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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:ATF2703 DxO.jpg

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Un grand arbre dans la foret de Ain Drahem avec une femme en rouge dessus qui la met en valeur et lui donne une échelle

File:Black-winged Kite in Tal Chhapar Sanctuary November 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 03.jpg

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Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)

File:Црква „Св. Леонтиј“ - Водоча 2.jpg

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The basilica of St. Leontius Church of the Vodoča Monastery

File:Mochlos-Sitia-Crete-1.jpg

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Mochlos island (Agios Nikolaos). Sitia, Crete, Greece.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Greece
  •  Info Mochlos island (Agios Nikolaos) in the evening with the archaeological excavation site where the excavations continue to this day. Low light shots of this island are quite rare. created by Petro Stelte – uploaded by Petro Stelte – nominated by Petro Stelte -- Petro Stelte (talk) 14:01, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Petro Stelte (talk) 14:01, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- XRay 💬 17:26, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ezarateesteban 17:41, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment The horizon should be levelled.--Ermell (talk) 19:56, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
    I have uploaded a new version. Is it better now? Petro Stelte (talk) 21:22, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support pleasing mix of artificial and natural light — Rhododendrites talk |  19:58, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Ocean-related photos are my Achilles’ heel. I spent time looking at this image, searching for some detail in the sky, in the water, or somewhere else that would make it special, but I couldn’t find one. Instead, I see a centered photo that feels monotonous from top to bottom. That said, the shadow makes me question how good this photo really is—not because of what it shows, but because of what it doesn’t show. It is an abstract photo that invites the imagination; I can almost see a lighthouse and a psychiatric hospital in it. --Wilfredor (talk) 02:34, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 05:48, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- JackyM59 (talk) 06:17, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

File:Goya - Portrait de Luis María de Cistué y Martínez (1788-1842), 1790, RF 2009 5.jpg

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Portrait of Luis María de Cistué y Martínez by Francisco de Goya (1791), Louvre Museum

File:Остатоци од џамија во Доброшинци 2.jpg

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Remains of a minaret in the village of Dobrošinci

File:Lyndon Johnson signing Civil Rights Act, July 2, 1964.jpg

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Pres. LBJ signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, look on.

File:G5 aurora over Tuntorp, Lysekil Municipality 15.jpg

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Aurora over Tuntorp, Lysekil Municipality, caused by a G5 geomagnetic storm
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena#Aurora
  •  Info created by W.carter – uploaded by W.carter – nominated by Pine. See also Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Magenta G5 aurora over Tuntorp, Lysekil Municipality 11.jpg by W.carter. Photo 11 is valuable for showing the vertical view, and I believe this one complements it by showing a view of the horizon. ↠Pine (✉) 00:20, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support ↠Pine (✉) 00:20, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support —Bruce1eetalk 07:40, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 14:22, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- XRay 💬 17:26, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support oppose - vertical light must be vertical, needs perspective correction — Rhododendrites talk |  19:57, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
    Rhododendrites and others: Before this gets bogged down in a discussion about perspective correction, let me clarify this. The beams were not coming "straight down" when this photo was taken, they emanated from a point a little above the photo (you can extrapolate the rays). This was the most crazy aurora I've ever witnessed, with some features that don't occur during normal auroras. Like I stated on the file page, it was like standing under a dome of light, with rays coming from a center above me. That's why I could get photos like this where you can clearly see the point of origin of the aurora rays. We don't usually get that at my latitude. The normal thing is that it's centered above the north pole and the we get the aurora formation commonly called "the doughnut", a round "blob" circling the North Pole, and we see drapes.
    But this night was different. When the front of the aurora passed over Russia, at least two vortexes were separated from the main doughnut. These resulted in smaller "domes" that stayed stable while they passed over Europe, but dissipated once the reached the Atlantic. You can see these vortexes in the satellite image from NASA. In that image, they are roughly over Saratov and Salavat in southern Russia. One of these vortexes passed over Lysekil where I was, and another one passed over Poland and Germany, giving both a very nice view of this aurora. Another crazy effect of these vortexes, was that when I aimed the camera to the north, where the aurora usually is, there was very little activity there. I even took som reference photos as proof: 1, 2; while facing south, the sky was literally on fire. It was a crazy night! --Cart (talk) 22:05, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
    sorry, Cart, that was meant as FPC satire. :) — Rhododendrites talk |  22:10, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
    Ok, but better safe than sorry. We all know how things can turn out here when ideas are planted in people's brains. ;) --Cart (talk) 22:14, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:25, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 05:48, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:38, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

