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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, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and current month.

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

Formal things[edit]

Nominating[edit]

Guidelines for nominators[edit]

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates:

  • Licensing – Images licensed with solely "GFDL" or "GFDL and an NC-only license" are not acceptable due the restrictions placed on re-use by these licenses.
  • ResolutionImages (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.
Graphics on Commons are not only viewed on conventional computer screens. They may be used in high-resolution print versions, and the images may be cropped to focus on portions of the image. See Commons:Why we need high resolution media for more information.
  • Scans – While not official policy, Help:Scanning provides advice on the preparation of various types of images that may be useful.
  • General quality – pictures being nominated should be of high technical quality.
  • Digital manipulations must not deceive the viewer. Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in an image is generally acceptable, provided it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive.
    • For photographs, typical acceptable manipulations include cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and 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 images made from more than one photo, you can use the {{Panorama}} or {{Focus stacked image}} templates.
    • For historic images, acceptable manipulations might include digitally fixing rips, removal of stains, cleanup of dirt, and, for mass-produced artworks such as engravings, removal of flaws inherent to the particular reproduction, such as over-inking. Careful 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.
  • Valueour 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[edit]

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 nonetheless wonderful examples of their particular type or school of art.
  • Of high historic merit: The historical method values very early illustrations of scenes and events over later ones. Hence, a work of poor quality depicting a contemporaneous historical event can be nonetheless important, even if the artistic merit is relatively low. Likewise, scans or photographs of important documents – which may not be at all artistic – nonetheless may be highly valuable if the documents are historically significant. The reason for the image's historical importance should be briefly stated in the nomination, for those reviewers unfamiliar with the subject.
  • Of high illustrative merit: Works that illustrate or help explain notable subjects, for instance, illustrations of books, scientific subjects, or technical processes. The amount of artistic merit required for these will vary by subject, but, for instance, an illustration that makes the working of a complicated piece of machinery very clear need not be notable as a piece of artwork as well, whereas an illustration for a book might well be expected to reach much higher artistic standards.

Digital restorations must also be well documented. An unedited version of the image should be uploaded locally, when possible, and cross-linked from the file 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[edit]

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 one useful guideline. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they "cut" the image in half. Often, a horizon creating a top or bottom third of the space works better. The main idea is to use space to create a dynamic image.
    • Foreground and background – foreground and background objects may be distracting. You should check that something in front of the subject doesn't hide important elements and that something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example that the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head).
  • Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better than the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the "unnatural" nature of the pose would be a good photograph.
  • Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and vice versa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF.

On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, 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.

Video and audio[edit]

Please see Commons:Featured media candidates for video guidelines.

Set nominations[edit]

If a group of images are thematically connected in a direct and obvious way, they can be nominated together as a set. A set should fall under one of the following types:

  • Faithful digital reproductions of works notable in their own right, which the original author clearly intended to be viewed as a set. Examples: pages in a pamphlet, crops (puzzle pieces) of a prohibitively large scan, a pair of pendant paintings. Not acceptable: Arbitrary selection of sample works by an artist.
  • A sequence of images showing the passage of time. They could depict frames of a moving/changing object or a static object during different times of day or different seasons. Examples: diagrams illustrating a process, steps of a dance, metamorphosis of an insect, maps/drawings/photos of the same subject over the years (frame of view should be more or less the same).
  • A group of images depicting the same subject from different viewpoints, preferably taken under the same lighting conditions when possible. Examples: Exterior and interior of a building, different facades of a building, different interior views, obverse and inverse of a banknote/coin. Not acceptable: A selection of different rooms in a skyscraper, the facade of a church plus an organ, any images of fundamentally different scopes.
  • A group of images which show all possible variations of a particular class of object. Examples: Male and female versions of an animal (preferably in the same setting), all known species of a genus. Not acceptable: A few breeds of cats (unless they share a defining characteristic and represent all possible examples of that).

Adding a new nomination[edit]

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.

All single files:

For renominations, simply add /2 after the filename. For example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Foo.jpg/2

All set nomination pages should begin "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/", e.g. "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/My Nomination".


Step 2: follow the instructions on the page that you are taken to, and save that page.

Step 3: manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list: Click here, and add the following line to the TOP of the nominations list:

{{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg}}

Recommended: Please add a category from the list at COM:FP.

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify him/her using {{subst:FPC-notice|Your image filename.jpg}} -- ~~~~.

Voting[edit]

Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Everybody can vote for his/her own nominations. Anonymous (IP) votes are not allowed.

You may use the 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. The template can only be used when there are no support votes other than the one from the nominator.

A well-written review helps participants (photographers, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a picture. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate (which has been carefully selected by the author/nominator). English is the most widely understood language on Commons, but any language may be used in your review. A helpful review will often reference one or more of the criteria listed above.

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

  • No reason
  • "I don't like it" and other empty assessments
  • "You can do better" and other criticisms of the author/nominator rather than the image

Remember also to put your signature (~~~~).

Featured picture delisting candidates[edit]

Over time, featured picture standards change. It may be decided that for some pictures which were formerly "good enough", this is no longer the case. This is for listing an image which you believe no longer deserves to be a featured picture. For these, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep It deserves to remain a featured picture
{{Delist}} Symbol oppose vote.svg Delist It does not deserve to be a featured picture anymore.

This can also be used for cases in which a previous version of an image was promoted to FP, but a newer version of the image has been made and is believed to be superior to the old version, e.g. a newly edited version of a photo or a new scan of a historical image. In particular, it is not intended for replacing older photos of a particular subject with newer photos of the same subject, or in any other case where the current FP and the proposed replacement are essentially different images. For these nominations, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as an FP.
{{Delistandreplace}} Symbol redirect vote.svg Delist and replace Replace the current FP with the proposed replacement.

