Commons:秀逸な画像の推薦
ここにある画像は秀逸な画像への候補画像です。 今日の一枚とは異なりますのでご注意ください。
概要[edit]
推薦にあたって[edit]
推薦者のためのガイドライン[edit]
まずはじめに、『秀逸な画像ガイドライン』、『画像のガイドライン』をお読みください。
ここでは推薦画像の評価を受ける・する際の必要事項を要約して紹介します。
- 解像度 - 200万ピクセル以下の写真画像は、特別な理由が無い限り却下されます。1,600 x 1,200 ピクセル(1.92メガピクセル)は200万ピクセルには届いていない事にご注意ください。
- コモンズに置かれた画像は一般的なPCモニターのみで閲覧されるとは限らず、プリントアウトや高解像度モニターで表示される可能性もあります。将来的にもどのような機器が用いられるようになるかは誰にも予想出来ないので、推薦画像が可能な限り高い解像度を保っている事は重要な事なのです。
- スキャン画像 - 公式な方針ではありませんが、Help:スキャニングページで各種様々な画像を準備するための有用なアドバイスが提供されています。
- フォーカス - 通常、重要な被写体は全て焦点が合っていなければいけません。
- 前景と背景 - 前景や背景に主題ではない物が写り込むと、それは“余計なもの”になり得ます。前景にある物が主題の重要な部分を隠していないか、背景にあるものが構図を損ねていないか(例:後ろの街灯が人物の頭の上から生えているように見える、等)を確認しましょう。
- 全体品質 - 推薦される画像には高い技術品質が要求されます。
- デジタル補正 - 見る人を欺いてはいけません。写真画像のキズ・ホコリ等を修正する、良い編集、故意に人を騙す目的でない限り、デジタル補正は一般的に歓迎されます。例を挙げると、色合い/露出補正、シャープ/ボカシ、遠近感歪み補正、トリミング(切り取り)等がこれにあたります。背景に写り込んだ余計な物を取り除く等のさらに大がかりな修正は、{{Retouched picture}}テンプレートを画像ページへ貼付け、修正した旨を記述しましょう。記述漏れや記述ミスがある等、主題を不正確に見せる編集は決して受け入れられません。
- 価値 - 『全ての画像の中でも特に際立ち、最も価値のある画像』が我々の大きな目標です。秀逸な画像はそれぞれの分野の中でも別格でなけらばならず、故に次の点に留意して下さい。
- たいていの夕日は美しく見えますが、そういう画像のほとんどは他の夕日画像と大差ありません。
- 夜景は美しいですが、普通は日中に撮影された写真の方がより詳細を見せてくれます。
- 必ずしも『美しさに価値がある』わけではありません。
技術的側面では『露出』、『構図』、『動感表現』、『被写界深度』等を見ます。
- 露出とはシャッタースピードと絞りとの組み合わせの事を言い、適切なトーンカーブが見せる陰影〜ハイライトが有用なディティールを描写します。これをラティチュード(露光寛容度)と言い、このラティチュードの陰影〜ハイライトの領域内において、画像を暗め、中庸、明るめに作る事が出来ますが、デジタルカメラ及びデジタル画像はこのラティチュードの範囲がフィルムに比べて狭いです。ディティールの欠損した影部分は必ずしも「悪い」わけではなく、実際にその様な効果が望ましい場合(部分)もあります。ただしディティールの欠損したハイライト部分が大きく面積を占めるのは良くありません。
- 構図とは画像画面内での各要素の配置の事を言います。“三分割法”は構図作成には良い方法で、美術学校でも教えられています。まず、画像に水平線と垂直線をそれぞれ2本引き、画像を水平・垂直方向とも3分割します。主題を中央に配置するとたいていは画面に面白味を欠き、水平線と垂直線が交差する4つの交点の内どれか1つに主題を置いた方が良い画面になるでしょう。地平線は画面を半分に切ってしまうので、通常は地平線を中央に配置するべきではありません。上寄り、若しくは下寄りに配置させる方が良いでしょう。主たる考え方としては空間を上手に使い、躍動感・臨場感のある画面を作るという事です。
- 動感表現 - ここでは被写体の「動き」を表現する手法を紹介します。動きのある被写体は止まって見えるか、もしくはブレて写りますが、これらはどちらの方が良いとは必ずしも言えず、どのような表現意図を持っているかによります。「動感」は主題と共に写り込んでいる他の背景等との関係で表現されます。例えばレーシングカーの撮影。車と背景とが共に止まって見えては、見る側にスピード感は伝わってきません。 なので撮影手法によって車は画面内で止まっているように写り、かつ背景をブレさせることでスピード感が表現され、このような手法を「パンニング(流し撮り)」と呼びます。一方で、背景と共に止まって撮られた高く跳躍したバスケットボール選手は、これは決定的瞬間の「不自然」なポーズになり、これも良い写真になり得るでしょう。
- 被写界深度(DOF)とは主題の前側から後ろ側までのフォーカスエリアの事を言います。被写界深度は全ての画像で明解な意図のもと選択され、深い、または浅い被写界深度は、画像に品質を与えもし、また損なわせもします。浅い被写界深度は、主題を他の被写体から切り離し、見せたい被写体に注目を集めることが出来ます。深い被写界深度は空間を強調させる事が出来ます。広角(短焦点)レンズは深い被写界深度、逆に望遠(長焦点)レンズは浅い被写界深度が得られる傾向があります。また絞りを絞り込むと被写界深度は深く、解放すると浅い被写界深度が得られます。
グラフィック要素では形状、ボリューム、色、テクスチャー、遠近感、バランス、比率 等を見ます。
- 形状とは主題に対する輪郭線、及び形状を言います。
- ボリュームとは主題の立体感に対する品質を言います。立体感は横からのライティングで表現出来、反対に正面からのライティングは被写体を平坦に見せる傾向があり、不向きとされています。自然光の中でベストな光を得るには、早朝か、もしくは夕方の日の光が良いでしょう。
- 色は大変重要で、強すぎる色合いは好ましくありません。
- テクスチャーとは主題の表面材質の描写性に於ける品質を言います。表面材質は横からのライティングにより強調され、手に触れて伝わるかのような質感を与えます。
- 遠近感とは、画像の画面内若しくは外にある消失点で繋がる放射状の直線、これに沿った形で現れる「角度」により表現されます。
- バランスでは画像の画面内での重心が左右均衡か、若しくは片方に寄る等適切な配置が成されているかを見ます。
- 比率では画面の大きさに対する被写体の大きさを見ます。一般的に、小さな被写体は小さく写真に表現してしまう傾向にありますが、相応しい撮影手法により小さな被写体を実寸とは逆に大きく見せる事が可能です。例えば、小さな花を大きな山よりも大きく見る事が出来ます。この手法を指して「倒置法」と呼びます。
- 主題の全ての要素を画像に盛込む必要はありません。多くの写真はそれぞれの個性で評価出来ます。すなわち、画像の色やテクスチャー等々により判断出来ます。
- 『象徴性か妥当性か』 ー 『秀逸な画像』ではしばしばこのようなテーマで意見論争が起こる傾向にあります。技術的・品質的には出来の悪い写真でも極めて撮影困難な被写体を捉えた写真は、凡庸な被写体を写した品質的に良い写真よりも評価されます。もちろん撮影困難な被写体を写し、かつ品質も良い写真は極めて価値の高い写真と言えます。
- 画像は時に撮影者と評価者、若しくはどちらか片方の文化的な偏りが見られます。画像の意図は画像そのものの文化的背景により評価されるべきであり、評価者の文化的背景に依存してはいけません。イメージは人に語りかけ、そして慈しみ、怒り、拒絶、幸せ、悲しみ等の感情を喚起させる力を持っています。良い写真から与えられる心地よさには限りがありません。
画像のガイドラインを事前に読めば、あなたの推薦が成就する可能性を最大限に引き伸ばしてくれるでしょう。
新規推薦[edit]
推薦に値する価値があると考えられる画像を作った、または見つけたならば、その画像に適切な説明とライセンスが与えられているかを確認し、以下に従ってください。
ステップ1:画像名(接頭Image:を含む)を下のテキストボックス内の文字列の後にコピー&ペースト、正しく Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:推薦画像名.jpg と記入されているかを確認し、続いて『作品を推薦』ボタンをクリックします。
ステップ2:ページ編集画面上にある指示に従い必要箇所を付記、ページを保存してください。
ステップ3:ステップ2で作成したページへのリンクをFeatured picture candidates/candidate listへ手動で挿入します。ページ編集をクリックし、候補リスト最上部に以下の書式で推薦画像へのリンクを加えます。
{{Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:推薦画像名.jpg}}
投票[edit]
投票には以下のテンプレートを使用します:
- {{支持}}または{{Support}} ( Support、 Support),
- {{反対}}または{{Oppose}} ( Oppose、 Oppose),
- {{中立}}または{{Neutral}} ( Neutral、 Neutral),
- {{コメント}}または{{Comment}} ( Comment、 Comment),
- 情報:{{Info}} ( Info),
- 質問:{{Question}} ( Question).
テンプレート{{FPX|理由}}を用いて、推薦画像が秀逸な画像の推薦に相応しくない旨を指摘出来ます。テンプレートの「理由」部分に、秀逸な画像には明確に値しない事の説明を書き加えます(可能ならば英語で)。
あなたが何故その画像を好むか、または好まないか、特に( Supportや( Opposeの投票をする際は簡単な理由を加えましょう。また署名(~~~~)も忘れずに。匿名投票は受け付けられません。
秀逸な画像からの除外[edit]
時も経ればやがて『秀逸な画像』の基準も変わります。かつては“充分に価値に値する”と決定されたであろう画像も、その価値は普遍ではありません。ここでは「もはや『秀逸な画像』に値しない」と考えられる画像をリストアップします。リストされた画像へは、{{Keep}} Keep 及び {{維持}} Keep (=『秀逸な画像』に値する)、または{{Delist}} Delist 及び {{除外}} Oppose (=『秀逸な画像』に値しない)を投票します。
あなたが『秀逸な画像』の価値基準に値しないと考える画像があれば、除外候補として提出できます。除外したい画像の画像名(接頭Image:を含む)を下のテキストボックスの文字列の後にコピー&ペーストします。
あなたが作成した新規除外候補のページに以下を加えます。
- 画像の作者、投稿者等の出所情報。
- その画像の“過去の秀逸な画像への推薦”ページへのリンク(画像ページの「リンク節」に表示されています)。
- あなたが除外と考える理由とあなたの署名。
次に、Commons:Featured picture candidates/removalを編集し、下記の書式で作成した除外候補のページのリンクを手動で最上段に挿入します。
{{Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:除外画像名.jpg}}
秀逸な画像の候補での方針[edit]
総則[edit]
- 投票期間を終えた後、結果は推薦日時から数えて10日後(下記タイムテーブル参照)に決定します。投票期間は推薦日時から数えて9日と23時間59分です。10日、またはそれを超えた投票はカウントされません。
- 匿名寄稿者による推薦を歓迎します。
- 匿名寄稿者による議論への参加を歓迎します。
- 匿名寄稿者による投票はカウントされません。
- 推薦者票は投票へはカウントされません。支持は明示的かつ言明される必要があります。
- 推薦者は自身の推薦をいつでも取り下げる事が出来ます。推薦を取り下げるには "I withdraw my nomination" (推薦を取り下げます)と書くか、テンプレート
{{withdraw|~~~~}}
を加えます。 - ウィキメディア・コモンズのプロジェクトの目的は、全てのウィキメディアプロジェクト(将来的なプロジェクト含む)に於いて自由に利用可能な画像を集積するセントラル・データベースを提供することである、ということを忘れないでください。セントラル・データベースは単純にウィキメディアの保管庫と言うわけではなく、また『秀逸な画像』等のプロジェクトに応じた判断をされるべきではありません。
- 推薦日から数えて5日間支持を受けられなかった画像(推薦者票含まず)は候補リストから外されます。(下記タイムテーブル参照)
- テンプレート{{FPX}}が貼られた画像は、テンプレート{{FPX}}の適用後は推薦者以外の支持票が無い限り、48時間後に候補リストから外されます。
秀逸と除外のルール[edit]
候補画像は下記必要事項に準じて秀逸な画像に認定されます。
- 適切なライセンス情報が添付されている。
- 最低5票以上の支持票を得ている。
- 支持:反対比率が2:1 (賛成が3分の2の過半数)以上である。
- 2つの同様な画像での異なったバージョンは同時に『秀逸な画像』へは認定されず、より支持票の多かった一枚を認定します。
除外ルールでは、投票期間、及びリストから外される期間は秀逸ルールと同じ期間を取ります。除外候補提出後5日間で提出者以外の Delist ( Oppose)票が得られなかった候補は、5日間ルールが適用され、候補リストから外されます。
常連ユーザーが推薦・投票の完了方法に従って、推薦投票を閉じることがあります。終了方法に関してはCommons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finishedを参照。
何よりも礼儀を忘れずに[edit]
どうか、あなたが評価するその画像が「人の作品」であることを忘れないでください。「これはヒドイ」、「こんなのキライだ」と言ったような表現は避けましょう。もしあなたが『反対』に票を投じなければならないのなら、思いやりを忘れずに。また、あなたの話す英語は、また誰か他の人の話す英語とは同じではないでしょう。慎重に言葉を選んでください。
それでは良い評価を。そして、全てのルールは壊すことが出来るという事を忘れないでください。
関連項目[edit]
- 候補リストの編集はこちら:Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list
- 日付順秀逸な画像リスト:Commons:Featured_pictures/chronological
- 秀逸な画像候補アーカイブ:Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log
- 推薦・投票の完了方法:Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished
- 基礎英語による写真・画像用語解説
- 秀逸な画像の候補リスト
- Photography critiques(画像評論)
- Help:スキャニング
目次[edit]
秀逸な画像の候補[edit]
Featured picture candidates[edit]
File:William Shakespeare by John Taylor, edited.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 15:55:58 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/People#Paintings
- Info created by John Taylor / National Portrait Gallery, uploaded and nominated by Yann
- Support Not very high resolution, but good reproduction of a famous painting. FP on English WP. -- Yann (talk) 15:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, but the quality is very low. I suggest restoring then nominating it again. Wolverine XI 19:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Rainbow (17659375763).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 15:49:19 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Women
- Info created by Hernan Irastorza, uploaded by Jeff G., nominated by Yann
- Info Ruben Andon: Make up, Body art & hair: Barbara Rizzuti
- Support Artsy portrait. -- Yann (talk) 15:49, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Escalators at the train station in Helsinki airport.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 14:14:25 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Transport
- Info created by Plozessor - uploaded by Plozessor - nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 14:14, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Not exceptional in any way. Wolverine XI 19:59, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral Nice but tilted at the top. ★ 00:42, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- @ArionStar: Sure? The roof is crooked. The picture is straight as can be seen from the handrail. Or are you referring to something else? --Plozessor (talk) 03:46, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Sandnes City Map.png[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 09:37:48 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/Maps#Maps of Europe
- Info created and uploaded by Kevinpaulscarrott - nominated by SHB2000 --SHB2000 (talk) 09:37, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support This has got to be one of the best city directory maps created by a Commons user out there. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:37, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Question There seem to be quite a few problems with the detail; naturally maps are all about accurate detail. It needs consistency of use of Norwegian/English (e.g. Gata/Gate; use of Ceramist (a person) as opposed to Ceramics/Pottery). Accommodation should be Hotel. Huset Vart seems to be a shopping centre in a converted bicycle factory, not a science factory. Do Norwegians translate Vinmonopolet as Liquor Store; the American term? I've heard them using alcohol store or using vinmonopolet when speaking English. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:41, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Just a note from a Scandi. These days the languages (Norwegian/Swedish/Danish) spoken and written by Scandinavians contain a lot of English words and expressions, and most of us don't know the difference between pure American and British English. We learn and use a hodgepodge from what we pick up in media, films and tv shows, and try to adapt what we say so that people will understand the meaning rather than true translations. It's sort of the Scandi version of Pidgin English. Hence we use the real names of companies like 'Vinmonopolet' (in Sweden, Systembolaget has the same function) when speaking among foreign friends, but terms like 'Liquor Store' when describing it to the public in general. --Cart (talk) 11:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Whatever it should be called, the Vinmonopolet is nowhere near the shown location from 2022, so you'd never find it using this map. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Most maps of larger areas are outdated as soon as they are published. --Cart (talk) 14:25, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Whatever it should be called, the Vinmonopolet is nowhere near the shown location from 2022, so you'd never find it using this map. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Just a note from a Scandi. These days the languages (Norwegian/Swedish/Danish) spoken and written by Scandinavians contain a lot of English words and expressions, and most of us don't know the difference between pure American and British English. We learn and use a hodgepodge from what we pick up in media, films and tv shows, and try to adapt what we say so that people will understand the meaning rather than true translations. It's sort of the Scandi version of Pidgin English. Hence we use the real names of companies like 'Vinmonopolet' (in Sweden, Systembolaget has the same function) when speaking among foreign friends, but terms like 'Liquor Store' when describing it to the public in general. --Cart (talk) 11:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Raden Saleh - Diponegoro arrest.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 07:00:29 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1800-1849
- Info created by Raden Saleh - uploaded by Woudloper - nominated by Desertasad -- Desertasad (talk) 07:00, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Desertasad (talk) 07:00, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Nomination denied. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines because only two active nominations per user are allowed. --Basile Morin (talk) 07:43, 1 June 2024 (UTC) |
- Hint to @Desertasad: along with File:Nicolaas Pieneman - The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock.jpg, they look great! I can help you to nominate the files correctly. ★ 00:48, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Jajan Pasar in Jakarta edit.JPG[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Food
- Info created and by Crisco 1492 - nominated by Desertasad -- Desertasad (talk) 06:52, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Desertasad (talk) 06:52, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Nomination denied. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines because only two active nominations per user are allowed. --Basile Morin (talk) 07:43, 1 June 2024 (UTC) |
File:Kue Lapis.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Sweet food
- Info created and uploaded by Shitadevi - nominated by Desertasad -- Desertasad (talk) 06:41, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Desertasad (talk) 06:41, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Question Could you please add a description in English (even with Google Translate, native speakers will fix it if needed). Yann (talk) 14:51, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Kue Lumpur Pandan Jajanan Pasar Tradisional (crop).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 04:38:03 (UTC)
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- Info created by Alvian Choirur Rozaq - uploaded by Desertasad - nominated by Desertasad -- Desertasad (talk) 04:38, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Desertasad (talk) 04:38, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Question Could you please add a description in English (even with Google Translate, native speakers will fix it if needed). Yann (talk) 14:50, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose noticeable noise, even without zoom. -- WildMouse76 (talk) 15:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Poor quality and noise. Wolverine XI 20:02, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:MiG-29 38.JPG (delist)[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 04:35:18
- Info all by Łukasz [Wolf] Golowanow (talk). Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Air_transport#Military_jet_aircraft It's a grainy image of the undercarriage of a fighter jet. We've all seen one before. (Original nomination)
- Delist -- Schierbecker (talk) 04:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Delist per nom. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:38, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Tour Magdala in Rennes-le-Chateau (9).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 04:36:29 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Towers#France
- Info all by Tournasol7 -- Tournasol7 (talk) 04:36, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Abstain As author. Tournasol7 (talk) 04:36, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support Light and composition. The building seems to dominate over the infinite scenery. Nice flowers in the foreground -- Basile Morin (talk) 06:19, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 07:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 11:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:03, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support I love how you captured the tower and the valley it overlooks. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:47, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Terragio67 (talk) 03:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support for image composition, lighting, and color mood. -- Radomianin (talk) 08:05, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Remote view of Jintai Temple dllu.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 04:18:04 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#China
- Info created by dllu - uploaded by dllu - nominated by Dllu -- dllu (t,c) 04:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- dllu (t,c) 04:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Why does the water appear very grainy? --SHB2000 (talk) 04:20, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I can only see slight grain when pixel peeping the 100 megapixel image, which I don't find distracting at all. Are you perhaps referring to the ripples reflecting the sky? dllu (t,c) 05:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe – I'll wait and see what others have to say. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Those mini-ripples on the water look fine to me. It's what you get when you have a breeze blowing on a lake with no rolling waves. --Cart (talk) 13:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe – I'll wait and see what others have to say. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Support Desertasad (talk) 05:11, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, but per the header, only "[e]ditors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote." Your account only has 24 edits as of 09:40, 1 June 2024 (UTC). --SHB2000 (talk) 09:40, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support Wow, that is super high resolution. Toadspike (talk) 06:31, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 22:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support LGTM -- WildMouse76 (talk) 04:18, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Grèbe castagneux Lac de Tunis.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 19:59:13 (UTC)
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- Info created by El Golli Mohamed - uploaded by El Golli Mohamed - nominated by El Golli Mohamed -- El Golli Mohamed (talk) 19:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- El Golli Mohamed (talk) 19:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support I think the center side of the organism is a bit out of focus. -- WildMouse76 (talk) 21:31, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 23:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:48, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Weg auf der Ostseite des Galgenfeldsees bei Haßfurt.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 18:32:22 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Germany
