Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2025
File:Catedral de San Luis de los Inválidos, París, Francia, 2022-10-30, DD 107-109 HDR.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors/Religious buildings#Paris
Info Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, Paris, France. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:27, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:27, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Big wow and great image quality Cmao20 (talk) 21:48, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
- Poco a poco, one note I have when reviewing this picture in some more detail. If I look at the 2023 version in the file history, the text on the walls seems considerably sharper and more legible to me. To the extent that I'd honestly say the 2023 version is superior to this one. Are there any tweaks you could possibly make to improve this? I can't help feeling that whatever you've done to denoise the region around the altar has also made this worse. Cmao20 (talk) 12:39, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, I made some changes, what do you think now? Cmao20 Poco a poco (talk) 13:13, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
- Considerably better for me. Thank you for always being responsive to criticism. Cmao20 (talk) 13:21, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
- I wouldn't have reached 1125+ FPs otherwise :) Poco a poco (talk) 16:38, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support … and also good light. – Aristeas (talk) 05:50, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment Very good, but too reddish in my opinion --Llez (talk) 06:54, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, agree,
fixed Poco a poco (talk) 07:09, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support OK now --Llez (talk) 15:33, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, agree,
Support As Per Cmao20 -Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 10:09, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rolf Kranz (talk) 18:33, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:56, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 20:12, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Cmao20 and Aristeas. Thanks for the retouching, Poco. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:48, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:43, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:19, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 15:57, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support ZarlokX (talk) 20:14, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support ERcheck (talk) 01:12, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Jeong seolah (talk) 14:52, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
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Support Khji0620 (talk) 06:17, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Invalid vote. User only has 35 edits so far. --Cart (talk) 10:50, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
File:Erizo de flor (Toxopneustes pileolus), Zanzíbar, Tanzania, 2024-06-01, DD 134.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals#Class : Echinoidea
Info Flower urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus), Zanzibar, Tanzania. This widespread and common species of sea urchin lives in the Indo-West Pacific. It is considered highly dangerous, as it is capable of delivering extremely painful and medically significant stings when touched. It inhabits coral reefs, seagrass beds, and rocky or sandy environments at depths of up to 90 m (295 ft). It feeds on algae, bryozoans, and organic detritus. Note: we have no FPs of the genus Toxopneustes. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 14:25, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 14:25, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Amazing details Cmao20 (talk) 14:55, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support – Aristeas (talk) 17:41, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Jakubhal 18:57, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Delicate. --Cart (talk) 19:13, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:49, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 23:15, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 05:03, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 06:51, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:08, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 10:10, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Schnobby (talk) 13:28, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 16:13, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Christian Ferrer (talk) 06:23, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Rail vehicles#United Kingdom
Info For those of you who found the landscape in this nomination a bit boring, I wonder if this is more to your taste. created by Kabelleger – uploaded by Kabelleger – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 15:11, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 15:11, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support - Wow! Awesomecat713 (talk) 17:28, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Impressive scenery, good light and colours. – Aristeas (talk) 17:43, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 17:59, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Jakubhal 18:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 19:12, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Christian Ferrer (talk) 19:34, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:48, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 20:30, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 23:16, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 05:03, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 06:51, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:06, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support —Bruce1eetalk 07:08, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support —Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 10:10, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 21:45, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --A.Savin 08:19, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support JukoFF (talk) 16:27, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Water transport#Ships
Info The MS Fram is a purpose-built expedition ship with an experienced Norwegian crew, exactly the type of ship you want to be on in a difficult environment. c/u/n by GRDN711 -- GRDN711 (talk) 00:06, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- GRDN711 (talk) 00:06, 1 May 2025 (UTC)---------------
Oppose I'm not impressed with the depth of field, grain, optical problems, and resolution. JayCubby (talk) 01:50, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination - the nom was pulled from the FPC list by the nominator. I'm just closing it this way to keep it away from FPCBot. --Cart (talk) 10:57, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/People/Portrait#Men
Info created by Frank Schulenburg – uploaded by Frank Schulenburg – nominated by Frank Schulenburg --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:53, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:53, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
The technical quality is truly impressive - especially the sharpness and overall execution. -- Radomianin (talk) 06:34, 22 April 2025 (UTC)Support
- Note: In light of the alternative, which I personally find superior in terms of expression and composition, I am withdrawing my vote for version 1. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 12:44, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Request At the same time, I find version 104A8815 from the same series even more compelling in terms of composition and expression. Though the eye is not quite as crisply defined, the overall presence feels stronger to me. Would you consider it as an alternative for the nomination? Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 06:34, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Seewolf (talk) 09:18, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:16, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I prefer this one. --imehling (talk) 19:04, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I prefer this one as well, crossed arms make subjects seem closed off to me. __UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:30, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Moheen (keep talking) 19:52, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Thi (talk) 20:49, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support – Aristeas (talk) 06:32, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Ermell (talk) 19:05, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Not so striking pose. Would change compo in this, more up, or crop bottom. 2nd ver better. --Mile (talk) 07:47, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Alternative
[edit]Info (c/u/n) --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:25, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:25, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Thank you very much for the alternate version, Frank - while the first image of the nomination now enjoys strong support (deservedly so), I'm happy to support this one as well. Both are excellent! -- Radomianin (talk) 20:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Thi (talk) 12:23, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support as well. – Aristeas (talk) 06:32, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Ermell (talk) 19:05, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 13:59, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Poco a poco (talk) 14:51, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 06:43, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Better than ver above. But EXIF could be better, aperture. --Mile (talk) 07:44, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support per Mile] JukoFF (talk) 16:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
File:Велушки манастир 11.jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious buildings#North Macedonia
Info Following the comments in the previous nomination, the picture was brightened by 1 EV. Created by Деан Лазаревски – uploaded by Kiril Simeonovski – nominated by Kiril Simeonovski -- Kiril Simeonovski -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:20, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:20, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I wish the corner sharpness was better but still FP for me Cmao20 (talk) 12:25, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 05:03, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sharpness is indeed fine to me for a drone shot but I don't see anything featurable in that ensemble of buildings. The monastery doesn't seem to be of high historical value, either. Poco a poco (talk) 14:48, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Poco a poco: I don’t know what you mean by ‘doesn’t seem to he of high historical value’, but this monastery is a national cultural heritage site.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 16:49, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- I meant how old it was (middle age?). What I see is rather modern / renovated / in renovation buildings (apart from the one on the left) and even scaffoldings Poco a poco (talk) 05:55, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- The monastery was built in 1839. The church and the konak behind it are evidently old with some reconstruction works over time that haven't harmed their authenticity (modern churches and konaks aren't built that way). Only the buildings on the far left and far right are new, but they're important details indicating that the monastery is expanding.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:58, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
File:A Little Girl Praying to the Lord Shiva Lingam – Mahashivaratri 2025 - 070A2856.jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/People#Traditions
Info created by Bijay Chaurasia – uploaded by Bijay Chaurasia – nominated by Bijay Chaurasia -- Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 07:24, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 07:24, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 07:45, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 09:41, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice capture --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 09:49, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Cute, but the flowers are out-of-focus, unfortunately. The head is not very sharp either. Is she "praying", really? She seems rather distracted by something else, her gaze drawn into the distance -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:15, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose It's an endearing photo, but the quality is overall borderline and I'm not really wow-ed by the overall light and composition. I have no problem with the file name, since you can be into prayer and be momentarily distracted. --Cart (talk) 10:47, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose per above. Also, the shadow on the right in the background indicates someone is standing there, which is a bit distracting. --Moheen (keep talking) 10:52, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Subject-background, compo, light. --Mile (talk) 07:41, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
File:হলদেগাল টিটি - Yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus), Bangladesh.jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes#Family : Charadriidae (Plovers)
Info created & uploaded by Lisunkhanbd – nominated by RockyMasum -- Rocky Masum (talk) 10:51, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Rocky Masum (talk) 10:51, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 20:43, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 07:57, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Neutral I'm sorry but the oversharpening makes me hesitant even though this is a great composition Cmao20 (talk) 12:26, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Oversharpened. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:46, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
File:Tour Milad, nuit, Téhéran (2).jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Towers#Iran
Info The Milad Tower by night and the Hakim Expressway, Tehran, Iran. – created, uploaded and nominated by ZarlokX -- ZarlokX (talk) 20:04, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ZarlokX (talk) 20:04, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose A pretty sight, but it needs a lot of cleanup:
chromatic aberration, perspective correction, sharpness, too many and too big starbursts (sadly no Exif so not possible to tell about the camera settings) to get to FP standard, and like we've seen on the previous nomination there is the problem with the freedom of panorama for the tower. I would recommend that you nominated your photos at COM:QIC first, to get a sense of what quality is required for top Commons photos. --Cart (talk) 20:18, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- I am going to move to "quality images" category for my future submissions. Thank you for your feedback. ZarlokX (talk) 20:22, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
File:Soca river in Kobarid (27).jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Slovenia
Info all by Tournasol7 -- Tournasol7 (talk) 20:33, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Abstain As author. Tournasol7 (talk) 20:33, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful view, despite the wires Cmao20 (talk) 12:27, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support One could wish for stronger autumn colours, but the beautiful shades of blue and green in the river and the nice staggered arrangement of trees and mountains make up for that. – Aristeas (talk) 17:30, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support a bit blurry, but very nice view. --Rbrechko (talk) 18:07, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose a good quality image, but not enough special. Christian Ferrer (talk) 19:37, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:40, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Fagales#Family : Fagaceae
Info Leaf bud in development of a scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) The beautiful colors of the budding leaves are already somewhat visible. Focus stack of 15 photos.
All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 04:38, 24 April 2025 (UTC)Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 04:38, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
- I've fixed the gallery. This was one of the new galleries that I mentioned before on the talk page, so this is what the link looks like from now. --Cart (talk) 10:38, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for posting the new gallery. I think I got the hang of the new system.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:04, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 10:39, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I really like the composition this time Cmao20 (talk) 12:44, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Christian Ferrer (talk) 19:38, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 06:47, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 10:13, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Vivid colors and sharp detail. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:38, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:41, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 02:01, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
File:Firing Squad in Iran.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1970-1979
Info created by Jahangir Razmi, restored, uploaded, and nominated by Yann
Info A revolutionary firing squad at the Sanandaj airport in Iran, 27 August 1979. In a 30-minute trial, 11 prisoners from the Kurdish rebellion were charged with crimes of firearm trafficking, murder, and inciting riots, and were sentenced to death. The men were blindfolded and led outside to the airfield, where they were lined up several meters from their executioners. Razmi was unhindered by security forces, allowing him to stand behind the rightmost executioner and photograph the killings. This image got the 1980 Pulitzer Prize. There was a successful previous FP nomination in 2011 for a very small version.
Support Quality is not the best, but educational and historical values compensate for that. -- Yann (talk) 07:41, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment For the sake of clarity, it might be best to link to the previous nomination and also mention that the small version was deleted later. --Cart (talk) 10:44, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks Cart. The previous nomination is also linked above, below the title. Yann (talk) 11:17, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Hmm, I can't find it, I think you missed that one. --Cart (talk) 11:28, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- No, it is there, but only visible from the whole page. That's the case for all renominations. Yann (talk) 11:40, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thank, now I see it, but no harm in having it visible directly from the list page too (for people like me who tend to not go to the individual page for each nom). --Cart (talk) 11:48, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support As per Yann. ZarlokX (talk) 13:28, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Gruesome, but we now live in an age where the copyright of our childhood's nightmares are being released, so I guess we will have to deal with them and make history visible. --Cart (talk) 16:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:54, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 22:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Cart. -- Radomianin (talk) 06:30, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support more context in the description (in general and also about those being shot), if possible? --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 02:07, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Done. Yann (talk) 15:32, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:27, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 13:05, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Hard to look at, but powerful document taken by a talented photographer -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Fagales#Family : Betulaceae
Info The "veins" of the forest. The exposed roots of two birches next to a hiking trail in Brastad, Sweden. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 11:03, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cart (talk) 11:03, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 22:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 13:30, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support We often miss the fascination of roots (until we stumble over them and grumble). This is an excellent example for the complex intertwining of roots and photographed with good light and colours. – Aristeas (talk) 14:45, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 16:12, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Like Aristeas, it reminds me to appreciate and see more in the simple things we encounter. Fascinated by its animalistic vibe. ERcheck (talk) 19:20, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support per anderen. De wortels lijken opgepoetst.--Famberhorst (talk) 04:31, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Famberhorst, ja, ze staan op een plek waar kinderen vaak op de wortels zitten. --Cart (talk) 09:36, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Bedankt voor uw uitleg. Berken hebben soms prachtige bovengrondse wortels. Maar deze zijn wel heel bijzonder,--Famberhorst (talk) 15:54, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Famberhorst, ja, ze staan op een plek waar kinderen vaak op de wortels zitten. --Cart (talk) 09:36, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Aristeas. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:45, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:28, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:29, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Newly fallen snow crystals in Tuntorp 7.jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Styles and Techniques#Texture photography
Info I like this because it's in the magnification between plain snowdrift and marco of individual snow crystals, and you get a sense of the texture of snow. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 11:17, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cart (talk) 11:17, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support The beauty of nature Cmao20 (talk) 12:45, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:41, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful and elegant. One could wish for more DoF, but the contrast of sharp and unsharp adds depth to the image and I guess that with more DoF (which would be possible only with image stacking) the photo would lose much of its elegance, therefore it’s fine for me as it is. – Aristeas (talk) 17:35, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
- I've tried stacking photos like this of snow, but at this level of magnification you need so many photos for a reasonable DoF, and snow isn't very stable. The crystals move more than you'd think and so does the sun shining on them, so you need a camera with that new built-in stacking for that to reduce time needed. I have to do this manually with my camera. I've managed better with hoar frost since those crystals are fixed and I've got up to six shots before the angle of the sun moved too much (even got 16 stacks with the help of a flashlight). Still, the DoF isn't that much greater. The trick with this photo was to go for a leaning little pile of newly fallen snow at a good angle from the sun. Going only with a side view, you get an even shallower DoF. --Cart (talk) 17:59, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for your insightful remarks, Cart! As I said above I think the limited DoF is actually a feature because it adds depth and elegance to the image. The angle is indeed a very good choice. – Aristeas (talk) 19:39, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- I've tried stacking photos like this of snow, but at this level of magnification you need so many photos for a reasonable DoF, and snow isn't very stable. The crystals move more than you'd think and so does the sun shining on them, so you need a camera with that new built-in stacking for that to reduce time needed. I have to do this manually with my camera. I've managed better with hoar frost since those crystals are fixed and I've got up to six shots before the angle of the sun moved too much (even got 16 stacks with the help of a flashlight). Still, the DoF isn't that much greater. The trick with this photo was to go for a leaning little pile of newly fallen snow at a good angle from the sun. Going only with a side view, you get an even shallower DoF. --Cart (talk) 17:59, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support A compelling interplay of sharpness and blur that clearly captures the delicate nature of freshly fallen snow crystals. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:27, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:41, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- This result makes me sad. One of the few times I've seen a truly great picture fail through lack of participation. I often find the 6-0, 6-1 etc. pictures are marginal cases anyway but not this one. Cmao20 (talk) 15:21, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
- Agree. This was a courageous candidacy and I expected that the image would either be promoted with, say, 12:4, or fail with 8:5 votes or similar. But it is a pity that it has failed just because of lack of interest. That would be understandable with a nice, but rather trivial landscape or church image (like my own photos ;–)), but nobody can call this photograph boring or insignificant. – Aristeas (talk) 18:19, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
- You are very kind, both of you. :-) Don't worry, I have plenty of other snow photos, they probably only need a bit of glamor, not just scientific accuracy. I'll be back. --Cart (talk) 19:45, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
- Agree. This was a courageous candidacy and I expected that the image would either be promoted with, say, 12:4, or fail with 8:5 votes or similar. But it is a pity that it has failed just because of lack of interest. That would be understandable with a nice, but rather trivial landscape or church image (like my own photos ;–)), but nobody can call this photograph boring or insignificant. – Aristeas (talk) 18:19, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Western kingbird (71684).jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes/Tyrannidae#Genus_:_Tyrannus
Info Western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis). I debated whether to nominate this one or this other one. I like the pose of the latter, but can't resist this composition between the two similarly-colored leaves. all by — Rhododendrites talk | 20:13, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites talk | 20:13, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 22:02, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support - I agree, @Rhododendrites: . The juxtaposition of the kingbird between the bright yellow leaves is unexpected and impressive. ERcheck (talk) 22:31, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 23:00, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support the composition is great with the leaves calling the ventral feathers. --Harlock81 (talk) 10:39, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 12:43, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support per ERcheck and Harlock81. – Aristeas (talk) 14:46, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 16:14, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 22:30, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Harlock81. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:49, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:06, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 20:09, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:55, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 12:00, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)
Info created & uploaded by Mahmudul Bari – nominated by RockyMasum -- Rocky Masum (talk) 04:32, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Rocky Masum (talk) 04:32, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I'd support if it were the first we'd seen of this bird. But we already have this FP and this FP. They are both higher resolution and they are similar compositions to this nomination. Cmao20 (talk) 12:46, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Per Cmao20, I'd have probably brought this argument with the second nom, I wasn't aware of the first one Poco a poco (talk) 14:31, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support JukoFF (talk) 16:27, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Per Cmao20, and it's enough with two photos of this scene. Part of the thing with FP is the ability to select THE best photo from a series or a photoshoot of the same subject. --Cart (talk) 21:38, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications#Poland
Info Beautiful drone photo of a Polish castle and surrounding landscape at sunrise. You could argue there's a bit of noise in places but honestly I much prefer a bit of noise to too much noise reduction. created by Gswito – uploaded by Gswito – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 00:01, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 00:01, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 11:23, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Picturesque landscape and buildings, great atmosphere. – Aristeas (talk) 14:47, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 19:08, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 22:30, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support bit of a dark fringe on the top edge, but nice picture overall. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 01:28, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Pleasing composition. --Tagooty (talk) 03:09, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:34, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Christian Ferrer (talk) 06:21, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 07:41, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:07, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 20:07, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:56, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Agriculture#France
Info English oak standing in the middle of a rapeseed field with the Jura Mountains background. Versonnex (Ain), France. – created, uploaded and nominated by ZarlokX -- ZarlokX (talk) 20:19, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ZarlokX (talk) 20:19, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- -donald- (talk) 04:58, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Overcategorization. Read guidelines and fix, please. --A.Savin 11:27, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
- I did it for my new candidacy. ZarlokX (talk) 18:22, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
- @ZarlokX: This should be self-evident for all pictures, not only for FP candidates, just to say that. --A.Savin 11:22, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
- I did it for my new candidacy. ZarlokX (talk) 18:22, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment This could be very good, but crop to keep just tree and yellow. Bush should be out. At least as Alternative. --Mile (talk) 14:19, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Done, I withdraw and candidate another picture I took of the same tree. ZarlokX (talk) 18:21, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination ZarlokX (talk) 18:23, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Morocco
Info created by Mounir Neddi – uploaded by Mounir Neddi – nominated by Mounir Neddi -- Mounir Neddi (talk) 10:25, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Mounir Neddi (talk) 10:25, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, nice composition but not great image quality and some perspective distortion. I also feel this scene would benefit from a wider panorama. Cmao20 (talk) 15:48, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Healthy and nice waterlilies (not often they are) but the bright and almost washed out background, plus the technical quality doesn't make this FP for me. --Cart (talk) 19:07, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Overexposed background, low quality. --Tagooty (talk) 03:06, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Low quality, sorry. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 23:13, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture/Towers#Iran
Info created, uploaded and nominated by ZarlokX -- ZarlokX (talk) 13:39, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ZarlokX (talk) 13:39, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Neutral I actually really like the composition of this, the tower shining like a jewel in a vast emptiness accentuated by the surrounding buildings. You got a good eye. Unfortunately, the editing, detail and sharpness is not as good as the compo. There is also purple
chromatic aberration just about everywhere. --Cart (talk) 19:17, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment A beautiful photo, but I fear somebody has to mention the elephant in the room. Take a look at the comment at the top of Category:Milad Tower. If that comment isn’t a mistake (I would be happy to learn that it is one), it does not make much sense to discuss and eventually promote this photo because, ehem, somebody will delete it sooner or later … as the tower is certainly the main subject of this image. – Aristeas (talk) 05:58, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for your feedback, I nominated another picture of the tower I took from a different point of view. ZarlokX (talk) 20:10, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support JukoFF (talk) 16:27, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose per easily fixable chromatic abberation, and I also sadly suspect this picture won't be staying with us for long, per Aristeas. I like the composition though. Cmao20 (talk) 18:39, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Rosales#Family : Rosaceae
Info Solitary pear tree on a hill above the hamlet of Kaisersbach near Beilstein, Germany, photographed in January with a bit of snow (we rarely get more snow now in southwest Germany). The Schmidbach valley can be seen in the background, with the hamlet of Gagernberg on the right. The afternoon was hazy, but when we approached that tree the sun began to come through the clouds on the horizon, creating an interesting contrast between the overcast sky and the rosy glow over the mountains, similar to an early evening glow. All by – Aristeas (talk) 15:19, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I like the calm and peaceful atmosphere, the complex shape of the bare pear tree and its contrast against the pastels of the background. The latter is rather soft thanks to the haze, but I actually like this (just as the out-of-focus foreground) because it emphasizes the tree. – Aristeas (talk) 15:19, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice light Cmao20 (talk) 15:49, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support The tree caught my eye, but the landscape behind it and the overall atmosphere make it FP for me. --Kritzolina (talk) 18:31, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Perfectly captures the damp cold on such days. Brrr... --Cart (talk) 19:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful landscape --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 01:25, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support A serene winter landscape with subtle colours. --Tagooty (talk) 03:05, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Cart and Tagooty. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:38, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Stunning. I like how everything contributes to drawing our eyes towards the tree: the snowy landscape, the muted sunset colours (which add to the scene without fighting for attention), and the choice of aperture (the tree is fully in focus, and the foreground/background are soft). A great example of how intent is every bit as important as good light. --Julesvernex2 (talk) 07:47, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful composition and light. --Rbrechko (talk) 09:19, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:09, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 13:03, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:58, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Lijkt meer een schilderij als een foto.--Famberhorst (talk) 04:33, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:28, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice mood -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:54, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Mile (talk) 16:10, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 12:01, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Architectural elements#Windows
