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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 here. 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 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, 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).

Simple tutorial for new users

Tutorial: Nominate on COM:FPC
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NOTE: You don't need to worry if you are not sure, other users will try their best to help you.

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}}

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.

Voting

Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits 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 50 edits 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 of the image as well as FPXed and withdrawn 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.

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:Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) also called Norway Rat or Common Rat -with food container - Mathias Baldwin Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.jpg

Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2025 at 15:28:52 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) examines food waste left behind in a Philadelphia park.

File:Gundermann (Glechoma hederacea) Blüten stacked-20250412-RM-124954.jpg

Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2025 at 10:40:42 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Ground ivy flowers

File:Head of Franz Kafka - kinetic sculpture 06.jpg

Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2025 at 05:50:56 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Close-up of the kinetic sculpture "Head of Franz Kafka" in motion. One can see the different bright metal planes of the sculpture reflecting scenery in front of the slightly blurred background of an office building

File:Iarnród Éireann 2603 Glounthaune - Fota.jpg

Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2025 at 12:20:12 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Iarnród Éireann 2603 between Glounthaune and Fota, Ireland
  • The writing on the two cars, the stone ballast in front of the train are not clear. The trees appear as smudges. Given the 23 MP res and 1/1600 shutter, I expect better better detail. Perhaps the camera was set to medium or low jpg quality? Or while saving in post-processing? An FP should be printable at the highest res without need for downsampling. --Tagooty (talk) 03:24, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I strongly disagree with the idea that an FP should be printable at the highest res without need for downsampling. Ultimately this is just punishing creators for uploading high resolution files. A 23 megapixel image that is slightly blurry at full size but sharp when downsampled to 10 megapixels is superior to a completely sharp 10 megapixel image in every way. Anyway, I take your criticisms, but we've recently promoted far less sharp images than this. Cmao20 (talk) 10:59, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you like, but I think this is a very unfair standard of judgment. Judging a 23 megapixel image at pixel-level is like looking at it through a magnifying glass. Obviously it is not going to look as good as a smaller image, but that doesn't make it worse, indeed it makes it better. See this essay. Cmao20 (talk) 14:37, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Besugato rayado (Scolopsis bilineata), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-25, DD 237.jpg

Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2025 at 07:56:30 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Two-lined monocle bream (Scolopsis bilineata), Anilao, Philippines

File:Prairie dog Theodore Roosevelt NP ND1.jpg

Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2025 at 01:12:47 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A black-tailed prairie dog in Theodore Roosevelt National Park

File:Head of a Mergus Merganser Merganser (female) - Geneva lake - GT 2025.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2025 at 20:34:31 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Head of a Mergus Merganser M. (female).

File:I Want You for U.S. Army by James Montgomery Flagg.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2025 at 18:54:30 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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"I Want You for U.S. Army", a World War I recruitment poster by James Montgomery Flagg

* Support How have we missed this one? Oh well, better late than never. --Cart (talk) 20:07, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes there can be, if they are different versions or editions of a work, like in the case of Munch's Madonna: 1 and 2. In the case of this poster though, I don't see the need for it unless you are really into printing history. --Cart (talk) 11:54, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It is interesting to see that there are prints with different background colors. As this all washes out, if the quality of the image being restored by @Adam Cuerden is superior to the current FP, I'd favor the one above, as it seems to be consistent with the original printing. - ERcheck (talk) 16:56, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'd rather finish the restoration first. It gets awkward if the half finished one gets promoted again. Thank you, though. Adam Cuerden (talk) 12:21, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I thought you already did it. Yann (talk) 16:48, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Adam Cuerden - Looking forward to the full restoration. I note that most reliable sources in the U.S., including the Library of Congress, have the poster with the light color. For example, see this Time magazine article - ERcheck (talk) 16:43, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Close wing mud-puddling position of Papilio helenus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Red Helen.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2025 at 15:17:00 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Close wing mud-puddling position of Papilio helenus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Red Helen.