- Info created by Plozessor - uploaded by Plozessor - nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 18:32, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Amazing! ★ 23:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Weak opposefor the purple glare near the sun, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Basile Morin: Tried to fix that purple glare, please take another look. --Plozessor (talk) 04:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Still something, but almost gone - Basile Morin (talk) 06:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Basile Morin: Updated it once more. --Plozessor (talk) 14:34, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support Good now El Golli Mohamed 07:10, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, yes nice autumn but otherwise nothing special for me. --A.Savin 08:50, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Kriegergedenkplatte an der Aussegnungshalle auf dem Friedhof Siegendorf (Oberschwarzach).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 18:04:32 (UTC)
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- Info created by Plozessor - uploaded by Plozessor - nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 18:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The lower left corner, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:51, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Technically OK apart from the compositional flaw that Basile pointed out, but even if that were fixed, there is no wow factor to this image. Would be better as QI. dllu (t,c) 04:15, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I withdraw my nomination --Plozessor (talk) 11:10, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Cuernos del Paine in Torres del Paine National Park.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 17:39:17 (UTC)
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- Info created by Pedro Szekely - uploaded by JustEMV - nominated by JustEMV -- JustEMV (talk) 17:39, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- JustEMV (talk) 17:39, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 19:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The cloud obscuring parts of the mountain isn't visually appealing IMO. Also, the quality of the mountains isn't worthy of a FP, especially when the resolution and size are near 20 MB -- WildMouse76 (talk) 20:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Zrinski Castle in Cakovec (13).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 15:21:47 (UTC)
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- Info all by Tournasol7 -- Tournasol7 (talk) 15:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Abstain As author. Tournasol7 (talk) 15:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 19:41, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose Main subject in the shadow. And low wow factor in my view because the architecture is not incredible -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:10, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:46, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 05:13, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:4 Bic Cristal pens and caps.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 14:13:55 (UTC)
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- Info created and uploaded by Kadellar - nominated by ★ -- ★ 14:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- ★ 14:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 16:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Bunyodkor Football Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 11:38:01 (UTC)
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- Info created by Uzbekistan PFL - uploaded by Uzbekistan PFL - nominated by Uzbekistan PFL -- Uzbekistan PFL (talk) 11:38, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The gallery link doesn't exist. Wolverine XI 11:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Info Gallery link added. It can be extended by the section
#Uzbekistan
in case of promotion. -- Radomianin (talk) 12:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Info Gallery link added. It can be extended by the section
- Oppose Harsh light and goal net in the shadow. Maybe not the best time of the day. Sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:36, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per Basile Morin, although one more FP of Uzbekistan would be welcome of course. --A.Savin 08:56, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose per Basile; not even a QI. --SHB2000 (talk) 11:59, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Helix aspersa hanging on a leaf.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 09:20:14 (UTC)
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- Info Taking into account feedback from my previous snail nomination, created by Grendelkhan - uploaded by User:Grendelkhan - nominated by Grendelkhan -- grendel|khan 09:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- grendel|khan 09:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Question Have you not got an image with the head showing? Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:03, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Info Of this one? No. It was resting in a way that it was staying still for a long time. The previous nomination had a visible head, but it was on pavement, which is not its natural environment. grendel|khan 18:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment This is not FP, but shows a snail in good light in a natural environment. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Info Of this one? No. It was resting in a way that it was staying still for a long time. The previous nomination had a visible head, but it was on pavement, which is not its natural environment. grendel|khan 18:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Main subject hidden in the shadow. Cluttered background -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Deelerwoud, 09-05-2024 (d.j.b.) 02.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 05:43:56 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Betulaceae
- Info Deelerwoud, (the eastern part.) Dead birch on heathland. Dead trees simply remain standing in Dutch nature reserves. They are a source of life for other life forms.
All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 05:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC) - Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 05:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 08:07, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:La Défense, Paris April 2012.jpg (delist)[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 00:50:50
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- Info Blown-out/overexposed sky on the horizon; replacing to File:La Défense at night, 24 June 2014.jpg (Original nomination)
- Delist and replace -- ★ 00:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Delist and replace -- -donald- (talk) 06:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Wrong file? this image was promoted, the other is supposed to replace, right? At first sight, the crop at the left was better in the original -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- But the photo-processing of the latter is better. ★ 16:16, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- The rythme generated by the curved light rail is also visually much more interesting. In any case, the photo is misleading. Reviewers might think the picture displayed in the nomination will replace the other one with a link. Whereas it is the contrary -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:45, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Fixed. ★ 11:29, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- The rythme generated by the curved light rail is also visually much more interesting. In any case, the photo is misleading. Reviewers might think the picture displayed in the nomination will replace the other one with a link. Whereas it is the contrary -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:45, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Keep Too tight crop, and the curved light rail playing with the curved façade has disappeared. Composition and rythme more interesting in the promoted version -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Un groupe de flamants roses à Guellala - Djerba.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2024 at 21:41:24 (UTC)
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- Info A group of Greater flamingo in Guellala - Djerba created by Skander zarrad - uploaded by Skander zarrad - nominated by TOUMOU -- Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 21:41, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 21:41, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Tunisia on top! ★ 23:54, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 02:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support Seems good. As an aside, maybe we should think about delisting some older flamingo pics like File:Flamant rose Thyna009 (cropped).jpg which I think is much inferior to the present nomination both compositionally and technically (a bit grainy/low resolution). dllu (t,c) 04:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 10:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 16:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 08:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Wildlife Photographer Giles Laurent in a ghillie suit.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2024 at 14:47:26 (UTC)
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- Info Wildlife Photographer Giles Laurent in a ghillie suit. Created and uploaded by him - nominated by me -- ★ 14:47, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- ★ 14:47, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Thank you for the nomination! -- Giles Laurent (talk) 15:09, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Giles, you're a FP-related subject yourself! ★ 15:30, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I know how aware it is to use these suits, manufacture one by hand with natural waste, use a perfume of wild plants but for some reason it is a magnet for mosquitoes. Internally its very heat, a plastic layer for isolate should be used the human smell of the outside --Wilfredor (talk) 16:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome back, Wil! ★ 16:17, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I haven't gone back, at least not to create my own FPCs Wilfredor (talk) 22:01, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- To be honest I never encountered this mosquito problem in Switzerland with the suit but it’s true it’s hot in the ghillie suit. Because of that I acquired another set of camouflage clothing for warm temperatures -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:29, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I haven't gone back, at least not to create my own FPCs Wilfredor (talk) 22:01, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome back, Wil! ★ 16:17, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 00:11, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Question Tripod used? Just to be sure the credit is correct for the author of the photo -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:34, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Indeed, unless it's a staged shot by usage of tripod and self-timer, the author's attribution cannot be correct as is. On the other hand, if the photo is staged and so the action depicted is not genuine, may it still be featured for our "People at work" gallery? --A.Savin 09:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- That gallery also include people going to or from work, preparing for work, or taking a break during work. Besides, if Giles really was in his working position in the photo, would we be able to spot him in it? ;-) --Cart (talk) 09:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Here is a bit more about the context of this photo : I installed the tripod and my old camera kept taking pictures every few seconds. Different pictures in different poses were taken. A bit before I was done, a group of small birds luckily perched themselves on branches on my right and didn’t seem to notice me thanks to the camouflage. I photographed them for a bit but then these energetic birds went further away. This moment gave the best picture (this one) as it was natural. After that I also tried a slightly different location just a few steps away to see if the background was better but in my opinion this shot was still the best. So it is true it was "staged" at beginning when the tripod was put on the ground and the goal was simply to document what a wildlife photographer in a ghillie suit looks like but it could be said that it technically wasn’t staged or at least less staged with this picture as I was really looking at the birds. Anyway I don’t know which gallery is most adequate, if you think "Standing people" is better you can move it there. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- After having a look at the "People at work" gallery I think many of them could be considered as "staged" as well because they are clearly posing for the camera so I don't think it's a problem for that gallery but again if you prefer you can move to "Standing people" or to "Others" -- Giles Laurent (talk) 10:01, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Very true Cart. But actually this is a "work position" as well and it happens quite often because one difficult thing is finding a good spot so you first have to explore different areas looking for signs of the targeted animal presence (hair, footprints, droppings, etc.) and in that process you can find many other different animals so when you see/hear one (you often hear before seeing) you stop moving and look more carefully around. I photographed many mammals in that standing position and as long as they didn't see you move or that the wind isn't sending your smell in their direction you can stay undetected. And even when they see you, if you keep not moving they sometimes even walk in your direction (sometimes very close) intrigued by this weird tree or bush with a black hole and these are just moments when your adrenaline is very high and that you never forget -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I know. I was mostly joking about that "pile of grass" same as Rhododendrites did. My ex was a hunter, although up here we rely more on blinds and hides than camo. Great shot anyway! --Cart (talk) 12:53, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Here is a bit more about the context of this photo : I installed the tripod and my old camera kept taking pictures every few seconds. Different pictures in different poses were taken. A bit before I was done, a group of small birds luckily perched themselves on branches on my right and didn’t seem to notice me thanks to the camouflage. I photographed them for a bit but then these energetic birds went further away. This moment gave the best picture (this one) as it was natural. After that I also tried a slightly different location just a few steps away to see if the background was better but in my opinion this shot was still the best. So it is true it was "staged" at beginning when the tripod was put on the ground and the goal was simply to document what a wildlife photographer in a ghillie suit looks like but it could be said that it technically wasn’t staged or at least less staged with this picture as I was really looking at the birds. Anyway I don’t know which gallery is most adequate, if you think "Standing people" is better you can move it there. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- That gallery also include people going to or from work, preparing for work, or taking a break during work. Besides, if Giles really was in his working position in the photo, would we be able to spot him in it? ;-) --Cart (talk) 09:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Yes I used a tripod with my old camera and the author is correct. My main goal of that day was to search for a group of wolves that was seen multiple times in the previous weeks in the area and that attacked a group of cows. Unfortunately I didn’t see wolves that day but that’s just nature! -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:28, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Indeed, unless it's a staged shot by usage of tripod and self-timer, the author's attribution cannot be correct as is. On the other hand, if the photo is staged and so the action depicted is not genuine, may it still be featured for our "People at work" gallery? --A.Savin 09:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Peulle (talk) 06:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:36, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 07:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Berthold Werner (talk) 09:03, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 09:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Karelj (talk) 09:47, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Apart from the grass in the front, everything else is high quality. Wolverine XI 11:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 15:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- MartinD (talk) 18:41, 31 May 2024 (UTC) As the Dutch put it: your own mother wouldn't recognize you.;)
- Support
Oppose - There's nothing but a pile of grass in the photo!- Question: first FP depicting an FPC participant? — Rhododendrites talk | 19:05, 31 May 2024 (UTC)- Good one ;) Actually I was the human looking at the stars during perseids so the ghillie isn't the first picture ;) But I doubt that with 18'198 featured pictures in total it would be the first FPC participant featured -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:45, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Only silhouettes and bits of skins :-) -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:40, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:59, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Ivar (talk) 13:02, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Oxelaëre.- Porche de l église Saint-Martin, relief de Ste Cécile.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2024 at 09:43:50 (UTC)
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- InfoRelief, carved with the effigy of Ste Cécile represented with her zither, to the right of the portal of the Saint-Martin church. Oxelaëre (Nord, Fr).
