Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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

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

Promoting an image

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

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

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

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

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

Delisting an image

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

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

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

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

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

Shortcuts

Featured content:

Featured picture tools:

Step 1: Evaluate

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

Step 2: Create a subpage

For Nominations

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

For Delists

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

For Delist and replace

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

Step 3: Transclude and link

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

How to comment for Candidate Images

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

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

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

How to comment for Delist Images

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

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

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

Editing candidates

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

Is my monitor adjusted correctly?

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

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

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

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

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Current nominations

Scrawled butterflyfish

Voting period ends on 23 Sep 2026 at 10:20:24 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:20, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Delist and replace: Old Woman Frying Eggs

Voting period ends on 23 Sep 2026 at 10:16:15 (UTC)

Reason: Replaced with higher resolution image.
Articles this image appears in: Old Woman Frying Eggs etc.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Old Woman Frying Eggs
Nominator: MER-C

Delist and replace — MER-C 10:16, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Uinta ground squirrel

Voting period ends on 23 Sep 2026 at 10:11:21 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Uinta ground squirrel
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:11, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden

Voting period ends on 22 Sep 2026 at 21:08:03 (UTC)

Original – President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden has been killed in a SEAL Team Six operation in Pakistan. May 2, 2011.

Reason: High EV. One of the defining moments of Obama's presidency.
Articles in which this image appears: September 11 attacks, Killing of Osama bin Laden, Presidency of Barack Obama
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: White House

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 21:08, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Nu Virgos (VIA Gra)

Voting period ends on 22 Sep 2026 at 18:02:03 (UTC)

Reason: High EV with the group's classical lineup (before frequent shakeups) and a music award, back in the day when Russia still had decent relations (taken in Moscow).
Articles in which this image appears: Nu Virgos, Anna Sedokova, Vera Brezhneva
FP category for this image: Entertainment
Creator: Vasily Smirnov

Support as nominator – Brandmeister ^talk 18:02, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Bustle

Voting period ends on 21 Sep 2026 at 20:28:13 (UTC)

Reason: Museum photograph of the clothing item in question. Excellent technical presentation and high EV for its article.
Articles in which this image appears: Bustle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA Image Library. Individual photographer not named.

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 20:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Very high quality and useful illustration of this clothing item. Nick-D (talk) 07:48, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:51, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Remains of the Tollund Man

Voting period ends on 21 Sep 2026 at 04:11:18 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image with EV. The remains of the body do not exist anymore, which also gives the image some uniqueness.
Articles in which this image appears: Tollund Man, Human sacrifice, May 1950
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: Nationalmuseet

Nominated by (less than 100 edits) – RedRampageRuckusRaider (talk) 04:11, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:19, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:34, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:51, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support per nom. The year is missing from the file info, I assume it's 1950. Brandmeister ^talk 18:12, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 09:47, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Geoffrey Hinton

Voting period ends on 21 Sep 2026 at 02:50:16 (UTC)

Reason: EV and HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Geoffrey Hinton, University of Edinburgh and List of University of Edinburgh people
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Cmichel67

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 02:50, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:11, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment — The composition is good, but I don't like how dark the bottom of the image is. It's like his head and hand are just floating there. Moonreach (talk) 20:32, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose, unfortunately, for the reasons Moonreach gave. Great composition but the dark jumper blends entirely into the background and makes Hinton look like just a floating head/hand. 17:53, 12 September 2026 (UTC) RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 17:53, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose - horrible artifacting, visible even in the thumbnail of this image. MER-C 09:43, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Joy-Con 2

Voting period ends on 20 Sep 2026 at 17:54:45 (UTC)

Reason: High technical quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Joy-Con, List of game controllers
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:54, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 18:37, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment There is already a featured picture of Nintendo Switch. —kallerna 06:16, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
- Entirely different scope. The Switch was a previous generation console (Switch 2 was released last year, Switch was back in 2017). This also focuses exclusively on the controller, rather than the console itself (an equivalent image for the Switch 2 would be File:Nintendo Switch 2 20250605 HOF4954 RAW-Export.png) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:15, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026/2

Voting period ends on 19 Sep 2026 at 17:50:00 (UTC)

Reason: EV and FP
Articles in which this image appears: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator: Lviatour

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:50, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 18:38, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment Way too many images in the article. —kallerna 06:27, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose - Currently used in a gallery, which as Kallerna notes is quite populated; I'm not seeing how this meets the EV criterion. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:18, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply
I don't think the presence of other images dilutes the value of any individual one. To me, EV is within the image itself - does it enhance a reader's understanding of the subject? I'd say this does. Moonreach (talk) 20:31, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Tianqi Emperor

