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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 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. 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[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}}

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[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}} ( 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 (~~~~).

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}}  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.

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  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.

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:Lord Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany by Morrall-Hoole Studios.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Dec 2023 at 02:14:27 (UTC)
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Lord Dunsany

File:RhB Alvra Filisur - Alvaneu.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Dec 2023 at 19:31:08 (UTC)
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RhB "Alvra" set as IR St. Moritz - Chur on the Albula line with fresh snow

File:Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha - João Paulo Marques DAndretta 1.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Dec 2023 at 13:30:59 (UTC)
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  • ArionStar: I'm surprised about this nom. If the highlight in your eyes here is the grouper, then it is too small, detail is rather low (if that's what you are looking for, a good candidate of the same genus could be this one :) ), if the highlight in your eyes is the whole thing (grouper + environment), then it's also tricky because the red sponges are not really sharp and the whole composition is not appealing. Poco a poco (talk) 15:41, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I like the composition; it's a classic example of marine/underwater camouflage. ★ 15:53, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:023 Wild Bearded Vulture Switzerland Pfyn-Finges Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Dec 2023 at 13:17:46 (UTC)
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Wild bearded vulture and Gemmi at Pfyn-Finges SHORT

File:043 Elephant family at Queen Elizabeth National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Dec 2023 at 09:59:11 (UTC)
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Elephant family at Queen Elizabeth National Park SHORT DESCR

File:Wls 2023 Gocce di rugiada formatasi su vetro nella notte, per condensazione, illuminate dal sole.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Dec 2023 at 09:26:34 (UTC)
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Drops of dew formed on glass in the night, due to condensation, illuminated by the sun

A photo of the same type has already been recognized as featured, but I propose this one that I took later because it seems even more visually beautiful to me.

File:Hôtel Le Concorde Québec.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Dec 2023 at 05:51:54 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Parc publique du Bois-de-Coulonge, Quebec ville, Canada.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Dec 2023 at 05:50:48 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Long hanging vines of a strangler fig seen from below in Luang Prabang Laos.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Dec 2023 at 00:36:16 (UTC)
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Long hanging vines of a strangler fig seen from below in Luang Prabang Laos

File:African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 21 Dec 2023 at 21:56:41 (UTC)
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African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster) in Namibia
  • New version with exposure adjusted. Sorry; impossible for me to identify such a small part of a dead tree with no give-away leaves! Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:36, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Laitche (talk) 09:34, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Thanks for the edit, Charles. Contrast and lighting in the image are now much more harmonious. -- Radomianin (talk) 13:12, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support As usual. ★ 15:55, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Can you set the color space sRGB? --Laitche (talk) 16:09, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I have done, Laitche, switching my default RGB (in Photoshop CS6) to sRGB. Having looked up how to do it. I also found this online: "sRGB is the standard best suited to simpler needs, and Adobe RGB is ideal for advanced photography and printed works.' I've never been asked to do this before and have no idea of the implications. Many of my images are printed and I assumed RGB was ideal and printers convert to CMYK. I would like advice from others... Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:36, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Good point, Charles. sRGB provides the best color reproduction for display/publication in digital media. Adobe RGB, on the other hand, looks different in many browsers (desaturation, hue jumps). But Adobe RGB is the closest to the CMYK profile for professional printing in the publishing industry, because it improves the displayable color range, especially in the greens, blues, and cyans. Therefore, it is generally considered that Adobe RGB is more suitable for conversion to CMYK. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 22:48, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • very underexposed +  Neutral colours bleeding on the sky. Very noticeable on the thumbnail - Benh (talk) 19:24, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • sorry cache issue and didn't read other votes. - Benh (talk) 19:27, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Fall Foliage in Kaesong, North Korea (15469712728).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 21 Dec 2023 at 18:21:48 (UTC)
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  •  Oppose Their government likes to spend money on useless but seemingly impressive things. But there's nothing impressive about this photo. It's not very sharp and doesn't have an interesting composition. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:58, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment Just also noting that nominating images uploaded by WMF banned users is not exactly best practice --Kritzolina (talk) 07:46, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Useless file description, unimportant motif. --Palauenc05 (talk) 13:10, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  I withdraw my nomination ★ 13:29, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Mesamphiagrion laterale males and juvenile male Cuninamarca.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 21 Dec 2023 at 14:33:56 (UTC)
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Mesamphiagrion laterale males and one juvenile male (on the left) in Colombia
  • I have no idea why, but there were many Mesamphiagrion laterale damselflies about that morning. They are not common.Having taken my typical portraits (see Coenagrionidae), I took lots of group photos. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:42, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 19:49, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment This one is also color space uncalibrated, when color space switch to sRGB I would support. --Laitche (talk) 23:12, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Жук стрибун.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 21 Dec 2023 at 13:25:57 (UTC)
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Cicindela soluta beetle in Ukraine

