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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

Cinnamon flycatcher

Voting period ends on 29 May 2025 at 08:50:23 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:50, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:24, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

White-throated quail-dove

Voting period ends on 29 May 2025 at 09:01:59 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears: White-throated quail-dove
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:01, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:28, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Multicoloured monkey grasshoppers

Voting period ends on 29 May 2025 at 08:55:04 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article.
Articles in which this image appears: Eumastacidae
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:55, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:29, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Parliament of Australia

Voting period ends on 28 May 2025 at 20:05:31 (UTC)

Reason: FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Parliament of Australia, Parliament House, Canberra, Parliaments of the Australian states and territories, 45th Parliament of Australia, Parliament, Politics of Australia, Comparative politics, Ministerial advisers (Australia), Australian Associated Press, Guida Moseley Brown Architects, Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture and Kill Climate Deniers
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Thennicke

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 20:05, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The daytime panoramic image showing the whole front elevation has more EV. It wouldn't be right for the infobox. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:24, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Agree. Nighttime images of buildings tend to be less informative than daytime ones. And the lighting here looks almost artificial. – Sca (talk) 15:39, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose; per Charles & Sca. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:31, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Saigon Execution

Voting period ends on 28 May 2025 at 16:15:42 (UTC)

Reason: One of the most famous photos of all time and the most famous photo in the Vietnam War; won Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography in 1969
Articles in which this image appears: Vietnam War, Saigon Execution, Tet Offensive, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator: Eddie Adams

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 16:15, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It feels like the size is big enough to be hitting film grain, so Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 19:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very important image.GamerPro64 22:43, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Oh, God! The PHOTO! :( — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:53, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
One thing bothers me: the revolver is clearly retouched, probably already at the time the photo was first published. Not enough reason to oppose, though... --Janke | Talk 11:29, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – This image has been published zillions of times over the last 50-plus years. Given such ubiquity, EV at this pt. seems questionable. (Far as a recall, it wasn't by itself a significant event in the war, tho 'course the Tet Offensive was.) – Sca (talk) 15:46, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grey seal

Voting period ends on 28 May 2025 at 09:53:52 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:53, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:30, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:54, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:40, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Awwww... – Sca (talk) 15:49, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
CommentHow sure are we on one day old?©Geni (talk) 18:31, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Battenberg Castle

Voting period ends on 28 May 2025 at 09:51:27 (UTC)

Reason: Currently unopposed on Commons FPC. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: Battenberg Castle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator: H. Zell

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:51, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:55, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nice picture but little EV for the castle itself. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:41, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Not a pic of what remains of the castle. It's a view of the plain from the site, showing few distinctive features. – Sca (talk) 15:55, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Italian cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli

Voting period ends on 27 May 2025 at 22:23:50 (UTC)

Reason: Quite a fine ship image.
Articles in which this image appears: Italian cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli et al
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator: Allan C. Green, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 22:23, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:58, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There's quite a few spots in the bottom left hand corner. MER-C 09:47, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Will get them. Don't know how I missed them, I spent a lot of time rechecking. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 12:35, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, because I thought they were seafoam. Clearly aren't on closer inspection. Got 'em. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 12:48, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think the black spots are real either. MER-C 14:53, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I did a few more passes; While the 1px spots can be hard to see in a busy pattern like the sea, I think there's not going to be many left. If there's something glaring, please give the location in pixels (X x Y), because I'm clearly not seeing it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 16:20, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Thanks for the cleanup. MER-C 18:45, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:31, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:42, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – And unusual naval vessel with a complex story vis-a-vis Australia. – Sca (talk) 16:00, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mongol warriors in pursuit

Voting period ends on 27 May 2025 at 13:46:31 (UTC)

Reason: High-quality 14th-century depiction of Mongol warriors pursuing their enemies. Has itself been the subject of critical attention, with attention particularly focusing on its depiction of Mongol armour, horse appearance, and harnessing techniques.
Articles in which this image appears: Military of the Mongol Empire
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: unknown author

Support as nominator – ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:46, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Historically intriguing. – Sca (talk) 14:51, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:59, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:37, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:43, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Captured Viet Cong soldier tied in a stress position

Voting period ends on 26 May 2025 at 14:07:02 (UTC)

Reason: Lead image on torture and stress position, not so graphic that we need hesitate to show it, but graphic enough to properly illustrate difficult subjects. I've used the description from torture - a featured article - to try and keep the description neutral. The file
Articles in which this image appears: Torture, Stress position, United States war crimes, Viet Cong, Use of torture since 1948
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American?
Creator: Department of Defense, restored by Adam Cuerden. A previous uploader attributed this to PFC David Epstein, which may well be true, but NARA does not say that, and all the sites I can find saying it is are using the same crop as that attribution was attached to here.

