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

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

Hai unha lista das imaxes destacadas organizada por data.

Procedemento formal

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Proposta

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


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

Votación

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Pode usar os seguintes modelos para expresar o seu apoio:

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

ou estoutros para expresar oposición:

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

Tamén pode usar:

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

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

Políticas e normas sobre candidatas a imaxes destacadas

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Regras xerais

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

Regras para as imaxes candidatas

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

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

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

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

Guidelines for nominators

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Below you can find some informal rules picture should match:

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

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

Guidelines for Evaluating Photographs

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There are several criteria for evaluating images.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects.

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

Color is important. Over saturated colours are not good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Above all, Be polite

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

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

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Yellow Destroyer (Amanita citrina) in the Bruderwald

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Blue Lake, Mt Gambier

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First leaves on bougainvillea cutting

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Southwest Airlines 737 climbing in front of a cumulus congestus cloud

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Tarasp municipality Scuol gemeente Scuol in Lower Engadin, Graubünden. Alps above the lake.

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Praia do Tonel

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Rosa hybrida ‘Graham Thomas’ in Jardin universitaire Roger-Van den Hende, Quebec, Canada 984.jpg

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European bee-eater eating an Emperor dragonfly in Pfyn-Finges

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Male Lion prowling in the Serengeti National Park
Thank you! If I remember well at that moment I was probably somewhere between 15-30 meters away but the lion kept getting closer as the cheetah mother and cubs successively passed behind our car to try to hide -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:48, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Ferry building

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Two developing flower buds of a Stewartia rostrata.

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Goldtail angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus), Ambalihabe, Madagascar

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Lake Arpitetta with the Besso and Moming glacier in the background, Anniviers, Switzerland.

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View of Padar Island from the southern viewpoint, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

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Poggiorsini dale in Alta Murgia National Park

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Wild teasel or Fuller's teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

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Portrait of the Hongzhi Emperor

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Emperor Wu-tsung of the Ming Dynasty

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Mongolian horse herd

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EMU884 at Tai'an

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Catholic St. Mary's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka

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IBU Biathlon World Cup Oberhof 2025: Elvira Öberg (SWE, Sweden) during the prone shooting stage.

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5 panel panorama of the northern summer Milky Way

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Contemporary photographic art; The photo that won first place at the 2019 “ExpoGer” International Photography Festival
  • Quite right, I see at least two issues here. First, is this image subject to copyright? Even if the uploader is the author, that does not imply the image is free. Second, may photographs of the sculpture in Saudi Arabia be published? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:12, 23 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment @A2071:  Unfortunately, I can't answer the questions that have come up. I would ask the photographer to comment on this. -- XRay 💬 08:44, 26 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Can only agree – the photo is fascinating, but at the same time there may be legal problems, at least regarding the sculpture. According to Commons:Freedom of panorama, the United Arab Emirates don’t have freedom of panorama (and Saudi Arabia doesn’t have it, too). Of course it is possible that the photographer got a permission to take and even to publish the photo including the sculpture. But only the photographer can explain this … – Aristeas (talk) 09:32, 26 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) in a cleaning station of some bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus), Nosy Sakatia, Madagascar.
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish#Family_:_Balistidae_(Triggerfish)
  •  Info Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) waiting in a cleaning station, see the bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning the gills in Nosy Sakatia, Madagascar. The titan triggerfish lives in lagoons and at reefs to depths of 50 centimetres (20 in) in most of the Indo-Pacific. With a length of up to 75 centimetres (30 in) it's the largest species of triggerfish in its range. The titan triggerfish is diurnal and solitary. It feeds on sea urchins, molluscs, crustaceans, tube worms and coral. It's one of a number of species of fish which can hunt and eat the crown-of-thorns starfish. They have been observed being aggressive to other fish who enter their territory and females can be aggressive to divers and snorkelers around their nests during the reproduction season, which occurs for about a week in each month (either after the full moon or new moon, depending on the population). Note: there are no FPs on Commons of the genus Balistoides. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 07:08, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 07:08, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Question It looks a little purple, is this the natural color? --Wilfredor (talk) 13:45, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Mühlenweg Cemetery, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Brown Parrotbill (Paradoxornis unicolor)