If you believe that some picture no longer meets the criteria for FP, you can nominate it for delisting, copying the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box:


In the new delisting nomination page just created you should include:

  • Information on the origin of the image (creator, uploader);
  • A link to the original FP nomination (it will appear under "Links" on the image description page);
  • Your reasons for nominating the image and your username.

After that, you have to manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list.

As a courtesy, leave an informative note on the talk page(s) of the original creator, uploader(s), and nominator with a link to the delisting candidate. {{subst:FPC-notice-removal}} can be used for this purpose.

Featured picture candidate policy[edit]

General rules[edit]

  1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome
  4. Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits.
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{withdraw}} ~~~~. Also, remember that if more than one version is nominated, you should explicitly state which version you are withdrawing.
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5)
    1. Pictures are speedy declined if they have no support (apart from the nominator).
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. (Note that if it takes more than five days to reach this threshold, the picture can be promoted as soon as it is reached.)
    3. Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
  9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.
  10. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
  11. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum.

Featuring and delisting rules[edit]

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

  1. Appropriate license (of course)
  2. At least seven Symbol support vote.svg Support votes (or 7 Symbol oppose vote.svg Delist votes for a delist) at the end of nine days
  3. Ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority); same for delist/keep votes
  4. Two different versions of the same picture cannot both be featured, but only the one with higher level of support, as determined by the closer. Whenever the closer is not sure which version has consensus to be featured, he/she should attempt to contact the voters to clarify their opinions if not clear from the nomination page.

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. There is also a limit of two active delisting nominations per user, which is in addition to the limit of two active regular nominations.

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 is familiar with the voting rules.

Above all, be polite[edit]

Please don't forget that the image you are judging is somebody's work. Avoid using phrases like "it looks terrible" and "I hate it". If you must oppose, please do so with consideration. Also remember that your command of English might not be the same as someone else's. Choose your words with care.

Happy judging… and remember... all rules can be broken.

See also[edit]

Table of contents[edit]

List may contain works considered Not Safe for Work (nudity).

Nominators are requested, out of courtesy, to include the {{Nsfw}} template with such images. Users may select the gadget in user preferences "Deferred display of images tagged with {{Nsfw}} on COM:FPC" to enable the template's effect of hiding the image until selected.

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Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:20180925 UCI Road World Championships Innsbruck Women Elite ITT Tayler Wiles 850 8594.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2019 at 15:33:32 (UTC)
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Tayler Wiles

File:Nürnberg Schöner Brunnen und Frauenkirche 01.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2019 at 14:34:43 (UTC)
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Schöner Brunnen and Frauenkirche in Nuremberg

File:Etang du Pla de la Font 07.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2019 at 14:11:45 (UTC)
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Étang du Pla de la Font in Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises, commune of Auzat, Ariège, France

File:Poggersdorf Linsenberg Landschaft mit Birnbäumen 11012019 5938.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2019 at 10:20:40 (UTC)
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Landscape east of Linsenberg, Poggersdorf, Carinthia, Austria

File:United States Botanic Garden Washington April 2017 003.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2019 at 02:47:15 (UTC)
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United States Botanic Garden, Washington

File:2017.05.13.-02-Bruehl Rohrhof--Margerite.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2019 at 16:27:06 (UTC)
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Ox-eye daisy - Leucanthemum vulgare
  • It has. Date-Number_of_the_Date-location--subject.jpg --Hockei (talk) 06:09, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Gottfried Christoph Härtel.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2019 at 11:34:07 (UTC)
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Gottfried Christoph Härtel

File:Pörtschach Promenadenbad Blumeninsel Pappeln 08122018 5598.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2019 at 08:40:16 (UTC)
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Group of poplar trees on the Blumeninsel ("Flower Island"), Pörtschach, Carinthia, Austria
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Sorry, I can only offer the following alternate version. -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 14:38, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

Alternative[edit]