all by me -- Pierre André (talk) 09:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC) - Support -- Pierre André (talk) 09:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice composition. ★ 16:28, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Chlebowski-Bajazyt w niewoli.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2024 at 09:18:31 (UTC)
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- Info created by wp:en:Stanisław Chlebowski - uploaded by Ejdzej - nominated by Elvorix -- Bayezid I held captive by Timur, painting by Stanisław Chlebowski (1878) ×Elvorixtalk 09:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- ×Elvorixtalk 09:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Unfortunately, at 1.6 megapixels, this image is below the required minimum resolution of 2 megapixels. Perhaps you can find a higher resolution with a freely available license, in which case we would appreciate a renewed nomination. Sorry for that. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 12:04, 30 May 2024 (UTC) | Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed. |
File:Spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis ocularis) male feeding Mbombela.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 21:15:39 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Ploceidae (Weavers)
- Info No FPs of this species. I think the garden tree may be an exotic. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support - WildMouse76 (talk) 03:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:22, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 09:33, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, but something is off here. I think it's the bird's positioning. It's not facing the camera and we can't really make out it's physique. Had the bird faced the camera in a classic stance, I'd have supported this image. The composition and crop are not a problem if you're wondering. Wolverine XI 11:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- The classic stance image has FP potential, but the nominated image is more dynamic. No idea what you mean by 'not facing the camera'. Classic bird photos have the head in profile; like here. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 19:07, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Санкт-Петербург, Чкаловский 46, барельеф.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 17:20:24 (UTC)
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- Info created, uploaded and nominated by Красный -- Красный wanna talk? 17:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Красный wanna talk? 17:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 19:54, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --A.Savin 09:12, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 05:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Facóquero común (Phacochoerus africanus), parque nacional del Lago Mburo, Uganda, 2024-02-01, DD 66.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 14:17:58 (UTC)
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- Info Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 14:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 14:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:50, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Correct focus -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:25, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral IMHO, The composition is not at the same level as other FPs of the same class --Wilfredor (talk) 22:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Gorila de montaña (Gorilla beringei beringei), parque nacional de la Selva Impenetrable de Bwindi, Uganda, 2024-02-02, DD 80.jpg[edit]
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- Info Female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 14:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 14:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 17:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Focus on the eyes, high resolution -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:26, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Wilfredor (talk) 22:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 22:31, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Yann (talk) 07:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 09:31, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ermell (talk) 10:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I don't know if it's just me, but the eyes of great apes are simply captivating. Wolverine XI 12:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support The eyes! -- Radomianin (talk) 20:12, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 21:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:56, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Anas zonorhyncha swimming.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Anseriformes#Genus : Anas
- Info created and uploaded by Alpsdake - nominated by TKsdik8900 -- TKsdik8900 (talk) 13:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- TKsdik8900 (talk) 13:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 00:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Красный wanna talk? 07:29, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Aerial image of Finsteraarhorn (view from the south).jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Switzerland#Valais
- Info The Finsteraarhorn is the highest mountain of the Bernese Alps, the ninth-highest mountain of the Alps, the most prominent peak of Switzerland and the third-most prominent peak in the Alps; the image shows the 1200 m high southwest face which lies in the canton of Valais; created by Carsten Steger - uploaded by Carsten Steger - nominated by Carsten Steger -- Carsten Steger (talk) 09:36, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Carsten Steger (talk) 09:36, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Yann (talk) 12:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Definitely impressive to me! -- Radomianin (talk) 22:23, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 12:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 09:29, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Вид Нижний Урунгач.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural#Uzbekistan
- Info created and uploaded by Arina Pan - nominated by Красный -- Красный wanna talk? 18:47, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Красный wanna talk? 18:47, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:48, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:25, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 00:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 08:45, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:008 Black-headed heron from up close in the Tarangire National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Pelecaniformes#Genus : Ardea
- Info created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:13, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:41, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 15:45, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 23:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support High resolution and level of detail, striking look -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:33, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ermell (talk) 09:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:44, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 22:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:20, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 22:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:View from the Schlossbergalm 01.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2024 at 09:10:58 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Germany#Bavaria
- Info created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 09:10, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Llez (talk) 09:10, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- -donald- (talk) 10:39, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:15, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 23:46, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ermell (talk) 09:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Elaborately created panorama in which there is much to discover. -- Radomianin (talk) 22:30, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 15:11, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:21, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 08:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 22:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Dunnock (Prunella modularis) 3.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Prunellidae (Accentors)
- Info created and uploaded by Charlesjsharp - nominated by WildMouse76 -- WildMouse76 (talk) 07:33, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 07:33, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:15, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Thank you for the nomination. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:07, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:41, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 15:45, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:27, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support-- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:21, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 08:00, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 22:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Falesia Nome e Cognome2.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Italy#Sicily
- Info: rock climbers at the Nome e Cognome crag; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I would try to clone out the power line in the background --Llez (talk) 15:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Llez: Done --The Cosmonaut (talk) 00:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 05:09, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 10:35, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 15:11, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Chiesa di San Michele, Savoca.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#Italy
- Info Saint Michael Church, Savoca, Sicily; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 08:57, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, no wow IMO. —kallerna (talk) 07:10, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Very good light, but just a QI in my opinion, because the architecture is not exceptional. Flat façades -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:56, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose per Basile. Красный wanna talk? 13:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I can appreciate this sturdy old building.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Building itself is not ugly, but looks ugly because distortion correction is too strong IMHO. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 00:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- What do you mean by "too strong"? It is conventional to ensure that the verticals are vertical for architectural photos. To the extent it is even possible for this very old building, which has survived numerous earthquakes, so none of the verticals are actually perfect. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:06, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- I believe that the desire to make verticals vertical should not be an end in itself. I think it is much more important that the objects in the photo look natural as in real life and not resemble broken cardboard toys. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 04:05, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- And in real life most buildings are in fact vertical, and we see them as such. This is hardly a good candidate for some sort of vertical vanishing point effect. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 04:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Well, you're free to have your opinion and I'm free to have mine. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 05:11, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- And in real life most buildings are in fact vertical, and we see them as such. This is hardly a good candidate for some sort of vertical vanishing point effect. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 04:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I believe that the desire to make verticals vertical should not be an end in itself. I think it is much more important that the objects in the photo look natural as in real life and not resemble broken cardboard toys. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 04:05, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- What do you mean by "too strong"? It is conventional to ensure that the verticals are vertical for architectural photos. To the extent it is even possible for this very old building, which has survived numerous earthquakes, so none of the verticals are actually perfect. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:06, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:40, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per Basile Morin. -- Karelj (talk) 09:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:48, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Question to @The Cosmonaut: where's your Nikon D3300? ★ 01:03, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- I noticed that for the well-lit scenes that don't require zoom, its image quality is not superior to my phone's. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:05, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Killdeer (20453).jpg, featured[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes#Genus : Charadrius
- Info Adult killdeer (Charadrius vociferus). All by — Rhododendrites talk | 00:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Got lucky with it walking right towards me for a moment. — Rhododendrites talk | 00:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:31, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Well captured -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:04, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 07:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 07:34, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 08:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 09:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 10:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:42, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:06, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 23:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Carsten Steger (talk) 09:40, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:26, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 22:56, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Alexander McQueen clamshell dress (51611p).jpg, featured[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects#Clothing and textiles
- Info A razor clamshell dress by Alexander McQueen for his spring/summer 2001 collection "Voss", featured here as part of a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion". all by — Rhododendrites talk | 00:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support — Rhododendrites talk | 00:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support another kind to present shells --Llez (talk) 08:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 09:23, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 10:58, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Poor skin inside :-) Basile Morin (talk) 01:28, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Carsten Steger (talk) 09:51, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Yann (talk) 12:12, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I wish he didn't kill himself -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:37, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 12:44, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:27, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) young female Kruger 2.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Family : Felidae (Felids)
- Info A leopard 'in its habitat'. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support This one is better. --SHB2000 (talk) 10:34, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Definitely better. ★ 12:25, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Impressive but temperature too cold? -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:17, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- New version uploaded. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:09, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- I think the white balance needs further adjustment on the magenta/green axis - there is a strong magenta cast to the image. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- New version uploaded. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:38, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Wilfredor (talk) 22:07, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 21:09, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:47, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Ou-Line-Series701-N12.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Land_vehicles#Rail_vehicles
- Info created by MaedaAkihiko - uploaded by MaedaAkihiko - nominated by Bruce1ee -- —Bruce1eetalk 08:32, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- —Bruce1eetalk 08:32, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support — Rhododendrites talk | 12:22, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 12:34, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:42, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:21, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Berthold Werner (talk) 14:51, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Kobbet lahwé à la Marsa.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Tunisia
- Info created by Atef Ouni - uploaded by Atef Ouni - nominated by Atef Ouni -- Atef Ouni (talk) 08:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Atef Ouni (talk) 08:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Seems to be missing EXIF data? (I went to look for the lens type and there is only an attribution in the EXIF). — Rhododendrites talk | 12:24, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I like sky and clouds here. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 14:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Nice, but motif and quality are not outstanding. Sky is noisy and there are some spots. --Milseburg (talk) 14:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The sky has a weird turquoise color. Oversaturated? And is very noisy, with dust spots -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: would support if the sky is denoised and cleaned up. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Пристан во Преспанското Езеро.jpg[edit]
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- Info All by me. -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:25, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:25, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral It would be great without the (somewhat ugly) white board -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 23:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:006 Wild Baby Alpine Chamois Creux du Van and Swiss Alps Sunset colors Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/In_their_habitats#Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
- Info created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support nice.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:07, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose That dark blurred area on the right spoils the composition IMHO Poco a poco (talk) 17:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. I guess you are talking of one of the two trees? They are the reason the chamois were there: close to them the snow is less deep and they can dig the snow with their hooves to eat the grass. The trees are thus part of the habitats of these chamois, which is one of the reasons why the gallery Animals in their habitat was chosen for this picture. Also, I actually personally think that they give a nice touch to the image with their soft colors illuminated by the sunset. Also both trees point to the subject and the chamois clearly stands out with its dark color in this snowy background with soft sunset illuminated colors. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 17:38, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support From the point of view of the chosen gallery, I think the composition is appropriate. In my opinion, the blurred elements in the foreground and background can be considered a compositional style. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:51, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Radomianin --Terragio67 (talk) 03:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose (regretfully). I have to agree with Poco2 that the blurred area on the right ruins it. --SHB2000 (talk) 10:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. I still personally think that the background tree is a nice echo of the foreground tree, giving the viewer a sense of what the foreground tree actually looks like while also beeing relevant to the chamois' environment. Giles Laurent (talk) 13:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- It's a fair point, but the tree takes the salience. SHB2000 (talk) 22:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- I still think that the chamois stands out way more than the background tree for multiple reasons : 1) the chamois is the clear subject in the middle of the frame ; 2) the chamois is wearing it's black winter coat which makes it stand out compared to the light-colored snow ; 3) the bokeh is cleary separating the subject from the background ; 4) the foreground tree creates perfect leading lines that point directly at the center of the frame where the subject is placed ; 5) the snow horizon on the background on the left side creates another leading line to the center of the frame where the subject is placed ; 6) the snow on the middleground of the image that goes from the bottom right of the picture to the center also creates another leading line pointing to the subject ; 7) finally, even the background tree is pointing right at the subject. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 22:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- It's a fair point, but the tree takes the salience. SHB2000 (talk) 22:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. I still personally think that the background tree is a nice echo of the foreground tree, giving the viewer a sense of what the foreground tree actually looks like while also beeing relevant to the chamois' environment. Giles Laurent (talk) 13:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Ivar (talk) 18:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:51, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 08:51, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Bad crop IMO, the photo is mainly just "background". —kallerna (talk) 07:12, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. The gallery "animals in their habitats" was especially created to feature pictures where a step back was taken and where a wider view is presented. Per creator of this gallery : "It is so great to see the animals as part of photos of their habitat. So please, when you super-record the critters, do also take a step back and compose a few great photos where we can see a bit more of the places where they live". This image is exactly that, it allows to have a wider view that changes from the usual "mugshots" that we often see on animals here. The wider view on this shot was intended for various reasons. It emphasizes the small size of the subject and the fact that it is still a small baby on a big snow covered environment with only a few trees. The wider look also allows to see two trees that are relevant to the environment of the chamois in winter because close to them there is less snow on the ground and the chamois can more easily dig the snow with their hooves to eat the grass. Finally the wider shots also allows to showcase the swiss alps in the background beautifully illuminated by sunset light to complete the scene. If the image would have been cropped/framed to only include the chamois, it would have in my opinion a lot less educational value because we would be missing all these interesting elements about it's habitat. Moreover the wider shots allows to showcase the beautiful sunset colors which is a rare thing to capture with wildlife photography. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:55, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- If so, the habitat should not be OOF. —kallerna (talk) 13:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- The chamois is still the main subject of the image so it's normal to have the focus on him. The bokeh is destined to bring the viewer's attention to the main subject while still allowing to have an idea of the surroundings, without needing to see them in details (or they would steal attention from the main subject). We have several FP on the gallery "Animals in their habitat" that also have bokeh background : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Moreover, except if background is extremely close to the subject (or if the subject is far away), you will always have bokeh at 600mm. The use of a 600mm zoom was intentional, as it creates a compression effect that allows the background elements to look closer than they really are. Here is an exemple with a photo (from the internet) of the Château de Chillon with a probably like 25-35mm lense. The red square illustrates where the Dents du Midi are. Here is now a photo of the Château de Chillon taken from more far away with a 155mm zoom in order to have the Dents du Midi mountain appearing in big behind the castle to make them look like they are closer than they really are. This same technique was used in this shot in order to have the Swiss Alps appearing in the background (else they would be extremely small in the background because they are 40-60km further away). -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- This new gallery was not an improvement for several of us. See Strange disconnected extra gallery.
- kallerna takes great photographs of animals in their environment, like File:Vicugna vicugna Salar de Chalviri.jpg and File:Faroese sheep Sumba 1.jpg (both FP) and I think that if you choose to include the background, then this visible context should be attractive / aesthetic in some way. Otherwise the animal is just too small -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- You are comparing a domestic animal like a sheep that can extremely easily be approached + an animal that can also easily be approached by humans (vicuna) to a chamois, a wild animal that can't be approached like that. Both pictures you linked were taken at 21mm and 48mm at a close distance (=no bokeh), which is usually not something that can be done with this animal where you have to use a telephoto lense like the 600mm that I used (=inevitable bokeh). To photograph the animal I had to crawl on the snow and hide my body behind a natural bump on the ground with only my head, camera and hands appearing to the chamois, in order to not disturb him and not feel threatening to him or he probably would have fled. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 10:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- There are a bunch of photos of Rupicapra rupicapra on Commons and Wikipedia. So it doesn't seem so difficult to approach them.
- Backgrounds in focus don't necessary "steal attention from the main subject", at least not in the two examples shown above.
- The problem with long focal lengths is they focus on small things. Everything around gets blurry. So the compromise "subject + around" is difficult. Since it quickly gives an insignifiant small subject lost in a big uninteresting space. I think that's what Kallerna says when writing the photo is mainly just "background". Regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:13, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- If you look the images from your link you will notice that they have been all taken from very far or with a telephoto lense, and/or went into a big crop, which proves my point that they are not as easily approachable as a domestic sheep or a vicuna. The group of chamois that I saw was a bit nervous and I have no doubt they would very likely have fled if I would be standing up and not lying on the ground with just my head visible. Moreover, for the sheep image you link I personally have my attention very much directed to the houses on the right because they are in clear focus and I personally don't like animal photography with human constructed elements but that's just my personal taste. Finally I don't think that the subject gets lost in a big uninteresting space for this photo because as said above it emphasizes the small size of the subject and the fact that it is still a small baby on a big snow covered environment with only a few trees. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Proportionally, it's a huge background with small animal. And the background itself is... white, with almost nothing apart from distracting blurry elements -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:40, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I know it's more rare to see such composition on FPC because here people usually only do mugshots of wild animals but there still are other images in the same situation as linked above : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. I personally think that this composition brings value to the image because it allows to have a view of the environment and also because it tells a story that a narrow croped/frame picture would not be able to tell. Also I personally think that the background would be distracting if it was in focus and that the bokeh beautifully separates the subject from the background while still beeing possible to understand the context. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Environment are greats when they fit. Have a quick glance at this picture. What do you see? Two dark forms. One is okay, and one is a strange bush, like saying "hello, I'm here but just a big unclear shape. Try to find something else in this large, large frame" -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- The only dark form I see is the chamois and I think the background tree brings welcoming nice warm colors to a mostly cold snow background giving a nice mix of warm and cold to the image. The background tree also echoes the foreground tree giving the viewer a sense of its shape. It also is relevant to the chamois environment because the herd went where the trees were for more easily accessible grass. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Environment are greats when they fit. Have a quick glance at this picture. What do you see? Two dark forms. One is okay, and one is a strange bush, like saying "hello, I'm here but just a big unclear shape. Try to find something else in this large, large frame" -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I know it's more rare to see such composition on FPC because here people usually only do mugshots of wild animals but there still are other images in the same situation as linked above : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. I personally think that this composition brings value to the image because it allows to have a view of the environment and also because it tells a story that a narrow croped/frame picture would not be able to tell. Also I personally think that the background would be distracting if it was in focus and that the bokeh beautifully separates the subject from the background while still beeing possible to understand the context. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Proportionally, it's a huge background with small animal. And the background itself is... white, with almost nothing apart from distracting blurry elements -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:40, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- If you look the images from your link you will notice that they have been all taken from very far or with a telephoto lense, and/or went into a big crop, which proves my point that they are not as easily approachable as a domestic sheep or a vicuna. The group of chamois that I saw was a bit nervous and I have no doubt they would very likely have fled if I would be standing up and not lying on the ground with just my head visible. Moreover, for the sheep image you link I personally have my attention very much directed to the houses on the right because they are in clear focus and I personally don't like animal photography with human constructed elements but that's just my personal taste. Finally I don't think that the subject gets lost in a big uninteresting space for this photo because as said above it emphasizes the small size of the subject and the fact that it is still a small baby on a big snow covered environment with only a few trees. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- You are comparing a domestic animal like a sheep that can extremely easily be approached + an animal that can also easily be approached by humans (vicuna) to a chamois, a wild animal that can't be approached like that. Both pictures you linked were taken at 21mm and 48mm at a close distance (=no bokeh), which is usually not something that can be done with this animal where you have to use a telephoto lense like the 600mm that I used (=inevitable bokeh). To photograph the animal I had to crawl on the snow and hide my body behind a natural bump on the ground with only my head, camera and hands appearing to the chamois, in order to not disturb him and not feel threatening to him or he probably would have fled. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 10:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- The chamois is still the main subject of the image so it's normal to have the focus on him. The bokeh is destined to bring the viewer's attention to the main subject while still allowing to have an idea of the surroundings, without needing to see them in details (or they would steal attention from the main subject). We have several FP on the gallery "Animals in their habitat" that also have bokeh background : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Moreover, except if background is extremely close to the subject (or if the subject is far away), you will always have bokeh at 600mm. The use of a 600mm zoom was intentional, as it creates a compression effect that allows the background elements to look closer than they really are. Here is an exemple with a photo (from the internet) of the Château de Chillon with a probably like 25-35mm lense. The red square illustrates where the Dents du Midi are. Here is now a photo of the Château de Chillon taken from more far away with a 155mm zoom in order to have the Dents du Midi mountain appearing in big behind the castle to make them look like they are closer than they really are. This same technique was used in this shot in order to have the Swiss Alps appearing in the background (else they would be extremely small in the background because they are 40-60km further away). -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- If so, the habitat should not be OOF. —kallerna (talk) 13:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
In theory perhaps, but not out of focus like that, so that when you zoom in, it's just blur in your face! :-) Basile Morin (talk) 13:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- If you see at unzoomed size that it's a tree I don't see why you would want to zoom at it to see if it's still a tree. Bokeh areas is not meant to be zoomed at since it's not the main subject. You will have the same result when zooming in bokeh areas of these pictures : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and it is a normal thing. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:53, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm... Is it not the third time now these 5 links appear on this page? Lol :-) Honestly the big brown mass was not so obvious as a tree at first sight. You were there, but not the observers. Problem is that these elements you don't see the necessity to see in large size actually dominate -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:08, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I repost them for convenience to have clearer view of what is beeing refered to. But I agree that the discussion has become cyclical and that everything was already said (many times). I think it's still quite visible that it's a tree with all the branches and some of them with snow. Yes the domination is actually precisely the point of this composition: to have a small baby chamois depicted in a vast open environment with difficultly accessible grass as everything on the ground is deeply snow covered, except close to the trees. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:16, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm... Is it not the third time now these 5 links appear on this page? Lol :-) Honestly the big brown mass was not so obvious as a tree at first sight. You were there, but not the observers. Problem is that these elements you don't see the necessity to see in large size actually dominate -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:08, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Nice light but 1) the feet are hidden, 2) the big blurry brown mass is distracting, and 3) the snowy branch is out of focus. Cluttered composition in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. I don't think the feet beeing hidden is a problem for ungulates and we have multiple FP in that situation (in addition to the image of the domesetic sheep you sent yourself above) : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, etc. Moreover, as explained above, to photograph the animal I had to crawl up a a natural bump in the snow to only have my head, hands and camera appearing to the animal so that it would not feel threatened by me. If I had stood up to have the chamois feet in the image, not only would the chamois have probably fled, but also the composition would have been extremely boring because you would not have the swiss alps in the background and just a boring high-angle shot with just ground visible in the background (click here for an illustration). As for the two trees you mention, they are relevant to the chamois environment. In my opinion the image would have been much more cluttered if they were in focus (which anyway can not be the case at 600mm) and they would also be very distracting in my opinion because they would steal the attention from the chamois. So I still think that having them blured not only creates a good classical foreground, midleground, background photography which gives a 3 dimensional sense to the image but also allow to keep the attention on the main subject. Also, as already said, the foreground tree creates a perfect leading line to the subject just as many others that are present in the image. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:09, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Would, would, would... if, if, if :-) So to be short, it's sometimes just a question of luck. The environment here was not so cooperative in my personal opinion, but your subjective taste is of course totally acceptable -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Seeing how the chamois were a bit nervous, I have almost no doubt they would have fled if I stood up (but we can never be 100% certain of course). Also, I have been a dozen times to this place and I have no doubt that I was extremely lucky to cumulate multiple favorable factors for this image : 1) there is only a few days/weeks every year that you can have snow there as it is not very high in altitude and also because winters are becoming warmer and warmer lately ; 2) chamois are not often seen there (most of the time it’s just ibexes that are seen) ; 3) the picture was taken with beautiful sunset colors which is rare and lucky for wildlife photography because usually the wild animals will not be placed in a good place or you will face challenging light conditions with for example contre-jour and for this shot I was lucky that the baby chamois was well placed to not have contre-jour, it was also lucky that the chamois was not in a shadow area that would not be benefiting from the sunset colors and it was also lucky that the chamois lifted its head in a way that it could be beautifully illuminated by the soft sunsets light ; 4) the combination of all of the previous elements is extremely lucky because it is way more likely to see the chamois without snow or with no beautiful sunset colors ; 5) it was very interesting to witness how the chamois adapted to this unusual situation for them (snow covering their food and having to go to places with less snow to dig to reach the grass) ; 6) having that small baby chamois far enough from the rest of the herd (especially form the mother) was extremely lucky and allowed to isolate the subject in this big snowy fairy tail environment ; 7) 98% of the time the chamois was just eating/digging the ground with head down and it was only during a very small few seconds that it had its head up like that to monitor me (even though I just had my head, hands and camera visible for him in order to not appear threatening)(but most of the time it was the rest of the herd that kept monitoring me) ; 8) most of the time with wildlife animal you are not able to place yourself to have the elements you want in the background. For this shot I was extremely lucky to be able to have the Swiss alps in the background. 9) the chamois was really perfectly placed with all these leading lines pointing to him, which is uncommon for wildlife photography. With all these elements I honestly personally think this image is of FP level. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:00, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- You see some qualities but minimize the drawbacks :-) 1) animal partially hidden at the bottom (in addition to being small in the environment), 2) background totally unclear, out of focus (not recognizable mountains) 3) unaesthetic branch. Question of visual balance -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Because I honestly personally don't think they are drawbacks (and even if they were, all of the qualities of the image would outweigh them in my opinion) : 1) I don't think having feet partially hidden is a problem for ungulates (see the 15 links above) and is actually even more normal when walking on snow ; 2) for me the background is clear : there's a vast environment with only a few trees and a mountain in the background. I don't think it needs to be in focus as it would steal attention from the subject (and as said above would not be possible anyway at 600mm). The background also tells a story and is relevant to the chamois environment ; 3) I personally think the foreground branch is very aesthetic because it is beautifully covered in snow with beautiful delicate sunset colors. I also like the way they create leading lines to the subject. I understand your opinion, even if I don't agree with it, and I think everything was said. Best regards and have a nice day, -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! I had a wonderful day :-)
- It's very clear on the picture that the feet are hidden, not because deep in the snow but because the foreground is higher in level.
