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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:청자 어룡 모양 주전자.jpg

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12th-century celadon kettle

File:20220615 Anoecia corni.jpg

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Ants with Common dogwood-grass aphids in the nature reserve Südliche Fröttmaninger Heide in Munich, Germany

File:160 Cape starling in Otjozondjupa Region Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Cape starling in Otjozondjupa Region

Black-backed jackal hunting for food at Cape cross Photos by Giles Laurent

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File:Црква „Св. Димитриј“ - Иловица 10.jpg

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A stone statue of an angel above the entrance gate of St. Demetrius Church's yard in the village of Ilovica

File:Црква „Св. Леонтиј“ - Водоча.jpg

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St. Leontius Church of the Vodoča Monastery

File:Buchen-Schleimrübling (Oudemansiella mucida) Bruderwald-20251026-RM-161037.jpg

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Beech Slime Gauge (Oudemansiella mucida) in the Bruderwald

File:Ханака Диван-Беги, Бухара (Khanqah of Nodir Devonbegi, Nodir devonbegi xonaqohi).jpg

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Ханака Диван-Беги, Бухара (Khanqah of Nodir Devonbegi, Nodir devonbegi xonaqohi)

File:A pair of little Harvest Mice (50331384776).jpg

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Eurasian harvest mice

File:Mural en Santiago, Chile A74178720240526.jpg

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Mural in Santiago, Chile.

File:Visual Art of the first indentured Indian labourers arriving in Mauritius (1834).jpg

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original painting of historic event
This is a digital reproduction of a painting by this person -
Raouf Oderuth, User:Oderuth, https://raouf-oderuth.pixels.com/
The digital file reproduction in Commons is high quality. The subject matter of the painting is useful for illustrating en:Mauritius, en:Indian indenture system, and other high traffic articles which are challenging to match with relevant historical media.
The artist actually uploaded several of their original historical paintings to Wikimedia Commons.
I am unsure how to evaluate the image resolution.

-- Bluerasberry (talk) 16:00, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Eastern kingbird on the hunt (56948).jpg

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Eastern kingbird

File:Chess game Staunton No. 6 perfil view 8.jpg

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Chess game Staunton No. 6 perfil view

File:Tea garden at Nagri in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India.jpg

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Tea garden at Nagri in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India

File:20260513 Alexandra Căpitănescu Z09 7315.jpg

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Alexandra Căpitănescu in the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Work#Musicians with Instruments
  •  Info created by Granada – uploaded by Granada – nominated by Granada -- Granada (talk) 18:02, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Alexandra Căpitănescu at the beginning of her performance in the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. The white LED strips looked great together with their amount of movement. -- Granada (talk) 18:02, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment - Fantastic image at thumb, but seems OOF. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:24, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    This was shot at 300mm and f/2.8 from around 15m from the stage. She (Alexandra to the left) is the main subject and in focus, the other two are playing their guitars around 1,5m away from her and further away from the photographers, so they cannot be in focus. --Granada (talk) 18:30, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Yes, I did look at the metadata before commenting and realized that Alexandra was the main subject. Looking at it, I'd say focus is about 10 cm off of her, which the long lens and the wide aperture has turned into a near-miss. The shoulder pads and far end of the costume are much sharper than her face and the microphone (though some of that looks like a sharpening artefact).  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:04, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral Amazing wow factor, but lack of DoF. I understand that it is difficult to take a picture from far away and in the dark. f/2.8 was too shallow, or the focus was missed due to movement in the darkness. In these conditions, noise would have been acceptable, but a richer depth of field would have worked better. --Wilfredor (talk) 20:40, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Thank you two for your comments, that was also my concern when nominating this image. I will not withdraw this nomination prematurely but wait for other opinions. To me the wow-factor weighs higher than the shallow DoF and nobody would notice it when printing the photo in DIN A4. --Granada (talk) 08:22, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support per Fredo. I think some selective sharpening would help here, though. JayCubby (talk) 14:36, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Morena de boca amarilla (Gymnothorax nudivomer), islas Ad Dimaniyat, Omán, 2024-08-13, DD 59.jpg

