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Featured picture candidates

Featured picture candidates are images that the community will vote on, to determine whether or not they will be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. This page lists the candidates to become featured pictures. The picture of the day images are selected from featured pictures.

Old candidates for featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and current month.

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

Formal things

Nominating

Guidelines for nominators

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

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

  • Licensing – Images licensed with solely "GFDL" or "GFDL and an NC-only license" are not acceptable due the restrictions placed on re-use by these licenses.
  • Resolution – Raster images of lower resolution than 2 million pixels (pixels, not bytes) are typically rejected unless there are strong mitigating reasons. This does not apply to vector graphics (SVGs).
    • Graphics on Commons are not only viewed on conventional computer screens. They may be used in high-resolution print versions, and the images may be cropped to focus on portions of the image. See Commons:Why we need high resolution media for more information.
  • Scans – While not official policy, Help:Scanning provides advice on the preparation of various types of images that may be useful.
  • General quality – pictures being nominated should be of high technical quality.
  • Digital manipulations must not deceive the viewer. Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in an image is generally acceptable, provided it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive.
    • For photographs, typical acceptable manipulations include cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and color/exposure correction. More extensive manipulations, such as removal of distracting background elements, should be clearly described in the image text, by means of the {{Retouched picture}} template. Undescribed or mis-described manipulations which cause the main subject to be misrepresented are never acceptable. For images made from more than one photo, you can use the {{Panorama}} or {{Focus stacked image}} templates.
    • For historic images, acceptable manipulations might include digitally fixing rips, removal of stains, cleanup of dirt, and, for mass-produced artworks such as engravings, removal of flaws inherent to the particular reproduction, such as over-inking. Careful color adjustments may be used to bring out the original work from the signs of ageing, though care should be taken to restore a natural appearance. The original artistic intent should be considered when deciding whether it is appropriate to make a change. Edits to historic material should be documented in detail within the file description, and an unedited version should be uploaded and cross linked for comparison.
  • Value – our main goal is to feature most valuable pictures from all others. Pictures should be in some way special, so please be aware that:
    • almost all sunsets are aesthetically pleasing, and most such pictures are not in essence different from others,
    • night-shots are pretty but normally more details can be shown on pictures taken at daytime,
    • beautiful does not always mean valuable.
Artworks, illustrations, and historical documents

There are many different types of non-photographic media, including engravings, watercolors, paintings, etchings, and various others. Hence, it is difficult to set hard-and-fast guidelines. However, generally speaking, works can be divided into three types: Those that can be scanned, those that must be photographed, and those specifically created to illustrate a subject.

Works that must be photographed include most paintings, sculptures, works too delicate or too unique to allow them to be put on a scanner, and so on. For these, the requirements for photography, below, may be mostly followed; however, it should be noted that photographs which cut off part of the original painting are generally not considered featurable.

Works that may be scanned include most works created by processes that allow for mass distribution − for instance, illustrations published with novels. For these, it is generally accepted that a certain amount of extra manipulation is permissible to remove flaws inherent to one copy of the work, since the particular copy – of which hundreds, or even thousands of copies also exist – is not so important as the work itself.

Works created to serve a purpose include diagrams, scientific illustrations, and demonstrations of contemporary artistic styles. For these, the main requirement is that they serve their purpose well.

Provided the reproduction is of high quality, an artwork generally only needs one of the following four things to be featurable:

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

Digital restorations must also be well documented. An unedited version of the image should be uploaded locally, when possible, and cross-linked from the file description page. Edit notes should be specified in detail, such as "Rotated and cropped. Dirt, scratches, and stains removed. Histogram adjusted and colors balanced."

Photographs

On the technical side, we have focus, exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field.

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

On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, color, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, noise, etc.

  • Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects.
  • Volume refers to the three dimensional quality of the object. This is accomplished using side light. Contrary to general belief, front lighting is not the best light. It tends to flatten subject. Best light of day is early morning or late afternoon.
  • Color is important. Oversaturated colors are not good.
  • Texture refers to the quality of the surface of the subject. It is enhanced by side lighting… it is the "feel" to the touch.
  • Perspective refers to the "angle" accompanied by lines that disappear into a vanishing point that may or may not be inside the image.
  • Balance refers to the arrangement of subjects within the image that can either give equal weight or appear to be heavier on one side.
  • Proportion refers to the relation of size of objects in picture. Generally, we tend to represent small objects small in relation to others, but a good technique is to represent small objects large contrary to natural size relationship. For example, a small flower is given preponderance over a large mountain…. This is called inversion of scales.
Not all elements must be present. Some photographs can be judged on individual characteristics, that is, an image can be about color or texture, or color AND texture, etc.
  • Noise refers to unwanted corruption of color brightness and quality and can be caused by underexposure. It is not a desirable quality and can be grounds for opposition.
  • Symbolic meaning or relevance … Opinion wars can begin here … A bad picture of a very difficult subject is better than a good picture of an ordinary subject. A good picture of a difficult subject is an extraordinary photograph.
Images can be culturally biased by the photographer and/or the observer. The meaning of the image should be judged according to the cultural context of the image, not by the cultural context of the observer. An image "speaks" to people, and it has the capacity to evoke emotion such as tenderness, rage, rejection, happiness, sadness, etc. Good photographs are not limited to evoking pleasant sensations …

You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating.

Video and audio

Please nominate videos, sounds, music, etc. at Commons:Featured media candidates.

Set nominations

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

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


Adding a new nomination

If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate name, quality, image description, categories and licensing, then do the following.

Step 1: copy the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box, for example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg. Then click on the "create new nomination" button.

All single files:

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

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


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

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

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

Nominations are time-sensitive and for one-time use only. An automatic clock starts as soon as they are created. Do not create them in advance, save them for later or re-activate them.

Galleries and FP categories: Please add a gallery page and section heading from the list at Commons FP galleries. Write the code as Page name#Section heading. For example: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Individual sports An image will only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.

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

Note: Do not add an 'Alternative' image when you create a nomination. Selecting the best image is part of the nomination process. Alternatives are for a different crop or post-processing of the original image, or a closely related image from the same photo session (limited to 1 per nomination), if they are suggested by voters. They should be added by, or at the request of, the nominator.

An 'Alternative' is created by adding a sub-section to the nomination page: ====Alternative==== [[File:Foo.jpg|300px]] *{{info}} A short description.

Voting

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

You may use the following templates:

  • {{Support}} ( Support),
  • {{Oppose}} ( Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} ( Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} ( Comment),
  • {{Info}} ( Info),
  • {{Question}} ( Question),
  • {{Request}} ( Request).

You may indicate that the image has no chance of success with the template {{FPX|reason - ~~~~}}, where reason explains why the image is clearly unacceptable as a FP. The template can only be used when there are no support votes other than the one from the nominator.

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

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

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

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

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

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

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

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as a FP.
{{Delistandreplace}}  Delist and replace Replace the current FP with the proposed replacement.

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


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

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

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

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

General rules

  1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  4. Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits.
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{Withdraw}} ~~~~. Also, remember that if more than one version is nominated, you should explicitly state which version you are withdrawing.
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5):
    1. Pictures are speedy declined if they have fewer than two support votes.
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. (Note that if it takes more than five days to reach this threshold, the picture can be promoted as soon as it is reached.) This does not apply to nominations containing at least one ‘Alternative’ image – because it is possible that another image can overtake the one in the lead during the last days, such nominations are never closed early.
    3. Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
  9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.
  10. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
  11. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum.

Featuring and delisting rules

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

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

The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5.

The FPCBot handles the vote counting and closing in most cases, current exceptions are candidates containing multiple versions of the image as well as FPXed and withdrawn nominations. Any experienced user may close the requests not handled by the bot. For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished. Also note that there is a manual review stage between when the bot has counted the votes and before the nomination is finally closed by the bot; this manual review can be done by any user familiar with the voting rules.

Above all, be polite

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

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

See also

Table of contents

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

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

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File:Gorila de montaña (Gorilla beringei beringei), parque nacional de la Selva Impenetrable de Bwindi, Uganda, 2024-02-02, DD 14.jpg

Voting period ends on 12 Dec 2025 at 06:23:57 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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File:Gorila de montaña (Gorilla beringei beringei), parque nacional de la Selva Impenetrable de Bwindi, Uganda, 2024-02-02, DD 14.jpg

File:Black Rosy Finch.jpg

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File:All Souls' Day celebration 01.jpg

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Christian devotee pays respect and offers prayers at the grave of a family member to mark All Souls Day at a Holy Cemetery in Chattogram.

