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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 and current month. For another overview of our finest pictures, take a look at our annual picture of the year election. |
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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:
Artworks, illustrations, and historical documents[edit]There are many different types of non-photographic media, including engravings, watercolors, paintings, etchings, and various others.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:
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[edit]On the technical side, we have focus, exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field.
On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, color, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, noise, etc.
You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating. Video and audio[edit]Please nominate videos, sounds, music, etc. at Commons:Featured media candidates. 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:
Simple tutorial for new users[edit]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 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:
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: Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify them using Note: Do not add an 'Alternative' image when you create a nomination. Selecting the best image is part of the nomination process. Alternatives are for a different crop or post-processing of the original image, or a closely related image from the same photo session (limited to 1 per nomination), if they are suggested by voters. Voting[edit]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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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]
Featuring and delisting rules[edit]A candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions:
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 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[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]
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Featured picture candidates[edit]
File:Cape Town (ZA), Waterfront, Clock Tower, Detail -- 2024 -- 2911.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Apr 2024 at 10:46:10 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Towers#Unsorted
- Info created and uploaded and nominated by XRay -- XRay 💬 10:46, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Info This detail photograph is a sample for minimalist photography. --XRay 💬 10:46, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- XRay 💬 10:46, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Enrico Fermi 1943-49.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Apr 2024 at 21:33:14 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical/People#1940-1949
- Info created by US Department of Energy, restored, uploaded, and nominated by Yann
- Support Good quality picture of famous scientist. FP on English WP. -- Yann (talk) 21:33, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 21:51, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per nom. If anyone can identify the thing to his right (the viewer's left), it might be worth adding that to the file description. Or maybe not, because it's blurry; I could go either way, but I think it would be interesting to know what we're seeing. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:30, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- The object in the lower left corner can be seen very little and is out of focus. Could it be a paraffin heater? I come to this conclusion because Fermi needed it for practical experiments in the laboratory, but it could also be something else. Terragio67 (talk) 06:53, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice one Cmao20 (talk) 02:11, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Yann, you did a really good restoration, the most annoying scratches have completely disappeared. Terragio67 (talk) 06:57, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Terragio. --SHB2000 (talk) 08:40, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:002 Black-headed weaver building its nest at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Apr 2024 at 20:03:29 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Ploceidae (Weavers)
- Info created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 20:03, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 20:03, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I don't think the composition matches up to the exisitng range of weaver nest-building FPs, but I cannot claim to be be unbiased. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:50, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- I think the angle of this one is more interesting with the wings wide open. Also I like that the nest is smoothly integrated below the leafs hiding it from predators that would look at it from above. Giles Laurent (talk) 22:32, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 21:47, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 22:23, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 23:08, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Fine composition in my view, and the action is well frozen at 1/2000s -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:31, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Please add the species of bird to the categories; it's very hard to compare this to other photos of the bird without the correct category. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:32, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Done category added. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:22, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Basile Cmao20 (talk) 02:10, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support The composition seems a bit random and accidental but the bird, sensing the danger of falling on its back, has shown all its beautiful plumage, even in a scene and accidental composition that seems like a product of play. --Wilfredor (talk) 02:20, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 09:55, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Chicken on the grounds of Melville Castle.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Apr 2024 at 19:05:37 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family_:_Phasianidae_(Grouse,_Partridges,_Peafowl,_Pheasants,_Quail,_Turkeys)
- Info Chicken on the grounds of Melville Castle in Scotland. created by Grendelkhan - uploaded by Grendelkhan - nominated by Grendelkhan -- grendel|khan 19:05, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- grendel|khan 19:05, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Unattractive setting, not helped by bird in background. An image of a chicken should be pretty special for FP. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:52, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Not exceptional. Exceptional sharpness would be required, for example. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:33, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Solid QI but not exceptional photo for such a common bird. Cmao20 (talk) 02:09, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Spiral staircase at Melville Castle.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Apr 2024 at 16:25:20 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Architectural elements#Stairs
- Info created by Grendelkhan - uploaded by Grendelkhan - nominated by Grendelkhan -- grendel|khan 16:25, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- grendel|khan 16:25, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Because the photo shows just the stair, I have taken the liberty to change the gallery link to the special Stairs section. – Aristeas (talk) 16:56, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The legs in the shadow area, and the shadow area are distracting. And don't find anything special in this stairs. In addition, light is not very good here. Sorry. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 18:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose I hate to do this because it's a rly good effort and gets some things right but looking up or down a spiral staircase is quite a common motif and for me the composition really needs to be perfect for it to be considered one of the best on Commons. Take a look at the image notes I added which note the issues I have with this composition. Cmao20 (talk) 02:06, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Ademwortel (pneumatoforen) van een moerascipres (Taxodium distichum) 18-03-2024 (d.j.b.).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Apr 2024 at 06:21:52 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Cupressaceae cypress Taxodium distichum .
- Info This young breath root (pneumatophores) grows 4 meters from the trunk of a bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) above the wet ground. Focus stack of 15 photos.
All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 06:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC) - Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 06:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Neat! --SHB2000 (talk) 07:42, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ! --Terragio67 (talk) 10:05, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 10:40, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Question Is this oversaturated? Other images online don't seem to be so red (but may be different species) and the greens here is very vivid. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:57, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Answer: the dark swampy soil and tiny young breathroot are soaking wet. The other much older and larger breathing roots are much higher and dry and the colors are more sedate. The red color of this young breath root appears even redder because it is wet.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:49, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Great work. It does seem maybe a little oversaturated though, but only you can say for sure. Cmao20 (talk) 02:02, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Oversatured --Wilfredor (talk) 02:16, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Quite pretty, and Famberhorst's explanation for the degree of saturation is definitely plausible to me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:26, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:BlackEyedPeas.JPG[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 23:26:45 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Food
- Info Black-eyed peas (Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata). Created and uploaded by 99of9 - nominated by ★ -- ★ 23:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support This shot reminds me of my last FPs. -- ★ 23:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice perspective! Could do with a bit of sharpness, but this will do for me. --SHB2000 (talk) 00:40, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Light and quality very average, sorry. See COM:FPC "A bad picture of a very difficult subject is better than a good picture of an ordinary subject." This shot is not as good as some focus stacked images, nor very difficult, in my opinion -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:06, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral I think this is the kind of photo that would have easily passed FP ten years ago, but isn't so obviously FP now. The motif is great but the sharpness and DoF is not wonderful for an easily reproducible shot. Cmao20 (talk) 02:01, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Campamento de ganado de la tribu Mundari, Terekeka, Sudán del Sur, 2024-01-28, DD 36.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 22:15:12 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People#Standing_people
- Info Mundari woman observing the White Nile after sunrise, Terekeka, South Sudan. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 22:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 22:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support At first I thought that the person was looking ahead and protecting himself from some pesticide, it reminded me of some scenes from Shernobill but then I understood that it was someone looking at the lake --Wilfredor (talk) 22:27, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Excellent and strangely melancholy photo but I would have rotated it slightly so that the opposite bank was straight. Cmao20 (talk) 23:51, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Corrected, thank you for your comment and point, Poco a poco (talk) 17:48, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:24, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Beautiful. There appears to be a water droplet on the lens just to the right of the tall tree on the left. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:40, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Removed, thank you, Ikan, Poco a poco (talk) 17:48, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Needs perspective correction. --Thi (talk) 09:31, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thi: do you mean the tilt (it's corrected now)? Poco a poco (talk) 17:48, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Strong support Even if there are some pitfalls in the image that are relatively disturbing, it is necessary to consider the difficulties of moving in safety around the South Sudan territory and the ungenerous environment and also some diseases such as dengue fever which forgives no one... Finally I have to say that the image in its composition conveys emotions, melancholy and information of cultural interest. Thanks Diego. -- Terragio67 (talk) 10:00, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- (Just to point out, dengue is endemic in major cities like Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:08, 28 March 2024 (UTC))
- I know it's not the same, but it reminds me of when I was nominating photos from Venezuela and it was so difficult to explain that an apparently simple photo carries many dangers behind it. But it makes me think about whether a photo should be good regardless of the circumstantial aspects. Wilfredor (talk) 16:48, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 10:13, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --LexKurochkin (talk) 18:16, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 21:53, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 22:32, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Guaita Fortress - San Marino - 2024 02 13 - GT 02 (details).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 21:31:18 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles_and_fortifications#San_Marino
