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Shortcut: COM:FPC Estas son as imaxes candidatas para convérterse en imaxes destacadas. Por favor teña en conta que isto non é o mesmo que ser a imaxe do día.

Para consultar o arquivo de propostas vexa: Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log

Hai unha lista das imaxes destacadas organizada por data.

Procedemento formal

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Proposta

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Se vostede cre que está en presenza dunha imaxe destacada ou creou unha imaxe que cumpre os requisitos para considerarse valiosa, que ademais dispón dunha descrición e licenza apropiada, copie o nome da imaxe na caixa do formulario (incluído o prefixo Image:), a continuación do texto que contén a caixa:


Deseguido, debe incluír de xeito manual un enlace á paxina que creou na cima da lista de propostas.

Votación

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Pode usar os seguintes modelos para expresar o seu apoio:

  • {{Support}} ( Support) / {{Concordo}} ( Agree)

ou estoutros para expresar oposición:

  • {{Oppose}} ( Oppose) / {{Discordo}} ( Oppose),

Tamén pode usar:

  • {{Neutral}} ( Neutral) / {{Neutro}} ( Neutral)
  • {{Comment}} ( Comment)
  • {{Info}} ( Info)

Por favor intente incluír algunhas palabras que xustifiquen porque lle gusta ou disgusta a imaxe, en particular cando o voto sexa contrario. Lembre tamén asinar (~~~~).

Políticas e normas sobre candidatas a imaxes destacadas

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Regras xerais

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  1. After the end of the voting period the result will be determined on day 15 after nomination (shown in the time-table below). So the voting period is two weeks (plus the hours until the end of day 14). Votes added on day 15 or after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome
  4. Votes by anonymous contributors aren't counted
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by simply writing "I withdraw my nomination".
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a depository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Pictures can be taken from the list if they have no support (not counting the nominator's) on day number 7 (day of nomination + 7).

Regras para as imaxes candidatas

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A imaxe pode convérterse nunha imaxe destacada se cumpre as seguintes condicións:

  1. Dispor dunha licenza apropiada (por suposto)
  2. Contar como mínimo con 5 votos de apoio
  3. A relación entre apoio/oposición debe ser de 2/1 como mínimo (unha maioría de dous terzos)
  4. Non poden ser imaxes destacadas dúas versiións diferentes da mesma imaxe, só aquela co maior número de votos.

Para as instrucións sobre como proceder coas propostas antigas, vexa Template talk:Featured pictures candidates#What to do after voting is finished.

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Over time, featured picture standards change. It may be decided that for some pictures which were formerly "good enough", this is no longer the case. This is for listing an image which you believe no longer deserves to be a featured picture. These require 2/3 majority (and a minimum of 5 votes) agreeing to delist from featured pictures. If there is not 2/3 agreeing to delist it, it stays as a featured picture. For these, vote {{Keep}}  Keep (it deserves to be a featured picture) or {{Delist}}  Delist (it doesn't deserve to be a featured picture). Please provide a link to the original FP nomination (it will appear under "Links" on the image description page). Otherwise the same rules as above apply. Please use this link to add a new removal candidate.

Guidelines for nominators

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Below you can find some informal rules picture should match:

  • Resolution - graphics located on Commons may be used not only for viewing them on a screen. They may be also used for printing or for viewing on very high resolution monitors. We can't predict what devices would be used in the future neither, so it is important that pictures being nominated have a resolution as high as possible. A resolution of at least 2 million pixel (e.g. 2000 x 1000) seems reasonable right now.
  • Focus - every important object on the picture should be sharp.
  • Foreground and background - foreground and background objects may be pretty distracting. You should check if something in front of the subject doesn't hide some important elements and if something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example if the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head).
  • General quality - pictures being nominated should have good technical quality.
  • Value - our main goal is to feature most valuable pictures from all others. Pictures should be in some way special, so please be aware that:
    • almost all sunsets are pretty, and most of such pictures are not different in the essence from others,
    • nightshots are pretty but normally more details can be shown on pictures taken at daytime,
    • beautiful does not always mean valuable.

Not every rule has to be matched, e.g. a picture may have a low resolution, because higher resolution photos cannot be taken (subject may be dead), or the event is not going to occur again.

Guidelines for Evaluating Photographs

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There are several criteria for evaluating images.

