a tiny bit of vignetting but honestly it helps the mood. created by Balkhovitin – uploaded by Balkhovitin – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 14:32, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 14:32, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 28 May 2025 at 12:21:29 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo_techniques/Black_and_White#People
Info Men of the Desert. Created by Salah Eddine Demmane – nominated by Riad Salih -- Riad Salih (talk) 12:21, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Riad Salih (talk) 12:21, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 28 May 2025 at 09:28:58 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Falconidae (Falcons)
Info Male common kestrel on top of a trimmed tree in Kraków. All by me Jakubhal -- Jakubhal 09:28, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Jakubhal 09:28, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 14:18, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 24 May 2025 at 13:23:56 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Industry#Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Info created by Lance Cheung/U.S. Air Force – uploaded by Jason.nlw – nominated by User:TatjanaClimate -- TatjanaClimate (talk) 13:23, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- TatjanaClimate (talk) 13:23, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 27 May 2025 at 18:34:04 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Trogonidae (Trogons)
Info One Trogon FP (set) from a different genus. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:34, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:34, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 19:15, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Ermell (talk) 20:26, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:34, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Jakubhal 09:22, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I suppose there is a tick behind the eye, isn't it? --Llez (talk) 10:29, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
- I haven't been able to find out what it is. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:47, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 13:58, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 27 May 2025 at 18:39:17 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods/Arachnida#Family : Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)
Info No FPs of this genus. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:39, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:39, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
- Gallery fixed. There may be no FP of this genus, but that gallery is so far for Families and that one exists. Also no idea what you were up to here blanking the new category you created. I've noticed that you are starting to make a lot of mistakes with things like this, so perhaps you should leave such things to coders here. Just post your noms and we'll take care of the "boring" sorting stuff for you. --Cart (talk) 19:07, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Not sure the stacking is working so well here. There are an awful lot of "shadows/halos" from un-sharp parts of the stacked photos and the stacking goes in and out all over the image. Might be less confusing working with less photos in the stack. --Cart (talk) 19:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment A 3D spider's web is the most challenging subject for focus-stacking I know. Try it. Working with less photos doesn't work I'm afraid. And more photos doesn't help either. There is a huge amount of manual cloning needed to create sharp threads that aren't in any of the stack, but you have to stop somewhere. In time the AI models will improve. I happen to think the composition with its random threads works OK. Incidentally, the focus-stacking here is many times more challenging than the recent on the recent 2D web with male and female spiders. And have a closer look at the lovely FP nom of two damselflies. The spiders webs just stop in mid air! Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:40, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
- I know that spiderwebs are a nightmare to stack and that you are doing as well as you can. Believe me, I actually have tried focus stacking spiderwebs and I just gave up since it was so darn difficult to get things to line up and not give off halos. That's why I think it might not be the best way to photograph these kind of things. Couldn't you concentrate the stacking on just the spider and let the net fade in and out of Dof like in a normal photo? Just brainstorming ideas here. Btw, the spiderwebs "ending" in midair is a usual phenomena depending on how the light and shadow hits them and whatever moisture is on them. I think every nature photographer have seen them appear and disappear in their photos. --Cart (talk) 22:08, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice composition, it's almost abstract. I know what Cart means but still a great effort. Cmao20 (talk) 13:56, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 27 May 2025 at 11:28:11 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/Others#Historical
Info created by Thomas C. Lea III, uploaded by Adam Cuerden, nominated by Yann
Support -- Yann (talk) 11:28, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Thank you very much. Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:00, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:39, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Jakubhal 09:24, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:25, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Wow! Cmao20 (talk) 13:55, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support. I would personally bump the white balance up towards neutral a hair, but that's just me. JayCubby (talk) 16:23, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 27 May 2025 at 07:27:47 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects#Jewellery
Info all by me -- Tuxyso (talk) 07:27, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Info Ostensorium, probably from the Rhineland, before 1450, Essen Cathedral Treasury; focus-stacked from 6 images (hand-held)
Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 07:27, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice object although resolution could be higher Cmao20 (talk) 13:32, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 26 May 2025 at 22:25:52 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Water_transport#Ships
Info created by Allan C. Green – restored, uploaded, and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 22:25, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 22:25, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 13:31, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 26 May 2025 at 22:04:55 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1940-1949
Info created by Tom Blackmore, restored, uploaded, and nominated by Yann
Info Panorama of Manhattan's West Side from Across the Hudson, celebrating Navy Day and the end of the Second World War, showing ships at harbor including the U.S.S. Midway, the largest ship in the world at the time. Vintage silver gelatin photograph. Please see the description for details.
