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

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

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

Formal things[edit]

Nominating[edit]

Guidelines for nominators[edit]

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

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

  • Licensing – Images licensed with solely "GFDL" or "GFDL and an NC-only license" are not acceptable due the restrictions placed on re-use by these licenses.
  • 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[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:

  • 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[edit]

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

  • Focus – every important object in the picture should normally be sharp.
  • Exposure refers to the shutter diaphragm combination that renders an image with a tonal curve that ideally is able to represent in acceptable detail shadows and highlights within the image. This is called latitude. Images can be on the low side of the tonal curve (low range), the middle (middle range) or high side (upper range). 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. Over saturated 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[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:

  • 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).

Simple tutorial for new users[edit]

Tutorial: Nominate on COM:FPC
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NOTE: You don't need to worry if you are not sure, other users will try their best to help you.

Adding a new nomination[edit]

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

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

All single files:

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

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


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

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

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

Strongly recommended: 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

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify him/her 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 different crops or post-processing of the original image, 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:

  • {{Support}} (Symbol support vote.svg Support),
  • {{Oppose}} (Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} (Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} (Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment),
  • {{Info}} (Pictogram voting info.svg Info),
  • {{Question}} (Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question),
  • {{Request}} (Pictogram voting question-blue.svg Request).

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

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

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

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

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

Featured picture delisting candidates[edit]

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

Featured picture candidate policy[edit]

General rules[edit]

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

Featuring and delisting rules[edit]

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

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

The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5. There is also a limit of two active delisting nominations per user, which is in addition to the limit of two active regular nominations.

The FPCBot handles the vote counting and closing in most cases, current exceptions are candidates containing multiple versions of the image as well as FPXed and withdrawn nominations. Any experienced user may close the requests not handled by the bot. For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished. Also note that there is a manual review stage between 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]

Table of contents[edit]

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

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

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Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:Adenium Seed Pappus Black Uthandi Aug21 D72 20862.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2022 at 13:31:46 (UTC)
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Seed of Adenium obesum with double pappus

File:Cloister of the Saint Stephen cathedral of Cahors 23.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2022 at 10:11:50 (UTC)
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Vaulting of the cloister of the Saint Stephen cathedral of Cahors, Lot, France

File:View of Krn (3).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2022 at 10:08:55 (UTC)
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Krn (2244 m) seen from Tonovcov Grad in the Municipality of Kobarid, Goriška, Slovenia

File:CN 8015, 5690 and 5517 Hinton - Jasper.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2022 at 07:26:29 (UTC)
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Freight train between Hinton and Jasper, Canada.

File:Cappadocia Aerial View Landscape.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2022 at 15:57:31 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Turkey
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info I found this suitable for FP because of the beautiful golden light, the way that the path acts as a leading line towards the mountains in the distance, and the contrast in the landscape between the fields on the left hand side and the unusual cliff formations on the right. created by Benh - uploaded by Benh - nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 15:57, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 15:57, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I agree --Lupe (talk) 22:05, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I'm unpersuaded this is one of the very best photos on the site. It's a little hazy and could be sharper. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:37, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Like a fantasy setting. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:04, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Fascinating landscape. Most photos I have seen from that area focus only on the bizarre rocks, this picture shows their situation. Some parts on the right are in the shadow, but the contrast between golden light on the left and bluish shadows on the right intensifies the ‘fantasy film set’ look mentionend by KoH. --Aristeas (talk) 10:35, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Haltern am See, Sythen, Wassermühle -- 2022 -- 9774 (bw).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2022 at 14:41:08 (UTC)
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Water wheel of the watermill in Sythen, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

File:Neocancilla clathrus 01.JPG[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2022 at 08:38:57 (UTC)
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Neocancilla clathrus (Gmelin, 1791), Clathrus Mitre; Length 3.3 cm; Originating from the Sulu Sea

File:Snow geese flying up at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2022 at 03:55:35 (UTC)
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Snow geese (Anser caerulescens) flying up at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge near Willows, California