File:US Army soldier welding two metal pieces, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, March 2025.jpg

Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2025 at 00:44:42 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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US Army soldier welds two metal pieces together during training at Cohen Hall, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, USA on March 13, 2025.

File:Eastern meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) emerging from a runway in the snow in Kennebunk, Maine, USA.jpg

Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2025 at 19:39:09 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Eastern Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) emerging from a runway in the snow in Kennebunk, Maine, USA.

File:Antigua ciudad de Pompeya, Italia, 2023-03-27, DD 182-184 HDR.jpg

Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2025 at 18:54:01 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Large Peristyle, Casa dei Dioscuri, Ancient roman city of Pompeii, Italy
  • I applied a bit of contrast and a slight tilt, but there is gonna be something tilted here anyhow. You cannot expect that a building like this is perfectly straight. I could make it straight applying some distortion, but I think that I'd go too far then. Poco a poco (talk) 08:03, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Rathaus-Marlow-2025-01.jpg

Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2025 at 18:46:04 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Town hall of municipality of Marlow

File:Damian-Skulptur-Domschatz-Essen.jpg

Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2025 at 18:40:01 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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This sculpture shows Saint Damian, one of the twin brothers Cosmas and Damian, located at the entrance of the Essen Cathedral Treasury. The figure is made of wood, gilded and silvered. It dates from 1715 and was donated by Princess Bernhardine of Hesse-Rheinfels.