Info Broken window in Ponte de Sor, Portugal. Created and uploaded by Jules Verne Times Two, nominated by – Aristeas (talk) 14:36, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I love the charm of decay in this photograph. I love the framing – the concentric white, blue, and brown borders surround the white window like a complex picture frame. The stuff behind the broken panes of glass is certainly just accidental, but looks like carefully arranged to me, with different arrangements in the different window panes. And the colours are both complementary and harmonious. Yes, it’s just a broken window. But I have looked at many broken windows in many derelict buildings and never found one which looked so nicely arranged. – Aristeas (talk) 14:36, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Aristeas, thank you for the nomination and for your continued enthusiasm with abstract(ish) images! This one takes me back to my very first camera and fast prime, which I kept permanently glued at f/2 regardless of subject. I since tried to return to this broken window, in hopes of photographing another nice arrangement, but never found it. Nine years have passed and the likelihood the old wooden frame was replaced by a boring new window is high, but I'll try again! Julesvernex2 (talk) 19:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- You are welcome. This subject is certainly worth the effort; I wish you good luck! BTW, the image quality is excellent for f/2; obviously the Fujinon XF 35mm F2 R WR is a good prime with very flat field and you have got a very good copy. – Aristeas (talk) 15:06, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Ha, I think I found it: [1] It's fascinating to click on 'see more dates' and witness the different arrangements over a span of 15 years! PS: Should I wait for the nomination to run its course before getting rid of the "(approx. GPS location)" on the file name? Julesvernex2 (talk) 18:01, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the research. Wow, this is really a nice journey through time! File and nomination subpage renamed. It’s more complicated to rename an image during the nomination, but I hope I have found and updated all links. – Aristeas (talk) 07:35, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- Awesome, thank you! Julesvernex2 (talk) 08:03, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the research. Wow, this is really a nice journey through time! File and nomination subpage renamed. It’s more complicated to rename an image during the nomination, but I hope I have found and updated all links. – Aristeas (talk) 07:35, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- Ha, I think I found it: [1] It's fascinating to click on 'see more dates' and witness the different arrangements over a span of 15 years! PS: Should I wait for the nomination to run its course before getting rid of the "(approx. GPS location)" on the file name? Julesvernex2 (talk) 18:01, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- You are welcome. This subject is certainly worth the effort; I wish you good luck! BTW, the image quality is excellent for f/2; obviously the Fujinon XF 35mm F2 R WR is a good prime with very flat field and you have got a very good copy. – Aristeas (talk) 15:06, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Aristeas, thank you for the nomination and for your continued enthusiasm with abstract(ish) images! This one takes me back to my very first camera and fast prime, which I kept permanently glued at f/2 regardless of subject. I since tried to return to this broken window, in hopes of photographing another nice arrangement, but never found it. Nine years have passed and the likelihood the old wooden frame was replaced by a boring new window is high, but I'll try again! Julesvernex2 (talk) 19:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support per nomination Cmao20 (talk) 15:48, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I am also a big fan of decay and the aesthetics of broken things. And yes, this one stands out, the colors, the different things we can discover ... you got me here. --Kritzolina (talk) 18:35, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Template:Conditional support once the blue region is straightened relative to the white wall. Beautiful shot. JayCubby (talk) 19:26, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Good catch. The various frames are not quite straight, but hopefully those differences are now less conspicuous. Julesvernex2 (talk) 21:05, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- You now very much have my
Strong support for this FP. I, for some reason, am sensitive to even very slight tilts. First-world problems, I suppose. JayCubby (talk) 16:09, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- You now very much have my
- Good catch. The various frames are not quite straight, but hopefully those differences are now less conspicuous. Julesvernex2 (talk) 21:05, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Christian Ferrer (talk) 06:19, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Convincing capture. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:35, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:08, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 13:03, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:57, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:29, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:29, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - ERcheck (talk) 00:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Special atmosphere, that reminds me this FP by the same nominator -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:02, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support a simple composition that works. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/Printed#Book illustrations in black and white
Info created by William Hatherell – restored, uploaded, and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 00:25, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 00:25, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Great story! Cmao20 (talk) 14:07, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination Going to get this as a set. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Industry#Sweden
Info Abandoned former rod mill of Horndal, Avesta Municipality, Sweden. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- Arild Vågen (talk) 13:24, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Arild Vågen (talk) 13:24, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 20:02, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Atmospheric Cmao20 (talk) 20:27, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I miss some more from composition. Mix of metal, wood, bricks does not convince me. --Mile (talk) 07:37, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:43, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Weak support Harmonious colors and it works well as a chic print in any loft apartment. The weak is for the intruding objects on the left. Looking at the other photos from the session, it seems like they (or other intruding elements) were hard to avoid. --Cart (talk) 10:45, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thank for reviews!
- Yes, unfortunately. Due to legal reasons, all photos was taken through a broken window. The building is not open to the public.--ArildV (talk) 11:47, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- Ah! I know all about such conditions. :-) Well done with the constraints. --Cart (talk) 13:44, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Interesting composition with dynamic diagonals, beautiful rust and earth tones, charm of decay. The only irritating point is the lower left corner, but that’s a minor point given the difficult circumstances. – Aristeas (talk) 13:54, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 10:42, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Per Aristeas --Kritzolina (talk) 18:38, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:27, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:20, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:43, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Conditional support The resolution is good, but it's slightly out-of-focus, some gentle sharpening could help (example). JayCubby (talk) 06:47, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Done--ArildV (talk) 07:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:30, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info Srikalahasti town with Durgammakonda, Swarnamukhi river, temple Gopuram, and Ghat. All by iMahesh (talk) 19:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Lovely composition! Cmao20 (talk) 20:27, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:37, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:43, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Regretfull oppose Sorry, but the detail in the photo is just too low and adding to that, not taken at the best time of the day. The side of the temple facing us is in shadow as is most of the right side of the scene. Having the sun a bit nearer the back of the photographer would have been better. --Cart (talk) 14:14, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- Hi, My intent was not to capture only a clean architectural photo of the temple, but to include the cityscape around it. The light and shadow play are what I focus on that gives the town its character (but sadly temple lost it), especially the sunlit hill and colorful buildings on the left. That contrast was strongest around midday. I went back in the evening hoping to take a better shot for HDR to balance the shadows. However, the AQI had dropped sharply. In my opinion, this one is the most representative image of Srikalahasti in terms of townscape and atmosphere. But I am still waiting for a few more reviews. iMahesh (talk) 07:47, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
File:Tejedor de Speke (Ploceus spekei), parque nacional del lago Nakuru, Kenia, 2024-05-18, DD 09.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Ploceidae (Weavers)
Info No FPs of this species. In my opinion the best picture of it on Commons, Charles has a good one but it's not as high resolution or as sharp as this one. created by Poco a poco – uploaded by Poco a poco – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 15:15, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 15:15, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Thank you for the nom, Cmao20, was also on my list :) I changed the crop, I hope you like it Poco a poco (talk) 19:11, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Looks good to me! Cmao20 (talk) 22:45, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support. It's a nice composition, subject, and crop.JayCubby (talk) 02:01, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 10:14, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 11:32, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 15:30, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:34, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 11:35, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 11:52, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:44, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice light and colors -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:52, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:47, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created and uploaded by Chirnzb – nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Rocky Masum (talk) 07:10, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:43, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment A beautiful place, but any chance of a little tighter crop to get rid of the blue structure to the left and the guy on the right plus some sharpening? See note. --Cart (talk) 10:38, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- I understand what you mean Cart, I had originally thought of making those changes but then decided against them because I thought them too minor/marginal to make a new upload. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:36, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- It is often that little extra care, the attention to details that makes an FP. When selecting the best of Commons; we can afford to be picky. ;-) --Cart (talk) 13:40, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- I would agree that cropping the blue fragment from the left and the guy from the right would make the composition even more appealing; to avoid irritating the original uploader (who may be prefer the full view) uploading it as a new file would be recommendable. – Aristeas (talk) 14:15, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- It is often that little extra care, the attention to details that makes an FP. When selecting the best of Commons; we can afford to be picky. ;-) --Cart (talk) 13:40, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- I understand what you mean Cart, I had originally thought of making those changes but then decided against them because I thought them too minor/marginal to make a new upload. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:36, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support JukoFF (talk) 16:27, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment I have made the desired changes @W.carter and Aristeas: pinging also @RockyMasum, MZaplotnik, and JukoFF: in case they wish to reconsider their votes in light of changes. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 01:54, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Thank you very much! Minor elements at the edges can be quite irritating; the new crop has made the composition more harmonious. – Aristeas (talk) 05:25, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:22, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Thank you for the crop and per Aristeas. --Cart (talk) 09:24, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support, tending to weak. I wasn't sure at first because the composition, while pleasant, doesn't really inspire me. It's a good picture of a waterfall but doesn't truly set my heart alight. Cmao20 (talk) 12:22, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:49, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Capitonidae (New World Barbets)
Info One FP of a female. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:10, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:10, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very high resolution and quality, good composition Cmao20 (talk) 12:17, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 12:51, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 14:48, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 18:55, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 19:20, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Mile (talk) 19:27, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --ZarlokX (talk) 20:26, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:37, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 11:55, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 15:53, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Eye-catching, fascinating colors, exemplary composition. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:39, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful colors and light -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support —Bruce1eetalk 06:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 15:30, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 17:03, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Work#Soldiers
Info: created by Paolo Bovo, US Army – uploaded by ERcheck – nominated by User:ERcheck -- Thanks. ERcheck (talk) 15:51, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support: ERcheck (talk) 15:51, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment Hi and welcome to FPC. Before we begin evaluating this photo, it needs to have a name that is in line with Commons naming policy and not just a code from the military. If you would be so kind as to suggest a good name for the photo here, describing it so that anyone can understand it, I'll take care of the re-naming and fixing the nomination for you. You can write your suggestion in a reply below. Best, --Cart (talk) 23:02, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Cart - Thanks for the welcome and the assist. How about "Wet silk training - US Army paratrooper - Lake Garda, Italy - March 2025" ERcheck (talk) 23:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- Sounds good, I'll fix this for you. Good luck with your nom now. --Cart (talk) 23:46, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Cart - Thanks for the welcome and the assist. How about "Wet silk training - US Army paratrooper - Lake Garda, Italy - March 2025" ERcheck (talk) 23:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment A great composition (even if I almost get a panic attack by looking at it! <gasp!>), almost like some alien birth scene from a SciFi movie. However, the photo is full of chromatic noise and artifacts (photos are always reviewed at 100%). I have mended most of that in this version. You are welcome to use it as you like, such as overwriting the nom photo with it. Your choice. --Cart (talk) 11:22, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Cart - I agree, it is rather scary. Reminds me of Frodo in Shelob's Lair (LOTR - Return of the King). Thanks for working on the photo. I've uploaded the "healed" version. Much appreciated! ERcheck (talk) 18:55, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Great and though-provoking photo of a rather strange situation. It brings on a lot of emotions like any good photo should. --Cart (talk) 19:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support A striking and almost surreal image that impresses both emotionally and aesthetically through its composition and material texture. -- Radomianin (talk) 06:27, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:15, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 16:12, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cart and Radomianin. --GRDN711 (talk) 05:35, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:29, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Samarjit by Rudhra Varma.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/People/Portrait#Men
Info (c/u/n) -- Rudhra Varma (talk) 05:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Rudhra Varma (talk) 05:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Quite a nice portrait. Maybe a little bit small but still pretty great Cmao20 (talk) 10:44, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- However, it is not currently categorised. Can you sort that out and add suitable cats? I know you're quite new to FPC but it shouldn't pass unless properly categorised. Cmao20 (talk) 10:45, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice portrait and good-looking guy. I see that we have a couple of new photographers focusing on Indian actors. While we are thankful that these photographers are willing to donate good photos to Commons, I think we will have to take care of the categories since I doubt that sorting is their primary interest for participating. I have added categories to this photo. --Cart (talk) 11:17, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 18:57, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Good quality, natural posture -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:50, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:48, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 09:23, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Convincing, natural portrait. -- Radomianin (talk) 09:37, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:09, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 17:02, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:10, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Anémona tubo (Pachycerianthus delwynae), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-21, DD 212.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals#Class : Anthozoa
Info Sea anemone (Pachycerianthus delwynae), Anilao, Philippines. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:33, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Great underwater photography as usual (but did you forget to support your own image?) Cmao20 (talk) 22:58, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Why not? I do like it, indeed :) Poco a poco (talk) 08:55, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support A bit dark, but nice compo. --Cart (talk) 11:17, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cart. I assume it was actually quite dark there? (If not, I would appreciate if you could try whether a brighter version looks better or not.) – Aristeas (talk) 15:52, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- It was a night dive (I forgot to update the time) and the anemone was quite big, so to get it fully on the picture with my 100mm lens I had to keep some distance so that the light was not strong anymore. I've brightened it a bit and uploaded a new version. Poco a poco (talk) 19:42, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, both for the explanation and the brightening! IMHO the photo is very good now – making it even brighter would be exaggerated given that it was taken during a night dive. – Aristeas (talk) 07:34, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 16:16, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Underexposed in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
- I brightened it a bit more, I wouldn't go further Poco a poco (talk) 10:10, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support for the improved version. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:34, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:09, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 17:01, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:13, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support improved. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:44, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
File:দুধরাজ, নওগাঁ.jpg, not featured
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Info created & uploaded by Sanjoykumar99 – nominated by RockyMasum -- Rocky Masum (talk) 07:08, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Rocky Masum (talk) 07:08, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Юрий Д.К 09:26, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment A great capture for sure, but too much noise reduction has left it with almost no detail and looking at the reflection, it is tilted. --Cart (talk) 10:33, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- You are totally wrong, it's not a tilted photo, there is no rotation. Sanjoykumar99 (talk) 14:29, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Sanjoykumar99, in a reflection on a water surface (or any perfectly horizontal surface) the different parts of the reflection are always aligned under the main object. Please take a look at this example. That is how you see the tilt and rotation. Cart (talk) 15:20, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Again you do mistake, my raw was in that form, i did't rotate.
- With photo i have gained 1st prize in usa https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15JNBjmDTJ
- https://www.natphotosociety.com/2025-reflection-winners Sanjoykumar99 (talk) 15:33, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- I'm sure your raw has the same angle, you just happened to tilt your camera a little bit when you took the photo. This tilt might be an artistic effect that other sites are ok with, but such tilts of calm water surfaces with reflections do not usually make FPs, unless there are very special circumstances or intentions, like if this photo was taken at a very smooth waterfall. Different sites, different rules. (Did you even look at the example? Because it is your photo with explanation lines.) --Cart (talk) 15:44, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Sanjoykumar99, in a reflection on a water surface (or any perfectly horizontal surface) the different parts of the reflection are always aligned under the main object. Please take a look at this example. That is how you see the tilt and rotation. Cart (talk) 15:20, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- You are totally wrong, it's not a tilted photo, there is no rotation. Sanjoykumar99 (talk) 14:29, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose Definitely looks tilted to me. Nice capture but I agree we can afford to be a little bit discriminating about which bird-in-flight images we promote, now that we have so many. The technical issues in this one preclude it from FP despite it being overall impressive. Cmao20 (talk) 12:30, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
- Are you crazy? How can you definitely told that it was a tilted photo? Do you know about raw? If you need i can show you.There is no rotation. Sanjoykumar99 (talk) 14:31, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Somewhat rude. Yes, I know what RAW is, but just because you didn't rotate the picture in postprocessing doesn't mean it wasn't tilted when you took it. I am sure the RAW file looks the same, but this doesn't tell me any useful information. Cmao20 (talk) 21:59, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support ZarlokX (talk) 20:13, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment Agree that this wonderful capture needs at least a rotation. According to the image size the original photo from the camera should provide some more pixels at the borders, so there is hope that the photographer can rotate the image easily. Could anybody (best somebody who talks Bengali/Bangla) try to contact Sanjoykumar99? They have a whole series of great shots, but a lot of them could profit from less sharpening and some minor tweaks. – Aristeas (talk) 13:45, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- There is not any kind rotation. It's not a tilted photo. It's original reflection in water with orginal angle. Sanjoykumar99 (talk) 14:32, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Welcome and it’s great that you take part in the discussion, Sanjoykumar99. For the point, please see the explanations by Cart and Cmao20 above. It’s absolutely normal that photos are tilted because the camera was not completely horizontal when the photo was taken. Sometimes this can be ignored, sometimes it’s very obvious, e.g. in cases like this one when there is a reflection in the photo – please see Cart’s wonderful example. Then many people, e.g. most of the folks here, think it’s better to rotate the photo when developing the raw image file in order to align the image properly, as it was in reality. Best, – Aristeas (talk) 13:42, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for your explanation Sanjoykumar99 (talk) 13:56, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Welcome and it’s great that you take part in the discussion, Sanjoykumar99. For the point, please see the explanations by Cart and Cmao20 above. It’s absolutely normal that photos are tilted because the camera was not completely horizontal when the photo was taken. Sometimes this can be ignored, sometimes it’s very obvious, e.g. in cases like this one when there is a reflection in the photo – please see Cart’s wonderful example. Then many people, e.g. most of the folks here, think it’s better to rotate the photo when developing the raw image file in order to align the image properly, as it was in reality. Best, – Aristeas (talk) 13:42, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- There is not any kind rotation. It's not a tilted photo. It's original reflection in water with orginal angle. Sanjoykumar99 (talk) 14:32, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 10:40, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose per my comment above. --Cart (talk) 11:33, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose for now, sorry. It’s a wonderful photo but the tilt is too obvious in this case, and I cannot see an artistic intention behind it. As I said above, it should be very easy to correct this on the base of the raw image file. – Aristeas (talk) 13:43, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 15:29, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Why are the curves in the tail different from the reflection? I suppose it could just be refraction -- it was just surprising asymmetry. Also, just to clarify the "tilted" objection, for better or worse participants here prefer horizontal surfaces to be horizontal in the frame. You may not have tilted it in post-processing, but that might be why people are objecting -- they are asking you to make it more horizontal in post-processing. FWIW. — Rhododendrites talk | 00:56, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- The reflection looks fine to me and consistent with the way the small ripples on the surface distorts a subject. --Cart (talk) 10:25, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by unidentified 17th-century painter, uploaded by Zhuyifei1999, nominated by Yann
Support Gigapixels reproduction of a painting. -- Yann (talk) 20:50, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment If you have problems opening this large file, please use this link, it shows the painting large enough to see the details, brushstrokes and lint, without freezing your browser. --Cart (talk) 21:51, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Thi (talk) 07:04, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Cart, thanks for warning me before I crashed my computer with that. It's a nice painting reproduced at a ridiculous resolution. Were we to feature this on the main page, can we link ZoomViewer straight away or add a note of its resolution? JayCubby (talk) 11:23, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- JayCubby, you need to ask the people in charge of the main page that. We've had very big images like this before there, and I don't think there is ever any warning. --Cart (talk) 11:32, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Perhaps I'm the only one who clicks on images straight from MediaViewer. In any case, I feel it's worth noting that this is an exceedingly high-resolution reproduction, as that's part of the reason it's FP-worthy. Just a thought. JayCubby (talk) 13:23, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- I'm sure there are other user who go straight to MediaViewer since it's in the setting options in your Preferences. --Cart (talk) 15:05, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Perhaps I'm the only one who clicks on images straight from MediaViewer. In any case, I feel it's worth noting that this is an exceedingly high-resolution reproduction, as that's part of the reason it's FP-worthy. Just a thought. JayCubby (talk) 13:23, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- JayCubby, you need to ask the people in charge of the main page that. We've had very big images like this before there, and I don't think there is ever any warning. --Cart (talk) 11:32, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 12:59, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Impressive reproduction of a portrait painting which is exemplary for its time; the huge resolution allows to study the finest details. It’s a pity that we do not have Exif/metadata or other comments as it would be interesting to see how this file has been created and edited. – Aristeas (talk) 13:20, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Aristeas: We have an encyclopedia with an article. ;o) Yann (talk) 14:54, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you! It’s a pity that the article does not really explain much besides saying these pics are sooo big. It’s the same with Gigapxl Project, Gigapan, etc. – all articles with a strong advertising/fanboy smell and no technical details. Such articles do not reflect any credit on Wikipedia. Without technical details Gigapixel image looks more a marketing slogan than a technical term (just like Elon’s Gigafactory). But it’s the trend of this time … Of course this does not diminish the value of this image, and so these questions are not important as long as the reproduction is realistic. – Aristeas (talk) 15:45, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Very weak support It's a rather normal 17th-century portrait with no extraordinary style (and in a rather bad condition), common for artists who had to do them to be able to put food on the table. The only thing that stands out about it, is that it's digitized in a huge file. --Cart (talk) 16:11, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 01:30, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:25, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:50, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Bottomless Blue Pool (54453584411).jpg, featured
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Info Matanuska Glacier - Alaska. Сreated by Eric Kilby – uploaded/nominated by me Юрий Д.К 18:03, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Юрий Д.К 18:03, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --ZarlokX (talk) 20:23, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Neutral A beautiful place indeed, but the photo is a little too dark. I'd expect more white in the snow since this is a pristine place. Probably a bit too much clarity. --Cart (talk) 20:48, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Actually, this is ice, not snow, so it may not be completely white. --Yann (talk) 12:31, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Agree with Cart but the clarity doesn't bother me as much here because it doesn't look as oversaturated and it's just a more interesting/unique view than the other nomination Cmao20 (talk) 21:30, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment The vignetting is distracting in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:45, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support A very special place, stunning shapes of the ice. – Aristeas (talk) 19:09, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Aristeas. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:32, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Strong support very special indeed. --SHB2000 (talk) 12:00, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:10, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:35, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:52, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Russia#Siberian Federal District
Info Capes and cliffs of the north coast of Olkhon Island at sunset. Ancient Archean/Proterozoic deposits in the Baikal continental rift valley (BRZ), Lake Baikal. All by --Argenberg (talk) 15:55, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Argenberg (talk) 15:55, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Lovely light and composition, although the corner sharpness could be better Cmao20 (talk) 14:19, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support The light is great, and together with the stark landscape and the stormy sky it provides an impressive view. – Aristeas (talk) 17:35, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 19:23, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Thi (talk) 08:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:43, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:46, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:08, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Milseburg (talk) 18:14, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:53, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Brown-headed cowbird male (71126).jpg, featured
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Info Male brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater). In the blackbird family, but unusual for that group, it's a brood parasite (they lay eggs in other species' nests). all by — Rhododendrites talk | 20:08, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites talk | 20:08, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 22:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Gorgeous plumage! --Cart (talk) 23:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 12:44, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support – Aristeas (talk) 14:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 07:43, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:05, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 20:08, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:55, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:53, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#Netherlands
Info The foundation stone of this church (National Monument) was laid on 23 May 1814. With some shifting back and forth, the church tower was placed properly between the two trees.