File:Cavolinia tridentata 01.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 21 Dec 2023 at 10:43:28 (UTC)
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Three Tooth Cavoline; Length 1.3 cm; Worldwide pelagic

File:Luzern asv2022-10 Gotthardgebäude img03.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 20 Dec 2023 at 23:23:01 (UTC)
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former Gotthard Railway headquarters building
I thought this too but maybe it's that the wood is very well crafted? --Wilfredor (talk) 23:20, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Look like stacked image, not handsfree. I dislike composition, tight crop bellow and choped desk on left. You could move camera a bit down, and a bit to the right side. Or 12, 13 mm. Colors-reflexions are not so attractive. --Mile (talk) 09:23, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Wooden pig merry-go-round in Brastad 3.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 20 Dec 2023 at 13:34:07 (UTC)
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Wooden pig merry-go-round at a playground in Brastad
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects#Toys
  •  Info I have been photographing playgrounds for a while, and this crazy-looking pig has haunted me ever since. I hope the kids aren't too traumatized by it. This farm-themed playground was built in 2018, based on ideas and designs made by the fifth-graders of the local Stångenäs school; many of them live on farms in the area. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 13:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Cart (talk) 13:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support horror-film material. Tomer T (talk) 14:10, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ..."there is a distinct lack of deranged wooden pigs on FPC..." and this nomination is a good way to mitigate the fact --Kritzolina (talk) 14:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support OK perhaps not quite as horrible as this pig made of tires, but still quite good. --A.Savin 23:32, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Something out of the ordinary, definitely an eye-catcher of a different kind. Probably you'll get a little scared at first in the twilight :) -- Radomianin (talk) 10:18, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose The background is very cluttered. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:02, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per above. At least some background separation would have been nice (not that it would have changed my vote tbh) - Benh (talk) 19:29, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Gibson's Albatross 0A2A8124.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 20 Dec 2023 at 10:20:46 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Diomedeidae (Albatross)
  •  Info created & uploaded by JJ Harrison - nominated by Tomer T -- Tomer T (talk) 10:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Tomer T (talk) 10:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Weak oppose The bird is great, but the waves didn't cooperate. The unfocused swell down right ruins the composition for me. Too bad. --Cart (talk) 10:36, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support It's a nice shot in itself but the tip of the wing lying between swells makes it even more incredible in my view, and shows the bird was flying very low - Benh (talk) 17:09, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Ermell (talk) 20:51, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Harlock81 (talk) 06:07, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Laitche (talk) 08:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Very good, highly professional capture. The natural blur gives the scene a lot of depth. -- Radomianin (talk) 10:01, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ··· 🌸 Rachmat04 · ☕ 11:24, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Ivar (talk) 14:51, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support The most common background for birds in flight photography is a boring blue sky background. In my opinion the waves in this photo give a very welcome sense of depth to the subject as well as a context to the image. Also, shooting birds in flight with a background behind them is a lot more difficult than simple plain blue sky as it is generally more difficult to keep the subject in focus in this scenario. Also the camera seems very close to water level, which makes this shot even harder to do. In summary, I think it is a very good shot of a bird in flight. --Giles Laurent (talk) 16:06, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Wilfredor (talk) 00:41, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support The level of blur of the wave is a bit distracting, however I agree with Benh and Giles Laurent -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:54, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --Clément Bardot (talk) 07:39, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Острів Байда в ранішньому тумані.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 20 Dec 2023 at 10:17:00 (UTC)
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  •  Info It is a pity that the English articles do not exist yet. A section in the German article states: "Around 1553, the Ataman Dmytro Vyshnevetsky built a fortress on Mala Chortyzja (Baida) as an outpost in the fight against the Crimean Tatars, but it was destroyed by the Tatars under their Khan Devlet Giray only a few years after its completion." -- Radomianin (talk) 09:12, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:The Cheat LCCN2010649713-restored.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 19 Dec 2023 at 22:26:13 (UTC)
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Poster for the American drama film The Cheat (1923).