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Yellowmouth moray (Gymnothorax nudivomer), Ad Dimaniyat Islands, Oman

File:Cesenatico - Presepe galleggiante del Museo della Marineria - GT 12 2025 - ver 2.jpg

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Floating nativity scene of the Seafaring Museum of Cesenatico at dusk.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Water transport#Boats
  •  Info The Seafaring Museum of Cesenatico (Italy) is special for the folkloric characteristic of hosting the nativity scenes on its historic boats every December and January. C.U.N. by Terragio67 -- Terragio67 (talk) 17:08, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Terragio67 (talk) 17:08, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment - It's lovely, but would perhaps an equidistant crop work? The top and bottom are slightly off balance. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:18, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Your observation is absolutely correct, in fact I was very close having used an 11-22mm lens, which can distort the top and bottom, but which faithfully captures the colors and the subject with particular importance to wooden statues. Terragio67 (talk) 17:25, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I love the colours Cmao20 (talk) 17:21, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 17:30, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I'd personally consider adding some water to the bottom, but I think the lighting and colours are strong even without an equidistant crop. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:26, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:07, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 01:33, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:32, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support —Bruce1eetalk 07:31, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:53, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 09:56, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:20, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:41, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:57, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 09:26, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:40, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Hooded crow – Wrona zwyczajna – Corvus corone cornix.jpg

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Hooded Crow feeding on the flesh of another bird

File:Greece Ktiponissi Dyrfis.jpg

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Snowy Mount Dirfys on Euboea island, Ktiponissi islet in foreground
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Greece
  •  Info all by Jebulon -- Jebulon (talk) 10:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support North Gulf of Euboea, Aegean Sea in foreground, islet of Ktiponissi (or Englenissi) with chapel, in background island of Euboea with the snowy Mount Dirfys (1 743 m) evening, spring. -- Jebulon (talk) 10:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment My immediate instinct is that this picture is tilted, and I would like either this to be corrected or for someone to prove to me that this is an optical illusion. I would support a version without this issue. Cmao20 (talk) 10:57, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Yes, quite tilted. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:12, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Cmao20, Charlesjsharp Oh yes, indeed ! I have uploaded a new version, is it better now ? Thank you very much, guys !--Jebulon (talk) 15:34, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Yes, sorted thanks. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:14, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good now Cmao20 (talk) 15:36, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 15:58, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Ευχαριστώ πολύ Jebulon (talk) 16:30, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Skander zarrad (talk) 16:49, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:24, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:35, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Missing metadata. JayCubby (talk) 18:01, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:09, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:46, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support EXIF information is missing, as was the comment. --Wilfredor (talk) 20:43, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Sorry I don’t understand what hapened… And I don’t know how the recover metadata. --Jebulon (talk) 21:12, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Pas grave Wilfredor (talk) 21:53, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Jebulon, you may have disabled EXIF metadata in Darktable/GIMP (check settings?). JayCubby (talk) 22:30, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Thanks, I will check. how could I add them if I find them ?--Jebulon (talk) 08:25, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:29, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:48, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:20, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 14:09, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:41, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Hyles euphorbiae Raupe 20250709 01.jpg

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Caterpillar of spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae)

File:Arc en Ciel Plage de Radès.jpg

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File:PELOPHYLAX SAHARICUS - mai 2026.jpg

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File:Bloemknoppen van een Laurierkers (Prunus laurocerasus). 26-04-2026 (d.j.b.).jpg

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Developing flower buds of Prunus laurocerasus

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Direct satire against the "Marc d'argent," a controversial tax decree passed by the National Constituent Assembly in 1789

