Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.

Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except for one point: If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).

Shortcuts

Featured content:

Featured picture tools:

Step 1: Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2: Create a subpage

For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.

For Delists

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

For Delist and replace

To create a subpage for your delist and replace, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3: Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.

Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.

Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.

Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

Is my monitor adjusted correctly?

In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting.

Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting.

On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.

Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.

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Current nominations

The 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama

Voting period ends on 30 Jun 2025 at 09:23:26 (UTC)

Reason: This image is a featured and recently a quality image on commons wikimedia [1]
Articles in which this image appears: 14th Dalai Lama, Honorary Canadian citizenship, List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates, List of heads of state and government Nobel laureates
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People
Creator: Niccolò Caranti

Support as nominator – Rédacteur Tibet (talk) 09:23, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Belcastel

Voting period ends on 29 Jun 2025 at 08:58:18 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, EV, beautiful view
Articles in which this image appears: Belcastel, Aveyron, Aveyron, Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: kallerna

Support as nominator —kallerna 08:58, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:32, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 10:34, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:08, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Rédacteur Tibet (talk) 09:48, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1979 oil crisis

Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2025 at 23:46:09 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: 1979 oil crisis, 1970s and History of the United States (1964–1980)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: Warren K. Leffler

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 23:46, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 08:21, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:29, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Rédacteur Tibet (talk) 11:12, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

June 2025 Los Angeles protests

Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2025 at 23:35:15 (UTC)

Reason: High EV
Articles in which this image appears: June 2025 Los Angeles protests, Protests against the second presidency of Donald Trump, Timeline of Donald Trump's second presidency (2025 Q2), 2020s and 2025
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: U.S. Northern Command

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 23:35, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I can't see how any photo of the deployment of troops to Los Angeles produced by the US military is WP:NPOV. This image, for instance, seems to have been crafted to show the soldiers as being a barrier between the protesters and further vandalism which the image implies the protesters caused. All the news reports I've seen have noted that the protests were almost entirely orderly and the troops have had little to do. Nick-D (talk) 10:47, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Willistead Manor

Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2025 at 10:48:09 (UTC)

Reason: High technical quality presenting a beautiful view of this 1906 manor house.
Articles in which this image appears: Willistead Manor +3
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:48, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:44, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Rédacteur Tibet (talk) 11:12, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Michael Mullen

Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2025 at 07:35:59 (UTC)

Reason: Low EV. Generic govt photo portrait.
Articles this image appears in: Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, List of United States Navy four-star admirals, List of chiefs of naval operations educated at the United States Naval Academy, Old salt, 2012 Canadian honours
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Michael Mullen - Official Potrait
Nominator: ―Howard • 🌽³³

Delist ~~and replace~~ — ―Howard • 🌽³³ 07:35, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Shows him at a high point in his career, which means that EV is still guaranteed this long after the image was taken. Still technically competent, though I agree it's not as dynamic as some of our later portraits. Not sure why you put "D&R", as there is no replacement suggested. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:40, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The "and replace" is my mistake. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 22:56, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Still used as lead, good quality, EV. – Yann (talk) 16:35, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anders Bure's map Lapponia

Voting period ends on 26 Jun 2025 at 20:30:08 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality image of an important map in the history of northern cartography
Articles in which this image appears: Anders Bure, Lapland (Finland), Sápmi
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Anders Bure made the map. Scan on Alvin (digital cultural heritage platform). From the collections of Uppsala University Library.

