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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:Innenraum-St-Paulus-Kirche-Altarbereich-Vaals-2026.jpg

Voting period ends on 17 Jul 2026 at 19:24:20 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Interior of Saint Paul's Church altar area

File:Barcelona March 2015-2a.jpg (delist)

Voting period ends on 17 Jul 2026 at 18:48:49
SHORT DESCRIPTION

Alternative

File:Two young brown bears playing in the grass.jpg

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Bear cubs playing

File:Moscow - 2026 - Bakhrushin Brothers Free Apartment House (b. 1903).jpg

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File:Mosi-oa-Tunya, Livingstone (20260519-P1075700).jpg

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Rising spray from the Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls)

File:Il richiamo.jpg

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Two starling chicks

File:Times Square April 2022 by Don Ramey Logan.jpg

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Times Square April 2022
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#United States
  •  Info "Times Square April 2022" Created, nominated and uploaded by Don -- Don (talk) 15:09, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- (talk) 15:09, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I'd expect that for Times Square, which is basically the most photographed square in the world ever, it should be possible to source a photo of better technical quality than a cellphone capture. Due to being taken with a cellphone, it is grainy, has wormy AI denoise artifacts typical of modern smartphones, sharpening halos around high-contrast edges, etc. Slightly lower technical quality would have been acceptable if it were one of your awesome aerial photos, but I really think we can do better for a popular tourist perspective on the ground. Also, I hate being one of those "perspective correction" guys, but this picture could use some of it, and also the center of the image is tilted counterclockwise a little bit. dllu (talk) 17:05, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

 I withdraw my nomination --Don (talk) 17:37, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Monasterio de Haghpat, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 19.jpg

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Haghpat Monastery

File:Ramones rocket to russia photo.jpg

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The Ramones in 1977 as depicted in their Rocket to Russia album press kit.

File:Abeille entrain de butiner 2.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  •  Oppose good point from Alvesgaspar, I do believe the species identification may be incorrect. Temporary oppose until corrected. Cmao20 (talk) 20:23, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 13:41, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 15:21, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 15:54, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Two issues: 1. This is not a honey bee (Apis melifera) but some species of bumblebee (Bombus sp.) that should be correctly identified. 2. Quality is way worse than the extant featured images of bumblebees. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:55, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:049 Jabiru chick in its nest in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Jabiru chick in its nest in Encontro das Águas State Park

File:005 Lilac-breasted roller in flight in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Lilac-breasted roller in flight in Etosha National Park

File:Gazelle dorcas 1.jpg

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File:Bloem van een Zwanenbloem (Butomus umbellatus), 16-06-2026. (d.j.b.).jpg

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Flower of a Butomus umbellatus

File:Montbard - Brenne - 3.jpg

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Château de Montbard

File:Vladimir Lenin in July 1920 by Pavel Zhukov.jpg

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Vladimir Lenin in July 1920
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical/People#1920-1929
  •  Info created by Pavel Zhukov – uploaded by Guise​ – nominated by 向史公哲曰 -- 向史公哲曰 (talk) 18:42, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- 向史公哲曰 (talk) 18:42, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Quite small (barely clears the 2 megapixel minimum) and visibly scratched - could do with restoration. I have great distaste for how this picture sanitises this murderer's image and makes him look imposing rather than horrifying, but that does not factor into my vote, as a picture may be featured as a great example of propaganda for an evil regime. Cmao20 (talk) 23:54, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per Cmao20 --Ezarateesteban 17:15, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Although I grew up in East Germany and experienced first-hand how Lenin was officially portrayed, I have deliberately separated those experiences from my assessment. Regardless of the well-documented historical legacy of one-party rule, political repression and revolutionary violence under his leadership, historical portraits of controversial figures certainly deserve FP status when they meet the required standard. This file, however, only just exceeds the minimum resolution and still contains visible scratches and other age-related defects. A careful restoration would considerably strengthen the nomination. In its present state, I do not think it reaches FP quality. -- Radomianin (talk) 20:10, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Sir Isaac Newton by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg

