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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 in the log pages and in the candidate archives. 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, 2026 and current month.

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

Formal things

Nominating

Guidelines for nominators

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Video and audio

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

Set nominations

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).


Adding a new nomination

If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate name, quality, image description, categories 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}}

Nominations are time-sensitive and for one-time use only. An automatic clock starts as soon as they are created. Do not create them in advance, save them for later or re-activate them.

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

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

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

An 'Alternative' is created by adding a sub-section to the nomination page: ====Alternative==== [[File:Foo.jpg|300px]] *{{info}} A short description.

Voting

Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 100 constructive, stable edits on Commons (excluding user and talk pages) can vote. Everybody can vote for their own nominations. Anonymous (IP) votes are not allowed.

You may use the following templates:

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

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

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

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

General rules

  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 100 constructive, stable edits on Commons (excluding user and talk pages) 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 fewer than two support votes.
    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.) This does not apply to nominations containing at least one ‘Alternative’ image – because it is possible that another image can overtake the one in the lead during the last days, such nominations are never closed early.
    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

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

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

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 (“alternatives”) of the image as well as delist-and-replace 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. Hint: Until summer 2025, the bot was also not able to process FPXed, FPDed and withdrawn nominations as well as delist nominations; this has been fixed, users do not need to close such nominations anymore.

Above all, be polite

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

Table of contents

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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File:Hot Toddy's Ghost is a Turbocharged Fuel Injected drag boat built by Todd “Doc” Rawleigh photo by John Ewald.jpg

Voting period ends on 5 Aug 2026 at 03:17:40 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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1996 chrome slide scan of a Turbocharged Fuel Injected drag boat built by Todd “Doc” Rawleigh, "786 Hot Toddy's Ghost at 200 mph."
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Individual sports
  •  Info Created by: John Ewald – uploaded – nominated by WPPilot -- Don (talk) 03:17, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Don (talk) 03:17, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Nice panning shot with a good sense of speed, but the main subject is not critically sharp. The boat, especially the driver and cockpit area, appears slightly soft, sorry.--Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 05:18, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Huangmaohai sea crossing bridge Zhuhai dusk 2026 dllu.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2026 at 22:11:42 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Huangmaohai Sea Crossing Channel
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Bridges#China or Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Cityscapes#China
  •  Info created by dllu – uploaded by dllu – nominated by Dllu -- dllu (talk) 22:11, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info I found it amazing that this giant bridge was towering over the already rather tall apartment buildings. The whole sea-crossing channel, comprising two bridges (the two-pylon Gaolangang Bridge on the left and the three-pylon Huangmaohai Bridge on the right) connected with viaducts, has a total length of 31 km, and was completed in 2025. This view was taken from the rooftop of an apartment building in Pingsha (I happen to know someone living in the penthouse there). We were fortunate that the air quality was good enough to see the link fairly clearly despite being tens of kilometers away. dllu (talk) 22:11, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- dllu (talk) 22:11, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Paracel63 (talk) 23:01, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Pavilion in Khujand Fortress, Tajikistan.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2026 at 19:37:53 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Pavilion in Khujand Fortress, Tajikistan

File:Italy Siena Palazzo Pubblico BW 2021-09-23 15-07-53 1.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2026 at 18:04:17 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Italy, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico

File:Violet carpenter bee – Xylocopa violacea – zadrzechnia fioletowa –.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2026 at 17:16:19 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) collecting pollen from a sweet pea flower. Wrocław, Poland

File:DSC01206 Landtagsgebäude Bozen 06-2023.jpg

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The Landtagsgebäude Bozen, seat of the Provincial Council of South Tyrol. Despite its unpretentious architecture, it is an important symbol for the peaceful, democratic collaboration of South Tyrol's three ethnic and linguistic groups on the legislative level.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Italy
  •  Info The Landtagsgebäude Bozen, seat of the Provincial Council of South Tyrol. Despite its unpretentious architecture, it is an important symbol for the long-lasting peaceful and democratic collaboration of South Tyrol's three ethnic and linguistic groups on the legislative level. All by me. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 14:34, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 14:34, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Gelber Knollenblätterpilz Bruderwald-20241025-RM-170802.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2026 at 09:40:25 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Yellow Destroyer (Amanita citrina) in the Bruderwald

File:Mount Gambier (AU), Blue Lake -- 2019 -- 0707.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2026 at 05:57:41 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Blue Lake, Mt Gambier

File:Bougainvillea New Leaves Ooty Jul26 A7CR 11898-967 zsp.jpg

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First leaves on bougainvillea cutting

File:Southwest Boeing 737-700 N947WN BWI MD1.jpg

Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2026 at 02:07:41 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Southwest Airlines 737 climbing in front of a cumulus congestus cloud
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Air transport#Airliners
  •  Info A Southwest Airlines 737 climbing after takeoff from Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland, in front of a cumulus congestus cloud. Created, uploaded and nominated by Acroterion -- Acroterion (talk) 02:07, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Acroterion (talk) 02:07, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support A very beautiful photo that not only captures the airplane well but also features a good composition. -- XRay 💬 08:42, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 09:40, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Berthold Werner (talk) 10:56, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Per XRay. Also, good categorization. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 13:50, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I miss something here to call it extraordinary, sorry Poco a poco (talk) 14:48, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 16:43, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Very good image quality, nice composition. But no more. Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:13, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sharpening artefatcs (see insciptions), CA should be removed, and much dislike composition. Would say maybe QI if mistakes corrected. --Mile (talk) 19:41, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
I see a few speckles toward the front of the plane that would be NR remnants - the underneath of a dark plane against a bright sky is challenging - and a little CA near the nose that I'll try to address. As for the composition, it's a matter of taste, but far too many pictures of airplanes are just static depictions, rather than showing a fast-moving flying machine climbing into an interesting sky, with plenty of leading space. Acroterion (talk) 22:11, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Tarasp (Taraspsee) gemeente Scuol, 18-09-2023. (actm.) 15.jpg

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Tarasp municipality Scuol gemeente Scuol in Lower Engadin, Graubünden. Alps above the lake.