File:012 Great egret fishing during a foggy day at Champ-Pittet Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Great egret fishing during a foggy day at Champ-Pittet

File:Sunset Key and Sailboats, Florida, 2025.jpg

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Sunset Key and Sailboats

File:Ruinas da torre da Igreja de São Miguel (edited).jpg

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  •  Weak oppose. Slightly changing my vote, as the tower being asymmetrical improves the case for the composition. However, the blur and fringing seem too significant for me to change to support. Julian Lupyan (talk) 01:01, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Primavera (15334005452).jpg

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File:2025-11-18 D300-7869 Achim-Lammerts Neupotz-Altrhein.jpg

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The old branch of the Rhine near Neupotz (South Palatinate) in the morning light.

File:Hauptgebäude Montanuniversität Leoben 2022.jpg

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West facade of the main building of Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

File:2025-10-31 Dresdner Eislöwen gegen Löwen Frankfurt (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2025-26) by Sandro Halank–136.jpg

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Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2025/26, Matchday 16: Dresdner Eislöwen vs. Löwen Frankfurt (4:3 after penalty shootout) – Maksim Matushkin (52, Löwen Frankfurt) taking a penalty shot against Juho “Jussi” Olkinuora (45, Dresdner Eislöwen)

File:Santa Claus LCCN95504975.jpg

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Man portraying Santa Claus, half-length, facing front, in snowy scene

File:20220706 Naturschutzgebiet Südliche Fröttmaninger Heide 02.jpg

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Sunset seen through grass in the nature reserve Südliche Fröttmaninger Heide, Munich, Germany

File:Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) boven Andiast. 26-09-2025. (d.j.b.) 09.jpg

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File:Rita Levi-Montalcini (1986).jpg

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File:015a Angolan giraffe silhouette at sunrise in the Kalahari Desert of Namibia Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Angolan giraffe silhouette at sunrise in the Kalahari Desert of Namibia

File:20210612 Podarcis muralis 03.jpg

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A female common wall lizard on a wall in Blieskastel, Germany

File:Small Dome of Devonaboy mosque, Andijan (Devonaboy masjidi, мечеть Девонабой).jpg

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Small Dome of Devonaboy mosque, Andijan (Devonaboy masjidi, мечеть Девонабой)
  •  Oppose  Thank you. But what becomes obvious now is, that the camera was not centred exactely so the perspective itself is not symetrical. So unfortunately, I think this can't be fixed in post. --August (talk) 17:27, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:双龙桥 - 2025-05-04 14.jpg

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Double Dragon Bridge in Jianshui County, China, is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese bridge architecture. It was originally built as a 3-arch bridge in the 18th century and was expanded into a 17-arch bridge in 1839.

File:Northern Sky Narrowband Survey - H-alpha and Continuum.jpg

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False color image of the Milky Way as seen from the northern hemisphere
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Astronomy#Galaxies
  •  Info The horizontal and vertical field of view is 212°, which corresponds to the target region of the astronomical survey. An additional border of a few degrees with a reduced signal-to-noise ratio was not cropped (to make the image circular).
  •  Info created, uploaded, and nominated by Tk833 -- Tk833 (talk) 11:12, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Tk833 (talk) 11:12, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support High level, high valuable picture, and very nice, also. Thanks for this and the others. --Harlock81 (talk) 21:02, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment The image is not circular, though: it's cropped on at least 3 sides. Is it possible to uncrop it? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:14, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, it is. However, the purpose of this image is to show the entire target region (and not to satisfy an ideal of beauty). That’s why the field of view is 212° (see the comment above). On the other hand, I did not want to throw away the additional border where data with reduced quality are available. (Cropping this border would also result in a round image.)

