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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.
    • Tools that generate image content not present in the original capture should be disclosed. This applies whether the generated area is inside the original frame or beyond it. Examples include Generative Fill and Generative Expand, the Remove tool and Distraction Removal in Photoshop, the Remove mode in Lightroom, Sky Replacement, AI relighting that invents highlights, reflections or shadows, and external generators such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E or Firefly. Other tools that work in the same way are covered even if they are not listed here, since product names change often.
      • Disclosure is not needed for tools that only process pixels that were already captured: AI denoising such as Lightroom Denoise, DxO or Topaz, sharpening, AI-assisted masks and selections used in the workflow, in-camera HDR and panorama merging, and the heal and clone modes that do not generate content.
      • Describe the generated content on the file description page with the {{Retouched picture}} template. If you are already describing other edits there, add it to that description instead of using a second template.
      • A nomination with undisclosed generated content may be tagged {{FPX}}. If undisclosed generated content is found after promotion, the picture may be delisted.
  • 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.

AI-generated images

Entirely or substantially AI-generated images are not eligible for featured picture status.

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:Telephone in the Botanical Garden of Sao Paulo.jpg

Voting period ends on Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:28:49 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Telephone in the Botanical Garden of Sao Paulo.jpg

File:Portrait of Johan Maurits (1604-1679), Count of Nassau-Siegen.jpg

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Portrait of Johan Maurits (1604-1679), Count of Nassau-Siegen, Founder of the Mauritshuis

File:Yellowstone (78662p).jpg

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Yellowstone panorama

File:Buksnes church.jpg

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Buksnes church, a dragon-style Norwegian church in the Lofoten island chain, Norway. The dragon style is an architectural style that arose in Norway at the end of the 19th century and was particularly widespread in the period 1880–1910.

Spondylus squamosus

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File:Max Klinger, bust of Friedrich Nietzsche, 1904.jpg

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Max Klinger, bust of Friedrich Nietzsche, 1904.

File:Eggenburg Pfarrkirche Elisabethaltar 01.jpg

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Altar of St. Elizabeth, Eggenburg parish church

Dasavatara at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Devalayam, Guntur

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Sculptures
  • All by iMahesh (talk) 03:31, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- iMahesh (talk) 03:31, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question Are all these avatar displayed in the some location / in a row? in this case wouldn't be a panorama image much easier? can you also provide some information about how old they are? Poco a poco (talk) 11:27, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
    There is spacing between all avatars, and that would make this panorama too narrow, and they are located on both sides of temple's main entrance. According to a local language news article, the temple celebrated its 22nd anniversary in 2021, that implies it was constructed in 1999. I have added this data to the image descriptions. iMahesh (talk) 12:07, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
    Given the relative newness of the sculptures, Template:FoP-India would be warranted.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:40, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
    @Crisco 1492 I've added the template, since they are permanently situated in a public place. iMahesh (talk) 18:17, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I think this is an excellent set, assuming it's complete; highly educational and useful. Technically, I'd probably have reduced the highlights a smidge, but otherwise great. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:30, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:0 Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantinus, Palatino.jpg

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0 Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantinus, Palatino.jpg

File:Waldschäden am Altkönig 2026.jpg

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Forest damage on the Altkönig mountain in the Taunus range, west of the summit. The Großer Feldberg mountain is visible in the background.

File:DSC01912-2 Blast Furnace 4, voestalpine Leoben-Donawitz, 2023.jpg

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Blast Furnace 4 at the voestalpine integrated steel plant in Leoben-Donawitz (Styria, Austria), to be replaced by an electric arc furnace in 2027.