File:Praia do Tonel 2024-12-20 1.jpg

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Praia do Tonel

File:Rosa hybrida ‘Graham Thomas’ in Jardin universitaire Roger-Van den Hende, Quebec, Canada 984.jpg

Voting period ends on Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:28:44 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Rosa hybrida ‘Graham Thomas’ in Jardin universitaire Roger-Van den Hende, Quebec, Canada 984.jpg
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Rosales#Order : Rosales
  •  Info My own work. --Wilfredor (talk) 14:28, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 14:28, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Very nice, reminiscent of some Georgia O'Keefe paintings. You should repeat the specific information contained in the file name in the description though, and better categorization is needed. Acroterion (talk) 16:31, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
    ✓ Done thanks Wilfredor (talk) 17:18, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support: lovely colours --The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:53, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 18:08, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Something different, bravo! This is what FPC is about. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:33, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent use of light, creating an elegant and almost abstract floral portrait. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:14, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 20:13, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Strong support Wow, what a unique and niche image. A truly fascinating floral portrait. --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 22:31, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Per Ovva olfa --Tagooty (talk) 03:26, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Outstanding! Ethereal. — ERcheck (talk). 05:36, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support No question about it—it's wonderful. The neckline is well chosen, and the colors go well together. -- XRay 💬 08:46, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Ermell (talk) 09:23, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 09:41, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support - Krigore (talk) 09:48, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Poco a poco (talk) 14:48, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 16:44, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Paracel63 (talk) 23:05, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 23:10, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:White-throated Kingfisher 1.jpg

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File:021a European bee-eater eating an Emperor dragonfly in Pfyn-Finges Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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European bee-eater eating an Emperor dragonfly in Pfyn-Finges

File:002 Male Lion prowling in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Male Lion prowling in the Serengeti National Park
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Species_:_Panthera_leo_(Lions)
  •  Info Male Lion (Panthera leo) prowling in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Prowling primarly consists of walking slowly low-to-the-ground with head down while fixing the target and trying to be as stealthy as possible. This action is a behavior commonly expressed by large carnivores to assess their surroundings, stalk preys, or approach with reduced detectability. In this instance, the lion was pursuing a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and her three cubs, that where close to a recent kill. Lions frequently engage in kleptoparasitism by usurping kills from smaller predators and may also attack cheetahs or their offspring to reduce interspecific competition for prey resources.
  •  Info created by Giles Laurent – uploaded by Giles Laurent – nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:43, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:43, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 09:00, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 09:14, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support. Excellent composition, sharpness, and timing. The prowling pose and direct gaze make for a very engaging wildlife image.  Question Approximately how far were you from the lion when this photo was taken? I'm curious about the shooting distance. --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 12:20, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
Thank you! If I remember well at that moment I was probably somewhere between 15-30 meters away but the lion kept getting closer as the cheetah mother and cubs successively passed behind our car to try to hide -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:48, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Ferry Building San Francisco from Hyatt Regency with R-Evolution and Bay Bridge 2026 dllu.jpg

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Ferry building

File:Bloemknoppen van een Stewartia rostrata 21-06-2026. (actm.).jpg

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Two developing flower buds of a Stewartia rostrata.

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File:Glacier de Mont-de-Lans - France - 2020.jpg

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File:Pez ángel de cola dorada (Pomacanthus chrysurus), Ambalihabe, Madagascar, 2025-09-16, DD 125.jpg

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Goldtail angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus), Ambalihabe, Madagascar

File:Lac d'Arpitetta, Besso et Glacier de Moming.jpg

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Lake Arpitetta with the Besso and Moming glacier in the background, Anniviers, Switzerland.

File:Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, 20250822 0929 2659.jpg

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View of Padar Island from the southern viewpoint, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

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Poggiorsini dale in Alta Murgia National Park
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Agriculture#Italy
  •  Info Created and uploaded by Fishmax77 – nominated by IamMM -- IamMM (talk) 18:30, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 18:30, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I was excited when looking at the thumbnail because it looked like something new. In the end, image quality is very poor and the image is tilted. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:57, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I have to sadly agree with Alvesgaspar. //shb (t • c) 11:39, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose. Tilted and noised, also declined before as QI candidate and not improved -- George Chernilevsky talk 15:32, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Really nice pic. I've denoised the photo, fixed PC and removed spots. Looks much better now. Opinions? Юрий Д.К. 16:07, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Looks good as a thumb but lacks quality.--Ermell (talk) 09:29, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Dipsacus fullonum 2026 G1.jpg

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Wild teasel or Fuller's teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

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Portrait of the Hongzhi Emperor

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Emperor Wu-tsung of the Ming Dynasty

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Mongolian horse herd
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals#Family_:_Equidae_(Equids)
  •  Info created and uploaded by Alexandr frolov – nominated by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:43, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Mongolian horse herd. -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:43, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Random framing, overall unsharpness. Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:23, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose per Alvesgaspar. I find the image quality fine but although it's hard to get the right crop here, I don't feel that this picture quite manages it. Cmao20 (talk) 19:21, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose My first impression upon seeing this photo was that it was a scanned film shot; unfortunately, I later realized it was digital. It is a beautiful image, but I would have liked to see the animals in the foreground fully in the frame rather than cropped off. Overall, the photo could benefit from better quality—specifically improved post-processing (color and contrast) and greater sharpness—in addition to the framing issue I mentioned. Also, was the focal length beyond 300mm? Perhaps the subject was too far away, causing the focusing issue? --Wilfredor (talk) 16:32, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:EMU884 at Tai'an (Sep 21, 2020).jpg

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EMU884 at Tai'an
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Rail vehicles#Taiwan
  •  Info created and uploaded by Ganbaruby – nominated by SHB2000 --shb (t • c) 03:46, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --shb (t • c) 03:46, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support —Bruce1eetalk 07:29, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good compo, i was sure to see lot of CA on electric fences above, but none are there. Good. --Mile (talk) 09:18, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Good enough quality for QI. But no magic, sorry. Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:25, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support In my opinion sufficiently striking for FP. Cmao20 (talk) 19:20, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:59, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:45, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Weak  Support Well done, no question about it. However, it's missing that certain something. -- XRay 💬 08:48, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Per XRay Poco a poco (talk) 14:45, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose The contrast is very strong due to the harsh light. --Wilfredor (talk) 16:34, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Negombo, St. Mary's Church, 2025-07 CN-02.jpg

