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Featured picture candidates

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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.

Old candidates for Featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and current month.

For another overview of our finest pictures, take a look at our annual picture of the year election.

[edit] Formal things

[edit] Nominating

[edit] 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:

  • Resolution – Images (with the exception of animations, videos, and SVGs) of lower resolution than 2 million pixels (pixels, not bytes) are typically rejected unless there are 'strong mitigating reasons'. Note that a 1600 × 1200 image has 1.92 Mpx, just less than the 2 million level. A 1920 × 1080 image, commonly known as Full HD, has 2.07 Mpx, just more than the 2 million level.
Graphics located on Commons may be used in ways other than viewing on a conventional computer screen. They may be also used for printing or for viewing on very high resolution monitors. We can't predict what devices may be used in the future, so it is important that nominated pictures have as high a resolution as possible.
  • 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 colour/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 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 colour 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, watercolours, 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 none the less 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 hosting 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). Digital cameras (or images) have a narrower latitude than film. 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 a good guideline for composition and is an inheritance from the painting school. The idea is to divide the image with two imaginary horizontal and two vertical lines, thus dividing the image into thirds horizontally and vertically. Centering the subject is often less interesting than placing the subject in one of the "interest points", the 4 intersection between these horizontal and vertical lines intersect. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they "cut" the image in half. The upper or lower horizontal line is often a good choice. 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, colour, 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.
  • Colour is important. Over saturated colours 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 colour AND texture, etc.
  • Noise refers to unwanted corruption of colour 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 a better picture 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.

Set nominations

If a group of images are thematically connected in a direct and obvious way, they can be nominated together as a set.

  • All images should be processed and presented in a similar manner to ensure consistency amongst the set.
  • All images should be linked to all others in the "Other Versions" section of the image summary.
  • If the set of subjects has a limited number of elements, then there should be a complete set of images. This may result in images in this kind of set with no "wow" factor, and perhaps little value on their own. Their value is closely bound to the value of having a complete set of these subjects. The decision to feature should be based on this overall value.
  • If the set of subjects is unlimited, the images should be chosen judiciously. Each image should be sufficiently different to the others to add a great deal of value to the overall set. The majority of images should be able to qualify for FP on their own.
  • All images should be of high technical quality.

[edit] Adding a new nomination

If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate image description 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.


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}}

[edit] Voting

Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. You may use following templates:

  • {{Support}} (Symbol support vote.svg Support),
  • {{Oppose}} (Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} (Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} (Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment),
  • {{Info}} (Pictogram voting info.svg Info),
  • {{Question}} (Pictogram voting question.svg Question),
  • {{Request}} (Pictogram voting question-blue.svg 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.

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 (~~~~). Anonymous votes are not allowed.

[edit] 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 {{Keep}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep (it deserves to be a featured picture) or {{Delist}} Symbol oppose vote.svg Delist (it doesn't deserve to be a featured picture).

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/removal.

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.

[edit] Featured picture candidate policy

[edit] 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}} ~~~~
  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 no support (apart from the nominator).
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes.
  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.

[edit] Featuring and delisting rules

A candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions:

  1. Appropriate license (of course)
  2. At least 7 supporting votes
  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 the higher number of votes.

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 the bot has counted the votes and before they are finally closed by the bot, this manual review can be done by any user that are familiar with the voting rules.

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

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[edit] File:Polish cavalry in Sochaczew(1939)a.jpg

Voting period ends on 21 Feb 2012 at 00:21:31 (UTC)
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Polish cavalry in 1939

[edit] File:El Taj Mahal-Agra India0023.JPG

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Taj Mahal, Agra, India

[edit] File:Colchicum automnale.jpg

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Colchicum automnale

[edit] File:Ecnomiohyla rabborum.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

[edit] File:DoemitzerBruecke2.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Fice - uploaded by Fice - nominated by Anonymous

[edit] File:Olympic and Titanic.jpg

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Robert John Welch (1859-1936), official photographer for Harland & Wolff - uploaded by User:Kekator - nominated by User:TrebleSeven -- TrebleSeven (talk) 15:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support as nominator -- Outstanding image, brilliant quality for 1912, and is one of the only images of the Olympic and the Titanic together after nearly colliding. TrebleSeven (talk) 15:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Too small and blown out sky. Yann (talk) 17:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Kaveri river.jpg

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info c/u/n by Muhammad Mahdi Karim -- Muhammad (talk) 15:11, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Muhammad (talk) 15:11, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose No wow and poor license. Yann (talk) 17:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose at about 1pm: the sky is simply too dark for me. The license is however full OK for wikipedia. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 22:27, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:El Tres de Mayo, by Francisco de Goya, from Prado in Google Earth.jpg