    Also note that the purpose of the astronomical survey is not to make pretty pictures. Tk833 (talk) 11:30, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Definitely noted. But then why do you say "An additional border of a few degrees with a reduced signal-to-noise ratio was not cropped (to make the image circular)"? You mean one side was not cropped? It doesn't make the image circular. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:23, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    To be clear, I  Support, and I think everyone else should, too, but I don't think your description is clear enough. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:01, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The region for which data is usable is approximately 214°. Because the field of view in the horizontal and vertical directions is 212°, about 1° of data (usable but not relevant) is cropped on all four edges. (It is possible that we misunderstand each other because our objectives appear to be completely different.) Tk833 (talk) 13:14, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Fanal (Madeira, Portugal), Lorbeerwald -- 2025 -- 1546.jpg

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Laurel trees (Ocotea foetens) in the laurel forest “Fanal”, Madeira, Portugal

File:Blick vom Signalgipfel des Wilden Freigers nach Westen.jpg

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View from the Signalgipfel of the Wilder Freiger in the Stubai Alps to the west

File:Chiloe wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix) male Tricao 3.jpg

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Chiloe wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix) male

File:DRS 68 007 and 005 with nuclear flask on Hughs Crag Viaduct.jpg

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Direct Rail Services' 68 007 and 005 haul nuclear flask train 6C44 11:24 Sellafield - Carlisle Kingmoor over the Hugh's Crag Viaduct south of Penrith, England, UK.
  •  Comment Don't read too much into the Hasselblad name. They may have been involved in the development but the camera itself is a cheap plastic thing with poor quality control (seriously, this is my second Mavic 3, the first one was worse). DJI only cares about video quality and for 4K their cameras are good enough, while their photo quality is mediocre at best. Nothing I can do about that, unfortunately. --Kabelleger (talk) 07:59, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Sviyazhsk Theotokos Joy of All Who Sorrow Church 2024-07-11 0779.jpg

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Church of the Theotokos Joy of All Who Sorrow: Sviyazhsk, Zelenodolsk district, Tatarstan

File:Grey heron (00129p).jpg

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Grey heron

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Long-tailed tit

File:Поглед на Млечен Пат со Персеиди од Кокино.jpg

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The Milky Way with the Perseid meteor shower as seen from the Kokino megalithic observatory

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Flower of a garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)

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Red deer in light rain during autumn in Richmond Park (London, United Kingdom).

File:Hamngatan October 2025 01.jpg

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The street Hamngatan in Stockholm, Sweden.

File:Anraz Ouirgane Atlas Mountains Oct25 A7CR 08751-5 HDR1.jpg

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Anraz village in the Western High Atlas, Morocco

File:Rock Bush-Quail in Bhigwan August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpg

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Rock Bush-Quail (Perdicula argoondah) male

Alternative

  •  Info Perdicula argoondah (Rock Bush-Quail)

@Tagooty, Cmao20, Wobbanight, Poco a poco, Ikan Kekek, and W.carter: I have added an alternative and your views are valued to me. I hope you will take a look, thank you. - Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 06:42, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Open wing puddling on dung of Parasarpa zayla (Westwood, 1850) - Bicolor Commodore WLB MG 4914.jpg

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Open wing puddling on dung of Parasarpa zayla (Westwood, 1850) - Bicolor Commodore WLB MG 4914.jpg

File:Great crested grebe 2025 10 16 03.jpg

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Great crested grebe swimming
 Comment I would love to take a photograph like this. It's impossible for me. My admiration, Alexis Lours --Lmbuga (talk) 05:45, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:St. Andrew Memorial Church (Vertical Aerial 1).jpg

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St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church in South Bound Brook, NJ

File:2026 Lexus RX 450h+ Luxury (1).jpg

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A 2026 Lexus RX 450h+ Luxury trim in Nightfall Mica.

File:Ribeira da Janela (Madeira, Portugal), Ilheus da Rib -- 2025 -- 1582.jpg

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Rock formation “Ilheus da Rib”, Ribeira da Janela, Madeira, Portugal

 Comment I think it's very good and very beautiful, but on the left side of the tip of the rock, the edge between the sky and the rock has a dark halo (or something like that) at some points IMO. Also, on the right side of the tip, there is a slight dust spot. Despite this, I think I will vote in favour, but it would be better if it were remedied. At least the dust spot --Lmbuga (talk) 23:31, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I see the dust spot, too. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:19, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't stand up to you (poor English), Sorry. But you could have said something clever and intelligible before. Now, I'm sorry, I don't understand anything. --Lmbuga (talk) 06:55, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • ✓ Done I removed some hot pixels—not with noise reduction, but by stamping them out individually. These were extremely difficult to find. (Noise reduction would have had too many negative effects.) I didn't find any significant noise anywhere. I removed the slightly visible dust spot. Unfortunately, I must have overlooked it despite searching several times. Sorry. I improved the slightly dark shadow on the rock, but did not remove it completely. -- XRay 💬 07:53, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I had voted for the picture with the dust spot and those shadows. Now that you've made the effort, I'm delighted to have voted for it. It's a great picture. Thank you. --Lmbuga (talk) 08:03, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks anyway! Hot pixels are difficult to find in daytime shots. And long exposures sometimes reveal interesting effects that might otherwise go unnoticed. Often these are even things in nature that we cannot perceive with our eyes. -- XRay 💬 08:14, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@XRay, for future reference, try dragging the image into this tool, which highlights errors in the image. See an example output. JayCubby (talk) 12:59, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Very interesting tool. I'll take a look at the output. Thank you! --XRay 💬 13:27, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Coral (Platygyra daedalea), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-22, DD 281.jpg

