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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.
This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates:
Scope – In addition to falling within the Commons scope, candidates must be static two-dimensional images. All other types of files should be nominated at Commons:Featured media 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.
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.
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 (~~~~).
Featured picture delisting candidates
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.
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.
Featured picture candidate policy
General rules
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.
Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome.
Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome.
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.
Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
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.
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.
Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5):
Pictures are speedy declined if they have fewer than two support votes.
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.
Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
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.
Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
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:
At least seven Support votes (or 7 Delist votes for a delist) at the end of nine days
Ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority); same for delist/keep votes
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.
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.
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.
Comment What is real here? the vignetting and the curves (exposure) / blurriness of the background is obviously the result of editing (although no hint about significant manipulation is stated), not sure about that ray of light. Sorry to say but this image, with this level of editing shouldn't have got the QI stamp. Poco a poco (talk) 20:10, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Tsessebe común (Damaliscus lunatus), parque nacional Serengueti, Tanzania, 2024-05-26, DD 56.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Tsessebe común (Damaliscus lunatus), parque nacional Serengueti, Tanzania, 2024-05-26, DD 56.jpg
Info Topi (Damaliscus lunatus), Maasai Mara, Kenya. This large antilope has a number of recognised geographic subspecies in different areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Adult topi are 150–230 centimetres (59–91 in) in length, with males weighing 137 kilograms (302 lb) and females weighing 120 kilograms (260 lb), on average. Topi are grazing herbivores, their diet is almost exclusively grass. Predators of topi include lions, cheetahs, african wild dogs and spotted hyenas, with jackals being predators of newborns. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 19:22, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info The Leuchtturm Kaiserschleuse Ost, also called Small Bell Tower or Pingelturm, on the headland between the entrance to the former "small" Kaiserschleuse and the entrance to the "large" Kaiserschleuse, was built in 1900 according to a design by harbor master Rudolf Rudloff. The round, squat tower shaft was crowned with a crenellated crown above projecting consoles. Above it rises the lantern with the beacon on top, which at night marks the starboard side of the entrance to the Kaiserschleuse with a steady green light. In foggy weather, four chimes ring in rapid succession; created by Llez – uploaded by Llez – nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 08:22, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Short-toed Snake-Eagle in Bhigwan August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Short-toed Snake-Eagle in Bhigwan August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpg
Comment I'm not entirely convinced yet. The image is undoubtedly very impressive, but I still wonder why the subject is presented in this image format. Either I would have placed the bird further to the right when taking the photo, or I would have cropped the image to a portrait format of 3:4 or 4:5. Unfortunately, the centred subject takes away some of the image's liveliness. --Syntaxys (talk) 12:05, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Agree with Syntaxys about the format. I don't think that this one is helping, centered subject with lots of space on left and right. Furthermore the subject is realitvely small and therefore the level of detail not the best. The blurry area at the bottom is also disturbing and even obscures a bit of the subject. Sorry, but I cannot support it Poco a poco (talk) 20:15, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Tyler Connolly performing with Theory of a Deadman, Hogs for Hospice, Leamington, Ontario, 2025-08-01 67.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Tyler Connolly performing with Theory of a Deadman, Hogs for Hospice, Leamington, Ontario, 2025-08-01 67.jpg
