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These are the candidates for becoming Quality images. Please note that this is not the same thing as featured pictures. Additionally if you just want some feedback on your pictures you can get that at Photography critiques.

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[edit] Purpose

The purpose of quality images is to encourage the people that are the foundation of Commons, the individual users who provide the unique images that expand this collection. While featured pictures identifies the absolute best of all the images loaded into Commons, Quality images sets out to identify and encourage users efforts in providing quality images to Commons.
Additionally quality images should be a place to refer other users to when explaining methods for improving an image.

[edit] Guidelines

All nominated images should be the work of Commons users.

[edit] For nominators

Below are the general guidelines for Quality images, more detailed criteria is available at Image guidelines.

[edit] Image page requirements
  1. Copyright status. Quality image candidates have to be uploaded to Commons by the copyright holder under a suitable license. The full license requirements are at COM:CT
  2. Quality images must be categorized, have a meaningful title and description. This should include the Taxa naming for organisms.
  3. No advertisements or signatures in image. Copyright and authorship information of quality images should be located on the Image page and may be in the image metadata, but should not interfere with image contents.

[edit] Creator

Pictures must have been created by a Wikimedian in order to be eligible for QI status. This means that pictures from, for example, Flickr are ineligible. (Note that Featured Pictures do not have this requirement.)

[edit] Technical requirements

More detailed criteria are available at Commons:Image guidelines.

[edit] Resolution

Graphics located on Commons may be used not only for viewing them on a screen. They may be also used for printing or for viewing on very high resolution monitors. We can't predict what devices would be used in the future either, so it is important that pictures being nominated have a reasonably large resolution. 2 megapixels is normally the lower limit, but for 'easy to take' images, reviewers may demand more. (Not applicable for SVG images).

[edit] Image quality

Digital images can suffer various problems originating in image capture and processing, such as noise, problems with JPEG compression, lack of information in shadow or highlight areas, or problems with capture of colors. All these issues should be handled correctly.

[edit] Composition and lighting

The arrangement of the subject within the image should contribute to the image. Foreground and background objects should not be distracting. Lighting and focus also contribute to the overall result; the subject should be sharp, uncluttered, and well-exposed.

[edit] Value

Our main goal is to encourage quality images being contributed to Wikicommons, valuable for Wikimedia projects.

[edit] How to nominate

Simply add a line of this form at the top of Commons:Quality images candidates/candidate list Nominations section

Image:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination| very short description --~~~~ |}}

The description shouldn't be more than a few words, and please leave a blank line between your new entry and any existing entries. Adding more than a couple of images at once can be considered flooding, which is frowned upon.

[edit] Evaluating images

Any registered user can review a nomination.
When evaluating images the reviewer should consider the same guidelines as the nominator.

[edit] How to review

Carefully review the image. Open it in full resolution, and check if the quality criteria are met.

  • If you decide to promote the nomination, change the relevant line from
Image:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination| very short description --~~~~ |}}

to

Image:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Promotion| very short description --Nominators signature | Why you liked it. --~~~~}}

In other words, change the template from /Nomination to /Promotion and add your signature, possibly with some short comment.

  • If you decide to decline the nomination, change the relevant line from
Image:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination| very short description --~~~~ |}}

to

Image:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Decline| very short description --Nominators signature | Why you didn't like it. --~~~~}}

In other words, change the template from /Nomination to /Decline and add your signature, possibly with a statement of the criteria under which the image failed (you can use titles of section from the guidelines). If there are many problems, please note only 2 or 3 of the most severe, or add multiple problems. When declining a nomination please do explain the reasons on the nominator's talk page - as a rule, be nice and encouraging! In the message you should give a more detailed explanation of your decision.

Note: Please evaluate the oldest images first.

[edit] Grace period and promotion

If there are no objections in period of 2 days (exactly: 48 hours) from review, the image becomes promoted or fails, according to the review it received. If you have objection, move the image to Consensual review state.

[edit] How to execute decision

QICbot automatically handles this 2 days after a decision has been made, and promoted images are cached in Commons:Quality_Images/Recently_promoted awaiting manual insertion in to appropriate Quality images pages. So the following is mainly just for informational purposes:

If promoted,

  1. Add the image to appropriate group or groups of Quality images page. The image also needs to be added to the associated sub pages, only 3-4 of the newest images should be displayed on the main page.
  2. Add {{QualityImage}} template to the bottom of image description page.
  3. Move the line with the image nomination and review to Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives May 2008
  4. Add the template {{QICpromoted|image:imagename.jpg}} to the user's talk page.