Pörtschach Promenadenbad Blumeninsel Pappeln 08122018 5604.jpg

File:Hemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko) on white background, focus stacking.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2019 at 07:27:32 (UTC)
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Hemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko) on white background, in Laos. Focus stacking from 20 pictures shot in studio.
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Hemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko) on white background, in Laos. Focus stacking from 20 pictures shot in studio. Created by User:Basile Morin - uploaded by User:Basile Morin - nominated by User:Ikan Kekek -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:27, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Geckos are really small, so this picture is kind of absurdly big and detailed, and it's pretty crazy that Basile was able to focus stack a living creature. I see a little motion blur only on part of the tail. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:27, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Looks more like it wasn't neatly stacked. I also find the crumbs disturbing, especially the fly leg. Has the gecko just had breakfast?--Ermell (talk) 07:35, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - If it's a stacking error, I'd like to see it be taken care of. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:42, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
✓ Done Not sure I understand well the problem with the focus stacking job, as I handled it very carefully and really don't see major problem here honestly. I've uploaded a new version with the very minor issues corrected, please add a note if there's something else I've missed, but yes Ikan is right it is not easy at all to photograph a living creature so close and to make 20 shots at different focuses in these conditions. So for the tail not completely sharp I agree but I'm afraid this is not improvable. Focus stacking is a choice, otherwise f/32 would not be as sharp, nor as detailed with this DoF -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:42, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Thanks, Ikan, for the nomination. Reasonable size to look at IMO 6 Mpx -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:42, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 11:39, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Geckos can keep still for a long time, waiting for a prey, but still... Really amazing work! --Yann (talk) 12:28, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - That's true. I've observed them doing that. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:21, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 13:30, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I'm fairly impressed by this focus stack of a living creature and would support it as such, but there are too many out-of-focus areas on the center of the skin and around edges to consider it FP quality. I'm positive this could all be fixed by careful, but more involved cloning work. – Lucas 16:25, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • This work is a composition of 20 pictures, not 30, since it was not possible to take more shots without the gecko starts moving. At this moment the reptile was breathing, which means the shape of the stomach was evolving in time, and thus a very special rhythm had to be followed for each picture. It's not as easy as with an inanimate object. If I had these parts available in focus, certainly the composition would be more accurate there, but now they're missing unfortunately, because of the manual procedure. Creating a fake object with artificial patches coming from different areas is not my taste, and would not be better on a realistic level. So I keep it with its minor technical issues. The technique is mentioned in the description, so the viewer should understand why there are soft areas. You can't invent the pixels, especially on the edges : they're just not here, when you focus on the foreground, the background is blurry, and when you focus on the background the foreground becomes half opaque, over, due to the scale ratio proportionate to the distance, and also due to the irregular texture. It's mainly an optical obstacle, certainly similar to every subject of this nature. But this resolution is large enough for excellent quality prints. If it's too big, we can downsize it at 2000 px large, 2500 px large, 3000 px large, and even 3500 px large, still acceptable in my view. But requesting extreme sharpness here like a knife blade is a bit nitpicking IMO. This coleoptera had its back leg totally out of focus because the animal moved too early, and the resulting picture was however a big success in FP -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:59, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Dmitry A. Mottl (talk) 17:05, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Lucas, the various patches of blur on the tail are rather obvious and cause the image to look strange. -- King of ♠ 02:39, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Just imagine the gecko moved its tail a little little bit Face-grin.svg -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:59, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Isiwal (talk) 08:38, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Lucas too many out-of-focus areas. Means the stack is not well done. All in all it is not very sharp, I miss contrast and the subject is too bright. The composition isn't appealing for me because of the "white" background and this unnatural environment. --Hockei (talk) 12:22, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • It's very sharp at lower resolution, and all is sharp, from head to tail. The white background is a choice (like here or here) to present the animal in its morphology. It will be perfect for captions like this, for example. Although I find pictures of animals in their environment very valuable, one kind of photography doesn't exclude the other(s), I think. Concerning the lighting, it couldn't be better IMO, diffuse lamps illuminate every part and also avoid harsh shadows -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:50, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Expecting a focus stack of a living thing to be tack sharp in every part is strange to me. The level of detail is amazing. If you think you can do better, please do. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:13, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Langweerderwielen (Langwarder Wielen). (d.j.b.) 25.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2019 at 06:34:48 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Uyuni 4.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2019 at 06:30:38 (UTC)
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View of the Salar de Uyuni in Incahuasi island, Bolivia.
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created, uploaded and nominated by Kallerna kallerna 06:30, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support kallerna 06:30, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Doesn't quite work for me with this light and those big cacti up close.--Peulle (talk) 07:57, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose as per Peulle. Yann (talk) 12:28, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting question-blue.svg Request I quite like the feeling you get by the close cacti of them being all around you and the bus in the distance is a nice touch to remind of civilisation. I'll gladly support if the filename is changed to something more informative and GPS info of the camera location is added. – Lucas 16:30, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I changed the name and added the camera location. I am bit surprised for the votes, IMO the composition and light are much better than the existing FP from the same "island". kallerna 10:12, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
      • Symbol support vote.svg SupportLucas 16:28, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose It lacks colors and the crop is too tight on both sides -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:55, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Macropus rufogriseus with joey in pouch.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2019 at 05:56:13 (UTC)
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A red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus, with a joey in its pouch at Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia.

File:Symmetric view of the staircase at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore.jpg[edit]

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Symmetric view of the staircase at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore

File:Vittoriano Quadriga della Vittoria Roma 2.jpg[edit]

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Quadriga della Vittoria in the Altare della Patria in Rome.

File:Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Chapelle, Brussels (DSCF1087).jpg[edit]

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Brussels cityscape
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - Yes. Looking at both at full screen, the other one has a composition that works for me. I like it. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:45, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • ✓ Done I nominated the other one and improved it slightly, thank you! --Trougnouf (talk) 19:25, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I do not like the sky and weather/light conditions. Also the roof in the foreground is disturbing. The scenery gives no wow to me. -- -donald- (talk) 08:06, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

Alternative[edit]

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Chapelle, Brussels (DSCF1071).jpg

  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Trougnouf (talk) 19:25, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question - Is this sufficiently similar to be nominated as an alternative? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:10, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I believe so, because if we were to remove the part of the frame that doesn't overlap then this one would be missing a band that's about 14% off the left, and they were taken 4-minutes apart. --Trougnouf (talk) 09:37, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - If so, I support this as an interesting cityscape. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:18, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per donald, above. Daniel Case (talk) 07:16, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:2017.06.03.-33-Anglerteiche-Rimbach--Schlanke Bernsteinschnecke-Paarung.jpg[edit]

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Oxyloma elegans, mating

File:Trees in fog on the northern side of Loch Tay, Scottish Highlands, Scotland.jpg[edit]

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Trees in fog on the northern side of Loch Tay, Scottish Highlands, Scotland
@King of Hearts I already cropped some fog out but well, I can keep shaving it off. --Podzemnik (talk) 07:32, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♠ 13:05, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Carlos Valderrama 2016.jpg[edit]

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Former Columbian football star Carlos Valderrama (also known as El Pibe)-known for his precise passing, technical skills, and elegance on the ball, he is regarded as one of the best Colombian and South American footballers of all time, and by some as Colombia's greatest player ever.

File:Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Interior window 2.jpg[edit]

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Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Interior window
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info All by -- Photographer 00:11, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Fun. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:49, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Too much darkness and technical issues. These large black sides left and right don't work for me. Certainly a vertical shot would have been more adapted. With these silhouettes in the center we don't need redundant black parts to crush the view with excessive darkness. The two white vertical lines around the door are strange and make the composition complicated. Nothing is really sharp on the image and the children seem not in focus. The banner with text is not great and the lantern at the bottom make the background chaotic -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:42, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Doesn't work for me.--Peulle (talk) 10:06, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose For me either --Uoaei1 (talk) 13:24, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Basile Morin – Lucas 21:07, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Basile. Daniel Case (talk) 23:26, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

Shanghai skyline November 2017[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by King of Hearts - uploaded by King of Hearts - nominated by King of Hearts -- King of ♠ 23:48, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info The first in the series presents an expository view of the scene under natural blue hour light. The second, taken less than 30 minutes after the first, showcases Shanghai's unique nightly display of lights.
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♠ 23:48, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good details, the day version with a sky a bit noise in 100 %, and the night version a irregular soft focus on the right border, however, photopollution is common on Shanghai. Also, the day version has a blurred ships on the left and right bottom that are distracting and the header of the Oriental Pearl Tower lost details. --Photographer 23:56, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
    Thanks for the support. I added a bit of NR on the first image. When correcting perspective for tall buildings, you inevitably end up stretching the top and shrinking the bottom, so unless you downsample the entire image the top sections will always be slightly less sharp at full resolution. -- King of ♠ 00:13, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
I underestand the point when you are corecting perspective (BTW, please add the panorama template to the images if its the case) and be careful when you are applying NR, its better apply a selective NR and not a general NR resulting on lost details. I find your pictures a well done work and my only critic is the ships with motion blur that could be solved taking a fast shoot combining this with a long exposure to later make the boat appear clear with another layer in photoshop --Photographer 00:24, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Not everything is tack sharp, but I like both photos enough to support them individually and as a set. These also merit VIC nomination, as the skyline will doubtless be different in x-number of years. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:54, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support the day version, neutral for the one at night. Impressive architecture, high resolution and nice composition on the left, but in the version at night I regret the colorful light reflection in the water was cut. Probably this choice was made to harmonize both with exactly the same framing, unfortunately the cut seems abrupt here, and visually it would certainly have been much more aesthetic with this special feature, missing -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:51, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:39, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Biser Todorov (talk) 07:41, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 09:59, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:55, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Strong Symbol support vote.svg Support --Dmitry A. Mottl (talk) 11:17, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Milseburg (talk) 12:55, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Huh, so good! --Podzemnik (talk) 16:01, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Famberhorst (talk) 18:09, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Peulle (talk) 20:03, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 20:20, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Isiwal (talk) 23:18, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Hockei (talk) 16:13, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 18:07, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Given all the images we have of the Lujiazui skyline (mine included), it is mildly surprising to me that the first ones to be nominated here and be feature quality are a night-and-day pair that do not go for lurid color and are not taken from the central Bund (Where were you? Looks like you were up near the Waibaidu Bridge; I can't tell from the geotagging since as usual with anything in the PRC it is deliberately off ... it seems to have you in the Huangpu, just off the Lujiazui side, which can't be right). Daniel Case (talk) 19:57, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
    The coordinates are accurate with respect to map view in Google Maps (as opposed to satellite view). -- King of ♠ 02:25, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
Alright, so you actually were on the Bund. Will so subcategorize. Daniel Case (talk) 02:36, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
The China GPS shift problem strikes again! dllu (t,c) 05:07, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Neat how the night shot wasn't ruined by a bunch of brightly lit boats steaming down the river. Now, if only the picture was 195 gigapixels rather than a measly 50 megapixels... dllu (t,c) 05:07, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 14:16, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 18:14, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Common kingfisher in Japan, January 2019 - 谷崎7303.jpg[edit]

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Common kingfisher in Japan.
  • NO problem! Your background noise reduction is very nice. Nothing lose of details. I reverted to your version, thanks! --谷崎かおる (talk) 22:43, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • @The Photographer: Reprocessing from TIFF with exif. --谷崎かおる (talk) 01:51, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support though I would consider a narrower crop with not so much space at the right. -- King of ♠ 22:34, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose - This is a good picture, but for FP, I think it really should be sharper. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:51, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment You should cut the right part to improve the composition -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:10, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • You withdraw too early in my opinion -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:02, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Flammulina velutipes, Velvet Shank, UK2.jpg[edit]

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Flammulina velutipes

File:Leichtathletik Gala Linz 2018-5746.jpg[edit]

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Leichtathletik Gala Linz 2018
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created - uploaded by Isiwal - nominated by Christian Ferrer -- Christian Ferrer (talk) 20:13, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Christian Ferrer (talk) 20:13, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I consider all four women to be the subject here, so the left one being cut off partially is a no-go for FP. – Lucas 22:08, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Photographer 22:23, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Lucas - the scene contains all four, even though the two on the sides are to the rear and a bit out of focus.--Peulle (talk) 22:25, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Lucas and Peulle. Daniel Case (talk) 03:36, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Hotel de Balene in Figeac 05.jpg[edit]

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Windows of the Hôtel de Balène at 8 Quai Albert Bessières in Figeac, Lot, France

File:Frederic Edwin Church - Twilight in the Wilderness - 1965.233 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tiff[edit]

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Landscape painting by Frederick Edwin Church

File:Flensburg 50 Pfg 1920.jpg[edit]

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50 Pfennig Notgeld banknote of Flensburg (1921), the banknote depicts the plebiscit on March 14, 1920, in which it was decided that Flensburg remained part of Germany.