Info One of the nearby communities has a large bike rally every year, raising funds for a hospice. This year I decided to try and take my camera into the concerts, which are always a major draw. I think this is among the best of the four performances; it shows Tyler Connolly of the rock band Theory of a Deadman with one of the (numerous) electric guitars he used during the performance. (For anyone interested, the other performers were Carly Pearce, Kim Mitchell, and Mitchell Tenpenny... aside from maybe one Pearce picture, I don't think any of them would cross the FP bar.) All by Crisco 1492 -- — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:57, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Hi, everyone! This photo is really pleasant, and I am likely to support, but could someone remind me how to search for other QIs in this category, so I can look at any others if they exist? I don't seem to be offered the choice to do an FP or QI search on the Category:Marksburg page. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:47, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Ikan Kekek, I agree with you - there's often a 'good pictures' button in the top right of the category page that lets one restrict a search only to QIs/FPs/VIs in a category, but in the Category:Marksburg page this button seems to be missing. (Then again, for me, it often doesn't work even when it's there...) So although there are certainly no featured pictures of this castle, I can't say for certain how many QIs there are. The best I have been able to do is to conduct a keyword search for Marksburg in the QIs category, see results here. I can see a number of other QIs that feature the castle from a distance, but it appears that this may be the only similarly close-up QI. Cmao20 (talk) 00:35, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Orion–Eridanus Superbubble in H-alpha and continuum.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Orion–Eridanus Superbubble in H-alpha and continuum.jpg
Featured picture candidates/File:003 Ringed kingfisher flying with a fish in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:003 Ringed kingfisher flying with a fish in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg
Featured picture candidates/File:Girl wearing traditional Magar dress, Nepal-070A0920.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Girl wearing traditional Magar dress, Nepal-070A0920.jpg
Support Agree with Ikan that there is some slight unsharpness. It looks more like minor motion blur than missed focus to me. But the picture is 22 megapixels so there's plenty of room to downsize, so not a deal breaker for me. Pleasant composition, nice colours, and good illustration of traditional clothing. Cmao20 (talk) 00:14, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Could be more sharp, but i dont like composition. Should be shot as buste, zoomed just face till that yellow necklace. --Mile (talk) 06:59, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support had my doubts about the off centred set up initially - Just out of curiosity what is causing the reddish hue? The windows are mainly green and blue and incandescent lights with a reddish hue a rarely chosen to illuminate a church or crypt. Virtual-Pano (talk) 11:21, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review, Virtual-Pano. I haven't manually modified the white balance. This is a HDR created from 5 shots, combined in Lightroom. But the light was at least somewhat yellowish and the stones have a warm color. --AFBorchert (talk) 13:28, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent and very beautiful. Colours appear completely natural to me (have not been there, but remember similar hues from other stone churches and crypts). – Aristeas (talk) 17:37, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support The just apparent symmetry of the image captivates the viewer's gaze, inviting them to linger over the details. As a viewer, you imagine yourself to be at the centre of the scene, but you are not. All in all, very well done. --Syntaxys (talk) 12:24, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support As a literature graduate who loved working with early printed materials, I think we need more philological FPs. The quality and rarity of this example more than makes up for the few technical deficiencies (softer on edges, parts of the folio cut off). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:01, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd personally go for a looser crop, yeah (I tend to do that with my loose-leaf scans), but in the end nothing is missing aside from the text itself, so it's a matter of taste. I'm good supporting either way. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:40, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Refuge Giosos Apostolidis Olympus National Park Greece.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Refuge Giosos Apostolidis Olympus National Park Greece.jpg
Featured picture candidates/File:Serval (Leptailurus serval), parque nacional de Tarangire, Tanzania, 2024-05-25, DD 54.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Serval (Leptailurus serval), parque nacional de Tarangire, Tanzania, 2024-05-25, DD 54.jpg
