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File:Berlin JVA und Kriminalgericht Moabit Luftbild asv2024-07 img1.jpg

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JVA and Criminal Court Berlin-Moabit

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Lac Gentau in commune of Laruns, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

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Lac Bersau in commune of Laruns, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

File:Charleroi - place Charles II - aménagement de 2022 - 2022-05-26 - 03.jpg

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File:Портрет комнатной моли.jpg

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Clothing moth ( Tineola bisselliella)

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File:Maria Alexandrovna by Winterhalter (1857, Hermitage) 2FXD.jpg

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Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna
  • Ask yourself, if we don't remove the patina on an FP of this, why should we remove it from other paintings? Restauration work on oil paintings should be done by a professional conservator-restorer to reveal the original colors, not by Photoshop. --Cart (talk) 20:08, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your clarification. I confess that I recently went to see the Mona Lisa and I confess that I found a painting with the "original" or restored colors, very different from the image I had of the Mona Lisa for so many years. It left me with a taste of falseness in my mouth, and all the paintings seemed bluish. I still have that feeling of having seen a fake Mona Lisa, even though I know it was the original. In some old objects such as coins, restoring them reduces their value because during the restoration process the passage of time is removed and sometimes implies destruction of something. I remember having taken some other photos (not in the Louvre) where the light was yellow and direct on the painting, which made the painting turn yellowish and with a reflection that I had to carefully remove in post-production, but it was not easy to find a reference point for the true color without removing the natural coloring of the painting. Wilfredor (talk) 22:42, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Reliefs of Shiva Dancing (Banteay Srei).jpg

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Stone door with a lintel engraved with the statue of Shiva, adorning the portal of the Banteay Srei Complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia .

Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#Cambodia #Stone gate lintel.- (Detail)

File:Youngzin Gemur Khar Lahaul Jun24 A7CR 00176.jpg

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Youngzin cottage, Gemoor Khar, Lahaul

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Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) Female

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View of the Ploumanac'h lighthouse (also called Phare de Mean Ruz) at the Côte de Granit Rose with the Sept-Îles in the background

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Black-Bellied Plover in basic plumage.

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Aerial view of Monemvasia, Greece

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File:Alexander Gardner by James Gardner - 1863.jpg

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Alexander Gardner

File:Vietnam peace agreement signing, 27580141, new.jpg

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US Secretary of State William Rogers Signing the Paris Peace Accords, 27 January 1973, at Hotel Majestic (now The Peninsula Paris).
  •  Oppose Excessive noise and bad composition. Wolverine XI 19:23, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Grain in photography is more than an imperfection; it’s part of the texture that brings the image to life. Unlike digital noise, which distorts with color blotches, grain adds an organic and authentic feel that emotionally connects with the history of photography. It’s visible even in the brightest areas, distributing evenly and creating a visual aesthetic that enriches the image rather than degrading it. While it was once something to minimize, today it is valued for its ability to add depth and character. Wilfredor (talk) 20:04, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Historic moment; good quality for the time and the difficult circumstances (see Yann’s comment); and the available light gives it a cinematic touch. – Aristeas (talk) 08:38, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support ★ 13:57, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:SB Dowitcher Bath.png

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Short-Billed Dowitcher Bathing

File:Hiena manchada (Crocuta crocuta), parque nacional de Tarangire, Tanzania, 2024-05-25, DD 26.jpg

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Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

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Jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata at the Nausicaa aquarium

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Stone gate whose lintel is engraved with Airavata ruling three elephants Wat Phou, Champasak

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File:WR134-Hamois-06-08-2024-Luc-Viatour.jpg