Voting period ends on 20 Feb 2012 at 09:17:21 (UTC)
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El Tres de Mayo, by Francisco de Goya
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Google Art Project, uploaded by Dcoetzee, nominated by Yann (talk) 09:17, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info The Third of May 1808, by Francisco de Goya. A very high resolution of a famous painting, by the Google Art Project. It is acknowledged as one of the first paintings of the modern era. According to the art historian Kenneth Clark, this is "the first great picture which can be called revolutionary in every sense of the word, in style, in subject, and in intention" (Wikipedia).
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Yann (talk) 09:17, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Nice image, but can you crop that black line on the left? TrebleSeven (talk) 10:46, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting question-blue.svg Request -- Can you crop that black line on the left? TrebleSeven (talk) 10:46, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Please notice that the "black line" (in fact, a shadow) is part of the framing. It is necessary for an encyclopedic purpose: it proofs that the picture shows the whole painting, whithout any crop.--Jebulon (talk) 11:35, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • My connection is too slow to download the whole file, let alone upload it again after editing. Yann (talk) 10:48, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment@Jebulon Post hoc, ergo propter hoc. This proves nothing. Given the picture frame of the painting is not displayed, even this decision was an initial crop to the composition. Without the picture frame any statement on the actual image borders is mere guesswork. In case you've seen the image in reality things might be different because you know how it looks. Yet this is not the case for most viewers. Cropping an area that contains no information is admissible in this case. Indeed a version featuring the frame would be nice for its encyclopaedic value, given the frame itself has fallen into the public domain and the creator of this image would provide it with a free licence. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 12:09, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Machecoul - Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Chaume (1).jpg

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Notre-Dame de la Chaume abbey - Machecoul, France
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created, uploaded and nominated by -- Selbymay (talk) 21:04, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Selbymay (talk) 21:04, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I like it. Tomer T (talk) 22:14, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Isn't it a bit soft ? --MAURILBERT (discuter) 04:24, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg SupportGood -- Raghith 08:52, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Nice, good composition. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:00, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Isn't it a bit yellow ?--Jebulon (talk) 11:36, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 17:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cathy Richards (talk) 19:33, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose unsharp (out of focus) --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 19:46, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Niveoscincus metallicus - Austin's Ferry.jpg

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by JJ Harrison - uploaded by JJ Harrison - nominated by p0lyzoarium -- P0lyzoarium (talk) 21:04, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- P0lyzoarium (talk) 21:04, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 22:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg SupportGood -- Raghith 08:52, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice and sharp on the eye and most of the body. Pleasant composition. --99of9 (talk) 10:34, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Very nice and sleek. Peaceful image. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:47, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Corvus tasmanicus - Collinsvale.jpg

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by JJ Harrison - uploaded by JJ Harrison - nominated by p0lyzoarium -- P0lyzoarium (talk) 21:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- P0lyzoarium (talk) 21:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 22:20, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose insufficient use of the camera's native resolution. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 04:07, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
      • "Ghostbusters" the next round :-( I my opinion it is simply unfair!!! --Alchemist-hp (talk) 12:50, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
    • (it's a crop) JJ Harrison (talk) 11:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- per Peter Weis. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:48, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Strong support a very good and valuable image. We needn't larger images for Wikipedia too!!! It is exact and perfect for the full resolution of my monitor (2560*1440 pixel). --Alchemist-hp (talk) 12:31, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Strong support Per Alchemist. / Achird (talk) 13:18, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Alchemist. --Cayambe (talk) 16:05, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Intriguing "crime scene", good quality. --ELEKHHT 00:19, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Beautiful autumn day.jpg

Voting period ends on 19 Feb 2012 at 16:08:09 (UTC)
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The trees in the foreground have beautiful brownish orange fall leaves, and in the background are several foot bridges, and hillsides covered with trees that have turning leaves with beautiful fall colors.

[edit] File:Glass of red wine.jpg

Voting period ends on 19 Feb 2012 at 15:39:27 (UTC)
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A beautiful image of red wine along with a small lamp.

[edit] File:Metropolitan opera 1937.jpg

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Metropolitan Opera House

[edit] File:F1 2012 Jerez test - Force India 2.jpg

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Paul di Resta, Formula One pre-season test
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Gil Abrantes (flickr), uploaded and nominated by Sasha Krotov -- Sasha Krotov (talk) 01:43, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment considering that the photo was taken from far away and the car is moving at high speed picture turned out good --Sasha Krotov (talk) 01:43, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Sasha Krotov (talk) 01:43, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --David საქართველო 06:41, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose the composition and cut isn't OK for me: to much unatractive foreground, lo less car, not enough place in front of the car. And the main: the car ist unsharp. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 17:03, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Alchemist-hp. / Achird (talk) 00:50, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral -- I agree, if only the background was a little bit different. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:50, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Alchemist-hp. --ELEKHHT 00:21, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Khost children in 2010.jpg