Info Portrait of a serval (Leptailurus serval), Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, where it inhabits grasslands, wetlands, moorlands and bamboo thickets. It's a slender, medium-sized cat that stands 54–62 centimetres (21–24 in) tall at the shoulder and has a weight range of approximately 9–18 kilograms (20–40 lb). It is characterised by a small head, large ears, a golden-yellow to buff coat spotted and striped with black, and a short, black-tipped tail. The serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to its body size. The serval is a solitary carnivore and active both by day and at night. It preys on rodents, particularly vlei rats, small birds, frogs, insects, and reptiles, using its sense of hearing to locate prey. It leaps over 2 metres (6.6 ft) above the ground to land on the prey on its forefeet, and finally kills it with a bite on the neck or the head. Note: there are no FPs on Commons of servals. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 18:56, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info The photo thrives on minimalism. The clouds accentuate the sky and emphasize the sign. The slightly slanted sign makes the photo appear more realistic and less artificial. And yes, I like minimalist photos. --XRay💬13:41, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Minimalism doesn't automatically make a picture "full of interest", and unfortunately in this case the content appears quite unexceptional, in my view. Industrial white and blue signs in a landscape. As a typeface lover, I regret to find this letter L unappealing aesthetically, and the font for "FELD" and "STRANDKORBE" really too common. Thus I don't see why this photo would become "extraordinary" with a FP status Basile Morin (talk) 03:56, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wouldn't a more interesting typeface make the photo less minimalist, by drawing away attention from the overall shapes and colours? When I first looked at this image, I focused on the meaning of the signs. After a translation revealed their mundane meaning about renting beach chairs, my mind was free to enjoy the rest of the composition --Julesvernex2 (talk) 06:46, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I find your comment remarkable. I see the photo as a whole, while you focus on details that I find much less important. Of course, typography is important. When I typeset texts with LaTeX, I also have a different focus. Here I see a round and a square sign (a minor contrast) that appeals to the viewer. In my opinion, the text is irrelevant, but the simplicity of the sign fits well. --XRay💬09:22, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Basile is certainly right that just referring to minimalism is not enough, we also have to mention why exactly this photo is a successful example of minimalist photography. So my “me too” was a bit lazy, sorry. For me the appeal of this photo is (i) in the clear composition (vertically four stripes: ¼ blue sky, ½ sky with clouds and sign, ¼ ground with grass; horizontally clear asymmetrical division in just two parts by the sign); (ii) in the select colours which give a very harmonic impression; and (iii) in the contrast of the natural forms of the grass (complex, wild natural forms with linear, vertical tendency) and of the clouds (less complex, rounded natural forms with horizontal tendency) with the artificial, rigid shape of the man-made sign (elementary form, vertical tendency). The simple shapes of the letters, esp. of the prominent capital L, fit very well with the overall rather geometrical shape of the sign; if the L would use a more ornate typeface, this would not work as well. (Although a severe neoclassical roman type, best a Bauer Bodoni or Didot, would also give a nice contrast ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 10:49, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's perhaps "cluttered minimalism". Because the blue sign (with icon) takes too much place. And because white foreground on white background makes the whole complicated. At the end, it's just a standard road sign -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:27, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, the composition is lost on me. I'd like it without the leftmost third or so of the photo, such that we saw the clouds beyond the sign and not the section with just clouds, sky and grass. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:11, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Basile is right that minimalism must be earned - and this image does. Its quiet balance, unpretentious design, and calm geometry turn the ordinary into something quietly remarkable. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:35, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --The harsh difference in saturation and transparency between fore- and background has quite an educational value. It highlights what difference a subtle change in elevation may have on creatures in mountain areas. Virtual-Pano (talk) 13:12, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wojciech gave a very impressive short intorduction ot photography at the CEE meeting 2025. We talked about his concert photography later and he showed me this image that impressed me a lot. The level of detail that is visible in these low light conditions is amazing, but even more the atmosphere of a dark metal concert ist visible at once. -- Kritzolina (talk) 09:19, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the comment. My favourite composition is the rule of thirds (while maintaining the 4:3 aspect), and as far as I can see the left/top strong point comes up on the subject's nose. Close enough to the eyes - cropping it might make the bottom of the picture (the subject's shoulder line follows much of the bottom strong line as well) come too close to the pentagram symbol on the mic stand for my taste. But that's taste, of course. Wojciech PędzichTalk09:43, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Steinsalz-Kaliwerk-Winterhall-Bergbaumuseum-Bochum-2025.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Steinsalz-Kaliwerk-Winterhall-Bergbaumuseum-Bochum-2025.jpg
Info focus stack of Rock salt from a former Wintershall potash mine in Heringen, Hesse, Germany. Permian, Lopingian, Zechstein Formation, approximately 255 million years old. On display at the German Mining Museum in Bochum.