Support -- Yann (talk) 22:04, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
- I'd be inclined to give this a slight sharpen. Adam Cuerden (talk) 00:35, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Adam Cuerden: Done. Is it OK? Yann (talk) 10:06, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
- Looks good. I kinda prefer the original colours, but that's a debate we always have.
Support Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:02, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
- Looks good. I kinda prefer the original colours, but that's a debate we always have.
- @Adam Cuerden: Done. Is it OK? Yann (talk) 10:06, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support It is tilted, but the original is also, so it is OK for me --Llez (talk) 10:23, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Llez Cmao20 (talk) 13:31, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 26 May 2025 at 15:06:12 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods/Hymenoptera #Family : Apidae (Bumble Bees, Honey Bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Orchid Bees, and Stingless Bees)
Info Xylocopa tranquebarorum collects pollen on a pink flower of garden cosmos in the sunny morning. All by me-- Junyu-K (talk) 15:06, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Junyu-K (talk) 15:06, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 26 May 2025 at 13:46:37 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Water transport#Sailboats
Info Sailboats between the red granite cliffs in Stångehuvud nature reserve, Lysekil, Sweden. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 13:46, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cart (talk) 13:46, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 14:06, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Terragio67 (talk) 14:44, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I love how the different layers are staggered one behind the other, from the front boat and the front rocks, to the back boat with the remote rocks, to the lighthouse before the horizon. This results in a painterly impression. – Aristeas (talk) 18:21, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very beautiful composition. Cmao20 (talk) 20:52, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 22:07, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--ROCKY (talk) 03:02, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:37, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:26, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 08:02, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 13:44, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 17:46, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- per Aristeas. - ERcheck (talk) 21:14, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 01:29, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 26 May 2025 at 09:01:48 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Sculptures#Statues outdoors
Info The image captures the iconic Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) statue towering over Rio de Janeiro in a breathtaking panoramic shot from above. Recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the statue stands as one of Brazil’s most famous landmarks. Taken from a striking aerial perspective, the photo highlights the city's unique landscape, set between mountains and the bay, with exceptional lighting that enhances the interplay of light and shadow. This photograph was awarded first place in the "Wiki Loves Monuments 2025" contest. created by Donatas Dabravolskas – uploaded by Donatas Dabravolskas – nominated by TOUMOU -- Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 09:01, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 09:01, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support It's a bit noisy but hell of a view Poco a poco (talk) 16:24, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Can't argue with the immense wow-factor here Cmao20 (talk) 20:52, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Thi (talk) 22:16, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:35, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --GRDN711 (talk) 05:54, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:28, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 08:01, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Wow factor is here :D --PierreSelim (talk) 15:58, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:01, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 17:47, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - ERcheck (talk) 21:17, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - It was awarded first place in the "Wiki Loves Monuments 2024", not 2025 :} -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 01:28, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 08:12, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:40, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 13:48, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 21:55:00 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/In their habitats#Mammals
Info created and uploaded by Clément Bardot – nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:55, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:55, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Camels and dromedaries are often depicted as funny creatures and this photo is humorous, too, but at the same time also a dignified portrait of the animal. The colourful saddlecloth and cushion are beautiful, the image quality is good. – Aristeas (talk) 18:27, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Aristeas Cmao20 (talk) 20:51, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 22:08, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:33, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:25, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:36, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:00, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 20:31, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 20:54:52 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Artiodactyla#Family : Suidae (Pigs)
Info Female (left) and male Common warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) socialising, Masai Mara, Kenya. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:54, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:54, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 23:50, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice scene, impressive animals. – Aristeas (talk) 18:18, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 22:08, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:33, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:36, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Felino Volador (talk) 14:55, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:00, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Jakubhal 09:24, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 19:38:36 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Info all by me -- Tuxyso (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Info Colorful feathers of three Coconut lorikeets - I previously withdrew the set nomination because one of the photos was slightly out of focus. I’ve now decided to submit a new nomination with a single photo of flawless quality. I believe the vibrant colors and feather structure are captured very well.
Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Yes!! The cute (and excellently photographed) birds are back! --Cart (talk) 19:40, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Neutral Cute and high quality but I'm not sure I like how the colours of the birds and the limited depth of field at the top means that they tend to blend into the background Cmao20 (talk) 23:49, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support For me the stunning colours and the fluffy plumage are the main points of the photo, therefore I am fine with the limited DoF. – Aristeas (talk) 18:15, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:21, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 15:08:01 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1960-1969
Info created by Department of Defense – restored, uploaded and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:08, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:08, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 15:10, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 15:19, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Dramatic. Its a shame the author is unknown. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Needsmoreritalin: If you check the footnote on the author, it's a case where it may be David Epstein, OR we were promulgating false info. I prefer avoiding the latter over potentially being right. I'm going to poke en:WP:MILHIST Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:14, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- I did a reverse image seach and all I could find was that it was public domain from the national archives. Thanks for looking into this. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 18:06, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support By now we are all too well aware, through social media, of the cruelties made in wars. But the excellent captures by the frontline photographers from long ago can still move us. --Cart (talk) 18:51, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support, though I do think the shadows could be more pronounced/contrast increased (example). I was fairly happy with this edit. JayCubby (talk) 19:50, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- I've tweaked it slightly. Adam Cuerden (talk) 07:47, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:36, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 08:16, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Terragio67 (talk) 14:46, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cart. – Aristeas (talk) 18:13, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cart --GRDN711 (talk) 06:34, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:35, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:41, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 11:20:23 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors/Germany#Baden-Württemberg
Info The listed timber-framed house Dorfstrasse no. 20, built in 1559, in Ochsenbach, a district of Sachsenheim Germany; view from southeast. All by – Aristeas (talk) 11:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I have visited the little village Ochsenbach several times and loved especially this house which looks very pretty despite its old age; it has been renovated with taste and care. Returning at different times of the day (and of the year) I learned that it seems impossible to avoid strong light and dark shadows completely (except on an overcast day, but then the light would be dull). Earlier in the morning you have flat light on the whole facade, later in the day the walnut tree at the left casts a shadow over large parts of the left facade and the right one is in shadow. And in the winter I missed the beautiful green of the tree and the flowers. So I think this photo depicts the house quite well. – Aristeas (talk) 11:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful building and view, and incredible sharpness ! --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 13:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent composition, and was on my list of possible nominations Cmao20 (talk) 14:52, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support This photo is proof that it pays to "stalk" your object and get familiar with the light. --Cart (talk) 18:53, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:36, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:00, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:40, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 00:48, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:33, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:31, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:34, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Milseburg (talk) 14:39, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- -donald- (talk) 06:01, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:42, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 09:41:05 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Styles and Techniques (will add a “Low-key” section)
Info Low-key photography of a light bulb in Straume, Øygarden, Norway. Created and uploaded by Jules Verne Times Two, nominated by – Aristeas (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Low-key photography is a well-established style/technique; we often associate it particularly with portrait photography. This is a clever example which shows that low-key photography can be also be used with great benefit for object photography: it turns the image of an everyday light bulb into a minimalist, almost abstract artwork. – Aristeas (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the nomination, Aristeas! I tried to photograph this cool light bulb from a bunch of different angles, but there was always something distracting lurking in the background. Low-key solved the issue: gone were the smoke detector and the somewhat creepy drawing of a moose hanging on the wall! Julesvernex2 (talk) 16:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the insight, Jules! This is indeed another advantage of low key: it can eliminate distracting elements. In a bright environment, high key can be useful for the same task. – Aristeas (talk) 19:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the nomination, Aristeas! I tried to photograph this cool light bulb from a bunch of different angles, but there was always something distracting lurking in the background. Low-key solved the issue: gone were the smoke detector and the somewhat creepy drawing of a moose hanging on the wall! Julesvernex2 (talk) 16:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per nomination Cmao20 (talk) 14:51, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 16:09, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Good example of low key. --Cart (talk) 18:56, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support. Those LED filaments are nifty things (video). JayCubby (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Cool video, I liked the precision tool to open the light bulb :) Julesvernex2 (talk) 08:59, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:32, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:34, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 08:32:24 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors (section “Turkey” will be added if necessary)