Voting period ends on 18 Sep 2026 at 16:34:47 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Tianqi Emperor, ...
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Unknown Ming artist

Support as nominator – Min968 (talk) 16:34, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:52, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 18:38, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:53, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 10:08, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Flirting in 1901

Voting period ends on 16 Sep 2026 at 20:15:05 (UTC)

Reason: A fun illustration of flirting, drawn by artist Henry Gerbault. Gerbault's Wikipedia page is unfortunately a stub, but the picture is used excellently at the top of Flirting.
Articles in which this image appears: Flirting, Henry Gerbault
FP category for this image: Either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others. (Although it's from a book, I don't believe it's a literary illustration in the sense that it accompanies a written work. Rather, Gerbault published collections of what would be today called cartoons, as visible in scans of other volumes on the Internet Archive.)
Creator: Henry Gerbault

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 20:15, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:13, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:17, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:19, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:04, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 09:44, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Nikon D70

Voting period ends on 16 Sep 2026 at 19:59:40 (UTC)

Reason: Excellent EV for its article, which is a decent size
Articles in which this image appears: Nikon D70
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator: Jastrow

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:59, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment - Crop seems unbalanced. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:13, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment Bright background has affected the edges of the camera. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:19, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Supporting at least partially because the D70 was the camera I learned the basics of photography on, and I'm still a Nikon fan. Agree with Chris that the crop could probably be tighter, but I think it's fine. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:05, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose Crop & harsh light. —kallerna 06:23, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Acanthurus mata

Voting period ends on 16 Sep 2026 at 09:54:33 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:54, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Weak support. The fish is captured well, but unfortunately it's almost the same color as the background. Moonreach (talk) 20:17, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:12, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment I asked if was too blue on Commons. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:20, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:21, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support 🌺MEASINA📮 02:49, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Delist and replace: Experiments in the Revival of Organisms

Voting period ends on 16 Sep 2026 at 09:48:18 (UTC)

Delist: Current FP

Replacement: Higher resolution reproduction

Reason: Replaced with higher resolution movie.
Articles this image appears in: Experiments in the Revival of Organisms
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Experiments in the Revival of Organisms
Nominator: MER-C

Delist and replace — MER-C 09:48, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
D. & R. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:23, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Delist And Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 21:40, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Basilica of the Visitation, Wambierzyce

Voting period ends on 16 Sep 2026 at 09:44:56 (UTC)

Reason: Featured on Commons without opposition. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Basilica of the Visitation, Wambierzyce, Wambierzyce
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Jacek Halicki

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:44, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:20, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:22, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:23, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:05, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 03:27, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Anna's hummingbird male

Voting period ends on 15 Sep 2026 at 21:55:53 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. High EV. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Anna's hummingbird
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:55, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 09:25, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. Might benefit from cropping some of the empty space on the right, but good as-is. Moonreach (talk) 20:21, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:11, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:24, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 03:26, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Palau fruit dove

Voting period ends on 15 Sep 2026 at 21:39:18 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. High EV. Endemic to the island country of Palau. Only 44 images on eBird; one of the world's 150 least-photographed birds.
Articles in which this image appears: Palau fruit dove
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:39, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:12, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:25, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:05, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 03:26, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose Sorry, IMO the background is too distracting. —kallerna 06:19, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Bank vole

Voting period ends on 15 Sep 2026 at 21:43:51 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:43, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:21, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:12, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:26, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:06, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Bare-headed laughingthrush

Voting period ends on 15 Sep 2026 at 16:44:10 (UTC)

Reason: Headline image
Articles in which this image appears: Bare-headed laughingthrush
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator – Redthreadhx (talk) 16:44, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:57, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 09:38, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:26, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:06, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 03:26, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Ferberite

Voting period ends on 15 Sep 2026 at 16:23:17 (UTC)

Reason: Headline image
Articles in which this image appears: Ferberite
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator: Ivar Leidus

Support as nominator – Redthreadhx (talk) 16:23, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:58, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 09:33, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:16, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:14, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:27, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 03:25, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose Crystals front and centre aren't Ferberite.©Geni (talk) 05:00, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Oia, Greece

Voting period ends on 14 Sep 2026 at 18:27:19 (UTC)

Reason: Lovely wide view of the town. Infobox image. I know it's not ideal that parts of it are in shadow, but they're soft shadows and you can still see all the detail. This nomination isn't related to the prior Oia nomination, which was for a different photo.
Articles in which this image appears: Oia, Greece
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: TomasEE on Panoramio