Comment Sorry, but the white balance seems a bit off to me, it's too yellow, probably due to the light in the museum. Sure, rock salt is a bit pinkish/yellowish but here even the highlight glints off the crystals, that should be white, are yellow. --Cart(talk)15:44, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice now, I like the different sizes/states of the crystals and the delicate bluish colours. – Hint: at the bottom there is a faint triangular reflection (?), see image note; I would remove it because it appears meaningless (and a bit irritating) amidst the black surroundings. – Aristeas (talk) 16:28, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Jules. The glare is unfortunate, perhaps (and I'm not even sure it is), but the composition is beautiful and striking. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:16, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Thanx Julesvernex2. I even didn't lower shadow much. @ Ikan Kekek worst problem will be "what is straight". When PD corrections will be mentioned, skew, distort, warp... at end you see you can't have them as modern building (paralel-vertical borders). --Mile (talk) 06:49, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) boven Andiast. 26-09-2025. (d.j.b.) 11.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) boven Andiast. 26-09-2025. (d.j.b.) 11.jpg
Info Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) above Andiast. Sludge growth in the reservoir. To me this is a beautiful interplay of lines formed by nature. All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 04:38, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination This probably won't work, and I don't have any frogs or rabbits on hand at the moment. Thanks everyone for the comments.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:49, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:009 Female jaguar in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:009 Female jaguar in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg
Featured picture candidates/File:Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait, Black Background, 1915.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait, Black Background, 1915.jpg
Comment The photo is from the website of the Finnish National Gallery, and the photographer is Hannu Aaltonen. I added the description to the Info section. --Thi (talk) 17:23, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Maybe taken with a Phase One camera/digital back … often used by serious art reproduction photographers who are lucky enough to have a sensible (not miserly) employer. – Aristeas (talk) 14:08, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support I wasn't familiar with Schjerfbeck, but I see from the en.Wikipedia article about her that she's a very important figure in the history of Finnish art, and as Tuxyso said, this photo is an amazing document in its degree of detail. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:25, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- There are no Featured Pictures of Aythya marila. I nominate this image of a male and will follow-up by nominating an image of a female of the species. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 13:57, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If you have the RAW file of the photo you should definitely try to recover structure from the very bright area at the white feathers. Even though it’s not technically overexposed, there’s almost no visible structure left. --Tuxyso (talk) 19:53, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes! I do have the raw files. I can reprocess and recover the highlights a bit. I'm afraid its been a while, if I want to replace the image what is the best process? Needsmoreritalin (talk) 22:56, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support White feathers should appear white. There is no point in pulling back the highlights to a dull grey. Quality is great. Cmao20 (talk) 13:16, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Skladanowsky Brothers with the Bioskop - restored.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Skladanowsky Brothers with the Bioskop - restored.jpg
Featured picture candidates/File:D-4-72-164-9 Hammerkirchl bei Unterlind, Blick zum Altar (1).jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:D-4-72-164-9 Hammerkirchl bei Unterlind, Blick zum Altar (1).jpg
Support Lovely place and I like the choice to photograph it off-centre in this case - a careful composition that shows all the most important features of the chapel Cmao20 (talk) 13:15, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info Piazza Castello is a landmark for Milanese residents. This sunset photo captures and confirms its magical atmosphere and beauty, especially in the contrast between the historic tower (subject of the photo) in sharp focus in the background, and the fountain in the foreground that welcomes everyone. Created, uploaded, nominated by Terragio67 -- Terragio67 (talk) 19:02, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It is clear that the sides of the tower are not vertical, but the houses to the right and left of it should be.--Ermell (talk) 19:28, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Krishansar Lake, Sonmarg, Kashmir valley, India 01.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Krishansar Lake, Sonmarg, Kashmir valley, India 01.jpg
Neutral Beautiful landscape. But for an landscape FPC I had expected a bit more detail quality espcially on the mountains. It looks as if you had focussed on the foreground and not on the mountains and lake which are imho the main motif. --Tuxyso (talk) 15:17, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support Very beautiful. Maybe the focus is a bit too near to the camera, as Tuxyso has explained; maybe ƒ/5.6–ƒ/8 would have been better with the DX/APS-C camera – diffraction starts early due to the high pixel pitch. – 10:17, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
Support Roquefavour Aqueduct in southern France is the largest stone aqueduct in the world, carrying the Canal de Marseille. The sunset light enhances the symmetry of its arches and highlights the beauty of the design. —kallerna (talk) 08:45, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support It's legitimate to find the wow factor limited in this composition, but I think it's pleasant and complex enough and has excellent details, and I hope I don't offend by comparing it favorably to the minimalist composition that's gotten so much support above. I believe I see what you saw in this motif. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:00, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info An amateur image of the Orion Nebula as seen in a unique palette that maps near infrared data to the red channel, sulfur emissions to the green channel, and oxygen emission to the blue channel. Continuum emission sources (stars and reflection nebulosity) take on reddish hues, while fluorescing gas is green and blue.