File:KF-21 Boramae First Production.jpg

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The KAI KF-21 Boramae is a jet fighter of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)

File:Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros) Caldas 2.jpg

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Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros)

File:বসন্তের পরশ.jpg

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Basanta Utsav (Bengali spring festival), Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

File:Pisipere Ahja jõe ürgorus.jpg

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Common merganser family in Estonia

File:Chrysanthemum flowers, specifically a variety known for its bi-color blooms with striped pink and white petals.jpg

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File:Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec city, Canada 001.jpg

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Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec city, Canada 001.jpg

File:Mandelbrot Set Image 91.png

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The Mandelbrot set exists independently of our minds and technologies. It is an infinite mathematical structure that has always existed. Computers do not create it; they merely act as a camera. This is a high-resolution, 90-megapixel fragment rendered with True SSAA 8x8 (64 independent samples per pixel), where the blue swirling rays look incredibly like...
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  •  Info The Mandelbrot set exists independently of our minds and technologies. It is an infinite mathematical structure that has always existed. Computers do not create it; they merely act as a camera. This is a high-resolution, 90-megapixel fragment rendered with True SSAA 8x8 (64 independent samples per pixel), where the blue swirling rays look incredibly like... Created, uploaded and nominated by Aokoroko -- Aokoroko (talk) 14:50, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Aokoroko (talk) 14:50, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:04, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support very good picture User97104 (talk) 14:06, 31 May 2026 (UTC) Sorry but needs ≥10d/≥100 edits, has 170d / 48 edits --Wilfredor (talk) 15:23, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good minibrot capture with high resolution, plenty of Misiurewicz points and nice symmetry --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 15:35, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:41, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

File:Chouette du Maghreb.jpg

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File:Siskin - Male - Spinus spinus3.jpg

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File:Moscow - 2026 - Bas-relief of the monument to Minin and Pozharsky (panorama).jpg

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File:20260510 Aidan NZ93134.jpg

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Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Vienna, Aidan (Malta)
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Men
  •  Info @User:Ailura wanted me to nominate this cute little portrait of the maltesian singer Aidan at the turquoise carpet on May 10th 2026. My own work. --Granada (talk) 06:41, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Granada (talk) 06:41, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Expressive portrait with strong presence. The striking outfit and hat add clear visual impact. Sufficient bokeh helps isolate the subject; overall a striking event portrait. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:47, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support A good-looking man with a nice Spanish-like outfit. ★ 01:23, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:24, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice portrait. --Yann (talk) 04:24, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:47, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:06, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support —Bruce1eetalk 08:01, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ailura (talk) 09:33, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:05, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support The right side of the outfit almost looks like a giant rose. He is a famous singer. The shadow bothers me a little, but it does not cover his face. It is a lovely photo of a handsome man --Wilfredor (talk) 11:54, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
    In fact it is intended to look like a rose, feel free to take a look at the other photos of him during the turquoise carpet 2026: Category:Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. --Granada (talk) 16:19, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
    I just watched them, although they're nowhere near as high quality as this one. Thanks for share Wilfredor (talk) 00:41, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- E bailey (talk) 17:29, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 08:51, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:43, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 07:20, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

File:Bloeiwijze Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum). 19-05-2026 (d.j.b.).jpg

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File:Cosmos bipinnatus in Jardin universitaire Roger-Van den Hende, Quebec city, Quebec, Canada.jpg

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Cosmos bipinnatus in Jardin universitaire Roger-Van den Hende, Quebec city, Quebec, Canada

File:Martin Van Buren by Mathew Brady c1855-58 sepia original restored.jpg

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Martin Van Buren, 8th president of the United Staes of America