File:Theodore Monod - Adrar de Mauritanie - Oued Akerdil - Décembre 1998.jpg[edit]

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Théodore Monod, explorer and scientist, in the Adrar Plateau.
  • It could be a QI, considering we would be judging it from 1998 standards (on the moment of creation). What do you think?--Peulle (talk) 10:08, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Maybe if the dust spots are cleaned. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:56, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Waldseemuller map 2.jpg[edit]

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World map from 1507
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Martin Waldseemüller / Library of Congres, uploaded by Jackaranga, nominated by Yann (talk) 11:56, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Martin Waldseemüller's map from 1507 is the first map to include the name "America" and the first to depict the Americas as separate from Asia. There is only one surviving copy of the map, which was purchased by the Library of Congress in 2001 for $10 million. -- Yann (talk) 11:56, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Peulle (talk) 12:12, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 17:26, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Christian Ferrer (talk) 20:29, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Magnificent, beautiful document and photo, truly a great FP in addition to being an obvious one for historical reasons. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:26, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 06:22, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:43, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- B2Belgium (talk) 09:31, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:48, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Tozina (talk) 16:55, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Amazing document -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:36, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 10:28, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 18:11, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Heracles with the dragon - Castle square Karlsruhe.jpg[edit]

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Heracles with the dragon "Ladon" in nighttime illumination. Castle square, Karlsruhe
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 21:59, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Llez (talk) 21:59, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:33, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment In my opinion, nothing should be visible in the dark parts of the picture or is this the intention? --Ermell (talk) 22:41, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Thanks for the hint. It was photographed gainst the dark sky and I overlooked some faint lights spots. I cloned them out. --Llez (talk) 04:00, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 07:45, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:03, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Real surrealist art. ;o) --Yann (talk) 08:21, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:52, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 09:58, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:22, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 06:20, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 11:13, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Famberhorst (talk) 18:12, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Isiwal (talk) 14:04, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

File:View southwest from Ben Lawers, Scottish Highlands, Scotland.jpg[edit]

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View southwest from Ben Lawers, Scottish Highlands, Scotland
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info All by me. It's a view from Ben Lawers, Scotland, in the early morning when the sun is up but the moon is still well visible. I tried to remove the unsharp area in the right corner but ended up leaving it. I simply like how it balances out the triangle shadows of the corner. -- Podzemnik (talk) 19:57, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol abstain vote.svg Abstain as author. -- Podzemnik (talk) 19:57, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Impressing landscape.--Ermell (talk) 20:21, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Glorious. It doesn't matter that there's a corner that's unsharp at that resolution. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:57, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♠ 23:06, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 07:47, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support and now a dram of Oban 16 --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 09:55, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:20, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 15:39, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 17:27, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 19:02, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Christian Ferrer (talk) 20:32, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 21:31, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:51, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Uoaei1 (talk) 11:13, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Tozina (talk) 16:56, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Vltava river in Prague.jpg[edit]

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Vltava in Prague
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info. Amazing Vltava river in Prague. All by Dmitry A. Mottl -- Dmitry A. Mottl (talk) 14:59, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Dmitry A. Mottl (talk) 14:59, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment There is a streak going down the center left of the sky, and the left third of the sky is noticeably darker than the rest of the sky. It doesn't look like a crepuscular ray, graduated ND filter, or bad polarization, so I'm really curious what it is. -- King of ♠ 19:31, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Crepuscular rays :-) Photo is a strict contre-jour. --Dmitry A. Mottl (talk) 19:38, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
      • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral I think the lighting works despite having been taken midday because of the great clouds and backlit autumn trees. However, while the trees in the center produce an excellent effect, the trees in the lower corners compete for attention, which doesn't help the composition. -- King of ♠ 23:11, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Seven Pandas (talk) 21:26, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - The thumbnail looked blown out to me, but the picture is beautiful, with uncommon light. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:59, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral The composition is beautiful, but the backlit situation is imho unfavorable for this scene - especially for the bridges and buildings in the farer background. --Tuxyso (talk) 06:16, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:53, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per my !vote in the previous nomination, and with King's critique added. Daniel Case (talk) 15:34, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Karelj (talk) 09:39, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:41, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 10:28, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Scheßlitz St.Kilian Orgel 1012571-HDR.jpg[edit]

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Organ loft of the catholic parish church St.Kilian in Scheßlitz
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Organ loft of the catholic parish church St.Kilian in Scheßlitz. All by me -- Ermell (talk) 13:30, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Ermell (talk) 13:30, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support. Great processing. --Dmitry A. Mottl (talk) 15:05, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Podzemnik (talk) 19:41, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - I like a lot of things about this photo, but I'm a bit frustrated by the discrepancy between the left and right margins. Why couldn't you get the photo truly symmetrical? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:04, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment The optical axis does not coincide exactly in the geometric centre of the building. Symmetry can therefore not be created later on the computer. As a guideline for the balance I have chosen the stairs on both sides. Personally, I find 100% symmetry not desirable either.--Ermell (talk) 08:43, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - I certainly don't always demand symmetry, but I didn't like the bit of a column on the right vs. more of the column on the left. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:50, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment A few technical remarks: 1) The windows are not bright enough, resulting in an flat "HDR" look. Let the whites blow out because there's no detail to be found anyways. 2) Please crop off the white bit in the lower left corner. 3) The perspective has not been fully corrected; it's still sloping in. 4) There's some asymmetry, per Ikan. -- King of ♠ 23:15, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Now a corrected version. Thanks for the hints.--Ermell (talk) 08:44, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - I like this better, but could you add back the outside of both flights of stairs? I think this tight a crop is not quite optimal. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:51, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • ✓ Done Thanks for the reviews.--Ermell (talk) 13:48, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 03:36, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:53, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 14:26, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 17:28, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 19:02, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 21:29, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:44, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry that I have to oppose here. Technically very well done image, but for me the scenery is not ready for FP, as it is now. This church needs some fresh paint. --Uoaei1 (talk) 13:36, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 10:29, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Kur-Trier Mai 1919.jpg[edit]