Oppose Considering the butterfly the main element of the picture the level of detail is too low. A big part of the image (background) is not adding anything up IMHO Poco a poco (talk) 19:55, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info Potrait of a starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis), Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico. This species is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Peru and attains a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (24 in). It's s one of the preferred target species for artisanal fisheries throughout the Gulf of California. Note: there is no FPs of this species on Commons. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 19:17, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:G. W. Fasel - Charles G. Crehen - Nagel & Weingaertner - Martyrdom of Joseph and Hiram Smith in Carthage jail, June 27th, 1844.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:G. W. Fasel - Charles G. Crehen - Nagel & Weingaertner - Martyrdom of Joseph and Hiram Smith in Carthage jail, June 27th, 1844.jpg
Support Unique image of a folio from the 9th–10th century Blue Quran manuscript, with high encyclopedic value, wide wiki usage, and already featured on Arabic Wikipedia -- Inu06 (talk) 16:35, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good reproduction of an example of classic Kufic calligraphy; the (fragmentary) Blue Quran is one of the most famous Islamic manuscripts because of the exquisite indigo/gold coloring. – Aristeas (talk) 08:44, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose This picture may do well at FPC but I'll be honest, it isn't for me. I think sunsets are almost all pretty but they are also quite common so they need something to elevate them to the status of extraordinary, and for me that is missing here. The colours of the light trail are very orange, almost to the point of blowing the red channel, and that makes me wonder if the saturation has gone a bit overboard in general. I am also not really a fan of blurry long-exposure water, I know it's a technique that is fashionable but it just always looks very similar and kind of artificial to me. Quality is fine. Cmao20 (talk) 17:13, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Ghurisha LakkhiJanardan Front Left Col01 03.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Ghurisha LakkhiJanardan Front Left Col01 03.jpg
Weak support On the small side for FP (4.5 megapixels) but I personally love the composition, the patterns, the colours, and the bokeh in the background Cmao20 (talk) 17:06, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info No FPs of this place. I judge that the clock is the main subject, hence my choice of gallery. Please change if you don't think that's right. created by Benjism89 – uploaded by Benjism89 – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 16:01, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To me the wow is in the pleasant light and the detail of the sculptures which is interesting to explore at full size. I understand and respect your opinion though. Cmao20 (talk) 17:15, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Valley of flowers national park, Uttarakhand, India 03 (edit).jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Valley of flowers national park, Uttarakhand, India 03 (edit).jpg
Oppose The viewer's gaze is drawn to the center, but unfortunately, there's little to see there. The sharpness isn't perfect for a landscape shot either. Sorry.--Ermell (talk) 08:06, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good composition for me, decent sharpness (IIRC we have promoted much softer images of static subjects in the last months …). – Aristeas (talk) 08:40, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info The Dzhuguturlyuchat massif and its glaciers in the Dombay-Ulgen Valley, Caucasus Mountains, Karachay-Cherkessia. All by --Argenberg (talk) 12:55, 1 October 2025 (UTC).[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Portrait Nepalese hindu priest in Kathmandu-070A2930.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Portrait Nepalese hindu priest in Kathmandu-070A2930.jpg
Featured picture candidates/File:D-6-78-193-157 St Leonhard, Stettbach. Blick von der Empore.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:D-6-78-193-157 St Leonhard, Stettbach. Blick von der Empore.jpg
Yes, according to current german law, the image is probably not covered by FoP. The architect's copyright, or that of his heirs, remains in force for 70 years after his death, in this case until 2032. Under American law, works are generally protected for up to 99 years after their creation. I recently had to learn this the hard way and unfortunately delete the files after documenting a Way of the Cross by Siegfried Fricker. The only way to publish the image is to obtain permission from the copyright holders. --Syntaxys (talk) 04:52, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(Since this is a disussion about German law, I will continue in German.) @Ermell, @Syntaxys, da habt ihr wohl Recht. Frage wäre höchstens, ob diese Kirche (und der Ausschnitt im Bild) die notwendige Schöpfungshöhe erreicht. Wie sehr ihr das? Ich habe leider auf die Schnelle auch keine Information über die Erben bzw. Rechtsnachfolger von Wilhelm Fahlbusch finden können; bei der VG Bild-Kunst ist er nicht registriert. Plozessor (talk) 