File:Old Muscat City View, Muscat, Oman3.jpg

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Old Muscat City View, Muscat, Oman
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Cityscapes#Oman (if featured)
  •  Info created by Domenico Convertini – uploaded by Юрий Д.К. – nominated by ★ -- ★ 03:28, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ★ 03:28, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral Nice view of the city with good quality and light but unsure if the composition is outstanding enough for FP, it feels more like a (perfectly good) holiday snapshot to me. Cmao20 (talk) 03:44, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per above and I wish it was a wider view but I think it is FP-worthy. —UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:42, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 17:35, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- JackyM59 (talk) 20:21, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info not promoted in english wikipedia in march 2026 by lack of supports. The green curtain just in the middle is unfortunate. But good and crisp picture of an unknown (for me) place. I will think again.--Jebulon (talk) 00:09, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 00:33, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I am sorry, but per Cmao20 -- Jakubhal 03:52, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Victoria Hall, Petrolia, Ontario, 2026-05-17.jpg

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Victoria Hall, Petrolia

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Alto Guajara

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Groundhog eating a tulip poplar

File:Catharanthus roseus flower with rain droplets (2).jpg

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Catharanthus roseus flower with rain droplets
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Apocynaceae
  •  Info created by R1F4T – uploaded by R1F4T – nominated by R1F4T -- R1F4T (talk) 16:36, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- R1F4T (talk) 16:36, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Hard contrast, JPG artifacts, the surrounding leaves don’t appear wet (no reflections). Was this wetted for the photo? --Wilfredor (talk) 21:31, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Wilfredor surrounding leaves are also wet see 1 and is the contrast and JPG artifacts fixable? R1F4T (talk) 00:24, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
    take a look at the plants category in detail; you'll understand that the quality level requires better composition, better lighting, and possibly a better camera. Wilfredor (talk) 02:52, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

*:i have reuploaded the image. Now see if that resolves the JPG artifacts and Contrast issue and it wasn't wetted photo you can clearly see water on the surrounding leaves in the unblurred bg one here R1F4T (talk) 02:51, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