- Info I wanted to photograph the Guaita Fortress in detail, because from the colour, size and shape of its sandstone bricks, it is possible to trace the century in which its walls were built. I described what was said in the image annotations. Created, uploaded, nominated by Terragio67 -- Terragio67 (talk) 21:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Terragio67 (talk) 21:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 21:40, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Superb resolution and quality Cmao20 (talk) 23:49, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:25, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 00:39, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Great! FYI, Roman numerals are not usually used for centuries in English, so 19th century, 20th century, etc. But it's by no means essential to change that. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:48, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the clarification, it's my fault. When I published the image I was in a hurry and I wrote in a shortened way mixing what was written in Latin (romans num.) and English on the tourist reference booklet... Now, I fixed It... Terragio67 (talk) 05:42, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 06:28, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 09:33, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:020 African blue flycatcher at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 20:19:32 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Stenostiridae (Fairy flycatchers)
- Info created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 20:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 20:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice moment. 21:27, 27 March 2024 (UTC) Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 21:41, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Terragio67 (talk) 21:51, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 22:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Wilfredor (talk) 22:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Great composition Cmao20 (talk) 23:49, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 00:38, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Striking color and as noticed by Cmao20, excellent composition -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:09, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:49, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 06:30, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 09:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 09:34, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Aristeas (talk) 10:51, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --LexKurochkin (talk) 18:17, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Cape Town (ZA), Wale Street -- 2024 -- 3544.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 16:44:10 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#South Africa
- Info created and uploaded and nominated by XRay -- XRay 💬 16:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- XRay 💬 16:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Lovely and colorful. ★ 23:01, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Shame about the cars, but great photo anyway Cmao20 (talk) 23:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support The cars add character. --SHB2000 (talk) 00:36, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ultra vibrant colors! -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:11, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Right crop seems a little close, but still really nice to me. There's a UFO on the upper left. :-) -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:51, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice capture of the colourful streets of Bo-Kaap district! --PierreSelim (talk) 06:40, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 09:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Aristeas (talk) 10:50, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --LexKurochkin (talk) 18:17, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 19:41, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:فتاتين من الريف ينقلان الماء على الحمار.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 15:39:59 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People
- Info created by Sofiane mohammed amri - uploaded by Sofiane mohammed amri - nominated by Riad Salih -- Riad Salih (talk) 15:39, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Riad Salih (talk) 15:39, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:12, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Strong support As someone who comes from these places, I see myself riding that donkey. I remember growing up in a town with dirt roads, free animals walking down the street, charming people without malice, an innocence now lost in a world full of so much upheaval. Thank you for this nomination --Wilfredor (talk) 16:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your heartfelt words. I do appreciate it. Riad Salih (talk) 18:22, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- I didn't know you came from North Africa Wilfredo... Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:33, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- from Venezuela, I was referring to a rural place Wilfredor (talk) 22:52, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- I didn't know you came from North Africa Wilfredo... Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:33, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose I struggle to see how this composition could be one of our finest. Centred subject, unpleasant background. Cute youngsters but poor technical quality. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:48, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Charlesjsharp
- Thank you for providing your feedback. Although it is indeed possible to crop the image and center the subject, I have a different perspective on this matter. The girls in the photograph were captured spontaneously by the Sofiane from the side of the road, and there are alternative versions available (image 1, image 2), I personally prefer this one. Regards Riad Salih (talk) 18:28, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Actually I ws criticizing the fact that the subject was vaguely centred. I didn't want it more centred. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:30, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:25, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 00:37, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Very cute, but too shallow depth of field. The donkey and the cans are out of focus (unsharp). Moreover, the heavy white road is too distracting at the background, sorry. There's a lot of empty space in this picture, and the background is very blurry. It gives the impression that the subject is small in its unspectacular environment. The lead room is at the left, while more space is given at the right, as part of the composition -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:40, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment per Basile and Charles, I think the subject should be less centered, and the lead room is on the left. I have left a crop suggestion note that I think improves the image. I like the mood, in spite of some technical deficiencies. Would vote for the crop. Cmao20 (talk) 02:19, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Interesting suggestion but very small resolution, then, only 2470 x 1900 pixels -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:19, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Cool composition to me, I don't mind the background, and it's nicely blurred. Very good DoF, in my opinion. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:53, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Ikan. – Aristeas (talk) 10:49, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 21:55, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Expressive, but not very sharp and the background is too distracting on a large version. --Thi (talk) 21:57, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Havelock Island, Mangrove tree on the beach, Andaman Islands.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 12:54:40 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#India
Commons:Featured_pictures/Plants#Family_:_Rhizophoraceae - Info A solitary mangrove tree on the emerald beach, looking rather bizarre, even ethereal. Mangroves are incredibly tough and have root adaptations to cope with harsh coastal conditions. They live on mud, sand and coral rock in salt water most other plants would not tolerate. Havelock (Swaraj Dweep), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean. All by -- Argenberg (talk) 12:54, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Argenberg (talk) 12:54, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:13, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The previous tree-on-a-beach nomination had a tree that dominated the composition. This one, in the centre of the image, doesn't work for me either. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:50, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment When I first saw this tree, I was so fascinated that I immediately decided to make it the focal point of the composition and place it right in the middle. Moving it left and right seemed to upset the balance. I have never seen tropical mangroves so isolated and growing on sand so prominently, so I believe centered composition works best here. That’s a conscious and deliberate choice. I forgot to mention, the tree is quite tall, about 9 metres (30 ft) high. --Argenberg (talk) 18:06, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Works for me. Finding a single isolated tree with its roots partly exposed right on the shoreline is pretty cool. Image quality is very good. Cmao20 (talk) 23:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:26, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support This is definitely unusual. --SHB2000 (talk) 00:37, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Cmao20 and SHB2000 -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:46, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Slightly noisy but really nice and a very unusual sight. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:57, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support The tree looks good and I love the colors and the sky. --Giles Laurent (talk) 09:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Yann (talk) 09:38, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Giles. – Aristeas (talk) 10:46, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- weak Support I like the subject, composition, lighting, but technically the image is questionable even for QI level (yes, I see, that it is already QI) --LexKurochkin (talk) 18:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- The image is from 2009, and the assessment is from 2021. While not quite on par with modern high-resolution sensors coupled with premium glass, I think the level of detail is more than adequate for a 10MP resolution. It was a good sensor with a good copy of the lens, the first Olympus micro four thirds camera ever made. --Argenberg (talk) 23:03, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 19:42, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Chapelle armentieres 393 397 rte nationale.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 12:45:51 (UTC)
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- Info An architectural curiosity. Created by Velvet - uploaded by Velvet - nominated by Velvet -- Velvet (talk) 12:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Velvet (talk) 12:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Unusual and interesting motif and good sharp photo outweighs average/slightly dull light conditions, overall deserves the star Cmao20 (talk) 23:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 00:38, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk)
File:R-1830 engine on C-47 at factory 1942.jpg[edit]
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- Info Employee being trained on installing an aircraft engine, United States 1942 - uploaded by Cobatfor - nominated by --Thi (talk) 11:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Thi (talk) 11:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Cmao20 (talk) 23:03, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Impressive for a 1942 photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:09, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support And definitely useful. --LexKurochkin (talk) 06:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Yann (talk) 09:39, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Impressive. – Aristeas (talk) 10:16, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Looks like an Alien set with Sigourney Weaver fixing the engine for intergalactic flight. --Argenberg (talk) 13:17, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Demarche du pachyderme.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Apr 2024 at 09:30:43 (UTC)