13:28, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ich erkenne hier keine herausragende Architektur - eine Kirche mit Fenstern und Holzbänken - soweit so unspektakulär. Von daher würde ich hier keine besondere Schöpfungshöhe (der Architektur) erkennen. Vielleicht ein Fall für Wikipedia:Urheberrechtsfragen? Die Kandidatur würde ich hier allerdings erst mal weiterlaufen lassen. Tuxyso (talk) 15:09, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gnom: Was meinst Du? Der Architekt dürfte meiner Laienansicht nach hier nur sein Handwerk und nicht seine Kreativität angewendet haben, so dass nach COM:TOO Germany keine urheberrechtlichen Bedenken bei der Abbildung des Gebäudes bestehen dürften. Das US-Recht erlaubt die Abbildung öffentlicher Gebäude auch als Innenansicht (COM:FOP US), so dass kein Löschgrund gegen das Bild bestehen sollte. Grüße, Grand-Duc (talk) 03:59, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Meines Wissens müssen wir bei derartiger Architektur im Zweifel tatsächlich immer von einem Überschreiten der Schutzschwelle (also von "Schöpfungshöhe") ausgehen... Gnom (talk) 07:27, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Question What is the copyright status of the various statues and other works of art we see? They are not unwesentliches Beiwerk per the 2014 court decision by the BGH (COM:DM Germany). --Rosenzweigτ16:15, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Rosenzweig: Interesting questions. I didn't think that a heritage-protected church would be so new that copyright is still an issue, but seems I wrong.
Most of the equipment was taken from the older church; the main statues are from the 16th century. There is one modern statue which isn't visible on the picture. The altar, however, was designed by an architect who seems still alive (Dag Schröder) and crafted by an artist who died in 2018 (Julian Walter). Both Schröder's office and Walter's son could be contacted and asked for permission in theory. I'm not sure how this works with architecture though; all the templates and processes I found are about images. Plozessor (talk) 03:21, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Julian Walter (1935–2018) is named as a sculptor and wood carver there, so the central St. Leonard figure of the altar would be by him. That is so prominent in the photograph that it probably would not even be de minimis by US standards. It certainly is not by German standards as mentioned above.
Weak oppose Quality is fine and I like the POV but the subject is not wowing to me. Not all churchs are FP to me, this one is too simple. Poco a poco (talk) 16:31, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info Only 2.4 megapixels and of poor technical quality (blown highlights at the top of the towers, not that sharp, not central, and perspective handled poorly). Colours look overprocessed and HDR is overdone. Survived a previous delist nomination in 2013 by the skin of its teeth, but clearly is not sufficient for FP today and I'm honestly surprised it ever passed FPC in the first place. Indeed, it appears that so is the photograph's own author, who seems incredulous that it became featured and asked people to kindly stop nominating it for awards. I think the author's wishes should be honoured in this case. I don't make delist nominations often but this one makes the galleries worse by its presence. (Original nomination)
Delist . It's FP quality for a 2006 camera, but wouldn't pass if created today. I see no reason to retain it given the creator's wishes. JayCubby (talk) 18:43, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Question Is there a way to exclude your own images from nominations by other users at FPC/QIC? I have also uploaded images that are useful for Commons, but which I do not believe are of sufficient quality for nomination. --Syntaxys (talk) 06:34, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Syntaxys, as the author of a photograph you have the right to withdraw nominations by other users if you do not wish your photo to become FPC/QIC. Here is an example of a regular contributor exercising that right. If you would prefer to pre-empt this possibility, I see no reason why you can't note on the file pages of the images in question that you do not wish them to be nominated for FPC/QIC, and common courtesy would indicate that this should be taken as a withdrawal of consent from the author. Cmao20 (talk) 15:17, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist because of low resolution/size (heavily downsized) and quality/post-processing faults. IMHO the creator’s wish alone would not be sufficient (sometimes skilled artists underrate or neglect their own works – think what would have happened if Max Brod would have respected Kafka’s last will, or if Augustus would have respected Virgil’s last will – we would have lost some of the greatest works of literature; and there are many more examples from other arts), but this photo is neither a masterpiece nor unique. – Aristeas (talk) 08:31, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Shamanic ritual pillars at Cape Burhan, Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Shamanic ritual pillars at Cape Burhan, Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal.jpg