Pictogram voting delete.svg I withdraw my nomination --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 22:57, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Pintaflores Queen.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2022 at 19:03:47 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Lauda - Altstadt - Marienkirche - Innenansicht mit Blick zum Altar.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2022 at 11:17:03 (UTC)
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Lauda, Germany: interior of the Saint Mary church

File:Buteo jamaicensis in flight at Llano Seco-1520.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2022 at 20:57:05 (UTC)
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), juvenile in flight at the Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Butte County, California

File:Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus) female and male.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2022 at 19:40:14 (UTC)
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Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus) female (left)and male (right)

File:Oriental honey buzzard Mudumalai Mar21 DSC01405.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2022 at 15:48:37 (UTC)
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Oriental or Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)

File:Marian Anderson.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2022 at 10:43:43 (UTC)
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Marian Anderson
  • Weak Symbol support vote.svg Support Yes, a little soft, but I find it compelling. I admit maybe I'm not judging objectively enough, though. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:40, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support ℺ Gone Postal (〠 ✉ • ✍ ⏿) 09:48, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, no, I don't dig it at all. I like the pose and how the skin tones are handled. But those nicely nuanced mid-tones are lost among the strong contrast between the upper left corner and the dress. It's like trying to listen to the radio while there are two people yelling at each other. I also don't see the point in including so much of the dress when there is practically nothing to be seen in this area because it's all pitch black. A head-and-shoulders type crop could work for me, but this leaves me unimpressed. --El Grafo (talk) 12:21, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Reluctant oppose Historically important and Adam did his usual bangup job on the restoration. But the sharpness ... maybe it was the time but we've had pictures from that era that were better. Daniel Case (talk) 04:38, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Kuradisild jõuluvalgustusega 2021. aasta detsembris.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2022 at 10:19:06 (UTC)
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Kuradisild (Devil's bridge) with Christmas lights

File:Arctium tomentosum - Kulna.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2022 at 06:27:30 (UTC)
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Arctium tomentosum

File:Pulpo patudo (Callistoctopus macropus), Cynthiana, Pafos, Chipre, 2021-12-11, DD 26.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 4 Feb 2022 at 21:09:36 (UTC)
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White-spotted octopus (Callistoctopus macropus), Cynthiana, Paphos, Cyprus
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals#Class_:_Cephalopoda
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info White-spotted octopus (Callistoctopus macropus), Cynthiana, Paphos, Cyprus. This species of octopus can be found in shallow areas of the Mediterranean Sea, the warmer parts of the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Indo-Pacific region. This octopus feeds on small organisms which lurk among the branches of corals and grows to a mantle length of 20 cm (8 in) with a total length of 150 cm (59 in). The first pair of arms are approx. 1 metre (3.3 ft) metre or so long, and are much longer than the remaining three pairs. The arms are all connected by a shallow web. This octopus is red, with white blotches on its body, and paired white spots on its arms. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 21:09, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 21:09, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Yann (talk) 16:24, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Cmao20 (talk) 11:24, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --IamMM (talk) 13:54, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I don't know ... it just doesn't stand out for me like some of your other underwater pictures have. Daniel Case (talk) 19:19, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Daniel Case: It does to me. I've seen maybe 50 octopus underwater in my life. Only one of them was not a common octopus (this one),...Poco a poco (talk) 20:14, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I also checked the material we had so far on Commons. Before I uploaded 4 images of this exemplar we had so far only 2 images in the corresponding category of this species one of 800KB resolution (taken from this website, where I couldn't find any free license, so a possible license violation) uploaded in 2009 and another one of 1100KB (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) uploaded in 2004. My candidate has a resolution of 16MB. On the other side we have in Category:Octopus vulgaris 151 images not counting those from zoos. --Poco a poco (talk) 21:19, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Anémona de mar (Condylactis aurantiaca), Pistol Bay, Pafos, Chipre, 2021-12-12, DD 12.jpg[edit]