File:Hosptial Luz June 2026-1.jpg

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Hospital da Luaz, Lisboa. Interior garden

File:2025-12-14 Dresdner Eislöwen gegen Grizzlys Wolfsburg (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2025-26) by Sandro Halank–060.jpg

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Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2025/26, Matchday 28: Dresdner Eislöwen vs. Grizzlys Wolfsburg (1:4) – Shot by Lance Bouma (17, Dresdner Eislöwen) is blocked by Dustin Strahlmeier (1, Grizzlys Wolfsburg)

File:Schlosspark Linderhof - Terrassengärten - Wasserparterre 01.jpg

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Terrace gardens and Water Parterre, Garden Linderhof Palace
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Gardens#Germany
  •  Info created by Llez – uploaded by Llez – nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 10:13, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Llez (talk) 10:13, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment High quality photo, but the lens does make it look like a doll's houseǃǃ Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:27, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
    •  Info I think you are right. I corrected the perspective to a more naturalistic way --Llez (talk) 17:09, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:43, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --iMahesh (talk) 03:50, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:25, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:55, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 17:40, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Pleasant picture, but the verticals of the buildings are leaning to the right. Could you please also add some more categories? --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 19:02, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
    •  Info I added some more categories and i checked the palace. The walls are absolutely vertical. --Llez (talk) 05:38, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Nankai 50000 series Rapit cab cars Imamiyaebisu Station Osaka line scan dllu.jpg

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Line scan photo of Nankai 50000 series Rapi:t
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Rail vehicles#Japan
  •  Info created by dllu – uploaded by dllu – nominated by Dllu. One of the coolest-looking trains ever. The car 1 (top) physically has narrower windows than car 6, which has more expensive seats with more legroom. -- dllu (talk) 04:58, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- dllu (talk) 04:58, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 09:10, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Thank you for your elaborate works, Dllu. In this case I'm wondering whether it wouldn't have been better to place the camera maybe 30 cm higher so that the window in the back of the train is located inside the window in the front. Like this it looks like (I know, it isn't) 2 images on one. Poco a poco (talk) 13:28, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
    That's true. I could have raised the center column of the tripod to lift the camera up higher. However, I don't have plans to revisit Osaka in the near future so I probably won't be re-attempting this. I also have File:Nankai 50000 series Rapit cars 50703 50203 Imamiyaebisu Station Osaka line scan dllu.jpg which has less perspective distortion (the train was on the farther track) and slightly sharper but I accidentally messed up and only captured the first three cars and not the whole train. dllu (talk) 21:40, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Rufous Babbler in Mahabaleshwar August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 22.jpg

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Rufous Babbler (Argya subrufa)

File:Blénido (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos), Ambalihabe, Madagascar, 2025-09-16, DD 81.jpg

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Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos), Ambalihabe, Madagascar
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Family_:_Blenniidae_(Combtooth_Blennies)
  •  Info Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos), Ambalihabe, Madagascar. It's found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean and reaches a maximal length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in). They hide in deserted worm tubes or other small holes. Bluestriped fangblenny mimic the juvenile bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) to enable them to loiter at cleaner stations and dupe clients waiting to be cleaned. They can also bite divers when alarmed. Note: there are no FPs on Commons of the genus Plagiotremus that includes 11 species. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:56, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:56, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 09:42, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:05, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --IamMM (talk) 14:58, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose WB. Too much to red. Mile (talk) 08:32, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
  • You and your subtle way... I've made it a bit more greenish Poco a poco (talk) 19:15, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
    Instead of writing poem or epic poetry do more to edit photo. Many of your shots have WB problem, wondering is that because you have used so much HDR before, and captured in a bit fake colors. Mile (talk) 14:33, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Uromastyx aegyptia (Kuwait).jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:"4" unit exhibition - paintings, prints, sculpture, murals LCCN98513641-restored.jpg

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Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of paintings, prints, sculpture, and murals at the Federal Art Gallery, 225 West 57 St., New York City

