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Featured picture candidates

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

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

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

Formal things

Nominating

Guidelines for nominators

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photographs

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

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

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

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

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

Video and audio

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

Set nominations

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

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


Adding a new nomination

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

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

All single files:

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

Voting

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

You may use the following templates:

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

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

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

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

General rules

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

Featuring and delisting rules

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

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

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

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

Above all, be polite

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

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

See also

Table of contents

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

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

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File:Tosh Gate, Khiva (Toshdarvoza, Таш-дарваза - южные ворота, Хива).jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Nov 2025 at 08:12:13 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Tosh Gate, Khiva (Toshdarvoza, Таш-дарваза - южные ворота, Хива)

File:Burbuja subacuática, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, México, 2024-12-18, DD 27.jpg

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Air bubble underwater, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

File:Lince ibérico (Lynx pardinus), Almuradiel, Ciudad Real, España, 2021-12-19, DD 02.jpg

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Wild female Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), Almuradiel, Ciudad Real, Spain.

File:Црква „Св. Петка“ - Руѓинце 10.jpg

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A relief of a bull head on the northwestern edge of St. Petka Church in the village of Ruǵince

File:Trifid and Lagoon nebulae.jpg

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The Trifid and Lagoon nebulae as imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

File:Aerial View, Sanshan Island, Hailing Island, Jiangcheng District, Yangjiang City.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Indian Courser in Bhigwan August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 07.jpg

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Cursorius coromandelicus (Indian Courser)

File:Bessen van een Mahonia aquifolium. 17-08-2025. (actm.) 01.jpg

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Gigantic jet NOIRLab.jpg

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Gigantic jet taken with automatic camera at the International Gemini Observatory

File:Amphidromus sulphuratus 01.jpg

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Shell of a Canary-bird Bulimus, length 4.7 cm, Originating from the Philippines

File:Mahtab Yaghma, Buchmesse 2025, Frankfurt (20251018-P1063373).jpg

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Headshot of Mahtab Yaghma

Alternative

Alternative version with more exposure and vignetting

  •  Info Alternative version suggested by Mile (more exposure and added vignetting to focus the subject). All by MB-one.

File:Ergaki, Buiba Valley, Western Sayan Mountains, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.jpg

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Buiba Valley in Ergaki Range, Western Sayan Mountains.

File:8th century Standing Shiva Mahadeva, Kashmir, India, Clevelandart 1989.369.jpg

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A c. 750–800 CE gray schist three-headed Shiva from Kashmir, with a three-eyed yogi-king front facing form, his consort Parvati as the left head, and three-eyed Bhairava as right head. His sons Ganesha and Kumara stand at his feet, and a three-eyed Vrishabha, his mount, stands behind.

File:Treppenhaus-Villa-Hügel-2025.jpg

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Staircase of Villa Hügel in Essen with sun shining through the window

File:Macrolepiota procera 2025 G1.jpg

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Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) in groundcover of Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)

File:NGC 1275 Hubble.jpg

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NGC 1275

File:Црква „Св. Ѓорѓи“ - Пелинце 4.jpg

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A niche with a fresco of Saint George above the entrance of the eponymous church in the village of Pelince

File:134 Female Amazon kingfisher in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Female Amazon kingfisher in Encontro das Águas State Park

File:Paris - Palais du Louvre - Interne - La Terre recevant des empereurs Adrien et Justinien le code des lois romaines dictées par la Nature, la Justice et la Sagesse - Charles Meynier (1803) - 2025-10-11 15-05-37 001.jpg

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Allegory of Earth... - Charles Meynier (1803).
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Architectural elements#Painted ceilings
  •  Info Allegory of the Earth, ... receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian. It depicts the personification of Earth receiving Roman law from the above described emperors, with the gods Nature, Justice, and Wisdom (Minerva) dictating the code. This work is also known as "The Codex of Justinian" and is in the public domain. It was painted in two different versions, one in pen and ink on paper and another large-scale ceiling painting for the Louvre Museum. The last one, made by Charles Meynier (1803), is a vertical-pano photo created, uploaded and nominated by Terragio67 -- Terragio67 (talk) 12:55, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

* Support -- Terragio67 (talk) 12:55, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  •  Request Upon reviewing the category for this painting, I noticed that there are indeed photographs taken directly beneath the ceiling painting. Perhaps at the time this particular photograph was taken, access to that vantage point was unavailable - possibly due to occupancy or other constraints. In any case, it remains a very detailed and beautiful shot, and a gentle perspective correction could help reduce the slightly distracting angles. -- Radomianin (talk) 18:34, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, that's exactly right, there were some glass cases containing jewels and trinkets... Anyway, I thought I could fix the distorted vision from the projection with a curvature correction, hoping to have maintained the proportions in an alternative version. Terragio67 (talk) 18:57, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Alternative version