Support as nominator – Yakikaki (talk) 20:30, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Apologies if the format for this nomination may be a bit off, I'm not normally making nominations here. Yakikaki (talk) 20:47, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yakikaki, and welcome to FPC. A couple things stand out... TIFs are good for archival, but they tend not to display as well in articles as JPGs. This would also benefit from a crop to remove the background and the book cover. I can do those if you are uncomfortable, and they're not technically FP criteria (just recommendations for improving the image). The third thing, and one I can't do well as I don't speak Swedish, is the image requires an English-language description on the Commons page. This is part of the Featured Picture criteria, specifically Criterion 7. Otherwise all of the boxes seem ticked. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:44, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FYI: There are no Swedish descriptions on the map, they're in Latin! (Except local names...) (Edit: Oh, you mean on the file page - will add one there...) --Janke | Talk 13:22, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both Chris Woodrich and Janke for your very kind words and offers of help! I apologise for my own late reply. I see that Janke has already been kind enough to provide the English description of the file - let me know if it works or if you need anything additional there. I have made a cropped, JPG version, but I am embarrassed to say I can't figure out how to upload it; I guess the problem is that the file format is different? In any case, the upload link under file history won't let me. Should I upload it as a separate, new file perhaps? Or if it's not terribly much trouble, would you Chris mind doing it (though I'd love to learn how to, as well)? Many thanks again, Yakikaki (talk) 18:36, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yakikaki, you would have to upload it as a separate file due to the different format. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:26, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
All right, I'll do that. Thanks again for your help! Yakikaki (talk) 21:28, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's done; I also consequently replaced the file in this entry as well. I hope it looks all right. In any case I'm grateful I learned something new and useful in the process. Yakikaki (talk) 06:21, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Fantastic. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:40, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Point Lookout Lighthouse, Maryland

Voting period ends on 26 Jun 2025 at 02:02:44 (UTC)

Reason: Photo taken following recently-completed restoration work, FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Point Lookout Light
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Acroterion

Support as nominator – Acroterion (talk) 02:02, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can hardly see the lighthouse itself. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:19, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is no separate light tower, it’s a cupola on the roof., as was typical for Chesapeake Bay. Acroterion (talk) 10:43, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Support thanks, Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:43, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support - The lighthouse cupola is more prominent in some of your other shots, but I think the lighting and delineation of features here is excellent. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:19, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 08:56, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:11, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Rédacteur Tibet (talk) 11:17, 20 June 2025 (UTC)--Rédacteur Tibet (talk) 11:17, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Euganean Hills

Voting period ends on 25 Jun 2025 at 11:12:33 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, EV, beautiful view
Articles in which this image appears: Euganean Hills, Monte Rusta, Province of Padua
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: kallerna

Support as nominator —kallerna 11:12, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:33, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Acroterion (talk) 02:46, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:08, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:19, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 08:55, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Rédacteur Tibet (talk) 11:18, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ophioblennius steindachneri

Voting period ends on 25 Jun 2025 at 10:16:11 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Ophioblennius steindachneri
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:16, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:35, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Acroterion (talk) 02:47, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:10, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:19, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:34, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait of a Saxon Noblewoman

Voting period ends on 25 Jun 2025 at 10:13:21 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Painting with its own article.
Articles in which this image appears: Portrait of a Saxon Noblewoman, Maria of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania, Gigapixel image
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:13, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:35, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:13, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment We need a version without the top of the picture cropped. You will have to include some of the frame (see other image on Commons) Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:24, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Yann (talk) 16:29, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hoatzin

Voting period ends on 25 Jun 2025 at 08:42:45 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image of very unusual bird. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears: Hoatzin, Opisthocomidae
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:42, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Shame the tail is partially blocked, but I think for EV purposes everything important is there. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:34, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Jay Cubby 16:04, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Fascinating! ―Howard • 🌽³³ 05:55, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:31, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Malagasy freshwater crab

Voting period ends on 25 Jun 2025 at 09:00:23 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons. Species endemic to the northern tip of Madagascar.
Articles in which this image appears: Potamonautidae
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Crustaceans
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:00, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:36, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:16, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:32, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Masked trogon

Voting period ends on 25 Jun 2025 at 08:45:45 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Masked trogon, Trogon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:45, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:10, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 10:12, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:33, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Acroterion (talk) 02:47, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:32, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gandhi Bhawan, Chandigarh

Voting period ends on 21 Jun 2025 at 15:36:35 (UTC)

Reason: good quality image of the building that captures it in its context, and with a filled pool; QI and FP at commons
Articles in which this image appears: Gandhi Bhawan, Chandigarh, Pierre Jeanneret
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: UnpetitproleX

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 15:36, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:49, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. A minor complaint: somewhere in the editing, much of the exif got stripped. Could you either re-copy the metadata or correct with {‎{taken with}}? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JayCubby (talk • contribs) 20:05, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:05, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:56, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Robert Pattinson