All by -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:21, 28 April 2025 (UTC)Support -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:21, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment Hello Agnes, I really like the composition etc., I just would suggest to remove the fragmentary twigs in the sky near to the right edge – please see the image notes on the nomination page. Best, – Aristeas (talk) 13:39, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- Hello @Aristeas Thanks for your comment. I removed the branches. Sometimes it takes a while before the improvement is visible. Greetings from Friesland.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 16:43, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support Thank you very much, Agnes! – Aristeas (talk) 13:44, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Hello @Aristeas Thanks for your comment. I removed the branches. Sometimes it takes a while before the improvement is visible. Greetings from Friesland.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 16:43, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I think the sky could do with denoising but it's still great Cmao20 (talk) 22:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Done. Noise Reduction. Thanks for your reviews.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:43, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support for the improved version. -- Radomianin (talk) 22:20, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:52, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support I'm not sure that trees are good in such condition. Also the sky is a bit noisy for me. --Rbrechko (talk) 12:04, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for your support. The trees are already old and are pruned year after year in this special shape. You often see this in the Netherlands at old churches, mansions and at capital farms. So the trees are healthy. --Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 17:12, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
- Rbrechko, the trees are fine. This is a way of pruning trees called Pollarding. It's often used up here in Sweden too. I creates a very special "look" for the trees. It is only done on trees that grow extremely vigorously and are hard to keep in check with other methods in parks, gardens, rows, etc. See also Daisugi. --Cart (talk) 10:47, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:53, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Nectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
Info created & uploaded by Ashraf747 – nominated by ROCKY -- Rocky Masum (talk) 04:01, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Rocky Masum (talk) 04:01, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --GRDN711 (talk) 06:14, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment Again it is a spectacular capture, but again the oversharpening and lack of detail on the bird give me pause Cmao20 (talk) 07:52, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- This photograph is not over sharpened and the purple sunbird male has plenty of details. Ashraf747 (talk) 16:02, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- I can see very obvious sharpening haloes Cmao20 (talk) 16:46, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Ashraf747 I see that the Sony ILCE-7RM4A can produce images at a maximum resolution of 9504 × 6336 pixels. It seems this file might have been downscaled from the original. If possible, could you please reupload the high-resolution version? High-res image is important for a FP nomination, as it allows for detailed evaluation, better usability across Wikimedia projects, and meets the technical quality standards expected for featured content. Thank you! -- Moheen (keep talking) 17:58, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- The image is not downsized. It's just cropped to make this composition. In wildlife or birding one cannot always go near the subject. So we make sure to keep a safe distance for not disturbing the birds or other animals. Hope you understand. Ashraf747 (talk) 18:07, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose per Cmao20. The bird benchmark is set pretty high. JayCubby (talk) 19:45, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- I would be quite happy if I took this photo -- congratulations on the bird in flight on clean background! As others are explaining, the standard for this particular process involves looking at the image in full resolution, in which case it does show some oversharpening, especially in the wingtips. If you didn't sharpen it in post-processing, the camera is likely doing some sharpening itself (perhaps a setting you might want to change). But yes, I too have many shots I'm proud of but which don't meet the technical requirements to become a featured picture. Hope you'll continue to share your photos, though! — Rhododendrites talk | 01:03, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- The EXIF metadata suggests the image was taken in Raw (so no in-camera sharpening), but that two AI editors were used (Topaz Labs and DXO's). These are notorious for adding false feather detail with default parameters. Hopefully you can have another go at editing this wonderful image. --Julesvernex2 (talk) 08:00, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#India
Info created and uploaded by Tagooty – nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:50, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:50, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Nice view but the light is a bit pale and the composition, while pleasant, doesn't seem outstanding enough to compensate for me. Cmao20 (talk) 07:52, 29 April 2025 (UTC)Neutral
- Perhaps @Tagooty: can perform some edits to fix the light. The wide view with the dam on the left and the expansive reservoir it creates stood out to me, hence the nom. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:04, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Done @Cmao20: I've reduced exposure to bring out the colours. --Tagooty (talk) 14:36, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Perhaps @Tagooty: can perform some edits to fix the light. The wide view with the dam on the left and the expansive reservoir it creates stood out to me, hence the nom. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:04, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Weak support with these changes, thanks Cmao20 (talk) 14:54, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support @UnpetitproleX: Thanks for the nomination. --Tagooty (talk) 14:37, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Support I like the varying and quite elegant curvature of the banks. – Aristeas (talk) 08:14, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 10:11, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 10:56, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:31, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Thi (talk) 08:52, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:07, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Too hazy and dull light for wowing me. --Milseburg (talk) 18:17, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:53, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Coconut lorikeet
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Three Coconut lorikeet are sleeping
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Three Coconut lorikeet wake up
- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Info all by me -- Tuxyso (talk) 06:39, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 06:39, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Neutral The 'sleeping' is a clear FP for me, but in the 'awake' photo the middle bird didn't cooperate. I'll wait for some comments from other bird photographers, but perhaps you should break this up and do separate noms. The 'awake' photo is timestamped before the 'sleeping', so are they really waking up or were they falling asleep or simply preening. --Cart (talk) 09:56, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- No, they were indeed waking up, W.carter — or possibly startled. These two images are the final frames from a longer sequence, and I selected the ones with the highest overall quality for nomination, see: https://ibb.co/LdvKt78c
- As for the "awake" photo: you're right, the eye of the middle bird could be a bit sharper. Still, I think the contrast between the sleeping and the alert states is what gives the composition its unique appeal. I'm also curious to hear what other (bird) photographers think — perhaps a separate nomination would be worth considering. --Tuxyso (talk) 11:50, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- also additional funny picture: only one out of the three loris shortly startled, see: File:Allfarblori-Vogelpark-Marlow-2025-03.jpg --Tuxyso (talk) 11:58, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, but I don't think the image on the right is an FP, due to the slight motion blur on the middle bird. The left, on the other hand, is sharp and crisp.--Peulle (talk) 09:05, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination thanks for the reviews, I will consider a separate nom of the sharper back image. —Tuxyso (talk) 05:32, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Architectural elements#Doors
Info Picture of the main entrance of the village church in Sanitz (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany), taken on Easter Sunday this year. The church is built of fieldstone and brick; the shadow of the tree adds depth to the composition. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- Radomianin (talk) 08:08, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 08:08, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Wow, one of the few times here that I've seen a shadow enhance a photo. Well spotted and perfect timing! --Cart (talk) 08:13, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support The bright blue door really 'pops' out of the plain wall Cmao20 (talk) 15:14, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Wow – the portal is really beautiful, and the characteristic shadow of the tree makes this a special image. As Cart said. – Aristeas (talk) 18:26, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Per Cart, this is really special! --Kritzolina (talk) 19:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --XRay 💬 10:16, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:07, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 14:41, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 04:08, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:41, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:42, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support nice motif and nice shadow play --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:35, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:25, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:51, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 08:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - ERcheck (talk) 23:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:13, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Land vehicles#Other land vehicles
Info created by Anna.Massini – uploaded by Anna.Massini – nominated by Anna.Massini -- (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 13:02, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 13:02, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I'm sorry but this isn't FP to me. Rather low quality for such a small file, I'm surprised it made QI. Too many intrusive elements in the photo: the scaffolding, some modern white box, the stand for the mannequin, and the close crop with the cut wheel. I know you've had some trouble getting photos up to FP using that phone camera outdoors, but it's even less successful indoors (chroma noise everywhere). --Cart (talk) 14:15, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
- I nominated it because of the peculiarity and rarity of the hearse. It seemed to me that it could be a very interesting subject. (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 14:33, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nominationI withdraw (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 14:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)Anna.Massini(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 14:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Admiral Chester Nimitz signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1940-1949
Info created by US Navy, restored, uploaded, and nominated by Yann
Info Admiral Chester Nimitz signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. September 2, 1945. Directly behind him are (left-to-right): General of the Army Douglas MacArthur; Admiral William Halsey, USN, and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN.
Support -- Yann (talk) 16:18, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support. Can be a featured picture just like the Japanese signature one. -- ZarlokX (talk) 18:21, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 21:24, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Moheen (keep talking) 15:29, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support historical value --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:29, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 06:02, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:27, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:20, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:37, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support – Aristeas (talk) 05:24, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:28, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Terragio67 (talk) 18:04, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Black and White#Objects
Info Just me, experimenting, again. We don't have many photos of camera flashes at the moment they fire (let alone mounted on a camera), so I gave it a try. See the description on the file page. I think the black & white works well here with this, my trusty old analogue film camera. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 13:58, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cart (talk) 13:58, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Arty. Black and white probably essential here else you'd probably get weird lens flares Cmao20 (talk) 15:18, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent. High informational value as well as high artistic value. --Kritzolina (talk) 16:06, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 16:09, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Impressive, and very cleverly done (see description page). – Aristeas (talk) 19:18, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Visually striking shot of a rarely captured moment, combining technical clarity with aesthetic composition. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:27, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --XRay 💬 10:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:30, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I really like how you always come up with something innovative and new. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:05, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 17:33, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support a well done image! --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:27, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:19, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:50, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:27, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Per above. --Terragio67 (talk) 18:02, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Switzerland
Info created by Llez – uploaded by Llez – nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 08:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Llez (talk) 08:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice composition and light Cmao20 (talk) 15:13, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ZarlokX (talk) 19:22, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 14:38, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 04:08, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:40, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:40, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:39, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:51, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:23, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Terragio67 (talk) 17:58, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Riedböhringen - St. Genesius 29.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/Religion#Christianity
Info Parapet of the organ gallery, parish church St. Genesius, Riedböhringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; created by Llez – uploaded by Llez – nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 11:06, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Llez (talk) 11:06, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment While this picture is very good and high quality, I fear it may fall into the 'low wow' category for me. Cmao20 (talk) 12:17, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Alright then, I'm in the minority Cmao20 (talk) 11:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I think this is a beautiful image and section.--Famberhorst (talk) 04:38, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very nice pars pro toto: an unpretentious and tasteful painting, well photographed. – Aristeas (talk) 19:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:09, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support "Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance." – Coco Chanel --Cart (talk) 20:43, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support The delicate modesty brings out the beauty of the motif. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:14, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:52, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:21, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Per Cart. --Terragio67 (talk) 17:52, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Liliaceae
Info all by Kritzolina – nominated by Kritzolina -- Kritzolina (talk) 19:24, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Kritzolina (talk) 19:24, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 21:28, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Stunning flower and bud, but the cut bud in the background is drawing attention away from the main subject. You don't happen to have another shot, taken a little higher and not cutting that bud? That way you get the 2-1-3 (1=main subject, 2=secondary subject, 3=background subject) compo that always works well with flowers, now it's at 2-1-2.84. --Cart (talk) 10:22, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review - unfortunately I don't have exactly the shot you describe. This would be perfect, I know. I have two similar shots, but I personally prefer this one, as one can see into the open flower. The other shots would be this one and this one. Kritzolina (talk) 11:19, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:29, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 06:03, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:28, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Delicate, natural beauty - clear focus, fine detail, authentic colors. Despite a slightly busy background, the image feels calm and elegant. -- Radomianin (talk) 05:28, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Radomianin. – Aristeas (talk) 17:45, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:28, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 17:32, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Per Radomianin. --Terragio67 (talk) 18:08, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Asterales#Subfamily : Asteroideae
Info Seed pod of a Telekia speciosa Focus stack of 20 photos.
All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 04:26, 4 May 2025 (UTC)Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 04:26, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellently handled, you've come a long way since the first time I explained focus stacking to you. :-) --Cart (talk) 10:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for your vote. I still have your explanation of 21 July 2019 in my possession. another remark: I think the new category Asterales is not activated yet.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:43, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Hint: the link (category) works now, I have applied a little tweak. – Aristeas (talk) 15:52, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --XRay 💬 10:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent. I would be tempted to crop a tiny bit off the bottom so the lines finish in the left corner. Cmao20 (talk) 14:08, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Done. Small correction. Thanks for your reviews.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:47, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful. – Aristeas (talk) 15:52, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 16:51, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:04, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 21:22, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Superb focus stacking bringing out minute details. --Tagooty (talk) 10:17, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I like compo and subject, i think background on left isnt favorable, i would crop a bit, but s anyway. Small mistake anoted. Colors + --Mile (talk) 11:17, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Done Thanks for your vote. small error has been fixed.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:42, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Ermell (talk) 22:03, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support very nice --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:26, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:29, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support could be a featured set with File:Groot koeienoog (Telekia speciosa) 16-03-2025 (d.j.b.) 02.jpg Olivier LPB (talk) 13:36, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 08:19, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:29, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Terragio67 (talk) 18:10, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Rail_vehicles#United_Kingdom
Info Another Scottish railway. I really liked the sign in this one, and felt that it elevated the composition to something really special. created by Kabelleger – uploaded by Kabelleger – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 12:10, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 12:10, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I agree about the sign, it's like having text in the image while not having added any text. Good way to dodge the image guidelines. ;-) --Cart (talk) 12:34, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I like the composition with the mountain on the left. "Usual" Kabelleger quality. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:26, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support —Bruce1eetalk 06:47, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:17, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 22:01, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support The hut is the cherry on the cake. --Yann (talk) 14:57, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support – Aristeas (talk) 15:55, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Another great photo from Kabelleger, Vulcan's favourite nomination of the week–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:40, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Poco a poco (talk) 08:17, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --A.Savin 08:19, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:13, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:30, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 17:33, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Terragio67 (talk) 18:11, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Vishwak Sen.jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Men
Info created by AVRTisco – uploaded by AVRTisco – nominated by AVRTisco -- AVRTisco (talk) 06:57, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Reason
- Good quality and composition, the image stands out with its bold red monochrome styling. It demonstrates dramatic lighting, tonal depth and visual symmetry. It's rare to capture such a candid and visually striking portrait of a public figure. Taken during an event in Hyderabad. -- AVRTisco (talk) 06:57, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support AVRTisco (talk) 07:05, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment Hi and welcome to FPC. I've fixed the upright format of the photo and the gallery for you. Things are a little different from the Wikipedias here. You need to check that the link you make for the gallery actually goes to a section on a page, and select it more carefully. Also, the file is rather small for an original photo, any chance of getting a bigger upload, preferably with the Exif included? Good luck with your nom now. --Cart (talk) 10:10, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Comment an interesting portrait but small size. @AVRTisco: Bigger size available? --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:41, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @W.carter and @UnpetitproleX,
- Thank you both for your valuable feedback. Unfortunately, the higher-resolution version is no longer available—the raw image files were deleted, and I only have this version (I hope this will not effect the voting process). If it’s acceptable under Commons guidelines, I’m willing to upscale the image using Photoshop while preserving the original quality as much as possible. Please let me know your thoughts on whether that would be appropriate in this case. Thankyou -- AVRTisco (talk) 13:50, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Upscaling is not considered best practice on Commons. Seeing that no new information is actually being added by upscaling, it is merely interpolating pixels, then we take the line that upscaling just increases file size without preserving any new content and thus it should be done client-side if desired rather than being done by the uploader. Anyway, if this is the best version you have,
Weak support on the basis that the composition is really good but the size is a little on the low side. Cmao20 (talk) 14:24, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Upscaling is not considered best practice on Commons. Seeing that no new information is actually being added by upscaling, it is merely interpolating pixels, then we take the line that upscaling just increases file size without preserving any new content and thus it should be done client-side if desired rather than being done by the uploader. Anyway, if this is the best version you have,
Support --Yann (talk) 16:18, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I don't mind the size, and the photo, colors and light are well managed. But sorry, for me the crop is too tight at the bottom and to the right, cutting off the shoe. I don't think this pose is the best for an FP portrait, even though I understand that it is meant to convey some sort of attitude and mood. It's more suited for GQ, Harper's Bazaar or something like that, as one in a series of photos in an article about the actor. As a stand-alone portrait, it doesn't work that well. --Cart (talk) 11:45, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Shoes cropped out unfortunately. Composition seems too tight -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:54, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support The “study in red” idea is very good as well as the light. The crop is indeed too tight. (And the pose … well, if Vishwak Sen likes to be seen like this, it is OK.) – Aristeas (talk) 05:27, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- Aristeas, he is favoring other (better) photos from the same session [2]. This one was probably left out and thus the photographer could make it a freely licensed. Commons gets what's left after the good ones have been selected. --Cart (talk) 13:53, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- Good to know, Cart. Hem … Well, we must not despise the fragments and crumbs, as the Lord has commanded Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost (John 6:12, cf. Marc 8:19–20), and even the crumbs of the grace which fall from their masters’ table are sufficient to cure our afflictions (Matthew 15:27–28) ;–). Seriously, I keep my “week support” because I want to appreciate the colour scheme and that ray of light which is placed very nicely. – Aristeas (talk) 14:10, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- That's a good one! :-D --Cart (talk) 14:31, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- Good to know, Cart. Hem … Well, we must not despise the fragments and crumbs, as the Lord has commanded Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost (John 6:12, cf. Marc 8:19–20), and even the crumbs of the grace which fall from their masters’ table are sufficient to cure our afflictions (Matthew 15:27–28) ;–). Seriously, I keep my “week support” because I want to appreciate the colour scheme and that ray of light which is placed very nicely. – Aristeas (talk) 14:10, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- Aristeas, he is favoring other (better) photos from the same session [2]. This one was probably left out and thus the photographer could make it a freely licensed. Commons gets what's left after the good ones have been selected. --Cart (talk) 13:53, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Tanguar haor, Bangladesh 01.jpg (delist), not delisted
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Info Undisclosed photomontage, please see the discussion. (Original nomination)
-- Yann (talk) 16:20, 30 April 2025 (UTC)Delist
- I trust others more experts about this. Yann (talk) 12:33, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Delist People were sceptical at the time. Definitely a photomontage. Cmao20 (talk) 17:33, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Happy to be proven wrong this time Cmao20 (talk) 01:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
--Thi (talk) 18:52, 30 April 2025 (UTC)Delist
Delist + delink from Wikipedia main NS articles. Especially per the bird in the tree + strange halo around the right man's head. Furthermore, I cannot judge a lot about the distances, but the sharpness of the birds definitely doesn't match the sharpness of the tree and humans. If the birds were in the same plane or beyond, they would be some monstrous human-eating ducks. — Draceane talkcontrib. 18:59, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Delist
Keep Christian Ferrer (talk) 20:57, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Yann: @Cmao20: @Thi: @Draceane: @UnpetitproleX: @W.carter: The uploader provided two images for the context, that looks credible to me. Christian Ferrer (talk) 19:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Delist and surprised at the 27 support to 0 oppose of original nom. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:15, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Many thanks to Abdulmominbd for providing evidence of the image’s authenticity. I understand that this discussion may have been uncomfortable but it is also essential given how often undisclosed manipulations do get featured at FPC.