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Catholic St. Mary's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#Sri Lanka
  •  Info created and uploaded by Carschten – nominated by ★ -- ★ 21:23, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ★ 21:23, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment I think crop above is a bit tight, i would add some px of sky. Also, when doing PD, did you enlarge vertical ? Seem it need some too. Otherwise good shot, QI. @Carschten, ★. --Mile (talk) 09:23, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment The immediate feeling is that the building is leaning to the left, which is not confirmed by checking the verticals. That has probably to do with the non-horizontal ground? Any way, I would not go as far with the PC and would leave the verticals slightly convergent. Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:27, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment @ArionStar, PetarM, and Alvesgaspar: Thank you very much for the nomination and your feedback. I’ve extended the crop at the top and also distorted the perspective again. In my view, we have to accept that the building itself und the surrounding have very few truly straight horizontal and vertical lines. I’ve tried a lot, but a completely satisfactory result won’t be possible due to my perspective and the building’s construction. If there is one, I’d be happy to see your suggestions. However, I’m not really sure what "enlarge vertical" means or how I’m supposed to correct the perspective while still keeping the verticals slightly convergent. --kaʁstn 11:59, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
    • Not your fault or the building's fault, I believe. The vertical and horizontal lines are correct to within about 0.2 degrees. I asked ChatGPT and he suggested it might be the result of an assymetrical background and lighting. I rotated the image 0.5 degrees clockwise ... and magic, it looked straight. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 12:04, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice composition, quality, and light. Cmao20 (talk) 19:19, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:56, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 16:51, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Very nice light and colours. – Aristeas (talk) 19:09, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:07, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

File:2025-01-12 IBU World Cup Biathlon Oberhof 2025 STP 5949.jpg

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IBU Biathlon World Cup Oberhof 2025: Elvira Öberg (SWE, Sweden) during the prone shooting stage.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Other team sports
  •  Info IBU Biathlon World Cup Oberhof 2025: Elvira Öberg (SWE, Sweden) during the prone shooting stage. Created by Stepro – uploaded by Stepro – nominated by Zquid -- Zquid (talk) 12:07, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Zquid (talk) 12:07, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 12:17, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Small size and the space should be to the right and not back --Wilfredor (talk) 13:07, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Framing is not the best, image looks a little too blue. Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:57, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 21:06, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support I don't love the left side of the image, but the rest is good. //shb (t • c) 03:47, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral I'm not fully convinced by the framing. The image also appears slightly cool, with a subtle blue cast in the snow and other neutral areas. Overall, a very good image, but not quite enough for my support. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:56, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per above. Otherwise QI. Too bad, if could be zoomed to her and make it much better. --Mile (talk) 08:38, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Sorry, there is nothing wrong with this picture - good lighting, sharp, good illustration of the subject - but I struggle to see it as having the wow-factor for FP, it doesn't get across any of the emotions I associate with great sports photography. It is a little small, a little dark, and feels somehow static, certainly compared to other photos in the category. Cmao20 (talk) 19:16, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 21:04, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Crique Millefeuille.jpg

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File:5 panel mosaic of the northern summer Milky Way.jpg

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5 panel panorama of the northern summer Milky Way
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Astronomy#Galaxies
  •  Info A 5 panel panorama of the northern summer Milky Way, extending from Cygnus to Scorpius, taken with a mirrorless camera, 50 mm lens, and a basic tracking mount. And a lot of fiddling to get it to stitch together. Created, uploaded, and nominated by brainandforce — brainandforce [yap] 20:43, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Abstain as author — brainandforce [yap] 20:43, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Great work! Yann (talk) 08:12, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Superb effort and excellent results. Cmao20 (talk) 15:11, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:44, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support This is amazing. //shb (t • c) 03:47, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 18:14, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:43, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support - Krigore (talk) 09:43, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Indeed superb. – Aristeas (talk) 19:04, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Cinereous vulture - Al- Al-Liyah reserve 3.jpg

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File:Torre de Belém por Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton (2).jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Towers#Portugal
  •  Info created and uploaded by Rodrigo.Argenton – nominated by ★ -- ★ 19:22, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ★ 19:22, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Dull lighting, unnatural perspective. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:47, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
    Why unnatural? ★ 06:10, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
    concordo plenamente com o Joaquim, necessária uma correção de perspetiva, algo relativamente fácil de fazer. Além disso, acho que o monumento está demasiado em cima; tenderia a acrescentar um pouco mais de espaço Wilfredor (talk) 13:50, 23 July 2026 (UTC)I inadvertently violated the IBAN rule; I didn't notice the author. I apologize. --Wilfredor (talk) 14:45, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
    Vc sabe que vc não podia estar aqui, né? Então tá bom, só pra constar. -- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton m 14:12, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Because this is not what we really see when looking at the monument, due to perspective correction. Better take the shot a little farther, or leave the verticals as they were captured by the camera. Please take a look at this picture, whihc is not even a QI. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 10:10, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
    You want a straight shot in every picture... The perspective increases the power of the edification.
    It's kind of sad and concerning, this posture. -- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton m 14:11, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question Enlighten me, please. Why can't Wilfredor make a comment, what is the IBAN rule? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:01, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
    Please see en:WP:IBAN. They are not to interact with the user in question. Further questions can be taken at the user's talk page. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 15:11, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry. Good quality but given that this is a very commonly photographed subject I don't think the light or composition are impressive enough to distinguish it for FP. Cmao20 (talk) 15:10, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
    I can't see any problem in the image. ★ 15:58, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per Cmao20. //shb (t • c) 03:48, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