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File:Ming Xuanzong.jpg

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Xuande Emperor

File:Portrait assis de l'empereur Ming Renzong.jpg

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Hongxi Emperor

File:A beacon of light in swirls of dust (potm2604a).jpg

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Astronomy#Galaxies
  •  Info created by NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope – uploaded by OptimusPrimeBot – nominated by IamMM -- IamMM (talk) 16:18, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Unlike most JWST images that have been brought to FCP, this time there is no sign of extraordinary resolution. In fact, this pic doesn't even meet the minimum 2 million pixels requirement (I ignore that for obvious reasons), but to my eyes, it still comes across as an FP. -- IamMM (talk) 16:18, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Indeed impressive, but they are higher resolution version at the source. Yann (talk) 16:52, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose The JWST is producing lots of near-infrared photos of galaxies and although beautiful, I don't think this one is particularly special in terms of scientific interest or composition, so this does not outweigh the low resolution to me, sorry. Please note that although the source appears to have higher resolution versions, these are actually (badly) upscaled versions for use as computer wallpapers, and preserve no extra detail; they therefore should not be uploaded over the top of this. The resolution of the original, fullsize TIFF file is 1060*1288, same as the current Commons version. Cmao20 (talk) 23:49, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Ah yes, you are right. Yann (talk) 15:26, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Woman Baby Mane Spiti Jun18 DSC05475.jpg

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Woman and child, Mane villages, Spiti, Himachal, India

File:Living root bridge, Maghalaya, India1.jpg

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Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Bridges#India

  •  Info created, uploaded, nominated by--Joydeep (Talk) 16:05, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Joydeep (Talk) 16:08, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Magical and otherworldly. You should probably do something about the blue colour fringing though. Cmao20 (talk) 23:45, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
    worked on it. Joydeep (Talk) 14:33, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:25, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 05:41, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 05:46, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 08:42, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20--please fix the fringing--and since these bridges are man-made, I have changed the gallery from "natural phenomena" to "bridges". The image would not fit in any of the subcategories within 'natural phenomena' but is an excellent contribution to 'bridges'. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 09:16, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
    worked on it. Joydeep (Talk) 14:34, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:51, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment The hanging thin threads of the roots and their reflections show that the image is tilted clockwise. This needs to be corrected. -- George Chernilevsky talk 13:41, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
    worked on it. Joydeep (Talk) 14:33, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
    •  Support Nice now, thanks! This place reminds me of Indiana Jones adventures. -- George Chernilevsky talk 14:55, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:39, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Weak  Support I think it is a bit overexposed. --Yann (talk) 15:27, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
    Exposure lowered. Joydeep (Talk) 15:32, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Kaltaminor, Khiva (Минарет Кальта минар).jpg

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Kaltaminor, Khiva (Минарет Кальта минар)

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Fragment of the Mandelbrot set, using perturbation theory. Frame width: 2.84 × 10⁻⁸². Center coordinates: Re: -1.7491311840575335110236048528001036247123430447933925298694915282522178938437759580179, Im: -0.0001996960702541036804654299663680287246637758588467627907752429037173153157138373325. Rendered using 8×8 SSAA (Super-Sampling Anti-Aliasing) to a 10,000 × 10,000 pixel final image (100 MP). C++ source code included.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic_media/Computer-generated#Mathematics
  •  Info Fragment of the Mandelbrot set, using perturbation theory. C++ source code included. This image showcases a unique fragment of the Mandelbrot set at an extreme depth. To put this in perspective, current Featured Pictures in the Mathematics gallery mostly feature zooms around 10⁻¹⁵, with only one image (Mandelbrot Set Image 107) reaching 2.4 × 10⁻⁵⁷.This render achieves an unprecedented scale of 2.84 × 10⁻⁸², pushing the boundaries of math visualization on Commons. I spent 6 days exploring various locations just to find the perfect framing. This image showcases a aesthetic beauty. Rendered at 10,000 × 10,000 pixels with 8×8 SSAA. I hope you appreciate the depth and effort. Created, uploaded and nominated by Aokoroko -- Aokoroko (talk) 08:30, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Aokoroko (talk) 08:30, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Majow (talk) 11:54, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 14:05, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Berg im Drautal St. Athanasius 20250702.jpg

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St. Athanasius church, Berg im Drautal, Carinthia, Austria

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Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail or escargot (Helix pomatia)

Spondylus versicolor

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Brown Hawk-Owl in Purbasthali January 2026 by Tisha Mukherjee 07.jpg

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Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata)

File:Sunset at Coal Oil Point.jpg

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File:SANAA-Gebäude-Morgenlicht-2026-01-2.jpg