File:Sepia común (Sepia officinalis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2021-09-07, DD 04.jpg[edit]

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Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals#Class_:_Cephalopoda
  •  Info Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. The common cuttlefish is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. They are a migratory species that spend the summer and spring inshore for spawning and then move to depths of 100 to 200m during autumn and winter. They only have a lifespan of 1–2 years and have many predators including sharks, dolphins, seals, fish, and cephalopods which includes other cuttlefish. During the day, most cuttlefish can be found buried below the substrate and fairly inactive. At night however, they are actively searching for prey and can ambush them from under the substrate. Cuttlefish are carnivorous and eat a variety of organisms including crustaceans (crabs and shrimp), small fish, molluscs (clams and snails), and sometimes other cuttlefish. Poco a poco (talk) 22:22, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 22:22, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support The denoising of the background could have gone a bit closer to the cuttlefish, but it's still a great shot. --Cart (talk) 22:29, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 23:28, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Maybe common, but still pretty, and big enough to show a good deal of detail. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:38, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Coloring and DoF gives it the impression of a painting at first glance - beautiful beyond the "usual" good animal pictures' beauty --Kritzolina (talk) 07:41, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Very fascinating species. At first sight, I actually felt a bit reminded of the Mutated Guild Navigator from the 1984 movie version of Dune. -- Radomianin (talk) 09:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • My thoughts exactly, Radomianin! I just didn't know if anyone here would know that old classic film. :-D --Cart (talk) 10:38, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Well, that makes two of us, but I think there are other regulars out there who know this classic :) -- Radomianin (talk) 11:22, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • +1. I would not be surprised if David Lynch used a cephalopod as a model for his film. Yann (talk) 19:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Camera zoom burst on a Microsoft computer keyboard in Tuntorp 8.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 19 Dec 2023 at 18:12:18 (UTC)
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Camera zoom burst on a Microsoft computer keyboard

intressant

  • I got to hand it to you, that was the most creative vote comment I've seen in a long time. :-D --Cart (talk) 21:57, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:RF 3006 Lorde@Arena Krists Luhaers-5 (35769377251).jpg[edit]

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File:Gray-breasted Partridge 0A2A3088.jpg[edit]

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Gray-breasted Partridge
  •  Support Yes, if it were an ordinary chicken or something, but the head is pretty sharp, the feather patterns are pretty clear, we see detail on the feet, and it's a nice composition. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:46, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Praying bhikkhus inside Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham in Luang Prabang Laos.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 18 Dec 2023 at 22:47:21 (UTC)
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Praying bhikkhus inside Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham in Luang Prabang Laos

File:SAAB Linköping - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0002144 (restored).jpg[edit]