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 18:27, 4 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment Full daylight images provide more EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:59, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support per Moonreach's reasoning. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:06, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support - I don't feel the shadows are harsh enough to detract from the picture's details or EV value. RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 17:57, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support per above, the sunset adds its charm. Brandmeister ^talk 01:12, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support 🌺MEASINA📮 02:48, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Nominations — to be closed

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

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

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

Closing procedure

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

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

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

When promoted, perform the following:

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

Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG

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

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

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

Delist closing procedure

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

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

Check that the image has been in the article for at least one week. Otherwise, suspend the nomination to give it time to stabilize before continuing.
Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Kept|}} --~~~~
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Delist and replace: Olympus Mons

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Sep 2026 at 02:23:32 (UTC)

Reason: Better resolution
Articles this image appears in: Olympus Mons and Mars
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Olympus Mons
Nominator: ArionStar (talk)

Delist and replace — ArionStar (talk) 02:23, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose. Proposed replacement is pixelated at full resolution. There's also nothing wrong with the original image. This didn't need to be a D&R, it could have just been a proposal for a second featured image of the same subject. Moonreach (talk) 14:38, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply
It is not pixelated; it is in the PNG format. ArionStar (talk) 06:51, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
The format has nothing to do with it. When I view the image at full resolution, I can see jagged pixel steps on the edges of the central crater. Moonreach (talk) 15:26, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
They are not "pixel steps", they are indentations in the crater wall! (See []
Oppose for largely the same reasons as Moonreach. Delisting and replacing is usually used for photos that are nearly a 1:1 match of each other; these two photos show vastly different images of Olympus Mons. Would support making the newer picture a FP in its own right, though! Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:13, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
comment The time gap between the two is enough that the viking image can claim historical significance.©Geni (talk) 23:47, 4 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose, per above. Sorry for my opposing vote! — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:30, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Kept --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:31, 12 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Svartisen

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Sep 2026 at 16:22:03 (UTC)

Reason: EV, HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Svartisen
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: kallerna

Support as nominator —kallerna 16:22, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:42, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 17:49, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:36, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:04, 4 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 09:38, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:31, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Svartisen glaciers aerial 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:23, 11 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Ross Island

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Sep 2026 at 20:49:38 (UTC)

Reason: Good wide shot of the island, close enough to see identifiable features with their own Wikipedia pages, far enough away to emphasize the stark remoteness of it all.
Articles in which this image appears: Ross Island
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Alan Light

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 20:49, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support - Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:14, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose Doesn't add much EV to article Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:38, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Weak support. Gives good view of the topography and the surrounding wastes, but the terrain features are a bit blurry. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 01:23, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment There is a reflection from the window on the top right. —kallerna 12:44, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
I noticed that only after I nominated it. I don't think it's a big enough flaw to warrant a retraction, but I agree it's not great. Moonreach (talk) 19:27, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose, per Charles. Sorry for my opposing vote! — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:32, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply
You don't have to apologize. You're entitled to weigh in. Moonreach (talk) 14:23, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:18, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Taiwan barbet

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Sep 2026 at 16:26:13 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. High EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Taiwan barbet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:26, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:12, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support but Charlesjsharp, the half-sharp bokeh is distracting. Was any sharpening inadvertently applied to that area too? Jay Cubby 20:32, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
New version uploaded. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:46, 29 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose Good quality and cool birdie, but I agree with JayCubby about the distracting sharp bokeh + IMO the POV is slightly awkward. —kallerna 09:15, 29 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:34, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support 🌺MEASINA📮 22:45, 4 September 2026 (UTC)reply
@Charlesjsharp: I was actually just about to promote this, when I noticed that it isn't used in any articles currently. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:29, 7 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:44, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply

An unused image cannot be promoted to featured picture status. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:44, 10 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Delist and replace: Nanook of the North

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2026 at 10:20:22 (UTC)

Delist: Current FP.

Replacement: Higher resolution replacement.

Reason: Replaced with higher resolution movie.
Articles this image appears in: Nanook of the North
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Nanook of the North
Nominator: MER-C

Delist and replace — MER-C 10:20, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Delist and replace - Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:02, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Delist And Replace—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:27, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Delist And Replace - GamerPro64 02:33, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Delist And Replace — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:16, 8 September 2026 (UTC)reply
D. & R. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:35, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Replaced with File:Nanook of the North (1922) by Robert J. Flaherty 4K.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:39, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Longnose hawkfish

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Sep 2026 at 10:24:14 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:24, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:09, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:51, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:45, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:26, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:33, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Pez halcón de nariz larga (Oxycirrhites typus), Nosy Antanimora, Madagascar, 2025-09-15, DD 28.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:51, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Mount Everts