  •  Thank you so much for uploading the straightened version! I've prepared a slightly sharpened alternative, as the straightening process made it a bit soft. The subtle changes in proportions are hardly noticeable, and I personally find this version quite appealing. I've made it available for download via SwissTransfer - if you like it, please feel free to use it for an update. I'd be happy to support this version. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 19:52, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the suggested lighting contrast, which I'll gladly accept. Finally, I adjusted the proportions of Meynier's painting based on the available information. (I'm in your debt...). Good night. Terragio67 (talk) 20:35, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Many thanks for using and further refining the sharpened version, I truly appreciate it. No need to feel in my debt, that's exactly the wiki spirit - working together towards the same goal :) -- Radomianin (talk) 20:40, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I see your point - the frontal view isn't something anyone could actually see standing beneath the ceiling. That said, I think Terragio67's correction does a great job of restoring the painting's proportions and reducing the distortion in the photo, without trying to invent a new perspective. We often see similar adjustments on Commons for ceiling paintings, helping the artwork itself come through more clearly. For me, this really makes Meynier's composition easier to read and enjoy, and I appreciate the care that went into it. -- Radomianin (talk) 03:38, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I read your exchange with great interest, wondering whether I made the right choice in creating an architectural projection onto a concave surface. By first attempting to reconstruct the panorama with an orthogonal perspective and then a sinusoidal one (which is actually very similar), could I have achieved a credible representation? Terragio67 (talk) 09:41, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, you're absolutely right - in principle, the curvature should be preserved. But since you couldn't take the photo from a point directly beneath the ceiling (the showcases made that impossible), a natural curvature wasn't achievable in-camera. Your rectified version is therefore probably the most faithful way to convey the artwork's proportions, even if it looks geometrically flatter than in reality. Maybe note that in the file description - it helps others understand the choice. -- Radomianin (talk) 10:40, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • The preparatory drawing for this ceiling painting, which is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, shows that Meynier first designed the composition on a flat surface before adapting it to the curved ceiling. In this sense, the straightened version echoes the artist's original layout. -- Radomianin (talk) 11:27, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for sharing this document. I'm now happy and confident that the flattened version turned out more than adequately with the available information. Terragio67 (talk) 12:46, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • As the son of a painter, I strongly disagree that flat sketches indicate anything about the artist's intention for the final work. Many sculptors also did preparatory flat sketches. I hope you wouldn't try to argue that a work of flat art was their "original conception". Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:04, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you for sharing your perspective and for giving insight from your personal experience with your father's artistic process - that's wonderful. Just to clarify, I never intended to imply that the preparatory drawing represents Meynier's original intention for the ceiling painting - that was not my aim. I included the sketch only as a reference to compare with the straightened version. The straightened version was created solely to provide a proportionally balanced view of the composition, complementing rather than replacing the perspective version.
Incidentally, my biological father, whom I grew up apart from, wasn't a painter like yours, but he painted Thuringian house facades with nature and animal motifs. -- Radomianin (talk) 14:31, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The fact that a father was or wasn't a painter isn't important here. What matters is how sketches and the final work correspond, and I appreciate the helpful perspectives shared by others. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 10:01, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't want to start a heated discussion on this topic; I simply tried to determine (possibly) the best strategy for merging a convex or concave surface onto a flat surface when stitching photos (in this case, I tried a software named Hugin). In the end, the screen on which we display the images is flat. Regardless of the outcome, I ran some tests that may prove useful in the future. Thanks for your feedback, best regards. Terragio67 (talk) 14:33, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support It’s a very interesting question which projection would be best for reproducing a ceiling painting on a barrel vault. On the one hand it seems very plausible that we need some concave curves at the top and bottom of the painting, like in this version; this suggests to the viewer (in the best possible way) that they are looking at a painting on a barrel vault. On the other hand IMHO Themis and Minerva look a little bit distorted in that version, just as to be expected because their heads are near to the curve of the top edge, and IMHO they look more natural in the rectified version which we are discussing here. The same applies also (at a smaller degree) to the female allegory of earth in the lower right corner. So the situation is inconclusive. I guess the reason is simply that Meynier has designed his work not for photographers who want to capture it in a single flat frame, but for the living human viewer who can walk up and down under the barrel vault, views the painting on its three-dimensional barrel surface from different angles, and composes it in his mind. Therefore, if I may put it this way, there is simply no “correct”, i.e., completely adequate, representation of such a ceiling painting in a vault; all reproductions are inevitably only approximate. We can only decide which reproduction(s) we consider most useful, and therefore, although I might prefer a version with slightly curved edges, I also find this projection legitimate, beautiful and very useful. In any case it has much better detail and much better colours than the existing FP, which, even if it would not have been taken by our dear special friend Livio (sigh), looks really dated and rather poor when compared to the new candidate – Livio’s version has curves, yes, but it is tilted and somewhat crooked, not even to mention the mediocre, blotchy details. No reproduction is perfect, but this one is such an enormous progress in comparison to Livio’s one that I have to support it. – Aristeas (talk) 19:51, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    If we could have this quality with that shape, I'd be happier. That's a very eloquent statement, though. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:49, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support heylenny (talk/edits) 20:54, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Very well done --Uoaei1 (talk) 07:57, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Not perfect, but it's near-impossible to get this perfectly right, and what we have here is a superb effort that is vastly better than Livio's mess Cmao20 (talk) 13:27, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 13:33, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Please, add the original picture as an other version in the description of the image (and at the same time also here). Also, it would be interesting if you can specify in the "Retouched picture" template the type of projection that you adopted to get this result. Great job. --Harlock81 (talk) 14:10, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Harlock81 ː Done, if you have a minute, take a quick look, please. Terragio67 (talk) 18:12, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Fine, as long as the change about perspective is mentioned. --Yann (talk) 07:50, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Séveraisse Valley, on the trail linking the Vallonpierre and Chabournéou refuges. The peaks in the background reach 3,400 meters (La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Hautes-Alpes, France)