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- Info created by YABRE CLAUDE - uploaded by YABRE CLAUDE - nominated by SHB2000 --SHB2000 (talk) 09:30, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support It's rare to see a very good photo from what is largely a very undocumented country (Burkina Faso), and it shouldn't be a surprise that this photo won 1st place in WLE 2023-BF. I specifically chose this gallery since it doesn't just showcase the elephant, but the elephant in a human landscape (so yeah, the motorbike in the background is partially what makes this image for me). --SHB2000 (talk) 09:30, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 16:18, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The road and the motorbike ruin it for me (and the light). This is an everyday sighting that does not make an FP. I don't agree with the gallery. This could be anywhere. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:55, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Well, I'm pretty sure this is also an "everyday sighting". You're very good at having half-standards for your own pictures and double standards for everyone else. --SHB2000 (talk) 23:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- An everday sighting of the bird; but not an everyday photo. Many many Australians have photographed the galah, but failed to upload a better one to Commons. As with the elephant, common animals demand higher standards, not double or half. There are dozens better elephants than this on Commons. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:37, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- You have failed to, in part or in full, read my top comment (for which we have zero FPs of). --SHB2000 (talk) 23:10, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- An everday sighting of the bird; but not an everyday photo. Many many Australians have photographed the galah, but failed to upload a better one to Commons. As with the elephant, common animals demand higher standards, not double or half. There are dozens better elephants than this on Commons. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:37, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support Charlesjsharp is right about the light. It penalizes the composition which, in my honest opinion, works. --Terragio67 (talk) 21:47, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose IMO excellent composition, I love the juxtaposition of the elephant with the bike, but questionable image quality. The elephant is oversharpened (clear oversharpening haloes) and there is not a lot of fine detail at full size. Also evidence of manipulation (either poor cloning or poor selective sharpening) around the trunk. Cmao20 (talk) 22:49, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:28, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Something is wrong in the background. Overprocessed? Also 2 red links in the categories -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:17, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The elephant seems oversharpened to me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:28, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:ASSEKREM.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 4 Apr 2024 at 21:55:20 (UTC)
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- Info created by Mohammed AissaMoussa - uploaded by Mohammed AissaMoussa - nominated by Riad Salih -- Riad Salih (talk) 21:55, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Riad Salih (talk) 21:55, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Night shot but still Underexposed in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:59, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose the town(?) is too noisy. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:07, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @SHB2000n There is no town, only a few camping tents. It's the desert. As for the noise, I can attempt to remove it, the picture is 10 years old, and the person taking the picture was standing far away in an attempt to capture the Assekrem. Regards. Riad Salih (talk) 15:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, I do realise that it's quite hard to capture such a shot. --SHB2000 (talk) 20:39, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @SHB2000n There is no town, only a few camping tents. It's the desert. As for the noise, I can attempt to remove it, the picture is 10 years old, and the person taking the picture was standing far away in an attempt to capture the Assekrem. Regards. Riad Salih (talk) 15:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral Hmm, tough one. I'm not sure the quality is quite as good as many recent FP night shots but also I like the composition and when I look at it at full size I'm not sure it's really underexposed, just a dark scene without much natural light. I'm not sure I like the star trails. I thought this was going to be a photo of a meteor shower at first. Cmao20 (talk) 22:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support - Not sure why would anyone call this underexposed while it is not. It's kind of ridiculous that any image that doesn't have 95%+ of its pixels crammed in the middle 10% of the tone curve will be called under/overexposed. If anything this image has amazing lighting. imho. ---- KennyOMG (talk) 19:49, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Too much blackness on the right part, with extremely high contrasts. The content is difficult to distinguish. High dynamic range imaging may have improved the contrasts here. This is a very dark scenery, with a few silhouettes, rather small in the center. The blurry foreground is not so appealing. There's quite a high level of noise, visible CAs in the light trails, and no metadata exif. Shutter speed was either too short or too long, in my opinion, because these light trails look like shooting stars. Another time of the day, like blue hour for example, would have been better. Sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:19, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Écomusée d’Alsace 16.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 4 Apr 2024 at 12:50:14 (UTC)
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- Info created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 12:50, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Llez (talk) 12:50, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice motif Cmao20 (talk) 14:10, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:11, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:13, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 20:50, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Interesting architectural element -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:01, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --XRay 💬 05:12, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Good motif. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:59, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 12:38, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 21:48, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per others --Terragio67 (talk) 21:54, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 06:33, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Aristeas (talk) 10:14, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Paudorf Waldweg am Eichberg-4927.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 3 Apr 2024 at 20:39:21 (UTC)
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- Info Another beautiful forest scene with crepuscular rays shining through trees. I know I nominated one superficially similar last month but this one has a very different composition and is by a different photographer in a different part of the world. created by Isiwal - uploaded by Isiwal - nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 20:39, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 20:39, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support May be a bit corny, but excellent execution. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:26, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Cmao20, could you link the other nominee? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:44, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Ikan Kekek, here, but as I say, different photographer, different country, just maybe similar style. Cmao20 (talk) 22:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed, not that similar. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:29, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 23:01, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice effect -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:12, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --LexKurochkin (talk) 07:37, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Beautiful. --SHB2000 (talk) 08:20, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 09:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 12:46, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:10, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:13, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Aristeas (talk) 16:51, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support :-) --XRay 💬 05:11, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose - Registering my opposition to yet another picture where shaded elements are brighter than lit elements because of "hdr". Very pretty otherwise. -- KennyOMG (talk) 19:22, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:22, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 06:34, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:09, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 19:40, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 22:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Kit Kat.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 3 Apr 2024 at 12:22:35 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Food
- Info Kit Kats at a supermarket in Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Created, uploaded and nominated by ★ -- ★ 12:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I was wowed when I looked at this because I've never seen so many Kit Kats in my life (Note: not taken at a Japanese market). -- ★ 12:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Do we have any possible problems with copyright in uploading pictures where the KitKat logo features so prominently? Or does the logo fail to meet the threshold of originality? Cmao20 (talk) 14:27, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- I don't know considering that there's the Kit Kat category. ★ 14:33, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- The logo is too simple to have a copyright. Multiple public domain logos don't create a copyright. IMO the issue is the opposite: is there any ethic issue advertising this product? Yann (talk) 17:43, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- IMO, no, it's a nice composition. But besides, didn't that issue disappear from the art world when Warhol's Campbell's soup cans were accepted as art, not just commercial art? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:10, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice photo. I don't know whether it's below COM:TOO for all the relevant countries. Anyone who thinks it probably is not should feel free to start a deletion request. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:07, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 18:16, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I like the photo, anyway. It could be sharper but I don't think more sharpness would add that much in this case. Cmao20 (talk) 19:33, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support, though a descriptive filename would be nice (should be done once this nom has concluded). --SHB2000 (talk) 20:52, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Just "Kit Kat" is enough for easy-search purposes, IMO as the author. ★ 21:45, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Nope, since chocolate isn't the only thing called Kit Kat, you need to specify the name of your photo a bit better. I always associate Kit Kat with the nightclub in Cabaret, since we rarely see these chocolate bars here in Sweden. We have Kexchoklad instead. ;-) --Cart (talk) 23:08, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- But both associations are sweet ;) Wilfredor (talk) 22:56, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Nope, since chocolate isn't the only thing called Kit Kat, you need to specify the name of your photo a bit better. I always associate Kit Kat with the nightclub in Cabaret, since we rarely see these chocolate bars here in Sweden. We have Kexchoklad instead. ;-) --Cart (talk) 23:08, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Neither the subject nor the composition are intresting. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:28, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- No problem, the arousal of interest is subjective ;) ★ 21:39, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose No symbolic meaning or relevance as a photograph, just a good picture. Felino Volador (talk) 16:32, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support If one wants a symbolic meaning, well, IMHO it has got one, and even a very ethical one: people buy and eat far too much of this and similar sweets. ;–) – Aristeas (talk) 16:50, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --RodRabelo7 (talk) 02:35, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per others. --Palauenc05 (talk) 12:40, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Unappealing light, and per COM:FPC "A bad picture of a very difficult subject is better than a good picture of an ordinary subject." Sharpness is not excellent at the corners, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:22, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Tribu Laarim, Kimotong, Sudán del Sur, 2024-01-23, DD 15.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 2 Apr 2024 at 21:21:29 (UTC)
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- Info Kids of the Laarim tribe walking around their village in Kimotong, South Sudan. c/u/n by me, Poco a poco (talk) 21:21, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 21:21, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Excellent composition and colours. Cmao20 (talk) 22:13, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Great! --Yann (talk) 22:25, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 23:43, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Beautiful, sensitive photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:39, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Wilfredor (talk) 05:06, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 08:09, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Question concerning personality rights - did the parents of these children sign an agreement that this image can be published? --Kritzolina (talk) 08:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 09:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Not the best of your South Sudan images, but the outstanding composition is what pulls me in. Wolverine XI 11:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 11:40, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 15:28, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --LexKurochkin (talk) 19:28, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 20:52, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Nice, but the missing feet are an issue. Just a few steps more... Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Question - you recently cared about personality rights of children on QI. You don't see this as an issue here? Just because of the personality right warning? Kritzolina (talk) 07:10, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- I trust the motives and ethics of this photographer. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:08, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 06:59, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 12:44, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Riad Salih (talk) 18:16, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:22, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice colors and jewelries -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:26, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush 0A2A1831.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 2 Apr 2024 at 18:49:02 (UTC)