- 15 examples above (wow!) but all of them with animals at full size. Different from here, small mammal + partially hidden -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm happy to hear you had a wonderful day. I understand your view about partially hidden feet and proportion. What I am saying is that not only it's not disturbing for ungulates having feet not visible but that also it is also unavoidable to have that in snow anyway, even if a few inches would have been gained by standing up (at the cost of having the animal flee away and having a way less interesting background). On some of the 15 links mentioned you will even have much greater portion not visible. I personally prefer this picture than these two FP chamois pictures I made : image n°1 and image n°2 because on these two links it's just a chamois "mugshot" and there's not much context to it. This actual image is way more special in my opinion because of the fact that it was shot in a snow environment, moreover with beautiful sunset lights, and that this picture is even is able to give a context of the chamois' environment and behavior in winter in that place. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:06, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- "Unavoidable"? Type "chamois in snow" on Google and you'll see almost all the pictures display the feet (example).
- The number of extraordinary buildings that failed at FPC because something distracting was ruining the composition... Same case here in my view. On the surface, the animal represents maybe 3 or 4 %. The rest is like empty on a "symbolic" level. Content matters -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:22, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Unavoidable on deep snow, not on undeep snow that was already flatened by walking on it. I personaly don't think the trees are distracting and that on the opposite they bring value to the composition has it's part of it's environment and explains why the chamois would prefer to be close to it. This picture has just as much "animal surface" than these ones for example : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and it is a perfectly normal thing for depicting animals in their environment. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:35, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm happy to hear you had a wonderful day. I understand your view about partially hidden feet and proportion. What I am saying is that not only it's not disturbing for ungulates having feet not visible but that also it is also unavoidable to have that in snow anyway, even if a few inches would have been gained by standing up (at the cost of having the animal flee away and having a way less interesting background). On some of the 15 links mentioned you will even have much greater portion not visible. I personally prefer this picture than these two FP chamois pictures I made : image n°1 and image n°2 because on these two links it's just a chamois "mugshot" and there's not much context to it. This actual image is way more special in my opinion because of the fact that it was shot in a snow environment, moreover with beautiful sunset lights, and that this picture is even is able to give a context of the chamois' environment and behavior in winter in that place. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:06, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Because I honestly personally don't think they are drawbacks (and even if they were, all of the qualities of the image would outweigh them in my opinion) : 1) I don't think having feet partially hidden is a problem for ungulates (see the 15 links above) and is actually even more normal when walking on snow ; 2) for me the background is clear : there's a vast environment with only a few trees and a mountain in the background. I don't think it needs to be in focus as it would steal attention from the subject (and as said above would not be possible anyway at 600mm). The background also tells a story and is relevant to the chamois environment ; 3) I personally think the foreground branch is very aesthetic because it is beautifully covered in snow with beautiful delicate sunset colors. I also like the way they create leading lines to the subject. I understand your opinion, even if I don't agree with it, and I think everything was said. Best regards and have a nice day, -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- You see some qualities but minimize the drawbacks :-) 1) animal partially hidden at the bottom (in addition to being small in the environment), 2) background totally unclear, out of focus (not recognizable mountains) 3) unaesthetic branch. Question of visual balance -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Seeing how the chamois were a bit nervous, I have almost no doubt they would have fled if I stood up (but we can never be 100% certain of course). Also, I have been a dozen times to this place and I have no doubt that I was extremely lucky to cumulate multiple favorable factors for this image : 1) there is only a few days/weeks every year that you can have snow there as it is not very high in altitude and also because winters are becoming warmer and warmer lately ; 2) chamois are not often seen there (most of the time it’s just ibexes that are seen) ; 3) the picture was taken with beautiful sunset colors which is rare and lucky for wildlife photography because usually the wild animals will not be placed in a good place or you will face challenging light conditions with for example contre-jour and for this shot I was lucky that the baby chamois was well placed to not have contre-jour, it was also lucky that the chamois was not in a shadow area that would not be benefiting from the sunset colors and it was also lucky that the chamois lifted its head in a way that it could be beautifully illuminated by the soft sunsets light ; 4) the combination of all of the previous elements is extremely lucky because it is way more likely to see the chamois without snow or with no beautiful sunset colors ; 5) it was very interesting to witness how the chamois adapted to this unusual situation for them (snow covering their food and having to go to places with less snow to dig to reach the grass) ; 6) having that small baby chamois far enough from the rest of the herd (especially form the mother) was extremely lucky and allowed to isolate the subject in this big snowy fairy tail environment ; 7) 98% of the time the chamois was just eating/digging the ground with head down and it was only during a very small few seconds that it had its head up like that to monitor me (even though I just had my head, hands and camera visible for him in order to not appear threatening)(but most of the time it was the rest of the herd that kept monitoring me) ; 8) most of the time with wildlife animal you are not able to place yourself to have the elements you want in the background. For this shot I was extremely lucky to be able to have the Swiss alps in the background. 9) the chamois was really perfectly placed with all these leading lines pointing to him, which is uncommon for wildlife photography. With all these elements I honestly personally think this image is of FP level. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:00, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Would, would, would... if, if, if :-) So to be short, it's sometimes just a question of luck. The environment here was not so cooperative in my personal opinion, but your subjective taste is of course totally acceptable -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @El Golli Mohamed with your comment saying "it's really easy for those who have never practiced wildlife photography to criticize", you certainly ignore that the best art critics in this world aren't artists themselves. They just know what they're talking about, with enough background and knowledge. Moreover, this platform is open to everyone. No diploma requested to participate. That's also valid for all the voters who support birds or very cute cats. Similarly you can also meet people having strong convictions on architecture photography without knowing anything about the subject nor the difficulty. Please stay focus on the topic, if you have something interesting to share about the content, just let us know -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- What you say is not contradictory to what I said. I didn't say that it was forbidden to criticize a style of photography that you have never practiced, but that it was too easy to do so. After that, saying that you know a subject very well without ever having practiced it doesn't really convince me. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 07:34, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- You may be upset or frustrated because I opposed a picture of your birds and my vote suddenly put an end to the enthusiastic series of supports. Hopefully because something true was said.
- What I'm explaining concerning reviews: First, great art critics are usually not artists. Which means they don't practice at all. No painting in their hands. Only knowledge, feelings, sensibility. And they usually know what they're talking about. Same happens when you enjoy a music or a movie, you don't need to be musician nor director or comedian, you just need to master a field that is about giving fair appreciations. And criticizing an art work is never "too easy" for these professionals. Secondly, it's far more easy to cast an empty vote with nothing written, or with nothing constructive, than expressing a subjective opinion, finding the words, detailing a reasoning, and if necessary courageously going against the consensus. I appreciate Giles's works in general, but I'm sorry not all the FPCs are always promoted. And I think all the authors (myself included) often lack objectivity. That's why various points of view are necessary -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm casting empty votes like you said parceque je n'aime pas trop "étaler ma science" par ici. Je crois que je vais clore ce débat inutile. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 07:42, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- That's your way of participating. But read also the guidelines. COM:FPC "A well-written review helps participants (photographers, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a picture. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate". Greetings -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I'm casting empty votes like you said parceque je n'aime pas trop "étaler ma science" par ici. Je crois que je vais clore ce débat inutile. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 07:42, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- What you say is not contradictory to what I said. I didn't say that it was forbidden to criticize a style of photography that you have never practiced, but that it was too easy to do so. After that, saying that you know a subject very well without ever having practiced it doesn't really convince me. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 07:34, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support It's really easy for those who have never practiced wildlife photography to criticize. It's much more complicated than photographing a building. El Golli Mohamed 19:57, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- This is an unwise insult. Some of those opposing this nomination are experienced wildlife photographers. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:02, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- My comment is very clear. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 22:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comments must be about the photo and not about other voters Wilfredor (talk) 11:55, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- My comment is very clear. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 22:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- This is an unwise insult. Some of those opposing this nomination are experienced wildlife photographers. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:02, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support As a wildlife photographer, I understand the challenges that often arise when capturing images in cold climates and at high altitudes. I have gone out to photograph in temperatures of -20°C to -30°C, which is common in this region of Quebec. I have also been at 5,000 meters above sea level in the Andes (reaching there on foot without a cable car). In such conditions, it's not just tough on the stomach; I remember that taking three steps felt like running an entire stadium, the heart beats very fast, the hands feel like they are burning despite special gloves, and the stomach feels like you have diarrhea all the time. I agree that an image should speak for itself, but we must consider the circumstances: a cold and high place is very different from a photo of farm animals. I respect others' opinions, but I want to support this photo for its merit and difficulty. --Wilfredor (talk) 22:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Excellent shot. I would have cropped it a bit on the left, given that there's a lot of weight on the right. That being said, I particularly like that the image shows the habitat. The bokeh of the lens is nice and in general there's nothing wrong with out-of-focus elements in an image. Thanks for uploading so many top-notch photos here, Giles! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:48, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Guermassa, vue sur le village.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications#Tunisia
- InfoGeneral view of Guermassa, Berber village in southern Tunisia created by Skander zarrad - uploaded by Skander zarrad - nominated by نعيم قربوسي -- نعيم قربوسي (talk) 00:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- نعيم قربوسي (talk) 00:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The clone stamp error should be fixed.--Ermell (talk) 21:29, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- i fix the problem , thank you Skander zarrad (talk) 21:21, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Beautiful view of a stunning site. – Aristeas (talk) 14:56, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 15:10, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ermell (talk) 19:16, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Info created by El Golli Mohamed - uploaded by El Golli Mohamed - nominated by El Golli Mohamed -- El Golli Mohamed (talk) 21:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- El Golli Mohamed (talk) 21:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 03:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Famberhorst (talk) 16:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 06:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Chepry (talk) 17:25, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Most interesting part, the head is out of focus. The focus is on the feathers of the back, behind. And with this low resolution, only 2,159 × 2,879 pixels, it is a real quality issue -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- The crest of the grebe is the most interesting part and it is in focus. You can't shoot at F11 in wildlife photography to have the tip of the beak in focus for such a situation. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 17:45, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- The beak is just about okay, but not the crest above, nor the eyes, nor even the crest around the neck. The focus is really further away, probably because the bird was moving forward. Or because the focus point was not adequately targeted -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:02, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Comment A striking snapshot, but unfortunately the technical quality is inadequate. I wonder why the image received QI status when head and eyes are not in focus. -- Radomianin (talk) 09:20, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- As you are giving many support votes, Radomianin, why do you not give an oppose vote for an inadequate nomination that you would reject at QI? Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for asking, Charles. As for dissenting votes, I prefer to use them very thoughtfully. If possible, I try to convey my opinion with a comment or, if in doubt, a neutral vote. However, if it's necessary to prevent a promotion in the interest of common consensus, I do so - as in this example. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 21:34, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I understand. But your policy, whilst it avoids creating enemies, skews nominations in favour of promotion. I have had to give up opposing nominations except in exceptional circumstances (e.g. ethics), so I have also stopped supporting excellent nominations which is a shame. The general enmity and frequent hostility from other users made my life too stressful, so I can see where you are coming from. Unfortunately, it is not possible to hide the identity of voters. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:05, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Many thanks for your thoughts, Charles. I think a detailed, reasoned dissenting vote is very valuable to be constructive for the image and the photographer. However, a constructive comment can be equally helpful in not scaring off new talent. An offer of help can also rescue a nomination. Because FPC thrives on diversity, which is not always the case. I have also learned a lot on this forum over the years, and yet I can't get enough of participating regularly and enjoying the contributions of fellow users. Speaking only for myself, it may not always be easy, but as in real life, learning from mistakes strengthens your skills and ultimately your level of confidence. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 10:14, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Charles is trying to do everything to prevent my photos from being promoted. We had an old argument together and he is doing this purely out of revenge. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 11:33, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Many thanks for your comment, El Golli Mohamed. I didn't know about that, and I'm sorry that there were differences. If I may express my humble opinion in general, perhaps past misunderstandings should be settled in respectful agreement in order to look forward to the future unencumbered. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 11:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Indeed. Thank you. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 11:53, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- El Golli Mohamed is misleading you, Radomianin. He was recently suspended from Commons for two weeks for an unprovoked insult. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- And you want me suspended for life? so your comment is not about the photo but it's just a personal matter. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 17:47, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Charlesjsharp and El Golli Mohamed: Thank you for letting me know, Charles. I was not aware of the incident, but I found the relevant entry. Please allow me to share my opinion as an outsider: It is not okay to insult, El Golli Mohamed. It is also not okay to feel provoked or to provoke. We should always remember the principle of assuming good intentions. If someone feels provoked, it might be a good idea to wait a bit before responding calmly. I think it would be appropriate for you to settle your differences, perhaps with an apology. What is the point of remembering past incidents? I'm sure you're both friendly and outgoing people in real life, so you should look to the future and not lose focus on the main goal of our presence here: Working together to build a valuable media library for reusers. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 18:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- You can take a look at my Cream-coloured Courser's nomination. You will understand. A kind of unbearable repetitive sticks in the wheels. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 20:28, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- I assume it's about this nomination. You withdrew the nomination two days after it was created. I think this was a bit hasty. Please don't be discouraged by comments and be patient. With some nominations, reviewers are undecided at first and decide to review the image later. Your assumption, mentioned on the nomination page, that there is a lobby that does not want to judge the photo is not correct, in my opinion. You may want to consider reversing your withdrawal to allow the nomination to run its course. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:05, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- It's okay, I already nominated another photo. I didn't say I was surrounded by a lobby, I said there was a lobby (so a minority, two or three) that discourages most of the participants here. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 21:25, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the information. Yes, you're right - you wrote "It seems like there is a lobby around here". I apologize for the misquote, I have corrected it. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:41, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you El Golli Mohamed (talk) 19:46, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose It's a great shot that you got at the right moment. But unfortunately, the head and eyes are out of focus, probably because the bird swam toward you. Even post-processing would not be able to fix this problem. Normally, the wow factor takes precedence over technical quality, but in my humble opinion, the lack of focus on the most important part of the body is a criterion against promotion. I'm sorry about that. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- The ferruginous crest of the grebe is the most interesting part of the bird and it is in focus. You can't shoot at F11 in wildlife photography to have all the depth of field from the tip of the beak till the crest in focus for such a situation. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 21:00, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- I understand that it is very challenging to create such ambitious images. However, as I see it, the focus in your photo is mainly on the flight feathers, as even the impressive crest is not completely in focus. I suspect that the bird's movement towards you was faster than the autofocus. I think if the crest had been sharper, the eyes and head would also have been more in focus than they are now. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:58, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Of course it's not easy to camouflage yourself and wait for the bird to come towards you with this raised crest look without it seeing you. Afterwards you have to react quickly and the autofocus in this kind of light does not allow you to point the eye quickly enough. Either you wait for the autofocus to catch the eye and you can miss a very nice shot or you give priority to the trigger even if it does not catch the eye perfectly. I have many classic photos of Great Crested Grebe with a clear eye but with this atmosphere this is the only photo. Anyone who has ever practice wildlife photography knows what I'm talking about. An art critic will focus on the sharp eye. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 22:23, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I understand your point of view. Thank you for your detailed explanations. The work of wildlife photographers is something that I have a great deal of respect for. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support I think the focus bit is negligible in this case. --SHB2000 (talk) 22:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you El Golli Mohamed (talk) 23:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:2014-Cambodge Angkor Wat (21).jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Sculptures#Statues indoors