Voting period ends on 18 Feb 2012 at 11:34:36 (UTC)
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Children in Afghanistan
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith (U.S armed forces), nominated by 122.169.50.222
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Sasha Krotov (talk) 01:51, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- I like the composition. —Bruce1eetalk 06:01, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support very nice image--David საქართველო 06:41, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Bruce1ee. Tomer T (talk) 08:42, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice propaganda from the US military, but well... Yann (talk) 10:04, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg OpposePer Yann, except the "but well...". Parent's consents ? Personal rights warning ?--Jebulon (talk) 14:03, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
    I'm afraid many of these children have no parents--Sasha Krotov (talk) 06:11, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Yann and Jebulon. Ю. Данилевский (talk) 15:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Jebulon. / Achird (talk) 16:37, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support very nice aesthetically, has EV.. of course.. US miliatary propaganda... Personal rights warning etc.. should not be arguments for a FPC IMO.. may-be for a deletion request... but not here. Ggia (talk) 23:13, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support our troops. USA! USA! USA! - But seriously, this is one of the best shots in Category:Children of Afghanistan so far. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 04:12, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg SupportGood -- Raghith 08:52, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment When I nominated this picture I was acutely aware that this was USM work. But despite that this work humanizes and highlights the Afghans. Secondly its hard to say 'kill all Muslims', 'bomb,bomb!' while looking at this picture.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.179.141.235 (talk • contribs)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Wonderful picture. Really, it's a brilliant shot. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:51, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
    about you comment, Commons:Featured_picture_candidates General rules: Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome.--Sasha Krotov (talk) 13:09, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 17:39, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cathy Richards (talk) 19:25, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I don't mind who took the photo. It's a featured picture IMO. --Dr.Haus (talk) 23:31, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Eilean Donan Castle Panorama..jpg

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With the complete access bridge. View form the south.
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by, uploaded by, nominated by -- Ritchyblack (talk) 06:09, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ritchyblack (talk) 06:09, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Very nice view and panorama. The only thing I am not totally happy with is the colour or saturation in the sky, but that's a minor problem. / Achird (talk) 10:42, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Super. -- -donald- (talk) 11:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Schnobby (talk) 11:11, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Böhringer (talk) 11:20, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support very nice, though two people are on the bridge centre section in the reflection on the water.... Gnangarra 11:47, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Very good of you observed, and I have retouched badly! --Ritchyblack (talk) 12:47, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment very nice, I would support a better crop (the tree on the right is cut). PierreSelim (talk) 15:06, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 13:55, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cayambe (talk) 15:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 16:14, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aleks G (talk) 21:56, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Per Pierre-Selim. Two cm less at left, and two cm more at right...
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --AlphaEta (talk) 19:22, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Sasha Krotov (talk) 01:53, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose. I don't understand why the two people were erased in the first place. Thierry Caro (talk) 05:21, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Because I like the photo without people prefer. I had been waiting a very long time that the two go on. But now came the next travel group already on the bridge. I'm standing with the feet in the water and the flood was rising. These are only temporary objects that I have removed --Ritchyblack (talk) 06:17, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I like this photo--David საქართველო 06:44, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg SupportNice.-- Raghith 10:13, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Great picture!!! --Meho29 11:45, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Nice, very nice, very high quality and very pleasant to the eye. Did you use Photoshop for this?
  • Pictogram voting question.svg Question -- Did you use Photoshop? TrebleSeven (talk) 10:52, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info The metadata indicates that Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows was used. Regards, PETER WEIS TALK 11:57, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Automeris caterpillar.jpg

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Automeris caterpillar
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Geoff Gallice - uploaded by Bruce1ee - nominated by Bruce1ee -- —Bruce1eetalk 17:54, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- —Bruce1eetalk 17:54, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Beautiful. --Aleks G (talk) 22:03, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose dark details of caterpillar and branch eliminated by the black background. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 18:20, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice. --Karelj (talk) 20:25, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Bold image. Saffron Blaze (talk) 21:40, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Carschten. Bad black colored background work. Otherwise nice. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 22:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Alchemist-hp, oppose only due to the "bad" black background.--Jebulon (talk) 11:41, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--H. Krisp (talk) 19:50, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cathy Richards (talk) 22:27, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose dark image--David საქართველო 06:43, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 12:45, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg SupportGood -- Raghith 08:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- The background isn't good enough. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Russia. Moscow Region. Winter pine wood, lake Kratovskoe area.JPG

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Tipula oleracea female
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Aleks G - uploaded by Aleks G - nominated by Aleks G -- Aleks G (talk) 21:57, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Impo, this is not sufficent for a featurable picture (nothing special, just trees). --Yikrazuul (talk) 18:31, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per above--David საქართველო 20:47, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support the image is really technically good, its interesting it shows the detail it let the viewer experience what snow looks like. Gnangarra 01:29, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Better viewed as an artwork rather than a picture of trees. JJ Harrison (talk) 05:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Gnangarra. --Cayambe (talk) 09:58, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Böhringer (talk) 11:22, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 14:01, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I like it. Tomer T (talk) 14:35, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per other supporters.--Jebulon (talk) 23:36, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support —Bruce1eetalk 05:55, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice atmosphere! -- George Chernilevsky talk 09:17, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support — Raghith 10:22, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- These are superb trees, really nice composition. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 17:39, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Culicivora caudacuta.png