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- Info created & uploaded by JJ Harrison – nominated by Ivar (talk) 18:49, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Ivar (talk) 18:49, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment this would need a crop for FP. JJ Harrison? Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:20, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support, nah this compo works. --SHB2000 (talk) 20:39, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The photographer should be given the opportunity of whether he wants to stick with with the unbalanced image. I would be surprised. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:33, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I think a crop roughly along the lines of the note I have suggested would improve this picture, but regardless, FP as it is to me. Cmao20 (talk) 22:11, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 23:37, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Another crop suggested with image note. Still acceptable composition in my opinion, because the branch is quite nice -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I don't find a crop necessary. There's lead room in the direction the bird is facing. In addition, the branches are in large measure sharp, so at least arguably part of the subject. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:42, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 08:08, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Basile --Ermell (talk) 09:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 11:40, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support but agree wtih Cmao20 and Basile that a tighter crop would be beneficial - less tree, more bird. --GRDN711 (talk) 13:05, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 18:17, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --LexKurochkin (talk) 19:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 07:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 12:43, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I favor this composition over some of our usual mugshots --El Grafo (talk) 13:43, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support and +1 for Ikan’s and El Grafo’s comments. – Aristeas (talk) 16:45, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:22, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Terragio67 (talk) 21:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 22:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Bales of PET bottles closeup.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 2 Apr 2024 at 17:18:15 (UTC)
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- Info created by Grendelkhan - uploaded by Grendelkhan - nominated by Grendelkhan -- grendel|khan 17:18, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- grendel|khan 17:18, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Strong oppose This image is technically poor and, more importantly, ethically wrong. Its crop is awkward, and its composition is lacking. You cannot feature an image of plastic bottles. This tool kills millions of animals each year; they are omnipresent, and I can't bear them. To say I'm disappointed is a huge understatement. Wikimedia Commons is a large project, and we cannot feature images that encourage global destruction. Wolverine XI 21:11, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose There is nothing ethically wrong with this image at all, I disagree with the above vote on that score. It should absolutely be possible to feature a picture of something that causes environmental destruction. Featuring something doesn't mean that we approve of it. It means that the photograph is good enough to provoke emotions in us, which might be curiosity, or wonder, or - just as easily - horror. A picture illustrating how much damage mankind is causing to the environment is absolutely worthy of FP if otherwise good quality and well composed. It might inspire people to become more interested in environmental protection.
- That said, I do agree with the above vote that the composition/crop of this image is not outstanding and that this precludes it from FP to me. Cmao20 (talk) 22:10, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- In 2011, my dog choked on plastic and died. As a child, I was devastated. That is the fundamental reason I believe plastic bottles are unethical; I have seen plastics on beaches, in suburban areas in all of the nations I have visited, and even in the most remote locations. So, if I follow your logic, a picture of, say, individuals robbing from a bank will discourage theft? No, it won't. Humans speak and speak and speak, but they do not act. I have done my part, and I would like to encourage you to do yours. @Cmao20: you might want to reconsider your statement. Wolverine XI 11:04, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- What about mosquitoes? Are they allowed or not? I remember them biting my cousin in 2009. Maybe time to update our eligibility rules for some topics? -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Wolverine, I'm sincerely sorry for your loss. However, my brother was hit by a car in front of me in 1970, and I don't oppose car nominations on that basis. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Basile, mosquitos are not an issue; they do not harm the environment. It's also difficult to update what has been ingrained in your brain for so long. Ikan, wait, you can still recall events from the 1970s. Wow, I am impressed. I've never lived during the decade, but I imagine it was fantastic. Anyways, thanks for your condolences. I'd also add that we all handle stressful situations in different ways, and this is just how I handle things, I suppose. Wolverine XI 19:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- I was born in 1965. The 70s had some excellent music, but it was a horrible decade for New York City, which almost went bankrupt during the Fiscal Crisis and was dangerous, scary, violent and dirty, though affordable. I'll add that I also couldn't vote on an FPC nomination for a very good photo of a heroic equestrian statue of Khmelnitsky that truly glorifies that Jew-murderer, but I abstained while stating why I was too biased to vote yea or nay and didn't oppose for that reason. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:09, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Basile, mosquitos are not an issue; they do not harm the environment. It's also difficult to update what has been ingrained in your brain for so long. Ikan, wait, you can still recall events from the 1970s. Wow, I am impressed. I've never lived during the decade, but I imagine it was fantastic. Anyways, thanks for your condolences. I'd also add that we all handle stressful situations in different ways, and this is just how I handle things, I suppose. Wolverine XI 19:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Wolverine, I'm sincerely sorry for your loss. However, my brother was hit by a car in front of me in 1970, and I don't oppose car nominations on that basis. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- COM:FPC: "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..." -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:56, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- What about mosquitoes? Are they allowed or not? I remember them biting my cousin in 2009. Maybe time to update our eligibility rules for some topics? -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- In 2011, my dog choked on plastic and died. As a child, I was devastated. That is the fundamental reason I believe plastic bottles are unethical; I have seen plastics on beaches, in suburban areas in all of the nations I have visited, and even in the most remote locations. So, if I follow your logic, a picture of, say, individuals robbing from a bank will discourage theft? No, it won't. Humans speak and speak and speak, but they do not act. I have done my part, and I would like to encourage you to do yours. @Cmao20: you might want to reconsider your statement. Wolverine XI 11:04, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Interesting texture and educational picture. We had similar subjects promoted FP in the past, like a truck in a recycling center, for example. Unfortunately not the best technical quality here -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:15, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Yes, important picture, and the idea that it's immoral to photograph subjects that show the ills of society is abhorrent to me, because it suggests to me that the moral thing is to ignore them, and ignoring them is the best way to ensure that they continue, unchallenged. Consider nominating in an appropriate scope in COM:VIC if there isn't already a VI in that scope and this is best in scope. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Actually, the picture is about PET bottles recycling. So, it is ethical and respectful attempt to avoid ill and ugly wasting of natural resources and minimizing ecology damage. But I agree with you about the principle. We should show ugly, ill, unpleasant things if we want to solve the problems. LexKurochkin (talk) 20:13, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed, these are among the very few plastic bottles that are being recycled at least once. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:45, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Actually, the picture is about PET bottles recycling. So, it is ethical and respectful attempt to avoid ill and ugly wasting of natural resources and minimizing ecology damage. But I agree with you about the principle. We should show ugly, ill, unpleasant things if we want to solve the problems. LexKurochkin (talk) 20:13, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Honestly, screw plastic bottles and single-use plastics that have destroyed our oceans, but this image is a perfect showcase of why they suck and why their production deserves to die in vein (and having done several beach cleanups, I can attest that the problem is only getting worse). But, I'm not a fond of the crop so I will too oppose, but agree with Ikan Kekek that this would be more appropriate for COM:VIC. --SHB2000 (talk) 10:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- I've nominated it at Commons:Valued image candidates/Bales of PET bottles closeup.jpg. Thank you for the suggestion. grendel|khan 20:45, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The idea that featured pictures are selected weather some people believe the subject to be immoral etc. is absurd to me. Good pictures should be regarded as what they are: Good pictures. Only because you don't like what's depicted in them dosen't make them bad/not worthy. TheImaCow (talk) 11:39, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Agree that the composition is not completely compelling. However when I look for a while at the photo in full size, it works for me – like an ugly, but impressive wallpaper. Such a photo must express abundance, and this one does. Imagine this, say, as a big wallpaper in a bar etc. It would be much cooler than the usual “beautiful nature” wallpapers – and a much better reflection of our current western way of life. – Aristeas (talk) 10:13, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Macropus rufogriseus with joey in pouch leaning down.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 2 Apr 2024 at 16:56:38 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals#Family : Macropodidae (Macropods)
- Info created by grendel|khan - uploaded by grendel|khan - nominated by Grendelkhan -- grendel|khan 16:56, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- grendel|khan 16:56, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose 2017 quality definition and processing. Camera has limited quality you could have achieved. Harsh light. PoV too high. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:25, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose per Charles + zoo photo. --SHB2000 (talk) 20:39, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose I agree with the above comments but keep trying, this isn't that far from FP! I think the main problems are that the sharpness at full size is not as good as our best wildlife photos and that the light is quite harsh. But this image is a solid QI and useful for the project. I wonder whether the sharpness could be improved if you go back to the RAW file and tone down the in-camera noise reduction. Cmao20 (talk) 22:03, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Like others said, not quite, but it's a good effort and deserves the QI label. I'd like to encourage you to keep on trying for FPs of animals. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:49, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Thank you for the encouragement; I'll try to focus on animal pictures taken outside of zoos, pending QI approval as a sort of first-pass filter. grendel|khan 20:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Pt18-176 Strandsediment.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 2 Apr 2024 at 10:41:20 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena#Others
- Info created and uploaded by Lusi Lindwurm, nominated by Yann
- Info Beach sediment forming small braided rivers in the surf zone with dark minerals differentiated by their specific weight, Northern Algarve, Portugal.