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 14:07, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:20, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – A striking image ―Howard • 🌽³³ 15:36, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:11, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 01:55, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann, Howardcorn33, VulcanSphere, and ArionStar: I've made a small contrast tweak. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 08:45, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My vote doesn't change ―Howard • 🌽³³ 08:47, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Vulcan keeps his support. –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 22:35, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Me too. ArionStar (talk) 23:42, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:01, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:40, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:44, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of Greece

Voting period ends on 26 May 2025 at 02:26:53 (UTC)

Reason: Huge res and EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of Greece, +…
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Louis Stanislas d'Arcy Delarochette

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 02:26, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support; due to its date, high resolution, and good quality of scanning. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:05, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:45, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Truman authorizing U.S. entry into the Korean War

Voting period ends on 25 May 2025 at 15:59:38 (UTC)

Reason: Good-quality portrait of Harry Truman (whom we have no FPs of I could find), portraying a significant aspect of global and American history.
Articles in which this image appears: In rough order of EV,

FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Unknown author, probably retouched by someone at Corbis Images.

Support as nominator – Jay Cubby 15:59, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too tight crop at the top. See link in image info for original at National Archives Identifier (NAID) 541951 Janke | Talk 16:52, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The weird thing is it's already pretty tight in the original. Why crop that much? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 08:47, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Yes, I don't think we should crop archive photos. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:36, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In light of that, I'll see what I can do with File:Truman initiating Korean involvement.jpg. Jay Cubby 18:17, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Slavery in Brazil

Voting period ends on 23 May 2025 at 20:12:29 (UTC)

Reason: Good scan, high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Slavery in Brazil, History of Brazil, Jean-Baptiste Debret, Pau de arara, European immigration to Brazil and Americas
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Jean-Baptiste Debret

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 20:12, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't love lithographs that don't show the borders and titles. It's just not how the image looks in the source. Very tight crop on the foot at the bottom. Suspect it can be found in Gallica, will check. Also, we're taking this by way of a 1972 reprint if I'm reading this right? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 00:17, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Gallica has two of the volumes, suspect this is the third. Given other images - [1], [2] This feels well under quality. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 00:28, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  @Adam Cuerden: Curious, mainly because according to the similar image File:A Brazilian family in Rio de Janeiro by Jean-Baptiste Debret 1839.jpg, of the same author (Debret) and photographer (Wilfredor), it might be found in Itaú Cultural. See File:Itaú Cultural Acervo.jpg. ArionStar (talk) 15:40, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  I'm sure it's found in many archives. It's from a printed book; it's not like it only has the one copy.. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 16:23, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lei Áurea

Voting period ends on 23 May 2025 at 19:56:35 (UTC)

Reason: Huge resolution of the most important law of the history of Brazil, making the country the last in the Western world to do it.
Articles in which this image appears: Lei Áurea, Slavery in Brazil, Brazilian National Archives, Racism in Brazil, Abolitionism in Brazil and Post-abolition in Brazil
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Senado Imperial (Imperial Senate)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 19:56, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 16:32, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Desert elephant protecting baby

Voting period ends on 23 May 2025 at 08:42:33 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. Very high EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Desert elephant
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:42, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice shot, Charles! Jay Cubby 03:30, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:57, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Revealing glimpse into lives of these big beasts. – Sca (talk) 14:35, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – high EV – UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:19, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:11, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:38, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Common blue butterfly male

Voting period ends on 23 May 2025 at 08:50:30 (UTC)

Reason: High quality focus-stacked large image. Lead image in article.
Articles in which this image appears: Common blue
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:50, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:52, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:11, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 00:14, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:32, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hellenic pond turtle

Voting period ends on 23 May 2025 at 09:04:05 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Hellenic pond turtle, Butrint
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:04, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:51, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support, the detail is sparser than your usual shots, but still good overall. Jay Cubby 17:48, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Focus is slightly behind the head, but I agree, it's good overall. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 00:15, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:31, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Seewolf (talk) 23:35, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: A Trip to the Moon

Voting period ends on 23 May 2025 at 04:01:34 (UTC)