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Golden anemone (Condylactis aurantiaca), Pistol Bay, Paphos, Cyprus
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals#Class_:_Anthozoa
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Golden anemone (Condylactis aurantiaca), Pistol Bay, Paphos, Cyprus. This species of anemone is found only in the Mediterranean Sea in depths of up to 80 metres. The base is attached to a rock, stone or shell and the column immersed in sediment, usually sand or gravel, with only the oral disc and tentacles visible. The oral disc may reach 12 centimetres (4.7 in), the overall diameter with the tentacles spread out is around 30 centimetres (12 in) and each tentacle is around 8 centimetres (3 in) long, green to yellow in colour, and sometimes greyish. They often have bands of white and other colours, and purple tips. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:54, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:54, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question what causes the green shadows please? The images I Google online do all have purple tips, and look quite different to this image. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:15, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Charlesjsharp: Valid point, It come from the shadows of the lighting I had to use (26 m deep). I fixed it. Poco a poco (talk) 21:54, 26 January 2022 (UTC) PD: I also retouched the WB and made it a bit warmer.[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Yann (talk) 16:25, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Wish it weren't so noisy at the corners, but you were deep underwater. Still looks very Lovecraftian to me. Daniel Case (talk) 07:12, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Impressive, reminds me of Haeckel’s Kunstformen der Natur. --Aristeas (talk) 09:27, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support High resolution and impressive Cmao20 (talk) 11:23, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --IamMM (talk) 13:54, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 08:27, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I'm having trouble getting excited about a not-that-sharp octopus, regardless of the difficulties of underwater photography, but this is a sharp photo with nice details. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:43, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --XRay 💬 14:51, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:47, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 10:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Radomianin (talk) 10:29, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) 5.jpg[edit]

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File:Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)

File:2018-02-02 Junior World Championships Luge Altenberg 2018 – Female by Sandro Halank–061.jpg[edit]

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33rd Junior World Championship Luge, Altenberg 2018: Adriana Adam

File:Georges Rochegrosse - Poster for the prèmiere of Claude Debussy and Maurice Maeterlinck's Pelléas et Mélisande.jpg[edit]

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Georges Rochegrosse's poster for the prèmiere of Claude Debussy and Maurice Maeterlinck's Pelléas et Mélisande
Yeah, I meant the image size, and fantastic quality at that size! Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:31, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Would love to see the original painting, but I can't find any evidence it still exists. Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's a shame. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:14, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Unteroberndorf ABS Nürnberg-Ebensfeld Betonarbeiter-20160622-RM-085134.jpg[edit]

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Concrete workers on the ABS Nuremberg-Ebensfeld

File:Kampen, stadsbrug. 10-01-2022. (actm.) 02.jpg[edit]

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Bridges#Netherlands
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Stadsbrug (Kampen) is a lifting bridge over the IJssel. (Lifting section).
    All by -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 16:45, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 16:45, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Normal image with nothing special --Wilfredor (talk) 19:28, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Nice structure and composition. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:32, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Per Ikan --Kritzolina (talk) 20:27, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Lupe (talk) 21:05, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Something different whose charm is revealed in detail. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:32, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Ermell (talk) 23:37, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support The golden wheels and the warm sunlight make the bridge look like a sculpture. --Aristeas (talk) 08:43, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose Nice enough lighting and structure in preview, but comparably poor quality for current standards IMHO (noisy all over, much sharpening applied, bright parts look overexposed) at less than 10 MP. --Kreuzschnabel 09:38, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 15:38, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Wilfredor --Uoaei1 (talk) 19:18, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Reluctant weak oppose Interesting idea, but per Kreuz the technical problems are too much for an FP ... there's an awful lot of noise at the lower left.Symbol support vote.svg Support Better now. Daniel Case (talk) 03:51, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 12:12, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral Very good composition. But resolution and the resulting level of detail are borderline. Perhaps this was cropped a bit to much. --August Geyler (talk) 13:31, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Composition is everything here. I am not really seeing the technical problems to be honest, though. Cmao20 (talk) 11:20, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Cmao20 --IamMM (talk) 05:46, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --XRay 💬 14:52, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Grey-crowned Babblers 1605.jpg, featured[edit]