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Cover of the magazine "Kur-Trier", May 1919, picture of the Roman Bridge, Trier (Germany), c. 1815.
Symbol support vote.svg Support, then. Daniel Case (talk) 03:19, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I really like this one, especially because of the top text, which says that the publication has been approved by the French military command. It was 1919 and a harmless little thing like this still had to be approved by the French. Says something about why the Germans became so resentful in the following years.--Peulle (talk) 22:34, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Ah yes, thanks for pointing that out; I was actually thinking about the one from September. That's the one I'd nominate, for the reason stated above.--Peulle (talk) 17:16, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - That's a beautiful illustration. I feel like this cover could benefit from a little digital restoration, though. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:07, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Well, it would be quite easy to "clean it up", but on the other hand, it is obvious that this particular copy has had its own history. That's why I like it with its "patina" which IMO underlines the above-mentioned historical context. --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:34, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question - Is this issue now rare that only a couple of copies still exist? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:53, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info - Obviously quite rare, at least it is the only one I know. --Palauenc05 (talk) 08:57, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support provisionally, on the basis that you tried searching catalogs of rare book dealers and libraries. I tried doing a quick search on Addall and don't think I found a copy for sale there. Worldcat didn't seem to find anything, either. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:47, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • If rarity is the criterion, there aren't that many of these on Commons, which is where we should focus our search, no? It can always be delisted later if more are uploaded. :) --Peulle (talk) 10:10, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • That's a valid point. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:45, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Iglesia de Cristo, Windhoek, Namibia, 2018-08-04, DD 02.jpg[edit]

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Christ church or Christuskirche, Windhoek, Namibia.
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Christ church or Christuskirche, Windhoek, Namibia. The church, built beween 1907-1910 and designed by architect Gottlieb Redecker, was originally known as the Church of Peace as it was built following the wars between the Germans and the Khoikhoi, Herero, and Owambo. It was constructed from quartz sandstone mined from the vicinity and has a mixture of neo-Romanesque, Art Nouveau and Gothic revival influences. After the feedback I got in the just closed and failed FP nom of this subject, looks like this one could have a higher chance to pass the bar. All by me, Poco2 19:28, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Poco2 19:28, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question The file name and spanish description use “Winhoek” without a “d”, but the spanish Wikipedia article has the “d”. Which is right and for which languages? Also, IMHO, FPs showing real places should include location information (GPS coordinates). – Lucas 21:41, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
    Lucasbosch: ✓ fixed, thanks! I oversaw that typo in the filename, I also added the geodata, --Poco2 09:57, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
    @Poco² The spanish description still has the missing “d”, or is this intentional? – Lucas 11:10, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
    No, sure not, Lucas, ✓ gone, thanks --Poco2 11:32, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Not perfect, but this works for me. Daniel Case (talk) 03:00, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support here we go --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 09:47, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral Beautiful building with great colors. Composition-wise, however, I feel that a 1.55x aspect ratio is too wide for such a square building; it feels like it doesn't have enough room to breathe on the top and bottom relative to the sides. -- King of ♠ 23:20, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Nice light. But I am not fully convinced by the crop / composition: Is it possible to uncut the black-white strip at the right foreground and choose a less central composition? --Tuxyso (talk) 06:21, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
    Tuxyso: Unfortunately I cannot expand the crop at the bottom and regarding the proposal to crop left or right, I am right now not sure about it. I've a bunch of opinions in this and in the former FPC and before I start offering several alternative I'd like to see how this FPC turns out --Poco2 21:10, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - I've gone back and forth with this picture a few times. I wish it were possible to show the black and white curb all the way to the edge of the picture, but the church is beautiful and photographed in what I consider good light, and except for that detail, the composition is working for me. I think this is good enough to be worth featuring. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:57, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 17:29, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I propose to crop a bit at the left side -- Llez (talk) 21:27, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The composition does not work for me, sorry. For me, the other one was better. --Uoaei1 (talk) 11:12, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- KennyOMG (talk) 13:45, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Karelj (talk) 09:43, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 10:31, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Río Tanana, Tok, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017-08-28, DD 158-170 PAN.jpg[edit]

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Panoramic view of a landscape at the banks of the Tanana River near Tok, Alaska, United States.
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Panoramic view of a landscape at the banks of the Tanana River near Tok, Alaska, United States. All by me, Poco2 19:24, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Poco2 19:24, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Highlights too bright on the clouds and a yellowish cast that gets more noticeable at the edges, where it's also very unsharp. Daniel Case (talk) 02:58, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
    Daniel: I've "cooled" the image a bit, reduced the higlights and cropped a bit on the left. Please, consider that this image spans over aprox. 200 degrees and therefore it's to expect that the dynamic range is pretty big with strong shadows and highlights. The same applies to the "sharpness". When taking an image like this you focus manually to a spot (in this case the other side of the river) so that the focus does not change from frame to frame (in that case you'd have problems to stitch the panorama or diferences from frame to frame would be visible). The tradeoff is that items that are either further or closer from the focus point would not get the same sharpness. Btw, the image is made of 13 frames and has 135 MPx --Poco2 10:16, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Totaly cool. --Podzemnik (talk) 20:05, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Composition does not work for me. Besides: The bridge at the very right of the image looks strangely curved - possibly due the the panoramic projection choosen here. --Tuxyso (talk) 06:29, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 21:25, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- I'm a fan of panoramics. :) MartinD (talk) 08:10, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 10:31, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Bergweg tussen Andiast, Ladinas en Breil-Brigels (actm) 16.jpg[edit]

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Alternative[edit]

Bergweg tussen Andiast, Ladinas en Breil-Brigels (actm) 15.jpg

  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 18:13, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- even better Seven Pandas (talk) 19:09, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 21:23, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The composition is too static, with no foreground interest to lead the viewer into the center of the image. -- King of ♠ 03:43, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 10:32, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Haydée, ou Le secret Act II - Philippe Chaperon.jpg, featured[edit]

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Haydée


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Result: 13 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 21:01, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Staraya Russa asv2018-07 various45 Railway station.jpg[edit]