Info A building and a roundabout at Istanbul Airport -- created by Kod B – uploaded by Kod B – nominated by Kod B -- Kod B (talk) 08:32, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Kod B (talk) 08:32, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I like the composition even though the crop could be a bit more balanced, but the quality isn't up to FP standards for me. The resolution, details and contrast aren't great, there's quite a bit of noise and the image feels overprocessed. It is a smartphone photo after all. Sorry. AVDLCZ (talk) 14:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose I think it's nice but the light seems a bit strange. There are some funny reflections, almost as if it's been taken through a window. I'd like to see more space on both sides - the crop is tight as it is, cropping off the road markings. A wider view would be more satisfying Cmao20 (talk) 14:50, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I have to agree wit the observations above. We've had green tint like this before in photos taken through windows or airplane canopes, and that should always be corrected. Also the geolocation for this is probably wrong if you want to get that angle of the roundabout. --Cart (talk) 18:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 24 May 2025 at 23:36:27 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Transport#Water transport infrastructure
Info How about another of A.Savin's beautiful pictures of Bornholm? I really like the clouds and the deep blue of the water. created by A.Savin – uploaded by A.Savin – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 23:36, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 23:36, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. Another one that was on my list, too, so thank you for nominating it ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 08:34, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Thanks Cmao20, I've taken the liberty to change the gallery. --A.Savin 11:56, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for that, I wasn't quite sure about it... Cmao20 (talk) 13:24, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very nice! --Cart (talk) 19:00, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:31, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 13:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, not convinced about the compo, too much water I guess. The left side is leaning in. Poco a poco (talk) 16:12, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support AVDLCZ (talk) 20:04, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 24 May 2025 at 19:49:42 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Black and White#People
Info created by Arabesk~commonswiki – nominated by Riad Salih -- Riad Salih (talk) 19:49, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Riad Salih (talk) 19:49, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Nice shot but very small for FP (only 2.6 megapixels). Cmao20 (talk) 23:39, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 10:57, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, it could have been great, but aside from its small size, its too tightly cropped. I would have liked at least the whole bottom part of the horse's head in the photo, now it's cut both ways. The intruding ponytail of another person in the background is also distracting. --Cart (talk) 19:05, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Zquid (talk) 20:12, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:21, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 24 May 2025 at 14:13:24 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors#India
Info Parliament of the Tibetan government-in-exile (Central Tibetan Administration) in Dharamsala, India. Created and uploaded by Bernard Gagnon – nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:13, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support The symmetry is very pleasing, with leading lines to the central arrangement and the portrait wall with the map of Tibet, Dalai Lama and Potala Palace. There is also high educational value and the quality is also good. – UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:13, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 14:35, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- For now, regretful
Oppose: the symmetry is pleasing, but the lens distortion is noticeable and, more concerningly, the paintings and photograph in this picture likely constitute derivative works that do not fall under de minimis. More
Info on the copyright status is requested from Bernard. JayCubby (talk) 22:37, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- The Potala image is from here which is also on the UNESCO WHS website and the Dalai Lama image is an edited version of a 2003 portrait by this photographer. I could not find anything on the map. The Tibetan parliament themselves produce plenty of images on the interiors (e.g. [1]) including even a full virtual tour. Though I am unsure this image can be (or to what extent) called derivative(s) of any of those works. -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:37, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- That doesn't stop them from either having a license agreement or straight-up violating copyright. Thanks for searching.
- It's a DW because of how the photos and map are this image's focus, and reproduced fairly clearly. JayCubby (talk) 19:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- I wouldn't call them the focus of the image, but a secondary element. The 'clearly' part is also questionable esp. for the portrait. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:26, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- The Potala image is from here which is also on the UNESCO WHS website and the Dalai Lama image is an edited version of a 2003 portrait by this photographer. I could not find anything on the map. The Tibetan parliament themselves produce plenty of images on the interiors (e.g. [1]) including even a full virtual tour. Though I am unsure this image can be (or to what extent) called derivative(s) of any of those works. -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:37, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support Nice image and interesting space, but image quality is a bit marginal for FP in my opinion. Cmao20 (talk) 23:38, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 13:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 24 May 2025 at 07:58:53 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods/Odonata#Family_:_Coenagrionidae_(Narrow-winged_Damselflies)
Info created by Stephan Sprinz – uploaded by Stephan Sprinz – nominated by Stephan Sprinz -- Stephan Sprinz (talk) 07:58, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Stephan Sprinz (talk) 07:58, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 10:54, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 12:32, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support – UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:15, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 18:25, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:12, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Wonderful fragile creatures, photographed with fitting sensitivity and precision. – Aristeas (talk) 09:25, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Strong support
Extraordinary beautiful and fragile image, but unfortunately it's riddled with purpleOppose for now Sorry to be the "wet blanket" on this nomination.