File:Mausoleum to Koja Ahmad Yassaui, Turkistan, Kazakhstan (2013).jpg

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Mausoleum to Koja Ahmad Yassaui, Turkistan, Kazakhstan (2013)
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#Kazakhstan
  •  Info Mausoleum to Koja Ahmad Yassaui, Turkistan, Kazakhstan (2013). UNESCO site. My work. -- Mile (talk) 13:10, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Mile (talk) 13:10, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ezarateesteban 16:44, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment: the crouching person with partially exposed butt is rather disturbing... --The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:53, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
    Hard to erase, he covers leg of other, which cover Mausolum with head. But maybe a bit overracting. Maybe i could dress him ? Mile (talk) 13:42, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
    Haha, well, that's an option. I'd just clone out the whole group, seems easier. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:10, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
    Ok, i've tried doing just that, feel free to use: --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:50, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
    Could be that too. Mile (talk) 08:29, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Looks like you are scratching the bottom of your potential FP candidates container, this one is far from that. This building might deserve a FP from the front (I'm not a big fan, but ok), but this view from the back definitely doesn't. The only interesting area in this image, the back entrance, is obscured by the tree, the second one on the right is also annoying as we cannot see the corner of the mosque, then disturbing people, a cropped tree in the middle,... and on top of that we see an uninteresting and partially obscured brick building in the back that doesn't belong to the mosque. Poco a poco (talk) 17:03, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) male Mt Rainier.jpg

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Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) male

File:Hollister's chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus ludibundus) Mt Rainier.jpg

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Hollister's chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus ludibundus)
 Support Meiræ 19:00, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
 Question: what are the bright spots above the head? --The Cosmonaut (talk) 19:08, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
bushes/vegetation - like where the deer is. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:09, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
I think the Cosmonaut is referring to 2 small white specks above the head. Probably dust on the chipmunk hair. Yann (talk) 20:28, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
Yep, those --The Cosmonaut (talk) 20:41, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
yes, dust on the whiskers. Scruffy chap... Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:30, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 20:28, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  • On closer inspection, there is an area less sharp then the rest (see note). Could you have a look please? Yann (talk) 09:46, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Granite rocks on the coast of Curieuse Island - Seychelles - 04.jpg

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Iconic granite rock formation at the coast of Curieuse Island, Seychelles.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Seychelles
  •  Info These striking fluted granite formations were sculpted from Curieuse’s roughly 750-million-year-old Precambrian bedrock by prolonged tropical chemical weathering, with salt spray, runoff and coastal erosion further accentuating their distinctive ridged shapes.
  •  Info created, uploaded and nominated by -- Norbert Nagel (talk) 10:02, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Norbert Nagel (talk) 10:02, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Certainly a nice place, but nothing striking in the way you took the picture IMO, sorry. Composition could be better (tree on the right). And there are small CAs on the beach on the right --Benji 13:33, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  • ✓ Done CA removed. -- Norbert Nagel (talk) 11:27, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral I agree, I see FP potential but it looks too static, still an interesting rock formation that we don't see everyday Poco a poco (talk) 17:05, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Caltrain Stadler KISS EMU line scan photo dllu.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Rail vehicles#United States
  •  Info created by dllu – uploaded by dllu – nominated by Dllu -- dllu (talk) 07:12, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- dllu (talk) 07:12, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info It's one picture now! dllu (talk) 07:13, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 09:35, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support. Very nice presentation and useful format -- George Chernilevsky talk 10:52, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support This is an excellent solution to the issue discussed on FPC talk. Presenting the complete line scan as one coherent image, with the train shown in three sections, preserves its remarkable detail while making the full length of the train easy to appreciate. A very impressive and well-executed presentation. -- Radomianin (talk) 11:45, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Very good now. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 12:12, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Thank you to all the users who participated in the aforementioned discussion. The current solution seems satisfactory. IamMM (talk) 17:16, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support: excellent photomontage; both very useful and aesthetically pleasing --The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:38, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per George and Radomianin -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:53, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 03:18, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:02, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Poco a poco (talk) 13:32, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Steven Sun (talk) 00:40, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Delightful. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 14:29, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:18, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Zeedijk bij Koehool. 27-07-2026. (d.j.b.) 03.jpg

