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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:Queen Emma Bridge 2026-04-12.jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Apr 2026 at 17:41:56 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Queen Emma Bridge

File:Arco Antico (Castelmola).jpg

Voting period ends on 30 Apr 2026 at 17:42:06 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Arco Antico (Castelmola)

File:Half geopende bladknop van een lijsterbes (Sorbus) 29-03-2026. (d.j.b).jpg

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Half-open leaf bud with the flower buds of a Sorbus in between

File:Hawaiian monk seal close-up (Neomonachus schauinslandi).jpg

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Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi)

File:Ergaki, Mountain lake Skazka, Rock formations, Sayan Mountains, Russia.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Apr 2026 at 17:33:04 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Mountain lake and rock formations in the upper reaches of the Kebezh River, Sayan Mountains.

File:China Tianjin 5227691.jpg

Voting period ends on 29 Apr 2026 at 10:54:55 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Concert hall in Tianjin

File:Keulenfuß-Trichterling (Ampulloclitocybe clavipes) Bruderwald-20251101-RM-155209.jpg

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Keulenfuß-Trichterling (Ampulloclitocybe clavipes) im Bruderwald in Bamberg

File:Wisła wczesnym ranem poniżej zapory w Łączanach pod Krakowem, 20250105 0836 6943.jpg

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Vistula River in the early morning below the dam in Łączany

File:Spaceship Earth (art002e008487).jpg

Voting period ends on 28 Apr 2026 at 22:06:44 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Space_exploration#Astronauts
  •  Info created by NASA – uploaded by OptimusPrimeBot – nominated by Señor Aluminio -- Alu (talk) 22:06, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Image of high encyclopedic and symbolic value, documenting a representative moment of contemporary space exploration. The composition, based on the contrast between the astronaut’s silhouette and the Earth, clearly illustrates the relationship between humanity and its planet from space. It is particularly notable for depicting the first woman to travel toward the Moon, adding historical and social significance. Although the resolution is limited, as it was captured with a mobile device, this aspect reinforces its character as a testimony of our time. Its strong visual impact and wide international media circulation have made it one of the iconic images of the mission, fulfilling the criteria of value and relevance required. -- Alu (talk) 22:06, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support vip (talk) 22:09, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support TheBritinator (talk) 01:53, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment It is probably the first time that a front camera phone selfie is nominated. Interesting. ★ 04:10, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support – Julian Lupyan (talk) 08:08, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 09:36, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Interesting mobile phone picture but over-processed with artifacts and low resolution. Educational for sure, but not FP in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:04, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Stunning capture of a truly unique moment, but sadly poor technical quality, likely from image compression and automated in-phone image "optimization". --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 16:08, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support The resolution may be low, but the photograph is very special: deeply human, caring, and maybe even humane, with a dynamic, multi-layered composition reinforcing the depth. It’s quite low-key and might benefit from a slight shadow reveal and a very slight overall exposure boost, if the original raw file is available, but that’s up to the author to decide. --Argenberg (talk) 17:44, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Basile.Ermell (talk) 18:56, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Julesvernex2 (talk) 08:49, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Basile. Yann (talk) 18:26, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Guzman Blanco, Antonio, Gallica, Nadar.jpg

Voting period ends on 28 Apr 2026 at 18:01:30 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Antonio Guzman Blanco
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical/People#1880-1890
  •  Info created by Nadar – uploaded, restored and nominated by Jebulon -- Jebulon (talk) 18:01, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Historical portrait of a venezuelian politician, who was three times (non consecutive terms) president of his country. This picture was taken by Nadar when Guzman Blanco was in Paris, where he died in 1899. We don't have many historical pictures of south america and south american people. Restored by me. The restoration was tedious and difficult.-- Jebulon (talk) 18:01, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Very good restoration. Yann (talk) 19:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:49, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Ireland Bantry House BW 2025-09-13 12-15-38.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:170 Banded mongoose at sunset in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Banded mongoose at sunset in Etosha National Park

File:174 Male Springbok in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Male Springbok in Etosha National Park

File:Sonnenuntergang auf dem Pferdskopf im Winter.jpg

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Sunset on the Pferdskopf in the Rhön Mountains in Winter

File:Buff-breasted sandpiper, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge (52549597398).jpg

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Buff-breasted sandpiper at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.