File:الكناب من جيل الى جيل.jpg

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Contemporary photographic art; The photo that won first place at the 2019 “ExpoGer” International Photography Festival
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Black and White
  •  Info created by A2071 – uploaded by A2071 – nominated by XRay -- XRay 💬 17:57, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info I find this photo so fascinating that I nominated it. Unfortunately, it has a few issues with its categorization and description, but the subject matter was so compelling. -- XRay 💬 18:08, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- XRay 💬 17:57, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment This is indeed a fascinating image, but I believe a Commons featured picture should be minimally documented, which is not the case. The only thing we have is the image name, which Google translates "The books are passed down from generation to generation." But a lot of aditional information is available, just by dumping the image into Google Gemini: the photographer, the sculpture, place, etc. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:48, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks, I gave it a try. However, I'm now concerned that the photographer, Mohammad Hossein Madadi, uploaded the photo himself. -- XRay 💬 19:00, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Concerns have grown even further, as the sculpture is reportedly located in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. -- XRay 💬 19:06, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment I will support if we have the right to host this picture on the site, but I don't know if that's true yet given the above questions. Cmao20 (talk) 15:07, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Quite right, I see at least two issues here. First, is this image subject to copyright? Even if the uploader is the author, that does not imply the image is free. Second, may photographs of the sculpture in Saudi Arabia be published? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:12, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment @A2071:  Unfortunately, I can't answer the questions that have come up. I would ask the photographer to comment on this. -- XRay 💬 08:44, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Can only agree – the photo is fascinating, but at the same time there may be legal problems, at least regarding the sculpture. According to Commons:Freedom of panorama, the United Arab Emirates don’t have freedom of panorama (and Saudi Arabia doesn’t have it, too). Of course it is possible that the photographer got a permission to take and even to publish the photo including the sculpture. But only the photographer can explain this … – Aristeas (talk) 09:32, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Pez ballesta titán (Balistoides viridescens), Nosy Sakatia, Madagascar, 2025-09-18, DD 61.jpg

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Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) in a cleaning station of some bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus), Nosy Sakatia, Madagascar.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Family_:_Balistidae_(Triggerfish)
  •  Info Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) waiting in a cleaning station, see the bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning the gills in Nosy Sakatia, Madagascar. The titan triggerfish lives in lagoons and at reefs to depths of 50 centimetres (20 in) in most of the Indo-Pacific. With a length of up to 75 centimetres (30 in) it's the largest species of triggerfish in its range. The titan triggerfish is diurnal and solitary. It feeds on sea urchins, molluscs, crustaceans, tube worms and coral. It's one of a number of species of fish which can hunt and eat the crown-of-thorns starfish. They have been observed being aggressive to other fish who enter their territory and females can be aggressive to divers and snorkelers around their nests during the reproduction season, which occurs for about a week in each month (either after the full moon or new moon, depending on the population). Note: there are no FPs on Commons of the genus Balistoides. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 07:08, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 07:08, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question It looks a little purple, is this the natural color? --Wilfredor (talk) 13:45, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Looks fine to me. I made a slight correction just before the nom because it looked to greenish. Poco a poco (talk) 11:43, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
    I took the liberty of trying a manual white balance; I left it in the history in case you think it looks better. Wilfredor (talk) 13:59, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you, Wilfredor, I guess that my new version is closer to yours now Poco a poco (talk) 06:07, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
    Thanks Poco for your feedback, I voted support now Wilfredor (talk) 15:27, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Nice, but crop is a bit too tight. Do you have more space at left? Thanks, Yann (talk) 19:28, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Not sure, I need to check the RAW file this night CET Poco a poco (talk) 11:43, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  • I uploaded a new version with a bit more of crop on the left (and accordingly top and down) and a more yellowish WB Poco a poco (talk) 06:08, 24 July 2026 (UTC) FYI @Wilfredor, Yann, and Cmao20:
  •  Support Agree the crop is tight but still FP - very high quality and high resolution photograph taken under difficult conditions. Cmao20 (talk) 15:07, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 21:06, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Was too O for tight crop and WB. But you manage it. I think colors are more to pristine to original than 1st one. --Mile (talk) 09:25, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 12:56, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 18:14, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 20:36, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:40, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support – Aristeas (talk) 19:02, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Dülmen, Mühlenwegfriedhof -- 2012 -- 8083.jpg

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Mühlenweg Cemetery, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Brown Parrotbill (Paradoxornis unicolor)
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File:Reconciliation by Vasconcellos, Coventry.jpg

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Sculpture depicting reconcilliation of former enemies
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Sculptures#Sculptures outdoors
  •  Info created by Martinvl – uploaded by Martinvl – nominated by Martinvl -- Martinvl (talk) 21:10, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info A search on Google using the search string <<"martinvl" "vasconcellos">> showed that this image has been used by 28 distinct organisations outside Wikimedia - mainly Christian churches and groups, but also travel guides, a newspaper article and an architectural magazine. The users wrote in English, German, Spanish, Japanese and Norwegian. Martinvl (talk) 21:16, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Martinvl (talk) 21:10, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support On the small side, but I think it should be FP for interest of the motif, value of the motif, quality of composition and light, and clear value to reusers. Cmao20 (talk) 15:04, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

File:元 马君祥等 朝元图（永乐宫三清殿壁画）.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Non-photographic_media/Religion#Other_religions_–_wide
  •  Info created by 马君祥 – uploaded by Wcam​ – nominated by 向史公哲曰 -- 向史公哲曰 (talk) 15:27, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  SupportIf we promote 八十七神仙卷.png to Featured Picture status despite potential source URL accessibility issues, then this painting should also be listed as a Featured Picture. -- 向史公哲曰 (talk) 15:27, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Once again, the information provided for a potential featured picture is obviously insufficient. Basic thinks such as the dimensions, medium, authorship, date, place and purpose of the image are not provided. It is not even clear if the image depicts the whole thing or not. I understand that there maybe language difficulties, but there are plemty of tools today to solve the problem quickly and effectively. I do not say this is the case, but dumping images here at FPC whith no info or justification is becoming a common practise. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 16:17, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
    I've improved the description but we have the problem with the url source Wilfredor (talk) 16:34, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support FP now because of the work that Wilfredor did to document things properly. Cmao20 (talk) 17:08, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 08:51, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20. Yann (talk) 19:30, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:18, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 18:15, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:02, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20. Impressive artwork, impressive reproduction. – Aristeas (talk) 18:54, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Plage de l'Anse du Vieux Fort (19).jpg

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Plage de l'Anse du Vieux Fort in commune of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe, France

File:Canadian Museum for Human Rights and downtown Winnipeg skyline at night, Manitoba, Canada.jpg

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights at night, viewed from The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with its illuminated glass atrium and spire rising above the downtown skyline. In the foreground, the illuminated "WINNIPEG" sign and the CN stage are visible.