FP is a very difficult level to achieve, I spent years trying with a compact camera (similar to the quality of a cell phone) and I only achieved 5 FP. But after having an inexpensive DSLR camera (cheaper than a cell phone), I was able to obtain that same number that took me years in a single month. I am not encouraging you to buy things but rather explaining that quality does not always depend on the photographer but on the equipment. If you see in the section what most abounds are majestic constructions taken with majestic cameras, you will rarely see special moments taken with cell phones. --Wilfredor (talk) 12:40, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment I much prefer this to the cut-it-out-and-stick-it-on-a-black-background approach, but the issue is that the contrast is very harsh owing to the probable use of flash, which is never ideal for photographing a flower. Cmao20 (talk) 03:42, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
    I will keep in mind of that R1F4T (talk) 04:38, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Cmao20 I have reduced the contrast. is the contrast ok? R1F4T (talk) 08:08, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Sorry, I missed this notification. I think the picture is improved, but I am still struggling to see it as a clear FP in such a competitive genre as flower photos. Flash will always create very harsh shadows and that can be problematic for a harmonious composition. I think this image is a good ID photo for the project but sorry, I still think it's not as attractively lit as the best in the FP category. See this for an excellent example. I am sure because of the low light flash was necessary, but not every photo can be an FP. I won't oppose though because I appreciate your effort in improving the picture and it has made it better for sure. Cmao20 (talk) 02:34, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Cmao20 thanks R1F4T (talk) 04:41, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Panoramic view of Elgin from Lady Hill.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Cityscapes#United Kingdom
  •  Info A panoramic view of Elgin, as seen from the top of Lady Hill. All by TheBritinator -- TheBritinator (talk) 14:49, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- TheBritinator (talk) 14:49, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Verticals are not straight at the right --Uoaei1 (talk) 15:49, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose This is a nice view but the problem with long panoramas like this is always getting the horizon and the verticals straight, and I don't think this succeeds. Good quality image apart from that, although maybe not an outstanding composition. Cmao20 (talk) 03:40, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
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  • Jebulon, the bot has been able to count weak support/oppose templates for at least a year now. They are now just seen as valid ways of expressing nuance to one's vote. Cmao20 (talk) 10:50, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    Thanks for the information. Of course I did not know that. The "prompt" - ;) - of the rules must be changed then, in English (add the {{weak o}} and {{weak s}} templates in the list), and more in the french translation of the rules, where it is especially forbidden. Good to know, and sorry ! Jebulon (talk) 15:18, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  • No worries. I did not know the templates were explicitly banned in the French translation of the rules. Aristeas, we should probably do something about this at some point (and check as to whether the templates are prohibited in other languages). Edit: I removed this from the French translation. I don't think we necessarily need to specify that you can use the other templates in each language, because it will potentially confuse people given that on English Wikipedia a 'weak' template used to count as half a vote, so it is unnecessarily confusing to be going on about these templates in the official rules - but we do need to remove places where these valid templates are expressly forbidden. Cmao20 (talk) 22:32, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
  • FPCBot supports a splendid choice of voting templates (see the code) in many languages, with abbreviations, weak and strong variants, etc. I have checked and improved that list last year. So there is no need to advise against using these variants. Of course the bot counts a weak support just like a normal support, etc., so these are, as Cmao20 has put it very well above, “ways of expressing nuance to one's vote”. It would be possible to change this – I have drafted a simple algorithm which would allow the bot to weight weak support/oppose votes differently –; but I have put that idea aside because I guess the problem would be the manual review: users who review and close nominations would need to follow exactly the same algorithm in order to check the result, and I am not sure whether people would like that, especially when we take into account that people already seem to consider the existing FPC rules as complicated and often have difficulties to find the rule for a specific question. This is why I think we better keep the counting just as it is. Cmao20, thank you for your comments and the adjustment of the French translation! What exactly do you think we need to do? I agree with you that it may be the best to keep the rules just as they are. But I’m happy to go into details if you think this would be useful; maybe we can continue this on the talk page. Best, – Aristeas (talk) 16:51, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Tunicado (Nephtheis fascicularis), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-25, DD 10.jpg

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Lollipop tunicate (Nephtheis fascicularis), Anilao, Philippines

File:Tropsztyn Castle overlooking Czchów Lake, Wytrzyszczka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 20251025 0803 5046.jpg

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Tropsztyn Castle, Lesser Poland vovoideship

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Former shale quarry now part of the nature reserve Staatsbruch Lehesten in Thuringia.
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  •  Info Former shale quarry now part of the nature reserve Staatsbruch Lehesten in Thuringia. Created by Wayaway.photography – uploaded by Wayaway.photography – nominated by Zquid -- Zquid (talk) 12:44, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Zquid (talk) 12:44, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, great view in thumbnail but unsharp and a lot of chromatic aberration at full size Cmao20 (talk) 13:53, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  • weak  Support There are some technical problems, but I enjoy the image enough that I can ignore them. — Rhododendrites talk |  14:48, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 04:34, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Sorry, but while this is a stunning fairy-story-like scenery (hard to believe that such places exist in Germany), the technical quality is regrettable, and I guess the post-processing has made it even worse. – Aristeas (talk) 16:36, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:KiwiRail DXC 5287 and 5206 Cora Lynn - Cass.jpg

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KiwiRail's DXC 5287 and 5206 on the Waimakariri river bridge between Cora Lynn and Cass, New Zealand