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Staraya Russa railway station
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors#Russia
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Interior of the railway station (built in 1956) in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast ----- All by A.Savin --A.Savin 07:55, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --A.Savin 07:55, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 11:26, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:36, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support And in less than ideal light, yet! Daniel Case (talk) 17:45, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The image feelt somewhat crooked to me and looking at the floor tiles confirmed it: the camera seems to not have been in the centerline and therefore a perspective error remains. I see this shift visually for the whole image, not just the floor tiles. – Lucas 21:51, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 07:49, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral Good picture, but the floor seems to be bent and following the tiles, is is somewhat tilted, in addition the groundline of the pillars is not horizontal --Llez (talk) 21:19, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --S. DÉNIEL (talk) 15:42, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Tozina (talk) 17:01, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Isiwal (talk) 23:20, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Hippasa holmerae (Lawn wolf spider) in its funnel web.jpg[edit]

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Hippasa holmerae (Lawn wolf spider) in its funnel web
✓ Done below. Thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:49, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Alternative[edit]

Hippasa holmerae (Lawn wolf spider) in its funnel web (2).jpg

Pictogram voting info.svg Info Rotated and cropped version from the previous comments, Yann, Ikan, Isiwal, Charles, thanks -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:49, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:49, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Technical quality not great, but I like the composition. It's not easy to find the spiders in this position. Charles (talk) 13:21, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I prefer this version --Uoaei1 (talk) 14:30, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support even better! I would not have rotated it, but that's a minor concern. Spiders walk upside-down all the time. Regards, Yann (talk) 15:00, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • with this sort of shot there's no 'correct' orientation because you're usually scrambling to get the shot and not thinking about keeping the camera horizontal. --Charles (talk) 17:37, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I wish you could get in even tighter, but I think this is as far as you can go in that direction without making technical compromises. Daniel Case (talk) 17:44, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 18:21, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 22:13, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:20, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Schnobby (talk) 15:55, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Probably better overall than the other version. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:30, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 07:50, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Both versions are good, according to me. --Harlock81 (talk) 12:14, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 21:15, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Famberhorst (talk) 18:17, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Ardea herodias standing on a rock at St. Pete Beach.JPG[edit]

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A Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, standing on a rock on the side of a pier in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Pelecaniformes
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Grendelkhan - uploaded by Grendelkhan - nominated by Grendelkhan -- grendel|khan 21:26, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- grendel|khan 21:26, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Nothing to say against showing an animal in its natural environment, but in this case the subject is not well separated from the background without any need for it (IMHO), making it harder to see the quite interesting silouette of the bird. The worst part are feathers on the bottom of its beak that are of very similar tone as the water reflections behind it. E.g. a lower angle would have cleared the background up a lot and provided more presence. – LucasT 21:38, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Lucas. Daniel Case (talk) 02:56, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Quite good IMHO. Yann (talk) 07:59, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Yann. The fact that the background is somewhat blurred gives sufficient separation, and the bird is quite well captured. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:49, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Cannot compete with the many Ardea FPs. Charles (talk) 11:23, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per others - Ryan Hodnett (talk) 16:58, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 22:54, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Lucas - for an FP the detail quality of feathers and beak is imho not sufficient. --Tuxyso (talk) 06:34, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 13:35, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Golden Bosnian Lily (r) 18:58, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Lucas --S. DÉNIEL (talk) 15:42, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Lucas -- Karelj (talk) 09:38, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 10:33, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:RhB ABe 8-12 Langwieser Viaduct with Langwies from Rongg.jpg[edit]

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An ABe 8/12 "Allegra" unit crosses the Langwieser Viaduct with a local train from Arosa to Chur, Switzerland.
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created and uploaded by Kabelleger, nominated by Yann (talk) 17:37, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Yann (talk) 17:37, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Famberhorst (talk) 19:24, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Lovely scene, but the big shadow in the corner distracts from it too much. Also the shadow together with a more near tree top (not well identifiable without zooming in, too) cover up half of the village. Overall, the image doesn't tell a clear story to me as it contains too many competing elements of similar size in the frame. The composition could be improved as well. – LucasT 19:35, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - The sweeping shape works well enough to me as a composition, and the shadow is minor to me, in the scheme of things. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:18, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Bijay chaurasia (talk) 10:15, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:27, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Works better, and thus the shadow is less distracting, if you see it as a winter landscape rather than a picture of the bridge (Nice that you waited for the train to be going over it). Daniel Case (talk) 21:42, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel nailed it --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 06:18, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 11:28, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Msaynevirta (talk) 15:05, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 22:13, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♠ 23:22, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Tuxyso (talk) 06:37, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 07:50, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 17:30, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Tozina (talk) 17:02, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Hockei (talk) 20:54, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Lasikahvila café in Tapiola, Espoo (December 2018).jpg[edit]

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Lasikahvila café in Tapiola, Espoo just before closing for the day.
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture#Finland
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Lasikahvila café in Tapiola, Espoo. A photograph by me. --Msaynevirta (talk) 17:16, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Msaynevirta (talk) 17:16, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 18:24, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Nitpicky, I know, but the lowest row of tiles show that the camera was either not aligned with the tiles well enough or it was tilted marginally. If this is fixed I'd be happy to reconsider. – LucasT 19:44, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The composition does not convince me, and it looks somewhat distorted (see previous comment) --Uoaei1 (talk) 20:04, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose agree Uoaei1 Seven Pandas (talk) 23:27, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment @Seven Pandas, Uoaei1, Lucasbosch: Did a small perspective correction, what do you think, is it better? --Msaynevirta (talk) 00:02, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I strike my oppose. – LucasT 17:57, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - Pretty restful composition to me, and I don't mainly mean because it's late at night and there are no people. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:21, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The composition is fine with me, but the contrast is just too high. As a result the eyes are drawn only to the logo at the top and the horizontal line in the middle, detracting attention from the more interesting interior. I think it would work better if taken earlier in the night. -- King of ♠ 01:26, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Dark, nothing special in my view, and the upper left corner with banners in the shadow is particularly ugly -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:32, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per others opponents. -- Karelj (talk) 09:39, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Bergtocht van Peio Paese naar Lago Covel in het Nationaal park Stelvio (Italië). Wond van een afgebroken tak. Europese larix (Larix decidua) 02.jpg[edit]