File:Cala Pulcino 2023-11-15.jpg

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Cala Pulcino
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Italy#Sicily
  •  Info: Pulcino Cove, Lampedusa; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 13:21, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 13:21, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Remember If this is actually a panorama, add {{Panorama}} or {{Stitch}} to the description so the check exempts it. --Wilfredor (talk) 13:39, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I am enjoying your photographs of bays and coves. I find this one especially well composed because of the gentle curve of dappled shadows, and the light is also lovely. Cmao20 (talk) 00:04, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
Thank you! There is definitely no shortage of these in Sicily... --The Cosmonaut (talk) 00:59, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 12:48, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose The upper right part ist quite unsharp. And overall I miss the WOW effect. --Uoaei1 (talk) 13:09, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I've to agree, sorry. Poco a poco (talk) 19:05, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 06:38, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 10:25, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support //shb (t • c) 03:50, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Not only the rightmost part is unsharp but the background at large. It would need a larger dof. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 20:53, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Still beautiful calm landscape despite some technical issues. Юрий Д.К. 22:58, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Cap Hmem grottes.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Tunisia
  •  Info created by Smailtn – uploaded by Smailtn – nominated by Smailtn -- SAIDI Ismail (talk) 12:33, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- SAIDI Ismail (talk) 12:33, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Support Remember If this is actually a panorama, add {{Panorama}} or {{Stitch}} to the description so the check exempts it. --Wilfredor (talk) 13:40, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    Hi Wilfredor, thank you Panorama added SAIDI Ismail (talk) 17:54, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Missing wow and sharpness. Light is dull. Below the FP-bar. --Milseburg (talk) 15:11, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry. It's QI for sure but I'm not really understanding the composition here. I'd like to see more of the rock formations at the bottom - the composition looks a little incomplete/arbitrarily cut-off without them. Cmao20 (talk) 00:01, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
    Hello, I can't move back any further to get a full shot of the rocks. This is the ideal photo for capturing these caves from below. SAIDI Ismail (talk) 07:35, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Imho nice landscape Юрий Д.К. 22:54, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Milseburg has a good point about light/sharpness and I understand Cmao20’s point with the rocks, but if I view the image in full size without any distracting stuff around it, it still impresses me and gives a very good impression of the caves. – Aristeas (talk) 09:28, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
    Hi Aristeas, thank you SAIDI Ismail (talk) 20:56, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Yogyakarta Indonesia Prambanan-temple-complex-02.jpg

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Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Prambanan temple complex.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#Indonesia
  •  Info created and uploaded by Cccefalon – nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:42, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good quality image of an architectural wonder. -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:42, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I agree. Maybe the light could be nicer but apart from that it's hard to think how this could have been done better. Cmao20 (talk) 01:12, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 02:58, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 08:02, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 10:03, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:05, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support. · · · 🌸 Rachmat04 · 🍵 10:45, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Detail is not the best but the compo is very good Poco a poco (talk) 11:45, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 13:45, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Oh my; that's something. Wolverine X-eye 16:18, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose (for now) The picture is nice when opened in full size. But the subject seems underexposed otherwise. I tried to improve it, and believe it is possible to make the buildings brighter. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:48, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    Pinging @Cccefalon: for what they make of this suggestion. Personally, adding very slight brilliance in the buildings may be an improvement, but to me it is also completely OK as is. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:29, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Light is not good here. In any case i would low exposure of sky and increase subject-structures, withoud grass which is yalling already. --Mile (talk) 08:19, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Poco. //shb (t • c) 03:51, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:59, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

File:20260317 Medinilla magnifica 02.jpg

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closed flower of a showy medinilla in the Botanischer Garten Munich, Germany

File:Echinops bannaticus (la boule azurée).jpg

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Echinops bannaticus in bloom in July in Monchecourt, France.

File:Scarlet dragonfly in Jahraa reserve farms 1.jpg

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File:House - Playa Santiago 01.jpg

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House at Playa Santiago, La Gomera
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Spain
  •  Info created by Llez – uploaded by Llez – nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 12:48, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Llez (talk) 12:48, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment I like this picture but I am having trouble seeing it as sufficiently outstanding in composition or subject for FP. I would like to hear more from you about why you nominated this picture, in the hope that it helps me see it in a different way. Cmao20 (talk) 13:08, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
    •  Comment It is an old, abandoned - let's say "dead" - building surrounded green, healthy, "living" trees and shrubs and it shows therfore the contrast between past and present life. Let us wait a few more years, and life will return to where dead walls stand today. --Llez (talk) 13:49, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  • I'm convinced.  Support. Cmao20 (talk) 15:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 17:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose From the description, this appears to be a normal house rather than a special building or a monument. While the photo is technically good, it doesn't have the "wow" factor I expect from a Featured Picture. In my opinion, it is not FP, sorry. Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 07:45, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Юрий Д.К. 09:45, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:53, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 10:20, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:34, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose I agree, sorry, alone in my village there are a bunch of houses similar to this one. Poco a poco (talk) 20:33, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Cylindropuntia imbricata July 2026-2.jpg