File:E-2C Hawkeye sits on the flight deck of USS Enterprise 121008-N-JL826-020.jpg

Voting period ends on 28 Apr 2026 at 07:12:05 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A Grumman Hawkeye aircraft on a flight deck at night
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  •  Info created by Brooks B. Patton Jr. – uploaded by Marcd30319 – nominated by Gbawden -- Gbawden (talk) 07:12, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Gbawden (talk) 07:12, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Exciting aircraft and scene, but sadly it is quite noisy and the stars are already forming visible trails at 8 s exposure. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 10:20, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Aciarium, the scene looks cool but its way too noisy. TheBritinator (talk) 12:31, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Mannelijke katjes van een els (Alnus) 03-03-2026. (actm.) 01.jpg

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Male catkins of an alder
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File:Head Gaur Sheikalmudi Valparai Feb26 A7CR 10338.jpg

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Gaur portrait (Bos gaurus), Sheikalmudi, Valparai taluk, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India

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Bab Bou Jeloud framing minaret of Bou Inania Madrasa, Fes, Morocco

File:DSC07729 Sommerblumenschau Pavilion, Flower Gardens Hirschstetten, 2025-07.jpg

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The "Sommerblumenschau" Pavilion in a field of flowers at the Flower Gardens Hirschstetten (Vienna).

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Northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina) juvenile male

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Common grass yellow (Eurema hecabe hecabe)

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St. Augustine's Monastery, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany

File:KiwiRail DXC 5039 with TranzAlpine Cass - Cora Lynn.jpg

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KiwiRail's DXC 5039 with TranzAlpine 803 Christchurch - Greymouth pictured between Cass and Cora Lynn (near Arthur's Pass), New Zealand
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  •  Info created by Kabelleger – uploaded by Kabelleger – nominated by Bruce1ee -- —Bruce1eetalk 07:34, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- —Bruce1eetalk 07:34, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice view. TheBritinator (talk) 12:03, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Beautiful scene. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 19:19, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent composition --Tagooty (talk) 03:39, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:32, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 08:01, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Outstanding motif, but sharpness is not that good in detail. --Milseburg (talk) 09:04, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:08, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 15:50, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 18:31, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I like trains. I can kinda understand what Milseburg is referring to regarding sharpness --- it seems that the foliage are smeared out and there's some weird AI denoise going on. But I suppose this shot can only be captured with a drone and this $2000 DJI Mavic 3 is already fairly decent as far as drones go (short of getting a $20k DJI Inspire 3). dllu (talk) 22:55, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:53, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support A Kabelleger's one !--Jebulon (talk) 21:51, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Yellow mongoose - Kgalagadi National Park, South Africa.jpg

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File:Aachener-Dom-Oktogon-Barbarossaleuchter-Blick-Altar-2026.jpg

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View eastward through the Carolingian octagon of Aachen Cathedral with the Romanesque Barbarossa Chandelier (c. 1165–70) and the neo-Byzantine mosaics of the upper gallery (1896–1902) toward the Gothic choir hall.
 Support Great angle, it captures the sense of depth so well NGUYENKIMCHI210 (talk) 06:41, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Lotharkreuz-Domschatzkammer-Aachen-2026.jpg

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Imperial face of the Cross of Lothair, an Ottonian crux gemmata from the Rhine-Meuse region, c. 1000, in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury. At the crossing, an antique cameo with the portrait of the laurel-crowned Emperor Augustus; on the lower arm, the engraved rock crystal seal inscribed with the name of King Lothair II of Lotharingia (855–869).

File:Elgin Cathedral from Newmill Road.jpg

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The historic ruins of Elgin Cathedral, dating back to the 13th century, was once the seat of the Bishop of Moray. The photograph is taken from the south-west on Newmill Road, next to the Landshut bridge.