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Mudflats and the Wadden Sea at low tide.
  •  Oppose I fail to see what is extraordinray here. The mudflats could be a FP-worthy subject, but much close. The sea, its color, the overall compo is not appealing Poco a poco (talk) 13:33, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  • Answer: I'm not really supposed to say this, but I think this UNESCO World Heritage site is phenomenal.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:40, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  • You are free to say that and it probably is, but I cannot affirm that (my take) based on this image Poco a poco (talk) 11:30, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support: for the multi-layered effect and subtle details that are not immediately apparent --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:16, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

File:St. Paul's Cathedral, London, by Red Star News Co. (postmarked 1910-05-07), obverse.jpg

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St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Non-photographic_media/Printed#Other seems best suited for a postcard.
  •  Info St. Paul's Cathedral, completed in 1846, is the seat of the Diocese of Huron and the oldest church in London, Ontario, Canada. The church is still extant, but the view shown here is blocked entirely by trees these days. While browsing historical postcards during a recent trip, I saw this item and thought the mood of the winter night, the turn-of-the-century artstyle, and the detailed depiction of the church and its supporting buildings was excellent. (Even better, the post-mark on the reverse gives a very explicit publication date for copyright status).
Created by Red Star News Co., London, Ontario – scanned, uploaded, restored, and nominated by Crisco 1492 --  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:04, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:04, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 12:31, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 17:31, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:50, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Meiræ 19:00, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:01, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support An important historical record of the cathedral and its surroundings, preserving a view that is no longer available today. -- Radomianin (talk) 08:25, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Zquid (talk) 09:53, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:16, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Paracel63 (talk) 21:44, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:The Soho, Tokyo (40616023653).jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors#Japan
  •  Info The Soho, Tokyo. Taken by Pierre Blaché – uploaded/nominated by me Юрий Д.К. 17:50, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Юрий Д.К. 17:50, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Maryliflower (talk) 19:22, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Great colors. Yann (talk) 19:53, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 19:58, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Very striking. However, Template:FoP-Japan should be used as the building seems to be new enough to still be in copyright.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:08, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
    ✓ Done Юрий Д.К. 20:10, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support A truly striking image with amazing colors and a strong visual impact. Imho, it is a great find and worth a careful technical refinement. I have prepared a slightly improved version as a suggestion. I adjusted the image at 100% view to reduce visible noise, refine sharpness, and minimize the slight blur on the left side. If you think this version could be useful for the nomination, you are very welcome to download it here via SwissTransfer and upload it as a new version. Of course, please use it only if you consider it an improvement :) -- Radomianin (talk) 20:27, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
    Obviously better. I've used it. Thanks :-)! Юрий Д.К. 20:34, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent colors, lighting and composition. Acroterion (talk) 02:36, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per anderen.--Famberhorst (talk) 04:48, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:10, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Poco a poco (talk) 07:11, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 09:42, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 10:55, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- XRay 💬 20:04, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support. · · · 🌸 Rachmat04 · 🍵 01:08, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:00, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- E bailey (talk) 15:34, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Zquid (talk) 09:50, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Hungarian Parliament Building 2023-9.jpg

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File:ইফতার, রমজান ১৪৪৬, বায়তুল মোকাররম জাতীয় মসজিদ (DSCF3361).jpg

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Hundreds of fasting people take part in Iftar together in a long line at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

File:Традиционална куќа во Пештани.jpg

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A traditional house with a chardak in the village of Peštani
  • @Llez: Thank you for your review. I've uploaded a sharper version. How does it look now? --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 21:20, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Mandelbrot Set Image 115.png