The peaks and glaciers visible from left to right are Les Rouies (3589 m), the Rouies glacier, the three peaks of Vaccivier (3297, 3210 and 3242 m), the South peak of Says forming a continuous horizontal ridge (3422 m), Mont Goberney (3352 m) and forming the foreground the Piton de la Viaclose (3009 m) and the western flank of the Pic des Aupilous (3505 m). At the bottom of the photo in the valley we can see the Gioberney chalet-hotel (altitude 1636 m.) created by Pline – uploaded by Pline – nominated by Pline -- Pline (talk) 08:14, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I had never really thought about this before. What I usually do is place the dead specimen on a white piece of cardboard — I like the contrast. Then I extend the legs, because otherwise the specimen lies on its side, and I don’t like that position. That’s my motivation. I’m now switching from my Nikon AF macro lens to the AF-S version, which allows me to use the focus bracketing function on my Nikon D780. I’m also planning to photograph more live specimens now, since I live just a few kilometers from the Sierra de Guadalupe, a forest teeming with insect life.--Cvmontuy (talk) 03:16, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Interesting view of a building at the foot of the basilica of Montmartre, Paris, France
Sorry, but I dont understand your comment. Its obvious that it is an actual building, you have even the location of the building in Paris. It is not an unstable building. It is only a joke.
If you want in Commons only photos of actual objects, you must forbid all the art, paintings, drawings, sculptures. Does Wikipédia understand humor?--Tangopaso (talk) 16:07, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Of course we can have jokes, humor and such things here, but the description, file names and galleries should be correct since that is how people find images here. If you call this a 'sinking building', it will come up in searches people make for actual sinking buildings. If you indicate in the title and description that it's a funny joke photo, then people who are looking for funny photos will find it. With the right words, your photo will find the right audience. --Cart (talk) 21:18, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No sorry, I dont have --Tangopaso (talk) 08:20, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded an image with better definitionː 3.38 Mb instead of 2.18 Mb. I hope it will be OK. --Tangopaso (talk) 15:49, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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An aerial view of Logan Square and the greater Spring Garden / Fairmount area in Philadelphia.

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An aerial view of the oceanfront properties along Asbury Park (New Jersey)'s prime beachfront strip.
  • Yes, this one is good. Please remind me of the advantages of JPEGs over PNGs. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:45, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    PNGs
    • take up much more space
    • MW's thumbnail generator blurs PNG thumbnails (and nobody's fixed that bug for decadeS if my memory serves me)
    JayCubby (talk) 22:58, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Good to know. If these don’t pass I’ll be sure to retry as JPEGs. Szeremeta (talk) 15:45, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    To be fair we must also add that PNG files offer lossless compression, while JPEG is a lossy compression. This explains why PNG files are much bigger, but also means that they are much better for archiving important images, original scans, etc. The fact that Mediawiki blurs PNG thumbnails is not the fault of the PNG format, so we cannot blame that file format for the bug. For all normal photos JPEG should always be good enough, of course. – Aristeas (talk) 13:25, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ikan Kekek, to defend my opinion against this criticism, I didn't demand it on this author's other nomination (which I supported and continue to think is very good). But the issue here for me is that because the photo is taken a fair distance away from the buildings, there is some distortion but not enough for it to produce a striking and impressive effect as in the other picture, just enough for it to look slightly strange. For example, the leaning orange building on the right looks particularly odd and disturbing. In this photograph, a perspective correction would be relatively easy and would in my opinion only improve the composition with no drawbacks. In fact, I actually tried it. See here. Szeremeta, you're welcome to do what you like with this version. Ignore this if you prefer though! Cmao20 (talk) 13:42, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Castle Pfalzgrafenstein


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    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
      1. In the {{Assessments}} template on the image description page, change featured=1 to featured=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes). If the image description page uses the old {{Featured picture}} template, replace it with {{Assessments|featured=2}}.
      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night photography, Featured pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, Featured pictures of Paris).
      3. Remove the "Commons quality assessment" claim (P6731) "Wikimedia Commons featured picture" from the picture's Structured data.
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in chronological list of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1-6) with (1-6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture must not be removed from the chronological list.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the above section. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    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=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/October 2025), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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