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Disk-shaped nebula formed by the winds of the type Wolf-Rayet star WR 134. This blue nebula is embedded within an interstellar region rich in gas and dust clouds in the constellation Cygnus.
  • Usually no mountains required for astrophotography (not many of those in Hamois, Belgium where this is taken), just absence of too much disturbing light or air pollution. When I do aurora photos, I just load my stuff in a shopping caddy and head out to a field near a nature reserve or down to the shore of the fjord. --Cart (talk) 12:47, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I remember climbing a 5,000 meter peak (Bolivar) for 8 days to take some photos of the stars, but we arrived at the top so tired that we fell asleep in a tent, I remember that taking a step there is like running in a football stadium, my heart beats very fast, but in the middle of the night I woke up to a windless night with incredible clarity, when I saw the sky that night it was so beautiful that I simply began to cry perhaps also affected by the lack of oxygen, I could not think rationally and take the photos properly, but I remember that the sky there is completely different, the stars are brighter and you can see the shapes of the constellations, it is very different from the sky we see.1 2 3 Wilfredor (talk) 13:37, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I prefer my caddy. :-) Thankfully, we are blessed with clean and clear air here. Btw, remember we have the Perseids this weekend. Fingers crossed for no clouds! --Cart (talk) 14:21, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We hope we can have a clear day here too, it's best to get away from the city (if possible) to avoid all that light pollution. Wilfredor (talk) 15:42, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I do my astrophotography right from my home terrace. I can even catch some sleep during the night while my equipment snaps away automatically ;)
[1] Picture of my setup Luc Viatour (talk) 08:49, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Totally the best way to do it. :) --Cart (talk) 10:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Canoe in abandoned channel, River Ljubljanica, Slovenia.jpg

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Canoe in abandoned channel, River Ljubljanica, Slovenia

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Detailed view of a female emperor dragonfly's compound eye

File:020 The lion king Snyggve in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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The lion king Snyggve in the Serengeti National Park
Film plot! -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:33, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Alouette de Clotbey Jebil NP.jpg

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Thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) at Jebil national park

File:Machado de Assis by Marc Ferrez.jpg

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I don't think it is clever to renominate again and again the same FPCs that get 5 supports or 6 supports, until you get the 7. If a picture gets lack of participation, it is usually an indicator of moderate or low wow. Then it's better to try a different candidate. Otherwise you will exhaust the participants with repetitive visuals. And we will support only to get rid of these patterns. Apart from that, this image is of low quality, in my opinion, even for the period.
See also Commons:Featured picture candidates/File: PARQUE ESTADUAL PAULO CÉSAR VINHA - VITOR B. BARBOSA - FOTO 01.jpg
and Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:HabitanteComunidadQoM(CDI-CA-MM-00005)-restored.jpg -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:59, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
With all respect, Basile, if I had done it, you'd have every right to complain, but I didn't renominate it. Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:15, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Low quality for 1890? This can be explained in part due to the process of "whitening" Machado de Assis (many photographers at the time perhaps did not want to show the fact that the country's greatest writer was pardo/black). ★ 21:32, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I worked very hard to try and get the skin tone as close to correct as I could with this image. I found a report calling him a "light-skinned mestizo" - I believe the term is much more acceptable in South America - so I'm not sure what's perfect, but I did my best. Adam Cuerden (talk) 22:54, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The jacket is ok but not the face -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:47, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
With all respect, Adam, you're not responsible. But ArionStar had been warned several times in the past, with quite clear messages. I understand this is your picture and want it promoted, since you nominated it the first time. But both of you had voted already last week. So what do you expect? Many of us may get tired with such repetitive tasks, if it gets a norm. Let's maintain FPC as an enthusiastic and emulative voting place instead, with diversity.
If a picture fails, no problem, just accept the consensus and try something better! See the list of similar candidatures which didn't pass last month, only because one or two votes were missing:
score 5-0, score 6-0, score 5-0, score 7-4, score 13-7, score 7-4, score 5-2, score 6-1, score 5-2, score 6-0, score 5-3, score 5-0. Imagine all of them nominated for a second round, hell :-) "Okay, bad luck, I'll try again next week" :-)
We had related discussions in previous nominations and the FP talk page, and I remember most of the people consider we have to wait a relatively long period of time before renominating a picture, unless there are modifications made since the last time. Which is not the case here. Best regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:52, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can you show that discussion? ★ 01:57, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Eagle Nebula from ESO.jpg/2. Just read the comments -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:18, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think the problem I have is I normally do wait at least 6 months (if at all), but making an example out of this makes that very hard. When was the last time a /3 nomination passed, or existed? Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:35, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Frans Post - Gezicht op Olinda, Brazilië.jpg/4. ★ 16:54, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Withdrawn one month earlier for lack of participation! Fortunately 9 years ago. First nomination 15 years ago -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:27, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is similar to Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Couillet - chevalements de la mine du Pêchon - 7.jpg/2 also nominated by the same user ArionEstar = ArionStar = ★ with the reason "Per 6 supports × 0 opposes.". This result may impact the voting process in the future. Adam Cuerden is certainly aware of this "tacit rule" since he made this suggestion in the FPC talk page in 2019 . @Ikan Kekek: proposed to wait at least 12 months here. Like Daniel Case's procedural oppose, many participants agree. What others think? -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:28, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see the issue. Yann (talk) 06:00, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting. We might have been misled by the comment associated to your template here, then? Thanks for your comment -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:41, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, i was too late to notice the previous nomination and did not have time to vote in support first nomination. This renomination corrects my oversight, and i do not see a serious problem with the renomination. -- George Chernilevsky talk 06:33, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(My nominations usually become a forum.) ★ 07:02, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
💡 Nice to know. Thanks for your response, George. Then it's just that FPC is currently evolving towards unpredictable directions. Will follow this case with the greatest interest! All the best -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:41, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:2024-07-28 Motorsport, IDM, 89. Internationales Schleizer Dreieckrennen STP 2006 by Stepro.jpg