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Culicivora caudacuta
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info A specimen of Culicivora caudacuta, Brazilian bird considered vulnerable in the Red List; created by Sávio Freire Bruno, uploaded and nominated by Denis Conrado.
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose distracting background. Tomer T (talk) 17:40, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose ... and the tip of the tail is out of focus. —Bruce1eetalk 05:58, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Out of focus, sorry. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:20081206 Alexandros Grigoropoulos december 2008 riots Sina Street Athens Greece.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by Ggia - nominated by -- Tomer T (talk) 12:46, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Tomer T (talk) 12:46, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support This B&W picture appears timeless ; the grain and stark contrast from the film, along with the make of the car (a Jeep...), had me wonder wether it was truly from 2008. It also has an eerie feeling, as if the burned down and turned over body of the car was floating above the ground. Truly worth being featured, according to me. --MAURILBERT (discuter) 13:13, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Conrado (talk) 13:17, 8 February 2012 (UTC). Impressive, a tribute.
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support !!! --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 13:49, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting question-blue.svg Request @Ggia: maybe you could add some infos about your used camera and the settings of the image? --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 13:49, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 16:48, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Weak supportAt full size it's very noisy and I get the feeling the jeep could be more focused. Anyways, I am not opposing since I am aware of the difficulty of all the conditions and It still is a wonderful pic, with a huge wow (the light just above the car is perfect).--Paolo Costa (talk) 16:58, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Dr.Haus (talk) 18:48, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer finds another nuggest of gold. Saffron Blaze (talk) 21:42, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Here is a Contact sheet of the whole set of images shot here. I just uploaded it. Ggia (talk) 22:17, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info I am really impressed that you like this image since it is an image from film, having some grain - and noise-grainy images are usually rejected for being FPC ;-). According to my negative notes it is shot by FM2 Nikon, Kodak Tri-X 400ASA (Shot at 400ASA), D76 developer 1 (stock) + 1 (water), 11 minutes @ 20Celsius. Shoting during the night (without flash) and with 400ASA film you need to have open diafragm and the depth of field is quite limited (you can see it at the image). I uploaded this image on December 2011 remembering the December 2008 riots without thinking that this can be a FPC. Ggia (talk) 22:17, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Paolo Costa Cathy Richards (talk) 23:02, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aleks G (talk) 10:07, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 14:19, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Sasha Krotov (talk) 01:59, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support — Raghith 10:22, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Good, very vintage. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:54, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:ST-UBB - Clément Poitrenaud (essai).jpg

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Clément Poitrenaud, grounding the ball in the goal area during a TOP 14 rugby contest match between Stade toulousain and Union Bordeaux-Bègles in Toulouse
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by PierreSelim - uploaded by PierreSelim - nominated by Berru -- Berru (talk) 22:34, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support A very nice and sharp high speed sport shot. -- Berru (talk) 22:34, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Face down... not recognisable. Saffron Blaze (talk) 11:55, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Three players have parts of their bodies cut off, which spoils the image, sorry..
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Thank you for the nomination, however I'm really not sure it's a feature picture material (referee and sound man beheaded, and Yves Donguy has lost his left leg and arm). PierreSelim (talk) 15:16, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Doesn't seem good enough for an FP. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:55, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Diomedea exulans in flight - SE Tasmania.jpg

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Wandering Albatross

[edit] File:Hallstaviks kyrka January 2011d.jpg

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Hallstavik church
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created, uploaded and nominated by ArildV -- ArildV (talk) 19:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- ArildV (talk) 19:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Wow! / Achird (talk) 00:21, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose No wow at all. It is simply a well executed picture of a church. Saffron Blaze (talk) 12:00, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose As Saffron Blaze. --Karelj (talk) 20:27, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Architecture is under-appreciated on FP in my opinion. This has serene mood all around, with a good combination of lighting and snow-dusting. Technically, it is sharp, with correct perspective, and minimal noise. The composition is great, with high EV, no distracting elements, and the eye is led right into the door. --99of9 (talk) 10:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Nothing wrong with it, nice composition. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 19:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Ice cream van, Helsinki (Helsingfors).JPG

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Ice cream van, Senat Square (Senaatintori), Helsinki (Helsingfors)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info all by Pudelek -- Pudelek (talk) 12:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Pudelek (talk) 12:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cathy Richards (talk) 21:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Simply an image of an ice-cream van, nothing special. It's not even sharp enough. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:57, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per TrebleSeven. Tomer T (talk) 17:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 17:39, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Babboon says Phhhbt Mysore07.jpg