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Zwickenberg altar piece

File:Mandelbrot Set Image 96.png

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A high-resolution, 100-megapixel fragment of the Mandelbrot set that resembles a glowing starfish.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic_media/Computer-generated#Mathematics
  •  Info A high-resolution, 100-megapixel fragment of the Mandelbrot set that resembles a glowing starfish. Created, uploaded and nominated by Aokoroko -- Aokoroko (talk) 07:40, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Aokoroko (talk) 07:40, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question This is the third nomination after nos 94 and 95. I have no idea what it shows, but why are these images unlike any others that show up when I Google Mandelbrot Set? Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:26, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
    I Google _fragment_ of the Mandelbrot set! Aokoroko (talk) 08:59, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
    Still confusedǃ Artur Firyulin says on a Facebook post that one of your existing FPs (94) is his work and is 'fractalart' and 'generativeart' (?). Is this you, please? And do you submit this nomination art or science? Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:03, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
    It's me. Do you think it's art or science? The Mandelbrot set exists beyond space and time! The Mandelbrot set is perfection! Everyone should know about the Mandelbrot set, and fragment of it resembles a glowing starfish. Aokoroko (talk) 12:15, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support: I like these a lot because of the huge resolution and because they look quasi-organic. And also sufficiently different from each other. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:10, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  • I see fractal images nominated from time to time, and always think the same thing: it looks neat, but then, they all kind of look neat, and I don't know how to distinguish the technical quality, educational value, and "wow" factor of one compared to basically any other. Can anyone willing to put in the rendering time just generate one of these? What makes this particular version special? It very well may be, but it highlights a challenge of evaluating computationally generated images here IMO.  Abstain . — Rhododendrites talk |  19:42, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
    The Mandelbrot set is not simply a computationally generated graphic; this mathematical structure has always existed, completely independent of humanity and computers. It is an immutable law of the universe, much like the number Pi. Computers do not invent these shapes—they merely act as a camera to reveal a pre-existing, objective reality. Regarding what makes a particular render unique: finding an aesthetically flawless, compelling spot within the infinite space of the fractal is like discovering a rare nugget in a vast, boundless desert. It requires hundreds of hours of searching, exploring coordinates, and fine-tuning rendering parameters to capture that perfect balance of mathematical depth and visual harmony. Aokoroko (talk) 21:20, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 16:14, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Vincentiuskerk in Roordahuizum, 23-03-2026. (actm.) 01.jpg

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This St. Vincent Church in Roordahuizum (Frisian Reduzum), Municipality of Leeuwarden, is a national monument
  • Thank you for your comment. I cannot find the dust stain. Would you mark the stain? Then I can remove it.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:45, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Peaceful and well composed. The light looks grey at first but on second look it helps the colours of the brickwork to stand out, which is pleasant. Cmao20 (talk) 13:45, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice composition and excellent sharpness. I recognize the colors and grain of the EOS M. -- JackyM59 (talk) 15:31, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you for your vote. I am very satisfied with the camera.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:50, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

File:20260411 Pulsatilla halleri 03.jpg

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Haller's anemone in the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna, Austria

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Cynara cardunculus. Sitia, Crete, Greece.

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Brown-backed red marsh hawk (Orthetrum chrysis) male

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Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) male

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Grand Canyon West – panoramic view from Guano Point

File:Zierlauch - Allium giganteum.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Asparagales#Family : Amaryllidaceae
  •  Info Allium giganteum in Germany. Сreated by Ralf Hüsges – uploaded/nominated by me --Юрий Д.К. 13:10, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Юрий Д.К. 13:10, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --heylenny (talk/edits) 15:10, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info For some reason, there was a double vote that distorted the layout. One vote appeared at the top of the nomination and another at the bottom where it belongs. I corrected the error without changing the current voting process. --Petro Stelte (talk) 16:49, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment There seem to be masking errors in between the flowers – Julian Lupyan (talk) 17:26, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Nice composition but per Julian Lupyan, and I also see chromatic aberration Cmao20 (talk) 13:42, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:40, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Catharanthus roseus — flower with water droplets on black background.jpg

