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 that: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 (or Delist & Replace)

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.

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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	Church and Convent of São Francisco, Salvador
	Christ the Redeemer (statue)

Current nominations

Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History

Voting period ends on 5 Mar 2025 at 20:02:53 (UTC)

Reason: HQ scan of full chart.
Articles in which this image appears: Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator: Sebastian C. Adams

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:02, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Huge, rich, featured… ArionStar (talk) 00:50, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 13:44, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - There is a copyright notice lower left in the grey area. If this is truly PD, it should be cropped away. (BTW, isn't this chart a blaring example of WP:OR... ;-) --Janke | Talk 15:56, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon Theatre

Voting period ends on 5 Mar 2025 at 18:30:27 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Amazon Theatre, etc
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Ivo Brasil

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 18:30, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 18:41, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas

Voting period ends on 5 Mar 2025 at 18:29:46 (UTC)

Reason: Good composition and high quality image for 1958
Articles in which this image appears: Little Rock, Arkansas
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Thomas J. O'Halloran

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 18:29, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There are a few spots to clean, but otherwise good. Yann (talk) 18:47, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional support – if that cleanup can be done. — Benison (Beni · talk) 18:48, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weka

Voting period ends on 5 Mar 2025 at 11:45:51 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Weka
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:45, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 13:13, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:56, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pardachirus marmoratus

Voting period ends on 5 Mar 2025 at 11:43:38 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:43, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 13:13, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:56, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality for an underwater picture, and excellent example of camouflage in a natural environment. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:49, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

El Escorial

Voting period ends on 4 Mar 2025 at 10:19:42 (UTC)

Reason: Good composition. FP candidate on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: El Escorial, List of royal palaces, Solomon's Temple
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Zvonimir Stamenov

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 10:19, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 15:54, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 00:56, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Luther King Jr. is welcomed with a kiss from his wife, Coretta Scott King

Voting period ends on 3 Mar 2025 at 18:15:12 (UTC)

Reason: high quality picture, historical interest, high EV, FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Gene Herrick

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 18:15, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 21:18, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:32, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:24, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:30, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:56, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Voting period ends on 2 Mar 2025 at 18:48:42 (UTC)

Reason: EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Hotel Nacional de Cuba, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Library of Congress (uploaded by ReneeWrites)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 18:48, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, the creator is Carol Highsmith. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 19:04, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh right! ArionStar (talk) 00:45, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – — Benison (Beni · talk) 18:50, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Roscoe Savage

Voting period ends on 2 Mar 2025 at 02:04:16 (UTC)

Reason: A nice, signed self-portrait. Probably a cabinet card.
Articles in which this image appears: Charles Roscoe Savage
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Charles Roscoe Savage, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 02:04, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wcamp9 (talk) 04:59, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 18:42, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:58, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:33, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:24, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 13:15, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:57, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Christ the Redeemer (statue)

Voting period ends on 2 Mar 2025 at 01:47:52 (UTC)

Reason: High EV; FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Christ the Redeemer (statue), etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Arne Müseler

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 01:47, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
? ArionStar (talk) 00:53, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Good nom, but that scaffolding and the crowd is distracting. Furthermore, I'm surprised we never had a Christ the Redeemer nomination. Maybe there are other alts with no such distractions. — Benison (Beni · talk) 18:54, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida

Voting period ends on 1 Mar 2025 at 13:58:46 (UTC)

Reason: Very small resolution for 2025
Articles this image appears in: Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, +…
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida
Nominator: ArionStar (talk)

Delist — ArionStar (talk) 13:58, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – Meets resolution criteria. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 16:48, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, as Howard mentioned. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:36, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Howard. –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:27, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Howard. TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:59, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist:FDR 1944 Color Portrait (cropped)(b).jpg

Voting period ends on 1 Mar 2025 at 01:06:53 (UTC)

Reason: Nominating File:FDR 1944 Color Portrait (cropped)(b).jpg for delisting and replacement by File:FDR-1944-Campaign-Portrait (retouched, cropped).jpg, which does not suffer from the former's unappealing yellowish tint and overbrightening. The source of yellow tint is unclear, since the version in the digital collection of the FDR Presidential Library & Museum (on Flickr at [1]) does not have this defect.
Articles this image appears in: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/FDR 1944 Color Portrait (cropped)(b).jpg
Nominator: Goszei (talk)

Delist and replace per nomination. — Goszei (talk) 01:06, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace — Yann (talk) 09:18, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D & R Better levels adjustment. ArionStar (talk) 13:45, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace per nomination. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 19:04, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:59, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:35, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D & R TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:58, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Church and Convent of São Francisco, Salvador

Voting period ends on 1 Mar 2025 at 04:02:37 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Church and Convent of São Francisco, Salvador, Bahia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Wellington Da Costa Gomez

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 04:02, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
? ArionStar (talk) 00:55, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pedra Furada (Santa Catarina)

Voting period ends on 27 Feb 2025 at 22:10:06 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Pedra Furada (Santa Catarina), Morro da Igreja, Natural arch
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: AlexandreMachado