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Hamadryas baboon with tongue extended out
Now this can be used wherever you would like to say :P.
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- VasuVR (talk, contribs) 06:36, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The noise and the sharpness foil the funny motif. --Yikrazuul (talk) 18:29, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Yikrazuul. Tomer T (talk) 18:38, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Yikrazuul. Saffron Blaze (talk) 12:02, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Hasn't got the material for FP. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:57, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Mergus octosetaceus 2.png

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Mergus octosetaceus
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info A male specimen of Mergus octosetaceus, Brazilian bird considered critically endangered. It is estimated that only 250 individuals remaining in the wild; created by Sávio Freire Bruno, uploaded and nominated by Denis Conrado.
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Conrado (talk) 00:19, 7 February 2012 (UTC). And now, actually more than 2 mpx.
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Unsharp. --Yikrazuul (talk) 18:26, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Unsharp, upper crop too tight. --Cayambe (talk) 20:45, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per above. Saffron Blaze (talk) 12:03, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Not sharp enough, blurry. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:58, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Royal Wedding Stockholm 2010-Slottsbacken-05 edit.jpg

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I think this one - currently the lead image in the wedding article - is the best one. A pity his hand is slightly over his face, but considering that this is a one-time-only event, I think it's a great photo and I decide to nominate here as a FP.
The picture is replaced. --Katarighe (Talk) 00:01, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Also if you don't mind, I added image notes to illustrate the photo. You can undo my action if it feels not good to the picture. --Katarighe (Talk) 16:44, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Conrado (talk) 00:33, 7 February 2012 (UTC). The maternal grandmother of the Princess was Brazilian! That's cool!
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support good image--David საქართველო 18:59, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cathy Richards (talk) 21:13, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info - I think this one - currently the lead image in the wedding article - is the best one. A pity his hand is slightly over his face, but considering that this is a one-time-only event, I think it's a great photo and I decide to nominate here as a FP yesterday. --Katarighe (Talk) 22:40, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Everyone can use a bit of bright and cheery. Saffron Blaze (talk) 12:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Well, I hope that wasn't meant as an argument for making it a FP. As someone who was forced to pay for this wedding I don't find it cheery in any way, but like your comment that has nothing to do with the quality of the picture. / Achird (talk) 21:11, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
      • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment No, bright and cheery was a statement of fact. Other facts include high EV, well executed and a bit of wow. As to the cost... surely outweighed by short and longer term economic benefits. Saffron Blaze (talk) 02:41, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
The photo is actually featured on the English Wikipedia proof. The photo is selected to as POTY for June 19th, 2012 on en.wiki. --Katarighe (Talk) 22:17, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Schnobby (talk) 14:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Paolo Costa (talk) 17:47, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 18:45, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 08:54, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Support. — Raghith 10:23, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral -- I wouldn't say I didn't like this image, but I don't do like it either. I think an image of the Royal Wedding with Kate and William would be better. TrebleSeven (talk) 10:59, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Chateau Versailles Galerie des Glaces.jpg, featured

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by Myrabella - nominated by -- Tomer T (talk) 19:06, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Tomer T (talk) 19:06, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Great composition and quality, lots of wow too. --LC-de (talk) 19:36, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per above. --VasuVR (talk, contribs) 02:26, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support The lighting doesn't convince me 100%... but I was there and I can say this picture reproduces very well the atmosphere of the chateau. EV is high, quality ok for me, and there is wow factor - the place itself is a huge wow.--Paolo Costa (talk) 17:07, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per LC-de --David საქართველო 19:00, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support as author. Thank you for this nomination! --Myrabella (talk) 21:46, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support as supporter/fan beside the author, I was there this nice day. Great shot indeed, Myrabella! Happy to be the seventh !--Jebulon (talk) 01:07, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Lots of visual drama and well executed. Saffron Blaze (talk) 12:07, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 13:39, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aleks G (talk) 21:40, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cathy Richards (talk) 23:09, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cayambe (talk) 10:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 14:22, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Support. — Raghith 10:23, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Very complex, rich in colour. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:01, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 17:40, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


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Result: 16 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral => featured. /FPCBot (talk) 22:00, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Crocus tommasinianus LC0031.jpg

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Crocus tommasinianus
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Tommasini's crocus (Crocus tommasinianus); created, uploaded and nominated by Jörg Hempel
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- LC-de (talk) 09:42, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support good enough for me. Use of DOF, composition, sharpness. Direct sunlight might be a minus in some cases, yet here I think it is a plus. --MAURILBERT (discuter) 12:56, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Gratulon pro la momento! Conrado (talk) 13:42, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Beautiful pic. Identified sp., has EV, nice atmosphere, good composition. --Paolo Costa (talk) 16:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose It's just not clicking with me. I find the ground and background distracting. Gamaliel (talk) 17:18, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose As Gambliel, nothing special. --Karelj (talk) 22:08, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 09:15, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The composition is too cluttered, sorry. --Cayambe (talk) 09:59, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Bit blurry at the back, per Cayambe. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:06, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Šmarjetna gora 04.jpg