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Motorsport, IDM, 89th International Schleizer Dreieck Race: Freddie Heinrich (GER, Germany) on the back wheel after the final lap; stunt

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Gawthorpe Hall

File:Front view of Jibokjae Hall under blue sky at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.jpg

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Front view of Jibokjae Hall under blue sky at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul

File:Insel Poel, Kaltenhof, Steilküste -- 2024 -- 5496-500.jpg, not featured

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Coast near Kaltenhof on the island of Poel, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
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Result: 1 support, 1 oppose, 1 neutral → not featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 13:20, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Interior view of Beomeosa temple with two Buddhist monks in Busan South Korea.jpg

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Interior view of Beomeosa temple with two Buddhist monks in Busan South Korea

The four evangelists at the pulpit of St. Genesius (Riedböhringen)

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  • View from the nave
    View from the nave
  • Matthew
    Matthew
  • Mark
    Mark
  • Luke
    Luke
  • John
    John
  • View from the chancel
    View from the chancel
  •  Oppose First and last pictures are not extraordinary, in my opinion. Unexceptional angles of view, distorsions in the first case, yellowish interior light. The four statues also seem quite repetitive. When opened individually, each image has limited wow factor, I think. The last one, if nominated alone, would certainly fail, due to the composition. Thus the only reason to be part of this set seems to show the stairs, which are not really special, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:57, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Info 1.) It is not a yellowish light, but the walls are slightly beige. You can check it by comparing them with the white tablecloth in the left picture. 2.) The reason was not to show the stairs, but it was, in connection with the first picture, the only way to show the position of the four evangelists at the pulpit. --Llez (talk) 09:06, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • In a set, each picture should be FP-level, and not only "in connection with" the others. That angle, with the angel from behind, numerous busy elements, uneven ground, and shadows, is particularly unappealing -- Basile Morin (talk) 05:30, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ботанический сад, водоем.jpg

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Pond in Tashkent botanical garden. Yunusabad District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

File:Ibis hadada (Bostrychia hagedash), parque nacional de Tarangire, Tanzania, 2024-05-24, DD 23.jpg

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Hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash), Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
  • Like Basile pointed out above, this bird is rare to see (in fact, I've only seen it once). Wild life shot at long distance (600 mm) and still 24 MPx. It can always be sharper but still a decent shot under the given conditions. Poco a poco (talk) 13:38, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Novak Djokovic - Roland-Garros - 28.05.2024.jpg

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It's always polite to ask first and not just barge in on someone else's nomination. --Cart (talk) 12:47, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative

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Vineyard snail aestivating

File:Brazil Nordest House interior.jpg

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Brazil Nordest House interior
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