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 22:10, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Target article is a 44-word stub. – Sca (talk) 15:47, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But is it a reason to invalidate the nomination? ArionStar (talk) 21:45, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – per Sca. Fails FP5. Very short stub means almost no EV. Furthermore, the subject is barely 30 percent of the picture. — Benison (Beni · talk) 18:47, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Red Army at the Battle of Kursk

Voting period ends on 27 Feb 2025 at 14:34:09 (UTC)

Reason: Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Kursk, World War II, 183rd Rifle Division, Conventional warfare, European theatre of World War II, Kursk, Military history of the Soviet Union
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: unknown

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 14:34, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A little small and grainy for my taste. I can't help but feel a better scan may be possible. Clicking on the source link gives a security warning. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 19:08, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment While staging combat photos was fairly common for all countries of World War II (for obvious reasons given how dangerous the fighting was and the camera technology of the time), the Soviets were particularly notorious for this. What sources confirm that this is actually a photo taken during the Battle of Kursk? Some of the details seem a bit unusual for an actual combat image - for instance, the tanks and soldiers are closely grouped when most armies emphasised that they should spread out so that they wouldn't all become casualties if they were shelled by artillery. Nick-D (talk) 01:22, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Voting period ends on 27 Feb 2025 at 11:38:45 (UTC)

Reason: High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Gulf of Tonkin incident, 88th United States Congress
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: United States Congress

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:38, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Not really the kind of thing you restore: A one-of-a-kind document. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 13:24, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:13, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:19, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 02:09, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:38, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:23, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chromodoris annae

Voting period ends on 26 Feb 2025 at 11:52:33 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:52, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Great picture, high EV. Yann (talk) 12:12, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:53, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 10:28, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 15:32, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:13, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality, amazing colors, nice composition. -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:57, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Broad-billed motmot

Voting period ends on 26 Feb 2025 at 11:43:33 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Broad-billed motmot, Electron (bird), Motmot
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:43, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 12:13, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:54, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 10:29, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 15:34, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:13, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Tedder

Voting period ends on 25 Feb 2025 at 18:43:28 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality
Articles in which this image appears: Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, Baron Tedder, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, The Boat Race 1953
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: unknown

Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 18:43, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There's a little odd but very minor damage to the sky; otherwise excellent. I could fix it if people want. Support either Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 20:36, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:31, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support either. MER-C 17:13, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt – Yann (talk) 12:29, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support (conditional); according to Adam's comment. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:57, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Support Alt – Hamid Hassani (talk) 18:22, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheFreeWorld, MER-C, Yann, and Hamid Hassani: I did the sky fix. It's nothing major, really, but probably a slight improvement. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 12:22, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt ArionStar (talk) 17:09, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheFreeWorld, MER-C, Yann, Hamid Hassani, and ArionStar: Took the liberty of doing a small levels tweak as well. Just was kind of dark for a sunny day in Italy. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 19:45, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bengali bridegroom

Voting period ends on 25 Feb 2025 at 11:33:44 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, featured in several articles
Articles in which this image appears: Bengali Muslim wedding, Sherwani, Bridegroom, Bengalis
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional dress
Creator: Jubair1985

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:33, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Poor composition around head. Eyes all wrong. Over-saturated. And is author Neel Borno? Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:48, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per Charles. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:10, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations — to be closed

Nominations in this category are older than ten days and are to be closed. New votes will no longer be accepted.

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

These nominations have been moved here because consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from those who participated in the discussion. Usually this is because there was more than one edit of the image available, and no clear preference for one of them was determined. If you voted on these images previously, please update your vote to specify which edit(s) you are supporting.

Closing procedure

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Armbrust/closeFPC.js

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.

When promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~
Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:

Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG

Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Add the image to:
- Template:Announcements/New featured content - newest on top, remove the oldest so that 15 are listed at all times.
- Wikipedia:Goings-on - newest on bottom.
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs - newest on top.
Add the image to the proper sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on top.
The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "Description at Article, by Creator". For a non-Wikipedian, it should be similar, but if the creator does not have an article, use an external link if appropriate. For images with substantial editing by one or more Wikipedians, but created by someone else, use "Description at Article, by Creator (edited by Editor)" (all editors involved should be clear from the nomination). Additionally, the description is optional - if it's essentially the same as the article title, then just use "Article, by Creator". Numerous examples can be found on the various Featured Pictures subpages.
Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the February archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedure

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

If consensus is to KEEP featured picture status, and the image is used in at least one article, perform the following:

Check that the image has been in the article for at least one week. Otherwise, suspend the nomination to give it time to stabilize before continuing.
Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Kept|}} --~~~~
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Church of St. Casimir (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Feb 2025 at 11:57:24 (UTC)

Reason: High quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Church of St. Casimir (Saint Paul, Minnesota), Polish Americans, National Register of Historic Places listings in Ramsey County, Minnesota and List of Catholic churches in the United States
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: McGhiever