- InfoStatue of reclining Buddha in the central Prasat. Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia
all by me -- Pierre André (talk) 08:50, 25 May 2024 (UTC) - Support -- Pierre André (talk) 08:50, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I am not sure it is OK for FP. A tripod with less ISO may be required. Yann (talk) 10:06, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your advice, the shooting conditions were particularly difficult, this statue of sleeping Buddha is located on the uppermost terrace. I couldn't figure out how to fix this problem. If the image is not OK for FP, I will quickly remove it from the proposals made Best regards. --Pierre André (talk) 15:51, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I love the atmosphere Henrysz (talk) 23:10, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:06, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Composition is fine but the head is out of focus. Shallow depth of field. And at ISO 2500, the quality is on the low level. A tripod would have helped -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:29, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Tapsi Miniature Poodle Galloping Contraction Extension Harangi Apr24 A7C 10646-7 Pano.jpg[edit]
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- Info A composite image of a miniature poodle galloping, showing full contraction followed by full extension. The two images were shot 0.189 sec apart. The poodle is 14 inches (36 cm) high at the shoulder and head+body length is 23 inches (58 cm). Created by Tagooty - uploaded by Tagooty - nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 04:02, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Tagooty (talk) 04:02, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- ??? ★ 00:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Tagooty: renominate this, don't let this work die! (I just found out your daughter is an Oscar winner :O) ★ 00:53, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- ??? ★ 00:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:2024 Solar Eclipse over Cleveland Terminal Tower - 53650722351.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 2 Jun 2024 at 14:50:31 (UTC)
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- Info created by EDrost88 - uploaded by Ser Amantio di Nicolao - nominated by WildMouse76 -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Wow! ★ 15:42, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Support I’m super excited for the new year. Wolverine XI 16:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)- Support Great matching between the tower and the eclipse. Yann (talk) 20:02, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --XRay 💬 07:18, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:43, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support-- The timing is perfect! Riad Salih (talk) 17:16, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 20:35, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 07:01, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Perfect planning -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:22, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Famberhorst (talk) 16:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 10:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support interesting approach to a much-photographed phenomenon — Rhododendrites talk | 12:51, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Too strange and artificial for me. --Milseburg (talk) 14:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Milseburg What's so "strange" and "artificial" about this? Are the eclipse patterns symmetrical? Are the buildings too bright for you? Your comment is too vague for me to see the problems. -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:39, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- In reality, the city's lighting situation certainly not have been as static as the picture makes it seem. Milseburg (talk) 14:58, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Milseburg The image is a composite, which means that it went through some tweaking to achieve the desired effect. By my looks, the image must have been captured during totality, then the eclipse phases were added to some parts of the sky based on the location during that phase. I'm not a photography expert, so if anyone can explain it better and more accurately than me, please do. WildMouse76 (talk) 15:17, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- I think so too. Too strange and artificial for me. Milseburg (talk) 15:30, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Milseburg The image is a composite, which means that it went through some tweaking to achieve the desired effect. By my looks, the image must have been captured during totality, then the eclipse phases were added to some parts of the sky based on the location during that phase. I'm not a photography expert, so if anyone can explain it better and more accurately than me, please do. WildMouse76 (talk) 15:17, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- In reality, the city's lighting situation certainly not have been as static as the picture makes it seem. Milseburg (talk) 14:58, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Milseburg What's so "strange" and "artificial" about this? Are the eclipse patterns symmetrical? Are the buildings too bright for you? Your comment is too vague for me to see the problems. -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:39, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I don't even want to think how hard it was to place everything for that photo. Красный wanna talk? 15:25, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Chepry (talk) 17:28, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Carsten Steger (talk) 09:48, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Rhododendrites. – Aristeas (talk) 14:52, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
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File:William Shakespeare by John Taylor, edited.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 15:55:58 (UTC)
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- Info created by John Taylor / National Portrait Gallery, uploaded and nominated by Yann
- Support Not very high resolution, but good reproduction of a famous painting. FP on English WP. -- Yann (talk) 15:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, but the quality is very low. I suggest restoring then nominating it again. Wolverine XI 19:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Rainbow (17659375763).jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Women
- Info created by Hernan Irastorza, uploaded by Jeff G., nominated by Yann
- Info Ruben Andon: Make up, Body art & hair: Barbara Rizzuti
- Support Artsy portrait. -- Yann (talk) 15:49, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Escalators at the train station in Helsinki airport.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Transport
- Info created by Plozessor - uploaded by Plozessor - nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 14:14, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Not exceptional in any way. Wolverine XI 19:59, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral Nice but tilted at the top. ★ 00:42, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- @ArionStar: Sure? The roof is crooked. The picture is straight as can be seen from the handrail. Or are you referring to something else? --Plozessor (talk) 03:46, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Sandnes City Map.png[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 09:37:48 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/Maps#Maps of Europe
- Info created and uploaded by Kevinpaulscarrott - nominated by SHB2000 --SHB2000 (talk) 09:37, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support This has got to be one of the best city directory maps created by a Commons user out there. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:37, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Question There seem to be quite a few problems with the detail; naturally maps are all about accurate detail. It needs consistency of use of Norwegian/English (e.g. Gata/Gate; use of Ceramist (a person) as opposed to Ceramics/Pottery). Accommodation should be Hotel. Huset Vart seems to be a shopping centre in a converted bicycle factory, not a science factory. Do Norwegians translate Vinmonopolet as Liquor Store; the American term? I've heard them using alcohol store or using vinmonopolet when speaking English. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:41, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Just a note from a Scandi. These days the languages (Norwegian/Swedish/Danish) spoken and written by Scandinavians contain a lot of English words and expressions, and most of us don't know the difference between pure American and British English. We learn and use a hodgepodge from what we pick up in media, films and tv shows, and try to adapt what we say so that people will understand the meaning rather than true translations. It's sort of the Scandi version of Pidgin English. Hence we use the real names of companies like 'Vinmonopolet' (in Sweden, Systembolaget has the same function) when speaking among foreign friends, but terms like 'Liquor Store' when describing it to the public in general. --Cart (talk) 11:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Whatever it should be called, the Vinmonopolet is nowhere near the shown location from 2022, so you'd never find it using this map. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Most maps of larger areas are outdated as soon as they are published. --Cart (talk) 14:25, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Whatever it should be called, the Vinmonopolet is nowhere near the shown location from 2022, so you'd never find it using this map. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Just a note from a Scandi. These days the languages (Norwegian/Swedish/Danish) spoken and written by Scandinavians contain a lot of English words and expressions, and most of us don't know the difference between pure American and British English. We learn and use a hodgepodge from what we pick up in media, films and tv shows, and try to adapt what we say so that people will understand the meaning rather than true translations. It's sort of the Scandi version of Pidgin English. Hence we use the real names of companies like 'Vinmonopolet' (in Sweden, Systembolaget has the same function) when speaking among foreign friends, but terms like 'Liquor Store' when describing it to the public in general. --Cart (talk) 11:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Raden Saleh - Diponegoro arrest.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 07:00:29 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Historical#1800-1849
- Info created by Raden Saleh - uploaded by Woudloper - nominated by Desertasad -- Desertasad (talk) 07:00, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Desertasad (talk) 07:00, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Nomination denied. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines because only two active nominations per user are allowed. --Basile Morin (talk) 07:43, 1 June 2024 (UTC) |
- Hint to @Desertasad: along with File:Nicolaas Pieneman - The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock.jpg, they look great! I can help you to nominate the files correctly. ★ 00:48, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Jajan Pasar in Jakarta edit.JPG[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Food
- Info created and by Crisco 1492 - nominated by Desertasad -- Desertasad (talk) 06:52, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Desertasad (talk) 06:52, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Nomination denied. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines because only two active nominations per user are allowed. --Basile Morin (talk) 07:43, 1 June 2024 (UTC) |
File:Kue Lapis.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Sweet food
- Info created and uploaded by Shitadevi - nominated by Desertasad -- Desertasad (talk) 06:41, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Desertasad (talk) 06:41, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Question Could you please add a description in English (even with Google Translate, native speakers will fix it if needed). Yann (talk) 14:51, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Kue Lumpur Pandan Jajanan Pasar Tradisional (crop).jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Food and drink#Sweet food
- Info created by Alvian Choirur Rozaq - uploaded by Desertasad - nominated by Desertasad -- Desertasad (talk) 04:38, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Desertasad (talk) 04:38, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Question Could you please add a description in English (even with Google Translate, native speakers will fix it if needed). Yann (talk) 14:50, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose noticeable noise, even without zoom. -- WildMouse76 (talk) 15:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Poor quality and noise. Wolverine XI 20:02, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:MiG-29 38.JPG (delist)[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 04:35:18
- Info all by Łukasz [Wolf] Golowanow (talk). Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Air_transport#Military_jet_aircraft It's a grainy image of the undercarriage of a fighter jet. We've all seen one before. (Original nomination)
- Delist -- Schierbecker (talk) 04:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Delist per nom. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:38, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Tour Magdala in Rennes-le-Chateau (9).jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Towers#France
- Info all by Tournasol7 -- Tournasol7 (talk) 04:36, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Abstain As author. Tournasol7 (talk) 04:36, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support Light and composition. The building seems to dominate over the infinite scenery. Nice flowers in the foreground -- Basile Morin (talk) 06:19, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 07:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 11:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:03, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support I love how you captured the tower and the valley it overlooks. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:47, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Terragio67 (talk) 03:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support for image composition, lighting, and color mood. -- Radomianin (talk) 08:05, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Remote view of Jintai Temple dllu.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2024 at 04:18:04 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#China
- Info created by dllu - uploaded by dllu - nominated by Dllu -- dllu (t,c) 04:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- dllu (t,c) 04:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Why does the water appear very grainy? --SHB2000 (talk) 04:20, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I can only see slight grain when pixel peeping the 100 megapixel image, which I don't find distracting at all. Are you perhaps referring to the ripples reflecting the sky? dllu (t,c) 05:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe – I'll wait and see what others have to say. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Those mini-ripples on the water look fine to me. It's what you get when you have a breeze blowing on a lake with no rolling waves. --Cart (talk) 13:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe – I'll wait and see what others have to say. --SHB2000 (talk) 09:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Support Desertasad (talk) 05:11, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, but per the header, only "[e]ditors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote." Your account only has 24 edits as of 09:40, 1 June 2024 (UTC). --SHB2000 (talk) 09:40, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support Wow, that is super high resolution. Toadspike (talk) 06:31, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 22:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support LGTM -- WildMouse76 (talk) 04:18, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Grèbe castagneux Lac de Tunis.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 19:59:13 (UTC)
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- Info created by El Golli Mohamed - uploaded by El Golli Mohamed - nominated by El Golli Mohamed -- El Golli Mohamed (talk) 19:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- El Golli Mohamed (talk) 19:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support I think the center side of the organism is a bit out of focus. -- WildMouse76 (talk) 21:31, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 23:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:48, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Weg auf der Ostseite des Galgenfeldsees bei Haßfurt.jpg[edit]
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- Info created by Plozessor - uploaded by Plozessor - nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 18:32, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Amazing! ★ 23:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Weak opposefor the purple glare near the sun, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Basile Morin: Tried to fix that purple glare, please take another look. --Plozessor (talk) 04:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Still something, but almost gone - Basile Morin (talk) 06:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Basile Morin: Updated it once more. --Plozessor (talk) 14:34, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support Good now El Golli Mohamed 07:10, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, yes nice autumn but otherwise nothing special for me. --A.Savin 08:50, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Kriegergedenkplatte an der Aussegnungshalle auf dem Friedhof Siegendorf (Oberschwarzach).jpg[edit]
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- Info created by Plozessor - uploaded by Plozessor - nominated by Plozessor -- Plozessor (talk) 18:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The lower left corner, sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:51, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Technically OK apart from the compositional flaw that Basile pointed out, but even if that were fixed, there is no wow factor to this image. Would be better as QI. dllu (t,c) 04:15, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I withdraw my nomination --Plozessor (talk) 11:10, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Cuernos del Paine in Torres del Paine National Park.jpg[edit]
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- Info created by Pedro Szekely - uploaded by JustEMV - nominated by JustEMV -- JustEMV (talk) 17:39, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- JustEMV (talk) 17:39, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 19:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The cloud obscuring parts of the mountain isn't visually appealing IMO. Also, the quality of the mountains isn't worthy of a FP, especially when the resolution and size are near 20 MB -- WildMouse76 (talk) 20:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Zrinski Castle in Cakovec (13).jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications
- Info all by Tournasol7 -- Tournasol7 (talk) 15:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Abstain As author. Tournasol7 (talk) 15:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 19:41, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose Main subject in the shadow. And low wow factor in my view because the architecture is not incredible -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:10, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:46, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 05:13, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:4 Bic Cristal pens and caps.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 14:13:55 (UTC)
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- Info created and uploaded by Kadellar - nominated by ★ -- ★ 14:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- ★ 14:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 16:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Bunyodkor Football Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 11:38:01 (UTC)
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- Info created by Uzbekistan PFL - uploaded by Uzbekistan PFL - nominated by Uzbekistan PFL -- Uzbekistan PFL (talk) 11:38, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The gallery link doesn't exist. Wolverine XI 11:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Info Gallery link added. It can be extended by the section
#Uzbekistan
in case of promotion. -- Radomianin (talk) 12:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Info Gallery link added. It can be extended by the section
- Oppose Harsh light and goal net in the shadow. Maybe not the best time of the day. Sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:36, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per Basile Morin, although one more FP of Uzbekistan would be welcome of course. --A.Savin 08:56, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose per Basile; not even a QI. --SHB2000 (talk) 11:59, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Helix aspersa hanging on a leaf.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 09:20:14 (UTC)
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- Info Taking into account feedback from my previous snail nomination, created by Grendelkhan - uploaded by User:Grendelkhan - nominated by Grendelkhan -- grendel|khan 09:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- grendel|khan 09:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Question Have you not got an image with the head showing? Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:03, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Info Of this one? No. It was resting in a way that it was staying still for a long time. The previous nomination had a visible head, but it was on pavement, which is not its natural environment. grendel|khan 18:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment This is not FP, but shows a snail in good light in a natural environment. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Info Of this one? No. It was resting in a way that it was staying still for a long time. The previous nomination had a visible head, but it was on pavement, which is not its natural environment. grendel|khan 18:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Main subject hidden in the shadow. Cluttered background -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Deelerwoud, 09-05-2024 (d.j.b.) 02.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 05:43:56 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants#Family : Betulaceae
- Info Deelerwoud, (the eastern part.) Dead birch on heathland. Dead trees simply remain standing in Dutch nature reserves. They are a source of life for other life forms.