File:Barcelona Cityscape Panorama - Jan 2007 edit.jpg

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A 2 x 14 segment panorama of the city of Barcelona from Montjuïc. Taken with a Canon 5D and 70-200mm f/2.8L lens.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Cityscapes#Spain
  •  Info created and initially uploaded by Diliff – edited by Julia W – nominated by ★ -- ★ 16:38, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support A good Diliff's 2007 image. -- ★ 16:38, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support - Some minor OOF foliage in the lower left corner, but very excusable given what the image is. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:53, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose A shame about the out of focus area in the bottom left corner, and in general I miss an outstanding composition. I often find this with ultra-wide panoramas - that they miss a clear composition and are instead just a wide frame showing a lot of...stuff. The picture is also clearly downsized, which was normal in 2007 when Diliff uploaded this because internet connections were not as fast then as they are now, but 2000px vertical resolution is a little low. Finally, I think the light is quite flat. There are lots of interesting details as usual for Diliff photos but not FP to me. Cmao20 (talk) 18:12, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Brest Fortress Church of Saint Nicholas 2023-04-23 3554.jpg

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Fortress church of Saint Nicholas in the Brest Fortress, Brest
  • If promoted, it will be our first FP of a church from Belarus. Cmao20 (talk) 20:50, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:50, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment I agree that the church is beautiful and photographed well, but this picture taken by the same photographer on the same day looks more representative. In my opinion, a simpler composition with no disturbing elements, such as the people near the right edge and the large tree obscuring the western side of the church, is more compelling. At the end of the day, both pictures may be featurable. I just wanted to point out to another picture of the same subject. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:55, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  • I think both have their advantages but this one is the clearer FP to me. The other one doesn't show as many interesting features of the church, such as the dramatic western facade, and makes the whole building appear somewhat short and squat, whereas the picture I nominated has the church elevated at the top of the steps and lit with warmer light, which makes it look much more inspiring. I won't offer an alternative as I am not convinced the other is an FP but others are of course welcome to nominate it if they disagree with my appraisal. Cmao20 (talk) 01:29, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Vote struck: the user has completed only 48 of the required 100 edits so far. Sorry. ,-- Radomianin (talk) 15:52, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Узор на потолке мечети Баланд 6.jpg

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Baland Mosque ceiling pattern. Bukhara, Uzbekistan
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors/Religious buildings/Ceilings#Uzbekistan
  •  Info Baland Mosque ceiling pattern. Bukhara, Uzbekistan, created by Spartak22 – nominated by -- Mile (talk) 08:53, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info 2024 WLM Uzbekistan winner. Made with older camera Cannon EOS 1100D on 12 MPx, but more than fine. Very nice colors.
  •  Support -- Mile (talk) 08:53, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice colours, subject, fully agree that resolution and quality are fine Cmao20 (talk) 14:45, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment It looks like a horizontal perspective correction is needed. Notice at the top how the spacing between the concrete and the start of the tiles is uneven left top corner vs left top corner --Wilfredor (talk) 16:51, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Agree with Wilfredor. Also, personally I'd indicate how old the mosque is to better approximate the age of the painting (and the rights status).16:52, 29 May 2026 (UTC) comment from Crisco 1492 --Wilfredor (talk) 17:12, 29 May 2026 (UTC)  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:17, 29 May 2026 (UTC) signed now, thanks
  •  Info Made 500 years ago, colored in 19th century, as written on Wiki. I think middle line is just like that. Was there (in UZB) and said before, when you think on mistake you might be wrong. If i move left, vertical middle line would go even more to clockwise,but i see should go anticlock. Since we havent see or been there to check it... let it stay as it is. Also will show "unlucky simmetry" on my shots in UZB. --Mile (talk) 18:27, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Based on Mile's comments, if the author thinks that's the case, he'll correct it. I honestly didn't realize that the nominator wasn't the author. --Wilfredor (talk) 19:02, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:38, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:33, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Please, improve the symmetry, it's tilted Poco a poco (talk) 10:14, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Since it is in finished contest WLM, and not my shot, i will leave as it is. Maybe we become too "technincal" here of FP and forgot on beauty of pic.--Mile (talk) 07:13, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
I agree with Poco, but I also disagree with editing an image, especially one that's the winner of WLM, without the author's supervision. Perhaps someone could edit it and create an alt version? Wilfredor (talk) 00:40, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