chromatic aberration all over the photo. It would look like this if the CA was removed. Now the purple is so strong it lends a hue to the photo. Beautiful yes, but perhaps not so accurate for the species. I will of course switch to strong support if this easy edit was fixed. --Cart (talk) 18:46, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 00:49, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support. I'm on-the-fence about the CA. On the one hand it's distracting, and on the other, it was probably caused by water being a crappy lens. FYI Cart, Catbox and ImgBB don't make you sign up/install the app to download. JayCubby (talk) 03:19, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Info Thanks for noticing @Cart! The intensive CAs are an artifact of the focus stacking, I uploaded a new version where I applied some correction in Lightroom. (however some minor blue fringes are still visible) --Stephan Sprinz (talk) 12:38, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for fixing. My vote is changed per above. --Cart (talk) 12:42, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:23, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:32, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 23 May 2025 at 20:48:10 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects#Other objects in landscapes
Info View of the summit cross on top of the 1,569 metres (5,148 ft)-high Hochries mountain during sunrise, Chiemgau Alps, Bavaria, Germany. Poco a poco (talk) 20:48, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:48, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 22:36, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful subject, amazing light Cmao20 (talk) 22:54, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Peulle (talk) 06:43, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:56, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support beautiful sunrise with the silhouette. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 13:29, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- But please do remove the dust spot, marked. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 13:31, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Done, thank you, Poco a poco (talk) 17:09, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Neutral Beautiful photo, but I feel like the cross is on the wrong side (tends to move to the left of the photo).--Famberhorst (talk) 17:38, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20 and UnpetitproleX. – Aristeas (talk) 09:22, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 00:51, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:26, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:31, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:37, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 23 May 2025 at 06:14:10 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Women
Info created & uploaded by Sazzad Hossain – nominated by ROCKY -- ROCKY (talk) 06:14, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ROCKY (talk) 06:14, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 09:35, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Lovely lady, but the photo is over-processed with noise reduction, giving the photo an AI look, and the background is cluttered for a portrait setting. --Cart (talk) 10:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Agree with Cart. Nice expression but the noise reduction makes it look kind of uncanny. Cmao20 (talk) 12:59, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 22 May 2025 at 13:57:19 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Fungi#Family_:_Agaricaceae
Info created by Plozessor – uploaded by Plozessor – nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 13:57, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support I like this idea - of having a pic of a mushroom that really gets down at eye level amongst the grass, as if this is a mouse's view or something. The quality is good. The red object in the background is a bit distracting though. Cmao20 (talk) 12:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Cmao20 Thx. This red object was probably a bright red flower, but anyway I retouched it now. --Plozessor (talk) 15:47, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry but this picture is not special in my view, mainly because the foreground is distracting with its blurry elements -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:01, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
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Neutral The foreground is ok to understand its height and location, but in the background the building and tree are disturbing. -- -donald- (talk) 04:40, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Better now. -- -donald- (talk) 07:31, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
weakSupport I quite like this picture, it's like an insect's pov, but I do feel that a crop to remove the building on the right and a balancing crop on the left to center the mushroom would make it better and remove some of the distracting elements. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 13:54, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- @UnpetitproleX Why not? What about now? Plozessor (talk) 15:19, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Better to me now, support from me. Pinging other prior voters @Cmao20, Basile Morin, and -donald-: in case they may wish to change their votes/provide inputs. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 15:27, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- @UnpetitproleX Why not? What about now? Plozessor (talk) 15:19, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:17, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support To get a real "mouse eye view" with a feeling of depth in the image, a bit of un-sharp foreground objects is inevitable unless you stack. Here they actually accent the magnificence of the mushroom. --Cart (talk) 20:05, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 22 May 2025 at 04:31:59 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#Germany