Delist: SD version

Replacement: HD version

Reason: HD version to replace the current SD version. There's noticeable wear on the print, which I think is present in the original but harder to see because of the lack of fine detail. The crop used on the original video has cut off part of the film on all sides.
Articles this image appears in: A Trip to the Moon, List of appearances of the Moon in fiction, Film, Hugo (film)
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/A Trip to the Moon
Nominator: hinnk (talk)

Delist and replace — hinnk (talk) 04:01, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R per nom. Jay Cubby 03:36, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:59, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:27, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace – Yann (talk) 15:45, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hotel Polen fire

Voting period ends on 21 May 2025 at 18:49:58 (UTC)

Reason: Historic photo and of good resolution/quality
Articles in which this image appears: Hotel Polen fire and Rokin Plaza
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 18:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – EV? – Sca (talk) 15:54, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes; it depicts a deadly hotel fire occurred in 1977. ArionStar (talk) 01:04, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't seem of great import historically. -- Sca (talk) 14:38, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: Having articles should be enough. We want to improve the whole encyclopedia, not just the most popular parts. Could use a little restoration, though. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 08:49, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grass snake in Slovakia

Voting period ends on 21 May 2025 at 11:35:14 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Grass snake
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:35, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Jay Cubby 15:22, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Incredibly sharp. The detail really brings the subject to life. Well exposed and composed, and for some reason I'm craving apples. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 16:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Welcome back, Charles! ArionStar (talk) 18:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:08, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:26, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bokeh, DoF and light. -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:50, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Hounaam (talk) 10:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fawn-breasted brilliant in flight

Voting period ends on 21 May 2025 at 11:29:50 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Fawn-breasted brilliant
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:29, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 18:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Welcome back, Charles! ArionStar (talk) 18:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:09, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Just noting WP is not picking up usage due to a redirect. MER-C 17:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Hounaam (talk) 10:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Red-headed barbet male

Voting period ends on 21 May 2025 at 11:25:56 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Red-headed barbet, New World barbet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:25, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Excellent diagnostic photo of the species. Extremly sharp with vibrant colors. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 16:55, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 18:53, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Welcome back, Charles! ArionStar (talk) 18:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:10, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Just noting WP is not picking up usage due to a redirect. MER-C 17:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Links to enwiki articles working for me. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:34, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support —Hounaam (talk) 10:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Brown-headed cowbird (male)

Voting period ends on 21 May 2025 at 11:01:00 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image. Could be a set with existing FP File:Brown headed cowbird female in JBWR (25487).jpg.
Articles in which this image appears: Brown-headed cowbird
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:01, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:17, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support The lighting reveals iridescence on a bird that often looks flat black. Excellent feather detail too. --Needsmoreritalin (talk) 02:43, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Welcome back, Charles! ArionStar (talk) 18:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:11, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Hounaam (talk) 10:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:13, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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First-ish digital image ever produced, from 1957

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 May 2025 at 04:15:56 (UTC)

**Original** – A scan of a photograph of Russell Kirsch's son. Originally captured at 176 × 176 pixel resolution (in its time groundbreaking), this may have been printed out and then scanned *again*.

Reason: The resolution of the image at FPC is good, but the underlying resolution is rather low, as is the image quality. However, it's the first ever digital image, nearly seventy years old. I have restored the image (that is, removed or reduced two fingerprints, plethoral pockmarks, so many scratches and lots of lint). I left the scan artifacts, which are part of the original image, alone.
Articles in which this image appears

FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment (corrected, thanks Adam Cuerden).
Creator: Russell A. Kirsch took the photo, I, JayCubby restored it.

Support as nominator – Jay Cubby 04:15, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging the brilliant restorationists @Adam Cuerden and @Yann for their inputs on the manipulations I've made to this photo.

Also, @DigitalIceAge, this is the cause for which I was likely disrupting your watchlist with the mass image replacement. Jay Cubby 04:17, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be hesitant to change anything further without being sure what is a legitimate flaw. It'd be nice if we could know absolutely certainly if the vertical lines were original. Pixels seem a little rounded at the corners, which probably says more about then-contemporary printers. Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment is probably the better category. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 12:01, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. EV? – Sca (talk) 15:22, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca, do you mean that the subject is unclear (that is, the photo quality is low)? If that's the case, much like View from the Window at Le Gras, this photograph was the first (or the oldest extant) of its kind. Jay Cubby 16:07, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That doesn't necessarily make it a worthwhile TFP candidate. -- Sca (talk) 15:06, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca -- File:Untitled (point de vue), Niépce 1827 — HRC 2020 (cropped).jpg is a FP Jay Cubby 17:59, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This user had nothing to do with its choice as a TFP. -- Sca (talk) 15:57, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Restoration is OK. Low quality, but notable picture, high EV. Yann (talk) 17:02, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, due to the picture's importance, notability, date (1957), and high EV indeed. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 01:30, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Hounaam (talk) 10:29, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. DigitalIceAge (talk) 03:25, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:13, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NBSFirstScanImageRestored.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:16, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Snowy Owl with American Black Duck