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Hotel Bellevue, Šmarjetna gora, Kranj
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Meho29 - uploaded by Meho29 - nominated by Meho29 -- Mihael Grmek (talk) 08:34, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment What is the subject/what would the educational value be? --Paolo Costa (talk) 13:01, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Lošmi (talk) 05:12, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Support. -- Raghith 10:24, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Very pleasant, nice place to go to forget your troubles. Brilliant pic. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:07, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 17:40, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per TrebleSeven Cathy Richards (talk) 19:22, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Chris Rea 03 AB.jpg, not featured

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Chris Rea during the Santo Spirito Tour; concert at Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland on February 5, 2012.
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by / uploaded by / nominated by -- Chepry (talk) 06:37, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Chris Rea during the Santo Spirito Tour; concert at Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland on February 5, 2012
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Chepry (talk) 06:37, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose For me it is too dark and noisy. --Yikrazuul (talk) 16:59, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I share Yikrazuul's feeling that it is too dark. But the main problem is that the image is not nitid at all. I can see too much motion blur in the guitar . --Paolo Costa (talk) 17:18, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose focus problems, unsharp Cathy Richards (talk) 21:00, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Just too dark. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


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[edit] File:Bonaparte premier Consul Gérard Chantilly.jpg

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Napoléon Bonaparte, as First Consul of the French Republic, Feb. 1803.

[edit] File:Titanacris picticrus picticrus MHNT.jpg, featured

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SHORT DESCRIPTION


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[edit] File:Borboletas em Mini-Dálias.JPG

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Dahlia pinnata
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Five butterflies in five Dahlia flowers; created, uploaded and nominated by Denis Conrado. Conrado (talk) 18:33, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Conrado (talk) 18:33, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice and beautiful, for the first time i saw all 4 butterflies on the flowers in the same picture.Trongphu (talk) 22:19, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 22:22, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Noisy and blurry, the flowers as well as the butterflies --Llez (talk) 09:28, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Quality just not enough for FP. --Paolo Costa (talk) 12:58, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Better don't zoom in...--Yikrazuul (talk) 17:00, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Nothing special, no wow. --Karelj (talk) 20:30, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Jerusalem Dominus flevit BW 2010-09-20 07-01-11.jpg, featured

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Jerusalem, Dominus flevit, view to the Mount Moriah


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[edit] File:Exocoetus volitans.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Gervais & Boulart - uploaded & nominated by Citron -- Citron (talk) 15:01, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Citron (talk) 15:01, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 15:56, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support cool looking fish, it seems like a drawing picture to me.Trongphu (talk) 22:21, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
    • It is...--Jebulon (talk) 09:30, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Poor colors, no wow at all for me, would like it more sharpened. --Paolo Costa (talk) 13:05, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Cayambe (talk) 21:33, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--H. Krisp (talk) 19:53, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral -- Nice drawing, how can it be even more sharpened? TrebleSeven (talk) 11:11, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Goddess Bhadrakali Worshipped by the Gods- from a tantric Devi series - Google Art Project.jpg

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Bhadrakali worshipped by the gods

[edit] File:Kukoboy temple.jpg

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Orthodox temple in village Kukoboy (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Ivengo(RUS) - uploaded by Ivengo(RUS) - nominated by Ivengo(RUS) -- Ivengo(RUS) (talk) 08:56, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ivengo(RUS) (talk) 08:56, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info it's tilted counterclockwise. --Ritchyblack (talk) 09:44, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Even if a nice temple, the sky is blown. --201.208.169.81 12:59, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
    • You need to log in to vote. Yann (talk) 14:12, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice temple --Katarighe (Talk) 16:30, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment This is a silicate brick 100 years of age? The site of the village said that the white and blue bricks for lining taken from Finland. Ю. Данилевский (talk) 12:28, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I like it!Trongphu (talk) 22:24, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Interesting building but image has poor lighting and lacks sharpness. --ELEKHHT 05:04, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose As Elekhh. --Karelj (talk) 20:32, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- Not so sharp. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:12, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Africa from low orbiting satellite Suomi NPP.jpg