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Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Mount Everts
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:11, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:09, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support - Wow! Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:02, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:52, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment Is it really an aerial view? The foreground is quite distracting IMO. —kallerna 16:16, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply
It's not. I just failed to change the caption. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 16:18, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:46, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:27, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:36, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Mount Everts Yellowstone (95944p).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:36, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Added image to Places/Panorama instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:36, 9 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Montagne d'Ambre leaf chameleon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Sep 2026 at 16:35:23 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article. Chosen to show how tiny the chameleon is.
Articles in which this image appears: Mount d'Ambre leaf chameleon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:35, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:12, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:08, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 14:18, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:03, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:35, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Montagne d'Ambre leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata) on finger.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:38, 7 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Tufted puffin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Sep 2026 at 16:19:44 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. High EV. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Tufted puffin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:19, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 17:10, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:11, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support —kallerna 09:13, 29 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:03, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:35, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) Tofino.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:22, 7 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Arborea (genus)

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Reason: High technical quality, featured on Commons; unusual animal.
Articles in which this image appears: Arborea (genus), Arboreomorph, Fermeuse Formation, several more via template
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:32, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:37, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:08, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 14:17, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:03, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:02, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Charniodiscus arboreus (TMP 1993.140.0001), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:32, 7 September 2026 (UTC)reply

And the tubes, they glow in the dark

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Sep 2026 at 13:52:14 (UTC)

Reason: High-quality visualization of what a vacuum tube-based television looks like while powered on
Articles in which this image appears: Vacuum tube, Cathode ray tube
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator: Maxim Bilovitskiy

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 13:52, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support, though with the caveat that the crop is awfully tight. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:25, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
I also wish the crop was a bit wider, but I like everything else about this picture so much I figured I'd go for it. Moonreach (talk) 15:54, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. Moonreach, I got the reference in the edit summary. Jay Cubby 00:21, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose Would have EV for an article on old TVs but not the articles mentioned. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:38, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:02, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support - Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:14, 3 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Old TV3.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:28, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Double pendulum butterfly effect

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Original – From the file description: "Six slow-motion videos of the same double pendulum (built with Lego), recorded with a high-speed camera. For each recording, the double pendulum was excited in the same manner. The videos are temporally aligned to show that the behaviour is similar in the beginning and considerably different later – which is due to the butterfly effect."

Reason: Good visualization (both in terms of presentation and technical quality) of how slight differences in initial conditions can extrapolate out into radically different behavior - the butterfly effect.
Articles in which this image appears: Butterfly effect
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: Wrzlprmft

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 13:44, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:26, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 07:32, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:40, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 14:16, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 14:03, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Double pendulum simultaneous realisations.ogv --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:23, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Taichang Emperor

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Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Taichang Emperor, + ...
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Unknown Ming artist

Support as nominator – Min968 (talk) 05:54, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support – Moonreach (talk) 13:54, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:27, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:01, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 14:15, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:MingGuangzong1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:10, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Wanli Emperor

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Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Wanli Emperor, + ...
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Unknown Ming artist

Support as nominator – Min968 (talk) 05:52, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support – Moonreach (talk) 13:54, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:27, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:01, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 14:04, 30 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:MingShenzong1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:09, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Saltina Shaker

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Reason: High technical quality, taken during a live performance. Also a relevant historical moment; this was taken three months before her debut on Canada's Drag Race Season 6 and thus captures how she looked at the time. QI on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Saltina Shaker
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:43, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. A bit grainy in places, but it is a live performance. Moonreach (talk) 13:57, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:42, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:03, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:06, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:06, 6 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Coin collection

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Sep 2026 at 04:42:02 (UTC)

Reason: I put together this image with some fellow users a couple years ago to illustrate coin collecting; there's lots of photos of individual coins out there, but not much of collecting as a concept. This shows a large volume of different coins from different time periods, together with common manners of storage; a plastic tube (often used to store silver coins for trading), plastic and cardboard "flips", and a plastic slab casing (used for graded coins, although this slab isn't by a major grading company). It also shows a variety of coin sizes (from a hemiobol to the American Silver Eagle) and types, including Chinese cash coinage and more irregularly shaped ancient coins. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 04:42, 26 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Articles in which this image appears: Coin collecting
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Currency/Other
Creator: Generalissima, Anemonemma, 3df