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Catharanthus roseus — flower with water droplets on black background
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Apocynaceae
  •  Info created by R1F4T – uploaded by R1F4T – nominated by R1F4T -- R1F4T (talk) 12:57, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- R1F4T (talk) 12:57, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --heylenny (talk/edits) 15:12, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 14:35, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, although the quality on the flower is good, I'm not a fan of cutting out an object and sticking it on a black background, and I don't think the background masking has been done that well here (sudden transition from blurry bit of flower into black). QI in my opinion but too many flaws to be obviously FP Cmao20 (talk) 13:15, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro Project.jpg

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Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro Project
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Cityscapes#Brazil
  • One of the most widely recognized favelas in Brazil and around the world, Rocinha. This is the highest section of the community’s main hill. The photograph was taken with a 400mm lens from the nearest private building. I believe it would be nearly impossible to capture a similar image from any other location. All by -- Wilfredor (talk) 12:52, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good quality, high EV, no equivalent. Yann (talk) 19:52, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Good quality, but I think Brazil has so many beautiful places, landscapes, buildings, and monuments, and this isn’t a good one to represent it. --heylenny (talk/edits) 15:15, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
    As a Brazilian myself, i understand your point, but IMHO this image should be judged by its educational and documentary value, not only by whether it represents Brazil’s most beautiful places. Rocinha is an important and widely recognized urban landscape, and the photo documents it with detail and quality. Wilfredor (talk) 17:35, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Heylenny: I also think that "ugly subjects" is not a valid reason to oppose (this is not really ugly). Otherwise, we would never feature some animals or places. Yann (talk) 08:55, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
    It's like preferring to show the garbage in the streets of India rather than the beauty of the Taj Mahal. There are things that doesn't need to be featured here. heylenny (talk/edits) 11:47, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
    FPC is not meant to be a photo generator for travel magazines. There are many FP that show far more uncomfortable or unpleasant realities than this image. As someone who lived in a favela, I find it unfair to describe this place as garbage, that says more about a personal bias than about the actual value of the image or the reality it documents, poverty should not be used as a reason to dismiss, degrade, or disqualify a photograph. I strongly disagree with that kind of characterization. Wilfredor (talk) 15:39, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
    Just because it wouldn't be put on a tourism page doesn't mean it shouldn't be featured. TheBritinator (talk) 13:37, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I find it very interesting. Kruusamägi (talk) 13:09, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 14:34, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Wilfredor. Excellent illustration of a favela. —brainandforce [yap] 20:05, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 20:38, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:25, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 07:45, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nicely framed image, and yes, it is absolutely the case that we could feature an image that shows the garbage in the streets of India rather than the beauty of the Taj Mahal, if that image were well composed and did a good job at evoking the appropriate mood and emotions. Cmao20 (talk) 13:13, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
    In fact, we most certainly already have. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 20:15, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you for the link, and yes, that is a worthy FP. Cmao20 (talk) 13:38, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice pic, and interesting to see this place & architecture. I don't think this area is ugly, but I agree with Cmao20. The question needs to be "Is the image good?". We can have both palaces and dirty streets as feature pictures. :-) Zquid (talk) 14:13, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
    This is not the case, but I have already photographed poverty and filth, not out of sadism, but as a form of protest against realities that many people prefer to look away from. Wilfredor (talk) 01:01, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Very nice colours and composition. TheBritinator (talk) 15:11, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 20:12, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Interesting documentary image. ★ 15:29, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Agree with Wilfredor and also with Cmao20 (two different reasons to feature this image). – Aristeas (talk) 16:03, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I do miss some contrast here, red-bricks should be stronger. --Mile (talk) 17:44, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
    ✓ Done Wilfredor (talk) 03:28, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