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SANAA-Building at Zeche Zollverein in morning sunlight, architects: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors/Germany#North Rhine-Westphalia
  •  Info all by me -- Tuxyso (talk) 09:21, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info After my last nomination (same building), which ended as a narrow decline following a controversial discussion about perspective, I am making a second nomination with a clearer composition and sky reflections on the windows. I still think that the stunning architecture of the building, the light, and the very high technical quality deserve FP status. What do you think?
  •  Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 09:21, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support. · · · 🌸 Rachmat04 · 🍵 15:04, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support. Nice! It looks surreal, with a strong impression of a flat object, and even the tight frame works for this composition. -- George Chernilevsky talk 10:09, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 10:58, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Yes, this looks like a stage set for a theatre or a movie. Yann (talk) 11:48, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 12:02, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:37, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I liked the other one too but sure, this is also FP Cmao20 (talk) 15:49, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:20, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 10:33, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support There's a little bit of barrel distortion though. It's not as easy to digitally correct the barrel distortion with shift lenses and there isn't a ton of it so perhaps it's okay... dllu (talk) 17:13, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Indian leopard in Jawai Bandh April 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg

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Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)
  • ? This is just what leopards look like Cmao20 (talk) 00:01, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Praia da Ponta Negra 20150814-DSC05653.JPG

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Ponta Negra beach with Careca hill visible in the background
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Other#Brazil
  •  Info created and uploaded by MB-one – nominated by ★ -- ★ 04:47, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support A good image depicting a typical tropical Brazilian beach vibes. -- ★ 04:47, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Level of detail / sharpness is a bit werak, I'm not sure about the WB, and composition could be better, sorry --Benji 08:34, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment On top of that there are 2 converging lines, the horizontal shore and the one formed parasols but we cannot see the meeting point, that is irritating. The bottom crop looks also random --Poco a poco (talk) 05:46, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
    @Poco a poco Unfortunately, the lines will not meet in a single point regardless of the crop, since the beach line is curved. But I agree that the right and bottom crop could have been composed more carefully. I hope my photographic abilities have improved at least bit in the last decade ;-)
    @ArionStar: Thank you for the nomination anyways. MB-one (talk) 16:26, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry, low image quality and arbitrary composition. Cmao20 (talk) 15:48, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
    Commons:QI has become a benchmark for nothing these days. ★ 19:09, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  • I don't want to talk about another Commons project badly. I don't think the standard of many QIs is good, but their reviewing process is very different to ours. For me QIC is a good place to look for potential FP candidates but just being QI is not enough by itself to stand as a benchmark of good quality. Cmao20 (talk) 23:57, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

File:The Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is in the grasp of the Canadarm2 robotic arm (iss074e0378294).jpg

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Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, with its two prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is in the grasp of the Canadarm2 robotic arm before being released and departing the International Space Station to complete its resupply mission.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Space exploration#Spacecraft in orbit
  •  Info created by NASA Johnson Space Center – uploaded by OptimusPrimeBot – nominated by ★ -- ★ 04:26, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- ★ 04:26, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 13:18, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support. · · · 🌸 Rachmat04 · 🍵 15:05, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Wonderful! Nobody could have made a better shot of the Cygnus Spacecraft up there as none of us will ever get up there. Great work Jessica Meir! --Granada (talk) 07:21, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 10:57, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Per Granada. --IamMM (talk) 11:00, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 11:50, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:35, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Cool Cmao20 (talk) 15:47, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Ermell (talk) 19:22, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 09:20, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:47, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Excellent, per Granada. It’s just a pity that NASA doesn’t care at all about reasonable post-processing. There are obvious lateral CAs which could be fixed by checking a single option in the raw image converter. That would be done on earth, of course, so it’s no extra work for the astronaut. – Aristeas (talk) 16:02, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Excellent documentary image. However, I agree with Aristeas that visible lateral chromatic aberrations remain and could likely have been corrected during RAW processing. A minor technical flaw preventing full support. -- Radomianin (talk) 20:24, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Under Macrolepiota Grass Ooty Jul26 A7CR 11472-515 zsp.jpg