File:Palacio de Topkapı, Estambul, Turquía, 2024-09-30, DD 90-92 HDR.jpg

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Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

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Mating lions (Panthera leo), Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

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Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in the morning mist

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ISS-43 Northern Europe

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Ancestral Gallery (Münchner Residenz)

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View from Petsophas, Crete
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  • All by C messier -- C messier (talk) 21:13, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  • View of the northeastern point of Crete from the peak of Petsophas. The peak during the minoan time (2nd millenium BCE) was a significant sanctuary of the town below it. The calm sea and sunlight farmland contrasts with the omnimous rain clouds.  Support -- C messier (talk) 21:13, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose The composition doesn’t quite do it for me, I feel as though there might be a little too much sky – Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:29, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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File:Nyhavn Copenhagen 2025.jpg

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Boats on the Nyhavn Canal, in Copenhagen (Denmark)

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Assemblée des Capucins l'Assemblée des aristocrates, ou l'harmonica des aristocruches

File:Turkana Woman, Uganda (in explore) - Flickr - Rod Waddington (1).jpg

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Turkana Woman, Uganda
The quality is lower now and your version is worse -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:59, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
Increasing size for the sake of increasing size is meaningless. If anything, I'd hope to have the file size of my images as low as possible while preserving the quality for the sake of accessibility. TheBritinator (talk) 07:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per Basile. Reverted. Yann (talk) 08:01, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
    You reverted to the initial version but still opposes it. Why? ★ 15:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
Only one word for description, are you mocking us? -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:09, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
The word refers to Karamoja, the region where probably the photo was taken. PS: My question was not answered. ★ 04:22, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  • OK, reverted my oppose. Still Arion, you are constantly violating the community decision regarding your participation to FPC. You should find another hobby before being forced to do so. Yann (talk) 10:50, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
    Don't take your words as a general idea, the community seems OK with me, since the same community continues to support my nominations. ★ 11:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
    People are supporting your nominations, not necessarily your actions. For at least a few here it would seem that your unnecessary changes being reverted is what it took. TheBritinator (talk) 17:31, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
    He said explicitly "participation", which involves the act of nominating. ★ 20:26, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
    You were expected to stay away from FPC if you were unblocked. Yann (talk) 08:03, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
    I'm sorry for not meeting your expectations. ★ 02:40, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Crno jezero - 2.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Peter-Magyar-portrait-2026.jpg