File:Vaasa-Kvarken-Watchtover.jpg

Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2025 at 10:33:01 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A view of the Finnish Kvarken Archipelago in the Gulf of Bothnia. Picutre is taken inside from an observation tower in Raippaluoto, Vaasa.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Other#Finland
  •  Info created by Osmo Lundell – uploaded by Osmo Lundell – nominated by Osmo Lundell -- --Osmo Lundell hey 10:33, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- --Osmo Lundell hey 10:33, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Hi Osmo, and welcome to FPC. This is a very beautiful view, and I would love to see a photo of this archipelago as FP. Unfortunately an iPhone can almost never provide enough detail and image quality for this, especially for such panoramic photos. The best way to get acquainted with what quality is good enough is to first nominate your photos at COM:QIC. That way you are guided into the process in a more gentle way and get feedback for your photos. Best, --Cart (talk) 16:42, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hey! Thank you for your kind response. Is the quality an actual issue here? The quality is very good and in the same level as any other photos of panoramic views (in my opinion of course). I think that you might have gotten this idea from your personal opinion of photography with phones? Or is it general consensus-driven "rule of thumb" that pictures can't be featured if they have been taken with a phone? Sorry I'm not trying to be an AH, I'm genuinely confused. --Osmo Lundell hey 00:46, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    All images are evaluated at 100% magnification. The standards for quality for FPs is very high, it's only lately that some phones aided by good editing programs have been able to compete here. Take a look at some of the other nominations here with a lot of support. Open them up full and you'll see the difference. Also see my comment below about images from phones. It's usually something of a shock for people who are used to phone photos, how much more image quality is required here. This is because FPs are expected to hold quality enough to have partial images extracted from it if necessary, or to be printed in large format. Also none of us here go by just our own experiences with phone photos. Many of us have been reviewing photos here for years, thousands of photos each year, so we have seen all sorts of photos from all sorts of cameras. Sometimes a photo from a cheap compact camera can outshine a photo taken by an insanely expensive Hasselblad or a shot that NASA spent millions to get. It all depends on how good a photographer and editor you are. --Cart (talk) 01:32, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Sadly I would not say the quality is 'very good'. It is good for a phone camera but I fear this will not cut it at FPC. The detail at full size is not really there - zoom in to pixel level size and look how little sharpness and definition there is on anything - compare to the nominations on this page right now that have a lot of support and the difference is clear. Nevertheless I think the motif is great and I really like the composition. But I don't think it can be FP. Cmao20 (talk) 02:08, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Osmo dont let to kill mans ambition for photo. I think smartphones are good enough today to made more than good shot. We already have many FP, even from cheaper phones. With some edit, and horizon is rotated. I would go normal "non-binned" 12 Mpx. --Mile (talk) 18:40, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Mile, I know you mean well and hopefully you won't take this the wrong way, but sometimes your English is a little hard to understand. Can you please explain the first and last sentences in your post here, I don't understand what you are saying and I really want to since you know so much about photography. I'm always ready to listen to your advice. --Cart (talk) 18:54, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Cart, phones can provide good quality and FP can be made with them, but often edition is needed. Don't we have Category "Made with Smartphone" yet ? We should if it doesnt exist. --Mile (talk) 20:30, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I know that it has happened in some cases (like this or this where not much detail is needed, both made in good light, while this nom is trying a very-hard-to-do light situation), but it's still much harder to get the detail and sharpness needed for FPs with a phone, and like you say some editing is usually needed. We don't rank FPs by the camera they were made with, that is beside the point, only the end-result matters. Some motifs are easier to capture well with a phone, and panoramas are among the hardest. I don't dismiss phone photos in general, I always examine them carefully and sometimes I'm surprised by how good they are, but this one is too blotchy for me. It looks like there is a strong wind, and all that motion makes it even harder for the phone to perform well. Take a look at these two images, both taken by me with the same phone, both edited as well as I could with the same Photoshop version, and notice the difference between the windy one and the one taken on a calm day. I could almost be thinking about nominating the "calm" photo, but people here would think I was nuts if I tried the "windy" one. --Cart (talk) 20:57, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose The concept of the image is nice, and the composition through the aperture of the tower is cool. But when viewed at full resolution, the pixels are blotchy. The image isn't sharp, especially the grasses, but even the wood of the tower. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 20:12, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I think my color correction export might have f'd the result. I'm willing to just up the RAW file, but Commons doesn't support it I guess? Thanks for your comment and for kind words too! --Osmo Lundell hey 00:48, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment It absolutely is possible to get FPs from smartphones, (this picture I took, for example), but this image really lacks the required sharpness. Also, my picture was taken on the iPhone's RawMAX settings, which produces large raw images with more detail captured than with usual that can be edited in post-proccessing. It might be worth trying if available.--UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:51, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    No one is saying it isn't possible to get FPs from phones, we have several examples of that (about 0.08% of all FPs are) , just that it's much harder than with larger sensor cameras. --Cart (talk) 14:57, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I know that, Cart, of course. I was responding to Osmo Lundell and others who may be under the impression that the oppose votes are due to it being a phone picture. The quality just isn't there in this image. There's also perspective issues I think. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:09, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hey, I also think it’s not the sharpest out there definetly, but the quality smd sharpness of the individual birch leaves is not the point of the image, and the quality/sharpness is in align with other panoramif photos, for example the ones Cart gave as an example above. Additionally I responded directly to Carts comment, because indeed it was his opinion which I mistook for a general guideline. But the consensus seems clear already and I respect the community and this conversation as always. I’ll return with a different nomination soon! --Osmo Lundell hey 21:38, 29 May 2025 (UTC) quick typo fix! --Osmo Lundell hey 21:40, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The photos I linked to was not examples of what quality we expect from FPs, far from it! They were only meant to illustrate how wind can affect a phone photos quality, not something I would consider nominate here. Also we all express our individual view on photos, unless a guideline is explicitly quoted.
    You can wait this nom out, or if you wish, you can withdraw it by posting the {{Withdraw}} tag on it. Looking forward to other photos. I'm always happy to see work by other Nordic photographers as there aren't many of us here on FPC. ;) --Cart (talk) 23:13, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I'll wait this nom out, the conversation might still keep rolling! PS. Du har rätt, Nordics unite! Fattade kopplingen först när jag slängde ett öga på din användarsida, kul! Kanske ses vi på nästa års Mello eller på nån wikimeetup om du dyker upp där! Också min point var att precis som i de där panoramorna, är hela bildens kontext det viktiga här, inte själva zoomandet. But enough of that :D --Osmo Lundell hey 12:06, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support In my opinion, the composition is the whole point of the photo, you would not crop this photo and it looks good enough at full size  REAL 💬 ⬆   00:05, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Panorama of Sion, Switzerland from the north-west, with Tourbillon Castle and Valère Basilica (2022).jpg