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Flower of 'walking stick cane
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Cactaceae
  •  Info Flower of the so-called walking stick cane cactus (Cylindropuntia imbricata), which grows in the southwest United States and Mexico and is considered as an invasive species in other parts of the world. The name comes from the traditional use of its wooden structure. This picture intends to show the contrast between the gorgeous flower and the long and nasty spines, some of them barbed. All by Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 20:01, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Well composed Cmao20 (talk) 12:39, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 19:05, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 03:08, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support I like the image overall, but I wish the flower had a better framing --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 07:41, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:46, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Indeed the contrast between the beautiful flower and the spines makes the image. – Aristeas (talk) 08:15, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:46, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment 14% of the full sensor pixels, também o sujeito principal (flor) está sendo atacado por uma espinha --Wilfredor (talk) 02:42, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Mandelbrot Set Image 112.png

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Fragment of the Mandelbrot set, using perturbation theory. Coordinate X approx -2.0. View size 1.15e-119. Rendered using 8x8 SSAA (Super-Sampling Anti-Aliasing). C++ source code included.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic_media/Computer-generated#Mathematics
  •  Info Deep zoom near the extreme western tip of the Mandelbrot set at X ≈ -2.0 (specifically -1.999995...). View size: 1.15 × 10⁻¹¹⁹. The structure exhibits a striking symmetry resembling a dividing cell, or a stylized infinity symbol (∞). Rendered using perturbation theory with 8×8 SSAA (Super-Sampling Anti-Aliasing). C++ source code is included below. CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1055, 6 x Сore. Time spent: 21 hours. Created, uploaded and nominated by Aokoroko -- Aokoroko (talk) 10:32, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Aokoroko (talk) 10:32, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Wikipedian12512 (talk) 13:17, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment For what it's worth, the top/bottom crop feels too tight. That is, I feel like there should be slightly more "blue" visible. Also, it's impressive that you can render detail at that level of 'zoom', but i'm curious if this particular structure at ('cell division') was already known or if you 'discovered' it while searching for an interesting structure. tyvm Pdanese (talk) 19:43, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
    I'm doing more "blue" now! 21 hours!
    Well, I was looking for interesting structure, yes. Aokoroko (talk) 20:22, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose This color combination is too vibrant and the image itself isn't that good either. Wolverine X-eye 09:00, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  • ✓ Done Aokoroko (talk) 18:15, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:38, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support very nice, mathematically generated image -- George Chernilevsky talk 18:48, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support This is one of the images I like more. I wonder where within the Mandelbrot set we have a structure that connects both shapes. --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 20:35, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
    Addendum: I am glad I have an AMD TR 7970X, doing this with a Phenom must be a lot of pain :D --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 20:36, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support It is very time-consuming to find such regions.--Majow (talk) 07:54, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 09:41, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment @Aokoroko: It would be great to include in the image file a scheme showing the exact location, in Mandelbrot set, where the picture was calculated. I assume that no part of this image depicts parts of the Mandelbrot set itself, which is usuaaly painted black. Which would mean that this was taken from somme peripheric part and the differemt colours correspond to different numbers of iterations before the cycle diverged. Am I right? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 12:47, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    Scheme showing the exact location, in Mandelbrot set - and how??? Is there one somewhere? At X ≈ -2.0 (specifically -1.999995...)!!! Aokoroko (talk) 13:05, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot-with-xy-grid.png -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:10, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    You are partly right! Yes, the vibrant colored areas represent the escape time (the number of iterations before the sequence diverges to infinity).
    However, parts of the Mandelbrot set itself are actually present in this image. Inside those small 'infinity' structures, there are tiny, dark island copies of the main Mandelbrot set (micro-cardioids).
    As mentioned in the description, this is a deep zoom at X ≈ -2.0 (specifically -1.999995...). This location is at the very tip of the main antenna (the extreme western needle) of the Mandelbrot set. Since the zoom is incredibly deep (1.15 × 10⁻¹¹⁹), making a visual map/scheme is practically impossible, as any standard resolution overview map would look like a single atom or completely disappear at this scale. The exact numerical coordinates provided are the only way to locate it. Aokoroko (talk) 13:15, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    Re = -1.99999543561201124623198345433951143502785679245726844745821388800402678
    499411681518036306219179273434395557574279985918047221291197081186140687781560831995
    and
    Im = -0.00000000000000000000000026198152173811047783694060060607013913873144250
    985383083459221663448338433592617272786772587281530484110756597337683912309313885172
    Width = 0.76e-119 Aokoroko (talk) 13:31, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    And if you zoom in - not by 10e-119 but by 4.6e-162 (and 162 digits of Re and Im) - you can see a large Mandelbrot set! Aokoroko (talk) 15:37, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    Re = -1.999995435612011246231983454339511435027856792457268
    4474582138880040267849941168151803630621917927343439555757
    427998591804722129119708118614068778156083199446008941139
    and
    Im = -0.000000000000000000000000261981521738110477836940600
    6060701391387314425098538308345922166344833843359261727278
    677258728153048411075659733768391230931388517168205369880
    4.6e-162 A large Mandelbrot set! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot_large.png Aokoroko (talk) 16:42, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    At this magnification, however, iteration counts higher than 50,000 are required. Majow (talk) 18:00, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    Yes! Aokoroko (talk) 18:27, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    I think it was already demonstrated that there are no disjointed parts of the Mandelbrot set. That is, all of them are interconnected. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:39, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    Well, yes! Aokoroko (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    According to en:Mandelbrot set#Basic properties: Douady and Hubbard showed that the Mandelbrot set is connected. They constructed an explicit conformal isomorphism between the complement of the Mandelbrot set and the complement of the closed unit disk. Mandelbrot had originally conjectured that the Mandelbrot set is disconnected. This conjecture was based on computer pictures generated by programs that are unable to detect the thin filaments connecting different parts of . Upon further experiments, he revised his conjecture, deciding that should be connected. A topological proof of the connectedness was discovered in 2001 by Jeremy Kahn.[1] Majow (talk) 23:10, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Indeed, I have a question. I assume that no point in this image belongs to the M-set, that is, iterations diverged to infinity in all of them. Which means calculations were made in the close periphery. Am I right? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:20, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
    No! The point in the middle (horizontal and vertical – both in the center) – in e-162 gives the Mandelbrot set!!! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot_large.png Aokoroko (talk) 23:07, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
    If the point in the middle belongs to the Mandelbrot set, then there must be other M-set parts connected to it because the whole M set is connected. Were they caught by your algorithm? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:21, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
    I am familiar with the algorithm: the algorithm is based on a dot grid and smooths the calculated colors by averaging; consequently, it cannot capture these fine filaments. However, this is not a flaw, but an artistic decision. --Majow (talk) 06:37, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
    You are absolutely right mathematically: the Mandelbrot set is connected, and these parts must be linked. However, there is a huge difference between mathematical truth and pixel resolution. At this extreme zoom (Width = 4.6 × 10⁻¹⁶²). When we look at the wider view (10⁻¹¹⁹), the grid of pixels is way too coarse. The connecting threads are billions of times smaller than a single pixel at that scale, so they completely "drop through the cracks" of the grid. They exist, but they are physically invisible to the rendering algorithm at that magnification level. It's like trying to see a 1-millimeter wire on a map of the entire solar system. Aokoroko (talk) 12:22, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
    If we dig deeper into the geometry of the thing, we realize then the M-set might not be locally connected, meaning that the connection between two points may be infinitely complex, not just a succession of hyperbolic shapes or a simple one-dimensional filament. This question is the famous MLC conjecture. Proving it may be enough to win the Fields medal!.... -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:25, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
    You are absolutely right, and it's brilliant that you brought up the MLC (Mandelbrot Local Connectedness) conjecture! The topology of the M-set at these scales is indeed mind-bogglingly complex, and proving MLC is one of the "Holy Grails" of modern mathematics. However, whether the M-set is locally connected or not, the practical problem with our render remains the same: the resolution gap. If MLC is true, the connecting filaments exist but are infinitely thin (thinner than our pixel grid), so the algorithm misses them. If MLC is false and the local structure is an unimaginably complex, non-locally-connected monster, those chaotic connections are still microscopic and completely hidden inside the sub-pixel space. So either way—whether it's a beautiful 1D filament or a topological nightmare—the standard escape-time algorithm at 10e-119 simply doesn't have the resolution to capture it! Aokoroko (talk) 21:19, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Researcher holding a lab mouse - Crimean Federal University - ANDY7392.jpg