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Portrait of Péter Magyar at Heroes' Square, Budapest (15 March 2026). This photograph has become an international icon of the 2026 political transition in Hungary, symbolizing the end of one era and the beginning of another. It is a professional-grade portrait with over 467.000 transclusions across Wikimedia projects, meeting the criteria for high illustrative merit. This version is a crop focused on the subject's expression; digital restoration was limited to technical cleaning of minor scratches and spots to ensure high encyclopedic standards.
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  •  Info Portrait of Péter Magyar at Heroes' Square, Budapest (15 March 2026). This photograph has become an international icon of the 2026 political transition in Hungary, symbolizing the end of one era and the beginning of another. It is a professional-grade portrait with over 467.000 transclusions across Wikimedia projects. This version is a crop focused on the subject's expression; digital restoration was limited to technical cleaning of minor scratches and spots to ensure high encyclopedic standards. Created by Bánhalmi Norbert – uploaded by Bánhalmi Norbert – nominated by Bánhalmi Norbert -- Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 21:56, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Off-centre, not the greatest lighting either. TheBritinator (talk) 19:30, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
    Thank you @TheBritinator
    The composition is intentional; placing the subject off-centre adds a sense of direction and purpose to the portrait, which is a common technique in environmental portraiture. The lighting reflects the actual atmosphere of the event (late afternoon sun), providing a realistic and heroic aesthetic that a more 'perfect' or artificial studio lighting would lack.
    Other version: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter-Magyar-Budapest-15-03-2026.jpg Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 20:35, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
    I understand, but I just don't really like this kind of portrait. It could very well just be me. TheBritinator (talk) 20:42, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
    Thank you for the clarification, @TheBritinator. I respect that personal tastes differ. My goal was to capture the raw, atmospheric reality of the moment rather than a polished studio look. It’s interesting to see how different viewers react to it—meanwhile, the community's response has been overwhelming, with the file reaching nearly 5 million views and 50,000+ transclusions in just a few weeks. I appreciate your input Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 21:01, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
Actually, I think the off-centre framing works very well and lends a sense of dynamism to the image. Gatoclass (talk) 23:43, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
 Support I agree. Good example of lead room. ★ 03:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
Thank you! Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 20:31, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good portrait, high value. Yann (talk) 08:04, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
    @Yann Thank you! Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 20:30, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, can't get over the unbalanced composition, harsh lighting (and squinting into the sun) and upward perspective (which doesn't feel intentional). Sharpness isn't great either. AVDLCZ (talk) 15:22, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
    Thanks @AVDLCZ The upward perspective and off-centre composition are, in fact, intentional stylistic choices. They follow the conventions of 'heroic portraiture,' which is highly relevant in the context of a public rally to convey leadership and determination. Furthermore, the harsh lighting and the subject's expression are authentic markers of a 'raw realism' style—documenting a moment in direct sunlight during a national event, rather than a sterile, controlled studio environment.Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 20:24, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support In my view, the composition works very well, and the lighting complements it. – Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:15, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
    @Julian LupyanThank you so much! Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 20:30, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Looks great in thumb size but the level of detail is unfortunately just too low, sorry Poco a poco (talk) 20:18, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
    @Poco a poco The texture and intentional grain (noise) were preserved to evoke the atmosphere of classic photojournalism and analog film, emphasizing authenticity over digital over-processing. While 'pixel-perfection' is a standard for still-life, for a 'candid' portrait captured with a telephoto lens in a moving crowd, the encyclopedic value and the iconic nature of the shot far outweigh the need for high-frequency digital detail. Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 20:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Poco. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 23:26, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
    @AciariumIt is important to consider the Global File Usage statistics of this image. With nearly 500,000 usages across dozens of language wikis, the community has already validated this portrait as the definitive visual representation of the subject. A 'Featured Picture' should reflect not just technical specs, but also impact and reach—this image has clearly become a central node in the global knowledge ecosystem due to its powerful artistic concept. Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 20:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
    @Bánhalmi Norbert: Your description perfectly matches the requirements for Valued Images. Yes, high-impact images (like this one, without a doubt) don't need to have perfect technical quality to be eligible as Featured Pictures, and there are some cases where an image is an FP, but not a QI. However, I think there is a certain quality threshold below of which the significance of an image, no matter how high it may be, can hardly outweigh technical issues - which I think is the case here. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 20:36, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
    @Aciarium Thank you for your feedback. Regarding the technical quality, it is worth noting that this image has already been assessed and promoted to Quality Image (QI) status. This confirms that the community has found its technical execution (focus, exposure, and composition) to meet the required standards for high-quality media on Commons.
    While I understand that FP has a higher bar, the QI badge serves as formal recognition that there are no disqualifying technical flaws. Given that its technical soundness is already validated, I believe its extraordinary historical significance and global impact (nearly 500,000 usages) provide the "extra" value needed to reach the Featured Picture level. Bánhalmi Norbert (talk) 06:31, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
    I think we should let the nominated images (mostly) speak for themselves. If someone isn’t convinced by a nomination, so be it. But there is no point in trying to persuade people to support an image through lengthy arguments likely written by AI. —Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 07:34, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
    I concur. As the one who (coincidentally) reviewed this for quality image, I have no doubt that it is a decent image but just not FP; an image can be a good QI but not a FP imo. Also, how much a picture is used on a page is meaningless for FP – it could have little to no value on-wiki but still work for FP. TheBritinator (talk) 19:16, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Monster Building courtyard upward view Quarry Bay Hong Kong 2024 dllu.jpg