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Fragment of the Mandelbrot set, using perturbation theory. The calculation can be performed significantly faster by using bilinear approximation. Re = -1.7580082869932816847911302993841322510696136102893411525626408121299664464945680592947275781494, Im = -0.0120395123143965484759056667813645320687762663207866292850653888764442902115988533819610775691, Width = 1.27e-90. C++ source code is included below. Resolution: 10,000 x 10,000 pixels. Anti-aliasing: Rendered using 8x8 SSAA (Super-Sampling Anti-Aliasing). Render time: 10 hours on AMD Phenom II X6 1055 (6 cores). Coloring algorithm: Blue = 127 + 127 * cos(2 * pi * a / 255), Red = 127 + 127 * sin(2 * pi * a / 255), Green = 127 + 127 * sin(2 * pi * a / 255).
Fragment of the Mandelbrot set, using perturbation theory.
Re=−1.7580082869932816847911302993841322510696136102893411525626408121299664464945680592947275781494
Im=−0.01203951231439654847590566678136453206877626632078662928506538887644429021159885338196107756911
Width=1.27e−90.
C++ source code is included below.
Resolution: 10,000 x 10,000 pixels.
Anti-aliasing: Rendered using 8x8 SSAA (Super-Sampling Anti-Aliasing).
Render time: 10 hours on AMD Phenom II X6 1055 (6 cores).
The calculation can be performed significantly faster by using bilinear approximation.
Coloring algorithm:
Blue=127+127⋅cos⁡(2πa/255)
Red=127+127⋅sin⁡(2πa/255)
Green=127+127⋅sin⁡(2πa/255).
The Mandelbrot set exists independently of our minds and technology.
It is an infinite mathematical structure that has always existed.
Created, uploaded and nominated by Aokoroko -- Aokoroko (talk) 08:07, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Aokoroko (talk) 08:07, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Yet another wonderful Mandelbrot set image. But honestly, the Mandelbrot set is infinite but self-similar, and I don't want to see infinitely more images of it. --Uoaei1 (talk) 12:51, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 14:42, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose -- I agree with Uoaei1; that's exactly right. Je-str (talk) 17:22, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Agree, we have gazillon of them. They are nice anyway. Mile (talk) 17:58, 7 August 2026 (UTC)--
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 18:15, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per above, we may have reached the saturation point...Poco a poco (talk) 21:14, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per Uoaei1 -- Basile Morin (talk) 22:56, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I want setting aside the disagreements that arose during the previous nomination --Wilfredor (talk) 17:40, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Then I would also like to express my support. --Majow (talk) 19:43, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:SMC - Noirlab2030b.jpg

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Small Magellanic Cloud and 47 Tucanae

File:Stumpfkrokodil-Osteolaemus-tetraspis-Zoo-Wuppertal-2026.jpg

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Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) in the terrarium building of Wuppertal Zoo, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; photographic technique: focus stacking, hand-held
  •  Oppose Per Chris Woodrich. And I don't think in fact that the difficulty in a zoo (indoor) is even close to the same shot of animals like this in their natural habitat. Poco a poco (talk) 13:35, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
    •  Comment Poco a poco, we are here on Featured pictures and not on Featured safari/wildlife pictures. I completely agree that such s photo is much more difficult in wildlife - and I can only imagine how much effort you spend to get such high quality wildlife photos you do. But during the assessment we should stick to the photo itself. Not everyone has the personal circumstances to travel around the world and make cool safari shots. I really admit your photos from all around the world but I also like good zoo shots I usually do - 5th place on PoY 2025 was a zoo shot only a few kilometers from my home base :) --Tuxyso (talk) 21:37, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
I'm not opposing because it's a zoo photo, which I would also accept as a valid reason if somebody does, but I guess under this circunstances the quality could be better. I'm not keen of the gittered roof that you can see in the eye of the animal, either, sorry. Poco a poco (talk) 17:10, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks Chris Woodrich for the review and observation - IMHO I cannot fix it in post but I think the overal quality plus the reflection is still quite good. Tuxyso (talk) 21:39, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 21:51, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