If you believe that you have identified an exceptional image that is worthy of Featured picture status then also nominate the image at Commons:Featured picture candidates

If declined, move the line with the image nomination and review to Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives May 2008.

  • Images awaiting review show the nomination outlined in blue.
  • Images the reviewer has accepted show the nomination outlined in green
  • Images the reviewer has rejected show the nomination outlined in red

[edit] Unassessed images (nomination outlined in blue)

Nominated images which have not generated assessments either to promote nor to decline, or a consensus (equal opposition as support in consensual review) after 8 days on this page should be removed from this page without promotion, archived in Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives May 2008 and Category:Unassessed QI candidates added to the image.

[edit] Consensual review process

Consensual review is a catch all place used in the case the procedure described above is insufficient and needs discussion for more opinions to emerge.

[edit] How to ask for consensual review

To ask for consensual review, move the image line from the main queue to #Consensual review section and change the format to:

=== ImageNameHere ===
[[Image: ImageNameHere.jpg |none|180px]]
{{/Discuss| very short description --~~~~| review and your comments are inserted here within the template }}

If that looks too complicated, just change the /Promotion, /Decline to /Discuss and add your comments immediately following the review. Someone else will move it to the consensual review section. Or just try, you'll get it right if you carefully follow what everyone else has done.

Please only send things to consensual review that have been reviewed as promoted/declined. If, as a reviewer, you can not make a decision, add your comments, but leave the candidate on this page.

[edit] Consensual review rules

See Commons:Quality_images_candidates#Rules

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[edit] Nominations

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[edit] May 15, 2008

  • Nomination Bombus confusus, male Zil 22:29, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Plerogyra sinuosa (Bubble Coral). RevolverOcelot 22:12, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Ferula communis. --Nevit 20:41, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination White Deadnettle (Lamium album). This is the new version --LC-de 20:19, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Common bugle (Ajuga reptans) --LC-de 20:11, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Bellis perennis --Böhringer 19:27, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Apricale in North Italy --Berthold Werner 12:44, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Deyrulzafaran Monastery, 793AD, Mardin--Nevit 11:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Leucorrhinia rubicunda, male --XN 10:19, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Very poor image quality: artifacts, unsharpness -- Alvesgaspar 11:15, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Leucorrhinia rubicunda, male --XN 10:19, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Very poor image quality: artifacts, unsharpness -- Alvesgaspar 11:15, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Detail from Mardin house. --Nevit 09:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination A hen. --Dilaudid 09:20, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Overexposed, shallow DOF --Stefan Vladuck 10:32, 15 May 2008 (UTC)  Comment Can't change the DOF, but I reuploaded a less exposed version. --Dilaudid 12:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination View from Arc de Triomphe -Pp2007upload 16:37, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Pyrrhosoma nymphula in Oostkamp, Belgium. -- Lycaon 08:21, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion Good composition and nice damselfly. I would like to see a little more detail and sharpness on the head though -- Alvesgaspar 11:22, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Cicer arietinum --Butko 07:15, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review  Comment Depth of field could be better. --Loadmaster 14:39, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination 1 Hryvnia, ukrainian coin --Butko 07:15, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination 1 Hryvnia, ukrainian coin --Butko 07:15, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination 1 Hryvnia, ukrainian coin --Butko 07:15, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Oxythyrea funesta Zil 06:10, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Topic not sharp (compare this). Lycaon 07:13, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata). Ram-Man 02:29, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion Nice. -- Laitche 03:58, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
    Sorry but the wasp is too prominent not to be identified. Lycaon 07:17, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
    Done, you've successfully identified it yourself. Ram-Man 11:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Kumquats. --Loadmaster 02:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Blue-Legged Hermit Crab RevolverOcelot 05:14, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed

[edit] May 14, 2008

  • Nomination Innondation in San Zaccaria's crypt (Venice) --Romanceor 22:43, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Composition, poor framing. --Nevit 19:07, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Street name on the left side of the Saint-Séverin church in Paris --Romanceor 21:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Poor framing, the subject is uncertain -- Alvesgaspar 11:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Cloister of the Saint-Séverin church in Paris --Romanceor 21:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Gospel singers in Saint-Séverin church in Paris --Romanceor 21:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Gargoyles on the top of the cloister of Saint-Séverin church in Paris --Romanceor 21:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Bas-relief on the left side of Saint-Séverin church in Paris --Romanceor 21:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Weird lighting and poor framing -- Alvesgaspar 11:27, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Gargoyle on the right side of Saint-Séverin church in Paris --Romanceor 21:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Sacra Conversatione de Giovanni Bellini in San Zaccaria of Venice, --Romanceor 20:16, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination California Avenue train station, California, USA 2007 --Barabas 19:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Venidium fastuosum. -- Laitche 19:08, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion Good enough, though the whites could be a little brighter. But this is a difficult shot due to the high dynamic range -- Alvesgaspar 11:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Venidium fastuosum. -- Laitche 18:33, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion I like the lighting and contrast. Ram-Man 03:01, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Former hostel Schneegrubenbaude (schronisko "Śnieżne Kotły"), now broadcasting station in Riesengebirge (Karkonosze) -- Pudelek 15:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Village Malá Úpa (Klein Aupa) in Riesengebirge (Karkonosze) --Pudelek 15:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination A picture of the Arc du Triomphe at night--Jordan Busson 14:40, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline unsharp, poor composition -Pudelek 14:52, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Phaseolus vulgaris --Butko 13:14, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion
     Comment A very nice image, but unfortunately slightly overexposed. And the same applies to the next three images of the same author. Barabas 21:30, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
    Of the four images, this is one of two where the overexposure is pretty minor. It's just undetailed white spots anyway and the color shift is barely noticeable. The lighting is pleasing and does not appear fake. The sharpness is good. Ram-Man 02:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Phaseolus vulgaris --Butko 13:14, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Phaseolus vulgaris --Butko 13:14, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion The overexposure on this image is very minor. I would not want it exposed any less. Otherwise, it is a fine shot of record. Ram-Man 02:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Nana donovani --Butko 13:14, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Inca Empire Road System Map --Manco Capac 08:26, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review Please remove the dolphins and lamas, they add nothing important to the map -- Alvesgaspar 14:37, 14 May 2008 (UTC) I do not agree with you. They are breaking the boring empty areas of the map. And they are harmless with no negative effect to the map. -- Manco Capac 07:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Panorama showing Fira and its old port on Santorini. Sorry for the downsampling, but the tourists were clearly identifiable. Resolution should be sufficient, though. --Chmehl 05:31, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review So what, Staffage, they are not the primary subject of your image. --Dschwen 12:31, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
    A high resolution version is now online. Chmehl 18:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
    Wow! Now if you could only upload this resolution for all your panos... ;-) --Dschwen 21:16, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] May 13, 2008

  • Nomination Panorama des ruines de Sacsayhuamán, au Pérou. -Martin St-Amant 03:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination sculpture in Schloss Nordkirchen --Mbdortmund 23:36, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination A Developing White Gerbera Daisy Mww113 22:34, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Please identify the species -- Alvesgaspar 23:12, 13 May 2008 (UTC Done Please Re-Review Mww113 23:44, 13 May 2008 (UTC)) As per QI regulations, “Pictures must have been created by a Wikimedian in order to be eligible for QI status.” --Dilaudid 06:15, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination A chick. --Dilaudid 20:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion And e'ery tiny tuft in focus. Nice. RevolverOcelot 03:34, 15 May 2008 (UTC) I do not agree and I think the light is poor. --Manco Capac 07:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC) Done Thanks for your comments! I reuploaded a new version in which I pepped up the light a bit, please re-review. --Dilaudid 09:00, 15 May 2008 (UTC)It is ok for me now and it deservs Ql --Manco Capac 11:11, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Rocks with fossilized corals near Marsa Mubarak (Red Sea, Egypt) -- MJJR 20:10, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Desert near Marsa Mubarak (Marsa Alam, Egypt) -- MJJR 20:10, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Old Courthouse, seen from the Arch, St. Louis, USA. --Dschwen 19:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Discussion  SupportNice angle. --Nevit 20:14, 13 May 2008 (UTC)  Oppose I think it's very nice, but looks very washed out, and I wouldn't promote it like this. Could the shadows be darkened to look more real? --Dilaudid 5:51, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination The romanic church of San Pedro of Dozón. Galicia. --Lansbricae 14:28, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Actionshot of singer Veli Antti Hyyrynen of the band Stam1na, show was indoor, so typical concert lightning. --Cecil 18:58, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion
    Very good concert photo. --Chmehl 05:33, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Nice ass--Econt 18:22, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Decline Indeed, but too small (resolution-wise) --Dschwen 18:30, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Picture of a French police officer in ceremonial uniform taken during the 2008 VE Day Military parade in Orléans, France. DocteurCosmos 18:21, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Human hand bone groups. --Dilaudid 17:14, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review I'd rather nominate the numbered version. Since this version is only usable in English language wiki's. Numbering carpal bones will be apprecited. --Nevit 19:11, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Goat kid (Capra aegagrus hircus). --Dilaudid 15:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination House in mountain village Malá Úpa-- Pudelek 13:45, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Ruins of shop (Potraviny) in Malá Úpa, Czech Republic --Pudelek 13:45, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination The Murnauer Moos forms with 32 km² the biggest connected marsh of Central Europe --Richard Bartz 13:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review Seems slightly underexposed. What did you use to stich it? (I think I see a soft seam) --Dschwen 20:39, 13 May 2008 (UTC) it was stitched by hand
  • Nomination The Murnauer Moos forms with 32 km² the biggest connected marsh of Central Europe --Richard Bartz 13:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion nice composition --Mbdortmund 23:41, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination The Murnauer Moos forms with 32 km² the biggest connected marsh of Central Europe --Richard Bartz 13:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion very good --Mbdortmund 23:41, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination The Murnauer Moos forms with 32 km² the biggest connected marsh of Central Europe --Richard Bartz 13:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Discussion
     OpposeMurky grayish, and the leaves on top are a disturbance. --Dilaudid 08:54, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
     SupportThis one is the most typical and upper Betula pubescens leaves do not disturb because they make a light frame with the right part. --B.navez 20:00, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Park in Vilnius, Lithuania --Sfu 12:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed

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  • Nomination A female bee (Halictus scabiose) resting on a Hebe sp. flower -- Alvesgaspar
  • Review needed
  • Nomination flowers of Anethum graveolens --Butko 08:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination flowers of Prunus padus --Butko 08:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review Could the pole behind be removed? --B.navez 15:11, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Book. --Nevit 07:40, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Fountain near Parliament seat, Vilnius, Lithuania --Sfu 06:36, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Hyacinthus orientalis 'Purple Voice'. Ram-Man 02:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion Simply good (although the unsharp leaf on the foreground is a little bit distracting) -- MJJR 20:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Jacket'. Ram-Man 02:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion My screen seems wet ;) Nice composition, too. RevolverOcelot 05:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Ilse de Lange op Bevrijdingsfestival. --Bryan 12:50, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Within Temptation op Bevrijdingsfestival. The lightning circumstances were quite difficult out there. --Bryan 12:50, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed

[edit] May 12, 2008

  • Nomination Dry Falls, Washington --Ikiwaner 22:55, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion
    A well executed panorama. Nice reflections in the water! Chmehl 05:40, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Provence Hairstreak near el Perelló, Catalonia, Spain. Lycaon 22:17, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Malá Úpa - village in Czech Republic. Hotel Druzba and Pension Horec --Pudelek 21:52, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard at the Nuraghe Losa, Sardinia, Italy -- Lycaon 21:32, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion Should have that plant identified. -- carol 06:21, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
    The plant is navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris). Lycaon 08:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
    QI --Nevit 16:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination The Red Sea at Marsa Mubarak (Egypt) -- MJJR 20:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination A statue of Buddha in Patan, Nepal. –Dilaudid 19:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Amalthea and Jupiter's goat in Musée du Louvre. –Dilaudid 19:14, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Pomezní bouda (Blaschkebaude, Goderbaude) - mountain hostel in Malá Úpa, Riesengebirge (Karkonosze), Czech Republic --Pudelek 16:42, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Chrysanthemum coronarium -- Laitche 15:44, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion Very pretty, nice use of DoF, and a nice composition with the slanted stems. Ram-Man 02:52, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination flowers of Prunus cerasus --Butko 14:01, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Ball Cactus closeup. -- Ram-Man 00:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed
  • Nomination Lily-flowered Tulips. -- Ram-Man 00:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Promotion
    Good trade-off between DOF and background blur. --Chmehl 05:38, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Nomination Daffodil closeup. -- Ram-Man 00:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Review needed

[edit] May 11, 2008

  • Nomination Landscape of the Viroinval, close to Nismes, belgium --