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Researcher holding mouse
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Work#Scientists
  •  Info created by Andrey Chernogorodov – uploaded by Andrey Chernogorodov – nominated by LetmeEditit -- LetmeEditit (talk) 09:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- LetmeEditit (talk) 09:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Not a nice subject but certainly a well composed picture with plenty of value to Wikimedia projects. Cmao20 (talk) 14:26, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose composition trouble: unfortunate cropping at the bottom and especially on the left, half of the main character's head is missing -- George Chernilevsky talk 15:17, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose as per George. The tight crop, especially cutting off much of the researcher's head, weakens the composition. This would be a good candidate for COM:VIC instead. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:09, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Beside illustrating animal cruelty, I don't see much value. Quality is OK, but composition is not really interesting. Yann (talk) 19:21, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Bad crop, bad composition, normal quality and in all honesty not special enough to be featured. Wolverine X-eye 08:50, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per above. It might be valuable for the people in the image who are part of the context, but for viewers, I don't see much value in a poor creature hanging by its tail and the smile of the young lady present at this scene. I'm not very familiar with VIC, but I don't think this is an example of the best image within scope. -- IamMM (talk) 09:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment I'm surprised people don't like the composition, that was the reason why I nominated the image: I like the curve of the girls' faces and their gazes looking up at the mouse, which to me is the focal point of the image. I understand being upset at the animal cruelty on display, but I think it is a good illustration of the subject (animal testing), and I think that how upsetting a subject is should not decide whether it is FP or not. I think this image, in its controversial theme, can spark an interesting debate. LetmeEditit (talk) 11:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support: I agree that this is actually a well-composed image, ethical issues aside. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:58, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Strong support I find the curve of the arm and faces to be very interesting compositionally, and I believe the bright colors and expressions conflicting with the condemnable subject matter give this picture notable complexity. In my opinion this photograph has plenty of utility even judging solely by virtue of the reaction it warranted here. I interpret it as an illustration of how, when given justification, people allow themselves to be happy with the reprehensible. Depiction of the controversial should not be discouraged, as it allows us to see the real state of the world, instead of just what we agree with. — Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Yes, the photo is well composed, but it does not mitigate the implicit animal cruelty. In a way, depicting that reality with a nice picture seems to blank what it represents. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:43, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I think there is an important distinction between illustrating cruelty and supporting cruelty. This is a well composed image that illustrates a common practice which is perceived by many to be cruel. Would featuring it mean that we support the cruelty? I don't think so. An aside: we have several images of animals as food. One, iirc, of several dead pig carcasses in a market. Those images were featured. I don't see how this is more cruel than that, and I say this as a meat eater. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  • I agree with this. I don't like what's going on in the photograph but I don't think that should preclude it from FP. Cmao20 (talk) 23:59, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Crop-compo, colors. --Mile (talk) 08:21, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Wed 22 Jul → Mon 27 Jul
Thu 23 Jul → Tue 28 Jul
Fri 24 Jul → Wed 29 Jul
Sat 25 Jul → Thu 30 Jul
Sun 26 Jul → Fri 31 Jul
Mon 27 Jul → Sat 01 Aug

Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)

Sat 18 Jul → Mon 27 Jul
Sun 19 Jul → Tue 28 Jul
Mon 20 Jul → Wed 29 Jul
Tue 21 Jul → Thu 30 Jul
Wed 22 Jul → Fri 31 Jul
Thu 23 Jul → Sat 01 Aug
Fri 24 Jul → Sun 02 Aug
Sat 25 Jul → Mon 03 Aug
Sun 26 Jul → Tue 04 Aug
Mon 27 Jul → Wed 05 Aug

Closing nominations manually

The following description explains how to close nominations manually. Normally this is not necessary, as FPCBot takes care of counting the votes, closing and archiving the nominations. When the Bot has counted the votes, a user needs to check and approve the result; everything else is done by the Bot. Therefore, the following instructions are normally only needed for delist-and-replace nominations that the Bot cannot (yet) process, and in case the Bot malfunctions. The closing can be done by any experienced user. If you need help, just ask on the FPC talk page.