Info created by Plozessor – uploaded by Plozessor – nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 04:31, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful light. I think others may regard this photo as somewhat 'low wow' but I enjoy the composition and I love the unusual window Cmao20 (talk) 12:55, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Agree with Cmao20. The light and the contrast with the lush green and the deep blue of the sky make this image beautiful. – Aristeas (talk) 18:42, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Crop is too tight at the bottom, in my view. Very mitigated wow factor. Sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:08, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Oops, you're right, I had too tight crop in new version. Now fixed. Plozessor (talk) 05:33, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- A real improvement, thank you, and thanks to Basile for the hint! – Aristeas (talk) 08:33, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Oops, you're right, I had too tight crop in new version. Now fixed. Plozessor (talk) 05:33, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:43, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Not an extraordinary subject IMHO with nothing else that compensates it. The shadow on the facade is also disturbing. Poco a poco (talk) 16:18, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 21 May 2025 at 16:20:26 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes/Tyrannidae#Genus_:_Contopus
Info Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens). all by — Rhododendrites talk | 16:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites talk | 16:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice composition, with the bokeh and the gentle arch of the branch Cmao20 (talk) 22:51, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:59, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 07:30, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 10:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - Appreciate the subtle colors of the bird and the background. - ERcheck (talk) 01:51, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose Nice thumbnail, and I was going to support "per Cmao20", then I opened the image at full resolution and discovered a rather low level of detail and a high level of noise, particularly visible on the feathers and the branch. This low quality seems confirmed by the exif metadata, 2500 ISO was certainly too much. Usually our other photos of birds are better (as the ones currently displayed in the FPC listing) -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:08, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:43, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Good image but I tend to prefer others of the 11 you have taken of this species, including the one that is already an FP. --GRDN711 (talk) 06:30, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 20 May 2025 at 00:43:47 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Motorsports
Info motor sport, DTM Classic, Norisring Nürnberg 2024: Stefan Mücke / Peter Mücke (Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse DTM); panning shot;
no sharp bird, no perfectly illuminated landscape, but an action shot with (at least for me) a wow effect;
created, uploaded and nominated by SteproSupport -- Stepro (talk) 00:43, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Info Vorne etwas mehr Raum und ich stimme dafür. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:59, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Info the above translates to "a little more space in the front and I vote for it". JayCubby (talk) 22:23, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Indeed, and I would second that proposal. It’s a good photo, but some lead room in front of the car would make it a great one. – Aristeas (talk) 08:11, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 12:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 14:54, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Voting period ends on 19 May 2025 at 23:45:24 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Air_transport#Helicopters
Info created by Airwolfhound on Flickr – uploaded by Helmy oved – nominated by JayCubby -- JayCubby (talk) 23:45, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as nom. I see no major flaws with the image. The detail is crisp, the motion blur is nice, and the resolution is decent enough. The hair of CA is my only criticism. -- JayCubby (talk) 23:45, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose This photo would be perfect for me if the rotors were shown in full. In this cut unfortunately not, sorry. --Stepro (talk) 00:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Stepro, it appears rather hard to keep the composition nice when the rotors are in frame. See File:Chinook - RIAT 2016 (28245423846).jpg JayCubby (talk) 01:34, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose FPs need a bit more than just "no major flaws", they also need good composition and that elusive "wow"-factor. While this is a good photo technically, it lacks really good composition, it is either too closely cropped or not close enough to highlight a section of the heli in a pleasing way, the light is dull and buildings in the background interfere with the main subject. --Cart (talk) 13:33, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support I enjoy how it's zoomed in enough so you can see the disturbed air behind it, the rivets, and the guy leaning out the window. it's a striking juxtaposition, seeing him standing right under the rotor blades, tilted in midair, with only inches of metal under his feet. The tilted composition adds drama. I only wish there wasn't a building in the background. Henrysz (talk) 17:21, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I really wanted to like this image. It is a cool shot, but aside from the cropping of the rotors brought up by other reviewers, it suffers from some problems related to the shutter speed of 1/100 and f/10 respectively. There is an influence of diffraction in the image. I saw someone refer to CA, but I think its diffraction, personally. The image would have been sharper if shot at a faster shutter too. Tracking the subject, which is large, at a focal length of nearly 300, with a small aperture and low shutter speed, yielded an unsettling feeling to the image when viewed at 100%. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Needsmoreritalin (talk • contribs)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Crop Poco a poco (talk) 16:19, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
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- 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=--~~~~}} - 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 === - Save your edit.
- 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/May 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.