- Support -- Yann (talk) 10:41, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 10:54, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 10:58, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I thought it was a cave painting --Wilfredor (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Beautiful at full page, but I wish it were somewhat sharper, and I also wish we had some sense of scale. Did I miss something that indicates scale? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:37, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Corner sharpness is not so good but overall scientifically interesting enough for FP and high resolution Cmao20 (talk) 16:46, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 08:05, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 15:25, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Meiræ 20:11, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 12:42, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Beautiful. – Aristeas (talk) 16:41, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ǃ --Terragio67 (talk) 22:05, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Mütsik.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 2 Apr 2024 at 07:28:14 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods#Family : Daphniidae
- Info created by Janeklass - uploaded by Janeklass - nominated by Janeklass -- Janeklass (talk) 07:28, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Janeklass (talk) 07:28, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Please add a description above. Yann (talk) 10:24, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment If this little creature is a member of the Ceriodaphnia genus, it belongs to the Daphniidae family, right? Then please use Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods#Family : Daphniidae as gallery link (just as I have corrected this above) – and also for any other photos of any Daphniidae. Thank you! – Aristeas (talk) 10:42, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Identified by genus and quite interesting. I have another request, though: Could you please state in the file description what degree of magnification we are seeing? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:39, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Magnification in photomicrography is actually a very complex concept. People may not understand it. When I say that the magnification is 10x, you have to understand what 10x is about. This is related to the size of the camera sensor and requires special calculations to measure it. But in the end, this information does not give anything to the viewer, because it is not understood. It's easier to tell how big the water flea itself is, but I usually don't measure them. Janeklass (talk) 17:24, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I still feel that it's helpful, but I think this photo is worth supporting, in any case. The other one shouldn't be an FP without the categorization being fixed. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:52, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Cmao20 (talk) 16:46, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 23:49, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 12:42, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Aristeas (talk) 16:40, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Terragio67 (talk) 21:58, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 06:58, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Simocephalus3.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods#Family_:_Daphniidae
- Info created by Janeklass - uploaded by Janeklass - nominated by Janeklass -- Janeklass (talk) 07:20, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Janeklass (talk) 07:20, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Please add a description above. Yann (talk) 10:25, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment If this photos shows some Simocephalus species, it belongs to the Daphniidae family, right? Then please use Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods#Family : Daphniidae as gallery link (just as I have corrected this above) – and also for any other photos of any Daphniidae. Thank you! – Aristeas (talk) 10:40, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Also, please correct the red-linked categorization. We need blue links. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:40, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
Oppose for now on this basis.-- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC)- I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean by red and blue links... Janeklass (talk) 03:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Look at the file page. At the bottom, there is a red link. It means if you click on this link, the page does not exist. Per COM:I you have to handle this work before nominating a candidate. See COM:CAT -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:36, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Now the link has been fixed Janeklass (talk) 15:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Thank you. It's a great photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:51, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support but please do try to get the gallery right so as to save others work in fixing your nomination. Regardless, the photo is superb. Cmao20 (talk) 16:45, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- I will try to follow it up in the future Janeklass (talk) 17:27, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! – Aristeas (talk) 16:41, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- I will try to follow it up in the future Janeklass (talk) 17:27, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Aristeas (talk) 19:07, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 23:47, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Meiræ 20:11, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 12:41, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Terragio67 (talk) 22:00, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 06:58, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Piazza della Libertà - San Marino - 2024 02 13 - GT 01.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 1 Apr 2024 at 22:33:39 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors
- Info The Public Palace is the heart of San Marino’s political life and history, and it is here that the installation ceremony of the Captains Regent takes place every 6 months: on April 1 and October 1, every year. The Statua della Libertà, or Statue of Liberty, is positioned in the middle of Piazza Della Libertà, San Marino's major official plaza, which also houses the Parliament. Created, uploaded, nominated by Terragio67 -- Terragio67 (talk) 22:33, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Terragio67 (talk) 22:33, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose A very detailed large image. However, harsh contract, centred element in the composition, right building cut, and no wow --Wilfredor (talk) 00:31, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for judging my photo. Waiting for a warmer light in this place is not convenient because you would have this result as well as the sun against the lens. Terragio67 (talk) 05:27, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- thanks for the explain Wilfredor (talk) 12:48, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for judging my photo. Waiting for a warmer light in this place is not convenient because you would have this result as well as the sun against the lens. Terragio67 (talk) 05:27, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Good to me. If pictures of monuments with strong light and shadows were good for de Chirico, I don't see why they can't be good in the art of photography, too, and I don't find this light overly harsh by any means. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:03, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Vertical orientation is useful for example in encyclopedias. --Thi (talk) 08:50, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 10:23, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:44, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Ikan. There must be more than one way to take good photographs of buildings; sometimes strong light and shadows work very well. (And thank you for the hint to de Chirico, one of my favourite painters ;–). – Aristeas (talk) 10:53, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 11:48, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Poco a poco (talk) 12:39, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 16:32, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I actually quite like the light conditions here. Cmao20 (talk) 16:43, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 07:05, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 22:28, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Upper Salmon River6.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 31 Mar 2024 at 17:44:19 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Canada#New Brunswick
- Info: Upper Salmon River shrouded in mist; second nomination. The first one nearly passed; redeveloped to address the common criticism of the colours being too dull. All by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:44, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:44, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support as I did last time. Cmao20 (talk) 19:40, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 20:52, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose I don't anything to look at. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:34, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- You don't what? --The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:45, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, I don't SEE anything to look at. There is nothing interesting to look at. A very dull scene or a dull day. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:50, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- You don't what? --The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:45, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:30, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Composition is fine, but dull light and bland colors. You could have the same clouds with sunny parts somewhere. Gray landscape, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:16, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support again. There are some gray, foggy days and landscapes that are beautiful and give me a feeling of peace. I still remember visiting the temple complex in Besakih, on the slopes of Gunung Agung in Bali, in fog with a light, misty rain in 1976. This is a more purely natural landscape, but it has at one remove (because I'm not experiencing it in person) some of the same feeling to me. That's in addition to what I find a very satisfying composition. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:20, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice moody atmosphere. --SHB2000 (talk) 08:15, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per above, not extraordinary in my eyes Poco a poco (talk) 09:09, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Ikan, exactly. – Aristeas (talk) 12:15, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Temperate support There is a lot to look at with a mysterious feel and quiet contemplative atmosphere. With regard to emptiness and void and some Zen quality you can almost say: what is not there can be more important than what is there. Canada’s nature and geological features remind of magnificent mountain ranges in Siberia, particularly Altai and Ergaki/Sayan ranges, and to a certain extent even the Caucasus Mountains. Not sure if this photograph is exceptional enough, but it’s not bad at all, quiet and secluded, and I’d vote for it. --Argenberg (talk) 22:03, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 23:08, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support For me atmospheric.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:33, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 10:20, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:42, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per above, not extraordinary, IHMO. -- Karelj (talk) 12:40, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose There's a fine line between overcast and atmospheric, and this is sadly too much of the former IMO, sorry. BigDom (talk) 13:52, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Dull light, no "wow" for me. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 21:43, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Julesvernex2 (talk) 21:59, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Machhapuchhre or Fishtail Mountain 6,993 m (22,943 ft)- IMG 5246.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 31 Mar 2024 at 08:23:29 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Natural#Nepal