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  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects Wounded tree (Larix decidua).
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info This is a picture of a large open bleeding wound of a European larch. The tree produces resin to protect the open wound from external influences. Stelvio National Park (Italy). Wound from a broken branch. European larch (Larix decidua).
    All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 16:56, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 16:56, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Seven Pandas (talk) 01:23, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Almost looks like a mouth ... Daniel Case (talk) 07:39, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose crop is too tight in my opinion and there's not too much of wow factor in the subject, as these kinds of wounds in trees aren't too unusual. Sorry. --Msaynevirta (talk) 17:07, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I respect your opinion about this picture. But I would like to give a little explanation. The European larix (Larix decidua) occurs in Central Europe especially in the Alps. We are nature lovers and love the Alps. We have been going on holiday for years. Rarely have we seen a larix (Larix decidua) with such a large bleeding wound against the trunk as the larix in this photo. The branch has been broken down to the outside of the core in the tree trunk. An ordinary photo that you can shoot regularly is not my opinion.--Famberhorst (talk) 17:02, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment We have similar Pinaceae family trees here in Finland, and I've seen similar wounds in them. The subject may be interesting, but the problem is more in the current presentation (crop and composition). --Msaynevirta (talk) 14:12, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose - I agree on the tight crop. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:52, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt by Frances Benjamin Johnston.jpg[edit]

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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
  • Category: Commons:Featured pictures/People
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Frances Benjamin Johnston - restored, uploaded, and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:01, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info I really like how Johnston used sepia to bring out the lace. I have tweaked the levels a bit to try and bring out the detail, but the effect is 100% in the original. Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:01, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:01, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Everything is good: the pose, the costume, the original photograph, the copy, and the restoration. Regards, Yann (talk) 13:09, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Peulle (talk) 18:13, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 07:37, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question You're sure the darks aren't too darkened? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:06, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
    • I tried a few things, and this looked best to me. Anything much lighter looked faded out. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:25, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Yann. --Aristeas (talk) 09:14, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Well done, please add info about the restoration procedure in the image description. --Photographer 01:49, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
    • I did, though it was pretty standard. Adam Cuerden (talk) 04:01, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 04:13, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 13:30, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Tozina (talk) 17:04, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

File:Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) female Montagne d’Ambre (2).jpg, featured[edit]

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Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) female in Montagne d’Ambre National Park
  • tweaked a bit. Charles (talk) 17:43, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Our finest reptile photography includes habitat. What is the point in photographing one in the mountains of Madagascar, when the result looks like a pet in somoene's bedroom? The hard direct flash does it no favours either, resulting in over exposure and loss of three-dimensionality. -- Colin (talk) 17:34, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Still bearing a grudge from the 'flash can kill a chameleon' discussion. Sad. And of course it's not direct flash. Try looking at the shadow from the tail wrapped around the branch. Of course it's an artifical setting, but that doesn't stop it aspiring to be included in our finest reptile photography. --Charles (talk) 17:42, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Why should I bear a grudge? I seem to recall you got upset with The Photographer. Charles, this does you no favours. I commented on the photo, and I examined our collection of reptile FPs. I said the flash was direct, I didn't claim it was a ring flash. Any flash mounted a few inches from the centre of the camera produces that effect. Please Charles, go look at the link you added to our current FP reptiles. Ambient light, or merely using a little fill-flash would have included some habitat colours, but you went for tiny aperture, low ISO, fast shutter and a whopping big flash at a distance of 1.6m to compensate for your choice of settings. So the wood is blown and the background is lost. -- Colin (talk) 18:18, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
I don't recall you being with me when I took the picture and your analysis of my camera settings shows a very limited understanding of night-time wildlife photography. I chose to have a blackground. Charles (talk) 18:56, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
Charles, first you transfer your grudge on to me (who has nothing to have a grudge about), then insult me. Your camera settings may well be for a chosen black background, if you say so, but they also required an unnecessarily bright flash to compensate, hence the over-exposed branch. That's basic photography, nature, night-time, or otherwise. My opinion stands, and since you once again seem to be more interested in personal attacks, than photography, I'm unwatching. -- Colin (talk) 19:19, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I propose to lay down the weapons. There are more important things in life than a picture!--Famberhorst (talk) 18:41, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Contrary to Colin, I find the back background very good: it helps making the animal standing apart. Regards, Yann (talk) 13:13, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I would support this for the style which is similar to my still life photos, but the lack of sharpness and therefore definition of its features, especially on the head, and the out of focus areas, are too much. All this is visible even without zooming in to 100 %. – LucasT 18:21, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I don't mind the overexposure on the branch as that is not the subject. Daniel Case (talk) 04:54, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Per Daniel Case --Llez (talk) 22:06, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 13:28, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Colin --S. DÉNIEL (talk) 15:38, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♠ 03:46, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 10:34, 23 January 2019 (UTC)


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Result: 7 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 21:01, 23 January 2019 (UTC)


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    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. If it is featured:
    • Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate 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 {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}}
      • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add featured=1 to the Assessments template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|featured=1}}
      • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
      • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
    • Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
    • Add on the file page its respective categories for Featured pictures of... like Category:Featured pictures of objects, Category:Featured pictures of landscapes, of people, of Germany, of Paris, etc. This is the only part of the process that needs a human user to complete it.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2019), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2019.
  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 featured=1 to featured=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes). Also, remove the image from all categories like Featured pictures of ....
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in chronological list of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1-6) with (1-6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture in the gallery is not removed.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the above section. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Archiving a withdrawn nomination[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    In the purpose that the FPCbot will not mark withdrawn nominations with a "to be reviewed" template and put them in Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review just like if they were on the usual list, put the following "no" template:
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=X|oppose=X|neutral=X|featured=no|category=|sig=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2019), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.