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Sculpture depicting reconcilliation of former enemies

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Living room in apartment of Condomínio do Edifício Zaher, Le Blond, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.jpg
 Comment If so, than 1st shot with colder temperature would be beter. --Mile (talk) 17:52, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done It's almost the raw colors Wilfredor (talk) 02:39, 23 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Plage de l'Anse du Vieux Fort in commune of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe, France

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Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
  • No, and there shouldn’t be a limit, but in my personal judgement an FP should be one of the best in its specific scope, and I don’t think this is as good as some of the others for composition or light. The angle is not appealing to me and the picture seems a little dark. I get the feeling I’m going to be outvoted here, so if I end up being the only voter blocking a five day promotion, I will remove my vote as a courtesy to Tisha’s great photos which I want to make clear I do enjoy. Cmao20 (talk) 23:42, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you so much, I have re adjusted the exposure, hope it looks better now. Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 04:44, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights at night, viewed from The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with its illuminated glass atrium and spire rising above the downtown skyline. In the foreground, the illuminated "WINNIPEG" sign and the CN stage are visible.

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Cala Pulcino
Thank you! There is definitely no shortage of these in Sicily... --The Cosmonaut (talk) 00:59, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Prambanan temple complex.

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closed flower of a showy medinilla in the Botanischer Garten Munich, Germany

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Echinops bannaticus in bloom in July in Monchecourt, France.

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House at Playa Santiago, La Gomera

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Flower of 'walking stick cane