Voting period ends on 20 Jun 2025 at 14:11:13 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Robert Pattinson, Batman in film and The Lighthouse (2019 film)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Elena Ternovaja

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 14:11, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support good quality and very recent. A good idea of his latest appearance. --UnpetitproleX (talk) 15:38, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:48, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:07, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:33, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Orchards in snow, Sangla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Voting period ends on 20 Jun 2025 at 12:36:57 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality, FP at commons
Articles in which this image appears: Sangla, India, Agriculture in India
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: UnpetitproleX

Support as nominator. I'm also in the midst of re-writing the Sangla article to be much longer and encyclopedic, comprehensive and better sourced. – UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:36, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:26, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:49, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Pretty scene, but not sure it has high EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:42, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Sangla article is itself in a pretty bad shape currently. I began editing it a week ago, but I left for a several days long trek soon after and couldn't continue editing it. I have just returned and will resume editing it–this image will be in the economy section (which the article currently lacks). UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Charlesjsharp: I have now reworked the article. It is still a work in progress, but now doesn't have the former issues. Also changed the gallery for the image from 'Landscapes' to 'Others'. UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:27, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:13, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mackenzie Hall

Voting period ends on 20 Jun 2025 at 12:27:20 (UTC)

Reason: High quality photograph highlighting the facade of this building.
Articles in which this image appears: Mackenzie Hall (new article) +3
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:27, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support and you should also consider nominating at commons. — UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:17, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- The "wow" factor always confuses me at Commons, but I suppose this building is much more impressive than my current nom there. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:54, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  - Me too. Very few FPC on Commons have "wow". Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:58, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:50, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:41, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:11, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:06, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations — to be closed

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Older nominations requiring additional input from users

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US striking Houthi positions in Yemen

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Jun 2025 at 00:30:55 (UTC)

Original – US striking Houthi positions in Yemen on March 15 during the Operation Rough Rider, the largest military operation in the Middle East of President Donald Trump's second term.

Reason: High EV
Articles in which this image appears: March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen and 2025 United States–Houthi ceasefire
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: CENTCOM

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 00:30, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support as uploader. Nice high-resolution video short enough for the modern attention span. Jay Cubby 00:51, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:25, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:30, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:35, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:51, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:US striking Houthi positions in Yemen.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:45, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ariel Sharon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jun 2025 at 03:05:32 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality for the time.
Articles in which this image appears: Ariel Sharon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Yaakov Saar

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 03:05, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Question - Where is the license in the source? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:09, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Here. ArionStar (talk) 20:47, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - License provided is not free; no derivative works are allowed, and commercial use is not permitted. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:25, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"Altering the photograph or using it in

any way that harms the name or the reputation of the State, the Government Press Office or the photographer". It’s not the case. ArionStar (talk) 13:55, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Check the entire thing. "You are prohibited from: ... Using the photograph for commercial advertising or political activity. Creating derivative works, or using the photograph in any other manner (apart from what you are permitted, as per the foregoing)." There are NC and ND clauses, and thus this is insufficiently free for Commons. It may be different in the original Hebrew, but the English translation definitely says non-free. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:40, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ArionStar, I've adjusted the curves and removed a couple of blemishes. Thoughts on this version? Jay Cubby 00:54, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely better! ArionStar (talk) 13:56, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Support contingent on the license being free. — UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:36, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:36, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Christ Church, Amherstburg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Jun 2025 at 14:03:57 (UTC)

Reason: High technical quality, shows the historic facade as well as subsequent additions
Articles in which this image appears: Christ Church, Amherstburg (new article) +2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:03, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:19, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:51, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:40, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:01, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Christ Church, Amherstburg, Ontario, 2025-06-03 05.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:56, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Haigerloch

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Jun 2025 at 09:46:55 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Haigerloch
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Roman Eisele

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:46, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:05, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Idyllic, great detail. – Sca (talk) 15:52, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Such a nice, relaxing place, and a very good picture indeed! — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:43, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support I really liked the nom on commons (by Aristeas). Fitting for an encyclopedia. — UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:25, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:51, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:40, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Haigerloch - Altstadt - Ansicht aus Süden vom Römerturm (2).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:53, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Harlequin duck