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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1950-1959
  •  Info The SAAB factory in Linköping (Sweden) with some of the first Saab 35 Draken under production in 1957. The Saab 35 Draken was the first Western European-built combat aircraft with true supersonic capability to enter service and the first fully supersonic aircraft to be deployed in Western Europe. It was also one of the first Western-European-built aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight, reaching it on 14 January 1960. During the Cold War large amounts of money were spent on the Swedish Air Force and domestic aircraft production. In 1957 Sweden had the world's fourth most powerful air force, with about 1,000 modern planes in front-line service.
  • Created by K.W. Gullers - uploaded by Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) (in cooperation with Nordiska Museet) - restored and nominated by -- ArildV (talk) 17:23, 9 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support -- ArildV (talk) 17:23, 9 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Neutral IMO the photo was taken under unfavorable lighting conditions. The object at the bottom is also disturbing. --XRay 💬 19:29, 9 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose An interesting image, no doubt, but the composition is poor (disturbing object at the bottom, tip of the rod on the nose of the plane cut off, lots of irrelevant ceiling included) and the lighting/white balance is less than ideal. Maybe a Valued Image candidate? BigDom (talk) 20:56, 9 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per others, and it's also not very sharp, with noise, but please do nominate at VIC. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:52, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Many issues in the photo could be fixed with today's programs, but I think you should only go so far with restorations. I like the original photo to be preserved as much as possible for a historic FP. Making too wild edits and you end up with an image that is more "based on a photo by" than a restoration. (Like when filmmakers make movies "based on a novel by Xxx..." and re-warp old classic stories to fit the modern narrative.) Also the cut nose rod is really bugging me. --Cart (talk) 09:41, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose per other opposers. -- Ivar (talk) 20:17, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Sunset in Pythagoreio.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2023 at 23:02:03 (UTC)
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Panoramic view of Aegean Sea during sunset in Pythagoreio, Samos.

File:Marina Izola.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2023 at 20:55:38 (UTC)
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Marina Izola, Slovenia
  • BigDom good point, i will see what i can do. --Mile (talk) 20:02, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Please don't do anythng about it - the non-symmetry in certain aspects is one of the really good things about this image. Kritzolina (talk) 07:44, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • BigDom, Kritzolina i added 150 px on each side, to get some breath, but would not go more, since i would loose diagonal strike. --Mile (talk) 17:04, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Fernsicht vom Herzogenhorn.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2023 at 16:35:31 (UTC)
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Far view from the Herzogenhornto the Alps

File:Anne-Marie-4250.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2023 at 13:18:26 (UTC)
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  • Why did you withdraw? It has 3 supports and one oppose, and there is no indication that it won't succeed. Yann (talk) 17:37, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Her facial expression is dull. ★ 18:48, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Would you mind if I take over this nomination? Yann (talk) 19:17, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Of course not! Just do it! ★ 19:19, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • OK, thanks. I removed your withdrawal. Let's see what others think. Yann (talk) 19:36, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Замок Золочів12.jpg[edit]

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Birds-eye view of the Zolochiv Castle (1634), Zolochiv, Lviv Oblast

File:Сончеви зраци над Тиквеш.jpg[edit]

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Crepuscular rays over the region of Tikveš

Alternative[edit]

File:OCSD Duke 6 Bell UH 1H N186SD by Don Ramey Logan.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 15 Dec 2023 at 07:25:38 (UTC)
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OCSD Duke 6 Bell UH 1H N186SD on the tarmac at John Wayne Airport
Thanks for the comments, these seem to be Photoshop issues as I do not see these issues in the original. I will reload. --Don (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I have reloaded a lightly corrected original over the original. Posterization is gone and halos are also gone. Thanks for the comments.--Don (talk) 07:25, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Not all halos removed. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:49, 9 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Hot-air balloon in Tambov - 05.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2023 at 17:09:18 (UTC)
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Hot air ballons fly over the river.
  • Thanks. Very subtle difference to my eyes. I like this photo very much, but I'm not convinced that it's one of the greatest on the site. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:14, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Which I guess means I should vote in weak opposition to a feature. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:54, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class, IAA, Múnich, Alemania, 2023-09-10, DD 07.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2023 at 10:07:32 (UTC)
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Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class, IAA, Munich, Germany
  • Bold statements, you talk about low res of a 25 MPx picture (which I cropped to square format) and you have a current FP of 4,4 MPx. Regarding POV and exposure I've to say that I have different versions with different POV and exposure but sorry, I like this one most. --Poco a poco (talk) 15:17, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Why do you say low res Mile? That would rule out any image from my camera. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:26, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Comment @Poco: good photographer should also position good, to cover with most area. My shot bellow is those "minimal" 4.4 Mpx (made od 5 MPx cam) but i covered 88%, while you put down 50%. You said have to cut to sqaure, good, but you take horizontal crop by 14%, i did 10%. I made 0.2 s shot on 2003 camera, without I.S. People today will have problem with that time on I.S. cameras, with same focal. Despite that (resolution) i think your hands were not so calm and i think pic could be much better. And crop is still problem, you should take more bottom and no croping above would be nesessary. Also yellow reflextion on mirror is killing colors around, we have "cold" colors of subject and back with warm yellow reflex. --Mile (talk) 16:44, 5 December 2023 (UTC) p.S. Also, why didnt put biger zoom, no crop would be needed at all.Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose interesting setting, but could have been better caught as pointed out above. Underexposed as well. - Benh (talk) 13:41, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Very nice play with the light patterns.--Ermell (talk) 17:00, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