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

Exposure refers to the shutter diaphragm combination that renders an image with a tonal curve that ideally is able to represent in acceptable detail shadows and highlights within the image. This is called latitude. Images can be on the low side of the tonal curve (low range), the middle (middle range) or high side (upper range). Digital cameras (or images) have a narrower latitude than film. Lack of shadow detail is not necessarily a negative characteristic. In fact, it can be part of the desired effect. Burned highlights in large areas are a distracting element.

Composition refers to the arrangement of the elements within the image. The “Rule of Thirds” is a good guideline for composition and is an inheritance from the painting school. The idea is to divide the image with two imaginary horizontal and two vertical lines, thus dividing the image into thirds horizontally and vertically. Centering the subject is almost always considered a negative practice. Subjects of interest are placed in one of the “interest points”, where horizontal and vertical lines intersect (4 interest points are created). Horizons are never places in the middle, for they “cut” the image in half. They are placed either in the upper or lower horizontal line. Main idea here is NOT to center subject.

Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better over the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the “unnatural” nature of the pose would be a good photograph.

Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and viceversa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF.

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

Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects.

Volume refers to the three dimensional quality of the object. This is accomplished using side light. Contrary to general belief, front lighting is not the best light. It tends to flatten subject. Best light of day is early morning or late afternoon.

Color is important. Over saturated colours are not good.

Texture refers to the quality of the surface of the subject. It is enhanced by side lighting… it is the “feel” to the touch….

Perspective refers to the “angle” accompanied by lines that disappear into a vanishing point that may or may not be inside the image.

Balance refers to the arrangement of subjects within the image that can either give equal weight or appear to be heavier on one side.

Proportion refers to the relation of size of objects in picture. Generally, we tend to represent small objects small in relation to others, but a good technique is to represent small objects large contrary to natural size relationship. For example, a small flower is given preponderance over a large mountain…. This is called inversion of scales.

Not all elements must be present. Some photographs can be judged on individual characteristics, that is, an image can be about color or texture, or color AND texture, etc.

Symbolic meaning or relevance…. Well, this is where opinion wars start…. A bad picture of a very difficult subject is a better picture than a good picture of an ordinary subject. A good picture of a difficult subject is an extraordinary photograph.

Images can be culturally biased by the photograher and/or the observer. The meaning of the image should be judged according to the cultural context of the image, not by the cultural context of the observer. An image “speaks” to people, and it has the capacity to evoke emotion such as tenderness, rage, rejection, hapiness, sadness, etc. Good photographs are not limited to evoking pleasant sensations….

Above all, Be polite

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

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

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Voting period ends on 18 Jun 2025 at 07:54:25 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Belcastel, one of the "most beautiful villages of France" (Les Plus Beaux Villages de France)

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2025 at 20:54:03 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2025 at 21:01:01 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Scarlet macaws (Ara macao macao) pair

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2025 at 20:38:23 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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The entrance to an Amtrak Superliner II coach on the Auto Train

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2025 at 14:45:50 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Ochre-bellied Boobooks
  • I can understand this criticism. I made this nomination mainly because of the rarity of the photo and the good detail on an elusive species, but you do make a valid point. Let's see how votes go for now. Cmao20 (talk) 16:45, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Of course, you made the right choice to pick this one. For its medium fault, it is the best we have of the species. Unfortunately, Mr JJ is not known for taking part in discussions about his photos here on FPC or be open to changes or advice. Let the rest of the voters decide. --Cart (talk) 17:59, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2025 at 14:45:55 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Mailath Castle

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2025 at 09:36:39 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Entrance corridor of 33 Bloor East in downtown Toronto

Voting period ends on 16 Jun 2025 at 23:44:13 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Golden Gate Bridge from Vista Point

Voting period ends on 16 Jun 2025 at 16:11:23 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Sun rise over clouds after a 6km night trek in the hills of Karnataka.