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Panorama of Sion, Switzerland from the north-west, showing Tourbillon Castle (left), the Valère Basilica (right) and parts of the old town.

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Panorama of Sion, Switzerland from the north-west, showing Tourbillon Castle (left), the Valère Basilica (right) and parts of the old town.

File:Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) head Paz de las Aves.jpg

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Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)

File:Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas yncas) head San Isidro.jpg

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Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas)

File:Diskit Gompa 2.jpg

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Diskit Gompa, perched on a hill overlooking the confluence of the Shyok and Nubra rivers in Ladakh, India.

File:Point Lookout Lighthouse MD1.jpg

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Point Lookout Lighthouse on Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

File:2015-09-18 MS OCEAN ENDEAVOUR - IMO 7625811, at Qeqertarsuaq Island (Karrat Fjord), Greenland.jpg

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Expedition ship, Ocean Endeavour, sailing in the fjords of Western Greenland.

File:Pattachitra artist at work in Odisha, India.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Surrender of Japan - USS Missouri (restored).jpg

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Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945: Representatives of the Empire of Japan on board USS Missouri (BB-63) during the surrender ceremonies.
Notes about code
  • I did something to the short description, but can't figure out how to work it back in.
    Description = Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945: Representatives of the Empire of Japan on board USS Missouri (BB-63) during the surrender ceremonies. JayCubby (talk) 20:35, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure what you mean, the short description is there, imbedded in the code, and visible when you do a mouseover of the photo. I've added it to the file's caption too. Also fixed the gallery, you need to specify the section too for the FPC Bot, otherwise it will have to be done manually. --Cart (talk) 20:55, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I may be used to enwiki's setup. JayCubby (talk) 20:58, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Since we handle such a great number of FPC files, most things here are done by pre-written code and Bots, so it's different from how en-wp handles FPCs (which is all done manually). Also the "short description" here is for those with visual impairment and not for the likelihood that the image ends up as POTD on our main page. With so many FPs here, only a few get selected for that, and when they do, new descriptions are written for them. --Cart (talk) 21:07, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Dülmen, Hausdülmen, Felder am Mühlenweg -- 2025 -- 0117.jpg

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Solitary tree and fields on Mühlenweg near Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

File:NW Yugar Fields Phu Nala Zanskar Jun24 A7CR 00465.jpg

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Yugar village and fields, Zanskar, India

File:Color of Friendship.jpg

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Two children at holi festival, Bangladesh

File:Candlelight Prayer Ritual.jpg

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Hindu devotees at Rakher Upobash, Dhaka

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Hindu devotees at Rakher Upobash, Dhaka

File:Reife Sonnenblume mit Herz bei Wohnau (Knetzgau).jpg

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Ripe sunflower with heart-shaped pattern

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Ripe sunflower with heart-shaped pattern, AI retouched

File:НПП Дворічанський, ранкова панорама.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Well, it's a sunrise. And I like that the colours are more muted. I have once heard someone describe sunset photos as 'a cake with cream - everyone likes it, but you can't taste the cake.' The quieter colours in this picture work for me because they don't overshadow the rest of the image and don't get in the way of my appreciation of the careful composition. But each to their own. Not trying to change your vote, just to justify my nomination to other voters. Cmao20 (talk) 14:13, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Baspa Valley at Sangla, Himachal Pradesh, India.jpg