* Neutral That car has a face that only a mother could love, but I like your choice of composition. The denoising was pretty aggressive though, and wiped out a lot of detail. If I'm reading the EXIF well, you used Lightroom's standard noise reduction and not the new AI one. If that's the case, why not give it a go? --Julesvernex2 (talk) 19:49, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Ok, let me try that and Topaz, let's see which one performs better. Poco a poco (talk) 20:52, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Julesvernex2: I uploaded the Topaz version, btw and for the record, definitely not my favourite car, not even brand, but still I nice shot, I believe. Poco a poco (talk) 21:32, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thanks Diego. I hoped for a bigger improvement but, looking at the shutter speed, mirror slap may have robbed you of a shaper image to begin with. I don't find cars to be a particularly interesting subject but I share Ikan Kekek's point below that this can be viewed as an abstract play of light and shadow, and your bold choice of composition reinforces that:  Support --Julesvernex2 (talk) 08:39, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support Nice photo to me, almost abstract-feeling, the way the lights echo the background and the reflections blur the line between the car and background. Sure, a little more room below the car could have been nice, but this composition is completely valid to me, and I'd encourage you all to view this composition abstractly and not on the basis of what would most clearly represent and contrast the car from its surroundings. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:47, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose Unbalanced composition, sorry. This image needs more space at the bottom, in my view. A car is supposed to have wheels, even though not visible in this case, the current crop gives the impression that the picture is cut too tight. And the over-generous space granted to the top increases this feeling of imbalance -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:03, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support I like the image as a creative work in itself, the car is just one part of the whole. The booth designer did a great job here, which I think the photographer captured beautifully. -- Radomianin (talk) 10:00, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support per Randomianin. --SHB2000 (talk) 12:06, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support The crop is an esthetic choice, it works here. --Selbymay (talk) 07:24, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support ★ 08:02, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 15:54, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  •  Oppose The idea is very cool. Unfortunately, it's noisy. - ABAL1412🇻🇳🇸🇺🇷🇺 (talk ☭) 18:00, 7 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Image:Sunken lane Pleinfeld Germany.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2023 at 09:11:29 (UTC)
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versunkene Gasse in Pleinfeld, Deutschland im Winter


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Sat 09 Dec → Thu 14 Dec
Sun 10 Dec → Fri 15 Dec
Mon 11 Dec → Sat 16 Dec
Tue 12 Dec → Sun 17 Dec
Wed 13 Dec → Mon 18 Dec
Thu 14 Dec → Tue 19 Dec

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

Tue 05 Dec → Thu 14 Dec
Wed 06 Dec → Fri 15 Dec
Thu 07 Dec → Sat 16 Dec
Fri 08 Dec → Sun 17 Dec
Sat 09 Dec → Mon 18 Dec
Sun 10 Dec → Tue 19 Dec
Mon 11 Dec → Wed 20 Dec
Tue 12 Dec → Thu 21 Dec
Wed 13 Dec → Fri 22 Dec
Thu 14 Dec → Sat 23 Dec

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=~~~~}}
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  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
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    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
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    • 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/December 2023), 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. ~~~~
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  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
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    === [[: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/December 2023.
  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).
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  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
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    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
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    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/December 2023), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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