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by NASA/NOAA - uploaded and nominated by Techman224 -- Techman224Talk 06:54, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Techman224Talk 06:54, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose too prominent artifacts in the image. The earth hasn't these bright stripes in reality. --LC-de (talk) 08:19, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info As for those four vertical lines: That’s the reflection of sunlight off the ocean, or “glint,” that VIIRS captured as it orbited the globe.
    • Yes, I know. And there are four stripes, because this image is a composition of several pictures taken by the satellite at various places, normally there would be only one area. So it's artificial and not even useful to explain the "glint". Btw. explaining the flaw doesn't improve the image. --LC-de (talk) 11:24, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - I like the atypical angle. The description of the lines being sunlight reflection makes sense to me. Royalbroil 22:14, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose, not the real photo, no stars.Sasha Krotov (talk) 05:26, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
No star doesn't mean it's not real lol. You know with our technology today, we can easily take out the background if we want to.Trongphu (talk) 22:29, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Very impressive techinique in stiching. Although sun reflection from four visible passes of the satellite over the Planet makes the picture looking odd and unnatural. The fact that it's a stich is not a problem for me, but parts of pictures with sun reflection in the oceans should be avoided (I don't know it that was possible though). Also I'm not very sure if everything went fully correct while calculating the resulting image. When looking at the famous blue marble picture form Apollo (which didn't required stiching as it was taken far enough from the Earth) we can see that there is a big part of Antarctica visible. I suppose the purpose of the author was to create a picture of Earth as seen form a similar point as the one Apollo 17 was in 1972. In 2012 picture we can see only some coast on Antarctica, while in Apollo's quite a large part, including South Pole. In other words South Pole should be visible in a picure taken from very high above a point on the Earth south of the equator and it doesn't seem to be here (at least far enough from the horizon). --sfu (talk) 11:56, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I like the techniques. It doesn't look like a normal Earth doesn't mean it is not beauty. After all it is still our home, the best place in the world so far.Trongphu (talk) 22:29, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- I agree, home-sweet-home. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:12, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Palace of tsar Alexey Mihajlovicha in Kolomenskoe-1.jpg

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Tipula oleracea female
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Aleks G - uploaded by Aleks G - nominated by Aleks G -- Aleks G (talk) 10:37, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 16:32, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --PAULOGARCIA2005 (talk) 09:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose No wow. "Турки строят муляжи Святой Руси за полчаса..." Ю. Данилевский (talk) 12:51, 5 February 2012 (UTC).
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Main object of picture (as per the name of picture) seems to one side and rest is distracting. Nothing special. --VasuVR (talk, contribs) 05:44, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral -- I don't think it could be an FP. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:13, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Tipula oleracea female (Linnaeus 1758).jpg

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Tipula oleracea female
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Michael Gäbler - uploaded by Michael Gäbler - nominated by Michael Gäbler -- Michael Gäbler (talk) 00:39, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Michael Gäbler (talk) 00:39, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting question.svg Question Could you please add some scale to better understand the dimensions? --Paolo Costa (talk) 02:37, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
    • Thank you, Paolo Costa. The body length by the Tipula oleracea female is 26 mm. I have no possibility to add some scala. Maybe somebody can help me. --Michael Gäbler (talk) 17:35, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support,Sasha Krotov (talk) 05:30, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
    Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment. I added a note, can crop the top?--Sasha Krotov (talk) 19:31, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Please add notes on the nomination page, not here... It is impossible to click to open the file in the zone you delimitated--Jebulon (talk) 02:06, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Shadows too dark. Indirect light would be better. The sharpness is perfect. --Ritchyblack (talk) 10:02, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 15:55, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support not perfect but in my opinion feature pictures don't need to be perfect. After all nothing is perfect in this world.Trongphu (talk) 22:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Shadows too dark and I don't like the detail, I don't like the quality of the sharpness--Miguel Bugallo 01:08, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Shadow too strong, disturbing IMO.--Jebulon (talk) 02:04, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral -- Interesting subject, shadow could be improved, and a crop should be made. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:14, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Pileated Woodpecker Ash RWD2.jpg, not featured

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Pileated Woodpecker


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[edit] File:Tallinn - Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats).jpg, not featured

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Tallinn - Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info all by Pudelek -- Pudelek (talk) 14:09, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Pudelek (talk) 14:09, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Nice picture but, too much distortion and the left side is too dark for me. To much contrast. --Ritchyblack (talk) 10:10, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 15:55, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ładne i wartościowe. Albertus teolog (talk) 17:47, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose too noisy, and i don't like this many people in the picture, unbalance. I don't like the left side either.Trongphu (talk) 22:32, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
    too noisy? where?? --Pudelek (talk) 11:13, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose -- I wouldn't say noisy, but is quite contrasted. TrebleSeven (talk) 11:15, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


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[edit] File:Painted Stork in Flight 1.jpg, not featured

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Painted Stork in flight
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by User:VasuVR - uploaded by User:VasuVR - nominated by User:VasuVR -- VasuVR (talk, contribs) 06:27, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- VasuVR (talk, contribs) 06:27, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I like the photo, I know how dfficult it is to get birds in flight but its not FP, this is dull and the bird isnt in focus especially the head Gnangarra 08:33, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Head not in focus. --ELEKHHT 20:03, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose As above. –Makele-90 (talk) 13:50, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 15:51, 5 February 2012 (UTC)