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Baspa Valley at Sangla, Himachal Pradesh, India

File:Lucas Cranach (I) - Bildnis einer vornehmen sächsischen Dame (1534), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.jpg

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Portrait of Princess Maria of Saxony by Lucas Cranach the Elder
  • Well, that's the file provided by Google. Yann (talk) 16:19, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I know, I just think they could have made a better job. Just because a site/information collector is big doesn't mean they are 100% right. I looked at the other files in that category where we have a small file of the whole painting, and looking at that I think they were a bit stingy when they made this photo. --Cart (talk) 16:46, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Drilling rig at a construction site in Tuntorp.jpg

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An Epiroc SmartRoc T40 surface drill rig drilling blast holes for dynamite into granite rocks at a construction site for a new house in Brastad, Sweden.

File:Portrait of a Tunisian Woman from Djerid.jpg

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Portrait of a Tunisian woman in traditional costume
Thanks for the review and I will remember to rename! --Kritzolina (talk) 13:36, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Have taken the liberty to handle the renaming after discussing a better filename with Kritzolina. – Aristeas (talk) 13:13, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Betonabfluss auf dem gefrorenen Knollenteich, Hof, 20241231 HOF0102 RAW-Export.jpg

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Concrete drainage on the frozen Knollenteich, Hof in Bavaria
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena#Ice
  •  Info Frozen Silence at Year's End – This striking image captures a natural winter scene in which the drainage system blends seamlessly into the frozen pond. The composition, subdued lighting and textural contrast combine to create a calm, almost meditative atmosphere. It is technically refined and visually compelling, making it a strong candidate for featured status.
    Created and uploaded by PantheraLeo1359531, nominated by -- Radomianin (talk) 05:35, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support A visually and technically compelling image. The frozen textures, natural composition, and subtle winter light create a quiet yet powerful scene. An excellent representation of seasonal stillness. -- Radomianin (talk) 05:35, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support One more of those not really abstract abstract images that I really, really like. I agree with your assessment, Radomianin and fullheartedly support. --Kritzolina (talk) 07:42, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support When the right moment (ice, a little snow like icing sugar, light from the side), the right composition (so elementary that it seems just perfect) and the right technique (sharp and crisp subject, good amount of DoF) come together … water and a mundane block of concrete become meaningful and impressive. – Aristeas (talk) 08:46, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
File name discussion
  •  Comment Yet another file name that says absolutely nothing about what's in the image. Please remember to fix that after the nom is done. It's much easier than moving and fixing files for me during the nomination, and most people forget it when blinded by a shiny new gold star. --Cart (talk) 10:37, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Thanks for mentioning, will be done after the nomination :) --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 10:50, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Thank you very much for your attentive comment, Cart - much appreciated! I had a slight doubt about the filename when nominating, and you're absolutely right: especially with FPs, it's helpful when the filename already gives an idea of what's shown. Maybe I should have asked PantheraLeo beforehand, but I'm sure renaming it right after the nomination will be fine for everyone. Thanks again - I'll gladly shoulder part of the responsibility here. Always great to have your sharp eye around :) Kind regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 13:08, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Happy to hear that. :-) I don't have a sharp eye, just the normal checklist that is written at the top of the nom procedure. I'm just astonished about how many people here simply ignore it: name, image quality, description, categories, license. Five things to check when you make a nom, it's as simple as that. --Cart (talk) 13:15, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry that this discussion landed on your nomination, but these are not just formalities. You all here create extraordinary photos and I think every author wants them to be used as much as possible. But since Commons doesn't have an AI image recognition tool, searches are completely relying on the words that are written on the file pages. Without good texts, your photo will not be found and not used. Then the only satisfaction you get is to collect another star and a place in the POTY competition, and I honestly don't think that is why all of you take photos. Let that sink in. --Cart (talk) 13:38, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Dear Cart, thank you very much for your thoughtful words - I truly appreciate the clarity and care with which you addressed this important issue. You're absolutely right: these aren't just formalities, but essential steps to ensure that the extraordinary photos shared here can actually be found and used. I usually do take care with file names and descriptions, especially when nominating my own work. This time, I hesitated briefly - the image was part of a small series, so I thought the title might still be acceptable in that context. Clearly, I misjudged the situation. I'm genuinely sorry for the oversight, and I'll be even more mindful in the future. That this discussion unfolded here, openly and constructively, is something I welcome - it reminds all of us why context, clarity, and accessibility matter so much on Commons. Thank you again for your dedication and your voice in making this a better space for everyone. -- Radomianin (talk) 14:14, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Addendum: As a follow-up to yesterday's discussion: here are two possible filename suggestions I've also shared with PantheraLeo on his talkpage – German: "Betonabfluss auf dem gefrorenen Knollenteich, Hof, 20241231 HOF0102 RAW-Export.jpg", English: "Concrete drainage on the frozen Knollenteich, Hof in Bavaria, 20241231 HOF0102 RAW-Export.jpg". Thank you and best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 09:30, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Resolved by consensus In agreement with the author, the filename has been changed to provide a more descriptive title. All related links have been updated accordingly. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 17:17, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Baikal Railway, Tunnel 27, 1915, East portal, Russia.jpg