  1. On Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the nomination, then [edit].
    • Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line):
      {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=(“yes” or “no”)|gallery=xxx|sig=~~~~}}
      (You can leave the gallery parameter blank if the image was not featured. If the nomination contains alternatives, you must add the alternative=xxx parameter with the name of the selected image between the gallery and the sig parameter. See {{FPC-results-reviewed}} for examples and more explanations.)
    • Edit the title of the nomination and add featured or not featured after the link – for example:
      === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
      becomes
      === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
    • Save your edit.
  2. If it is featured:
    1. 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.
    2. Add the picture to the appropriate featured picture gallery page and section. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images on Commons:Featured pictures, list to find the gallery page, and search for the correct section. (An image should only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.)
    3. Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image or part of a set nomination, use the com-nom parameter. For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted in the nomination Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}} You also need the com-nom parameter if the image gets renamed.
      • 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}}
    4. Head over to the structured data for the image and add the “Commons quality assessment” claim (P6731) “Wikimedia Commons featured picture” (Q63348049).
    5. Add the picture to the chronological archives of featured pictures. Place it at the end of the gallery using this format:
      File:xxxxx.jpg|# '''Title'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]<br> {{s|xxx}}, {{o|xxx}}, {{n|xxx}}
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other entries on that page for examples. (If you want to do everything perfectly, link that number to the nomination subpage, just like FPCBot does this. It allows users to jump directly to the nomination.)
      • The Title should be replaced by the bare name of the featured picture, without the ‘File:’ or the file extension (such as .jpg .tif .svg).
      • The x in {{s|x}}, {{o|x}}, {{n|x}} should be replaced by the count of support, oppose, and neutral votes respectively.
      • If the nomination was a set nomination, use this format:
        File:xxxxx.jpg|# '''Set: Title (Z files)'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]<br> {{s|x}}, {{o|x}}, {{n|x}}
        Replace the Z in (Z files) by the count of images in the set, and use the name of the first image from the set instead of File:xxxxx.jpg and for the title.
    6. Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the talk page of the nominator. For set nominations, use:
      == Set Promoted to FP ==
      <gallery>
      File:XXXXXX.jpg
      File:XXXXXX.jpg
      </gallery>
      {{FPpromotionSet2|YYYYY}}      , using the names of the set files instead of the XXXXXX and the title of the set instead of YYYYY.
    7. Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotedUploader|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the talk page of the user who has uploaded the image, if that user is not the same as the nominator.
    8. Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotedCreator|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the talk page of the creator, if the author is a different Commons user than nominator and uploader.
  3. Add candidate archive categories to the nomination so that people can easily find and evaluate past nominations (this applies also to unsuccessful, {{FPX}}-d, {{FPD}}-d and {{Withdraw}}-n nominations). It’s best practice to wrap all these categories in a <noinclude>...</noinclude> section because they apply only to the nomination itself, not to the log page etc. which transclude it. You need three or four categories:
    1. A category for the month and year, like Category:July 2026 featured picture candidates for the current month.
    2. A category for the type and result of the nomination, like Category:2026 successful candidates for featured picture status; replace “successful” by “unsuccessful”, “FPXed”, “FPDed” or “withdrawn”, depending on the final result of the nomination (see the supercategory for common values).
    3. A category for the subject of the nomination, like Category:2026 featured picture candidates of plants. Replace “plants” by one of the possible subject keywords like “animals”, “architecture”, etc.; see the base category for all common keywords. Basically the subject keywords correspond to the first part of the gallery link.
    4. If the nomination is a set nomination, add Category:2026 featured picture set nominations.
  4. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}-d, {{FPD}}-d and {{Withdraw}}-n nominations), you have to move the transclusion (the {{ }} and the text within those) of the nomination to the current log page.
    • To find the current log page, visit the first page of the log for this month. If the header of that page contains a link with the text “Next part of this month”, the log for this month has been split into several parts because it contains too many entries. Click on the “Next part …” link and repeat this until you reach a page where the header does not offer a “Next part …” link; that’s the last and current log page.
    • Now open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you are closing. It will be of the form: {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}} or: {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/XXXXX}}.
    • Copy that line to the bottom of the current log page and save that page. Then remove the same line from the candidate list and save that page.

Closing a delisting nomination

  1. On 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):
    {{FPC-delist-results-reviewed|delist=x|keep=x|neutral=x|delisted=yes/no|sig=~~~~}}
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/File:Ensifera ensifera (22271195865).jpg)
  2. Edit the title of the delisting nomination and add delisted or not delisted after the image title; for example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Add candidate archive categories to the nomination; this works the same way as described above for featured picture nominations. The only difference is that the category for type and status must be of the form Category:2026 successful candidates for delisting from featured picture status, or Category:2026 successful candidates for delisting and replacing featured pictures if this is a delist-and-replace nomination. Substitute “unsuccessful”, “FPXed”, “FPDed” or “withdrawn” for “successful”, depending on the final result of the nomination.
  4. Move the transclusion of the nomination to the current log page; please see above for an explanation how to find the current log page and how to move the nomination to it.
  5. 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:
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in the chronological archive 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 must not be removed from the chronological archives.
  6. 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 section above. 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.

Archiving a withdrawn nomination

If a nomination has been withdrawn by the nominator by using {{Withdraw}} or is cancelled with {{FPX}} or {{FPD}}, wait 24 hours after the nomination was last edited. If there has been no objection to the cancellation within this time, the nomination can simply be archived. Just add candidate archive categories to the nomination itself, then move the transclusion of the nomination to the current log page; please see above for an explanation how to find the current log page and how to move the nomination to it.

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  1. ↑ Kahn, Jeremy (8 August 2001). The Mandelbrot Set is Connected: a Topological Proof.