All by -- Famberhorst (talk) 05:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC) - Support -- Famberhorst (talk) 05:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 08:07, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:La Défense, Paris April 2012.jpg (delist)[edit]
Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2024 at 00:50:50
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- Info Blown-out/overexposed sky on the horizon; replacing to File:La Défense at night, 24 June 2014.jpg (Original nomination)
- Delist and replace -- ★ 00:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Delist and replace -- -donald- (talk) 06:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Wrong file? this image was promoted, the other is supposed to replace, right? At first sight, the crop at the left was better in the original -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- But the photo-processing of the latter is better. ★ 16:16, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- The rythme generated by the curved light rail is also visually much more interesting. In any case, the photo is misleading. Reviewers might think the picture displayed in the nomination will replace the other one with a link. Whereas it is the contrary -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:45, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Fixed. ★ 11:29, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- The rythme generated by the curved light rail is also visually much more interesting. In any case, the photo is misleading. Reviewers might think the picture displayed in the nomination will replace the other one with a link. Whereas it is the contrary -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:45, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Keep Too tight crop, and the curved light rail playing with the curved façade has disappeared. Composition and rythme more interesting in the promoted version -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Un groupe de flamants roses à Guellala - Djerba.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2024 at 21:41:24 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
- Info A group of Greater flamingo in Guellala - Djerba created by Skander zarrad - uploaded by Skander zarrad - nominated by TOUMOU -- Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 21:41, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 21:41, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Tunisia on top! ★ 23:54, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 02:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support Seems good. As an aside, maybe we should think about delisting some older flamingo pics like File:Flamant rose Thyna009 (cropped).jpg which I think is much inferior to the present nomination both compositionally and technically (a bit grainy/low resolution). dllu (t,c) 04:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 10:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 16:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 08:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Wildlife Photographer Giles Laurent in a ghillie suit.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2024 at 14:47:26 (UTC)
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- Info Wildlife Photographer Giles Laurent in a ghillie suit. Created and uploaded by him - nominated by me -- ★ 14:47, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- ★ 14:47, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Thank you for the nomination! -- Giles Laurent (talk) 15:09, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Giles, you're a FP-related subject yourself! ★ 15:30, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I know how aware it is to use these suits, manufacture one by hand with natural waste, use a perfume of wild plants but for some reason it is a magnet for mosquitoes. Internally its very heat, a plastic layer for isolate should be used the human smell of the outside --Wilfredor (talk) 16:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome back, Wil! ★ 16:17, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I haven't gone back, at least not to create my own FPCs Wilfredor (talk) 22:01, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- To be honest I never encountered this mosquito problem in Switzerland with the suit but it’s true it’s hot in the ghillie suit. Because of that I acquired another set of camouflage clothing for warm temperatures -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:29, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I haven't gone back, at least not to create my own FPCs Wilfredor (talk) 22:01, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome back, Wil! ★ 16:17, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 00:11, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Question Tripod used? Just to be sure the credit is correct for the author of the photo -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:34, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Indeed, unless it's a staged shot by usage of tripod and self-timer, the author's attribution cannot be correct as is. On the other hand, if the photo is staged and so the action depicted is not genuine, may it still be featured for our "People at work" gallery? --A.Savin 09:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- That gallery also include people going to or from work, preparing for work, or taking a break during work. Besides, if Giles really was in his working position in the photo, would we be able to spot him in it? ;-) --Cart (talk) 09:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Here is a bit more about the context of this photo : I installed the tripod and my old camera kept taking pictures every few seconds. Different pictures in different poses were taken. A bit before I was done, a group of small birds luckily perched themselves on branches on my right and didn’t seem to notice me thanks to the camouflage. I photographed them for a bit but then these energetic birds went further away. This moment gave the best picture (this one) as it was natural. After that I also tried a slightly different location just a few steps away to see if the background was better but in my opinion this shot was still the best. So it is true it was "staged" at beginning when the tripod was put on the ground and the goal was simply to document what a wildlife photographer in a ghillie suit looks like but it could be said that it technically wasn’t staged or at least less staged with this picture as I was really looking at the birds. Anyway I don’t know which gallery is most adequate, if you think "Standing people" is better you can move it there. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- After having a look at the "People at work" gallery I think many of them could be considered as "staged" as well because they are clearly posing for the camera so I don't think it's a problem for that gallery but again if you prefer you can move to "Standing people" or to "Others" -- Giles Laurent (talk) 10:01, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Very true Cart. But actually this is a "work position" as well and it happens quite often because one difficult thing is finding a good spot so you first have to explore different areas looking for signs of the targeted animal presence (hair, footprints, droppings, etc.) and in that process you can find many other different animals so when you see/hear one (you often hear before seeing) you stop moving and look more carefully around. I photographed many mammals in that standing position and as long as they didn't see you move or that the wind isn't sending your smell in their direction you can stay undetected. And even when they see you, if you keep not moving they sometimes even walk in your direction (sometimes very close) intrigued by this weird tree or bush with a black hole and these are just moments when your adrenaline is very high and that you never forget -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I know. I was mostly joking about that "pile of grass" same as Rhododendrites did. My ex was a hunter, although up here we rely more on blinds and hides than camo. Great shot anyway! --Cart (talk) 12:53, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Here is a bit more about the context of this photo : I installed the tripod and my old camera kept taking pictures every few seconds. Different pictures in different poses were taken. A bit before I was done, a group of small birds luckily perched themselves on branches on my right and didn’t seem to notice me thanks to the camouflage. I photographed them for a bit but then these energetic birds went further away. This moment gave the best picture (this one) as it was natural. After that I also tried a slightly different location just a few steps away to see if the background was better but in my opinion this shot was still the best. So it is true it was "staged" at beginning when the tripod was put on the ground and the goal was simply to document what a wildlife photographer in a ghillie suit looks like but it could be said that it technically wasn’t staged or at least less staged with this picture as I was really looking at the birds. Anyway I don’t know which gallery is most adequate, if you think "Standing people" is better you can move it there. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- That gallery also include people going to or from work, preparing for work, or taking a break during work. Besides, if Giles really was in his working position in the photo, would we be able to spot him in it? ;-) --Cart (talk) 09:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Yes I used a tripod with my old camera and the author is correct. My main goal of that day was to search for a group of wolves that was seen multiple times in the previous weeks in the area and that attacked a group of cows. Unfortunately I didn’t see wolves that day but that’s just nature! -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:28, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Indeed, unless it's a staged shot by usage of tripod and self-timer, the author's attribution cannot be correct as is. On the other hand, if the photo is staged and so the action depicted is not genuine, may it still be featured for our "People at work" gallery? --A.Savin 09:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Peulle (talk) 06:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:36, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 07:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Berthold Werner (talk) 09:03, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 09:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Karelj (talk) 09:47, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Apart from the grass in the front, everything else is high quality. Wolverine XI 11:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 15:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- MartinD (talk) 18:41, 31 May 2024 (UTC) As the Dutch put it: your own mother wouldn't recognize you.;)
- Support
Oppose - There's nothing but a pile of grass in the photo!- Question: first FP depicting an FPC participant? — Rhododendrites talk | 19:05, 31 May 2024 (UTC)- Good one ;) Actually I was the human looking at the stars during perseids so the ghillie isn't the first picture ;) But I doubt that with 18'198 featured pictures in total it would be the first FPC participant featured -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:45, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Only silhouettes and bits of skins :-) -- Basile Morin (talk) 10:40, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:59, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Ivar (talk) 13:02, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Oxelaëre.- Porche de l église Saint-Martin, relief de Ste Cécile.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2024 at 09:43:50 (UTC)
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- InfoRelief, carved with the effigy of Ste Cécile represented with her zither, to the right of the portal of the Saint-Martin church. Oxelaëre (Nord, Fr).
all by me -- Pierre André (talk) 09:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC) - Support -- Pierre André (talk) 09:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice composition. ★ 16:28, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Chlebowski-Bajazyt w niewoli.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2024 at 09:18:31 (UTC)
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- Info created by wp:en:Stanisław Chlebowski - uploaded by Ejdzej - nominated by Elvorix -- Bayezid I held captive by Timur, painting by Stanisław Chlebowski (1878) ×Elvorixtalk 09:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- ×Elvorixtalk 09:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Unfortunately, at 1.6 megapixels, this image is below the required minimum resolution of 2 megapixels. Perhaps you can find a higher resolution with a freely available license, in which case we would appreciate a renewed nomination. Sorry for that. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 12:04, 30 May 2024 (UTC) | Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed. |
File:Spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis ocularis) male feeding Mbombela.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 21:15:39 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Ploceidae (Weavers)
- Info No FPs of this species. I think the garden tree may be an exotic. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support - WildMouse76 (talk) 03:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:22, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 09:33, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, but something is off here. I think it's the bird's positioning. It's not facing the camera and we can't really make out it's physique. Had the bird faced the camera in a classic stance, I'd have supported this image. The composition and crop are not a problem if you're wondering. Wolverine XI 11:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- The classic stance image has FP potential, but the nominated image is more dynamic. No idea what you mean by 'not facing the camera'. Classic bird photos have the head in profile; like here. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 19:07, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Санкт-Петербург, Чкаловский 46, барельеф.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 17:20:24 (UTC)
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- Info created, uploaded and nominated by Красный -- Красный wanna talk? 17:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Красный wanna talk? 17:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 19:54, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --A.Savin 09:12, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 05:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Facóquero común (Phacochoerus africanus), parque nacional del Lago Mburo, Uganda, 2024-02-01, DD 66.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 14:17:58 (UTC)
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- Info Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 14:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 14:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:50, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Correct focus -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:25, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral IMHO, The composition is not at the same level as other FPs of the same class --Wilfredor (talk) 22:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Gorila de montaña (Gorilla beringei beringei), parque nacional de la Selva Impenetrable de Bwindi, Uganda, 2024-02-02, DD 80.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 14:14:35 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals#Family : Hominidae (Great Apes)
- Info Female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 14:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 14:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Mounir TOUZRI (talk) 17:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Focus on the eyes, high resolution -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:26, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Wilfredor (talk) 22:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 22:31, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Yann (talk) 07:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 09:31, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ermell (talk) 10:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 11:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I don't know if it's just me, but the eyes of great apes are simply captivating. Wolverine XI 12:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support The eyes! -- Radomianin (talk) 20:12, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 21:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:56, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Anas zonorhyncha swimming.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 13:19:24 (UTC)
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- Info created and uploaded by Alpsdake - nominated by TKsdik8900 -- TKsdik8900 (talk) 13:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- TKsdik8900 (talk) 13:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 00:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Красный wanna talk? 07:29, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Aerial image of Finsteraarhorn (view from the south).jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2024 at 09:36:12 (UTC)
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- Info The Finsteraarhorn is the highest mountain of the Bernese Alps, the ninth-highest mountain of the Alps, the most prominent peak of Switzerland and the third-most prominent peak in the Alps; the image shows the 1200 m high southwest face which lies in the canton of Valais; created by Carsten Steger - uploaded by Carsten Steger - nominated by Carsten Steger -- Carsten Steger (talk) 09:36, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Carsten Steger (talk) 09:36, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Yann (talk) 12:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Definitely impressive to me! -- Radomianin (talk) 22:23, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 12:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 09:29, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Вид Нижний Урунгач.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2024 at 18:47:14 (UTC)
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- Info created and uploaded by Arina Pan - nominated by Красный -- Красный wanna talk? 18:47, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Красный wanna talk? 18:47, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:48, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 16:25, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 00:13, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 08:45, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:008 Black-headed heron from up close in the Tarangire National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2024 at 12:19:14 (UTC)
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- Info created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:13, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:41, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 15:45, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 23:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support High resolution and level of detail, striking look -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:33, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ermell (talk) 09:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:44, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 22:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:20, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 22:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:View from the Schlossbergalm 01.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2024 at 09:10:58 (UTC)
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- Info created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 09:10, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Llez (talk) 09:10, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- -donald- (talk) 10:39, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:15, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 23:46, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ermell (talk) 09:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Elaborately created panorama in which there is much to discover. -- Radomianin (talk) 22:30, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 15:11, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:21, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 08:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 22:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Dunnock (Prunella modularis) 3.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2024 at 07:33:25 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Prunellidae (Accentors)
- Info created and uploaded by Charlesjsharp - nominated by WildMouse76 -- WildMouse76 (talk) 07:33, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 07:33, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:15, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Thank you for the nomination. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:07, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:41, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 15:45, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:27, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support-- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:21, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 08:00, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 22:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Falesia Nome e Cognome2.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Natural/Italy#Sicily
- Info: rock climbers at the Nome e Cognome crag; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I would try to clone out the power line in the background --Llez (talk) 15:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Llez: Done --The Cosmonaut (talk) 00:13, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 05:09, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 10:35, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 15:11, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Chiesa di San Michele, Savoca.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Religious_buildings#Italy
- Info Saint Michael Church, Savoca, Sicily; all by -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 08:57, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Sorry, no wow IMO. —kallerna (talk) 07:10, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Very good light, but just a QI in my opinion, because the architecture is not exceptional. Flat façades -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:56, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose per Basile. Красный wanna talk? 13:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I can appreciate this sturdy old building.--Famberhorst (talk) 15:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Building itself is not ugly, but looks ugly because distortion correction is too strong IMHO. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 00:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- What do you mean by "too strong"? It is conventional to ensure that the verticals are vertical for architectural photos. To the extent it is even possible for this very old building, which has survived numerous earthquakes, so none of the verticals are actually perfect. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:06, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- I believe that the desire to make verticals vertical should not be an end in itself. I think it is much more important that the objects in the photo look natural as in real life and not resemble broken cardboard toys. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 04:05, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- And in real life most buildings are in fact vertical, and we see them as such. This is hardly a good candidate for some sort of vertical vanishing point effect. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 04:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Well, you're free to have your opinion and I'm free to have mine. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 05:11, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- And in real life most buildings are in fact vertical, and we see them as such. This is hardly a good candidate for some sort of vertical vanishing point effect. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 04:30, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I believe that the desire to make verticals vertical should not be an end in itself. I think it is much more important that the objects in the photo look natural as in real life and not resemble broken cardboard toys. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 04:05, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- What do you mean by "too strong"? It is conventional to ensure that the verticals are vertical for architectural photos. To the extent it is even possible for this very old building, which has survived numerous earthquakes, so none of the verticals are actually perfect. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 15:06, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:40, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Per Basile Morin. -- Karelj (talk) 09:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:48, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Question to @The Cosmonaut: where's your Nikon D3300? ★ 01:03, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- I noticed that for the well-lit scenes that don't require zoom, its image quality is not superior to my phone's. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 03:05, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Killdeer (20453).jpg, featured[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2024 at 00:36:47 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes#Genus : Charadrius
- Info Adult killdeer (Charadrius vociferus). All by — Rhododendrites talk | 00:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Got lucky with it walking right towards me for a moment. — Rhododendrites talk | 00:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:31, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Well captured -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:04, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support —Bruce1eetalk 07:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 07:34, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 08:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 09:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 10:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:42, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:06, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 23:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Carsten Steger (talk) 09:40, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:26, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 22:56, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Alexander McQueen clamshell dress (51611p).jpg, featured[edit]
Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2024 at 00:32:51 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Objects#Clothing and textiles
- Info A razor clamshell dress by Alexander McQueen for his spring/summer 2001 collection "Voss", featured here as part of a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion". all by — Rhododendrites talk | 00:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support — Rhododendrites talk | 00:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support another kind to present shells --Llez (talk) 08:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 09:23, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Ermell (talk) 10:58, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Poor skin inside :-) Basile Morin (talk) 01:28, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Carsten Steger (talk) 09:51, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Yann (talk) 12:12, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I wish he didn't kill himself -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:37, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 12:44, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:27, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) young female Kruger 2.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Jun 2024 at 09:03:05 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Family : Felidae (Felids)
- Info A leopard 'in its habitat'. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support This one is better. --SHB2000 (talk) 10:34, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Definitely better. ★ 12:25, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Impressive but temperature too cold? -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:17, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- New version uploaded. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:09, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- I think the white balance needs further adjustment on the magenta/green axis - there is a strong magenta cast to the image. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- New version uploaded. Charlesjsharp (talk) 07:38, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Wilfredor (talk) 22:07, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 21:09, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 20:47, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Ou-Line-Series701-N12.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 5 Jun 2024 at 08:32:09 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Vehicles/Land_vehicles#Rail_vehicles
- Info created by MaedaAkihiko - uploaded by MaedaAkihiko - nominated by Bruce1ee -- —Bruce1eetalk 08:32, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- —Bruce1eetalk 08:32, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support — Rhododendrites talk | 12:22, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 12:34, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:42, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 14:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:21, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Berthold Werner (talk) 14:51, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Kobbet lahwé à la Marsa.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Exteriors#Tunisia
- Info created by Atef Ouni - uploaded by Atef Ouni - nominated by Atef Ouni -- Atef Ouni (talk) 08:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Atef Ouni (talk) 08:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Seems to be missing EXIF data? (I went to look for the lens type and there is only an attribution in the EXIF). — Rhododendrites talk | 12:24, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I like sky and clouds here. --Sebring12Hrs (talk) 14:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Nice, but motif and quality are not outstanding. Sky is noisy and there are some spots. --Milseburg (talk) 14:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose The sky has a weird turquoise color. Oversaturated? And is very noisy, with dust spots -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: would support if the sky is denoised and cleaned up. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Пристан во Преспанското Езеро.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Architectural elements#Others
- Info All by me. -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:25, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:25, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral It would be great without the (somewhat ugly) white board -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support El Golli Mohamed 07:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 23:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:006 Wild Baby Alpine Chamois Creux du Van and Swiss Alps Sunset colors Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/In_their_habitats#Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
- Info created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 14:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support nice.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:07, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose That dark blurred area on the right spoils the composition IMHO Poco a poco (talk) 17:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. I guess you are talking of one of the two trees? They are the reason the chamois were there: close to them the snow is less deep and they can dig the snow with their hooves to eat the grass. The trees are thus part of the habitats of these chamois, which is one of the reasons why the gallery Animals in their habitat was chosen for this picture. Also, I actually personally think that they give a nice touch to the image with their soft colors illuminated by the sunset. Also both trees point to the subject and the chamois clearly stands out with its dark color in this snowy background with soft sunset illuminated colors. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 17:38, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support From the point of view of the chosen gallery, I think the composition is appropriate. In my opinion, the blurred elements in the foreground and background can be considered a compositional style. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:51, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Radomianin --Terragio67 (talk) 03:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose (regretfully). I have to agree with Poco2 that the blurred area on the right ruins it. --SHB2000 (talk) 10:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. I still personally think that the background tree is a nice echo of the foreground tree, giving the viewer a sense of what the foreground tree actually looks like while also beeing relevant to the chamois' environment. Giles Laurent (talk) 13:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- It's a fair point, but the tree takes the salience. SHB2000 (talk) 22:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- I still think that the chamois stands out way more than the background tree for multiple reasons : 1) the chamois is the clear subject in the middle of the frame ; 2) the chamois is wearing it's black winter coat which makes it stand out compared to the light-colored snow ; 3) the bokeh is cleary separating the subject from the background ; 4) the foreground tree creates perfect leading lines that point directly at the center of the frame where the subject is placed ; 5) the snow horizon on the background on the left side creates another leading line to the center of the frame where the subject is placed ; 6) the snow on the middleground of the image that goes from the bottom right of the picture to the center also creates another leading line pointing to the subject ; 7) finally, even the background tree is pointing right at the subject. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 22:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- It's a fair point, but the tree takes the salience. SHB2000 (talk) 22:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. I still personally think that the background tree is a nice echo of the foreground tree, giving the viewer a sense of what the foreground tree actually looks like while also beeing relevant to the chamois' environment. Giles Laurent (talk) 13:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Ivar (talk) 18:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:51, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 08:51, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Bad crop IMO, the photo is mainly just "background". —kallerna (talk) 07:12, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. The gallery "animals in their habitats" was especially created to feature pictures where a step back was taken and where a wider view is presented. Per creator of this gallery : "It is so great to see the animals as part of photos of their habitat. So please, when you super-record the critters, do also take a step back and compose a few great photos where we can see a bit more of the places where they live". This image is exactly that, it allows to have a wider view that changes from the usual "mugshots" that we often see on animals here. The wider view on this shot was intended for various reasons. It emphasizes the small size of the subject and the fact that it is still a small baby on a big snow covered environment with only a few trees. The wider look also allows to see two trees that are relevant to the environment of the chamois in winter because close to them there is less snow on the ground and the chamois can more easily dig the snow with their hooves to eat the grass. Finally the wider shots also allows to showcase the swiss alps in the background beautifully illuminated by sunset light to complete the scene. If the image would have been cropped/framed to only include the chamois, it would have in my opinion a lot less educational value because we would be missing all these interesting elements about it's habitat. Moreover the wider shots allows to showcase the beautiful sunset colors which is a rare thing to capture with wildlife photography. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:55, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- If so, the habitat should not be OOF. —kallerna (talk) 13:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- The chamois is still the main subject of the image so it's normal to have the focus on him. The bokeh is destined to bring the viewer's attention to the main subject while still allowing to have an idea of the surroundings, without needing to see them in details (or they would steal attention from the main subject). We have several FP on the gallery "Animals in their habitat" that also have bokeh background : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Moreover, except if background is extremely close to the subject (or if the subject is far away), you will always have bokeh at 600mm. The use of a 600mm zoom was intentional, as it creates a compression effect that allows the background elements to look closer than they really are. Here is an exemple with a photo (from the internet) of the Château de Chillon with a probably like 25-35mm lense. The red square illustrates where the Dents du Midi are. Here is now a photo of the Château de Chillon taken from more far away with a 155mm zoom in order to have the Dents du Midi mountain appearing in big behind the castle to make them look like they are closer than they really are. This same technique was used in this shot in order to have the Swiss Alps appearing in the background (else they would be extremely small in the background because they are 40-60km further away). -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- This new gallery was not an improvement for several of us. See Strange disconnected extra gallery.