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 11:57, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:09, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

US Navy ferrying troops across the Rhine River at Oberwesel, Germany

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Feb 2025 at 20:04:32 (UTC)

Reason: While not used in a lot of articles, it very well illustrates the one it's in. Kinda grainy at full size, but also pretty high resolution. On Commons, Cart pointed out this was a very difficult shot: On a boat with a wind strong enough to blow the flag all the way out. I think that's a very good point.
Articles in which this image appears: American logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany
FP category for this image: WP:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: US Army Signal Corps restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 20:04, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support last vote for a few weeks - on tour now Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:22, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 17:44, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:55, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 14:37, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:18, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:23, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 15:34, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 21:19, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rhine Crossing - US Navy ferrying troops across the Rhine River at Oberwesel, Germany.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:19, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Washington, D.C. An instructor of the Capitol Transit Company teaching a woman to operate a one-man streetcar" redux

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Feb 2025 at 14:29:49 (UTC)

Reason: The previous nomination - in my opinion - failed to consider it from the perspective of photojournalism, and as a very difficult to angle shot. A streetcar is cramped, and I do feel this does an excellent job getting the woman fully visible, while her instructors have their faces unblocked. It's by a notable photojournalist, and this sort of style of photo was her stock-in-trade, at least in this era.
Articles in which this image appears: American women in World War II, Esther Bubley
FP category for this image: Given how it's used, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II?
Creator: Esther Bubley, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 14:29, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wilfredor (talk) 15:50, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:41, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Isn't the contrast a bit low? Yann (talk) 17:45, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, it has more tonal range than a lot of black and white images. But I'd say a little tweaking won't hurt. Uploading a minor edit. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 18:02, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:54, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 15:34, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Esther Bubley - An instructor of the Capitol Transit Company teaching a woman to operate a one-man streetcar.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:04, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Eunice aphroditois

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Feb 2025 at 01:16:54 (UTC)

Reason: Dramatic, well-composed image of an ambush predator that nicely illustrates our article Eunice aphroditois.
Articles in which this image appears: Eunice aphroditois, Eunice (annelid), Eunicidae, Eunicida
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator: "Jenny" (Flickr)

Support as nominator – Cremastra (talk) 01:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support fascinating Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:17, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Exotic, the image quality is not exceptional but the educational value is simply amazing, a moving scene Wilfredor (talk) 16:06, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Wilfredor Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 20:07, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 17:47, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:03, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:32, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 15:34, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:15, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Eunice aphroditois.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:58, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tiškevičiai Palace, Palanga

Voting period ends on 3 Mar 2025 at 21:16:07 (UTC)

Reason: very good quality + EV
Articles in which this image appears: Tiškevičiai Palace, Palanga, Tourism in Lithuania, Klaipėda County, Palanga, Palanga Amber Museum, Palanga City Municipality, Registry of Cultural Property (Lithuania)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Diliff

Support as nominator – EUPBR (talk) 21:16, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination - cool photo but too much background discussion --EUPBR (talk) 21:39, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:03, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:03, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Old fashioned (cocktail) 🥃

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Feb 2025 at 19:06:26 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality, useful in several articles
Articles in which this image appears: Old fashioned (cocktail), Whiskey cocktail, List of cocktails, List of IBA official cocktails
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator: Erich Wagner (uploaded by Mangomix)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 19:06, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Wrong glass, I believe. Should be straight sided cut glass. No proper orange slice and no cherry. Even the ice is non-traditional. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:40, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: it seems to be polygonal at its base and circular at its top... is that wrong? ArionStar (talk) 02:31, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the shape of the glass relevant? ―Howard • 🌽³³ 12:51, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Because certain cocktails should be served in a traditional way, otherwise where is the EV of this image. Serving a traditional cocktail in a low-cost moulded glass? I don't think so. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:15, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: I can not see the reason why a certain glass type is required to provide encyclopedic value for the article. The image has encyclopedic value. It shows the alcoholic beverage, in a glass, and has ice in it. Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 03:22, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment In the background, an uneven layer of darker colors has formed, creating an unnatural texture that becomes distracting due to posterization. This usually happens as a result of excessive or improper noise reduction. Additionally, the ice appears to have been quite large, and after swirling in the whiskey multiple times, it began to change shape, giving it a rounded appearance. As it melted, it diluted into the whiskey, altering its tone and saturation. Wilfredor (talk) 16:12, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wilfredor, looks like you don't follow the trends for drinks. ;) Round large ice "cubes" are very fashionable for drinks like this. It hasn't melted into this shape, it was round from the beginning. See The Perfect Whiskey Ice Cubes are Round and 3. Ice balls. Or just Google it. --Cart (talk) 21:40, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the clarification, maybe I should visit a bar someday to see what it's like. Wilfredor (talk) 21:48, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Of course this nomination is for a traditional cocktail, and ice balls are a relatively modern invention. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:37, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, they are new. Just wanted to clarify what we are seeing in the photo since there was some confusion. Cart (talk) 11:45, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:05, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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