File:Luxor is a city - Mohamed abdelzaher (2).jpg

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File:175 Male Damara-Dikdik in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Male Damara-Dikdik in Etosha National Park

File:087 Rosy-faced lovebird couple cuddling in Damaraland Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Rosy-faced lovebird couple cuddling in Damaraland

File:Iglesia de San Severin, París, Francia, 2022-10-29, DD 102-104 HDR.jpg

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Church of Saint Severin, Paris, France

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Harvest mouse on teasel

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Bonsoir, merci beaucoup SAIDI Ismail (talk) 20:25, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Freiburg Münster linkes Seitenschiff Schmiedefenster 01.jpg

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Smiths' Window in Freiburg Minster

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File:Erithacus rubecula mating 628463896.jpg

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Mating European robins
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes/Muscicapidae#Genus_:_Erithacus
  •  Info Ten current FPs but this is the first image of their mating on commons. Created by Interaccoonale – uploaded by Interaccoonale – nominated by Interaccoonale -- ––Interaccoonale (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support This is a high-quality capture of European robins mating. I selected this frame as the main nomination because it offers the best side-profile composition and educational value. However, this is part of a serial shoot. I have other frames from the same sequence available if the community wishes to see or consider an "Alternative." -- ––Interaccoonale (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
    Note: this image was uploaded to this site through iNaturalist2Commons and subsequently updated from my local disk. I've added a link to my user page on my iNaturalist profile to prove the copyright ownership. ––Interaccoonale (talk) 23:25, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral Very beautifull moment, but IMHO heavy JPEG compression (try export it in full quality) and out of focus the top bird. I will change my vote if the JPEG is exported in better quality --Wilfredor (talk) 00:31, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
    The compression level is 95. It is not a compression. I think what you're talking about is the side effects of denoising. ––Interaccoonale (talk) 07:11, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
    You are absolutely right Wilfredor (talk) 13:36, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose very good image but unfortunately the cropping of the wing at the top kills it for me. Sorry. --Espandero (talk) 06:34, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Yes I also worried about it when choosing this file. I personally preferred this one because I thought its wing was full of movement, being very energetic. I am proposing an alternative showing the whole birds and both of them are more in focus.––Interaccoonale (talk) 06:58, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Alternative

 Comment: This is an alternative as suggested by Wilfredor and Espandero, ensuring that both birds are completely in the frame and are both in focus.––Interaccoonale (talk) 06:59, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

  •  Comment This is a nice moment captured well, but the image could benefit from some processing to clarify/brighten things up. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:31, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  alt 2 Exccelent now and ok to me, thanks for upload this version --Wilfredor (talk) 13:34, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 21:51, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Rjcastillo (talk) 02:43, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Espandero (talk) 06:08, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 07:33, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support for the alternative. – Aristeas (talk) 13:21, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 14:43, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 17:20, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support This version is FP Cmao20 (talk) 20:51, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I forgot that I can vote for my own work. ––Interaccoonale (talk) 22:56, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment The WB looks off Poco a poco (talk) 10:16, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
    I think it's well. Can you explain it in detail? Is it too cool or too warm? ––Interaccoonale (talk) 13:23, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:16, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 15:51, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:52, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

File:Црква „Св. Ѓорѓи“ - Турново.jpg, featured

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The southern side of St. George Church in the village of Turnovo
  • I wish it was sharper but still  Support Cmao20 (talk) 17:40, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you for noting the (un)sharpness. I've uploaded a sharper version. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 20:10, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
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Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 05:01, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
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File:Travessa Couto Fernandes 60 Centro São Luís 2025-6016.jpg

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Alternative

File:Petite Venise depuis le pont de la rue Turenne (Colmar) (1).jpg

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Little Venice as seen from the Turenne Street bridge in Colmar (Haut-Rhin, France).