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Jun 2025 at 09:37:06 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Harlequin duck
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Chuck Homler

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:37, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:07, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
support - Thank you! --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 01:53, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:43, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:51, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:39, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Drake Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) perched on a rock in the Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, USA.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:50, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lili Elbe

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2025 at 00:13:14 (UTC)

Reason: High quality scan of a painting used in many articles
Articles in which this image appears: Lili Elbe, Gerda Wegener, Transgender history, Lili Elbe (opera)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists
Creator: Gerda Wegener

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 00:13, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Question - What's the copyright on the painting? Wegener died well before CC was a thing, so the current tag can't be correct. If this is supposed to be PD-70, unfortunately the URAA would have affected the status of the painting in the United States and this would be non-free. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:06, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The painting appears to have been first exhibited in 2014. c:COM:US says "Life + 70 years" is for works published since 1978 or unpublished works, so I think the artwork would be in the public domain. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 00:02, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They were both Danish, however, which means we're not using the Hirtle chart but rather referring to Danish copyright. If the work was "published" in c. 1928 (the date claimed as the date of painting) then the point is moot, as anything published prior to 1930 is PD in the US. It's an excellent portrait; I just want to be sure we have this under the correct license. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:15, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've fixed the licensing now, I think. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 19:23, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If the painting wasn't exhibited until 2014, in what way was it published before 1930? hinnk (talk) 22:33, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My bad, I have now updated it again. I think now it should be acceptable. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 04:49, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
oppose unremarkable painting. 'High quality' means about 10x more pixels than what this has, for a scan of such size. Jay Cubby 01:00, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - High EV as a portrait by her wife, as well as a part of rarely discussed history. Nine megapixels is sufficient. Not all art can be gigapixel size, and "10x" the pixels would require something like 7200 x 12500 px (beyond the normal output of most professional digital cameras on the market). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:37, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Chris. Sufficient quality and high EV. Thanks for nominating! — UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:29, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:51, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — Licensing tag is still wrong. It should be c:Template:PD-US-unpublished. The tag on there is only for works published before 1930, not created before 1930. blameless 16:16, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sigh... I've changed it again. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:02, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:42, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lithobius forficatus

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Reason: An excellent image – possibly the best we have of any centipede – of one of the world's most common species. High EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Lithobius forficatus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas (iNaturalist)

Support as nominator – Cremastra (u — c) 23:18, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Very regretful ~~oppose~~ on resolution grounds -- this is barely above 2MP. @Cremastra:, the photographer is still active on iNaturalist, if you want to mail him. I would happily support the full-resolution photo. Jay Cubby 23:33, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Good point about the size, striking my vote to support. Jay Cubby 01:14, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is very small animal, so it should be OK. It is very sharp. – Yann (talk) 19:47, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:46, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support small, but good EV Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:20, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 18:24, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support High EV and technically impressive. Nick-D (talk) 11:12, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Brown Centipede, Berlin, Berlin, Germany imported from iNaturalist photo 179402948.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:19, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Schleswig-Holstein Opening Fire

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2025 at 20:46:01 (UTC)

Reason: Widely used historical photograph that also meets the size requirements for FPs (at 2,379 × 1,772)! Highly used on Wikimedia Projects, with extremely high EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Westerplatte (GA-class), Timeline of the 1939 invasion of Poland, Gdańsk, History of Gdańsk, Timeline of Gdańsk, Pomerania, Liberation Route Europe, 34 other language Wikipedia articles
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: The Associated Press

Support as nominator – The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 20:46, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Quite blurry for 1939 (and early '40s era). Also, locale is not apparent. – Sca (talk) 14:45, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@WeatherWriter, what are your thoughts on this version I sharpened (to deblur, no AI used in this case)? Jay Cubby 04:58, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose technical quality unfortunately. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:22, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose; per Charles' vote and also Sca's comment. Sorry! — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:06, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:37, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Suspended nominations

This section is for Featured Picture (or delisting) candidacies whose closure is postponed for additional editing, rendering, or copyright clarification.