- For me, the image though not a photomontage is still not FP—a significant part of the image is completely black, the saturation brush in the sky is way too obvious, the wetland i.e. the titular subject is cropped out. To me, the unedited actually looks better (even FP worthy with some editing). Perhaps it could have been edited differently? For now I am not striking my vote, will revisit this later. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:14, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- A side
Comment Looking at the author’s stream, I can see that many, if not most, of the shots are overedited, overprocessed, and extensively oversaturated. Yet many of them have Wiki Loves Earth winner badges, picture of the day stars, and featured awards. I wonder if encyclopedias actually need these kinds of images featured on their pages? I’m talking about a broader set of winners on Wiki Loves Earth. If you look at Wiki Loves Earth winner pages from many countries, many of the top entries there are overedited and oversaturated to the extent that they have nothing to do with realistic photography. There seems to be a competence/expertise issue among the judges. It’s like pop culture eating encyclopedia culture ;) To quote: “The primary driving forces behind popular culture, especially when speaking of Western popular cultures, are the mass media, mass appeal, marketing”. It’s probably fine to have pop culture, but it’s not OK to substitute encyclopedia work on summary of knowledge with pop culture or fantasy culture. --Argenberg (talk) 21:18, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- There is a constant stream of positive votes in the original nomination, and the only user who questioned the nomination with regard to editing was Charlesjsharp. This particular image, aside from being a photomontage, is actually OK tonality-wise. One could imagine taking a shot like this with a telephoto lens and minimal post-processing. --Argenberg (talk) 21:20, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- I agree with you that the judging on Wiki Loves Earth and Wiki Loves Monuments is often poor. There are good pictures that win awards, but they are frequently beaten by low-quality, oversaturated, heavily processed, unrealistic slop. The judging here is much better, although as this picture shows, we can make mistakes. I don't know how judges for WLE and WLM are chosen. I was once approached to judge WLM Bangladesh, which was good fun, but that is my entire involvement with them. It would be good if these contests solicited the opinions of people who are more skilled photography critics from here, QIC, VIC and elsewhere. Cmao20 (talk) 22:39, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Well, I cannot go into details (that would be rather impolite), but I can tell you from my own experience that often some other jury members don’t like it if one gets picky about details; they think that is boring nitpicking. – Aristeas (talk) 15:41, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- This says a lot about the competence of such judges. It could be one of the dividing lines between the smartphone/pop/marketing culture mentioned above and the photography/encyclopedia culture. One aims to impress and manipulate, while the other tries to educate. And education is tough, much harder than marketing, because it takes more energy to build up new neural circuits and pathways in the brain. --Argenberg (talk) 19:59, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- Well, I cannot go into details (that would be rather impolite), but I can tell you from my own experience that often some other jury members don’t like it if one gets picky about details; they think that is boring nitpicking. – Aristeas (talk) 15:41, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- I agree with you that the judging on Wiki Loves Earth and Wiki Loves Monuments is often poor. There are good pictures that win awards, but they are frequently beaten by low-quality, oversaturated, heavily processed, unrealistic slop. The judging here is much better, although as this picture shows, we can make mistakes. I don't know how judges for WLE and WLM are chosen. I was once approached to judge WLM Bangladesh, which was good fun, but that is my entire involvement with them. It would be good if these contests solicited the opinions of people who are more skilled photography critics from here, QIC, VIC and elsewhere. Cmao20 (talk) 22:39, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- There is a constant stream of positive votes in the original nomination, and the only user who questioned the nomination with regard to editing was Charlesjsharp. This particular image, aside from being a photomontage, is actually OK tonality-wise. One could imagine taking a shot like this with a telephoto lens and minimal post-processing. --Argenberg (talk) 21:20, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Checked some of his FP nominess. I already repulsed one because of bad PS edit. Author (User:Abdulmominbd) can correct us, but so far i will oppose. --Mile (talk) 06:38, 1 May 2025 (UTC)Delist
Comment EXIF show it's original. Striked. --Mile (talk) 19:07, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Delist
Keep It's unfortunate that this was promoted, but at the time we were still a bit naive here at FPC. A montage was suspected, I remember more chatter about this in e-mails than on the FPC page, so it went undocumented. I know that people were checking if all the ducks were different, maybe a composite from one duck flying past and several exposures used. But it was before schablons popped up in every editing program, and we simply didn't know what to look for. Now we are more seasoned by AI and more wary. Shit happened, and now that we are wiser, it can be corrected. --Cart (talk) 11:31, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- It's natural to have doubts about anything that seems unusual, but as you know, reality can often be stranger than fiction. Back in 2017, while traveling in Tanguar Haor, I was on a boat capturing the men in silhouette light when by chance some birds flew into the frame. Whenever I shared this photo on my social media pages, people often assumed it was a montage or some sort of manipulation, much like you're doing now. To clear things up, I'm sharing the original files with you. Please have a look and let's settle this, as it's honestly a bit embarrassing for me. At the time, I was new to photography and used to shoot in JPEG to save space and also my editing skill was very poor. I have also included the photo taken just after the shot in question to help provide context. The files are downloadable, so feel free to inspect them thoroughly. Google Drive Link Abdulmominbd (talk) 18:37, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- I'm very happy to be proved wrong in this. There is still some wonder in the world. Of course I apologize to you. --Cart (talk) 21:21, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
It’s a pity because this particular image is, as Argenberg stated, “aside from being a photomontage, […] actually OK tonality-wise”. I guess this also explains the broad consent in the original nomination. Many manipulated images are totally overdone and immediately look unrealistic; this one is better. I would love to see the original image before the montage. Maybe it would still be a FP, and with more right than this manipulated version. But we don’t have the choice. – Aristeas (talk) 15:41, 1 May 2025 (UTC)Delist
- It's natural to have doubts about anything that seems unusual, but as you know, reality can often be stranger than fiction. Back in 2017, while traveling in Tanguar Haor, I was on a boat capturing the men in silhouette light when by chance some birds flew into the frame. Whenever I shared this photo on my social media pages, people often assumed it was a montage or some sort of manipulation, much like you're doing now. To clear things up, I'm sharing the original files with you. Please have a look and let's settle this, as it's honestly a bit embarrassing for me. At the time, I was new to photography and used to shoot in JPEG to save space and also my editing skill was very poor. I have also included the photo taken just after the shot in question to help provide context. The files are downloadable, so feel free to inspect them thoroughly. Google Drive Link Abdulmominbd (talk) 18:34, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for sharing the files, Abdulmominbd! I’m happy to learn that the photo is authentic. I will take a closer look tomorrow, but have striked my oppose vote. Best, – Aristeas (talk) 19:48, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep Just for the record: I can confirm that the metadata of the provided JPEG files look completely authentic. I can reproduce the look of the discussed image by ca. 1 minute of editing of the provided original JPEG (only removing CAs and reducing the sharpening applied by the camera would take longer). So I have to apologize to you, Abdulmominbd, and want to thank you again for sharing the original images for comparison. Congratulations to this great shot and I wish you always good light and many more wonderful photos! – Aristeas (talk) 07:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
- Good capture. But the image is quite heavily edited with newly introduced hues (yellow in the sky). This gives it a different, slightly surreal atmosphere. --Argenberg (talk) 19:59, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for sharing the files, Abdulmominbd! I’m happy to learn that the photo is authentic. I will take a closer look tomorrow, but have striked my oppose vote. Best, – Aristeas (talk) 19:48, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- It's natural to have doubts about anything that seems unusual, but as you know, reality can often be stranger than fiction. Back in 2017, while traveling in Tanguar Haor, I was on a boat capturing the men in silhouette light when by chance some birds flew into the frame. Whenever I shared this photo on my social media pages, people often assumed it was a montage or some sort of manipulation, much like you're doing now. To clear things up, I'm sharing the original files with you. Please have a look and let's settle this, as it's honestly a bit embarrassing for me. At the time, I was new to photography and used to shoot in JPEG to save space and also my editing skill was very poor. I have also included the photo taken just after the shot in question to help provide context. The files are downloadable, so feel free to inspect them thoroughly. Google Drive Link Abdulmominbd (talk) 18:34, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Great, EXIF tell Ver.1.02 which is camera firmware, early one. Probably its all fine here, just edit was a bit strange. Birds have colors, some have CA - so "lens mistake". Abdulmominbd Thanx for showing up. So now is can this edit be FP or not. --Mile (talk) 19:04, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep obviously Юрий Д.К 21:38, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak keep Clearly overprocessed (yellow sky and what looks like mist) but not fake (genuine shot with real silhouettes of accurate proportions) -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:29, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep Thank you, Abdulmominbd, for stepping forward with transparency and sharing the original files—it takes humility and integrity to do so, especially in such a charged discussion. It's a reminder that sometimes extraordinary moments do happen in real life, and scepticism, while healthy, must be open to evidence. This image may be imperfect from a technical or post-processing standpoint, but the authenticity you've demonstrated deserves appreciation. I hope this experience encourages continued dialogue grounded in both critical thinking and mutual respect. --Moheen (keep talking) 10:13, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep per consensus above. -- Radomianin (talk) 11:33, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep, satisfied with the explanation from the uploader.--Rocky Masum (talk) 03:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep My taste: the original shot was even better. Thanks for having show it to us. --Harlock81 (talk) 17:00, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Confirmed results: Result: 2 delist, 9 keep, 0 neutral => not delisted. /-- Radomianin (talk) 21:10, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Hosseinronaghi – uploaded by Hosseinronaghi – nominated by محک -- Ταπυροι (گپ) 16:43, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Ταπυροι (گپ) 16:43, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 17:57, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Dreamy and romantic photo, but unfortunately quite noisy (to some extent masked by the B&W) and the motion blur of the hand should not be present in a portrait photo session. --Cart (talk) 11:23, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info Image of the Black Madonna in the basilica of Our Lady of the Daurade, Toulouse, France. The first church in this location was established in 410 when Emperor Honorius allowed the conversion of pagan temples to Christianity. The original building of Notre-Dame de la Daurade was a temple dedicated to Apollo. During the 5th or 6th century another church was erected, decorated with golden mosaics; the current name derives from the antique name, (“Deaurata”, gold). It became a Benedictine monastery during the 9th century. After a period of decline starting in the 15th century, the basilica was demolished in 1761 to make way for the construction of Toulouse's riverside quays. The buildings were restored and a new church built, but the monastery was closed during the French Revolution, becoming a tobacco factory. The basilica had housed the shrine of a Black Madonna. The original icon was stolen in the fifteenth century, and its first replacement was burned by Revolutionaries in 1799 on the Place du Capitole. The icon presented today is an 1807 copy of the fifteenth century Madonna. Blackened by the hosts of candles, the second Madonna has been known since the sixteenth century as Notre Dame La Noire. The current edifice was built during the 19th century. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:32, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:32, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
I hope this is taken in the spirit of constructive criticism but I really am not convinced by your current processing algorithm. In this and your previous nomination, which you kindly corrected/improved at my request, the reprocessed version you have uploaded in 2025 has made the text on the signs in the church far less legible than it was in the original versions in the file history uploaded in 2022/2023. What is sharp and easily readable in the earlier versions is now blurry, smudged, and sometimes seems to contain characters that don't really even look like letters. It is obvious in this image if you zoom in to virtually any noticeboard, sign, or monument with lettering.Oppose for now
- I wonder whether your processing software is applying some form of AI-based sharpening or noise reduction without you being aware. AI is a huge fad at the moment, and I notice that photo processing software is often jumping on that bandwagon, adding AI-based features that are sold to us as a great improvement while they are actually quite dubious. AI is notoriously bad at handling text, and its sharpening algorithms often work by interpolating textures, which can easily smooth out details like text where precise rendering of individual pixels is important.
- I am keen to support this picture but on principle I won't support a version that's to my mind obviously worse than the 2023 version. I can see that the new version does have certain advantages - the altar is a little bit sharper - but for me these are far outweighed by the poor rendering of fine detail. One of the things I like about your church interiors is that, like David Iliff's and DXR's, they contain plenty of interesting detail to explore at full size. It would be a huge shame to lose this. Cmao20 (talk) 22:57, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for your feedback, Cmao20, I addressed the issue. I hope this version looks much better. Poco a poco (talk) 08:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Yes, that's what I want it to look like Cmao20 (talk) 10:39, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for your feedback, Cmao20, I addressed the issue. I hope this version looks much better. Poco a poco (talk) 08:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 18:58, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Compo is not so good. I would avoid side painting and bilboards. Would crop just to main portal.--Mile (talk) 07:52, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
- I also have uploaded an image of what you ask for, see here. But I prefer the wider view / compo of this candidate. Let's see what others say. Poco a poco (talk) 09:55, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 11:54, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:28, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Юрий Д.К 21:10, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Impressive and beautiful. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:37, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:48, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support good enough to me. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:52, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:21, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Terragio67 (talk) 17:49, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Frank Schulenburg – uploaded by Frank Schulenburg – nominated by Frank Schulenburg --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:02, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:02, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Sharp details and dynamic perspective, convincing depiction of sporting exertion in natural surroundings. Excellent work, well captured. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:32, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Radomianin, and might I also add, a good-looking man. A personality rights warning should probably be added though. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:48, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Radomianin Cmao20 (talk) 11:09, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:18, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 21:59, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:31, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Radomianin. – Aristeas (talk) 15:56, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:39, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 05:07, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:30, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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Support per Radomianin --Terragio67 (talk) 18:31, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Glassy Glacial Lake (54441988747).jpg, featured
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Info Icebergs floating on Inner Lake George below Colony Glacier in Alaska. Сreated by Eric Kilby – uploaded/nominated by me Юрий Д.К 18:03, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Юрий Д.К 18:03, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --ZarlokX (talk) 20:24, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose This place and its light is very much like the fjords in my own backyard. This photo looks over-processed to me, too much clarity (a common mistake when editing arctic scenes) and saturation, especially in the blue spectrum. --Cart (talk) 20:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose Beautiful composition but I agree that the colours and clarity look a bit too much and this makes me see it as a little clichéd, I'd prefer a more modest process of this image. Cmao20 (talk) 21:29, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Since I really like the nature in this photo, I had a go at it. Sure enough, by "reverse engineering" some of the edits I was happy to find a very nice landscape underneath it all. Thankfully, not much of the colors and details had been lost in the original processing. Since glacier ice can be very blue, the glacier and ice floes retained their color even after some desaturation. Юрий Д.К, if you want to use the edited version as an 'Alternative', you'll find it at File:Glassy Glacial Lake (54441988747), edited.jpg. I would support it. --Cart (talk) 08:52, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
- I will support this version if someone adds it as an alt Cmao20 (talk) 15:22, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support Agree that the editing has added a bit too much contrast/clarity, but nevertheless I cannot help to be impressed. Of course Cart’s version looks better to me, I would give full support to it if you could add it as an alternative version. – Aristeas (talk) 19:08, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
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[edit]- Pinging Aristeas, Cmao20, Cart and ZarlokX. Alternative nomination is ready. Юрий Д.К 23:50, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support FP now Cmao20 (talk) 23:54, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as I said above. – Aristeas (talk) 05:45, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per my comment above. --Cart (talk) 09:37, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --XRay 💬 10:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 10:38, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 12:00, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:10, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Thank you for the alternative, Cart - this one works much better. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:18, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:24, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ZarlokX (talk) 10:46, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support better --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:43, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:52, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:13, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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File:Selyavnoe-Vtoroe-003.jpg, featured
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Info A striking photo and an interesting site with some cultural importance. Created by Alexander Novikov – uploaded by Alexander Novikov – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 21:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 21:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support interesting landscape, dramatic sky. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:58, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:26, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per UnpetitproleX. – Aristeas (talk) 16:07, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as per nomination; well composed scene. -- Radomianin (talk) 22:57, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:38, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support The small figures in the fg give a sense of perspective to an appealing scene. --Tagooty (talk) 08:27, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Mile (talk) 12:19, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 19:34, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:12, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created, uploaded and nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:14, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:14, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 10:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:28, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Riad Salih (talk) 15:47, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Serene and tranquil scene, and you have framed it very nicely. Quality is good – it could be a tiny bit sharper, but this is much better and more realistic than the terrible artificial oversharpening we see everyday from most smartphones. – Aristeas (talk) 16:14, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:38, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Lovely composition. Quality is okay Cmao20 (talk) 02:50, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Cmao20. -- Radomianin (talk) 05:21, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:37, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Serene scene against an imposing backdrop. --Tagooty (talk) 08:25, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 14:18, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:32, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support — Preceding unsigned comment added by Famberhorst (talk • contribs) 17:47, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info Tractor John Deere 6320 with front and rear mower cutting grass. My shot. -- Mile (talk) 15:49, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Mile (talk) 15:49, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ZarlokX (talk) 18:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cool idea and really great composition! Cmao20 (talk) 21:33, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support —Bruce1eetalk 06:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 07:54, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Interesting, appealing composition. -- Radomianin (talk) 08:10, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support – Aristeas (talk) 05:48, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --XRay 💬 10:17, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:37, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support bit shadowy in the bottom but overall good to me. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:42, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:51, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Quality and lighting are fine but the angle feels strange/unnatural to me. Poco a poco (talk) 08:34, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:13, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:22, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Hyles dahlii, featured
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Info Hyles dahlii mounted specimen male and female created and uploaded by Archaeodontosaurus – nominated by Olivier LPB -- Olivier LPB (talk) 11:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Olivier LPB (talk) 11:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 14:55, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support for the set. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:22, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:37, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:38, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Detailed and high quality set --Tagooty (talk) 08:23, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 12:28, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:03, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Peulle (talk) 07:10, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Tagooty. – Aristeas (talk) 14:19, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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File:46-218-0001 Zolochiv Castle RB 24.jpg, not featured
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Info Top down view on castle in Zolochiv, Ukraine. Created, uploaded and nominated by Rbrechko -- Rbrechko (talk) 11:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Rbrechko (talk) 11:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry — nice composition, but the image lacks the level of sharpness we usually expect for a FP. --Moheen (keep talking) 13:09, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice view and light. Quality is just about okay for a drone photo Cmao20 (talk) 21:32, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Wikisquack (talk) 10:40, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent overview of the castle, beautiful light from the side. – Aristeas (talk) 19:10, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 20:48, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:51, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:36, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Yellow should be decreased and highligths too. --Mile (talk) 11:02, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose The light from the low sun is very unfavorable here. The sharpness is at the lower limit.--Ermell (talk) 20:32, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Per others, sharpness and lighting not at FP level. --Tagooty (talk) 08:31, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I concur with Ermell Poco a poco (talk) 08:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes/Tyrannidae#Genus : Pyrrhomyias
Info No FPs of this genus. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:18, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:18, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
- Gallery fixed. It's great that you added the genus section, you just missed the 'Family' step in the code here on the nom. --Cart (talk) 14:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:12, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
- Gallery fixed. It's great that you added the genus section, you just missed the 'Family' step in the code here on the nom. --Cart (talk) 14:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Aaaaaww... fluffball. Artistic compo too. --Cart (talk) 14:33, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 14:54, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support very cute bird. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 16:02, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 20:54, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 20:56, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:37, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent Cmao20 (talk) 02:51, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --GRDN711 (talk) 04:32, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:39, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 08:12, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Use of focus-stacking for a detailed image of a bird is unusual, very deftly executed. --Tagooty (talk) 08:22, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent quality and effective composition. --Harlock81 (talk) 12:25, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:07, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 15:13, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Great composition, love the reflection in the eye, and the clarity you achieved through focus stacking yields a breathtaking result. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 03:18, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:12, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cart, Tagooty, Needsmoreritalin. – Aristeas (talk) 14:21, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:34, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:42, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 18:01, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods#Family : Eumastacidae (Monkey grasshoppers)
Info No FPs of this family of grasshoppers. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:25, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:25, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very nice! Looks like creatures dreamed up in a Japanese toy factory. --Cart (talk) 14:35, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support These look like out of some sci-fi movie. Yann (talk) 14:55, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment The right rear knee of the right hopper is blurred and there are these stacking halos around the left front knee. Can you fix this? --Ermell (talk) 20:43, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Sorry, not for the knee.Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:51, 6 May 2025 (UTC)- New version uploaded. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 20:57, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:37, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support They definitely look like animatronic creations! Cmao20 (talk) 02:51, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - Stunning colors! - ERcheck (talk) 03:17, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --GRDN711 (talk) 04:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:38, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 08:12, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment You have more stacking errors. 9 shots is probably low, like you put big distance between them. Would help how big are those nice-colored creatures. --Mile (talk) 10:55, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:05, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Thanks for the fixing. Not bad for a handheld stack. --Ermell (talk) 14:15, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