Voting period ends on 16 Jun 2025 at 13:46:35 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Self-serve aisle with pallet racking shelves in IKEA store in Torp köpcentrum, Uddevalla, Sweden, edited in cinematic style using normal functions in Lightroom.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Styles and Techniques#Significantly digitally altered images
  •  Info So I've played nice for a while here, which means it's time for an odd/outrageous/non-conforming nomination. Like I sometimes do, I like to introduce photography styles that have not yet made their way to FPC. This time it's Cinematic style photography, which means that the light, colors and composition are edited in a way that makes it look like a still from a movie. Sometimes these photos are edited to emulate the style of a specific movie (Blade runner, The Matrix or any movies that contain rainy neon lights in Tokyo, etc. are popular) or the work of a director (like the "Accidentally Wes Anderson" we have in another nom). My nom here is using the orange-blue "light doping" that is so popular in say crime or action movies, to transform an ordinary aisle at IKEA into a place where it looks like you might expect a fight to take place. :) Probably a nom that will go down in flames, but it's fun to make these photos once in a while.
Self-serve aisle with pallet racking shelves in IKEA store in Torp köpcentrum, Uddevalla, Sweden, edited in cinematic style using normal functions in Lightroom. No "ready-made" filters or settings used. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 13:46, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • If I may make a comment in between. Thank you, Cart, I really appreciate it when people here sometimes deviate from the rather sober line (not meant in a derogatory way). It's not easy to present a different style, but it's good because it also encourages and establishes creativity. Admittedly, it is a tightrope walk, because photo editing can quickly appear too artificial. Your photo here is a very good way of not looking too artificial, but presenting an impressive photo. --XRay 💬 07:43, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Movie references (spoiler)
:My first thought was You've Got Mail (I can hear Meg Ryan's voice), which of course was referring to The Godfather.- ERcheck (talk) 05:45, 8 June 2025 (UTC) — That earns you one point for the quote film, another one for the film quoting the quote, and finally one point for answering this in a stylish way. --Cart (talk) 12:11, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period ends on 16 Jun 2025 at 06:40:35 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Madonna on the crescent at the entrance of the Essener Cathedral Treasury

Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2025 at 20:59:17 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2025 at 19:41:06 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Common sole (Solea solea), Arrábida National Park, Portugal
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Family : Soleidae (True Soles)
  •  Info created and uploaded by Poco a poco, nominated by Yann
  •  Info Common sole (Solea solea), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea where it often partially immerses itself in the substrate. The small eyes are close to each other on the right side of the body. This gives the fish the possibility of lurking half-buried in the sand for passing prey. The common sole, just like all other flatfishes, hatches as an "ordinary" fish with one eye on each side of the body. The young metamorphose to flatfish begins when they are about one centimeter long. It grows to a maximum length of about 70 centimetres (28 in).
  •  Support Another great Poco's image. -- Yann (talk) 19:41, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Thanks for the nom, Yann! I do like it, indeed :) Poco a poco (talk) 19:46, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Nice photo. But I will note that we have two FPs of this species. I think this one is sufficiently different that it can be FP, but I think reviewers shouldb be aware of the others Cmao20 (talk)
  • Yes. I think this one is more interesting, as it shows the whole fish, not only the head. And in the other one, the fish is buried in the sand. Yann (talk) 09:31, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2025 at 14:25:26 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Wisteria house in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin, France).
You're right, unfortunately I didn't have my camera that day. Gzen92 (talk) 19:35, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2025 at 11:13:18 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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A Group of Oaks in St. Veit im Pongau (Salzburg/Austria)

Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2025 at 10:20:04 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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President Kennedy in the limousine in Dallas, Texas, on Main Street, minutes before the assassination. Also in the presidential limousine are Jackie Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and his wife, Nellie.

Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2025 at 21:46:39 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Shrimp and crayfish boat LL-25 MiTina turning into her home harbor in Norra Grundsund, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden.
Standing on the jetty taking photos, I noticed the boat was approaching the harbor a bit faster than I thought it might, also taking the turn into the harbor a bit sharper than it should throwing up a good bow wave and backwash. After it had moored I jokingly commented on this to the captain. He said that he saw me on the jetty with my camera and was showing off to give me a good photo. :) After editing the photo, I sent a copy of it to the boat's internet page and gave them the rights to use it as they pleased. I figured, "one good turn deserves another". They still use this photo on social media and other things. :) All by me, -- Cart (talk) 21:46, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2025 at 12:59:32 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Dhavani village, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#India
  •  Info Looking eastward at Dhavani village in the warm evening light. Located in the Nilgiri mountains of South India. Note: There are no FPs of settlements in India south of the Himalayas. Created by Tagooty – uploaded by Tagooty – nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 12:59, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Tagooty (talk) 12:59, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support The cluster of village buildings pops out of the exapnse of fields of varying shades of green. The evening colours in the sky elevate the image. —UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:16, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support and I hope no one complains about the noise - this is a 41 megapixel image under low light conditions and we should be grateful to the nominator for uploading in full size rather than complaining about a bit of noise and adding noise reduction to ruin all the nice details. Cmao20 (talk) 23:20, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Quality does not convince me. If the light conditions are not good enough for a hand-held shot, just take a tripod. The photo also has remarkable border unsharpness - extermely visible at the left side. Regarding noise: Even if it's a 41 MP photo, that doesn't stop anyone from applying a proper noise reduction technique to a RAW image - for example the AI-based NR in Lightroom. All in all: For me not enough effort is done here to make the photo an FP. --Tuxyso (talk) 07:06, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for your effort, Tagooty. The noise on the sky is now much better managed. But for the noise level on the detail areas is (the trees, the buildings) is still too high. If you have the possibility I suggest to give the very good AI-based NR-technique of LR a try. --Tuxyso (talk) 06:56, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose I'm sorry, while it is a good documentary photo and a worthy VI, it doesn't give me that wow-feeling I expect from an FP. The best thing this photo has going for it is the display of the Belt of Venus and now with the cut, some of that is gone. The general light is flat and makes the buildings look glary. As is often with a subject divided into two parts, leaving a void in the middle, I think it would have been better to make the framing around the left part of the village and the pink glow in the background. Take in too much and you often lose the image. (crop suggestion for an 'Alt'? It's big enough for this.) --Cart (talk) 12:49, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 15:36, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2025 at 12:22:47 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Christ Church, Amherstburg, Ontario

Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2025 at 01:11:54 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Terra cotta sculpture at the entrance to the Brooklyn Historical Society building, New York City

Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2025 at 19:33:17 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Large-banded blenny (Ophioblennius steindachneri), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2025 at 15:43:36 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Cascade du Sartre in Cheylade, Cantal, France

Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2025 at 15:41:47 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Cascade de la Roche in Cheylade, Cantal, France

Voting period ends on 11 Jun 2025 at 23:20:31 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Mamie Till at Emmett Till's funeral
  • @JayCubby - I did remove my vote as I ponder this a bit more. I experimented with cropping the photo and found it to be much more evocative, though found it difficult to get it "just right". I tried the crop on the left to just enough to remove nearest gentleman's face, leaving the full expression of the other man; and, a crop from the right to remove the sliver of the person next to the woman with her arm raised. But, per Cart, I'm wary of advocating for that change. - ERcheck (talk) 05:39, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 20:16, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Kritzolina (talk) 05:44, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Been thinking about this for a long time now, and it is a very moving photo of very good quality taken at what must have been a rather chaotic event. It's a document of an historic event that I think should be preserved and featured in its entirety, after that people can use it as a base for other crops. Sure, we featured Heroico instead of the original, but that was mostly because the cropped version is the best one known and mostly used. I don't see any similar precedence with this. --Cart (talk) 12:03, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
     Comment - The above version is itself cropped. On EmmettTillExhibit.org, which was created in partnership with the Till family, The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, see Image 16. In that "original" photo, Till's grandfather is also in the photo. As such, if one accepts a crop from the right, accepting a crop from the left (which is actually not taking out key people), would seem acceptable. - ERcheck (talk) 15:30, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Now the problem with that is that the full photo, probably from the original negative, is apparently owned some foundation or museum, so we are not sure that one is free to use and can probably not get our hands on it. The cropped photo above on the other hand, is from a paper copy owned by the Smithsonian and we know it is free. This is why so few old iconic photos get promoted. There are often many versions of them floating around and people here are forever quarrelling about which version to promote. (I can't remember how many attempts were made for different versions of Heroico for years.) I still say I vote to promote the whole photo we have and know is free, and let other crops be made from it, instead of mucking things up further. --Cart (talk) 17:04, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I full-heartedly agree with Cart here! Kritzolina (talk) 17:46, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period ends on 11 Jun 2025 at 20:45:50 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

Voting period ends on 11 Jun 2025 at 19:18:59 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Fishing vessel GG844 Idunn

Voting period ends on 11 Jun 2025 at 19:00:28 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Masked carnival participant from Portugal

Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2025 at 04:57:04 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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White Throated Kingfisher
  •  Comment I may risk being uncharitable here but I struggle to understand how this picture, which is almost completely lacking in detail at full size, gets rave reviews from you whereas my nomination gets an oppose vote for 'lack of detail'. Cmao20 (talk) 00:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Kingfishers are great subjects. Acroterion (talk) 12:41, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The comments below are valid criticisms, thank you for highlighting them. They should also be curable to enhance the image to FP expectations both technically and aesthetically. ROCKY, is it possible to induce the uploader to upload a less-aggressively-processed version? They appear to have been active in March. Acroterion (talk) 17:06, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose A beautiful and difficult shot, regrettably ruined by excessive sharpening and noise reduction --Julesvernex2 (talk) 14:39, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak oppose Sadly, I have to agree with Julesvernex2. It's unfortunate that excessive sharpening and denoising have resulted in a washed-out and overly uniform look – many details appear lost. With more careful post-processing, especially when using AI-based tools, significantly better results are possible. Perhaps the nominator could kindly ask the author via e-mail whether a new development from the Raw file might be feasible? Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 15:14, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak oppose per Jules and Radomianin, so sorry. It always makes me sad when I see that people have great skills and make every effort to achieve wonderful photos, but then damage these images by rash post-processing so that they look like smartphone shots. This is such a stunning photo, it has deserved much better post-processing. Nerd hint: the pattern in some of the OOF drops of water at the top may be caused by the Phase Fresnel (PF) lens element; this is an additional reason why this photo needs careful editing – one should not emphasize that pattern by sharpening.Aristeas (talk) 16:26, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah, good point! This review warns about the risk of getting "Fresnel bokeh" on specular highlights, indeed one more reason to be careful when editing this image Julesvernex2 (talk) 10:02, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Julesvernex2 is right, great capture but very poor quality and overprocessed at full size Cmao20 (talk) 23:58, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2025 at 05:50:56 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Close-up of the kinetic sculpture "Head of Franz Kafka" in motion. One can see the different bright metal planes of the sculpture reflecting scenery in front of the slightly blurred background of an office building


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Voting period ends on 18 Jun 2025 at 07:54:25 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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Belcastel, one of the "most beautiful villages of France" (Les Plus Beaux Villages de France)

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Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)

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Scarlet macaws (Ara macao macao) pair

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The entrance to an Amtrak Superliner II coach on the Auto Train

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Ochre-bellied Boobooks
  • I can understand this criticism. I made this nomination mainly because of the rarity of the photo and the good detail on an elusive species, but you do make a valid point. Let's see how votes go for now. Cmao20 (talk) 16:45, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Of course, you made the right choice to pick this one. For its medium fault, it is the best we have of the species. Unfortunately, Mr JJ is not known for taking part in discussions about his photos here on FPC or be open to changes or advice. Let the rest of the voters decide. --Cart (talk) 17:59, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Mailath Castle

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Entrance corridor of 33 Bloor East in downtown Toronto

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Golden Gate Bridge from Vista Point

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Sun rise over clouds after a 6km night trek in the hills of Karnataka.

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Self-serve aisle with pallet racking shelves in IKEA store in Torp köpcentrum, Uddevalla, Sweden, edited in cinematic style using normal functions in Lightroom.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Styles and Techniques#Significantly digitally altered images
  •  Info So I've played nice for a while here, which means it's time for an odd/outrageous/non-conforming nomination. Like I sometimes do, I like to introduce photography styles that have not yet made their way to FPC. This time it's Cinematic style photography, which means that the light, colors and composition are edited in a way that makes it look like a still from a movie. Sometimes these photos are edited to emulate the style of a specific movie (Blade runner, The Matrix or any movies that contain rainy neon lights in Tokyo, etc. are popular) or the work of a director (like the "Accidentally Wes Anderson" we have in another nom). My nom here is using the orange-blue "light doping" that is so popular in say crime or action movies, to transform an ordinary aisle at IKEA into a place where it looks like you might expect a fight to take place. :) Probably a nom that will go down in flames, but it's fun to make these photos once in a while.
Self-serve aisle with pallet racking shelves in IKEA store in Torp köpcentrum, Uddevalla, Sweden, edited in cinematic style using normal functions in Lightroom. No "ready-made" filters or settings used. All by me, -- Cart (talk) 13:46, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • If I may make a comment in between. Thank you, Cart, I really appreciate it when people here sometimes deviate from the rather sober line (not meant in a derogatory way). It's not easy to present a different style, but it's good because it also encourages and establishes creativity. Admittedly, it is a tightrope walk, because photo editing can quickly appear too artificial. Your photo here is a very good way of not looking too artificial, but presenting an impressive photo. --XRay 💬 07:43, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Movie references (spoiler)
:My first thought was You've Got Mail (I can hear Meg Ryan's voice), which of course was referring to The Godfather.- ERcheck (talk) 05:45, 8 June 2025 (UTC) — That earns you one point for the quote film, another one for the film quoting the quote, and finally one point for answering this in a stylish way. --Cart (talk) 12:11, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Madonna on the crescent at the entrance of the Essener Cathedral Treasury