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Underside of Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota sp.), Ooty, India
  • @George Chernilevsky: I had reduced the bg exposure to highlight the mushroom. I've now raised the bg exposure for a more natural looking sky. Better? --Tagooty (talk) 09:19, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  • bad Photoshop areas around the cap still visible, especially on the left and right with a dark background -- George Chernilevsky talk 09:25, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Acceptable now, although there are still some minor traces of editing and very minor white halo around the edge of the cap. I understand that focus stacking is a complex technology and a lot of work. The voice has been changed to  Neutral. -- George Chernilevsky talk 06:31, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  • I still think the transitions around the edges of the cap look a little unnatural and abrupt in places, but nonetheless,  Support. Cmao20 (talk) 15:47, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 09:20, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I don't see a problem, in a few imperfect pixels here. Overall a very good depiction, that doesn't leave me wishing for anything more. --MB-one (talk) 16:30, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Poor framing, leading to an unbalanced composition. I also don't like the too clear background on the top. Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:42, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Pez ballesta veteado (Pseudobalistes fuscus), Nosy Antanimora, Madagascar, 2025-09-15, DD 73.jpg

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Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus), Nosy Antanimora, Madagascar
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Family_:_Balistidae_(Triggerfish)
  •  Info Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus), Nosy Antanimora, Madagascar. This species is a reef-associated species as it prefers coastal waters, shallow lagoons and seaward reefs, at 30–50 metres (98–164 ft) of depth and widespread in the Tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, Society Islands, southern Japan, Australia and New Caledonia. This fish can reach a length of 55 centimetres (22 in) and is known for its aggressiveness and many divers choose to stay away from them, as they bite often. This triggerfish, like most other triggerfish, eats shellfish, small crustaceans, and other bottom-dwelling invertebrae. Note: there are no FPs on Commons of the genus Pseudobalistes, that comprises 3 species. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 22:22, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 22:22, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 22:43, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I like the upward angle with mouth open. Good detail for underwater. --Tagooty (talk) 03:45, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 08:17, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 08:51, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Absolutely superb Cmao20 (talk) 12:25, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 13:15, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 17:00, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 17:36, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:14, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 10:56, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 10:58, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:34, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Ermell (talk) 19:24, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 09:25, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:46, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support – Aristeas (talk) 15:57, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:DJI بافت تاریخی و خانه های قدیمی گرگان9.jpg

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Aerial top down view of buildings in the historical part of Gorgan, Iran.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Cityscapes#Iran
  •  Info created by Ataei mohammadi – uploaded by Ataei mohammadi – nominated by Mhk -- Ταπυροι (گپ) 21:29, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Ταπυροι (گپ) 21:29, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Random crop, bad composition, only part of buildind is visible -- George Chernilevsky talk 09:04, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support It's an excellent picture of Gorgan of Iran at that era. It had a historic fabric. I can't believe it that was in my country 😳. I had a guess it placed in Japan or something like that. My opinion: It has a good value to the encyclopedia even as a good picture totally.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahdijiba (talk • contribs)
  •  Support Still beautiful picture for me Юрий Д.К. 13:14, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Thi (talk) 15:01, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:13, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  SupportAmir (talk) 10:45, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 10:56, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question This is a very interesting image, and I would like to support it. As mentioned above, these roofs do not resemble the common architectural styles found in Iran. Ταπυροι Could you please add further explanation about what is meant by 'historical' and specify which period this structure belongs to? -- IamMM (talk) 10:56, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
    @user:IamMM: These clay roofs are a traditional form of architecture that can only be seen in a few cities in northern Iran. This part of Gorgan city dates back to the Qajar period (1789 - 1925) at least. Ταπυροι (گپ) 13:17, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
    •  Support Thank you. Based on that I revised the description and the categories. -- IamMM (talk) 14:02, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:33, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent composition Cmao20 (talk) 15:46, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Ю. Данилевский (talk) 04:41, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Works also as a geometric composition. – Aristeas (talk) 15:56, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MB-one (talk) 16:33, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Black-White-Cat-Sitia-Crete-4.jpg