- kallerna takes great photographs of animals in their environment, like File:Vicugna vicugna Salar de Chalviri.jpg and File:Faroese sheep Sumba 1.jpg (both FP) and I think that if you choose to include the background, then this visible context should be attractive / aesthetic in some way. Otherwise the animal is just too small -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- You are comparing a domestic animal like a sheep that can extremely easily be approached + an animal that can also easily be approached by humans (vicuna) to a chamois, a wild animal that can't be approached like that. Both pictures you linked were taken at 21mm and 48mm at a close distance (=no bokeh), which is usually not something that can be done with this animal where you have to use a telephoto lense like the 600mm that I used (=inevitable bokeh). To photograph the animal I had to crawl on the snow and hide my body behind a natural bump on the ground with only my head, camera and hands appearing to the chamois, in order to not disturb him and not feel threatening to him or he probably would have fled. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 10:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- There are a bunch of photos of Rupicapra rupicapra on Commons and Wikipedia. So it doesn't seem so difficult to approach them.
- Backgrounds in focus don't necessary "steal attention from the main subject", at least not in the two examples shown above.
- The problem with long focal lengths is they focus on small things. Everything around gets blurry. So the compromise "subject + around" is difficult. Since it quickly gives an insignifiant small subject lost in a big uninteresting space. I think that's what Kallerna says when writing the photo is mainly just "background". Regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:13, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- If you look the images from your link you will notice that they have been all taken from very far or with a telephoto lense, and/or went into a big crop, which proves my point that they are not as easily approachable as a domestic sheep or a vicuna. The group of chamois that I saw was a bit nervous and I have no doubt they would very likely have fled if I would be standing up and not lying on the ground with just my head visible. Moreover, for the sheep image you link I personally have my attention very much directed to the houses on the right because they are in clear focus and I personally don't like animal photography with human constructed elements but that's just my personal taste. Finally I don't think that the subject gets lost in a big uninteresting space for this photo because as said above it emphasizes the small size of the subject and the fact that it is still a small baby on a big snow covered environment with only a few trees. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Proportionally, it's a huge background with small animal. And the background itself is... white, with almost nothing apart from distracting blurry elements -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:40, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I know it's more rare to see such composition on FPC because here people usually only do mugshots of wild animals but there still are other images in the same situation as linked above : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. I personally think that this composition brings value to the image because it allows to have a view of the environment and also because it tells a story that a narrow croped/frame picture would not be able to tell. Also I personally think that the background would be distracting if it was in focus and that the bokeh beautifully separates the subject from the background while still beeing possible to understand the context. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Environment are greats when they fit. Have a quick glance at this picture. What do you see? Two dark forms. One is okay, and one is a strange bush, like saying "hello, I'm here but just a big unclear shape. Try to find something else in this large, large frame" -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- The only dark form I see is the chamois and I think the background tree brings welcoming nice warm colors to a mostly cold snow background giving a nice mix of warm and cold to the image. The background tree also echoes the foreground tree giving the viewer a sense of its shape. It also is relevant to the chamois environment because the herd went where the trees were for more easily accessible grass. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Environment are greats when they fit. Have a quick glance at this picture. What do you see? Two dark forms. One is okay, and one is a strange bush, like saying "hello, I'm here but just a big unclear shape. Try to find something else in this large, large frame" -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I know it's more rare to see such composition on FPC because here people usually only do mugshots of wild animals but there still are other images in the same situation as linked above : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. I personally think that this composition brings value to the image because it allows to have a view of the environment and also because it tells a story that a narrow croped/frame picture would not be able to tell. Also I personally think that the background would be distracting if it was in focus and that the bokeh beautifully separates the subject from the background while still beeing possible to understand the context. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Proportionally, it's a huge background with small animal. And the background itself is... white, with almost nothing apart from distracting blurry elements -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:40, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- If you look the images from your link you will notice that they have been all taken from very far or with a telephoto lense, and/or went into a big crop, which proves my point that they are not as easily approachable as a domestic sheep or a vicuna. The group of chamois that I saw was a bit nervous and I have no doubt they would very likely have fled if I would be standing up and not lying on the ground with just my head visible. Moreover, for the sheep image you link I personally have my attention very much directed to the houses on the right because they are in clear focus and I personally don't like animal photography with human constructed elements but that's just my personal taste. Finally I don't think that the subject gets lost in a big uninteresting space for this photo because as said above it emphasizes the small size of the subject and the fact that it is still a small baby on a big snow covered environment with only a few trees. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- You are comparing a domestic animal like a sheep that can extremely easily be approached + an animal that can also easily be approached by humans (vicuna) to a chamois, a wild animal that can't be approached like that. Both pictures you linked were taken at 21mm and 48mm at a close distance (=no bokeh), which is usually not something that can be done with this animal where you have to use a telephoto lense like the 600mm that I used (=inevitable bokeh). To photograph the animal I had to crawl on the snow and hide my body behind a natural bump on the ground with only my head, camera and hands appearing to the chamois, in order to not disturb him and not feel threatening to him or he probably would have fled. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 10:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- The chamois is still the main subject of the image so it's normal to have the focus on him. The bokeh is destined to bring the viewer's attention to the main subject while still allowing to have an idea of the surroundings, without needing to see them in details (or they would steal attention from the main subject). We have several FP on the gallery "Animals in their habitat" that also have bokeh background : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Moreover, except if background is extremely close to the subject (or if the subject is far away), you will always have bokeh at 600mm. The use of a 600mm zoom was intentional, as it creates a compression effect that allows the background elements to look closer than they really are. Here is an exemple with a photo (from the internet) of the Château de Chillon with a probably like 25-35mm lense. The red square illustrates where the Dents du Midi are. Here is now a photo of the Château de Chillon taken from more far away with a 155mm zoom in order to have the Dents du Midi mountain appearing in big behind the castle to make them look like they are closer than they really are. This same technique was used in this shot in order to have the Swiss Alps appearing in the background (else they would be extremely small in the background because they are 40-60km further away). -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- If so, the habitat should not be OOF. —kallerna (talk) 13:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
In theory perhaps, but not out of focus like that, so that when you zoom in, it's just blur in your face! :-) Basile Morin (talk) 13:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- If you see at unzoomed size that it's a tree I don't see why you would want to zoom at it to see if it's still a tree. Bokeh areas is not meant to be zoomed at since it's not the main subject. You will have the same result when zooming in bokeh areas of these pictures : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and it is a normal thing. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:53, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm... Is it not the third time now these 5 links appear on this page? Lol :-) Honestly the big brown mass was not so obvious as a tree at first sight. You were there, but not the observers. Problem is that these elements you don't see the necessity to see in large size actually dominate -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:08, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I repost them for convenience to have clearer view of what is beeing refered to. But I agree that the discussion has become cyclical and that everything was already said (many times). I think it's still quite visible that it's a tree with all the branches and some of them with snow. Yes the domination is actually precisely the point of this composition: to have a small baby chamois depicted in a vast open environment with difficultly accessible grass as everything on the ground is deeply snow covered, except close to the trees. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:16, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm... Is it not the third time now these 5 links appear on this page? Lol :-) Honestly the big brown mass was not so obvious as a tree at first sight. You were there, but not the observers. Problem is that these elements you don't see the necessity to see in large size actually dominate -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:08, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Nice light but 1) the feet are hidden, 2) the big blurry brown mass is distracting, and 3) the snowy branch is out of focus. Cluttered composition in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your review. I don't think the feet beeing hidden is a problem for ungulates and we have multiple FP in that situation (in addition to the image of the domesetic sheep you sent yourself above) : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, etc. Moreover, as explained above, to photograph the animal I had to crawl up a a natural bump in the snow to only have my head, hands and camera appearing to the animal so that it would not feel threatened by me. If I had stood up to have the chamois feet in the image, not only would the chamois have probably fled, but also the composition would have been extremely boring because you would not have the swiss alps in the background and just a boring high-angle shot with just ground visible in the background (click here for an illustration). As for the two trees you mention, they are relevant to the chamois environment. In my opinion the image would have been much more cluttered if they were in focus (which anyway can not be the case at 600mm) and they would also be very distracting in my opinion because they would steal the attention from the chamois. So I still think that having them blured not only creates a good classical foreground, midleground, background photography which gives a 3 dimensional sense to the image but also allow to keep the attention on the main subject. Also, as already said, the foreground tree creates a perfect leading line to the subject just as many others that are present in the image. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:09, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Would, would, would... if, if, if :-) So to be short, it's sometimes just a question of luck. The environment here was not so cooperative in my personal opinion, but your subjective taste is of course totally acceptable -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Seeing how the chamois were a bit nervous, I have almost no doubt they would have fled if I stood up (but we can never be 100% certain of course). Also, I have been a dozen times to this place and I have no doubt that I was extremely lucky to cumulate multiple favorable factors for this image : 1) there is only a few days/weeks every year that you can have snow there as it is not very high in altitude and also because winters are becoming warmer and warmer lately ; 2) chamois are not often seen there (most of the time it’s just ibexes that are seen) ; 3) the picture was taken with beautiful sunset colors which is rare and lucky for wildlife photography because usually the wild animals will not be placed in a good place or you will face challenging light conditions with for example contre-jour and for this shot I was lucky that the baby chamois was well placed to not have contre-jour, it was also lucky that the chamois was not in a shadow area that would not be benefiting from the sunset colors and it was also lucky that the chamois lifted its head in a way that it could be beautifully illuminated by the soft sunsets light ; 4) the combination of all of the previous elements is extremely lucky because it is way more likely to see the chamois without snow or with no beautiful sunset colors ; 5) it was very interesting to witness how the chamois adapted to this unusual situation for them (snow covering their food and having to go to places with less snow to dig to reach the grass) ; 6) having that small baby chamois far enough from the rest of the herd (especially form the mother) was extremely lucky and allowed to isolate the subject in this big snowy fairy tail environment ; 7) 98% of the time the chamois was just eating/digging the ground with head down and it was only during a very small few seconds that it had its head up like that to monitor me (even though I just had my head, hands and camera visible for him in order to not appear threatening)(but most of the time it was the rest of the herd that kept monitoring me) ; 8) most of the time with wildlife animal you are not able to place yourself to have the elements you want in the background. For this shot I was extremely lucky to be able to have the Swiss alps in the background. 9) the chamois was really perfectly placed with all these leading lines pointing to him, which is uncommon for wildlife photography. With all these elements I honestly personally think this image is of FP level. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:00, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- You see some qualities but minimize the drawbacks :-) 1) animal partially hidden at the bottom (in addition to being small in the environment), 2) background totally unclear, out of focus (not recognizable mountains) 3) unaesthetic branch. Question of visual balance -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Because I honestly personally don't think they are drawbacks (and even if they were, all of the qualities of the image would outweigh them in my opinion) : 1) I don't think having feet partially hidden is a problem for ungulates (see the 15 links above) and is actually even more normal when walking on snow ; 2) for me the background is clear : there's a vast environment with only a few trees and a mountain in the background. I don't think it needs to be in focus as it would steal attention from the subject (and as said above would not be possible anyway at 600mm). The background also tells a story and is relevant to the chamois environment ; 3) I personally think the foreground branch is very aesthetic because it is beautifully covered in snow with beautiful delicate sunset colors. I also like the way they create leading lines to the subject. I understand your opinion, even if I don't agree with it, and I think everything was said. Best regards and have a nice day, -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! I had a wonderful day :-)
- It's very clear on the picture that the feet are hidden, not because deep in the snow but because the foreground is higher in level.
- 15 examples above (wow!) but all of them with animals at full size. Different from here, small mammal + partially hidden -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm happy to hear you had a wonderful day. I understand your view about partially hidden feet and proportion. What I am saying is that not only it's not disturbing for ungulates having feet not visible but that also it is also unavoidable to have that in snow anyway, even if a few inches would have been gained by standing up (at the cost of having the animal flee away and having a way less interesting background). On some of the 15 links mentioned you will even have much greater portion not visible. I personally prefer this picture than these two FP chamois pictures I made : image n°1 and image n°2 because on these two links it's just a chamois "mugshot" and there's not much context to it. This actual image is way more special in my opinion because of the fact that it was shot in a snow environment, moreover with beautiful sunset lights, and that this picture is even is able to give a context of the chamois' environment and behavior in winter in that place. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:06, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- "Unavoidable"? Type "chamois in snow" on Google and you'll see almost all the pictures display the feet (example).