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Baikal Railway, Tunnel 27, Lake Baikal
Yes. --Argenberg (talk) 11:00, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Östringen - Tiefenbach - Kreuzbergkapelle - Situationsansicht von Osten bei Sonnenuntergang.jpg, featured

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Shortly before sunset in the vineyards at the Kreuzberg near Tiefenbach, Östringen, Germany; at the right the Kreuzbergkapelle (1872).
Confirmed results:
Result: 10 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 13:40, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Agriculture#Germany


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Mon 26 May → Sat 31 May
Tue 27 May → Sun 01 Jun
Wed 28 May → Mon 02 Jun
Thu 29 May → Tue 03 Jun
Fri 30 May → Wed 04 Jun
Sat 31 May → Thu 05 Jun

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

Thu 22 May → Sat 31 May
Fri 23 May → Sun 01 Jun
Sat 24 May → Mon 02 Jun
Sun 25 May → Tue 03 Jun
Mon 26 May → Wed 04 Jun
Tue 27 May → Thu 05 Jun
Wed 28 May → Fri 06 Jun
Thu 29 May → Sat 07 Jun
Fri 30 May → Sun 08 Jun
Sat 31 May → Mon 09 Jun

The bot

Note that the description below is for manual closure, this is mostly not needed anymore as there exists a bot (FPCBot) that counts the votes and handles the process below. However after the bot has counted the votes a manual review step is used to make sure the count is correct before the bot again picks up the work.

Manual procedure

Any experienced user may close requests.

  1. In 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 with a space first)
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
     (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. If it is featured:
    • 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.
    • Also add the picture to the appropriate gallery and section of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images. 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.
    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}}
      • 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}}
    • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
      • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
    • Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request

  1. In 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 with a space first)
    '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2025.
  4. 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:
      1. Replace the template {{Featured picture}} on the image description page by {{Delisted picture}}. If using the {{Assessments}} template, change featured=1 to featured=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes).
      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night photography, Featured pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, Featured pictures of Paris).
      3. Remove the "Commons quality assessment" claim (d:Property:P6731) "Wikimedia Commons featured picture" from the picture's Structured data.
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in chronological list 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 in the gallery is not removed.
  5. 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 above section. 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.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    In the occasion that the FPCbot will not mark withdrawn nominations with a "to be reviewed" template and put them in Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review just like if they were on the usual list, put the following "no" template:
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=X|oppose=X|neutral=X|featured=no|gallery=|sig=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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