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 Comment: This is an alternative more cut off on the sides. Gzen92 (talk) 10:22, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

  •  Oppose Quality is OK, but the whole place is in shadow, and top and bottom crops are too short. Yann (talk) 12:51, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

 I withdraw my nomination

File:Carly Pearce performing at Hogs for Hospice, Leamington, Ontario, 2025-08-01 53.jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Women
  •  Info created & uploaded by Crisco 1492 – nominated by Tomer T -- Tomer T (talk) 19:22, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Tomer T (talk) 19:22, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I'll be honest, I'd wanted to nominate this - just wasn't sure it was up to the high standards demanded here. Thanks for making the nomination. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:00, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support nice --Ezarateesteban 11:36, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 13:29, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 14:36, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose It's not a portrait, but an action shot and the microphone spoils the view, it's a bit too much obstructing her face. For an action shot it does not wow me, especially from her facial expression. --Granada (talk) 15:25, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 16:14, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral Per Granada --Wilfredor (talk) 17:41, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- E bailey (talk) 04:41, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:37, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose It is definitely a good and high-quality image, but something feels missing from FP. The framing also rubs me the wrong way, not even sure why. Kruusamägi (talk) 02:03, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Iglesia de San Agustín, París, Francia, 2022-10-31, DD 93-95 HDR.jpg

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Church of Saint Augustin, Paris, France
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  •  Info Church of Saint Augustin, Paris, France. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 17:44, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 17:44, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent play with the unavoidable distorsion. Very good, and I know the place ! --Jebulon (talk) 19:21, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose composition is not ideal for FP distracting foreground elements, awkward chandelier crop, and very strong wide-angle distortion reduce the overall visual balance. Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 21:47, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Per Olfa Yakoubi --Tagooty (talk) 06:18, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support very good wide angle view in high quality.--Ermell (talk) 06:28, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support crop chairs in bottom, to start bellow first step, so chairs wont disturb and view is more clear. --Mile (talk) 07:19, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support IMO opposing this for the perspective distortion is somewhat close-minded, sorry to say. Not every picture needs to be perspective-corrected to death. This picture instead chooses to highlight the perspective distortion as a feature to illustrate the imposing scale of the building, which is an entirely valid approach. Cmao20 (talk) 12:23, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you for your assessment, Cmao20, but I think the motivation for the vote is not based on the picture itselft. I just realised that when I went through all current FP candidates yesterday morning I opposed the 2 noms of Olfa Yakoubi because none of them convinced me in terms of level of detail. The first edit he/she did afterwards was coming here to oppose this candidate (and second oppose in his FP record, what are the odds?). Definitely unfair but nothing unusual. Poco a poco (talk) 14:40, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
    Se que no podemos prevenir esto, pero al menos conmigo, votame todo lo negativo que puedas, nunca hare eso. Aunque a veces pudiera estar equivocado intento ser lo mas objetivo posible Wilfredor (talk) 14:56, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
    I’m really disappointed and honestly hurt by your comment, Diego. Reading that my vote could be interpreted as revenge or retaliation was painful for me, because that is not how I participate in FP discussions at all.
    I can’t imagine that you would think my oppose is related to the fact that you opposed some pictures I nominated — especially since this not even mine photo. I always try to give my opinion based on the image itself and according to my understanding of FP criteria, even when my opinion may differ from others.
    I still don’t like the composition of this photo. In my opinion, the framing is not ideal, the foreground elements are distracting, and the brightness and distortion affect the overall visual balance. That is why I opposed it, and I still stand by my opinion sincerely and in good faith.
    What hurt me the most is the implication that my opinion was dishonest or motivated by personal feelings. I respect your work and your contributions a lot. In fact, I have supported some of your photos before, and there are also photos of yours that I personally don’t like but chose not to oppose because I respect different artistic views and standards.
    By the way, we already met before — I don’t know if you remember — and I genuinely appreciate your photography overall. That is also why this statement was painful for me to read. Even when we disagree on a nomination, I believe we should assume good faith and respect each other’s opinions.
    And honestly, after reading your comment, I no longer feel comfortable voting on your photos in the future if my opinions are going to be interpreted this way instead of being seen as sincere photographic criticism.
    For this specific picture, I simply do not think it reaches FP level, and my vote was made honestly, sincerely, and without any personal intention. Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 17:46, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
    I think that what Diego commented is not what he meant, remember that his level of English is not very good and he could use very direct or incorrect words, there is also the cultural difference. Wilfredor (talk) 19:38, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Please Wilfredor, don't talk for me about what I meant or not. I don't think either, that you are the most appropiate person to judge my level of English. I meant what I wrote, because although I don't know Olfa Yokoubi, I've often seen this behavior very often in the almost last 20 years. That's why I wonder about the odds that the first edit after my 2 opposes is right away a decline here. Olfa, you will have to recognize that if my opposes didn't play a role in your oppose it looks at least suspicious. Still I'm happy to read that you confirm otherwise. Poco a poco (talk) 13:03, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Your English is absolutely fine, Poco. Best to leave this whole nonsensical discussion. Cmao20 (talk) 13:28, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
You're right, Poco poco; it wasn't my place to interpret what you meant or judge your English. I'm sorry, it was a mistake on my part. I'll leave Wilfredor (talk) 14:45, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
I agree, Cmao20, let's move on Poco a poco (talk) 20:09, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support The way the chairs are cut off at the bottom is a bit annoying; I would have cut it at the level of the stairs, but that's more of a personal decision than a technically valid one. The chandelier also obstructs the view of the dome, but I understand it's a necessary sacrifice since it's not something that can be removed. Thank you for this nomination. I have a similar one from another church, and I had my doubts about whether this type of composition would be accepted, but I agree that not all wide-angle distortion needs to be corrected, especially if the result would create a completely disproportionate image. --Wilfredor (talk) 14:17, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 09:53, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 21:49, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 13:13, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Radomianin (talk) 22:48, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose per Olfa, great quality and the wide angle doesn't bother me much but the image does have distracting elements (chairs and chandelier) and I'm unconvinced by the crop. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:41, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Allegorie dèdiè au tiers etat LCCN2004676887-restored.jpg