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Coral (Platygyra daedalea), Anilao, Philippines
Sometimes the system does not work. --Lmbuga (talk) 13:20, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I'm confused, what is the problem? this is a close-up of a coral of the species Platygyra daedalea. Why blindfolded? what else do you need to review the image? I've added to the description page another image of the very same coral in full size, I hope this helps. The distance between the walls is ca. 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.57 in) Poco a poco (talk) 16:00, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) female
Confirmed results:
Result: 15 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Aristeas (talk) 13:38, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Passeriformes/Muscicapidae#Genus : Saxicola

File:At Musée de Grenoble 2025 096 - Laurent Guetal, La Bérarde en Oisans et la vallée de la Pilatte, 1882.jpg

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Laurent Guetal, La Bérarde en Oisans et la vallée de la Pilatte, 1882, photographed at Musée de Grenoble

File:Пат преку Петрошница кај Канарево.jpg

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A road crosses the Petrošnica near the village of Kanarevo

File:Kalyan Minaret (Минарет Калян, Minorai Kalon) - Bukhara.jpg

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Kalyan Minaret (Минарет Калян, Minorai Kalon) in Bukhara

File:Rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) at nest Colonia.jpg

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Rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) at nest
  • I think the the crop is irrelevant with a sky background and a bizarre reason to oppose. In this case, it shows that the post is out in the open and allows anyone to crop to suit other wikis, the space on the printed page etc. But I can do any crop that the majority prefer - a portrait crop? Charlesjsharp (talk)

File:Dolmen de Perignagol I (21).jpg

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Dolmen de Pérignagol I in commune of Salles-la-Source, Aveyron, France
  •  Support I agree that it's a little soft, but I think that in spite of the photo's title, it's really not of the dolmen but of the dolmen in a big landscape with stormy clouds at sunset. I'd call it neo-Romantic, and I mean it reminds me of Romantic paintings (it's more realistic than Turner, though), I think it's special, and I think the shrubs work well as part of the composition. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:59, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Palais Longchamp - Marseille - 20190402124304.jpg

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Palais Longchamp is a historic building located in Marseille, France.

File:Montanuniversität Leoben Portalverzierung Glückauf.jpg

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Mining-themed ornaments on the portal of Montanuniversität Leoben

File:PIA rendezvous-edit.jpg (delist)

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File:Testing flying clothing 1941 (USAF).jpg

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Pilots testing Jackets

File:Goldcrest 2025 11 21 06.jpg

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A goldcrest

File:Huey Newton, Black Panther Minister of Defense - Black Panther poster.jpg

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1968 poster by the Black Panther Party featuring Huey P. Newton

File:Simone Barrientos-8601.jpg

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File:Бухара, главные ворота Мохи-Хосса.jpg

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Main gates of Sitorai Mokhi Khosa complex during the golden hour. Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

File:Cerano d'Intelvi - Eremo di San Zeno - 2025-09-03 16-07-48 001.jpg

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San Zeno hermitage at the blue hour, with the Alps in the background (Cerano d'Intelvi, Italy).


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Fri 28 Nov → Wed 03 Dec
Sat 29 Nov → Thu 04 Dec
Sun 30 Nov → Fri 05 Dec
Mon 01 Dec → Sat 06 Dec
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Manual procedure

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  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
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    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
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  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/December 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line):
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  4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
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    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
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      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night photography, Featured pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, Featured pictures of Paris).
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    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 must not be removed from the chronological list.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the above section. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
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    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
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  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/December 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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