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Confirmed results:
Result: 24 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Black Spur, Yarra Ranges NP, Vic, Australia - Diliff.jpg, featured[edit]

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Confirmed results:
Result: 23 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:17, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural/Australia#Victoria

File:Tractor Vale Pereiro january 2022-2.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Daniel. No matter what the outcome will be (you know I like to provoke), it's good to know that someone else detected poetry in this scene! -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:05, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others --Uoaei1 (talk) 19:17, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. --Yann (talk) 21:06, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, I've looked at this a bunch of times, and it's not really working for me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:10, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Vale Pereiro Janeiro 2022-1.jpg[edit]

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Portugal
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Composition in brown and blue with a house, near the end of the day. Traditional house in Alentejo, Portugal. All by Alvesgaspar (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, I think I see what you were going for here but I don't find it anything like as rewarding to look at as your other nomination. I think my problem is that the leading lines don't really...lead anywhere. For me a portrait format might not have been the right way to go here. Cmao20 (talk) 13:35, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Mmmh, I think a carefully composed square crop might work as well. --El Grafo (talk) 10:02, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose same Lupe (talk) 13:51, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per others. Daniel Case (talk) 07:13, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support This one does work for me. The leading lines lead to the right of the house. Really harmonious composition, IMO. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:12, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support I am still going forth and back about this one. One the one hand I love the simplicity and the contrast between the structure of the sky and the structure of the field; on the other hand I always stumble over the crop. (IMHO El Grafo’s idea of a square crop could be an ideal solution.) --Aristeas (talk) 09:18, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:2021-01-15 Eberspächer Luge World Cup Oberhof 1DX 4893 by Stepro.jpg[edit]

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Jan Eichhorn
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Men
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Jan Eichhorn (luge trainer) pictured through ring light in heavy snowfall; created, uploaded and nominated by Stepro
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Stepro (talk) 14:22, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support To me it's really an unusual composition, but interesting and eye-catching. The blurred ring gives the whole image more depth and focus. Additionally, the scene reminds me of the genre "Behind The Scenes Photography". The technical quality is also very good. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:51, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment There are dust spots on top. What exactly is this ring and what is its purpose other than to create some unusual setting? --A.Savin 22:47, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for pointing to this. I removed the two dust spots. This is a normal ring light (ultimately a lamp). It was used here to illuminate the trainer's face for a video recording. The video camera was to my right, he's looking right there. I just use this setting for an unusual shot. --Stepro (talk) 23:34, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Publicity of DHL is too much distracting to me --Wilfredor (talk) 19:34, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • My goal is to represent reality as well as possible. In reality, athletes and officials wear advertising on their clothing. --Stepro (talk) 23:22, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I think it would be better off cropped to be more of a square with the ringlight more centered. Daniel Case (talk) 22:17, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks, but I see no advantage in cropping it. The telling background would get lost. --Stepro (talk) 23:22, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Not a striking composition to me. Cropping of part of the ring and the positioning in the circle detract, IMO. --Tagooty (talk) 02:14, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The asymmetry of the bottom crop of the ring light bugs me, too. Good photo but I'm not feeling it as an FP. I would have preferred a square photo with even crops of the ring light. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:13, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I just do not understand the composition --Uoaei1 (talk) 19:20, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Hyla japonica sep01.jpg[edit]