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Courtyard of the Yick Cheong building
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  •  Info created by dllu – uploaded by dllu – nominated by Dllu -- dllu (talk) 18:11, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- dllu (talk) 18:11, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support May feel a little custrophobic, but the image resonates. --GRDN711 (talk) 19:37, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 08:11, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 08:30, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Nurtenge (talk) 12:58, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Existing FP is far superior. —kallerna (talk) 17:04, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
    Not sure if it is so clear cut as "far superior". One is an oversaturated nighttime view and the other is a daytime view with twice the resolution. Each photo has its strengths imo. Also, just a friendly reminder that the guidelines suggest not to make low-effort opposes and to "Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate (which has been carefully selected by the author/nominator)." dllu (talk) 17:21, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
Would be fair IMO to at least mention existing FP in the nomination, especially when the composition is this much similar. Also, I do not agree with the guidelines that supporting & nominating an image can be done without hesition, but opposing should be much harder. —kallerna (talk) 17:44, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
Fair point, my bad for not being aware of the existing FP. I did a cursory search and didn't find it under Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#China. Apparently, that image was categorized under cityscapes despite primarily featuring one building only. dllu (talk) 17:53, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
It’s interesting to compare these pictures side by side. The night version has a ‘plastic’, oversaturated, cartoonish look with a weird purple sky and apparently color shifts, all from a regular APS-C sensor. In editing style, it looks as if it pretends to be nice and impactful. The day version is a serious yet magical rendering from a high-end camera; it looks very natural, reassuring, cinematic, and raw, kind of organic, unedited, ‘whole’ that is complete in itself. This is even before looking at the details. To me they compare like day and night, different leagues altogether. That's my personal take on this. I used full screen mode and black background when comparing. --Argenberg (talk) 20:40, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 17:35, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I always wanted to take this shot myself. Unfortunately, the only day I had the chance to plan it, there was a storm. Back then, 13 years ago (Wikimania HK), the camera I used, a D300. But speaking about this photo in particular, I am fully pleased with it as a representation of the place, the contrast with an overwhelming construction. --Wilfredor (talk) 18:05, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support The rendering is very special, with a high level of detail from the medium format camera/lens. I especially like that this look is preserved by avoiding any noticeable use of the mid-contrast or clarity sliders. It just breathes. Interesting theme with good composition. I remember residential courtyards very much like this in Yau Tsim Mong and Kowloon City back in the 2000s. The buildings, the floors and rooms were incredibly cramped inside. --Argenberg (talk) 20:36, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support These are different presentations of the same subject, and I think they are both worth the star. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Chris Woodrich – Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:19, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Besides the remarkable much better detail resolution (thanks to medium format camera) of this shot I also prefer the non-centered composition choosen here. Great photo! --Tuxyso (talk) 04:45, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:39, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Zquid (talk) 22:00, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:37, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Jakubhal 06:36, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice composition! --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 12:53, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 13:51, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:42, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
 Support Striking upward perspective with strong geometric composition and excellent detail. The symmetry and framing effectively highlight the density of the buildings, making the image visually impactful. -- VN.NguyenDucDuy (talk) 06:37, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Palace of Holyroodhouse quadrangle Edinburgh 2025 dllu.jpg

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Holyrood Palace Quadrangle

File:Rain over Grand Canyon.jpg

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File:Kirkjufell, Iceland, 20240714 1631 0713.jpg

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Kirkjufell with a rainbow during sun and rain
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  •  Info Kirkjufell with a rainbow during sun and rain. All by me -- Jakubhal 04:18, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Jakubhal 04:18, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose -- Unflattering. I'm having a hard time placing exactly why. Could be the haze around the mountain, the visual noise of the water on the left, the blueish green tinge in the sky on the left. Only a weak oppose because there's no technical issues with the photo, the quality, description, license, and categories are fine. Feedmepaperr (talk) 13:25, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
    Im sorry I do not agree with you I love the colors and the atmosphere; and I think that the rainbow adds a lot, and the image is technically very cool. Lucasdmitchell (talk) 06:46, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
    @Feedmepaperr Lucasdmitchell (talk) 06:47, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Imressing.--Ermell (talk) 13:53, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- evocative. Bonus points for the rainbow. Gatoclass (talk) 14:14, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 15:19, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support This photo stands out for its powerful atmosphere; the composition is outstanding, and the technical quality is convincing. It's a place I'd love to explore without a plan. -- Radomianin (talk) 15:39, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Kirkjufell (463 m) is also called "Church Mountain', derived from its shape resembling a church. Sunshine comes if you are lucky to be there at the right time as there are lots of gray days. --GRDN711 (talk) 19:52, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 23:50, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:38, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Radomianin, very unique – Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:39, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:36, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:35, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support It has a pleasant composition. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 19:22, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
     Comment Strong composition and atmosphere; the rainbow adds a lot, and the image is technically very solid. Lucasdmitchell (talk) 06:17, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:39, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Milseburg (talk) 08:53, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:39, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 06:41, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Fri 17 Apr → Wed 22 Apr
Sat 18 Apr → Thu 23 Apr
Sun 19 Apr → Fri 24 Apr
Mon 20 Apr → Sat 25 Apr
Tue 21 Apr → Sun 26 Apr
Wed 22 Apr → Mon 27 Apr

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

Mon 13 Apr → Wed 22 Apr
Tue 14 Apr → Thu 23 Apr
Wed 15 Apr → Fri 24 Apr
Thu 16 Apr → Sat 25 Apr
Fri 17 Apr → Sun 26 Apr
Sat 18 Apr → Mon 27 Apr
Sun 19 Apr → Tue 28 Apr
Mon 20 Apr → Wed 29 Apr
Tue 21 Apr → Thu 30 Apr
Wed 22 Apr → Fri 01 May

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:April 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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