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Engraving from the time of the French Revolution (specifically from the period of the National Constituent Assembly, around 1789) entitled "Allegory Dedicated to the Third Estate."
File:Allegorie dèdiè au tiers etat LCCN2004676887.tif this is the source file to do restoration, I downloaded it in the webpage given in the description of jpg file --Ezarateesteban 11:57, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
If that's your source, it confirms my suspicions. I'd like to know why the restored version is larger—not the overall image size, because it was cropped, but the designs within it. Wilfredor (talk) 12:45, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
I use only GIMP without resize anything --Ezarateesteban 12:49, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
Cambiare mi voto a favor si corriges lo del tamano, no tiene mucho sentido que sea mas grande que la original, quizas algun error al guardar?. Abrazos Wilfredor (talk) 19:51, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
Fijate ahora Wilfredor, sinceramente no se --Ezarateesteban 23:00, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
Esta foto merece ser FP, intenta ver que pudo haber pasado, quizas usaste otra fuente? Wilfredor (talk) 22:49, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support very interesting and very good restaoration.--Jebulon (talk) 19:34, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Like your other nomination, I would lighten the background. Yann (talk) 16:19, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
✓ Done tone curves improved --Ezarateesteban 22:37, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Argiope lobata - 08-2025.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Common redshank (Tringa totanus) breeding Marken.jpg

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Common redshank (Tringa totanus)
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes#Genus : Tringa
  •  Info Two current FPs, one and two. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:09, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:09, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question Technically excellent, but I was recently told that FPC should be « the Best of Commons ». Should we have three « Best of Commons » pictures of the same bird ? --Jebulon (talk) 19:07, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
    We do have a delist procedure, but not sure that is appropriate here. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:35, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Krigore (talk) 11:32, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment As they are different, I would keep 02 and this one; delist 01. --GRDN711 (talk) 05:50, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 09:51, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support No point punishing this picture because worse FPs exist of the same species Cmao20 (talk) 13:23, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20. “Best of Commons” does not mean “the best photos of each subject” – for that we have got VI –, it means “the best images on Commons”. If we have 10 great and wonderful photos of species A and only 1 mediocre photo of species B, we can feature all 10 great photos of species A, if they are really great and are sufficiently different (showing different aspects/perspectives/poses/subspecies/… of species A), but must not feature the mediocre photo of species B; the latter should become a VI for species B, of course. – Aristeas (talk) 10:14, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Best in the scope, hight quality, used on WP. Please fix the space color than look Uncalibrated --Wilfredor (talk) 21:54, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 15:46, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:55, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

File:Le géranium odorant (ou Pelargonium).jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Wied il-Għasri 2025-05-05 (1).jpg