- On my monopod... Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:43, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support quite nice. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:12, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cart, Yann, ERcheck. - Aristeas (talk) 14:20, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:26, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:42, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Agriculture#France
Info English oak standing in the middle of a rapeseed field with the Jura Mountains background. Versonnex (Ain), France. Created, uploaded and nominated by ZarlokX -- ZarlokX (talk) 18:14, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ZarlokX (talk) 18:14, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I think its beter version. --Mile (talk) 18:26, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Like the previous nomination, it is overcategorised, though. As A.Savin says you need to read the guidelines and fix this. But the photo is great. Cmao20 (talk) 21:35, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Done, I removed 3 overcategories. And thank you. ZarlokX (talk) 21:49, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Wikisquack (talk) 10:42, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Convincing composition, beautiful interplay of the three colours (lush green, bright yellow, bluish background). – Aristeas (talk) 18:21, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Compelling overall composition and colors. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:21, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --XRay 💬 10:16, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 16:54, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:39, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Striking colours and composition. --Tagooty (talk) 10:27, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I'm not that overwhelmed. Light in sky are rather dull. --Milseburg (talk) 18:09, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:51, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose Light management not the best, the upper part is too bright, otherwise a nice compo. Poco a poco (talk) 08:35, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Family : Phocidae (Earless Seals)
Info Mother grey seal (Halichoerus grypus atlantica) with her one-day-old pup, Horsey Beach, Norfolk, England. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 18:27, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 18:27, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Super cute Cmao20 (talk) 02:54, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:40, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support but please add the details given in info here also to the image description page. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:47, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Peulle (talk) 07:09, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 12:53, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Touching. – Aristeas (talk) 14:22, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:46, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Adorable. Has the "wow" factor and the "awwww" factor. Luckily not the "olfactor"--Needsmoreritalin (talk) 21:42, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:27, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/People#Paintings
Info created by André Derain, uploaded and nominated by Yann
Support No FP by Derain yet. Public domain since January this year. -- Yann (talk) 20:55, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Vivid colors, bold brushwork - pure Fauvist fascination for me. A masterpiece that now belongs to everyone. Thank you for the nomination, Yann! -- Radomianin (talk) 21:18, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 02:54, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:41, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 10:17, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:10, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Thi (talk) 14:23, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 19:47, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Peulle (talk) 07:08, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:12, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Radomianin. – Aristeas (talk) 14:22, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:24, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:37, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:41, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support- --GRDN711 (talk) 16:49, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Work#Soldiers
Info Female soldier standing guard onboard mine countermeasures vessel M77 Ulvön, moored in Lysekil, Sweden. I know this is a small file, as you can see it's a crop from a larger photo. But since it's within the rules, I’m going to try it anyway, because I really like the "Accidental Renaissance" of it. The soldiers were kind enough and they gave me permission to take photos, but they were on the job, so I wasn’t going to pester them too much. The male soldier was stationary at the gangway, while the female was patrolling the deck. This was the only chance I had to photograph her in that position. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 11:53, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cart (talk) 11:53, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support It is a bit small but it's a fine portrait with a careful composition. I would find it interesting hanging in an art gallery, so it should probably be FP.Cmao20 (talk) 15:17, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 16:02, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support The different shapes of the surroundings (rectangles, sharp diagonal, round window) make this photo special and very apt for the portrait of a soldier. – Aristeas (talk) 19:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Cmao20 and Aristeas. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:18, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I've added a category (for the H&K G36). I would personally crop a few pixels at the top (but then again I like to crop things too tightly). JayCubby (talk) 01:16, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- I understand your reasoning, but those extra pixels above the dark angle are intentional to show that the peak is there and that the pattern doesn't continue further up. Thanks for the category, I'm no weapons expert. Although the notation is probably a bit redundant since there is only one weapon visible in the image. ;-) ) --Cart (talk) 10:35, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:42, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:45, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Low resolution, not exceptional for a posed image. --Tagooty (talk) 10:29, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - The porthole behind her head encircles like a halo. Echo Aristeas' appreciation of shapes. - ERcheck (talk) 04:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
- Yep, that's what makes this photo "Accidental Renaissance". :-) --Cart (talk) 10:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:25, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Natural/Germany#Bavaria
Info created by Plozessor – uploaded by Plozessor – nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 11:45, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very scenic and beautiful view. The sky saturation looks a bit much but I'll take your word for it that it looked like this Cmao20 (talk) 15:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful scenery and colours, high resolution. Hopefully, the WLE jury will appreciate this photo! – Aristeas (talk) 19:13, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 19:29, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support For once, the water really is this bent on the map and not just a product of the projection. I wouldn't mind if the 'Vibrancy' of the sky was tone down a bit, but its a lovely photo. --Cart (talk) 09:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- "The water really is bent" that's why it's called "Sickle Lake" ;) Plozessor (talk) 11:40, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Yep, I saw that and suspected the name had to come from a similarity, I only went to the map to see just how "sickle-shaped" it was since I was curious. --Cart (talk) 12:19, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- "The water really is bent" that's why it's called "Sickle Lake" ;) Plozessor (talk) 11:40, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:58, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 14:40, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:42, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 17:33, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Nice motif, but the technique is inadequate for FP. There are stitching errors in the clouds (see notes), and some of the colors in the sky are strange and unbalanced. Too turquoise in the area of the right note and in the upper left area. --Milseburg (talk) 18:04, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Thank you very much for the hint, Milseburg - I completely overlooked those two stitching errors in the clouds. @Plozessor, would you mind removing them? If you're short on time, feel free to use my retouch attempt instead (SwissTransfer link) for an update, if the result looks okay to you. I also adjusted the blue tone a bit in the sky to make it feel more balanced. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 19:25, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Radomianin Ha, we did it at the same time! Now I can't decide whether to use your version or mine. What do you think of my update? Plozessor (talk) 19:27, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
- What a funny coincidence! Thanks a lot for your edit - I personally think it looks really good. Much appreciated! Best regards and thanks again. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:45, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Milseburg Oops, I checked for stitching errors in the lake and background but not in the sky. Thx for spotting, I think I fixed all of the issues you mentioned. Please have another look! Plozessor (talk) 19:26, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support detailed. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:34, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:26, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:50, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:24, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Plozessor – uploaded by Plozessor – nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 19:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I don't know if others will think it has insufficient wow-factor but this interesting case study of a building being reclaimed by nature appeals to me. I enjoy the rich colours, the patterns cast by the shadows, and the branch that juts out to touch the roof of the old hut almost like the forest is claiming it as its own. Cmao20 (talk) 21:26, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I like the interplay between light and shadow and the lost place look of the photo. Definetely enough wow-factor for me. --Tuxyso (talk) 08:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I'm a sucker for old derelict buildings, and with the color scheme on this, it could easily be a nice print on a wall. --Cart (talk) 10:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:30, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 15:46, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Peulle (talk) 09:07, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Not a striking scene. The lighting spoils it for me. --Tagooty (talk) 10:24, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 06:02, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:28, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose It doesn't work for me. Too dark, no clear compo. A better execution of this shadows play is this other current candidate. Poco a poco (talk) 08:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Деан Лазаревски – uploaded by Деан Лазаревски – nominated by Kiril Simeonovski -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 05:50, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 05:50, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 10:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Too blurred even for a drone shot. It also looks underexposed. I like the motif.--Ermell (talk) 20:38, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose It is a big file, but even when I downsize to 4000px across it still doesn't look fully sharp to me, so unfortunately despite the nice composition I side with Ermell here Cmao20 (talk) 02:52, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:53, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Henry Söderlund on Flickr – uploaded by Tm – nominated by JayCubby -- JayCubby (talk) 21:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support High quality photo at high resolution. -- JayCubby (talk) 21:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I like the seeming simplicity. And the very small dashes of colour, that break the illusion of a black and white photo. --Kritzolina (talk) 06:45, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, the light is very good and the comp works, but as a studio photo, I'm not impressed by this. Naturally, not every object photo needs to be focus stacked, but the DoF is rather shallow and not very well placed. The bar for photos like this is very high on FPC. --Cart (talk) 09:32, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose per Cart. --SHB2000 (talk) 11:29, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose I think what bothers me is that the lens is out of focus. I don't mind a shallow DoF too much but it feels like the wrong parts of this picture are in focus. I agree with Kriztolina's review, which nearly persuaded me to support. Cmao20 (talk) 14:05, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Agriculture#Slovenia
Info Tractor New Holland T6.165 plowing (Zadobrova, Ljubljana). My shot. --Mile (talk) 15:28, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment «Light source - Fluorescent» by EXIF.
Support -- Mile (talk) 15:28, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
As long as two of the three categories aren't fixed properly. --A.Savin 20:35, 7 May 2025 (UTC)Oppose
Comment i suppose you Overcat so i remove that one. Otherwise if you any suggestion you can tell. So far, i can see i bother you a lot with Categories. --Mile (talk) 10:00, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very nice view. And Mile, A.Savin does have a point. It would be great if you were just as good at documenting your photos as you are at creating them. People who are interested in your photos shouldn't need to play detectives to find out more about them. It's not enough to only have the location as coordinates, it should be written in the description and with categories. The more info there is on your photo, the more interesting it becomes for re-users, and the more it will be used. It's not bad to have many categories, just as long as they are on different category trees, just look at what's in the image and how you would describe it. It can be useful to remember the three: "What, Where, Who" when you add categories and descriptions. Here it would be: What - a field is being plowed, Where - in Zadobrova, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Who - a New Holland T6.165 tractor is doing it. All these should be represented in some way in the description and categories. I've added that for you on this (and your other nomination) so that we can get this moving, and not have you two growling at each other from your two trenches. --Cart (talk) 10:53, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- The question was rather on the way how he's creating new categories... --A.Savin 19:36, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- It might be easier if you explained that in complete sentences, instead of short threatening bursts. I know, it's tedious and Mile should know better, but so should a lot of long-time users here too, and still we keep needing to remind folks about the most basic things for nominations. It's boring, but it's all we got until some miracle happens and a new code for creating noms is written, that makes sure that all criteria listed at the FPC page are met. --Cart (talk) 21:08, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- For example, "New Holland tractors in Slovenia" should be "Tractors in Slovenia" too. However PetarM is not interested in explanation, I think there are revenge votes from him and I don't have to expect fair treatment. --A.Savin 21:59, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- Christ on a Bike! How many more feuding and revenging guys must we put up with here at FPC? We just resolved the last mud-throwing competition only months ago. Stop it this instant, both of you. --Cart (talk) 22:55, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- For example, "New Holland tractors in Slovenia" should be "Tractors in Slovenia" too. However PetarM is not interested in explanation, I think there are revenge votes from him and I don't have to expect fair treatment. --A.Savin 21:59, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- It might be easier if you explained that in complete sentences, instead of short threatening bursts. I know, it's tedious and Mile should know better, but so should a lot of long-time users here too, and still we keep needing to remind folks about the most basic things for nominations. It's boring, but it's all we got until some miracle happens and a new code for creating noms is written, that makes sure that all criteria listed at the FPC page are met. --Cart (talk) 21:08, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- The question was rather on the way how he's creating new categories... --A.Savin 19:36, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Great, graphical picture - I really like it. Special thanks to Cart for updating the categories. -- Radomianin (talk) 11:40, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Great shot. Thank you Cart for your explanation of categories. I find this a clearer explanation than the official rules and I will refer back to it in future. Cmao20 (talk) 12:34, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:22, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per others, and thanks to Cart for the excellent explanation of categories. For my part I often think of the mnemonic verse Quis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando? – “Who, what, where, by what means, why, how, when?” – when selecting categories. This phrase (from Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica, Iª IIae q. 7 a. 3) summarises the ancient rhetorical theory of peristáseis/circumstances; prospective orators were taught to settle these questions when preparing a court speech, and a simplified version, the Five Ws, is used in modern journalism. Of course normally we do not have categories for all of these 7 or 5 questions, but it does not hurt to check them. – Aristeas (talk) 14:45, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 17:14, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support excellent photo. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:01, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --XRay 💬 07:41, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 15:34, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:52, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:31, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:34, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Argenberg (talk) 09:37, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 10:04, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created and uploaded by Shellparakeet – nominated by TKsdik8900 -- TKsdik8900 (talk) 23:39, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- TKsdik8900 (talk) 23:39, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- The black & white image, and the grain of the film yield a cinematic feeling. And the smoke, is it just me or do you see what looks like a lion's face coming out of the stack? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Needsmoreritalin (talk • contribs) 03:21, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very dramatic picture Cmao20 (talk) 12:36, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Needsmoreritalin. – Aristeas (talk) 14:56, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:49, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 20:52, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Needsmoreritalin and Cmao20. Yes, Needsmoreritalin, you are right. Perhaps the image could be added to an appropriate shape category. But I'm afraid the shape is not too obvious for that :) -- Radomianin (talk) 21:30, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:58, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support —Bruce1eetalk 08:59, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 15:35, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 17:21, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - ERcheck (talk) 02:24, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Mile (talk) 18:36, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:28, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Ciconiidae (Storks)
Info all by me -- Tuxyso (talk) 06:25, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Tuxyso (talk) 06:25, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Gallery fixed on both nominations. Please, it would be great if you could learn to add the section to your noms too, instead of relying on us other to go searching and do it for you. --Cart (talk) 09:23, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- W.carter, Thank you for your help. I did make a serious effort to find a suitable gallery, but unfortunately the page Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds isn't working correctly — as you can see in this screenshot: https://ibb.co/rGvp6B9f. I also tried clicking on "Other Birds," but instead of reaching the correct section where "Other Birds" begin, I was redirected back to the top of gallary page and not the beginning of the stork's gallery as the preview image might suggest. Additionally, the page lacks a proper table of contents, so I have to guess the anchor links based on the section headings. That’s why I wasn’t able to add the gallery myself. I really appreciate your assistance! Tuxyso (talk) 11:35, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- The photos used for the galleries are selected from one of the orders/families or genus on that page. Having a stork as representative for 'Birds' in general does not mean that the photo goes directly to the stork section, any more than say the image of the Golden Gate bridge for 'Bridges' at Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications going specifically to 'San Fransisco'. When you are on the right bird page, you just go to the 'Table of contents' on the upper left and select the appropriate section. --Cart (talk) 11:53, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- I will remember for the next time, thanks! Tuxyso (talk) 12:01, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Also the section headings are the anchors. When designing these pages, we can't rely on all users knowing about such sophisticated things as anchors. It needs to be as simple as just copying the section heading. Also, introducing {{Anchor}} in the galleries would confuse the FPCBot no end. It would place photos in the wrong section. Or we would have to do all the sorting and tasks done by the FPCBot by hand, and I don't think anyone here wants to go back to those dark days. Aristeas, with some help from me is just in the process of cleaning up the galleries and making the code for FPCBot better (see his talk page), so that there will be no more photos in wrong sections. --Cart (talk) 12:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- I will remember for the next time, thanks! Tuxyso (talk) 12:01, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks to Cart for the help. If I may add this: the little box for the table of contents (TOC) at the top of the gallery pages is empty (as shown in your screenshot) because after some changes to the default “skin” of Wiki pages in 2022 the TOC is displayed in bigger style at the left of every page now (the exact location and format depend on the “Appearance > Skin” settings in your preferences). If this big TOC is not visible, there is some confusion or conflict between the “skin” settings and the browser which you are using right now; this would be annoying, but AFAIK it would not be related to the gallery pages but would be a general technical problem. – Aristeas (talk) 15:07, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- The photos used for the galleries are selected from one of the orders/families or genus on that page. Having a stork as representative for 'Birds' in general does not mean that the photo goes directly to the stork section, any more than say the image of the Golden Gate bridge for 'Bridges' at Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications going specifically to 'San Fransisco'. When you are on the right bird page, you just go to the 'Table of contents' on the upper left and select the appropriate section. --Cart (talk) 11:53, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- W.carter, Thank you for your help. I did make a serious effort to find a suitable gallery, but unfortunately the page Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds isn't working correctly — as you can see in this screenshot: https://ibb.co/rGvp6B9f. I also tried clicking on "Other Birds," but instead of reaching the correct section where "Other Birds" begin, I was redirected back to the top of gallary page and not the beginning of the stork's gallery as the preview image might suggest. Additionally, the page lacks a proper table of contents, so I have to guess the anchor links based on the section headings. That’s why I wasn’t able to add the gallery myself. I really appreciate your assistance! Tuxyso (talk) 11:35, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Weaksupport for now. Looking at the reflection, this is a little bit tilted, but I'm sure you can correct that. Very nice otherwise. --Cart (talk) 10:02, 4 May 2025 (UTC)- Thanks so much for your thorough review! I've corrected the tilt — I'd really appreciate it if you could take another look, W.carter. --Tuxyso (talk) 11:42, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Perfect. Thank you for fixing this. :-) --Cart (talk) 11:54, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks so much for your thorough review! I've corrected the tilt — I'd really appreciate it if you could take another look, W.carter. --Tuxyso (talk) 11:42, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice composition and light Cmao20 (talk) 14:17, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I like how the backlight emphasizes the bird’s outline, and the mirror image is very nice. – Aristeas (talk) 15:44, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:15, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Aristeas --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Neutral Quality is fine but not overwhelming, not keen of the lighting with everything in shadow, the compo is not extraordinary either, cropped leafs in the background, dark unappealing pond water, Poco a poco (talk) 17:10, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:44, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Macaca sylvanus in Michlifen 01.jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals/Primates#Genus : Macaca (Macaques)
Info created by Mounir Neddi – uploaded by Mounir Neddi – nominated by Mounir Neddi -- Mounir Neddi (talk) 20:31, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Mounir Neddi (talk) 20:31, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose -- I am sorry, but the image has contrast, lighting, clarity and composition issues that don't meet the standards for Featured Pictures. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 23:04, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Nice capture but sorry, the angle, the strong shadows, and the image quality, are not sufficient for FP Cmao20 (talk) 11:17, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Sweden
Info Dense vegetation on the shore of Brofjorden at Lahälla, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. In some places the hiking path goes through little tunnels of greenery, like this patch of birches (Betula pendula). The trail is part of Kuststigen hiking trail. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 21:19, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cart (talk) 21:19, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --XRay 💬 07:41, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice mood --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:48, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice light and good leading lines Cmao20 (talk) 11:18, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Peaceful, inviting. I feel like I've been there. - ERcheck (talk) 14:19, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 15:36, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautifully composed with effective rule of thirds; the path leads the eye naturally. Lovely light and framing birch trees create a calm, inviting scene. -- Radomianin (talk) 17:12, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support This kind of photos looks simple, but I have tried to take similar images and almost always failed – something was wrong, was missing, etc. I think I have mentioned this (or a related photo) as example for you talent to find the representative detail and frame it perfectly. – Aristeas (talk) 17:56, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Lovely image. Well composed and exposed. You can see the trail is popular too! --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 18:16, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 20:46, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:29, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Phasianidae (Grouse, Partridges, Peafowl, Pheasants, Quail, Turkeys)
Info created by Rohit14400 – uploaded by Rohit14400 – nominated by Rohit14400 -- thewanderersthirdeye (talk) 09:55, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- thewanderersthirdeye (talk) 09:55, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Striking symmetry. --Tagooty (talk) 10:15, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support light could have been better, but arguably better composed that both of the other two FPs. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:36, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
- And both the other two FPs have already appeared on the main page. So this is a timely upgrade, and a delist for the smaller of the two older ones might be in order. -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:44, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support Beautiful and well composed but the image quality is no more than okay Cmao20 (talk) 11:10, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment I agree with previous comments about the image's quality, but it's mostly color noise, normal noise, light and a tiny amount of sharpening, all very easy to fix. It's a beautiful photo, so thewanderersthirdeye, Tagooty, UnpetitproleX, Cmao20, if you want a version with these issues fix you got one here. Best, --Cart (talk) 11:57, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
- @W.carter Thank you for fixing these issues. New version looks better to me. This is my first submission to the FP list. How should I proceed now? Should I withdraw the current nomination and submit a new one for the edited image? thewanderersthirdeye (talk) 13:55, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
- thewanderersthirdeye, I forgot to say welcome to FPC. :-) I didn't realize you were new here. The easiest thing is to add it as an 'Alternative' to this nom. Because it's a reviewed QI, we can't simply upload the improved version over the old file per COM:OVERWRITE, that is otherwise an option for small changes. No need to withdraw and begin again. I will fix this for you, you can just look at my edits here on the nomination and remember how this is done for future references. You can also support the new alternative if you like, support both or strike the support for the original, it's up to you. --Cart (talk) 14:21, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Alternative
[edit]Info Edited version with some of the issues corrected, see above. Also 'pinging' previous voters about this change: Tagooty, UnpetitproleX, Cmao20.