- Info created by Bijay Chaurasia - uploaded by Bijay Chaurasia - nominated by Bijay Chaurasia -- Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 08:23, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 08:23, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Problems with sky top left and right. Seems oversaturated or something too. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:59, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support ~Moheen (keep talking) 17:19, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I don't mind the blown highlights on the mountain and the clouds. It's just what they'd look like in bright sunlight Cmao20 (talk) 19:39, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose It's the dark blue sky top left and the light blue top right that isn't right. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:29, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Is there something about the direction in which the sunlight is shining that makes you sure it's not right? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:23, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, I didn't mean to imply it had been processed badly, it's the sun and cloud mist or glare or whatever that ruins the right hand side of the image. 10:20, 23 March 2024 (UTC) Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:28, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Thanks for the clarification, Charles (and please sign your post). It's not ruined to me but an excellent photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:06, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose It's the dark blue sky top left and the light blue top right that isn't right. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:29, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 20:20, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 23:09, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support A beautiful photo that I would have liked to have taken myself.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:31, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:47, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Famberhorst. – Aristeas (talk) 10:51, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Meiræ 20:14, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:24, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Lenzuola di seta.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 31 Mar 2024 at 06:28:49 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Italy#Tuscany
- Info created and uploaded by Pamela Doretti - nominated by SHB2000 --SHB2000 (talk) 06:28, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support This photo also won 2nd place in WLE-IT 2023. While I'm not fond of the blown-out sun, the wow takes it for me. --SHB2000 (talk) 06:28, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Indeed. Yann (talk) 09:50, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The composition had huge potential but presumably was taken with a phone/low quality camera (no EXIF) as there is little definition, noise and CA. No idea if the original could be reworked. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:45, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose presumably not going to be reworked. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:21, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support: refined the gallery to Tuscany. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 17:35, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Painterly and impressive scene. Quality is OK. – Aristeas (talk) 19:29, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I don't think it's a phone camera. It has too much detail at full size for that. There's noise but I think the wow of the subject is enough for FP. Cmao20 (talk) 19:36, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:31, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Interesting webs, unfortunately Overprocessed image without metadata (like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... by the same author). Unrealistic landscape in my view, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:02, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose ...agree and too much noise, tilted. Poco a poco (talk) 09:10, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support The noise is not too disturbing. A bit like all the Instagram eyecatchers but not so bad.--Ermell (talk) 23:20, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support An unusual scene, we shouldn't criticize the noise and other aspects for limited sensors, because it would basically be using the fallacy of why the photographer didn't take the photo with another camera, are we evaluating cameras or photographs? --Wilfredor (talk) 00:34, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 05:38, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 10:19, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:41, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Meiræ 20:15, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 22:26, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Вакутин камень.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 31 Mar 2024 at 01:48:10 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Russia#Volga Federal District
- Info Vakutin stone is a geological natural monument. The 100-meter-high gray stone stands on the right bank of the Irgina River, which in this place makes a steep 180-degree loop. / created by Dendaris - uploaded by Dendaris - nominated by JukoFF -- JukoFF (talk) 01:48, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- JukoFF (talk) 01:48, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Question Vignetting? Overprocessed? ★ 02:06, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- I don't know. But even if I do, it's no more than any other:) JukoFF (talk) 02:28, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral Seems oversaturated to me. It's a bit noisy but I can forgive that as part of the compromises necessary to capture this scene. Cmao20 (talk) 02:25, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support per OP and Cmao20. --SHB2000 (talk) 06:14, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose over-processed. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:03, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Overprocessed with weird sky, and probably artificial vignetting -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:34, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Noisy, lack of perspective (looking at the sides makes me dizzy) correction Poco a poco (talk) 09:13, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Too noisy. Also, poor categorization, missing coords --A.Savin 13:49, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Оса полист.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 31 Mar 2024 at 01:43:00 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods
- Info created by Shapomacro - uploaded by Shapomacro - nominated by JukoFF -- JukoFF (talk) 01:43, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- JukoFF (talk) 01:43, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
SupportOversharpened, but still good Cmao20 (talk) 02:24, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Unsure whether this is FP anymore owing to Ermell's point about bad use of the clone stamp tool, it's quite noticeable. Cmao20 (talk) 16:42, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:55, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20.-- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:19, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oh hell, I don't know. This is an impressive closeup, but if a cloning tool was used on the compound eyes, I'm not really in a position to judge that. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:37, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 09:32, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment It would be great if not so overprocessed. And I would have rotated the image. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:05, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oversaturated colors -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:30, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Agree, looks overprocessed Poco a poco (talk) 09:14, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Clone stamping not good. The eyes look strange and per others.--Ermell (talk) 23:26, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Karelj (talk) 12:46, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose per Ermell, the green parts of the eyes are not well done at full size, and also per my comment above -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:06, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose per Ermell. Yann (talk) 15:34, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
File:The Entombment of Christ-Caravaggio (c.1602-3).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 30 Mar 2024 at 20:15:45 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Non-photographic_media/Religion#Christianity
- Info Caravaggio, The Entombment of Christ - uploaded by Masur - nominated by --Thi
- Support --Thi (talk) 20:15, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 23:35, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Cmao20 (talk) 00:51, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Question Colleagues, how do we determine why one or another medieval painting might get status and another? The question is rhetorical, I have another favorite painting of this painter:) JukoFF (talk) 00:54, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Personally I will support if it is a work by a reasonably well-known artist (i.e. notable enough to make their work important) that has at least some aesthetic appeal to me and if the quality of the reproduction is good. In this case the painting has a Wikipedia article so its notability is clear. Cmao20 (talk) 00:59, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the answer, but I'm not sure that the presence of a Wikipedia article should influence the choice, in the case of choosing other digital images the presence of a Wikipedia article in 9 cases out of 10 plays no role at all. Why does it matter in this case? JukoFF (talk) 01:11, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- I mean it's not essential. For the artist to have a WP article is probably enough for me. I think our job re. artworks on Commons FP is to build a library of high-quality digitisations of artwork that might plausibly be considered great or valuable. Cmao20 (talk) 02:27, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think our job re. artworks on Commons FP is to build a library of high-quality digitisations of artwork. I can't see the point. The version seems oversaturated. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:09, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- What is it then? For me, this is exactly for Commons is here for. But I agree about the saturation. Yann (talk) 15:32, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Personally I will support if it is a work by a reasonably well-known artist (i.e. notable enough to make their work important) that has at least some aesthetic appeal to me and if the quality of the reproduction is good. In this case the painting has a Wikipedia article so its notability is clear. Cmao20 (talk) 00:59, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 15:36, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support – Aristeas (talk) 10:09, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Fatima BW 2018-10-07 11-13-53.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 30 Mar 2024 at 19:22:38 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Portugal
- Info created - uploaded - nominated by Berthold Werner
- Support -- Berthold Werner (talk) 19:22, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose I don't think the people help the photo. As a matter of fact, the "I'M NOT SARCASTIC" shirt distracts me too much from the really good compositional idea you had in terms of the architecture. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:00, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose per Ikan. Really sorry but it would have been better at a moment with fewer people in the foreground, I get how hard that might be but it's just too distracting for me. Cmao20 (talk) 00:50, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support although it is clear that 2 millimeters decide ) JukoFF (talk) 01:13, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose per Ikan. --SHB2000 (talk) 06:24, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I caught a moment when there were relatively few people in the picture. But I still don't understand why humans in photos are disturbing. Especially at a place of pilgrimage that thousands of people visit every day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Berthold Werner (talk • contribs) 11:22, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Because here they distract. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:47, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Exactly. Berthold, you didn't get my point about the text on that shirt? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:05, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Yes, on the one hand I would love to see this place without all the people in the foreground. On the other hand the people with their mundane clothes etc. provide an interesting contrast to the gigantic modern architecture of the foreground and the classic church in the background. So while this is not a perfect photo of the site, it is IMHO an impressive document of today’s pilgrimage and pilgrims in Fatima. – Aristeas (talk) 19:17, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 01:41, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose There are pictures where people contribute to the composition but it isn't the case here and there is no much of what I'd expect in a Fatima shot here Poco a poco (talk) 09:15, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 10:47, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The people. Wolverine XI 21:17, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Nice idea but agree with others that the people distract here, also think the large letters in the foreground distract too, and it's not quite centred (although it may be the case that the monument is not quite aligned with the church in real life). BigDom (talk) 13:55, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Havelock Island, Sandy lagoon, Andaman Islands.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 30 Mar 2024 at 11:39:03 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#India