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Wied il-Għasri

File:Mirador de la Fortaleza 2023-12-27.jpg

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Mirador de la Fortaleza

File:Small Minivet in Saswad August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpg

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Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family_:_Campephagidae_(Cuckooshrikes_and_allies)
  •  Info All by -- Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 05:02, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 05:02, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:56, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Krigore (talk) 11:46, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak oppose Good composition, but detail below the bar for such perched birds. --Tagooty (talk) 06:38, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Not very sharp compared to the standard for this type of bird photography in FPC, image heavily cropped or downsized compared to the size that the sensor delivers. --Wilfredor (talk) 14:10, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Looks fine to me, and yes of course it is cropped, most wildlife photographs are...Cmao20 (talk) 13:20, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support The orange of the breast contrasts very pleasingly with the green background LetmeEditit (talk) 16:29, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent composition and colour contrast. Feather details appear a bit soft, but I guess we are spoiled a bit by the heavy AI sharpening many wildlife photographs use today and Tisha just did not apply such strong sharpening. So in the end the photo is possibly not softer, just less processed than other candidates. – Aristeas (talk) 19:59, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 21:48, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 06:41, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 15:41, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 06:59, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Memorial Stones for the Citizens of Łódź, Poland

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Sculptures#Monuments_and_memorials
  •  Info Ulica Piotrkowska in Łódź (Poland) is paved with 16,890 personalized stones, each carrying the name of one of the city's inhabitants. The project was started in 2000 on the occasion of the turn of the millennium, and has since been expanded twice. The aim of this set is to illustrate the commemorative stones and their cast iron plaques both in detail and as repeated elements arranged in rows forming the surface of the street. All by me. --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 17:43, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 17:43, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Strong and consistent visual approach throughout the set. The selective focus works here as part of the memorial narrative rather than a technical limitation. Having visited Piotrkowska myself, I find the images particularly effective in conveying the reflective atmosphere of the site - the fading names and repetitive structure reinforce the sense of memory and quiet absence remarkably well. -- Radomianin (talk) 18:45, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I like this very much but  Comment I don’t understand the idea of a set. each is featurable IMO. in my humble opinion you should nominate one after the other…--Jebulon (talk) 19:23, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Jebulon: Thank you, I actually wanted to nominate the images separately in the first place. However, I think a set nomination is suitable here, because both pictures show different aspects of the same subject, which I think is very helpful in explaining the artwork. The pavement, photographed at a "macroscopic" scale, visualizes the sheer amount of stones that it consists of. The other image shows how such a commemorative stone and its plaque look in detail. IMO, this also corresponds to what you might experience when you visit the location for the first time: at the first glance, you see that the pavement is made up of uncountable individualized stones; then you bow down and look at the single stones up close, reading the names inscribed in them -- at least this is what I did! :) --Aciarium ⚒ (talk) 23:56, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Aciarium: : Thanks for answering. I understand you explanation. Jebulon (talk) 00:28, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 05:18, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I'm sorr, but this is definitely not a valid set. I would support the right candidate if nominated separately. Poco a poco (talk) 08:56, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
    « Definitely » ? Wow… Jebulon (talk) 09:45, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
    Why not? LetmeEditit (talk) 16:31, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
    LetmeEditit: Please, elaborate first which of the 4 criterias for a set you believe it's fulfilled here. In my opinion none. Poco a poco (talk) 10:13, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support - I saw them some time ago and tried to take some photos, but yours are far better. Krigore (talk) 11:50, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Unsure about the set – our set rules are quite narrow. Of course I would support each of them if nominated separately. – Aristeas (talk) 19:55, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I support the second image :) --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 15:37, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Aciarium (Ping me if you consider nominating them as single images) --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 15:38, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 07:00, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

File:Side view of the Château de Chantilly with water reflection and blue sky Oise France.jpg