Support Beautiful bird. --Cart (talk) 14:24, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Thanks for the improvements. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:53, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:39, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 03:03, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Striking symmetry --Tagooty (talk) 03:31, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support thewanderersthirdeye (talk) 08:37, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:01, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 17:36, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#India
Info The juxtaposition of the flowering plants in the foreground with the stark white cathedral appeals to me. There are no FPs of church exteriors in India. Created by Tagooty – uploaded by Tagooty – nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 10:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Tagooty (talk) 10:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I agree. This is a very nice composition. Cmao20 (talk) 11:11, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:20, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 05:19, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:32, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per nomination – interesting juxtaposition, and the sky is very good, too. – Aristeas (talk) 16:00, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:38, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I'm sorry, but this POV doesn't work for me. An essential chunk of the church is not visible and there are disturbing elements in the compo. --Poco a poco (talk) 08:15, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I agree with poco.--Ermell (talk) 14:21, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Good weather but the composition with the cut out tree at the left and the pillars in the center doesn't work for me. Also the door is hidden -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:56, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:45, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Famberhorst (talk) 15:45, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose - Per Poco and Basile Morin. The broken fence is a distraction. - ERcheck (talk) 22:23, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
The Bottle Imp, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/Printed#Book illustrations in black and white
Info created by William Hatherell – restored, uploaded, and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:06, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:06, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Info This is the complete set of illustrations, from I think the second or third printing of the work with, notably, the caption for the second changed to be a more accurate line for what's seen compared to the first printing. Otherwise it's the same image. Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:24, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 22:03, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:27, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:39, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 19:33, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 17:31, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
- Just noting that there may need to be a second set. Need to double check my book, but I moved recently. Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:27, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles#Family : Boidae (Boas)
Info Unusually, the boa constrictor is known by its scientific name. No FPs of this species. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:15, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:15, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose It's a great knot of snake and I like how the head is positioned, but the background light is too glary for me, sorry. (or, you can use the dull glare and make it into a brilliant light instead.) --Cart (talk) 10:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support FP to me because of the composition and high quality, but I do prefer Cart's edit. Cmao20 (talk) 13:23, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:21, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications#Laos
Info The Sanctuary of Phou Asa Mountain. The Lao consider it to be the ancient fortress of a king of the Attapeu (Ban Khiet Ngong). Laos. Created by Pierre André Leclercq - uploaded by Pierre André Leclercq - nominated by Pierre André Leclercq -- Pierre André
Support -- Pierre André (talk) 09:04, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, surely an interesting place and a good documentation of it, but the picture quality just isn't up to the level of detail and sharpness we would expect for an FP. This photo is 11 years old and that is a lifetime in digital photography, even some smartphones can do better than this today. It might be salvageable with a modern editing program if it was shot in raw, but I wouldn't count on it. I fondly recognize a lot of the quality from my own photos from that era, they still work as illustrations in articles, but I would never nominate them here. --Cart (talk) 09:53, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Agree with Cart but this one isn't as noisy as your other nom, and may be salvageable if it could be reprocessed from RAW Cmao20 (talk) 13:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment@W.carter: , Thanks for your advice,
I withdraw my nomination/application--Pierre André (talk) 14:40, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Architectural elements#Painted ceilings
Info Ceiling of the Golden Hall representing the wisdom (Lat: Sapientia), with the motto "PAR ME Reges regnant" (my rule rule) .- City Hall Augsbourg. Created by Pierre André Leclercq - uploaded by Pierre André Leclercq - nominated by Pierre André Leclercq -- Pierre André
Support --Pierre André (talk) 16:24, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose It is a beautiful ceiling and well composed, but the quality issues in this photo are the same as in the other nomination. This was excellent when the photo was taken, but it's full of artifacts and chromatic noise, and the quality isn't what we are used to with today's photos of ceilings. Please compare at full size with for example this one. --Cart (talk) 10:09, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Beautiful ceiling but sorry, insufficient image quality for FP in 2025. There is just too much noise and too little detail. Cmao20 (talk) 12:58, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment @W.carter: , @Cmao20: , Thanks for your advice,
I withdraw my nomination/application--Pierre André (talk) 14:42, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Industry#Germany
Info Something a little different. A study of industrial grandeur in the machine hall of a former 'model mine' on the outskirts of Dortmund. created by GZagatta – uploaded by GZagatta – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 12:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 12:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 15:39, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 17:19, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 21:31, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Olivier LPB (talk) 17:17, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per nomination. – Aristeas (talk) 18:34, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nicely composed scene with pleasant sense of symmetry, soft light, and a touch of nostalgic industrial charm. -- Radomianin (talk) 18:58, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 20:45, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:32, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 08:57, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Argenberg (talk) 09:39, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 10:03, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Radomianin -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:54, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created and uploaded and nominated by XRay -- XRay 💬 08:07, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- XRay 💬 08:07, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 12:25, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 15:38, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 21:30, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - Finally. There was something about this photo that bugged me, but I couldn't figure out what. But since it's an aerial photo, you can turn it whichever way you want and I started fiddling with it. I find it more pleasing if it's turned 90 deg counter clock, so that the stream is along the right side of the image. That way the tractor tracks don't curve upwards in that "Inception way" (it gives me vertigo!). But since that is up to the individual viewer, I guess it doesn't matter. ;-) --Cart (talk) 22:03, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- I was thinking something similar. Its a very cool optical illusion. It looks like the dark green grass in the foreground is flat and then the cut grass curves upwards like a wall. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 22:23, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Your image so perfectly captures the scene that I started sneezing and had to take a benadryl. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 22:24, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:48, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:06, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:31, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 08:57, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Señorita herida (Halichoeres chierchiae), La Paz, Baja California, México, 2024-12-20, DD 35.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Family : Labridae (Wrasses)
Info Wounded wrasse (Halichoeres chierchiae), La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Note: we have no FPs of genus Halichoeres chierchiae and I uploaded in fact the first images of this species to Commons. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful fish despite the wound, and its shadow gives the image depth. --Cart (talk) 22:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 22:19, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 20:05, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:34, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cart. – Aristeas (talk) 08:32, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Is the dark spot natural? --Yann (talk) 17:01, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- That's the reason for its common name Poco a poco (talk) 19:09, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- Ah so 'wounded wrasse' is actually the name of the species! Didn't realise that at first. Cmao20 (talk) 13:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- +1. But I've made similar mistakes with odd English species names before, so I'm used to looking like a fool. :-D Welcome to the club, we have t-shirts and secret handshakes. --Cart (talk) 14:51, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Ah so 'wounded wrasse' is actually the name of the species! Didn't realise that at first. Cmao20 (talk) 13:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Pierre André (talk) 08:38, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:20, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Телефонска говорница во Стиник.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects#Electronics
Info All by me. -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 05:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 05:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Interesting motif, but imo the composition will look more balanced with the phone box a bit centered. Slight more crop on the left. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 06:04, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Done I've uploaded a cropped version.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:05, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:38, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:37, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support thanks, I wish for a bit more space on the right but this slight off-center also works nicely. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:51, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 04:28, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Villy Fink Isaksen (talk) 07:43, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support Good juxtaposition of old and new, intact and broken. The light could be more interesting (hence “weak”), but it works. – Aristeas (talk) 14:18, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:26, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:29, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support дали работи --Mile (talk) 18:20, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
- Не проверив. 😄 --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 18:47, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Limited wow effect for me, also I don't like the almost overexposed upper-left corner. Categories could be better (that does not change anything on other flaws, though) --A.Savin 21:59, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
- @A.Savin: This is the maximum one can get, and it depicts the actual view very well. A clear sky would have resulted in a large shadow over the main object. One sneaky way to deal with the sky in the upper-left corner is exposure bracketing. What else do you suggest?--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:20, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- As I don't know the place, I have no suggestion for the place either. But a phone booth is not running away and in general there are lots of ways and time to capture it. --A.Savin 18:04, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- @A.Savin: This is the maximum one can get, and it depicts the actual view very well. A clear sky would have resulted in a large shadow over the main object. One sneaky way to deal with the sky in the upper-left corner is exposure bracketing. What else do you suggest?--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:20, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
File:DC3 Skå June 2017 05.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Black and White#Objects
Info High contrast black and white image of a historic DC3 (SE-CFP) at Skå airfield, Stockholm County. The captain oversees maintenance work between flights. I chose black and white to draw attention to all the beautiful details in the aircraft and I think it suits this historic aircraft. Created, uploaded and nominated by -- ArildV (talk) 18:51, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ArildV (talk) 18:51, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:37, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support The people working on the plane is what makes it special Cmao20 (talk) 02:53, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 05:39, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:09, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:45, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Color photography feels weird when antiques are being displayed in the modern era. JayCubby (talk) 05:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods/Arachnida#Family : Araneidae (Orb-weaver Spiders)
Info High quality focus stack with a good composition. Features both the female and the much smaller male of the species in one frame. created by Charlesjsharp – uploaded by Charlesjsharp – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 23:09, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 23:09, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 08:51, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Thank you for the nomination. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:58, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Yikes! --Cart (talk) 13:35, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Perfect - Riad Salih (talk) 17:38, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:51, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support excellent! --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:04, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support High level of detail, excellent focus, technically well done -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:23, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I read the female often eats the male after copulation. Here we can very well see how it is possible. --Yann (talk) 13:53, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, sometimes she does, but I believe not that often... Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 13:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites talk | 16:26, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 17:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:38, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Schnobby (talk) 06:21, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- Did you all notice the two tiny spiderlings on the web? Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:44, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Charlesjsharp: haha yes I did! And also the flies stuck in the web. Looking a second time, I think there's even a second male spider on the left, but blurred/out of focus. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:55, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- Yep, there's definitely three little spiderlings! But the third one is out of the range of focus on the far left of the frame, as you say. Cmao20 (talk) 00:44, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Charlesjsharp: haha yes I did! And also the flies stuck in the web. Looking a second time, I think there's even a second male spider on the left, but blurred/out of focus. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:55, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
File:ISS-46 Northern India at night.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Satellite images#Asia
Info Picture of the northern Indian subcontinent taken from the International Space Station, showing the region between Agra in the east and Kabul in the west. Created by astronauts on the International Space Station, uploaded by Ras67 – nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 01:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support After spending a tense night with drone & missile attacks, and jets flying overhead here in northern India (since India and Pakistan are on the cusp of war), I'm reminded by this picture of how artificial this border that has consumed millions of lives really is. -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 01:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Impressive, but very noisy. I am unsure this counts as one of our best pictures of Earth from space when there is so much competition nowadays. Cmao20 (talk) 20:07, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
- I understand, Cmao20. It indeed is quite noisy, but we do have this FP which is similarly noisy. I can see the noise being a reason to oppose, but for me the numerous village, town, and city lights peeking through winter fog of the densely populated Indo-Gangetic plain, interrupted by the thinly populated Himalayas, Hindu Kush and Tibetan Plateau in the north and Thar desert in the bottom left corner, and the continuity of the landscape make it quite beautiful. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:00, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support despite the noise caused from ISO 10.000 --Ras67 (talk) 20:22, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Moral support for the very honourable reasons to nominate this photo, but mostly because of the good composition. Unlike some other pictures of Earth from space it gives me an imposing impression of the spherical nature of Earth, the lights of the big cities are placed in a harmonic way, and the green arc over the far horizon adds some “space feeling”. This and the very difficult circumstances (a night shot from space, ISO 10.000 despite ƒ/1.4) excuse the noise for me. – Aristeas (talk) 08:25, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Good arguments Cmao20 (talk) 12:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support After having looked through the 1,507 photos from space of this region: Yes, this one is the best despite the high ISO. It has both good compo and the wow-factor, and it shows the region in a very illustrative way. --Cart (talk) 13:39, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Aristeas and Cart. Special thanks to Cart for her extensive research and support. Your efforts in reviewing the extensive collection of photographs of the region were invaluable. -- Radomianin (talk) 14:50, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- I would also add that sometimes night photos reveal more about human activity than those taken in daylight, even though there are plenty of hints that photos for wikis should be taken in daylight. Here the borderline is clearly visible, and then there are also photos like this one where all the oil rigs in the Atlantic are clearly visible. They and other structures at sea don't show up on sites like Google maps, since they only service land and coastal regions. So for most people they don't exist, as in "out of sight, out of mind". --Cart (talk) 15:37, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, Cart. Your words, as always, add depth and perspective. I really appreciate how you so often see what lies between the lines, and bring it to light, both in your images and in the way you speak about them. -- Radomianin (talk) 16:04, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 14:53, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 18:53, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:47, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Semnornithidae (Toucan barbets)
Info No FPs of this small bird family. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:09, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:09, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 10:36, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 10:57, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Lovely Cmao20 (talk) 13:24, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support You should fix the file name, there is a typo, it should be "Paz de las Aves". Poco a poco (talk) 13:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- So it is. An amazingly friendly family-run place. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Charlesjsharp, I see that you are having some trouble fixing the name of the file. Do you want me to rename it according to Poco's advice and fix the code so your nomination stays intact? I think you remember the bother you've run into before when moving files during a nom. (In case you are wondering: You didn't complete the correction with your move. It's "de" not "le", but I don't want to move the file without your permission.) --Cart (talk) 18:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Please. I've been renaming lots of files and clearly made a mess! Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:32, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- No problem, I'll fix it for you. Renaming a nom is a little different than renaming normal files. --Cart (talk) 20:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Please. I've been renaming lots of files and clearly made a mess! Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:32, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Charlesjsharp, I see that you are having some trouble fixing the name of the file. Do you want me to rename it according to Poco's advice and fix the code so your nomination stays intact? I think you remember the bother you've run into before when moving files during a nom. (In case you are wondering: You didn't complete the correction with your move. It's "de" not "le", but I don't want to move the file without your permission.) --Cart (talk) 18:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support – Aristeas (talk) 15:11, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 17:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Mile (talk) 18:03, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful bird. --Yann (talk) 18:28, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:08, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Yann, the colors are simply great. -- Radomianin (talk) 23:49, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Schnobby (talk) 06:19, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 08:44, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:41, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:16, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice light, bokeh, viewpoint and compo -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:15, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:44, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Asparagales#Family : Amaryllidaceae
Info Blossom of an ornamental leek with water droplets. Focus stack of 6 shots. Photographed in a garden in Bamberg. All by me -- Ermell (talk) 20:24, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Ermell (talk) 20:24, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Brilliant capture with perfect sharpness, balanced bokeh, and detailed droplets. Aesthetically and technically outstanding. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:01, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Wonderful image. The complementary colors of the pink and green work well, with the soft background adding a nice juxtaposition, but not distracting from the subject. The details of the flower and the dew steal the show! --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 21:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 21:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:57, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support As usual, very well done Cmao20 (talk) 00:14, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Crispy sharp. Impressive level of detail -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Stunning photo, perfectly executed focus stack. JayCubby (talk) 05:14, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Radomianin and Needsmoreritalin. – Aristeas (talk) 10:27, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:24, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 17:19, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:38, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--ROCKY (talk) 06:17, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:18, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Germany#Bavaria
Info View of the Chiemgau Alps during sunrise from the top of the Hochries mountain (1,569 metres (5,148 ft)), Bavaria, Germany. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 20:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 23:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I saw these in your recent uploads and was sure you were about to nominate one. I think this is the best one. I don't think the image quality is perfect - the original upload was a bit noisier than I'd have expected even for ISO 800 - but the final version is much better, and it is 38 megapixels so I don't want to be too picky. Stunning mood and composition. Cmao20 (talk) 00:17, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice mood and appealing composition -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:19, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Radomianin (talk) 05:14, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 10:28, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 11:12, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:26, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 04:42, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 08:42, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 04:02, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Pierre André (talk) 08:36, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:17, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:49, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Новоселско Езеро.jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#North Macedonia
Info created by Деан Лазаревски – uploaded by Деан Лазаревски – nominated by Kiril Simeonovski -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:54, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:54, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- Please Kiril, I don't know how many times I've had to add basic categories, descriptions and full gallery info to your nominations. You are a senior participant here at FPC, so more is expected of you. When you create a nomination, please check that all the things mentioned in the FPC rules are met. Thank you, --Cart (talk) 20:17, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry. Nice composition and framing, but I can see a lot of noise and not great sharpness. I don't think it's special enough to promote given the flaws Cmao20 (talk) 00:13, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, I don't see an elephant nor anything special -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg (delist), not delisted
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Info Now superseded by the 108 gigapixel File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg (Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg)
Delist . The proposed replacement (a tile set at full-res) is the highest resolution image on Commons, AFAIK. The current image is about the size of one of the individual tiles. See Template:Tile set/Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox/grid -- JayCubby (talk) 22:32, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep I appreciate that Commons has always sought to host media in the highest resolution available, in order to provide maximum flexibility for reusers who might want to use our pictures for large prints or high-resolution displays. But I think there does come a point where this gets faintly ridiculous. Does anyone really need a 108,000 megapixel version of Girl with a Pearl Earring, showing details at a far, far finer level than the painter's original brushstrokes? What is that extra information useful for? By delisting the current one and replacing it with these tiles, we're saying that it isn't enough to have a 179 megapixel image (which is still extremely large and frankly already pretty absurd, but which can still be displayed as one file and which the average high-end computer has a decent chance of being able to display at full size). No, we need a 108,000 megapixel one, even though it can only be stored as a series of tiles (which are, even individually, impossible for most computers to display at full size) and thus has considerably less utility to end users than the current FP. Why exactly? Will we delist the 108,000 megapixel tiles when someone scans this painting at 200,000 megapixels? Where does this end? Isn't it just enough to have a good version of a painting at a sensible size that people might actually want to use? Why do I want to view a beautiful artwork at 500 times the magnification the artist intended, what worthwhile experience am I getting from this? Cmao20 (talk) 00:31, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Cmao20,
- What is that extra information useful for?