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 May 2025 at 16:02:34 (UTC)

**Original** – A Snowy Owl with its prey, an American Black Duck, in Biddeford Pool, Maine.

Reason: This image is already a Featured Picture and a Picture of the Day in Wikimedia Commons. It's a sharp, well-exposed image with the owl facing the viewer. There are many images of Snowy Owls on Wikipedia, but this one checks many boxes that the others do not.
Articles in which this image appears: Snowy Owl, Dover Demon, Predation problem
FP category for this image: birds
Creator: Chuck Homler

Support as nominator – Needsmoreritalin (talk) 16:02, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Graphic in a grisly way. – Sca (talk) 15:26, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, poor duck. Easternsahara (talk) 23:22, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:29, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:18, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:10, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:SnowyOwlAmericanBlackDuck.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:03, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 May 2025 at 07:57:31 (UTC)

**Original** – Mikhail Gorbachev in Ocotber 1991

Reason: High resolution portrait of the last leader of the Soviet Union
Articles in which this image appears: President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev
FP category for this image: People/Political
Creator: Lev L. Medvedev

Support as nominator – Dmedvedev83 (talk) 07:57, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose An unremarkable B&W image -- one of 18 pix in the bio target, most of which are in color. – Sca (talk) 15:30, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per Sca's note. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:53, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Unless the photographer is particularly significant 1991 is well into the colour era.©Geni (talk) 07:44, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:00, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dua Lipa

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 May 2025 at 03:20:40 (UTC)

Reason: FP on Commons and high EV
Articles in which this image appears: Dua Lipa, Emerging Artists, Brit Award for Best New Artist and Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Harald Krichel

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 03:20, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Nom'd image is one of six in the 6,000-word bio article & doesn't lead the infobox. EV? – Sca (talk) 15:00, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, EV; it is a good picture of Dua Lipa; be a lead one is not a required criterion. ArionStar (talk) 16:42, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – per Sca. There's no EV. EV is a FPC criterion and this ain't got any. — Benison (Beni · talk) 05:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A picture of a Grammy-winner artist? No EV? ArionStar (talk) 18:57, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, good photo, unlike the mugshot-ish photos of celebrities against an advert-laden backdrop we so often use because they're 'more recent'. Jay Cubby 18:44, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support good enough to me. UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:26, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support add unique value to the article, as a photo that's both clearly showing the subject and not "mugshot"-ish. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 19:26, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Exactly, not "mugshot-ish". ArionStar (talk) 23:12, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support methinks. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 14:28, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:10, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:British singer and songwriter Dua Lipa at the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2016.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:21, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Samarjit Lankesh

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 May 2025 at 02:32:39 (UTC)

Reason: FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Samarjit Lankesh
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Rudhra Varma

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 02:32, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:26, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:46, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:46, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mountains at Collioure

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 May 2025 at 21:43:38 (UTC)

Reason: high quality reproduction of a notable painting with its own article
Articles in which this image appears: Mountains at Collioure, André Derain
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: André Derain

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 21:43, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Question: Vignetting? ArionStar (talk) 02:22, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:13, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Easternsahara (talk) 23:20, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:19, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It seems to be "vignetted". ArionStar (talk) 21:54, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Montagnes à Collioure, par André Derain.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:44, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1907 ultra high Relief $20 Saint-Gaudens double eagle

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 May 2025 at 16:16:01 (UTC)

Reason: Considered by many (myself included) to be the most beautiful American coin minted to date. FP with high participation at its Commons nomination.
Articles in which this image appears: Saint-Gaudens double eagle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Currency/USA coins
Creator: Heritage Auctions

Support as nominator – Jay Cubby 16:16, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:29, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:14, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 14:33, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 16:28, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:20, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:1907 Ultra High Relief $20 Double Eagle (Inverted Edge Letters).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:16, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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