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Fragment of the Mandelbrot set, using perturbation theory. Coordinate X approx -2.0. View size 1.15e-119. Rendered using 8x8 SSAA (Super-Sampling Anti-Aliasing). C++ source code included.
  •  Info See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot-with-xy-grid.png -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:10, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    You are partly right! Yes, the vibrant colored areas represent the escape time (the number of iterations before the sequence diverges to infinity).
    However, parts of the Mandelbrot set itself are actually present in this image. Inside those small 'infinity' structures, there are tiny, dark island copies of the main Mandelbrot set (micro-cardioids).
    As mentioned in the description, this is a deep zoom at X ≈ -2.0 (specifically -1.999995...). This location is at the very tip of the main antenna (the extreme western needle) of the Mandelbrot set. Since the zoom is incredibly deep (1.15 × 10⁻¹¹⁹), making a visual map/scheme is practically impossible, as any standard resolution overview map would look like a single atom or completely disappear at this scale. The exact numerical coordinates provided are the only way to locate it. Aokoroko (talk) 13:15, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Re = -1.99999543561201124623198345433951143502785679245726844745821388800402678
    499411681518036306219179273434395557574279985918047221291197081186140687781560831995
    and
    Im = -0.00000000000000000000000026198152173811047783694060060607013913873144250
    985383083459221663448338433592617272786772587281530484110756597337683912309313885172
    Width = 0.76e-119 Aokoroko (talk) 13:31, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    And if you zoom in - not by 10e-119 but by 4.6e-162 (and 162 digits of Re and Im) - you can see a large Mandelbrot set! Aokoroko (talk) 15:37, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Re = -1.999995435612011246231983454339511435027856792457268
    4474582138880040267849941168151803630621917927343439555757
    427998591804722129119708118614068778156083199446008941139
    and
    Im = -0.000000000000000000000000261981521738110477836940600
    6060701391387314425098538308345922166344833843359261727278
    677258728153048411075659733768391230931388517168205369880
    4.6e-162 A large Mandelbrot set! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot_large.png Aokoroko (talk) 16:42, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    At this magnification, however, iteration counts higher than 50,000 are required. Majow (talk) 18:00, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes! Aokoroko (talk) 18:27, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I think it was already demonstrated that there are no disjointed parts of the Mandelbrot set. That is, all of them are interconnected. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:39, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, yes! Aokoroko (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    According to en:Mandelbrot set#Basic properties: Douady and Hubbard showed that the Mandelbrot set is connected. They constructed an explicit conformal isomorphism between the complement of the Mandelbrot set and the complement of the closed unit disk. Mandelbrot had originally conjectured that the Mandelbrot set is disconnected. This conjecture was based on computer pictures generated by programs that are unable to detect the thin filaments connecting different parts of . Upon further experiments, he revised his conjecture, deciding that should be connected. A topological proof of the connectedness was discovered in 2001 by Jeremy Kahn.[1] Majow (talk) 23:10, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Indeed, I have a question. I assume that no point in this image belongs to the M-set, that is, iterations diverged to infinity in all of them. Which means calculations were made in the close periphery. Am I right? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:20, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    No! The point in the middle (horizontal and vertical – both in the center) – in e-162 gives the Mandelbrot set!!! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot_large.png Aokoroko (talk) 23:07, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    If the point in the middle belongs to the Mandelbrot set, then there must be other M-set parts connected to it because the whole M set is connected. Were they caught by your algorithm? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:21, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I am familiar with the algorithm: the algorithm is based on a dot grid and smooths the calculated colors by averaging; consequently, it cannot capture these fine filaments. However, this is not a flaw, but an artistic decision. --Majow (talk) 06:37, 26 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    You are absolutely right mathematically: the Mandelbrot set is connected, and these parts must be linked. However, there is a huge difference between mathematical truth and pixel resolution. At this extreme zoom (Width = 4.6 × 10⁻¹⁶²). When we look at the wider view (10⁻¹¹⁹), the grid of pixels is way too coarse. The connecting threads are billions of times smaller than a single pixel at that scale, so they completely "drop through the cracks" of the grid. They exist, but they are physically invisible to the rendering algorithm at that magnification level. It's like trying to see a 1-millimeter wire on a map of the entire solar system. Aokoroko (talk) 12:22, 26 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Researcher holding mouse
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  •  Info created by Andrey Chernogorodov – uploaded by Andrey Chernogorodov – nominated by LetmeEditit -- LetmeEditit (talk) 09:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- LetmeEditit (talk) 09:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Not a nice subject but certainly a well composed picture with plenty of value to Wikimedia projects. Cmao20 (talk) 14:26, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose composition trouble: unfortunate cropping at the bottom and especially on the left, half of the main character's head is missing -- George Chernilevsky talk 15:17, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose as per George. The tight crop, especially cutting off much of the researcher's head, weakens the composition. This would be a good candidate for COM:VIC instead. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:09, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Beside illustrating animal cruelty, I don't see much value. Quality is OK, but composition is not really interesting. Yann (talk) 19:21, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Bad crop, bad composition, normal quality and in all honesty not special enough to be featured. Wolverine X-eye 08:50, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Per above. It might be valuable for the people in the image who are part of the context, but for viewers, I don't see much value in a poor creature hanging by its tail and the smile of the young lady present at this scene. I'm not very familiar with VIC, but I don't think this is an example of the best image within scope. -- IamMM (talk) 09:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment I'm surprised people don't like the composition, that was the reason why I nominated the image: I like the curve of the girls' faces and their gazes looking up at the mouse, which to me is the focal point of the image. I understand being upset at the animal cruelty on display, but I think it is a good illustration of the subject (animal testing), and I think that how upsetting a subject is should not decide whether it is FP or not. I think this image, in its controversial theme, can spark an interesting debate. LetmeEditit (talk) 11:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support: I agree that this is actually a well-composed image, ethical issues aside. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:58, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Strong support I find the curve of the arm and faces to be very interesting compositionally, and I believe the bright colors and expressions conflicting with the condemnable subject matter give this picture notable complexity. In my opinion this photograph has plenty of utility even judging solely by virtue of the reaction it warranted here. I interpret it as an illustration of how, when given justification, people allow themselves to be happy with the reprehensible. Depiction of the controversial should not be discouraged, as it allows us to see the real state of the world, instead of just what we agree with. — Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Yes, the photo is well composed, but it does not mitigate the implicit animal cruelty. In a way, depicting that reality with a nice picture seems to blank what it represents. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:43, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support I think there is an important distinction between illustrating cruelty and supporting cruelty. This is a well composed image that illustrates a common practice which is perceived by many to be cruel. Would featuring it mean that we support the cruelty? I don't think so. An aside: we have several images of animals as food. One, iirc, of several dead pig carcasses in a market. Those images were featured. I don't see how this is more cruel than that, and I say this as a meat eater. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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Yellow Destroyer (Amanita citrina) in the Bruderwald

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Blue Lake, Mt Gambier

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First leaves on bougainvillea cutting

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Southwest Airlines 737 climbing in front of a cumulus congestus cloud

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Tarasp municipality Scuol gemeente Scuol in Lower Engadin, Graubünden. Alps above the lake.