File:St-Lorenz-Kempten-Schutzengelkapelle-2026.jpg

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Guardian Angel chapel (baptismal chapel) of St. Lorenz Basilica in Kempten (Allgäu), Bavaria
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Interiors/Religious_buildings#Germany
  •  Info all by me -- Tuxyso (talk) 21:27, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info Guardian Angel chapel (baptismal chapel) of St. Lorenz Basilica in Kempten (Allgäu), Bavaria: baptismal font with a figure of John the Baptist, behind it the Guardian Angel altar with an oval altarpiece (a guardian angel guiding a child towards the personification of Faith) and the Eye of Providence above, flanked by the epitaphs of prince-abbots Rupert von Bodman (d. 1728, left) and Engelbert von Syrgenstein (d. 1760, right)
  •  Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 21:27, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 18:13, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment - Very nice, and I'd like to support, but there is a slight horizontal lean.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:12, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
    • ✓ Done Thanks for the review. Please take another look, Chris Woodrich. --Tuxyso (talk) 20:28, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
      • I don't know if it's a cache issue, but I'm not seeing a difference. I'll try revising on a different computer.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:40, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
        • There seem to be an cache issue. I see an older photo from a mountain (wrong upload) not the current photo. Strange... --Tuxyso (talk) 20:41, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
          • Yeah, I'm getting the mountain on my work computer, which has never opened this file before. I am finding that Commons isn't showing updates as quickly as it used to, but I don't know if that's just me or if there is actually a technical issue.
          •  Support In the interim. It was a slight tilt, and the thumbnail at least looks straighter. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:47, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:57, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 07:10, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:14, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Raven portrait (89387).jpg

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Portrait of a common raven in Yellowstone National Park
  • Thank you. I think I'll wait for a few more opinions to come in before attempting a change. I played with crops and tone settings before settling on this one so would prefer to see how it plays out for a bit. — Rhododendrites talk |  14:30, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 22:14, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 12:52, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment: excellent portrait, but I agree about exposure, especially on the beak, any way to dial it down? --The Cosmonaut (talk) 14:45, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support but, yes, overexposed a bit Юрий Д.К. 18:10, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support, and agree about dialing down the exposure a smidge. Crop is fine, though I'm curious whether a 3x4 or 8x11 portrait crop would improve the composition (no idea how much space outside the crop your RAW has). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:14, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment New version uploaded. @Aciarium and The Cosmonaut: I've dialed them down a little bit and taken a little bit off the left side. Thoughts? Not all of the highlights were recoverable, unfortunately, but I don't think it's too bad. YMMV. — Rhododendrites talk |  20:29, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
    @Rhododendrites: Thank you, the crop is much better now. But especially the beak is still overexposed. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 22:30, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:57, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Much better now. Thank you for the improvement! -- Radomianin (talk) 18:49, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Panorama of Mont Blanc du Tacul, Mont Maudit and Mont Blanc from Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie.jpg