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Château de Chantilly
  • I do not consider this a problem. Slate tiles in bright, direct sunlight will actually look like this. I don't think it's right to artificially lower highlights if it isn't true to reality. Cmao20 (talk) 15:38, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Matter of taste I suppose. I miss some tiles. Let me think again before voting.--Jebulon (talk) 17:42, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question heavy compression, 339 KB/MP and 51% of full resolution, likely cropped or downsized ? --Wilfredor (talk) 14:29, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  • I am not sure why you are commenting this kind of thing on nearly every recent nomination on this page. The picture is probably cropped but I don't see why that is an issue. The file size seems roughly normal for an image of this resolution when compared to other FPs in the category and I cannot see any compression artefacts. Cmao20 (talk) 15:38, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
    Thank you for your question. For FP, it's not enough for an image to simply look good; technical quality is also part of the evaluation. Cropping an image isn't necessarily a problem, but if a file has been compressed or significantly reduced in size, it's fair to ask if a better version exists. This helps encourage uploading images at the highest possible quality. Wilfredor (talk) 16:09, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Relying so heavily on file size as a metric does not seem to be a good way of evaluating technical quality. I see no actual issues. Cmao20 (talk) 16:27, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
    I agree with you that visible quality is the most important thing, without a doubt. However, we judge phone images quite strictly for technical limitations such as noise, processing and compression. For consistency, I think it's also fair to ask technical questions about files from high-end cameras, especially when the uploaded image is well below the camera's native resolution. My question is simply if there is a better version. Wilfredor (talk) 16:45, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Thank you very much, Cmao20, for the nomination. The picture is 6000 pixels large, and not heavily compressed. Weight is 7,62 Mb. -- Basile Morin (talk) 16:14, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
    Thanks, Basile. Your values ​​are correct; the file is approximately 6000 pixels wide and 7.62 MB. My question arose from comparing it to the native resolution of the EOS R5: 6001 × 3840 represents approximately 51% (half) of the camera's total 45 MP resolution, which isn't necessarily a problem. I agree that the file size alone doesn't indicate harmful compression if no artifacts are visible. My only remaining question was whether a higher-resolution version exists. Wilfredor (talk) 16:26, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
8192 pixels => 6001 pixels is a decent crop, in my opinion. The current best Canon camera available on the market (EOS-1D X Mark III) has a maximum of 5472 pixels. The larger resolution of this one offers freedom to choose a convenient framing afterwards. Yes, I decided to focus the composition on the castle. -- Basile Morin (talk) 18:09, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
 Support Thank you Basile, after checking the numbers again, 7.62 MB for 23 MP can be consistent with a high-quality JPEG export so I withdraw the concern about heavy compression. My original question was based on calculs, but I see no clear evidence of harmful compression here Wilfredor (talk) 18:48, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 23:57, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support — ERcheck (talk). 01:15, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 06:27, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:34, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Because of the blown highlight on the roof, disturbing even in the water reflection.--Jebulon (talk) 09:58, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 07:59, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Looks OK for me Юрий Д.К. 09:46, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent view of the château, and I agree with Cmao20’s assessment of the highlights. Maybe the white balance could be fine-tuned – on my calibrated screen the image looks a tiny little bit purplish. – Aristeas (talk) 19:46, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 21:38, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Ermell (talk) 07:37, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 15:40, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 07:01, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

File:20260317 Hohenbergia stellata.jpg

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Hohenbergia stellata in the Botanical Garden Munich, Germany
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Plants#Order_:_Poales
  •  Info created, uploaded and nominated by FlocciNivis -- FlocciNivis (talk) 11:27, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- FlocciNivis (talk) 11:27, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral Hash contrast because the flash and 8.5 MP vs 24.3 MP native for NIKON D750 (35% of full resolution --Wilfredor (talk) 12:10, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
    The image is a vertical crop from a horizontal original, containing no additional parts of the plant, but only surroundings. I cut out the rest because I found it uninteresting in editing -- FlocciNivis (talk) 09:48, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
    I understand. My recommendation is to find a better composition and take the photo at a time with better light to avoid post-editing. Wilfredor (talk) 12:32, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
    For me the high contrast works very well on this image and I don't think 8.5MP is bad for a macro shot -- FlocciNivis (talk) 15:11, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Cmao20 (talk) 15:42, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose The flash makes the image unappealing in my eyes – Julian Lupyan (talk) 17:26, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:31, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 13:48, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 08:55, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I like it. --Petro Stelte (talk) 07:02, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

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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:June 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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