- The number of extraordinary buildings that failed at FPC because something distracting was ruining the composition... Same case here in my view. On the surface, the animal represents maybe 3 or 4 %. The rest is like empty on a "symbolic" level. Content matters -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:22, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Unavoidable on deep snow, not on undeep snow that was already flatened by walking on it. I personaly don't think the trees are distracting and that on the opposite they bring value to the composition has it's part of it's environment and explains why the chamois would prefer to be close to it. This picture has just as much "animal surface" than these ones for example : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and it is a perfectly normal thing for depicting animals in their environment. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:35, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm happy to hear you had a wonderful day. I understand your view about partially hidden feet and proportion. What I am saying is that not only it's not disturbing for ungulates having feet not visible but that also it is also unavoidable to have that in snow anyway, even if a few inches would have been gained by standing up (at the cost of having the animal flee away and having a way less interesting background). On some of the 15 links mentioned you will even have much greater portion not visible. I personally prefer this picture than these two FP chamois pictures I made : image n°1 and image n°2 because on these two links it's just a chamois "mugshot" and there's not much context to it. This actual image is way more special in my opinion because of the fact that it was shot in a snow environment, moreover with beautiful sunset lights, and that this picture is even is able to give a context of the chamois' environment and behavior in winter in that place. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:06, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Because I honestly personally don't think they are drawbacks (and even if they were, all of the qualities of the image would outweigh them in my opinion) : 1) I don't think having feet partially hidden is a problem for ungulates (see the 15 links above) and is actually even more normal when walking on snow ; 2) for me the background is clear : there's a vast environment with only a few trees and a mountain in the background. I don't think it needs to be in focus as it would steal attention from the subject (and as said above would not be possible anyway at 600mm). The background also tells a story and is relevant to the chamois environment ; 3) I personally think the foreground branch is very aesthetic because it is beautifully covered in snow with beautiful delicate sunset colors. I also like the way they create leading lines to the subject. I understand your opinion, even if I don't agree with it, and I think everything was said. Best regards and have a nice day, -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- You see some qualities but minimize the drawbacks :-) 1) animal partially hidden at the bottom (in addition to being small in the environment), 2) background totally unclear, out of focus (not recognizable mountains) 3) unaesthetic branch. Question of visual balance -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Seeing how the chamois were a bit nervous, I have almost no doubt they would have fled if I stood up (but we can never be 100% certain of course). Also, I have been a dozen times to this place and I have no doubt that I was extremely lucky to cumulate multiple favorable factors for this image : 1) there is only a few days/weeks every year that you can have snow there as it is not very high in altitude and also because winters are becoming warmer and warmer lately ; 2) chamois are not often seen there (most of the time it’s just ibexes that are seen) ; 3) the picture was taken with beautiful sunset colors which is rare and lucky for wildlife photography because usually the wild animals will not be placed in a good place or you will face challenging light conditions with for example contre-jour and for this shot I was lucky that the baby chamois was well placed to not have contre-jour, it was also lucky that the chamois was not in a shadow area that would not be benefiting from the sunset colors and it was also lucky that the chamois lifted its head in a way that it could be beautifully illuminated by the soft sunsets light ; 4) the combination of all of the previous elements is extremely lucky because it is way more likely to see the chamois without snow or with no beautiful sunset colors ; 5) it was very interesting to witness how the chamois adapted to this unusual situation for them (snow covering their food and having to go to places with less snow to dig to reach the grass) ; 6) having that small baby chamois far enough from the rest of the herd (especially form the mother) was extremely lucky and allowed to isolate the subject in this big snowy fairy tail environment ; 7) 98% of the time the chamois was just eating/digging the ground with head down and it was only during a very small few seconds that it had its head up like that to monitor me (even though I just had my head, hands and camera visible for him in order to not appear threatening)(but most of the time it was the rest of the herd that kept monitoring me) ; 8) most of the time with wildlife animal you are not able to place yourself to have the elements you want in the background. For this shot I was extremely lucky to be able to have the Swiss alps in the background. 9) the chamois was really perfectly placed with all these leading lines pointing to him, which is uncommon for wildlife photography. With all these elements I honestly personally think this image is of FP level. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:00, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Would, would, would... if, if, if :-) So to be short, it's sometimes just a question of luck. The environment here was not so cooperative in my personal opinion, but your subjective taste is of course totally acceptable -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @El Golli Mohamed with your comment saying "it's really easy for those who have never practiced wildlife photography to criticize", you certainly ignore that the best art critics in this world aren't artists themselves. They just know what they're talking about, with enough background and knowledge. Moreover, this platform is open to everyone. No diploma requested to participate. That's also valid for all the voters who support birds or very cute cats. Similarly you can also meet people having strong convictions on architecture photography without knowing anything about the subject nor the difficulty. Please stay focus on the topic, if you have something interesting to share about the content, just let us know -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- What you say is not contradictory to what I said. I didn't say that it was forbidden to criticize a style of photography that you have never practiced, but that it was too easy to do so. After that, saying that you know a subject very well without ever having practiced it doesn't really convince me. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 07:34, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- You may be upset or frustrated because I opposed a picture of your birds and my vote suddenly put an end to the enthusiastic series of supports. Hopefully because something true was said.
- What I'm explaining concerning reviews: First, great art critics are usually not artists. Which means they don't practice at all. No painting in their hands. Only knowledge, feelings, sensibility. And they usually know what they're talking about. Same happens when you enjoy a music or a movie, you don't need to be musician nor director or comedian, you just need to master a field that is about giving fair appreciations. And criticizing an art work is never "too easy" for these professionals. Secondly, it's far more easy to cast an empty vote with nothing written, or with nothing constructive, than expressing a subjective opinion, finding the words, detailing a reasoning, and if necessary courageously going against the consensus. I appreciate Giles's works in general, but I'm sorry not all the FPCs are always promoted. And I think all the authors (myself included) often lack objectivity. That's why various points of view are necessary -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm casting empty votes like you said parceque je n'aime pas trop "étaler ma science" par ici. Je crois que je vais clore ce débat inutile. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 07:42, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- That's your way of participating. But read also the guidelines. COM:FPC "A well-written review helps participants (photographers, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a picture. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate". Greetings -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:18, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I'm casting empty votes like you said parceque je n'aime pas trop "étaler ma science" par ici. Je crois que je vais clore ce débat inutile. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 07:42, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- What you say is not contradictory to what I said. I didn't say that it was forbidden to criticize a style of photography that you have never practiced, but that it was too easy to do so. After that, saying that you know a subject very well without ever having practiced it doesn't really convince me. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 07:34, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support It's really easy for those who have never practiced wildlife photography to criticize. It's much more complicated than photographing a building. El Golli Mohamed 19:57, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- This is an unwise insult. Some of those opposing this nomination are experienced wildlife photographers. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:02, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- My comment is very clear. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 22:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comments must be about the photo and not about other voters Wilfredor (talk) 11:55, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- My comment is very clear. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 22:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- This is an unwise insult. Some of those opposing this nomination are experienced wildlife photographers. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:02, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support As a wildlife photographer, I understand the challenges that often arise when capturing images in cold climates and at high altitudes. I have gone out to photograph in temperatures of -20°C to -30°C, which is common in this region of Quebec. I have also been at 5,000 meters above sea level in the Andes (reaching there on foot without a cable car). In such conditions, it's not just tough on the stomach; I remember that taking three steps felt like running an entire stadium, the heart beats very fast, the hands feel like they are burning despite special gloves, and the stomach feels like you have diarrhea all the time. I agree that an image should speak for itself, but we must consider the circumstances: a cold and high place is very different from a photo of farm animals. I respect others' opinions, but I want to support this photo for its merit and difficulty. --Wilfredor (talk) 22:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Excellent shot. I would have cropped it a bit on the left, given that there's a lot of weight on the right. That being said, I particularly like that the image shows the habitat. The bokeh of the lens is nice and in general there's nothing wrong with out-of-focus elements in an image. Thanks for uploading so many top-notch photos here, Giles! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:48, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:Guermassa, vue sur le village.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications#Tunisia
- InfoGeneral view of Guermassa, Berber village in southern Tunisia created by Skander zarrad - uploaded by Skander zarrad - nominated by نعيم قربوسي -- نعيم قربوسي (talk) 00:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- نعيم قربوسي (talk) 00:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The clone stamp error should be fixed.--Ermell (talk) 21:29, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- i fix the problem , thank you Skander zarrad (talk) 21:21, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Beautiful view of a stunning site. – Aristeas (talk) 14:56, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 15:10, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Ermell (talk) 19:16, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Grèbe huppé Thyna008.jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds#Family : Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Info created by El Golli Mohamed - uploaded by El Golli Mohamed - nominated by El Golli Mohamed -- El Golli Mohamed (talk) 21:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- El Golli Mohamed (talk) 21:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 03:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Famberhorst (talk) 16:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 06:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Chepry (talk) 17:25, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Most interesting part, the head is out of focus. The focus is on the feathers of the back, behind. And with this low resolution, only 2,159 × 2,879 pixels, it is a real quality issue -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- The crest of the grebe is the most interesting part and it is in focus. You can't shoot at F11 in wildlife photography to have the tip of the beak in focus for such a situation. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 17:45, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- The beak is just about okay, but not the crest above, nor the eyes, nor even the crest around the neck. The focus is really further away, probably because the bird was moving forward. Or because the focus point was not adequately targeted -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:02, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Comment A striking snapshot, but unfortunately the technical quality is inadequate. I wonder why the image received QI status when head and eyes are not in focus. -- Radomianin (talk) 09:20, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- As you are giving many support votes, Radomianin, why do you not give an oppose vote for an inadequate nomination that you would reject at QI? Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for asking, Charles. As for dissenting votes, I prefer to use them very thoughtfully. If possible, I try to convey my opinion with a comment or, if in doubt, a neutral vote. However, if it's necessary to prevent a promotion in the interest of common consensus, I do so - as in this example. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 21:34, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- I understand. But your policy, whilst it avoids creating enemies, skews nominations in favour of promotion. I have had to give up opposing nominations except in exceptional circumstances (e.g. ethics), so I have also stopped supporting excellent nominations which is a shame. The general enmity and frequent hostility from other users made my life too stressful, so I can see where you are coming from. Unfortunately, it is not possible to hide the identity of voters. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:05, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Many thanks for your thoughts, Charles. I think a detailed, reasoned dissenting vote is very valuable to be constructive for the image and the photographer. However, a constructive comment can be equally helpful in not scaring off new talent. An offer of help can also rescue a nomination. Because FPC thrives on diversity, which is not always the case. I have also learned a lot on this forum over the years, and yet I can't get enough of participating regularly and enjoying the contributions of fellow users. Speaking only for myself, it may not always be easy, but as in real life, learning from mistakes strengthens your skills and ultimately your level of confidence. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 10:14, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Charles is trying to do everything to prevent my photos from being promoted. We had an old argument together and he is doing this purely out of revenge. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 11:33, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Many thanks for your comment, El Golli Mohamed. I didn't know about that, and I'm sorry that there were differences. If I may express my humble opinion in general, perhaps past misunderstandings should be settled in respectful agreement in order to look forward to the future unencumbered. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 11:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Indeed. Thank you. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 11:53, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- El Golli Mohamed is misleading you, Radomianin. He was recently suspended from Commons for two weeks for an unprovoked insult. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- And you want me suspended for life? so your comment is not about the photo but it's just a personal matter. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 17:47, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Charlesjsharp and El Golli Mohamed: Thank you for letting me know, Charles. I was not aware of the incident, but I found the relevant entry. Please allow me to share my opinion as an outsider: It is not okay to insult, El Golli Mohamed. It is also not okay to feel provoked or to provoke. We should always remember the principle of assuming good intentions. If someone feels provoked, it might be a good idea to wait a bit before responding calmly. I think it would be appropriate for you to settle your differences, perhaps with an apology. What is the point of remembering past incidents? I'm sure you're both friendly and outgoing people in real life, so you should look to the future and not lose focus on the main goal of our presence here: Working together to build a valuable media library for reusers. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 18:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- You can take a look at my Cream-coloured Courser's nomination. You will understand. A kind of unbearable repetitive sticks in the wheels. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 20:28, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- I assume it's about this nomination. You withdrew the nomination two days after it was created. I think this was a bit hasty. Please don't be discouraged by comments and be patient. With some nominations, reviewers are undecided at first and decide to review the image later. Your assumption, mentioned on the nomination page, that there is a lobby that does not want to judge the photo is not correct, in my opinion. You may want to consider reversing your withdrawal to allow the nomination to run its course. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:05, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- It's okay, I already nominated another photo. I didn't say I was surrounded by a lobby, I said there was a lobby (so a minority, two or three) that discourages most of the participants here. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 21:25, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the information. Yes, you're right - you wrote "It seems like there is a lobby around here". I apologize for the misquote, I have corrected it. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:41, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 18:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you El Golli Mohamed (talk) 19:46, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak oppose It's a great shot that you got at the right moment. But unfortunately, the head and eyes are out of focus, probably because the bird swam toward you. Even post-processing would not be able to fix this problem. Normally, the wow factor takes precedence over technical quality, but in my humble opinion, the lack of focus on the most important part of the body is a criterion against promotion. I'm sorry about that. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- The ferruginous crest of the grebe is the most interesting part of the bird and it is in focus. You can't shoot at F11 in wildlife photography to have all the depth of field from the tip of the beak till the crest in focus for such a situation. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 21:00, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- I understand that it is very challenging to create such ambitious images. However, as I see it, the focus in your photo is mainly on the flight feathers, as even the impressive crest is not completely in focus. I suspect that the bird's movement towards you was faster than the autofocus. I think if the crest had been sharper, the eyes and head would also have been more in focus than they are now. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:58, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Of course it's not easy to camouflage yourself and wait for the bird to come towards you with this raised crest look without it seeing you. Afterwards you have to react quickly and the autofocus in this kind of light does not allow you to point the eye quickly enough. Either you wait for the autofocus to catch the eye and you can miss a very nice shot or you give priority to the trigger even if it does not catch the eye perfectly. I have many classic photos of Great Crested Grebe with a clear eye but with this atmosphere this is the only photo. Anyone who has ever practice wildlife photography knows what I'm talking about. An art critic will focus on the sharp eye. El Golli Mohamed (talk) 22:23, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I understand your point of view. Thank you for your detailed explanations. The work of wildlife photographers is something that I have a great deal of respect for. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support I think the focus bit is negligible in this case. --SHB2000 (talk) 22:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you El Golli Mohamed (talk) 23:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:2014-Cambodge Angkor Wat (21).jpg[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects/Sculptures#Statues indoors
- InfoStatue of reclining Buddha in the central Prasat. Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia
all by me -- Pierre André (talk) 08:50, 25 May 2024 (UTC) - Support -- Pierre André (talk) 08:50, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I am not sure it is OK for FP. A tripod with less ISO may be required. Yann (talk) 10:06, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your advice, the shooting conditions were particularly difficult, this statue of sleeping Buddha is located on the uppermost terrace. I couldn't figure out how to fix this problem. If the image is not OK for FP, I will quickly remove it from the proposals made Best regards. --Pierre André (talk) 15:51, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I love the atmosphere Henrysz (talk) 23:10, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:06, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Composition is fine but the head is out of focus. Shallow depth of field. And at ISO 2500, the quality is on the low level. A tripod would have helped -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:29, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
File:Tapsi Miniature Poodle Galloping Contraction Extension Harangi Apr24 A7C 10646-7 Pano.jpg[edit]
Voting period ends on 3 Jun 2024 at 04:02:44 (UTC)
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Composites and Montages#Composites (Multiple images merged into one)
- Info A composite image of a miniature poodle galloping, showing full contraction followed by full extension. The two images were shot 0.189 sec apart. The poodle is 14 inches (36 cm) high at the shoulder and head+body length is 23 inches (58 cm). Created by Tagooty - uploaded by Tagooty - nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 04:02, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Tagooty (talk) 04:02, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 00:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- ??? ★ 00:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Tagooty: renominate this, don't let this work die! (I just found out your daughter is an Oscar winner :O) ★ 00:53, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- ??? ★ 00:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
File:2024 Solar Eclipse over Cleveland Terminal Tower - 53650722351.jpg[edit]
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- Info created by EDrost88 - uploaded by Ser Amantio di Nicolao - nominated by WildMouse76 -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Wow! ★ 15:42, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Support I’m super excited for the new year. Wolverine XI 16:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)- Support Great matching between the tower and the eclipse. Yann (talk) 20:02, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --XRay 💬 07:18, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:43, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support-- The timing is perfect! Riad Salih (talk) 17:16, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 20:35, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 07:01, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Perfect planning -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:22, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Famberhorst (talk) 16:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 10:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support interesting approach to a much-photographed phenomenon — Rhododendrites talk | 12:51, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Too strange and artificial for me. --Milseburg (talk) 14:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Milseburg What's so "strange" and "artificial" about this? Are the eclipse patterns symmetrical? Are the buildings too bright for you? Your comment is too vague for me to see the problems. -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:39, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- In reality, the city's lighting situation certainly not have been as static as the picture makes it seem. Milseburg (talk) 14:58, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Milseburg The image is a composite, which means that it went through some tweaking to achieve the desired effect. By my looks, the image must have been captured during totality, then the eclipse phases were added to some parts of the sky based on the location during that phase. I'm not a photography expert, so if anyone can explain it better and more accurately than me, please do. WildMouse76 (talk) 15:17, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- I think so too. Too strange and artificial for me. Milseburg (talk) 15:30, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Milseburg The image is a composite, which means that it went through some tweaking to achieve the desired effect. By my looks, the image must have been captured during totality, then the eclipse phases were added to some parts of the sky based on the location during that phase. I'm not a photography expert, so if anyone can explain it better and more accurately than me, please do. WildMouse76 (talk) 15:17, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- In reality, the city's lighting situation certainly not have been as static as the picture makes it seem. Milseburg (talk) 14:58, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Milseburg What's so "strange" and "artificial" about this? Are the eclipse patterns symmetrical? Are the buildings too bright for you? Your comment is too vague for me to see the problems. -- WildMouse76 (talk) 14:39, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support I don't even want to think how hard it was to place everything for that photo. Красный wanna talk? 15:25, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support Chepry (talk) 17:28, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Carsten Steger (talk) 09:48, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Rhododendrites. – Aristeas (talk) 14:52, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
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