Looking at the horizon on the left, I don’t think it is tilted. The football goals on the distant beach (Saraysky Beach) seem to be vertical. The ritual poles lean in different directions, which may contribute to the impression? The EXIF data indicates 17mm focal length on APS-C (30mm field diameter), so, yes, in modern terms it is a moderately wide-angle shot, while in classic terms it is definitely a wide-angle shot. --Argenberg (talk) 17:33, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Crop is a little close for my taste on the upper right, but interesting subject and good composition, overall. Also very good light and colors. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:38, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Poco a poco: I worked on the RAW file and uploaded a new version with significantly higher detail. The reason for the low detail was the excessive denoising in the processing phase. I first uploaded a version with very little processing, but brightened and sharpened it a bit following Bojan’s comment below. How does it look now? --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 06:10, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry Kiril, but that is not a RAW file, it's a jpg file. I think you are confusing RAW with "straight out of camera files". RAW is an entirely different file format that can't be uploaded on Commons. A RAW file is what the camera creates before it converts the data into a jpg in the camera. You need to tweak the settings on your camera to obtain those. Read more about RAW here and here. --Cart(talk)16:01, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Unfavorable brightness distribution. Althought it might be inevitable here, imho it is distracting that the central part of the fresco is the darkest one. --Tuxyso (talk) 15:11, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:15-09-2018 - Panorama du Chateau de Brest.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:15-09-2018 - Panorama du Chateau de Brest.jpg
Support Huge resolution and great subject. However, the panoramic image template should be included on the image page, as I severely doubt that the river actually does curve like this so it is surely a result of the panoramic projection. Cmao20 (talk) 12:41, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Open wing basking upon cemented floor of Bassarona durga (Moore, 1858) - Blue Duke WLB IMG 4446.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Open wing basking upon cemented floor of Bassarona durga (Moore, 1858) - Blue Duke WLB IMG 4446.jpg
Support. If the elevation of the ground and drone are both correct, the DJI is quite high up! (I live within walking distance of an Air Force base, and they would probably throw a fit if I took a drone above tree level). JayCubby (talk) 17:38, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Dunno, I definitely notice it in places when I look at the photo at full size. The composition is nice at full page, though, and at that size, even on my relatively large external monitor, I can't see the CA. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:49, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support The image is technically well done, but I find the cropped feet a little distracting. Otherwise, the imagery conveys a beautiful emotional, even intimate mood. There is a dark spot in the top left of the image that I would remove. How did you create the streaky bokeh? --Syntaxys (talk) 03:28, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's long ago that I took this picture, but I think it was the combination of my 50mm lens, the cage those pigeons were in and the diffuse light coming through the leaves of the forest. I remember vaguely having a lot of fun playing around with bokeh :-) -- FlocciNivis (talk) 17:00, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Sorry but although it's a nice behaviour shot and may be a good QI or even VI, the sharpness is not that high, the background is not attractive, and the feet are cropped. Overall a good image but not FP for me Cmao20 (talk) 12:36, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak, reluctant Oppose. This is a sweet picture, touching even (I said "awwww" out loud when I first saw it), but I agree with the criticisms of the composition. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:52, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Any chance to get the categories fixed? Apart from that, I find that there are too many distracting elements in the picture. --A.Savin08:46, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Heavily downscaled. This is 5.42 Megapixel (1,901 × 2,853 pixels), while the camera can do 24.5 Megapixel (6,048 × 4,024 pixels). Yann (talk) 19:02, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I agree that it is cropped not downsized, there is no bad practice here as far as I can see. But I think the contrast has been turned up too high and the composition just doesn't appeal to me when I see some of the concert photos we have promoted in the past Cmao20 (talk) 12:43, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/Varanus komodoensis, Komodo Island, Indonesia, 20250822 1332 2808.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/Varanus komodoensis, Komodo Island, Indonesia, 20250822 1332 2808.jpg