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Praia do Tonel

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Rosa hybrida ‘Graham Thomas’ in Jardin universitaire Roger-Van den Hende, Quebec, Canada 984.jpg

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European bee-eater eating an Emperor dragonfly in Pfyn-Finges

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Male Lion prowling in the Serengeti National Park
Thank you! If I remember well at that moment I was probably somewhere between 15-30 meters away but the lion kept getting closer as the cheetah mother and cubs successively passed behind our car to try to hide -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:48, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Ferry building

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Two developing flower buds of a Stewartia rostrata.

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Goldtail angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus), Ambalihabe, Madagascar

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Lake Arpitetta with the Besso and Moming glacier in the background, Anniviers, Switzerland.

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View of Padar Island from the southern viewpoint, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

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Poggiorsini dale in Alta Murgia National Park

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Wild teasel or Fuller's teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

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Portrait of the Hongzhi Emperor

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Emperor Wu-tsung of the Ming Dynasty

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Mongolian horse herd

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EMU884 at Tai'an

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Catholic St. Mary's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka

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IBU Biathlon World Cup Oberhof 2025: Elvira Öberg (SWE, Sweden) during the prone shooting stage.

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5 panel panorama of the northern summer Milky Way

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Contemporary photographic art; The photo that won first place at the 2019 “ExpoGer” International Photography Festival
  • Quite right, I see at least two issues here. First, is this image subject to copyright? Even if the uploader is the author, that does not imply the image is free. Second, may photographs of the sculpture in Saudi Arabia be published? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 15:12, 23 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment @A2071:  Unfortunately, I can't answer the questions that have come up. I would ask the photographer to comment on this. -- XRay 💬 08:44, 26 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Can only agree – the photo is fascinating, but at the same time there may be legal problems, at least regarding the sculpture. According to Commons:Freedom of panorama, the United Arab Emirates don’t have freedom of panorama (and Saudi Arabia doesn’t have it, too). Of course it is possible that the photographer got a permission to take and even to publish the photo including the sculpture. But only the photographer can explain this … – Aristeas (talk) 09:32, 26 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) in a cleaning station of some bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus), Nosy Sakatia, Madagascar.
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  •  Info Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) waiting in a cleaning station, see the bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning the gills in Nosy Sakatia, Madagascar. The titan triggerfish lives in lagoons and at reefs to depths of 50 centimetres (20 in) in most of the Indo-Pacific. With a length of up to 75 centimetres (30 in) it's the largest species of triggerfish in its range. The titan triggerfish is diurnal and solitary. It feeds on sea urchins, molluscs, crustaceans, tube worms and coral. It's one of a number of species of fish which can hunt and eat the crown-of-thorns starfish. They have been observed being aggressive to other fish who enter their territory and females can be aggressive to divers and snorkelers around their nests during the reproduction season, which occurs for about a week in each month (either after the full moon or new moon, depending on the population). Note: there are no FPs on Commons of the genus Balistoides. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 07:08, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 07:08, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Question It looks a little purple, is this the natural color? --Wilfredor (talk) 13:45, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Mühlenweg Cemetery, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Brown Parrotbill (Paradoxornis unicolor)

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Sculpture depicting reconcilliation of former enemies

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Living room in apartment of Condomínio do Edifício Zaher, Le Blond, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.jpg
 Comment If so, than 1st shot with colder temperature would be beter. --Mile (talk) 17:52, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done It's almost the raw colors Wilfredor (talk) 02:39, 23 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Plage de l'Anse du Vieux Fort in commune of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe, France