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Japanese tree frog
  • now Symbol support vote.svg Support Many thanks to Aristeas. I really like this pic, and don't think it is to soft. --Stepro (talk) 15:24, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Will support if the above issues are fixed. Also I think the foreground could do with being cropped. Cmao20 (talk) 11:22, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I will try to fix these spots (just letting you know to avoid that two people do the same work …) --Aristeas (talk) 12:12, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose It will still be too soft, so may not be worth your time, Aristeas. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:39, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • ✓ Done I hope I have got them all. – I tend to agree, Charles. But since removing stains is easy and several people like the picture, I thought I’d do them the favour. --Aristeas (talk) 15:05, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support When low the ISO is not posible, I preffer sensor noise because is information usefull than a artificial AI filter that allways destroy information --Wilfredor (talk) 19:35, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support for the edited version. -- Radomianin (talk) 20:58, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support ... I don't see any spots in the image now. Daniel Case (talk) 22:08, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --IamMM (talk) 23:21, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Too soft. --Tagooty (talk) 03:15, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 08:41, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment I'm still undecided, but it would be nice if the flowers were identified. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:48, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Surely better to ask. Why is the frog on the flower? Answer: because someone put it there. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:13, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Since I didn't take the picture I don't know which flower it is or whether the frog was put on it for the picture. However Japanese tree frogs are often found on vegetation (engl. Wikipedia: "These tree frogs are commonly found in rice paddies, and rest during the day on rice leaves and other broad-leaved vegetation."), so it wouldn't be impossible to find it coincidentally or at least I would say it's not unnatural behavior. Also look at the species category with lots of frogs on vegetation. Lupe (talk) 16:40, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think a frog cares for the difference. Lupe (talk) 15:14, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wrong. A frog would be unlikely to choose to reveal itself on a bright red background. Moving the frog is fine, but putting it on a red flower is just silly. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:55, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Well, what is "unlikely"?. It's already unlikely since most vegetation is green. Frogs certainly react more to movement than color. So I belive they would jump on red surfaces, see also other examples frog on red apple, frog on red flower #1 #2, #3 Lupe (talk) 21:39, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Irrespective of this discussion, I find the foreground too distracting. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:14, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Water wheel - Zell am Harmersbach 01.jpg[edit]

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Water wheel in the center of a roundabout, Zell am Harmersbach, Germany

File:Ericushöft (Hamburg-HafenCity).08.12471.ajb.jpg[edit]

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Ericushöft (Hamburg-HafenCity)
Dust spots removed --Ajepbah (talk) 17:10, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 18:09, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol abstain vote.svg Abstain Good quality photo but I honestly don't like the motif or see it as interesting so I think it's best if I don't vote. Cmao20 (talk) 11:16, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Per Michielverbeek. Also subject of image is not anything special for FP nomination, IHMO. -- Karelj (talk) 15:11, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Subject of image is the historic quay wall 'Ericushöft' in the center (cultural heritage monument #12471). Not very spectacular, but IMHO quite remarkable in particular in contrast to the modern buildings on top ;-) --Ajepbah (talk) 17:29, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Gespietste kastanje 13-01-2022. (d.j.b).jpg[edit]

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Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Tue 25 Jan → Sun 30 Jan
Wed 26 Jan → Mon 31 Jan
Thu 27 Jan → Tue 01 Feb
Fri 28 Jan → Wed 02 Feb
Sat 29 Jan → Thu 03 Feb
Sun 30 Jan → Fri 04 Feb

Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)[edit]

Fri 21 Jan → Sun 30 Jan
Sat 22 Jan → Mon 31 Jan
Sun 23 Jan → Tue 01 Feb
Mon 24 Jan → Wed 02 Feb
Tue 25 Jan → Thu 03 Feb
Wed 26 Jan → Fri 04 Feb
Thu 27 Jan → Sat 05 Feb
Fri 28 Jan → Sun 06 Feb
Sat 29 Jan → Mon 07 Feb
Sun 30 Jan → Tue 08 Feb

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.

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
     (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. If it is featured:
    • Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate 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 an 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.
    • 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.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2022), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/January 2022.
  4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
    1. Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
      1. 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).
      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night shots, Featured pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, Featured pictures of Paris).
      3. Remove the "Commons quality assessment" claim (d:Property: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 in the gallery is not removed.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the above section. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    In the 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/January 2022), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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