File:A Sattriya dancer performing the dance form in Assam, India.jpg

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A Sattriya dancer performing the dance form in Assam, India
@Joydeep Sorry, this is Satriya a kind of Classical Dance of Assam. Bihu is a folk dance. Nayan j Nath (talk) 11:08, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
Not a reason to oppose I suppose. Should have asked for correction instead. Joydeep (Talk) 11:59, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose The file name is incorrectly represented because this is Sattriya, a classical dance of Assam, not Bihu. -Nayan j Nath (talk)
    @Nayan j Nath: now that the file name, description and nomination has been updated, perhaps you could reevaluate your oppose? —UnpetitproleX (Talk) 17:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support but please do correct the title and description. Ask someone with file mover rights to do so for you. —UnpetitproleX (Talk) 20:49, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
    Already did Joydeep (Talk) 04:52, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
    I have renamed the nomination subpage so that it has again the same name as the nominated image and updated the links. In the past we have learned that this helps to avoid confusion and technical problems ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 15:59, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Very beautiful and unusial colors! Юрий Д.К. 19:05, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:24, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 08:28, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:25, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 03:53, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support – Aristeas (talk) 15:59, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Fungus Rock 2025-05-02.jpg

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Fungus Rock
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Malta
  •  Info: golden hour view of the Fungus Rock, Gozo; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:29, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:29, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice for me.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:46, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 04:21, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:49, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 08:27, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose The image is technically well executed, with pleasant golden-hour lighting. However, in my opinion, it does not quite reach the level expected for a Featured Picture. --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 09:53, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Like the light and details Юрий Д.К. 19:03, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:24, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Light and shade Cmao20 (talk) 13:12, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:52, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support … and shape of the rocks. Agree with Olfa Yakoubi that the technical quality is not perfect (some slightly soft areas and some other ones with slightly too much sharpening), but comparing other landscape FPs we have promoted recently I think it’s OK. – Aristeas (talk) 15:53, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Vlaške igre (Влашке игре).jpg

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Kids performing "Vlachs games", Folklore of Serbia.

File:Barrage El Kebir.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Iglesia de la Santa Trinidad, París, Francia, 2022-10-31, DD 57-59 HDR.jpg

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Church of the Saint Trinity, Paris, France

File:Erfurt - Krämerbrücke 2 - 8.jpg, featured

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4 - 8 Krämerbrücke, Erfurt
  •  Comment In Germany you never get full sunlight on the north sides of houses, they are always in shadow (see Google maps) --Llez (talk) 05:20, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 11:03, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Per Poco a poco. The lack of metadata is also disappointing. TheBritinator (talk) 15:45, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena#Ice
  •  Info created by Janeklass – uploaded by Janeklass – nominated by Janeklass -- Janeklass (talk) 06:06, 14 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Janeklass (talk) 06:06, 14 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment While this looks impressive in the preview, I am not fully convinced when I look at it at full resolution. There is chromatic aberration on most of the edges and there is some noise on the ice. Also, please respect the requirements regarding categories (what, where, who, when), and check whether the gallery you refer to already exists (I have moved it to Ice since there is no gallery for snow). --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 16:21, 14 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 19:57, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 10:02, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --heylenny (talk/edits) 15:07, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 08:24, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- -donald- (talk) 09:38, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Impressively and sufficiently different from others in the gallery. I am willing to accept technical flaws as necessary to get a difficult shot. Cmao20 (talk) 13:04, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Zquid (talk) 13:21, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:46, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Mon 18 May → Sat 23 May
Tue 19 May → Sun 24 May
Wed 20 May → Mon 25 May
Thu 21 May → Tue 26 May
Fri 22 May → Wed 27 May
Sat 23 May → Thu 28 May

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

Thu 14 May → Sat 23 May
Fri 15 May → Sun 24 May
Sat 16 May → Mon 25 May
Sun 17 May → Tue 26 May
Mon 18 May → Wed 27 May
Tue 19 May → Thu 28 May
Wed 20 May → Fri 29 May
Thu 21 May → Sat 30 May
Fri 22 May → Sun 31 May
Sat 23 May → Mon 01 Jun

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:May 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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