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

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Common sole (Solea solea), Arrábida National Park, Portugal
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Family : Soleidae (True Soles)
  •  Info created and uploaded by Poco a poco, nominated by Yann
  •  Info Common sole (Solea solea), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea where it often partially immerses itself in the substrate. The small eyes are close to each other on the right side of the body. This gives the fish the possibility of lurking half-buried in the sand for passing prey. The common sole, just like all other flatfishes, hatches as an "ordinary" fish with one eye on each side of the body. The young metamorphose to flatfish begins when they are about one centimeter long. It grows to a maximum length of about 70 centimetres (28 in).
  •  Support Another great Poco's image. -- Yann (talk) 19:41, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Thanks for the nom, Yann! I do like it, indeed :) Poco a poco (talk) 19:46, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Nice photo. But I will note that we have two FPs of this species. I think this one is sufficiently different that it can be FP, but I think reviewers shouldb be aware of the others Cmao20 (talk)
  • Yes. I think this one is more interesting, as it shows the whole fish, not only the head. And in the other one, the fish is buried in the sand. Yann (talk) 09:31, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Wisteria house in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin, France).
You're right, unfortunately I didn't have my camera that day. Gzen92 (talk) 19:35, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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A Group of Oaks in St. Veit im Pongau (Salzburg/Austria)

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President Kennedy in the limousine in Dallas, Texas, on Main Street, minutes before the assassination. Also in the presidential limousine are Jackie Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and his wife, Nellie.

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Shrimp and crayfish boat LL-25 MiTina turning into her home harbor in Norra Grundsund, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden.
Standing on the jetty taking photos, I noticed the boat was approaching the harbor a bit faster than I thought it might, also taking the turn into the harbor a bit sharper than it should throwing up a good bow wave and backwash. After it had moored I jokingly commented on this to the captain. He said that he saw me on the jetty with my camera and was showing off to give me a good photo. :) After editing the photo, I sent a copy of it to the boat's internet page and gave them the rights to use it as they pleased. I figured, "one good turn deserves another". They still use this photo on social media and other things. :) All by me, -- Cart (talk) 21:46, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Dhavani village, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Settlements#India
  •  Info Looking eastward at Dhavani village in the warm evening light. Located in the Nilgiri mountains of South India. Note: There are no FPs of settlements in India south of the Himalayas. Created by Tagooty – uploaded by Tagooty – nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 12:59, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Tagooty (talk) 12:59, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support The cluster of village buildings pops out of the exapnse of fields of varying shades of green. The evening colours in the sky elevate the image. —UnpetitproleX (Talk) 21:16, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support and I hope no one complains about the noise - this is a 41 megapixel image under low light conditions and we should be grateful to the nominator for uploading in full size rather than complaining about a bit of noise and adding noise reduction to ruin all the nice details. Cmao20 (talk) 23:20, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Quality does not convince me. If the light conditions are not good enough for a hand-held shot, just take a tripod. The photo also has remarkable border unsharpness - extermely visible at the left side. Regarding noise: Even if it's a 41 MP photo, that doesn't stop anyone from applying a proper noise reduction technique to a RAW image - for example the AI-based NR in Lightroom. All in all: For me not enough effort is done here to make the photo an FP. --Tuxyso (talk) 07:06, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for your effort, Tagooty. The noise on the sky is now much better managed. But for the noise level on the detail areas is (the trees, the buildings) is still too high. If you have the possibility I suggest to give the very good AI-based NR-technique of LR a try. --Tuxyso (talk) 06:56, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose I'm sorry, while it is a good documentary photo and a worthy VI, it doesn't give me that wow-feeling I expect from an FP. The best thing this photo has going for it is the display of the Belt of Venus and now with the cut, some of that is gone. The general light is flat and makes the buildings look glary. As is often with a subject divided into two parts, leaving a void in the middle, I think it would have been better to make the framing around the left part of the village and the pink glow in the background. Take in too much and you often lose the image. (crop suggestion for an 'Alt'? It's big enough for this.) --Cart (talk) 12:49, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 15:36, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Christ Church, Amherstburg, Ontario