- Info Tropical beach in Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean. All by -- Argenberg (talk) 11:39, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Argenberg (talk) 11:39, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Lovely composition Cmao20 (talk) 14:13, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I would prefer the tree slightly further away. It dominates the composition. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:57, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Good and interesting. Do we already have FPs from these islands? Yann (talk) 15:28, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- I don’t see any except this one: File:Escenius midas (Midas blenny).jpg. And I have a few images more from the South Andaman Islands that I think might be good FP candidates. --Argenberg (talk) 10:34, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:48, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Definitely FP potential of a dead tree in a paradisiac white sand beach and turquoise water, but here I mostly only see the dead tree. The compo doesn't work for me, sorry. Poco a poco (talk) 19:41, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Good to me. Artist's choice to have the tree dominate the photo, no problem to my mind. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:56, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Artist's choice, I agree. We don't have to like it though. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:22, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- No, you surely don't. I agree with that. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:56, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Artist's choice, I agree. We don't have to like it though. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:22, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 23:54, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 07:59, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Without the dead tree it would be one of thousands beautiful and boring dream beach photos. The tree makes the photo. – Aristeas (talk) 19:05, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose Shadow in the foreground, tight crop at the left. Also per Poco. Not the best composition, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:27, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support It is beautiful, and I agree with Aristeas about the dead tree --LexKurochkin (talk) 13:53, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per Basile Morin. -- Karelj (talk) 09:59, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support - What I really like about this photo is that the dead tree looks so much more dynamic due to all the curves than the lively beach which is just a horizon. I probably would've tried leg-zooming out and left a bit but still great. One suggestion: maybe try cropping a bit from the left (and bottom) and see if you like it better. -- KennyOMG (talk) 19:30, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Hibiscus Rising sculpture from above. LEEDS 2023. 01.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 30 Mar 2024 at 09:36:31 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Sculptures#Sculptures_outdoors
- Info created by Octovision Media - uploaded by Lajmmoore - nominated by Lajmmoore -- Lajmmoore (talk) 09:36, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment this image was uploaded to Commons as part of a paid project, see WPːGLAM/Leeds2023 -- Lajmmoore (talk) 09:36, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment this is my first FP nomination, so am learning the ropes, thank you for your time and patience Lajmmoore (talk) 09:45, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support adding support as nominator Lajmmoore (talk) 09:58, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support For your first nomination it's a very good one. Colourful and with amazing light. I wish that the top left corner didn't have that big ugly triangular shadow but there's nothing that could have been done except wait for a different time of day, which might have produced a worse result overall. Cmao20 (talk) 14:12, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Question Commons rules say you can’t upload someone else’s work. What is the situation here Lajmmoore? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlesjsharp (talk • contribs) 15:50, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- They do not. You can upload someone else's work if it's in the public domain or has a suitable Creative Commons Copyleft license on it and you credit your source. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:24, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you @Ikan Kekek, that was my understanding of the guidance @Charlesjsharp Lajmmoore (talk) 07:01, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- This tutorial must be wrong then... Ikan Kekek. It states no promotional photos. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:56, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Do you mean "By default, you can’t upload someone else’s work"? Yes, that's the default. However, doing so is allowed in cases like the ones I outline, and for example, loads and loads of properly licensed photos have been uploaded from sites like Flickr. If you think this photo is purely promotional, I'm not sure why, but again, that's a default for images that are purely promotional and lack educational value. Look at "However, there are some exceptions" on that page. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:54, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not saying the artwork doesn't have artistic value but the nominator made it clear that this image was uploaded to Commons as part of a paid project. Octoviison media is not the photographer, just a production company employed by Leeds to promote the city. We have no information on copyright though I guess the photographer assigned his rights to the production company. Don't we need to know who took the photo? Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:38, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hello @Charlesjsharp - Octovision Media is a drone photographer based in Hull, who assigned their images to Leeds 2023 (Leeds Culture Trust) and gave permission for this image and a couple of others to be released under an open license. They are not a "production company employed by Leeds to promote the city". Secondly, again, I looked carefully at the guidelines here and I could not see where it precludes nominations from paid projects, indeed there are examples from other paid projects like this that have already been Featured on Commons. This one was voted for with support by a number of people, including yourself. Lajmmoore (talk) 18:57, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Not so. Octovision Media is a corporate entity, not a photographer. It employs photographers/drone operators. And we can assume they were paid to take the promotional photo. The image I supported is sharing culture. Not the same as pushing the merits of Leeds as a city. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:44, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose No promotion please Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:47, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you @Charlesjsharp it's good to have open disucssion. 1) This is is a cultural project, part of a Wikimedian-in-Residence project to share Leeds' cultural heritage - like hundreds of other GLAM partnerships. 2) I don't think it matters that they were originally paid for the image, what matters for Commons is that it is now available in the public domain, which it is - this isn't precluded anywhere. If it was all the hundreds of historic photos taken in professional studios (that are now in the public domain) would be disallowed because at the time a photographer was paid for them by the sitters. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:26, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Let’s look at this in a more relaxed way. Do we have a sharp distinction between selfless contributions and promotion? I don’t think so. There is plenty of promotional material on Commons user pages as well as on file pages. Just look at all the links to personal websites, assorted photography projects, wildlife parks and reserves, etc. Some users even have their websites included in the ‘Author’ or ‘Source’ parameters on Commons, even if they upload their files directly … This is all common(s) practice. Now what is worse with this photo? It does not cry “Buy x!” or “Come to y!” or “Vote for z!”. It does not even say “NN is a great photographer!”. It just documents an interesting work of art and can be used for many things. So why shouldn’t we welcome this photo? – Aristeas (talk) 12:10, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you @Charlesjsharp it's good to have open disucssion. 1) This is is a cultural project, part of a Wikimedian-in-Residence project to share Leeds' cultural heritage - like hundreds of other GLAM partnerships. 2) I don't think it matters that they were originally paid for the image, what matters for Commons is that it is now available in the public domain, which it is - this isn't precluded anywhere. If it was all the hundreds of historic photos taken in professional studios (that are now in the public domain) would be disallowed because at the time a photographer was paid for them by the sitters. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:26, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose No promotion please Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:47, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not saying the artwork doesn't have artistic value but the nominator made it clear that this image was uploaded to Commons as part of a paid project. Octoviison media is not the photographer, just a production company employed by Leeds to promote the city. We have no information on copyright though I guess the photographer assigned his rights to the production company. Don't we need to know who took the photo? Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:38, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- This tutorial must be wrong then... Ikan Kekek. It states no promotional photos. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:56, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- They do not. You can upload someone else's work if it's in the public domain or has a suitable Creative Commons Copyleft license on it and you credit your source. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:24, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:48, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support for the photo; I hope the legal questions will be sorted. – Aristeas (talk) 19:04, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Tempered Support: It's a cool sculpture and the ideal view of it. The only thing that tempers my support is that the areas of dirt and vegetation below are not the ideal background, which would be a more undifferentiated one such as all stones. However, it's the background that was there, and the subject is interesting enough to make the photo worth featuring, anyway, in my opinion. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:14, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:54, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
File:WLE - 2022 - Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido - 01.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 29 Mar 2024 at 15:51:24 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Spain#Aragon