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Black and white cat. Sitia, Crete, Greece.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Domestic cats
  •  Info created by Petro Stelte – uploaded by Petro Stelte – nominated by -- Petro Stelte (talk) 18:48, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Petro Stelte (talk) 18:48, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Too dark, easily fixable. Yann (talk) 21:57, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
    ✓ Done I have uploaded a new version. Petro Stelte (talk) 00:38, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Sharp photo. Its twin sits 3 feet from me. --Don (talk) 08:00, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 08:18, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --JackyM59 (talk) 11:54, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Thi (talk) 15:02, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 17:36, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose There are lots of pictures of sleeping cats, and I do not see what could make this one outstanding among the others --Uoaei1 (talk) 08:56, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
    Depth of field maybe? Petro Stelte (talk) 10:53, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:12, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- IamMM (talk) 11:01, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:31, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nice composition and pastel colours Cmao20 (talk) 15:46, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Min968 (talk) 11:34, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 15:55, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose per Uoaei1, although the cat doesn't seem to be sleeping. --MB-one (talk) 16:34, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
    Since there is a gallery specifically for domestic cats, my nomination at least has some justification. You can always challenge a picture by nominating a better one. Opposing an image without a meaningful reason is not very helpful. Petro Stelte (talk) 16:36, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I am also a cat lover, but this picture is not special enough to deserve the star. Please take a look at the promoted cat pictures. Moreover, the face is not sharp enough. Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:45, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Front Catherine Church Eraviputhenthurai Mar24 A7C 09985.jpg

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St. Catherine Church, Eraviputhenthurai, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India

Alternative

  • @Cmao20, JackyM59, Yann, George Chernilevsky, and Юрий Д.К.: As some reviewers found the side crop too tight, I am offering this alternative with more space at the sides, though less at the bottom. I request your reviews.
  •  Support --Tagooty (talk) 15:21, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Much better! Yann (talk) 17:24, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I'm moving my vote here. --Petro Stelte (talk) 17:54, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good. Юрий Д.К. 17:57, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Also good. Cmao20 (talk) 20:03, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment This shot is better, but it still has space issues. Space is an important part of composition. Didn't you have a chance to step back further? -- George Chernilevsky talk 06:12, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @George Chernilevsky: Agreed about the importance of space in composition. However, this is a crowded neighbourhood with other buildings across a narrow lane in front of the church. With a 20mm lens, these vertical and horizontal shots were the best I could do. --Tagooty (talk) 06:23, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Thanks for the reply! A panorama of multiple shots might solve the problem, but for now, this is a pretty good image. -- George Chernilevsky talk 06:42, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks, will try panorama in future. --Tagooty (talk) 11:24, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Schlepperpier - Bremerhaven 01.jpg

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Schlepperpier with the Tugboats
  • ✓ Done Thanks for the hint --Llez (talk) 15:02, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 18:52, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Good composition. The level of detail is below the bar for FP, a small crop from the camera's resolution. --Tagooty (talk) 03:49, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment I don't know, what you mean. The resolution of the Canon EOS 80D is 6000x4000 px, the picture has 6000x2096. I only cropped a part of the sky in the upper part and water at the lower part. So what means "a small crop from the camera's resolution"? --Llez (talk) 05:21, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Maison place de la Pierre à Wéris (Durbuy).jpg

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Typical classical building in grey calcareous stones in Wéris (Durbuy), Belgium

File:Wyldemerk, natuurgebied in Gaasterland. 27-04-2026. (actm.) 16.jpg

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Wyldemerk, nature reserve in Gaasterland
  • ✓ Done. If I understand you correctly, there is text on the photo now, but perhaps you mean something else.Thank you for your reviews.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:34, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Edit this page and search for "SHORT DESCRIPTION". These two words (he mild spring colors are almost palpable.) should be replaced by a short description of the image that shows up when the mouse hovers over the image. --Tagooty (talk) 05:04, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  • I think it is good now. Thanks for the explanation.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 16:24, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  • The image note is not required. I have edited this file to add a short description. Let your mouse hover over the image for 1-2 secs and you should see it. Compare the revisions in the "Edit History" to see the change I've made. --Tagooty (talk) 03:00, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you very much for your edit. I think I understand it now.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:51, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 13:09, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 09:10, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 10:16, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Agnes, I always admire the excellent images that you and Famberhorst capture with the EOS M camera. This shows your skill in consistently producing FP-level images with a 2012 camera. -- IamMM (talk) 11:07, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you very much for your compliment. We are very attached to the camera and have two good lenses with it.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:35, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Ermell (talk) 19:26, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support – Aristeas (talk) 14:39, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:44, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I agree about the colours and really like the composition of the reflection. But I can't ignore that lower crop. --MB-one (talk) 16:39, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Ponte Vecchio at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo Florence 2023 dllu.jpg