- Why not? We host TIFF files which are ten times larger than JPEGs with little quality difference.
- and which the average high-end computer has a decent chance of being able to display at full size
- There's a much lower-resolution version, stitched from the 108 GP, at File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg, at 18,920 × 22,112 px. I forgot to mention that. I'll see if I can open it on my midrange computer.
- Will we delist the 108,000 megapixel tiles when someone scans this painting at 200,000 megapixels?
- Maybe. Would we delist a 5MP in favor of a 50MP scan? Probably. Why shouldn't the trend continue?
- Why do I want to view a beautiful artwork at 500 times the magnification the artist intended, what worthwhile experience am I getting from this?
- What is that extra information useful for?
- You don't have to zoom down to the micron-level. But at a high resolution, the brushstrokes can be analyzed, etc.
- Also, the proposed replacement image's colors seem more natural to me. JayCubby (talk) 01:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Cmao20,
- In my opinion just because the trend can continue doesn't mean that it should. Perhaps there is someone who can benefit from analyzing brushstrokes in extremely high detail but it is not likely to be the vast majority of users. I believe we should feature the version of a picture that is most useful to the widest number of people. Commons may choose to host these high-resolution 'tiles' if we think a niche interest wants to use them, but I don't see why the tiles should be the version we feature, there's no reason why 'more is better'. Cmao20 (talk) 02:05, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Cmao20, that's a fair point. ZoomViewer has no issue with the half-gigabyte image. In your mind, which of the two versions has more accurate lighting and coloration? File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg or File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg? JayCubby (talk) 04:42, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- In my opinion just because the trend can continue doesn't mean that it should. Perhaps there is someone who can benefit from analyzing brushstrokes in extremely high detail but it is not likely to be the vast majority of users. I believe we should feature the version of a picture that is most useful to the widest number of people. Commons may choose to host these high-resolution 'tiles' if we think a niche interest wants to use them, but I don't see why the tiles should be the version we feature, there's no reason why 'more is better'. Cmao20 (talk) 02:05, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep per Cmao20, and thank you for taking this issue with too big files head on. The monstrous file is good to have in the Commons archive for whenever someone feels the need for a CSI investigation of Vermeer's household lint embedded in the paint. However, for normal use on sites with the broadband speed we have today, the present FP is more than enough. I think that the file that is FP, should not only be the best but also the most useful version for wikis etc. Also I just wonder: "Now superseded by"? I don't see the {{Superseded}} or {{Supersedes}} anywhere. --Cart (talk) 12:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Again, File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg is roughly 2.5x the resolution of File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg, and the lighting is more natural (and therefore more useful?) (File:1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpg is overexposed, which reduces its detail). File:Girl with a Pearl Earring - Hirox.jpg isn't a tile set, but the tile set is linked in the file description.
- I didn't tag with {{superseded}} or {{duplicate}} because it's a FP, and the proposed replacement has a different brightness. JayCubby (talk) 13:47, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep per Cart and Cmao20. Also replacement seems too dark compared to this version. Yann (talk) 14:01, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep per @Cmao20 and @Cart. In addition, I too find the colors are better on this version. -- ERcheck (talk) 22:03, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Keep. Images should be useful, but 50 GB is too large. It took a long time to upload it, and it will take a long time to download. The file page can always point to a higher res version. Glrx (talk) 16:14, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Confirmed results: Result: 1 delist, 5 keep, 0 neutral => not delisted. /--Cart (talk) 07:56, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
File:The Temple among the forest Beneath the Clouds, Weaverville (2025)-L1007132.jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Interiors/Religious_buildings#United_States
Info created by Frank Schulenburg – uploaded by Frank Schulenburg – nominated by Frank Schulenburg -- Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:35, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:35, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Great composition and original subject -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as per Basile; Special mood. -- Radomianin (talk) 05:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 09:57, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 11:01, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Absolutely excellent Cmao20 (talk) 13:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 14:04, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Basile and Radomianin. – Aristeas (talk) 15:07, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 17:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:10, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 08:44, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:43, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:39, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:17, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:50, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:44, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Mergansers, featured
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A hen Red-breasted Merganser in flight in the Barnegat Inlet.
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A drake Red-breasted Merganser in the Barnegat Inlet.
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A juvenile drake, Red-breasted Merganser in the Barnegat Inlet.
- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds/Anseriformes#Genus_:_Mergus
Info created, uploaded and nominated by Needmoreritalin (I hope I did this right)-- Needsmoreritalin (talk) 03:13, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support There are no Mergansers in the Featured Picture Galleries, so I am submitting a set. -- Needsmoreritalin (talk) 03:13, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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Support So with the paperwork in good order, I think it's time for me to support this little punk rock family. --Cart (talk) 22:42, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Since the issue has been fixed, perhaps the big wall of text above can be added to a collapsable box, Cart? --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:47, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- Excellent suggestion UnpetitproleX. Done. --Cart (talk) 10:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support These are very nice, well done Cmao20 (talk) 11:16, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 15:36, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I don't understand what kind of set this one is. The closest is probably #4 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). I'd accept a set of 2: in flight + swimming or a set of 2: adult and juvenile, but this fulfil no valid set IMHO Poco a poco (talk) 17:18, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- Poco a poco, we have been bending the rather short-sighted and rigid rules of sets before. I have no problem with allowing this. And technically speaking, Needsmoreritalin only has this nom of three photos up and running, so given your definition of sets, he could withdraw this and nominate the drake adult and juvenile as one set, and then nominate the hen in a normal separate nom (or any other combination that would fit the set criteria you outline more perfectly). The three photos are great, so I think the outcome would be the same as if we allow this nomination to proceed. To placiate you, perhaps Needsmoreritalin could refrain from making another nomination until this one is over? It's easier to keep this one running instead of going through all that bureaucratic rigmarole. In another current set nomination, Adam is admitting to finding more images for his "complete set of illustrations" saying there might be need for a second set, and no one is getting upset about that. --Cart (talk) 18:04, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- I will not nominate any additional images for Featured Picture consideration until this set is approved or rejected. This was the first time I submitted a set and I appreciate your feedback. Thanks Cart for the support and the suggestion!
- I submitted this as a set because the drake Red-breasted Merganser is very unique in its appearance, the hen and immature Red-Breasted Mergansers look the same. However, when the juvenile male gets a little older it starts wearing eyeliner. There are no Featured Pictures of any species in the genus, Mergus. I thought submitting the three "types" of Mergus Serrator would be a good start.
- This is only my rationale, and you must support or oppose based on your own standards. I respect and accept your decision. Needsmoreritalin (talk) 22:21, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- Sets are always tricky since they rely so much on interpreting the rules, and if one photo isn't good the whole thing falls. I've made a couple of sets early on here at FPC, but I have since given up on them, and I prefer to make noms one at a time just to keep things simple. Slow and steady wins in the long run. --Cart (talk) 22:28, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very good photos. Regarding the set question, I just think of this one as “Mergansers family”: mother, father, child ;–). But if this argument is too lax and risqué (the two adults are probably not the parents of that juvenile, although I could not tell the difference ;–)), I second Cart’s pragmatic argumentation. – Aristeas (talk) 18:09, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:26, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Would support 1st,2nd, but 3rd not so much. This should go one by one, since 3 differnt birds. --Mile (talk) 18:29, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Anna.Massini – uploaded by Anna.Massini – nominated by Anna.Massini -- (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 10:38, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- (⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 10:38, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Striking composition but sorry, insufficient quality for FP (noise + low detail on the flower) Cmao20 (talk) 13:02, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Cluttered composition in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 07:54, 16 May 2025 (UTC)Anna.Massini(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 07:54, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Grünes Heupferd auf Motorhaube.jpg, not featured
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Info Great green bush-cricket on a red engine bonnet. Created, uploaded and nominated by ThoBel-0043 -- ThoBel-0043 (talk) 21:57, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- ThoBel-0043 (talk) 21:57, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created, uploaded and nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:01, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:01, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support Nice landscape, I love the splashes of colour provided by the houses amidst the snow and the mountains. Not sure the image quality is FP though, there's not a lot of detail at full size. I added a couple of categories, btw. Cmao20 (talk) 00:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sangla is a really beautiful place, and I loved the previous one from it, but here the detail that was just enough in that, doesn't catch up in this. It's also taking in too much and therefore letting the wow-factor slip away. Look at what would happen if you had used just a portion of the image, see note. --Cart (talk) 11:09, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review, (and also re:Cmao20 above) unfortunately I can't do much about the detail--of all the pictures I took that morning, this shows the largest portion of the town of Sangla, but was taken from some distance and slight elevation from the actual town. I'm unable to see your note for some reason, but if it's regarding a crop, the original had more orchards at the bottom, under shadow like the bottom right, which I thought best to crop without having to crop out the building in the bottom left corner. Then also cropped some sky at the top because a panorama made sense to me at that instance. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- It's strange that the note keeps disappearing, I've tried to add it twice. Hmm ... Anyway, it was not for a crop, the detail is not good enough for that, only generally indicating the top left part that I think would have been better to focus on. The oppose for this lovely place pains me, but the quality just isn't there, sorry. --Cart (talk) 01:02, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review, (and also re:Cmao20 above) unfortunately I can't do much about the detail--of all the pictures I took that morning, this shows the largest portion of the town of Sangla, but was taken from some distance and slight elevation from the actual town. I'm unable to see your note for some reason, but if it's regarding a crop, the original had more orchards at the bottom, under shadow like the bottom right, which I thought best to crop without having to crop out the building in the bottom left corner. Then also cropped some sky at the top because a panorama made sense to me at that instance. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:10, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Red aspen leaves by Myrstigen 1.jpg, featured
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Info Autumn-red aspen leaves (Populus tremula) in contre-jour by Myrstigen track, Brastad, Sweden. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 12:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cart (talk) 12:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support This one's all about the light Cmao20 (talk) 13:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20, and the harmonic autumn colours are also important. I don’t know about Sweden, but here in Germany you have to search for a while to find a Populus tremula with such colourful leaves; it depends on the autumn weather and on the particular location. If it is about the same in Sweden, you have found a particularly beautiful one! – Aristeas (talk) 15:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- It's the same here, usually they just turn yellow. The ones shielded in forests can turn these colors. --Cart (talk) 15:38, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 18:26, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent light, vivid colors, strong focus - a striking and well-composed autumn image. -- Radomianin (talk) 23:54, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 05:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:43, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:16, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice light -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:12, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:52, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:44, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Rod Waddington – uploaded by russavia – nominated by Abo Yemen -- 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 07:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 07:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Good motif but unfortunately not of good quality. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ermell (talk • contribs)
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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Sorry, this is an old photo and sadly not up to the quality of FPs today. --Cart (talk) 09:55, 14 May 2025 (UTC) | Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed. |
- @W.carter oh :(. I thought that it is of a high enough quality 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 18:54, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Sorry but no. If you open it at 100% (which is the level we usually judge photos at) and compare it with for example this photo from a mosque, you will see the difference. If you want to test your photos before nominating here, you should try COM:QIC first. Best, --Cart (talk) 19:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Low quality, sorry. No chance to succeed at FPC -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:13, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose - Low quality image. -- ERcheck (talk) 01:53, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Seems the discussion is going on despite of the {{FPX}}. Well, then please let me add that this is actually a very nice photo, Abo Yemen, with beautiful soft light and an intense atmosphere; the people with their different poses and gestures are arranged similar to a painting. You have a good taste. And we would have welcomed a featured picture from Yemen. It’s just that the photographic technique has made a bit progress since 2013, and we have a very high standard of technical quality with featured pictures. Take a look at the images in this category and its subcategories. All the best, – Aristeas (talk) 09:03, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- +1. The composition is very good. If only there would be much less noise... Yann (talk) 14:39, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- I got rid of some of the JPEG artifacts at https://postimg.cc/2V1MLjMX (ImgBB didn't like the size) JayCubby (talk) 18:55, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Very good. I would support this. Yann (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Yann -- it's now at File:Devout, Yemen (9849350914) (deJPG).jpg. The tiny bit of Exif that was on the file to begin with got stripped, so perhaps someone with more ffmpeg experience could fix that. JayCubby (talk) 20:17, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Very good. I would support this. Yann (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- I got rid of some of the JPEG artifacts at https://postimg.cc/2V1MLjMX (ImgBB didn't like the size) JayCubby (talk) 18:55, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Warbling vireo (82141).jpg, featured
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Info Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus) singing. Surprised that we seem to have no FPs of any species in the vireo family. Took me a long time to get a good shot of this one -- maybe I'll put some additional effort into the others. all by — Rhododendrites talk | 21:06, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites talk | 21:06, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 22:17, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Stepro (talk) 01:09, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 20:05, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment The bird is great, but the bokeh branch above it looks like it's about to whack the poor guy. Any chance of making it less conspicuous? --Cart (talk) 21:30, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
- True. Thanks, W.carter.
new version uploaded. — Rhododendrites talk | 02:19, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- True. Thanks, W.carter.
Support Thanks, now the bird looks like it sings out of joy and not sounding an alarm. ;) --Cart (talk) 11:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment No luck here, fuzzy. Would expect sharper, despite 600mm. But i saw texture is new, good for you. --Mile (talk) 09:13, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Pierre André (talk) 08:38, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 10:21, 15 May 2025 (UTC)Anna.Massini(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 10:21, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:47, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support For the new family FP plus Poco a poco (talk) 16:20, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info Algerian women wearing traditional Berber clothing. Created by Samia Dib Benkaci – nominated by Riad Salih -- Riad Salih (talk) 18:31, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Riad Salih (talk) 18:31, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 18:37, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice portrait. --Yann (talk) 18:48, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment I've fixed the gallery for you, all B&W photos have their own page. Also you made quite the mess of the nomination code by renaming the file during the nom. You should never do that. I'll fix it for you, but please don't do so again. --Cart (talk) 18:52, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- appreciate your comment, thanks! Riad Salih (talk) 13:37, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Lovely Cmao20 (talk) 22:52, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Good composition, expressive eyes, rich textures. A compelling and intimate portrait. -- Radomianin (talk) 23:58, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Radomianin. – Aristeas (talk) 07:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:46, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Pierre André (talk) 08:34, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Zquid (talk) 20:03, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Georges Seurat, uploaded and nominated by Yann
Support Notable painting with its own article, very high-resolution. -- Yann (talk) 18:46, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 19:04, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Thi (talk) 20:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support surprised this iconic painting is not already FP Cmao20 (talk) 22:52, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 23:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. I can’t avoid to think that a photo with a similar composition would fail miserably here: we would criticize the big foreground shadow which makes some of the most prominent people hardly recognizable, the many cropped people and things at the edges, etc. ;–) Yes, a painting is a painting and a photo is a photo, but maybe we can learn here something for the critique of photos, too: e.g. that a big foreground shadow is OK if it contributes to a successful, inspired and realistic general impression. – Aristeas (talk) 10:19, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 13:08, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:49, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 14:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:14, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Peulle (talk) 06:46, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Zquid (talk) 20:06, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Uitrollend blad van een mannetjesvaren (Dryopteris filix-mas) 28-04-2025 (d.j.b.) 02.jpg, featured
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Info Beautiful unrolling leaf of a Dryopteris filix-mas . Focus stack of 13 photos.
All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 04:27, 13 May 2025 (UTC)Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 04:27, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful indeed - looks like a fractal Cmao20 (talk) 10:54, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:57, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 03:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support These unrolling fern leaves are fascinating. – Aristeas (talk) 18:38, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:14, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice structure -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:11, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 10:19, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:16, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:43, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 16:19, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Survey of India / Walker, J. & C., uploaded and nominated by Yann
Info Old map of Indian Himalaya. Scale 1:253,440. 1894. The source file has some issue, so I needed to crop it.
Support Very high resolution. Actually it is difficult to find recent map of the Indian Himalaya at this scale. -- Yann (talk) 21:52, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Support A valuable image, and very high resolution. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 10:53, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very nice Cmao20 (talk) 11:20, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 15:38, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support A masterpiece of surveying and cartography. Do I understand correctly that sheet 66 has four parts (NW, NE, SW, SE) and that they have been glued together in order to have the whole sheet at once? Or are these four different sheets? In any case, the borders of the NW part do not align well with the borders of the adjacent parts, maybe they come from another edition; but the map itself is aligned very well, and that’s more important. – Aristeas (talk) 18:02, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, you are right. Map sheets are usually divided in several parts. I don't know the reason why the borders do not align. It is not mentioned at the source. Yann (talk) 18:48, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you! Well, as I said above, most of the actual map is aligned very well at the borders of the parts, so it does not hurt that the margins are not perfectly aligned. – Aristeas (talk) 19:52, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 21:30, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:46, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:30, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Crimson-rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus sexnotatus) Paz de las Aves 2.jpg, featured
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Info No FPs of this genus/toucanets. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:31, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:31, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 09:23, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent again Cmao20 (talk) 10:55, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20 --Harlock81 (talk) 13:00, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 03:56, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:50, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Cart (talk) 10:13, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Outstanding quality. AVDLCZ (talk) 13:08, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support – Aristeas (talk) 18:42, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:13, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support High resolution, clean composition and nice viewpoint -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:07, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:43, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 00:56, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 16:16, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:29, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Argenberg (talk) 09:29, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by Llez – uploaded by Llez – nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 15:26, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Llez (talk) 15:26, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 09:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful panorama Cmao20 (talk) 20:05, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:33, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Very nice and interesting panorama. Thank you for the image notes with the names of the villages etc. They will be forgotten when this nomination is over, hence it would be great if you could add the same notes to the description page of your photo, too. – Aristeas (talk) 08:32, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Done Thanks for the hint --Llez (talk) 08:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you! – Aristeas (talk) 10:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:14, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 08:40, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:07, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:47, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Ringeltaube auf Norderney 02.jpg, featured
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Info created by Stephan Sprinz – uploaded by Stephan Sprinz – nominated by Stephan Sprinz -- Stephan Sprinz (talk) 09:52, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Stephan Sprinz (talk) 09:52, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - The hypnotic eye and soft colors are engaging. - ERcheck (talk) 14:42, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Simple but effective --Stepro (talk) 15:20, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Simple, good detail and elegant, but I could do without the disturbing white fluff at the top and focus on the bird. In my view, it's fencing it in. --Cart (talk) 15:28, 10 May 2025 (UTC)Neutral
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Oppose this version in favor of the crop. --Cart (talk) 20:48, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Change to
Weak support A bit of a shame that the tail is out of focus for such a common bird, but very nice composition Cmao20 (talk) 20:08, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent composition and beautiful background for me. – Aristeas (talk) 08:36, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Bijay Chaurasia (talk) 08:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- The background colors complement the mostly gray pigeon. The background is soft and makes the feather details pop in contrast. I saw a crop suggestion, and I think the top of the picture presents a slightly distracting element, but I do like the breathing room in front of the bird. It makes you wonder what it is thinking. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 19:19, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Alternative
[edit]Info Cropped version excluding the (possibly distracting) sky in the background as suggested by Cart and A.Savin but keeping a little bit more space in front of the bird compared to the original crop suggestion. (Also pinging previous voters ERcheck, Stepro, Cmao20, Bijay Chaurasia,Needsmoreritalin)
Support --Moheen (keep talking) 10:01, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Funny enough I actually like the background of the original version, but the cropped version is good, too. – Aristeas (talk) 10:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Definitely better. -- -donald- (talk) 11:01, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per my comment above. --Cart (talk) 11:13, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Btw, your 'ping' didn't work since you didn't sign the same edit where you mentioned all the previous voters. It's not enough just to mention people, the system needs your signature too to send the ping. --Cart (talk) 20:52, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
- Ahh, thanks, forgot about that --Stephan Sprinz (talk) 06:15, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- Btw, your 'ping' didn't work since you didn't sign the same edit where you mentioned all the previous voters. It's not enough just to mention people, the system needs your signature too to send the ping. --Cart (talk) 20:52, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support This version is better. --Yann (talk) 13:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 17:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice. I support this over the original image. I do like that you added the extra "breathing" room. ERcheck - 21:55, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I found this crop better when Cart originally suggested it, thanks for providing this alternative. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:41, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 10:20, 15 May 2025 (UTC)Anna.Massini(⧼Anna Massini alias PROPOLI87⧽) (talk) 10:20, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:47, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Zquid (talk) 20:00, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Dode stam van een berk. 18-04-2025 (actm.) 01.jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants/Fagales#Family : Betulaceae
Info Dead trunk of a Birch (Betula) in decomposition. The years of decomposition process have transformed this birch trunk into a natural work of art.