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Panorama of Mont Blanc and surrounding mountains
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/France#Haute-Savoie
  •  Info All by me. Stitched panorama, 22 400 × 7 467 px (167 MP). There is one FP of a related view, MontBlanc2c.jpg (2007, 18 MP), but the framing is different. I am not proposing a replacement. The two are complementary, and the 19-year gap also allows a comparison of the glaciers. -- Espandero (talk) 18:15, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Espandero (talk) 18:15, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment I was about to mention MontBlanc2c.jpg (It was taken by my friend and I was next to him, taking some much less impressive photos. Brings back memories!). This has a more fortunate lighting and clouds add some mystic. But it lacks room around the subject IMO. On closer inspection, I also notice Adobe still hasn't figured out processing Fuji's x-trans' RAW. You should give Iridient (or something else) a chance :) - Benh (talk) 18:35, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Per Benh. This is on the right track for becoming a FP, but needs more space to breathe! Also seems a but dull to me in regards of highlights/shadows. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 21:08, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
    Benh and Aciarium: on this specific file I have a little wiggle room of a few 100 pixels at the top, but I'm not sure it would really add to the picture. I also have the same photo taken with my 18mm but then it's not as detailed because it is not a panorama. In a way I feel the cloud left to the top makes it look tighter than it really is. I could upload a new version if you want. Espandero (talk) 12:35, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Yes, the crop is a bit tight, but the wealth of detail due to the high resolution is superior and is overwhelming me. --Milseburg (talk) 09:27, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Back in the day, the Mont Blanc du Tacul was an easy ascent, but as we can see here, it has become much more tricky. Yann (talk) 09:41, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 10:18, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 12:52, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, but the tight crop, epecially at the top, doesn't make justice to this awesome subject. Please check the white balance, which seems a bit displaced to the blue-- Alvesgaspar (talk) 14:21, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
    •  Info Benh, Aciarium and Alvesgaspar: I've uploaded a new version, using all the space I've got to the top. Once again I don't think the top is that tightly cropped, but the cloud gives that impression. --Espandero (talk) 14:36, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
      @Espandero: Compared to the original version the image doesn't feel as cramped anymore. But it still doesn't convince me due to the contrast being rather dull (and also per Alves and the Cosmonaut). --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 22:37, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support, but I also feel the white balance should be a bit warmer. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 14:39, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:57, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 21:38, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:01, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral The crop is too tight at the top, it could be more balanced. I'm not opposing for the great view and detail Poco a poco (talk) 07:13, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Meiræ 19:01, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:55, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- E bailey (talk) 15:37, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Zingaro coast viewed from the Coastal Trail.jpg

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Zingaro coast

File:Абстракції озера сиваш.jpg

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Azov-Syvash National Nature Park

File:Entrance to Prambanan, 23 November 2013.jpg

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Entrance to Prambanan, 23 November 2013

File:Arabian Horse Center (Kuwait).png

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Kasteel Tarasp (Tarasp Castle) Scuol, 18-09-2023. (actm.) 15.jpg

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Kasteel Tarasp (Tarasp Castle) Scuol.

File:Pez mariposa de Meyer (Chaetodon meyeri), Nosy Kalakajoro, Madagascar, 2025-09-14, DD 45.jpg

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Scrawled butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri), Nosy Kalakajoro, Madagascar

File:BMW i8-concept Detail Ruecklicht.jpg

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Right brake light of the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Land_vehicles#Automobiles
  •  Info Right brake light of the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics. Created and uploaded by A,Ocram – nominated by MB-one -- MB-one (talk) 12:38, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support as nominator. IMO an excellent example of a close-up shot of a automobile. -- MB-one (talk) 12:38, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support MZaplotnik(talk) 15:44, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 19:47, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Useful image for the repository but not a FP in my view: busy background, harsh light, questionable composition -- Basile Morin (talk) 21:21, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per Basile --Uoaei1 (talk) 16:36, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Didn't realize it was a car at first -- successfully abstracted colorful, sleek shapes IMO. — Rhododendrites talk |  18:39, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  • BMW was truly ahead of its time with the i8 (and its preceding concept). Sadly, we don't see this design philosophy in today's production cars anymore: pleasant, futuristic, and immediately recognizable! Also, sadly, I need to give this a  Weak oppose; the composition isn't convincing to me and I think a lower angle would have been better. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 21:46, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- A good abstraction of an object that would be just another depiction if more had been shown. Acroterion (talk) 23:41, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support as per Acroterion. -- Radomianin (talk) 06:42, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Rhododendrites. —brainandforce [yap] 07:36, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 10:16, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Poco a poco (talk) 07:21, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose It's a good thing you tried an original composition for a (part of a) car, but I don't think this one is working, per Aciarium, sorry --Benji 13:49, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Prainha das Poças 2024-12-20.jpg