- Info The leading lines, the sense of movement in the water, the mist and the autumn colours all make this a strong candidate to me. created by Moahim - uploaded by Moahim - nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 15:51, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 15:51, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The trees are all leaning out, the technical quality is so-so and I wonder why a square crop was chosen. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:54, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support: perspective looks fine to me, but the square crop is odd indeed. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 20:17, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- I actually really like the square crop, it places the blurry water in the corner so that it leads the eye gently through the frame. But I do take Charles’s criticisms about the technical quality. Still FP to me but let’s see how the votes go. Cmao20 (talk) 00:30, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 21:24, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose I find the leaning trees most disturbing.--Ermell (talk) 09:08, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Spectacular to me. The way the trees are shown seems like a minor issue in context to this viewer. It's just a shame User:Moahim has no contributions since last year and is unlikely to see any of this discussion and choose how to address it. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:54, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- I think he is one of these users who tends to show up when Wiki Loves Earth is happening, but doesn't really log in otherwise. Totally reasonable of course. Cmao20 (talk) 00:47, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Of course, on an all-volunteer site! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:20, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- I think he is one of these users who tends to show up when Wiki Loves Earth is happening, but doesn't really log in otherwise. Totally reasonable of course. Cmao20 (talk) 00:47, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Dramatic. – Aristeas (talk) 19:03, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Agree with Ermell Poco a poco (talk) 09:19, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 21:52, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Agree with Ikan. --SHB2000 (talk) 11:55, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:08, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Imperial Hall, Residenz Munich, Germany.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 29 Mar 2024 at 13:34:34 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors#Germany
- Info created by -- Wilfredor (talk) 13:34, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Cmao20 (talk) 15:39, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 20:19, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 23:32, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 09:35, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Aristeas (talk) 19:01, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 05:47, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Unbalanced compo. Too much of the floor, and in relation too few of the ceiling -- at least the painting should not have been cut. --A.Savin 13:43, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support I like the equal parts of the ceiling and the floor --Llez (talk) 10:13, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:38, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus nisus) male.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 29 Mar 2024 at 13:07:09 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Accipitriformes#Genus : Accipiter
- Info A lunchtime visitor to our garden, enjoying his pigeon. Two current FPs, one feeding. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:07, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:07, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Superb quality, and the contextualised surroundings, while not very nice, make this image interesting and informative. Cmao20 (talk) 15:36, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support This is really great to have an eye like yours to watch, capture, and bring these wild action scenes here. Could you expand a bit the description on the file page, so that we understand better what's happening? -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:57, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --LexKurochkin (talk) 09:06, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 09:11, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Трифонов Андрей (talk) 12:48, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Could someone explain to me what happened here please? --Wilfredor (talk) 13:23, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- The sparrowhawk grabbed a pigeon and brought it to ground, killing it and eating it in front of our kitchen window. Photo taken though a closed glass door. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:53, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Please, could you add date and time of the shoot in the exif. Thanks Wilfredor (talk) 15:02, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- I forgot to update camera clock. Shows Australian time!. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:57, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- I understand you, I had a similar problem in Europe, there is no easy way to do this Wilfredor (talk) 23:01, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Unless of course cameras are able to connect to satellites. --SHB2000 (talk) 08:15, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- I understand you, I had a similar problem in Europe, there is no easy way to do this Wilfredor (talk) 23:01, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- I forgot to update camera clock. Shows Australian time!. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:57, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- The sparrowhawk grabbed a pigeon and brought it to ground, killing it and eating it in front of our kitchen window. Photo taken though a closed glass door. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:53, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support JukoFF (talk) 20:10, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Excellent action shot. There's noise on and around the bird's tail feathers; I leave it to your discretion whether to do anything about that or leave it. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, new version uploaded. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:40, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Excellent shot! You do a great work in showcasing birdlife from around the world, but it's great to see a bit of an insight into your home area (Oxfordshire?). --SHB2000 (talk) 08:01, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Thi (talk) 09:36, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Aristeas (talk) 18:48, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support and props to your window cleaner. BigDom (talk) 01:42, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Terragio67 (talk) 22:46, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 10:11, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Excellent shot and great educational educational value. --Gyrostat (talk) 15:00, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose I'm inclined to oppose due to feather arrangement. Wolverine XI 21:31, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- The sparrowhawk or the pigeon, please. What are you meaning by arrangement? Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:48, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada 22.jpg, featured[edit]
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 29 Mar 2024 at 01:08:02 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Canada#Québec
- Info All by -- Wilfredor (talk) 01:08, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:56, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 11:34, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I would like more sky and 3x2 or something more panoramic. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:15, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- What do you think about this one ? Wilfredor (talk) 12:26, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Still too much foreground for my taste. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:08, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Cmao20 (talk) 15:36, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support JukoFF (talk) 20:10, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Good foreground. – Aristeas (talk) 19:00, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, thanks to having a strong tripod I was able to place it in the middle of the river. Wilfredor (talk) 20:18, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:59, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 20:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
File:Niagara River at Niagara Glen.jpg, not featured[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Canada#Ontario
- Info: autumn colours at Niagara Gorge; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 23:53, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 23:53, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Wilfredor (talk) 04:10, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Pretty and peaceful. I had no idea there was such a rural part of the Niagara River. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:08, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 08:10, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry but the composition is not so exciting, in my view. Too much water, unspectacular sky, insignificant foreground. Vegetation is okay, slightly colorful, but not extremely special. Overall no wow, because something like a ship, an animal or an island is missing -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:20, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose I would have liked more sky, more panoramic crop, less foreground water, no rock and a brighter day. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:16, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support I like the colours and the mood but the composition leaves something to be desired for me. I think it'd be better if the rock was placed at a third, rather than just awkwardly off at the edge of the frame. Cmao20 (talk) 15:35, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Agree with Basile Poco a poco (talk) 22:44, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support JukoFF (talk) 20:10, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 23:33, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per Basile Morin. -- Karelj (talk) 12:49, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:59, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Nice fall colors but the composition is a bit sterile, with the water not really doing much. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:07, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
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Closing a featured picture promotion request[edit]
The bot[edit]
Note that the description below is for manual closure, this is mostly not needed anymore as there exists a bot (FPCBot) that counts the votes and handles the process below. However after the bot has counted the votes a manual review step is used to make sure the count is correct before the bot again picks up the work.
Manual procedure[edit]
Any experienced user may close requests.
- 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)
(for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
{{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}} - 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 === - Save your edit.
- If it is featured:
- Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate gallery 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 the appropriate gallery and section of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images. An image should only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.
- 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.
- 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/March 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
Closing a delisting request[edit]
- 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) - 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 === - 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/March 2024.
- If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
- Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
- Edit the picture's description as follows:
- 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).
- 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).
- Remove the "Commons quality assessment" claim (d:Property:P6731) "Wikimedia Commons featured picture" from the picture's Structured data.
- 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.
- 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[edit]
- In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
In the occasion 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|gallery=|sig=--~~~~}} - 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 === - Save your edit.
- 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/March 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.