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Ponte Vecchio and the River Arno from Piazzale Michelangelo

File:Un dromadaire lors d'un lever de soleil.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Tom Bradley International Terminal by Don Ramey Logan.jpg

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LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Transport#Airports
  •  Info LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal created, uploaded & nominated by - Don (talk) 20:05, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Don (talk) 20:05, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment Interesting to see all those airplanes. But i would put Speed priority. Its tilted, crop could be better. --Mile (talk) 07:37, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 11:41, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I know that you probably have very little time to plan a careful composition when shooting a photo like this, presumably from a plane or a helicopter since one would obviously not be allowed to use a drone in these circumstances. But that notwithstanding, I think the obvious tilt and the somewhat arbitrary crop make this feel too much like a snapshot. It is a good contribution to the project but I am not convinced it is FP. Cmao20 (talk) 12:18, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Leucanthemum superbum silverspoons May 2026-1.jpg

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Shasta daisy
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Asterales#Subfamily : Asteroideae
  •  Info Back to basics. Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum superbum) silver spoons. Taken at the Lisbon Zoo, Portugal. All by Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:16, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:16, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Excellent, careful composition. Image quality is okay. Cmao20 (talk) 12:13, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Юрий Д.К. 17:12, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Looks nice in thumbnail view, but in my opinion the detail quality (especially on white petals and a yellow centre) does not reach FP level, and the unsharp areas in the background look unpleasant, probably due to posterization/banding artifacts. --Tuxyso (talk) 20:54, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 18:55, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 17:32, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Quality could be better, of course (seems this is an edited JPEG image), but the composition is really fine and I can’t find any special issues with the unsharp background, it looks quiet and not distracting. – Aristeas (talk) 16:06, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Salema (Sarpa salpa), Catania, Sicilia, Italia, 2025-04-04, DD 90.jpg

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Salema porgy (Sarpa salpa), Catania, Sicily, Italy
  •  Oppose Judged purely from a photographic perspective, this image does not reach FP level for me: apart from the eyes, nothing is really sharp on the relatively flat fish, the background shows clearly visible noise, and even though it is apparently a rare fish, I find the visual impact of the subject rather uninteresting. --Tuxyso (talk) 20:48, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Tuxyso: I've denoised the water and removed all dust I saw. So, that should be adressed now. To my understanding and experience I see a sharp body and a very sharp eye / mouth (which is the most important area). The tail is rather unsharp, because it was moving. It's wildlife and an underwater shot I'm sometimes not sure what the expectation might be. Yeah, probably not the most spectacular fish you'll find out there, though. Poco a poco (talk) 22:22, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  • From my perspective, although this is a clear FP, I don't find it as interesting as many of your underwater photos, and I honestly think it's because of the plain blue background. Of course, the sea is blue, so this is inevitable for a large number of underwater shots...but it means that although this picture is a great ID shot for a wikibox, it's maybe not an outstanding composition because there's not as much going on as usual. Cmao20 (talk) 13:54, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
    I still think this reaches FP level. The composition is simple, but here that simplicity works well, it gives a clean full-body view, good separation, and strong encyclopedic value for a genus that still has no FPs on Commons. In underwater wildlife photography, a plain blue background and some softness in the moving tail are not major drawbacks to me when the eye and head and most of the body are well rendered. --Wilfredor (talk) 17:54, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you for your comments, Cmao20 and Wilfredor. I also believe that it deserves the star (specially in terms of sharpness and originality added to underwater difficulty pus) and therefore I'll keep this nom. I understand, that the compo is simple and this isn't the most appealing fish species you can see, therefore I understand some concerns. Poco a poco (talk) 19:42, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Goundi de l'Atlas 2.jpg

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Goundi de l'Atlas (Parc national de Bouhedma)

Alt

Atlas Goundi (Bouhedma National Park)

  •  Support Yes, better. Yann (talk) 11:26, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support SAIDI Ismail (talk) 11:40, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support This one works better; thanks, and also thanks to Yann for the crop suggestion. – Aristeas (talk) 15:54, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Both are good. This one looks a bit "richer" to me. --Petro Stelte (talk) 16:03, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Brooks Ghost 14 GTX.jpg