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Prainha das Poças

File:Empanada de Vigan.jpg

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Vigan Empanada is a very famous merienda food in the Ilocos Region (the Philippines). It's made of vegetables like papaya or cabbage, and also meat and egg.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Meals (food and drink)
  •  Info Vigan Empanada is a very famous merienda food in the Ilocos Region (the Philippines). It's made of vegetables like papaya or cabbage, and also meat and egg. Created by Jessartcam – uploaded by Jessartcam – nominated by Zquid -- Zquid (talk) 12:43, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Zquid (talk) 12:43, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment: just a comment now, I'm not ready to vote yet. It looks very nice at first glance. However, there are at least two light sources: one on the top right and one on the top left. And one more to illuminate the crisscrossed pepper pods. The smoke or steam looks artificial. A lit incense stick was likely used to create so strong smoky effect. The initial wow factor is lost due to the obvious fakeness. -- George Chernilevsky talk 18:02, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Doubtless artificially lit, but nonetheless beautiful and attractive to me Cmao20 (talk) 18:09, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I think with something like food photography, I assume the setting to be heavily staged, and what matters to me is the final result. — Rhododendrites talk |  20:52, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:26, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Composition, colors, and details. The staging does not reduce the visual impact or cultural value. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:28, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Restaurants plate, photographers stage; it's the way of life with food presentation.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:30, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Quality food photography is just about always staged, and there's no prohibition against composed lighting at FP. Acroterion (talk) 23:41, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support The kind of picture you would find in a high-class cookbook (although I sometimes miss those early-2000s "Wikipedia food" photos)! Lighting isn't an issue to me, although the smoke is maybe a bit over the top. But the food itself looks natural and the picture succeeds at giving the viewer a very clear understanding of the dish. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 00:33, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 09:39, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 09:58, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:38, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:28, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 16:53, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Food photography is one of my favorite hobbies, both because I enjoy the creative process of taking the photo and because it gives me the opportunity to discover and experience unusual dishes. This image looks very appetizing, especially with its spicy character, which I particularly enjoy....mmmm. That said, and sorry for being a party pooper, the composition feels somewhat tight and confined. The limited space and cropped elements make the image appear slightly cluttered. Allowing more room around the dish and using a higher depth of field could create a more balanced. --Wilfredor (talk) 11:45, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Paracel63 (talk) 06:07, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I want an empanada now... —brainandforce [yap] 07:37, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 18:01, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Nice but too much vignetting Poco a poco (talk) 07:24, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Blue Rock-Thrush in Baruipur January 2026 by Tisha Mukherjee 10.jpg

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Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius)

File:Pic du Neouvielle (19).jpg

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Pic de Néouvielle (3093 m) in the border of communes Barèges and Saint-Lary-Soulan, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
  • I did, yes, sorry about that. Cmao20 (talk) 18:06, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Castle of Sigmaringen (8).jpg

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Castle of Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

File:Sleeping Fox (16135742949).jpg

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Red fox sleeping

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Longqing Emperor

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Jiajing Emperor of Ming

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  •  Comment +1, I agree with Chris. I took the liberty of changing the gallery link to the one he suggested. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:10, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, I don't see the reason for black and white here, and the shallow depth of field plus visible blurry spot on the lens mean this isn't FP to me. Cmao20 (talk) 12:16, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral I like it, and appreciate the B&W choice, though I do think the DOF is unfortunate -- I want hat detail! :) — Rhododendrites talk |  18:37, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Fri 07 Aug → Wed 12 Aug
Sat 08 Aug → Thu 13 Aug
Sun 09 Aug → Fri 14 Aug
Mon 10 Aug → Sat 15 Aug
Tue 11 Aug → Sun 16 Aug
Wed 12 Aug → Mon 17 Aug

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

Mon 03 Aug → Wed 12 Aug
Tue 04 Aug → Thu 13 Aug
Wed 05 Aug → Fri 14 Aug
Thu 06 Aug → Sat 15 Aug
Fri 07 Aug → Sun 16 Aug
Sat 08 Aug → Mon 17 Aug
Sun 09 Aug → Tue 18 Aug
Mon 10 Aug → Wed 19 Aug
Tue 11 Aug → Thu 20 Aug
Wed 12 Aug → Fri 21 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:August 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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