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[edit] File:Temple Square, Salt Lake City, 1899 retouched.jpg, featured

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Temple Square, Salt Lake City, 1899
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by William Henry Jackson - retouched by Tom dl - nominated by Mmxx --  ■ MMXX  talk 01:28, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --  ■ MMXX  talk 01:28, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment link to source doesnt work Gnangarra 01:32, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Gnangarra 04:47, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Karelj (talk) 19:10, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Bad composition: tight framing on the bottom, 1:1 sky-earth ratio. --ELEKHHT 20:14, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cathy Richards (talk) 20:31, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Guys, come on, this is 113 years old! Yann (talk) 01:46, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Orderinchaos (talk) 02:48, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Excellent quality for its age. Royalbroil 22:18, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 15:55, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support nice one!Trongphu (talk) 22:33, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • weak Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Elekhh: I don't like composition and crop. It's an old image, but it's not the only one. --kaʁstn Disk/Cat 18:26, 8 February 2012 (UTC)


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Result: 9 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral => featured. /FPCBot (talk) 06:01, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] File:Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace.jpeg, featured

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Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace.jpeg
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Vincent van Gogh - uploaded by Claritas - nominated by Claritas -- Claritas (talk) 22:19, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Claritas (talk) 22:19, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Not one of his best works in my opinion... but this is still a good reproduction of a Van Gogh, with high EV and quality. --Paolo Costa (talk) 11:51, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 16:33, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cathy Richards (talk) 22:01, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Why not? Trongphu (talk) 22:33, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 08:13, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support –ElmA (Talk – My files – E-mail) 17:27, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support EV in peasant series and resolution --Redtigerxyz (talk) 18:14, 8 February 2012 (UTC)


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[edit] File:Light painting gnangarra-1.jpg, featured

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Light painting, domes and orb
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created, uploaded, nominated by Gnangarra -- Gnangarra 17:20, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Gnangarra 17:20, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral Nice but noise.--Claus (talk) 20:44, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment If it's to be useful for an encyclopedia, you should explain how you produced the picture. --Paolo Costa (talk) 07:27, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
    see w:Light Painting for the encyclopaedic information. Gnangarra 03:20, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I've denoised the sky. Feel free to revert if you don't like it Gnangarra. --99of9 (talk) 08:37, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
    thanks,it looks fine to me Gnangarra 03:20, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Yann (talk) 09:56, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice to see you around again. JJ Harrison (talk) 05:26, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support –ElmA (Talk – My files – E-mail) 07:14, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Weak support good lighting Cathy Richards (talk) 15:07, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Katarighe (Talk) 17:01, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Orderinchaos (talk) 02:41, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Textbook example of light painting. Royalbroil 22:55, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Useful.Trongphu (talk) 22:42, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Quite nice, illustrates the end result of light painting very well. Lankiveil (talk) 08:35, 6 February 2012 (UTC).
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Brackenheim (talk) 10:54, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I've been thinking about this for a while, and I think it's up there. --99of9 (talk) 12:01, 6 February 2012 (UTC)


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Result: 12 support, 0 oppose, 1 neutral => featured. /FPCBot (talk) 14:01, 6 February 2012 (UTC)



[edit] Delisting candidates

[edit] Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Tue 07 Feb → Sun 12 Feb
Wed 08 Feb → Mon 13 Feb
Thu 09 Feb → Tue 14 Feb
Fri 10 Feb → Wed 15 Feb
Sat 11 Feb → Thu 16 Feb
Sun 12 Feb → Fri 17 Feb

[edit] Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)

Fri 03 Feb → Sun 12 Feb
Sat 04 Feb → Mon 13 Feb
Sun 05 Feb → Tue 14 Feb
Mon 06 Feb → Wed 15 Feb
Tue 07 Feb → Thu 16 Feb
Wed 08 Feb → Fri 17 Feb
Thu 09 Feb → Sat 18 Feb
Fri 10 Feb → Sun 19 Feb
Sat 11 Feb → Mon 20 Feb
Sun 12 Feb → Tue 21 Feb

[edit] Closing a featured picture promotion request

[edit] 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.

[edit] Manual procedure

Any experienced user may close requests.

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates 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 support, x oppose, x neutral => (not) featured. ~~~~
     (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Osmia rufa couple (aka).jpg)
  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 category 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 an appropriate subpage of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images.
    • Add the template {{Featured picture}} or {{Assessments|com=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|com=1|subpage=Bar.jpg}}
      • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add com=1 to the Assessements template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|com=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 the template {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not), 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/February 2012), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

[edit] Closing a delisting request

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal 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/removal to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/February 2012.
  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. Replace the template {{Featured picture}} on the image description page by {{Delisted picture}}. If using the {{Assessments}} template, change com=1 to com=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes)
    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.
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