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Brooks Ghost 14 GTX
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects#Clothing and Textiles
  •  Info Brooks Ghost 14 GTX, men's Waterproof neutral running shoe. My shot. -- Mile (talk) 20:43, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Mile (talk) 20:43, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 09:49, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 19:01, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 19:45, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support I want to buy that shoe now. As a fellow MFT user, may I ask, which lens you used for this? --MB-one (talk) 16:42, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Cool posing of the shoelaces, how did you do it? LetmeEditit (talk) 17:57, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Info @MB-one i used 12-100 from Oly. Dont know what with EXIF, i should read out lens type. But if you use Pana, Pana 20 mm will even better. @LetmeEditit i use tape (glue) to fasten shoelace to closet above. Than more shots to focus all in, and join it. It took me loong, loong time to make it. It was 2022 shot, done last week. For sure photo where i spend most time with edit. Shoes are already "finished", now is model Ghost 16-17. --Mile (talk) 18:17, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Cimenterie Jbal Ressas la nuit.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Natural#Tunisia
  •  Info created by Smailtn – uploaded by Smailtn – nominated by Ovva olfa -- Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 08:23, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 08:23, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support Nice, striking use of light trails, however there are some minor technical flaws - perspective correction would be appreciated, and the highlights have IMO been pulled back too far, leaving them a muddy grey instead of a brilliant white. There is no point trying to recover detail in highlights when there is no detail to be recovered. Also some small CAs but those are broadly irrelevant to my review. Overall FP but improvements could be made IMO. Cmao20 (talk) 12:05, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
    Hi Cmao20, Thank you for your valuable feedback, I have tried to correct everything SAIDI Ismail (talk) 12:28, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support needs more perspective correction (buildings are not vertical) but nice otherwise. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 06:17, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
    Hi UnpetitproleX, perspective fixed SAIDI Ismail (talk) 07:57, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Neutral It's such a beautiful photo! It's a shame that the execution has some noticeable flaws. The vertical lines aren't even close to being straight (i.e. power pole on the right), and the highlights are way too overexposed. -- XRay 💬 10:09, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
    Hi XRAY, The alignment is corrected. As for the strong light, I reduced it knowing that it's a cement factory which uses a lot of electricity. SAIDI Ismail (talk) 10:31, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Yann (talk) 11:47, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 15:04, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose With XRay plus remarkable CAs on the right trees. --Tuxyso (talk) 21:03, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support SAIDI Ismail (talk) 11:41, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support --Petro Stelte (talk) 17:42, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Fri 03 Jul → Wed 08 Jul
Sat 04 Jul → Thu 09 Jul
Sun 05 Jul → Fri 10 Jul
Mon 06 Jul → Sat 11 Jul
Tue 07 Jul → Sun 12 Jul
Wed 08 Jul → Mon 13 Jul

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

Mon 29 Jun → Wed 08 Jul
Tue 30 Jun → Thu 09 Jul
Wed 01 Jul → Fri 10 Jul
Thu 02 Jul → Sat 11 Jul
Fri 03 Jul → Sun 12 Jul
Sat 04 Jul → Mon 13 Jul
Sun 05 Jul → Tue 14 Jul
Mon 06 Jul → Wed 15 Jul
Tue 07 Jul → Thu 16 Jul
Wed 08 Jul → Fri 17 Jul

Closing nominations manually

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

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

Closing a delisting nomination

  1. On Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line):
    {{FPC-delist-results-reviewed|delist=x|keep=x|neutral=x|delisted=yes/no|sig=~~~~}}
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/File:Ensifera ensifera (22271195865).jpg)
  2. Edit the title of the delisting nomination and add delisted or not delisted after the image title; for example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Add candidate archive categories to the nomination; this works the same way as described above for featured picture nominations. The only difference is that the category for type and status must be of the form Category:2026 successful candidates for delisting from featured picture status, or Category:2026 successful candidates for delisting and replacing featured pictures if this is a delist-and-replace nomination. Substitute “unsuccessful”, “FPXed”, “FPDed” or “withdrawn” for “successful”, depending on the final result of the nomination.
  4. Move the transclusion of the nomination to the current log page; please see above for an explanation how to find the current log page and how to move the nomination to it.
  5. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
    1. Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in the chronological archive of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1–6) with (1–6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture must not be removed from the chronological archives.
  6. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the section above. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Archiving a withdrawn nomination

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

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