Support as nominator – Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 04:42, 26 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support - Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:10, 26 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support - Gets the concept across quickly, and most of the coins appear to be public domain designs — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:36, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment — There's nothing wrong with this as a photo, but it doesn't grab me as being feature-worthy. It's a pile of stuff on a table. There's no sense of organization or intrinsic purpose to the collection displayed here. Moonreach (talk) 14:04, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support A good way to show a diverse spread of coins. Tricky to get visually appealing, but done well enough for me. Jay Cubby 00:25, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose This is not a coin collection. Collectors are meticulous about their coins. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:15, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply
This is in fact my coin collection. I arranged the coins outside of the series of cases I keep them in for a better visual effect. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:20, 29 August 2026 (UTC)reply
@Generalissima, a word of unsolicited advice: those clear flexible flips can sometimes produce nasty corrosion (I found out the hard way). I would transfer them into good polypropylene holders. Nice collection! Jay Cubby 21:17, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 23:55, 29 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Coin collection.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:54, 5 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Sydney Lemmon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Sep 2026 at 15:30:33 (UTC)

Reason: HQ bio article image.
Articles in which this image appears: Sydney Lemmon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Philip Romano

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 15:30, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Weak support. Grainy up close, but the composition is good and the resolution is so high that it could be scaled down and still meet the minimum. Moonreach (talk) 20:00, 25 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support - Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:09, 26 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Weak oppose - Focus is awfully soft, and the crop is a bit tight for my liking. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:37, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support—Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 23:57, 29 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:58, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Delist and replace: Marriage Portrait of Isaac Massa and Beatrix van der Laen

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Sep 2026 at 10:33:15 (UTC)

Reason: Replaced with higher resolution image.
Articles this image appears in: Marriage Portrait of Isaac Massa and Beatrix van der Laen etc.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Marriage portrait by Frans Hals
Nominator: MER-C

Delist and replace — MER-C 10:33, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Question Do we know if the darker image is more faithful to the orginal? Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:44, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
The current museum reproduction is much closer to the replacement. MER-C 18:58, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
More like half way between the two... Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:41, 24 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Agree with Charlesjsharp, needs re-editing. —kallerna 16:19, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply
Weak Oppose to Delist and Replace - Unfortunately, while I think the current photo probably is too bright, the photo from the museum doesn't show it as blue as the replacement image is.Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:29, 26 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:14, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply

While the discussion is bellow quorum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:14, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Naso brevirostris

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Reason: Featured on Commons without opposition. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Naso brevirostris
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:38, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Question Can Poco a poco check if the image is too blue please. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:24, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
I made some improvements. Poc o² 18:36, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Thanks, Diego. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:24, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:37, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 07:04, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 12:04, 31 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Pez unicornio de nariz corta (Naso brevirostris), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-15, DD 61.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:11, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Luxembourg City Hall

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Sep 2026 at 10:29:42 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Luxembourg City Hall
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Pierre Blaché

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:29, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:05, 24 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:38, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 07:04, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support – Moonreach (talk) 13:58, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support Eye-catching photo with strong EV. Nick-D (talk) 08:12, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Luxembourg City Hall (54540726309).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:06, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Sep 2026 at 05:50:53 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality lede image of the article Prairie dog. Already featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Prairie dog and a few more
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Joe Ravi

Support as nominator – ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:50, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose I'm afraid it wouldn't be featured today on Commons. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:15, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Hi @Charlesjsharp: for what reasons? ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 06:18, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Too soft i.e. not sharp enough detail on the hairs. If it was reworked using today's sofware it could well work. It also needs a CW tilt correction of avout 5 degrees before it is cropped. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:58, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 07:05, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:14, 2 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Richardson's red squirrel

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Sep 2026 at 13:47:24 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: American red squirrel
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:47, 22 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:52, 22 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 09:42, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:07, 24 August 2026 (UTC)reply
SupportNorthern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:08, 26 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 07:05, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support— Very nice composition. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 04:35, 28 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Richardson's red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus richardsoni) Moraine Lake.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:58, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Columbian ground squirrel

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Sep 2026 at 13:51:00 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:51, 22 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:52, 22 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 09:44, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:08, 24 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support - Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:09, 26 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 07:05, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Columbian ground squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus) Banff.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:56, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Morrison's fulvetta

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Sep 2026 at 13:57:23 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. High EV. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Morrison's fulvetta
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:57, 22 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support, though personally I'd have cropped a bit tighter. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:53, 22 August 2026 (UTC)reply
I have uploaded a small crop. I used to do tighter crops. A wider crop allows people to crop to suit whichever publication format they are using the photo in. The Easy CSS image crop tool allows cropping for the Wikipedia article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:22, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support. MER-C 10:07, 23 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:09, 24 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 07:06, 27 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Promoted File:Morrison's fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) Xindian.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:53, 1 September 2026 (UTC)reply

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