All by -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:25, 10 May 2025 (UTC)Support -- Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 04:25, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Definitely an interesting motif. Cmao20 (talk) 20:07, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 08:02, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:25, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support Great motif. I’d just wish for a little bit more space (less tight crop) at the top and bottom. – Aristeas (talk) 08:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for your comment and vote. A weak excuse, the tripod was at its highest position.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:21, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose Unfortunately the crop is too tight at the top to be considered as an excellent image -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I've to agree Poco a poco (talk) 14:02, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support per Aristeas. I actually find the zoomed in version with no grass even better (artistically, but not educationally). --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 00:46, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose This is surely very valuable, but the top down perspective, composition, flat lighting, grass in the background stealing attention, gives a mundane feel Henrysz (talk) 17:07, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Motorsports
Info motor sport, DTM, Norisring Nürnberg 2024: Award Ceremony; Nicki Thiim (DEN, Lamborghini, SSR Performance); celebration, Champagne shower;
created, uploaded and nominated by SteproSupport -- Stepro (talk) 01:23, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry but while I love the composition, it seems very unsharp to me Cmao20 (talk) 20:06, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
- I don't know what exactly you expect. "Freezing" the champagne splashes with a very short exposure time would ruin the emotionality of the photo just as much as focusing on the person behind it. The motion blur of the champagne splashes is what makes the photo in my opinion. Stepro (talk) 21:39, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
- Of course I don't want you to freeze them with a short exposure time. That would ruin the photo. I just mean that the image is not sharp. There is no fine detail, either on the droplets or on the man in the background. It's like everything is out of focus. Cmao20 (talk) 00:38, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, but I'm with Cmao20 on this. It's great that the champagne splash is not "frozen" that brings life to the photo, but I'd like the guy to be sharper, like you managed to do in this photo. I'd choose that photo over this. Apart from that, the file name is not describing what's in the photo. We are always telling new users to follow the Commons naming policy, we "oldies" should do that too. --Cart (talk) 00:02, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- When I look at the vast quality difference between the picture you link (which is excellent and I'd vote for as FP (Edit: amusingly it appears I opposed this picture in 2019. I've changed my mind, it should have become FP)) and this one, I almost wonder if Stepro even uploaded the right file here. This picture is poor quality and looks almost upsampled. Cmao20 (talk) 00:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- I have at least nominated the photo that I intended to nominate. ;-) For me personally, it's one of my photos from last year that conveys real emotion. Of course, I could also nominate other super-sharp photos, but they wouldn't have that wow effect that was at least once demanded here. (On the grounds that FP is not QI.) The other photo mentioned is less emotional for me, that's how different perspectives can be. In my opinion, the big difference in terms of sharpness is not that it is present there and missing here, but that in the other photo the people are not standing behind the champagne shower and are therefore naturally in focus. In this picture, the focus is clearly on the champagne splashes, but they have a motion blur. As the name suggests - a blur. One that I wanted. Stepro (talk) 00:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- Well, as I say I think the composition of this picture is very good, but I don't know why you think I have a problem with the motion blur. The motion blur is absolutely necessary for the picture to work. It conveys a dynamic impression. But the focus isn't 'clearly on the champagne splashes'. I don't think the focus is anywhere. Nothing in this picture is really sharp, and I don't mean this in the sense that the subject is blurry, I mean that the subject is badly focussed and the image has no detail. Cmao20 (talk) 12:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- When I look at the vast quality difference between the picture you link (which is excellent and I'd vote for as FP (Edit: amusingly it appears I opposed this picture in 2019. I've changed my mind, it should have become FP)) and this one, I almost wonder if Stepro even uploaded the right file here. This picture is poor quality and looks almost upsampled. Cmao20 (talk) 00:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Sorry, but I can just second Cmao20’s comment. Somehow this photo looks like a smartphone shot – no fine details. Even falling splashes of liquids can look more detailed (e.g.). In addition, I also cannot find any “wow” in the subject of this photo: it just shows a perverted waste of luxury foods. Using champagne as a fun shower is tasteless and stupid, it’s typical of the hollowness of our affluent society, which doesn’t know how to express pleasure other than through senseless exaggeration and waste. Yes, you can call this an odd comment, but everyone can make an odd comment from time to time, and at least this is a honest one and not a revenge vote. ;–) – Aristeas (talk) 08:11, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Photo techniques/Black and White#Building exteriors
Info created by Afsalgado – uploaded by Afsalgado – nominated by TOUMOU -- Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 10:04, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 10:04, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--ROCKY (talk) 10:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support The B&W is well used here to highlight the lines in the photo (it also masks what would otherwise be a rather noisy photo), and the non-corrected perspective really adds to the composition. Good timing with the man too. --Cart (talk) 10:30, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Black and white means that we can focus on the interesting lines and shapes Cmao20 (talk) 13:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Needs just a bit of perspective correction to vertically align the middle roof. AVDLCZ (talk) 13:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Laitche (talk) 16:08, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cart. This one was on my list, too, so thanks for nominating it. – Aristeas (talk) 18:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 12:29, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 13:00, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:20, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:42, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful. --Rbrechko (talk) 00:58, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:22, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Coral sol (Tubastraea coccinea), Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, México, 2024-12-19, DD 22.jpg, featured
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Info No FPs of this species. Good sharpness for an underwater photo, I'll admit the depth of field is a bit limited but a sharp 25 megapixel image taken underwater is something we are lucky to have. created by Poco a poco – uploaded by Poco a poco – nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 12:53, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 12:53, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice catch, thank you Cmao20! I used the opportunity to make some improvements (sharpness, curves, crop, new res 34 MPx), I hope you still like it. Btw, we don't have any FPs of the whole genus Tubastraea. Poco a poco (talk) 17:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Amazing! Cmao20 (talk) 17:34, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 17:13, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support. I think it could be a little yellower and brighter (as other pictures of the species are on the 'net), but the DOF isn't an issue for me, as the key element is in focus. JayCubby (talk) 17:37, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- I brightened it a bit, remove a bunch of spots and ajusted the WB a bit. Poco a poco (talk) 18:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks, it is amazing now. Denoising software is mind-blowing. JayCubby (talk) 04:36, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- I brightened it a bit, remove a bunch of spots and ajusted the WB a bit. Poco a poco (talk) 18:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Works for me now after the fixes. --Cart (talk) 18:11, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:08, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice color and impressive level of detail at full resolution -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:03, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 12:59, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:14, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Basile. – Aristeas (talk) 09:21, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:25, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:30, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Morning in Zyndranowa, Poland.jpg, featured
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Info all by Pudelek -- Pudelek (talk) 11:02, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Pudelek (talk) 11:02, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice mood Cmao20 (talk) 13:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Lovely composition. Femke (talk) 19:43, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:12, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Delightful scene.--Peulle (talk) 06:44, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:56, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 12:59, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Ermell (talk) 19:16, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nicely captures the special atmosphere of a misty morning over the dewy meadows. – Aristeas (talk) 09:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support nice. Ю. Данилевский (talk) 19:27, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 00:52, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:24, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 16:15, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:30, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Milseburg (talk) 14:40, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather#Clouds
Info The sun setting behind clouds, creating illusions of landscapes in the sky above Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden.
- This will be the last photo experiment nom for a while. ;) Getting this photo, I was inspired by another photographer whose work I really like, Rachael Talibart. She takes thousands of photos of waves, searching for those that look like entities. I don’t get those waves here by the fjord, so I go for the interesting clouds we get here instead, often trying to capture some that looks like landscapes. There is really no special trick to doing it, you use a telephoto lens for your camera and point it at the sun through a cloud and take lots of photos. No filters and very little post processing; you get these contrasts when you shoot directly at the sun, and sometimes you get lucky. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 10:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Cart (talk) 10:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice abstract, beautiful 'coffee colours' and a clever way of showing the textures of clouds which we often ignore Cmao20 (talk) 13:04, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 20:13, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Sorry, but the sun is evidently banded on the right side (see my note). I also wish the sun was centred so that the large cloud in the lower left corner was not cropped. You should've probably used a filter and a tripod. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:51, 15 May 2025 (UTC)Oppose
- Thank you for your comments. If I use a filter I don't get the contrasts I was looking for, and at shutter speed 1/2,500 sec, a tripod is irrelevant and limits my movement. Also please don't place FPC comments with notes on the file page, that is only for permanent notes that benefits the greater public. Use the annotator on the nomination page instead. I'll see what I can do about the small banded part, it probably occurred in post processing. - And fixed. --Cart (talk) 10:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you. I've moved the note to the nomination page.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:35, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- As mentioned above, the banding is fixed now but you need to refresh your cache (F5) to see it. Thanks for pointing it out. --Cart (talk) 18:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for fixing it. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 21:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- As mentioned above, the banding is fixed now but you need to refresh your cache (F5) to see it. Thanks for pointing it out. --Cart (talk) 18:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you. I've moved the note to the nomination page.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:35, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comments. If I use a filter I don't get the contrasts I was looking for, and at shutter speed 1/2,500 sec, a tripod is irrelevant and limits my movement. Also please don't place FPC comments with notes on the file page, that is only for permanent notes that benefits the greater public. Use the annotator on the nomination page instead. I'll see what I can do about the small banded part, it probably occurred in post processing. - And fixed. --Cart (talk) 10:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose No wow for me, sorry I don't find the subject extraordinary. Maybe with a balloon or a flying object the image would have been different. In addition, the contrasts are very harsh. -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Well, this image belongs to these artistic minimalist photographs which are a hit or miss, depending just on your taste and point of view. The same reasons which Basile mentions for his oppose vote – a completely understandable and well-founded oppose vote, of course! – can also be seen as virtues of an artistic minimalist photo. If seen from that point of view, it is just logical that the photo shows only the clouds and the sun; and the high contrast is consistent when the clouds are the subject. This has the advantage that the clouds, which are normally just pleasant background extras of our landscape photos, come into the centre of attention and showcase their shapes and textures (as mentioned by Cmao20). – Aristeas (talk) 09:16, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:49, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 07:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Per Basile Poco a poco (talk) 16:13, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose oer others. --Milseburg (talk) 14:41, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I really like your idea but my imo the picture is a little too 'chaotic' and lacks a main anchor point or nice leading lines to catch the eye. Especially the top half of the photo has no features I find interesting. --Stephan Sprinz (talk) 14:47, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
I withdraw my nomination oh well, you can't win them all. --Cart (talk) 13:44, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
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Info created by LucasVB – uploaded by LucasVB – nominated by TealComet -- TealComet (talk) 14:47, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- TealComet (talk) 14:47, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Welcome to FPC, TealComet! This is certainly an interesting animation. I wonder whether it would be more fitting to nominate it at Featured Media instead? Best, – Aristeas (talk) 15:08, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Hello User:Aristeas, you're right, I didn't know there was a Featured Media.
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Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: This file is now nominated at FMC where it belongs. --Cart (talk) 16:14, 19 May 2025 (UTC) | Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed. |
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects#Other objects in landscapes
Info View of the summit cross on top of the 1,569 metres (5,148 ft)-high Hochries mountain during sunrise, Chiemgau Alps, Bavaria, Germany. Poco a poco (talk) 20:48, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 20:48, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 22:36, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful subject, amazing light Cmao20 (talk) 22:54, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Peulle (talk) 06:43, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:56, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support beautiful sunrise with the silhouette. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 13:29, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
- But please do remove the dust spot, marked. UnpetitproleX (Talk) 13:31, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Done, thank you, Poco a poco (talk) 17:09, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Neutral Beautiful photo, but I feel like the cross is on the wrong side (tends to move to the left of the photo).--Famberhorst (talk) 17:38, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20 and UnpetitproleX. – Aristeas (talk) 09:22, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 00:51, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:26, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:31, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:37, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
File:CH-47 Chinook - RIAT 2015 (20820630144).jpg, not featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Air_transport#Helicopters
Info created by Airwolfhound on Flickr – uploaded by Helmy oved – nominated by JayCubby -- JayCubby (talk) 23:45, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Support as nom. I see no major flaws with the image. The detail is crisp, the motion blur is nice, and the resolution is decent enough. The hair of CA is my only criticism. -- JayCubby (talk) 23:45, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose This photo would be perfect for me if the rotors were shown in full. In this cut unfortunately not, sorry. --Stepro (talk) 00:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- @Stepro, it appears rather hard to keep the composition nice when the rotors are in frame. See File:Chinook - RIAT 2016 (28245423846).jpg JayCubby (talk) 01:34, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose FPs need a bit more than just "no major flaws", they also need good composition and that elusive "wow"-factor. While this is a good photo technically, it lacks really good composition, it is either too closely cropped or not close enough to highlight a section of the heli in a pleasing way, the light is dull and buildings in the background interfere with the main subject. --Cart (talk) 13:33, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support I enjoy how it's zoomed in enough so you can see the disturbed air behind it, the rivets, and the guy leaning out the window. it's a striking juxtaposition, seeing him standing right under the rotor blades, tilted in midair, with only inches of metal under his feet. The tilted composition adds drama. I only wish there wasn't a building in the background. Henrysz (talk) 17:21, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I really wanted to like this image. It is a cool shot, but aside from the cropping of the rotors brought up by other reviewers, it suffers from some problems related to the shutter speed of 1/100 and f/10 respectively. There is an influence of diffraction in the image. I saw someone refer to CA, but I think its diffraction, personally. The image would have been sharper if shot at a faster shutter too. Tracking the subject, which is large, at a focal length of nearly 300, with a small aperture and low shutter speed, yielded an unsettling feeling to the image when viewed at 100%. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Needsmoreritalin (talk • contribs)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Crop Poco a poco (talk) 16:19, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Motorsports
Info motor sport, DTM Classic, Norisring Nürnberg 2024: Stefan Mücke / Peter Mücke (Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse DTM); panning shot;
no sharp bird, no perfectly illuminated landscape, but an action shot with (at least for me) a wow effect;
created, uploaded and nominated by SteproSupport -- Stepro (talk) 00:43, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Info Vorne etwas mehr Raum und ich stimme dafür. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:59, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Info the above translates to "a little more space in the front and I vote for it". JayCubby (talk) 22:23, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment Indeed, and I would second that proposal. It’s a good photo, but some lead room in front of the car would make it a great one. – Aristeas (talk) 08:11, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 12:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 14:54, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods/Odonata#Family_:_Coenagrionidae_(Narrow-winged_Damselflies)
Info created by Stephan Sprinz – uploaded by Stephan Sprinz – nominated by Stephan Sprinz -- Stephan Sprinz (talk) 07:58, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Stephan Sprinz (talk) 07:58, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Cmao20 (talk) 10:54, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 12:32, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support – UnpetitproleX (Talk) 14:15, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Poco a poco (talk) 18:25, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:12, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Wonderful fragile creatures, photographed with fitting sensitivity and precision. – Aristeas (talk) 09:25, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Strong support
Extraordinary beautiful and fragile image, but unfortunately it's riddled with purpleOppose for now Sorry to be the "wet blanket" on this nomination.
chromatic aberration all over the photo. It would look like this if the CA was removed. Now the purple is so strong it lends a hue to the photo. Beautiful yes, but perhaps not so accurate for the species. I will of course switch to strong support if this easy edit was fixed. --Cart (talk) 18:46, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 00:49, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support. I'm on-the-fence about the CA. On the one hand it's distracting, and on the other, it was probably caused by water being a crappy lens. FYI Cart, Catbox and ImgBB don't make you sign up/install the app to download. JayCubby (talk) 03:19, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Info Thanks for noticing @Cart! The intensive CAs are an artifact of the focus stacking, I uploaded a new version where I applied some correction in Lightroom. (however some minor blue fringes are still visible) --Stephan Sprinz (talk) 12:38, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for fixing. My vote is changed per above. --Cart (talk) 12:42, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:23, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:32, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Sachsenheim - Ochsenbach - Dorfkern - Dorfstraße 20 - Ansicht von Osten (1).jpg, featured
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors/Germany#Baden-Württemberg
Info The listed timber-framed house Dorfstrasse no. 20, built in 1559, in Ochsenbach, a district of Sachsenheim Germany; view from southeast. All by – Aristeas (talk) 11:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support I have visited the little village Ochsenbach several times and loved especially this house which looks very pretty despite its old age; it has been renovated with taste and care. Returning at different times of the day (and of the year) I learned that it seems impossible to avoid strong light and dark shadows completely (except on an overcast day, but then the light would be dull). Earlier in the morning you have flat light on the whole facade, later in the day the walnut tree at the left casts a shadow over large parts of the left facade and the right one is in shadow. And in the winter I missed the beautiful green of the tree and the flowers. So I think this photo depicts the house quite well. – Aristeas (talk) 11:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Beautiful building and view, and incredible sharpness ! --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 13:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Excellent composition, and was on my list of possible nominations Cmao20 (talk) 14:52, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support This photo is proof that it pays to "stalk" your object and get familiar with the light. --Cart (talk) 18:53, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:36, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:00, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:40, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Rbrechko (talk) 00:48, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:33, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 04:31, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:34, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Milseburg (talk) 14:39, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- -donald- (talk) 06:01, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:42, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Good, good. An adorable half-timbered cute house :) --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 20:03, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Styles and Techniques#Low key
Info Low-key photography of a light bulb in Straume, Øygarden, Norway. Created and uploaded by Jules Verne Times Two, nominated by – Aristeas (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Low-key photography is a well-established style/technique; we often associate it particularly with portrait photography. This is a clever example which shows that low-key photography can be also be used with great benefit for object photography: it turns the image of an everyday light bulb into a minimalist, almost abstract artwork. – Aristeas (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the nomination, Aristeas! I tried to photograph this cool light bulb from a bunch of different angles, but there was always something distracting lurking in the background. Low-key solved the issue: gone were the smoke detector and the somewhat creepy drawing of a moose hanging on the wall! Julesvernex2 (talk) 16:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the insight, Jules! This is indeed another advantage of low key: it can eliminate distracting elements. In a bright environment, high key can be useful for the same task. – Aristeas (talk) 19:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the nomination, Aristeas! I tried to photograph this cool light bulb from a bunch of different angles, but there was always something distracting lurking in the background. Low-key solved the issue: gone were the smoke detector and the somewhat creepy drawing of a moose hanging on the wall! Julesvernex2 (talk) 16:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per nomination Cmao20 (talk) 14:51, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Yann (talk) 16:09, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Good example of low key. --Cart (talk) 18:56, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support. Those LED filaments are nifty things (video). JayCubby (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
- Cool video, I liked the precision tool to open the light bulb :) Julesvernex2 (talk) 08:59, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:32, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Llez (talk) 07:34, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Aéroport d'Istanbul en mai 2025.jpg, not featured
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Info A building and a roundabout at Istanbul Airport -- created by Kod B – uploaded by Kod B – nominated by Kod B -- Kod B (talk) 08:32, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support -- Kod B (talk) 08:32, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I like the composition even though the crop could be a bit more balanced, but the quality isn't up to FP standards for me. The resolution, details and contrast aren't great, there's quite a bit of noise and the image feels overprocessed. It is a smartphone photo after all. Sorry. AVDLCZ (talk) 14:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose I think it's nice but the light seems a bit strange. There are some funny reflections, almost as if it's been taken through a window. I'd like to see more space on both sides - the crop is tight as it is, cropping off the road markings. A wider view would be more satisfying Cmao20 (talk) 14:50, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose I have to agree wit the observations above. We've had green tint like this before in photos taken through windows or airplane canopes, and that should always be corrected. Also the geolocation for this is probably wrong if you want to get that angle of the roundabout. --Cart (talk) 18:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
File:Eastern wood pewee (12569).jpg, featured
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Info Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens). all by — Rhododendrites talk | 16:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support — Rhododendrites talk | 16:20, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support Nice composition, with the bokeh and the gentle arch of the branch Cmao20 (talk) 22:51, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:59, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 07:30, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Ermell (talk) 10:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Support - Appreciate the subtle colors of the bird and the background. - ERcheck (talk) 01:51, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak oppose Nice thumbnail, and I was going to support "per Cmao20", then I opened the image at full resolution and discovered a rather low level of detail and a high level of noise, particularly visible on the feathers and the branch. This low quality seems confirmed by the exif metadata, 2500 ISO was certainly too much. Usually our other photos of birds are better (as the ones currently displayed in the FPC listing) -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:08, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --Wieggy (talk) 11:43, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
Oppose Good image but I tend to prefer others of the 11 you have taken of this species, including the one that is already an FP. --GRDN711 (talk) 06:30, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:52, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
Weak support Maybe not as great as some others of bird your photos, but per Cmao20. – Aristeas (talk) 07:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)