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Terra cotta sculpture at the entrance to the Brooklyn Historical Society building, New York City

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Large-banded blenny (Ophioblennius steindachneri), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

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Cascade du Sartre in Cheylade, Cantal, France

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Cascade de la Roche in Cheylade, Cantal, France

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Mamie Till at Emmett Till's funeral
  • @JayCubby - I did remove my vote as I ponder this a bit more. I experimented with cropping the photo and found it to be much more evocative, though found it difficult to get it "just right". I tried the crop on the left to just enough to remove nearest gentleman's face, leaving the full expression of the other man; and, a crop from the right to remove the sliver of the person next to the woman with her arm raised. But, per Cart, I'm wary of advocating for that change. - ERcheck (talk) 05:39, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Анастасия Львоваru/en 20:16, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Kritzolina (talk) 05:44, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Been thinking about this for a long time now, and it is a very moving photo of very good quality taken at what must have been a rather chaotic event. It's a document of an historic event that I think should be preserved and featured in its entirety, after that people can use it as a base for other crops. Sure, we featured Heroico instead of the original, but that was mostly because the cropped version is the best one known and mostly used. I don't see any similar precedence with this. --Cart (talk) 12:03, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
     Comment - The above version is itself cropped. On EmmettTillExhibit.org, which was created in partnership with the Till family, The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, see Image 16. In that "original" photo, Till's grandfather is also in the photo. As such, if one accepts a crop from the right, accepting a crop from the left (which is actually not taking out key people), would seem acceptable. - ERcheck (talk) 15:30, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Now the problem with that is that the full photo, probably from the original negative, is apparently owned some foundation or museum, so we are not sure that one is free to use and can probably not get our hands on it. The cropped photo above on the other hand, is from a paper copy owned by the Smithsonian and we know it is free. This is why so few old iconic photos get promoted. There are often many versions of them floating around and people here are forever quarrelling about which version to promote. (I can't remember how many attempts were made for different versions of Heroico for years.) I still say I vote to promote the whole photo we have and know is free, and let other crops be made from it, instead of mucking things up further. --Cart (talk) 17:04, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I full-heartedly agree with Cart here! Kritzolina (talk) 17:46, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

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Fishing vessel GG844 Idunn

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Masked carnival participant from Portugal

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White Throated Kingfisher
  •  Comment I may risk being uncharitable here but I struggle to understand how this picture, which is almost completely lacking in detail at full size, gets rave reviews from you whereas my nomination gets an oppose vote for 'lack of detail'. Cmao20 (talk) 00:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Kingfishers are great subjects. Acroterion (talk) 12:41, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The comments below are valid criticisms, thank you for highlighting them. They should also be curable to enhance the image to FP expectations both technically and aesthetically. ROCKY, is it possible to induce the uploader to upload a less-aggressively-processed version? They appear to have been active in March. Acroterion (talk) 17:06, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose A beautiful and difficult shot, regrettably ruined by excessive sharpening and noise reduction --Julesvernex2 (talk) 14:39, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak oppose Sadly, I have to agree with Julesvernex2. It's unfortunate that excessive sharpening and denoising have resulted in a washed-out and overly uniform look – many details appear lost. With more careful post-processing, especially when using AI-based tools, significantly better results are possible. Perhaps the nominator could kindly ask the author via e-mail whether a new development from the Raw file might be feasible? Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 15:14, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak oppose per Jules and Radomianin, so sorry. It always makes me sad when I see that people have great skills and make every effort to achieve wonderful photos, but then damage these images by rash post-processing so that they look like smartphone shots. This is such a stunning photo, it has deserved much better post-processing. Nerd hint: the pattern in some of the OOF drops of water at the top may be caused by the Phase Fresnel (PF) lens element; this is an additional reason why this photo needs careful editing – one should not emphasize that pattern by sharpening.Aristeas (talk) 16:26, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah, good point! This review warns about the risk of getting "Fresnel bokeh" on specular highlights, indeed one more reason to be careful when editing this image Julesvernex2 (talk) 10:02, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Julesvernex2 is right, great capture but very poor quality and overprocessed at full size Cmao20 (talk) 23:58, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Close-up of the kinetic sculpture "Head of Franz Kafka" in motion. One can see the different bright metal planes of the sculpture reflecting scenery in front of the slightly blurred background of an office building


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