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Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
  • No, and there shouldn’t be a limit, but in my personal judgement an FP should be one of the best in its specific scope, and I don’t think this is as good as some of the others for composition or light. The angle is not appealing to me and the picture seems a little dark. I get the feeling I’m going to be outvoted here, so if I end up being the only voter blocking a five day promotion, I will remove my vote as a courtesy to Tisha’s great photos which I want to make clear I do enjoy. Cmao20 (talk) 23:42, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you so much, I have re adjusted the exposure, hope it looks better now. Tisha Mukherjee (talk) 04:44, 22 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights at night, viewed from The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with its illuminated glass atrium and spire rising above the downtown skyline. In the foreground, the illuminated "WINNIPEG" sign and the CN stage are visible.

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Cala Pulcino
Thank you! There is definitely no shortage of these in Sicily... --The Cosmonaut (talk) 00:59, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Prambanan temple complex.

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closed flower of a showy medinilla in the Botanischer Garten Munich, Germany

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Echinops bannaticus in bloom in July in Monchecourt, France.

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

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House at Playa Santiago, La Gomera

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Flower of 'walking stick cane

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Fragment of the Mandelbrot set, using perturbation theory. Coordinate X approx -2.0. View size 1.15e-119. Rendered using 8x8 SSAA (Super-Sampling Anti-Aliasing). C++ source code included.
  •  Info See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot-with-xy-grid.png -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:10, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    You are partly right! Yes, the vibrant colored areas represent the escape time (the number of iterations before the sequence diverges to infinity).
    However, parts of the Mandelbrot set itself are actually present in this image. Inside those small 'infinity' structures, there are tiny, dark island copies of the main Mandelbrot set (micro-cardioids).
    As mentioned in the description, this is a deep zoom at X ≈ -2.0 (specifically -1.999995...). This location is at the very tip of the main antenna (the extreme western needle) of the Mandelbrot set. Since the zoom is incredibly deep (1.15 × 10⁻¹¹⁹), making a visual map/scheme is practically impossible, as any standard resolution overview map would look like a single atom or completely disappear at this scale. The exact numerical coordinates provided are the only way to locate it. Aokoroko (talk) 13:15, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Re = -1.99999543561201124623198345433951143502785679245726844745821388800402678
    499411681518036306219179273434395557574279985918047221291197081186140687781560831995
    and
    Im = -0.00000000000000000000000026198152173811047783694060060607013913873144250
    985383083459221663448338433592617272786772587281530484110756597337683912309313885172
    Width = 0.76e-119 Aokoroko (talk) 13:31, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    And if you zoom in - not by 10e-119 but by 4.6e-162 (and 162 digits of Re and Im) - you can see a large Mandelbrot set! Aokoroko (talk) 15:37, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Re = -1.999995435612011246231983454339511435027856792457268
    4474582138880040267849941168151803630621917927343439555757
    427998591804722129119708118614068778156083199446008941139
    and
    Im = -0.000000000000000000000000261981521738110477836940600
    6060701391387314425098538308345922166344833843359261727278
    677258728153048411075659733768391230931388517168205369880
    4.6e-162 A large Mandelbrot set! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot_large.png Aokoroko (talk) 16:42, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    At this magnification, however, iteration counts higher than 50,000 are required. Majow (talk) 18:00, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes! Aokoroko (talk) 18:27, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I think it was already demonstrated that there are no disjointed parts of the Mandelbrot set. That is, all of them are interconnected. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:39, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, yes! Aokoroko (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    According to en:Mandelbrot set#Basic properties: Douady and Hubbard showed that the Mandelbrot set is connected. They constructed an explicit conformal isomorphism between the complement of the Mandelbrot set and the complement of the closed unit disk. Mandelbrot had originally conjectured that the Mandelbrot set is disconnected. This conjecture was based on computer pictures generated by programs that are unable to detect the thin filaments connecting different parts of . Upon further experiments, he revised his conjecture, deciding that should be connected. A topological proof of the connectedness was discovered in 2001 by Jeremy Kahn.[2] Majow (talk) 23:10, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Indeed, I have a question. I assume that no point in this image belongs to the M-set, that is, iterations diverged to infinity in all of them. Which means calculations were made in the close periphery. Am I right? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:20, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    No! The point in the middle (horizontal and vertical – both in the center) – in e-162 gives the Mandelbrot set!!! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mandelbrot_large.png Aokoroko (talk) 23:07, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    If the point in the middle belongs to the Mandelbrot set, then there must be other M-set parts connected to it because the whole M set is connected. Were they caught by your algorithm? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:21, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I am familiar with the algorithm: the algorithm is based on a dot grid and smooths the calculated colors by averaging; consequently, it cannot capture these fine filaments. However, this is not a flaw, but an artistic decision. --Majow (talk) 06:37, 26 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    You are absolutely right mathematically: the Mandelbrot set is connected, and these parts must be linked. However, there is a huge difference between mathematical truth and pixel resolution. At this extreme zoom (Width = 4.6 × 10⁻¹⁶²). When we look at the wider view (10⁻¹¹⁹), the grid of pixels is way too coarse. The connecting threads are billions of times smaller than a single pixel at that scale, so they completely "drop through the cracks" of the grid. They exist, but they are physically invisible to the rendering algorithm at that magnification level. It's like trying to see a 1-millimeter wire on a map of the entire solar system. Aokoroko (talk) 12:22, 26 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Researcher holding mouse
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  •  Info created by Andrey Chernogorodov – uploaded by Andrey Chernogorodov – nominated by LetmeEditit -- LetmeEditit (talk) 09:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- LetmeEditit (talk) 09:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Not a nice subject but certainly a well composed picture with plenty of value to Wikimedia projects. Cmao20 (talk) 14:26, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose composition trouble: unfortunate cropping at the bottom and especially on the left, half of the main character's head is missing -- George Chernilevsky talk 15:17, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose as per George. The tight crop, especially cutting off much of the researcher's head, weakens the composition. This would be a good candidate for COM:VIC instead. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:09, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Beside illustrating animal cruelty, I don't see much value. Quality is OK, but composition is not really interesting. Yann (talk) 19:21, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Bad crop, bad composition, normal quality and in all honesty not special enough to be featured. Wolverine X-eye 08:50, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Per above. It might be valuable for the people in the image who are part of the context, but for viewers, I don't see much value in a poor creature hanging by its tail and the smile of the young lady present at this scene. I'm not very familiar with VIC, but I don't think this is an example of the best image within scope. -- IamMM (talk) 09:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment I'm surprised people don't like the composition, that was the reason why I nominated the image: I like the curve of the girls' faces and their gazes looking up at the mouse, which to me is the focal point of the image. I understand being upset at the animal cruelty on display, but I think it is a good illustration of the subject (animal testing), and I think that how upsetting a subject is should not decide whether it is FP or not. I think this image, in its controversial theme, can spark an interesting debate. LetmeEditit (talk) 11:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support: I agree that this is actually a well-composed image, ethical issues aside. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:58, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Strong support I find the curve of the arm and faces to be very interesting compositionally, and I believe the bright colors and expressions conflicting with the condemnable subject matter give this picture notable complexity. In my opinion this photograph has plenty of utility even judging solely by virtue of the reaction it warranted here. I interpret it as an illustration of how, when given justification, people allow themselves to be happy with the reprehensible. Depiction of the controversial should not be discouraged, as it allows us to see the real state of the world, instead of just what we agree with. — Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Yes, the photo is well composed, but it does not mitigate the implicit animal cruelty. In a way, depicting that reality with a nice picture seems to blank what it represents. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:43, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support I think there is an important distinction between illustrating cruelty and supporting cruelty. This is a well composed image that illustrates a common practice which is perceived by many to be cruel. Would featuring it mean that we support the cruelty? I don't think so. An aside: we have several images of animals as food. One, iirc, of several dead pig carcasses in a market. Those images were featured. I don't see how this is more cruel than that, and I say this as a meat eater. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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  1. Kahn, Jeremy (8 August 2001). The Mandelbrot Set is Connected: a Topological Proof.
  2. Kahn, Jeremy (8 August 2001). The Mandelbrot Set is Connected: a Topological Proof.