Support I'm not quite understanding the opposing comments above; to me, this seems like an exquisite piece of photography that would make a very good addition to an already stacked FP gallery. WolverineX-eye16:41, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I like the combination of the lizard and the bird, but I don't like that the lizard's head is not in the light, per Poco, so I'm leaning toward opposing and will decide later. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:26, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Featured picture candidates/File:Bayerische-Staatskanzlei-München-vom-Hofgarten-Gewitter-2025.jpgCommons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bayerische-Staatskanzlei-München-vom-Hofgarten-Gewitter-2025.jpg
Oppose While the image quality is excellent and the subject and mood are nice, I'm not sure an off-centre composition was the right choice here, and I don't think the people add to the scene, particularly as they are carrying mobile phones and plastic bottles so they can't really be said to add to the composition. We have two|existing FPs of this subject. Though, rather confusingly, even though the pictures are both by the same author, one is in the Architecture/Exteriors gallery and one is in Architecture/Castles and fortifications. Which I guess links to my concerns here about how inconsistently these pages are actually categorised. Cmao20 (talk) 20:58, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review. Imho the first existing FP has unfavorable light, because the main building is in shadow. The second one is a remarkable different composition. Indepedently what the group of people do have in their hands, all of them are looking or pointing at the main motif and support the overall composition. —Tuxyso (talk) 23:45, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support The stylistic technique of decentring is well chosen here to break up boring symmetries and create more vitality in the visual flow. The tourists are a good contemporary document and they're simply omnipresent in Munich. --Syntaxys (talk) 04:03, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - If an image is to be decentered, it should be by enough that it looks intentional, not just a little to one side. This looks more like close-but-not-quite. Acroterion (talk) 23:16, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Poco's existing FP is magnificent, and if we were restricted to one FP of this subject, I'd pick that one. But we're not, and I like the irregularity of this composition, which the clump of people adds to. I'd almost say Poco's composition is classic and this one is more modernistic. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:46, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Info created by A S M Jobaer – uploaded by A S M Jobaer – nominated by A S M Jobaer -- A S M Jobaer (talk) 19:27, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
Support -- A S M Jobaer (talk) 19:27, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
Comment What is real here? the vignetting and the curves (exposure) / blurriness of the background is obviously the result of editing (although no hint about significant manipulation is stated), not sure about that ray of light. Sorry to say but this image, with this level of editing shouldn't have got the QI stamp. Poco a poco (talk) 20:10, 7 October 2025 (UTC),_parque_nacional_Serengueti,_Tanzania,_2024-05-26,_DD_56.jpg)
Weak oppose Agree with Syntaxys about the format. I don't think that this one is helping, centered subject with lots of space on left and right. Furthermore the subject is realitvely small and therefore the level of detail not the best. The blurry area at the bottom is also disturbing and even obscures a bit of the subject. Sorry, but I cannot support it Poco a poco (talk) 20:15, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
Strong support One cannot argue with perfection. Cmao20 (talk) 00:14, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Could be more sharp, but i dont like composition. Should be shot as buste, zoomed just face till that yellow necklace. --Mile (talk) 06:59, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
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-- Basile Morin (talk) 11:27, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
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I withdraw my nomination This probably won't work, and I don't have any frogs or rabbits on hand at the moment. Thanks everyone for the comments.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:49, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
Question Can Thi or Helene Schjerfbeck say something about the reproduction technique? Which equipment was used? --Tuxyso (talk) 16:03, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
Done, thank you. --Groupir ! (talk) 08:53, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
Weak support It's very small but it unquestionably has a great atmosphere Cmao20 (talk) 11:52, 6 October 2025 (UTC)_Barnegat_Inlet,_New_Jersey,_USA.jpg)
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Neutral Beautiful landscape. But for an landscape FPC I had expected a bit more detail quality espcially on the mountains. It looks as if you had focussed on the foreground and not on the mountains and lake which are imho the main motif. --Tuxyso (talk) 15:17, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
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Keep I still find it very good. Do we have similar to replace ? --Mile (talk) 09:39, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
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