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Si creyes qu'hai dalguna semeya o imaxe na andecha abondo guapa como pa tar ente les imáxenes destacaes, entós pues amestala na llista de candidatures editando nesti enllaz. Si hay consensu xeneral depués de 10 díes, la imaxe tresferiráse a imáxenes destacaes.

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File:Wildlife Photographer Giles Laurent in a ghillie suit.jpg[edit]

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File:Oxelaëre.- Porche de l église Saint-Martin, relief de Ste Cécile.jpg[edit]

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Relief, carved with the effigy of Ste Cécile represented with her zither, to the right of the portal of the Saint-Martin church. Oxelaëre (Nord, Fr)

File:Chlebowski-Bajazyt w niewoli.jpg[edit]

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 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: Unfortunately, at 1.6 megapixels, this image is below the required minimum resolution of 2 megapixels. Perhaps you can find a higher resolution with a freely available license, in which case we would appreciate a renewed nomination. Sorry for that. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 12:04, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

File:Spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis ocularis) male feeding Mbombela.jpg[edit]

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File:Plaza de España (Sevilla) - 01.jpg[edit]

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File:AMAZONIA - Gran Exposicion Sebastiao Salgado - Madrid 2023 01.jpg[edit]

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  • COM:FOP Spain only mentions outdoor spaces ("in parks or on streets, squares or other public tracks and passes") and in any case the work would have to be permanently located there. Works like this that were only shown in a temporary exhibition in a museum don't seem to be covered. I think if this were sent to Deletion Requests it would go. BigDom (talk) 00:28, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! The exhibition team told us that it was allowed to take photographs of the exhibition and publish them over Internet. I do not have a written consent from them if you are asking for it.
The exhibition took place at the publicly owned Fernán Goméz Theater (Madrid City Council): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Fern%C3%A1n_G%C3%B3mez
Exhibition information: https://www.teatrofernangomez.es/actividades/amazonia
Press release: https://www.teatrofernangomez.es/prensa/amazonia-sebastiao-salgado Nerve net (talk) 07:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your interest, but I do not want to have this image promoted. Nerve net (talk) 07:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
COM:FPC: Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{Withdraw}} ~~~~ -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:09, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank You! Nerve net (talk) 09:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Thank you all! But I do not want to have this picture promoted in any way. Nerve net (talk) 09:57, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Санкт-Петербург, Чкаловский 46, барельеф.jpg[edit]

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"Unity of humanitarian and technical sciences" constructivist relief at 46, Chkalovsky avenue. Petrogradsky District, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

File:Alouette bilophe.jpg[edit]

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Temminck's lark (Eremophila bilopha) in Douz desert, Tunisia

File:Facóquero común (Phacochoerus africanus), parque nacional del Lago Mburo, Uganda, 2024-02-01, DD 66.jpg[edit]

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Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda.

File:Gorila de montaña (Gorilla beringei beringei), parque nacional de la Selva Impenetrable de Bwindi, Uganda, 2024-02-02, DD 80.jpg[edit]

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Female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

File:Courvite Isabelle Jbil NP.jpg[edit]

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Cream-colored courser (Cursorius cursor) in Jbil National Park

File:Anas zonorhyncha swimming.jpg[edit]

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Anas zonorhyncha swimming in a pond

File:Aerial image of Finsteraarhorn (view from the south).jpg[edit]

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Aerial image of Finsteraarhorn (view from the south)

File:Вид Нижний Урунгач.jpg[edit]

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Lower Urungach lake. Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.

File:008 Black-headed heron from up close in the Tarangire National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

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Black-headed heron close-up in the Tarangire National Park

File:View from the Schlossbergalm 01.jpg[edit]

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View from the Schlossbergalm, Eisenberg, Bavaria, Germany

File:Dunnock (Prunella modularis) 3.jpg[edit]

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Dunnock on a log

File:Falesia Nome e Cognome2.jpg[edit]

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Falesia Nome e Cognome

File:Chiesa di San Michele, Savoca.jpg[edit]

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Chiesa di San Michele

File:Killdeer (20453).jpg[edit]

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Killdeer

File:Alexander McQueen clamshell dress (51611p).jpg[edit]

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Razor clamshell dress by Alexander McQueen

File:Romanesco broccoli texture.jpg[edit]

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Romanesco broccoli

File:Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) young female Kruger 2.jpg[edit]

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Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) young female Kruger National Park

File:Ou-Line-Series701-N12.jpg[edit]

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JR East 701 series N12 train between Nadushiko and Kawabe on the Ōu Main Line, Japan

File:Kobbet lahwé à la Marsa.jpg[edit]

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Kobbet lahwé à la Marsa built inside the sea

File:Allium purple sensation, 17-04-2024 (d.j.b.) 02.jpg[edit]

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File:Пристан во Преспанското Езеро.jpg[edit]

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A wharf in Lake Prespa near the village of Oteševo

File:Трпејца со Охридското Езеро.jpg[edit]

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The village of Trpejca with Ohrid Lake in the background

File:Thueringen NSG271 Bischofsau1.jpg[edit]

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nature reserve Bischofsau
  • See "Wow factor" in the dictionary : "a quality or feature of something that makes people feel great excitement or admiration" or "a quality that makes someone feel excited or surprised when they first see something". See also COM:I: "Featured pictures candidates should meet all the following requirements, must have a "wow factor" and may or may not have been created by a Commons user. Given sufficient "wow factor" and mitigating circumstances, a featured picture is permitted to fall short on technical quality." -- Basile Morin (talk) 02:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Continental I-1430 NASM.jpg[edit]

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Continental Hyper I-1430-11, Inverted V-12 Engine

File:At Tenerife 2023 644 - Sub Fun Cinco entering Marina San Miguel.jpg[edit]

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The tourist submarine Sub Fun Cinco being steered from deck into its port at Marina San Miguel, Tenerife

File:006 Wild Baby Alpine Chamois Creux du Van and Swiss Alps Sunset colors Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

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Wild baby alpine chamois and Swiss alps at Creux du van with sunset colors and snow
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/In_their_habitats#Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
  •  Info created by Giles Laurent - uploaded by Giles Laurent - nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support ★ 14:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support nice.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:07, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak oppose That dark blurred area on the right spoils the composition IMHO Poco a poco (talk) 17:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your review. I guess you are talking of one of the two trees? They are the reason the chamois were there: close to them the snow is less deep and they can dig the snow with their hooves to eat the grass. The trees are thus part of the habitats of these chamois, which is one of the reasons why the gallery Animals in their habitat was chosen for this picture. Also, I actually personally think that they give a nice touch to the image with their soft colors illuminated by the sunset. Also both trees point to the subject and the chamois clearly stands out with its dark color in this snowy background with soft sunset illuminated colors. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 17:38, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support From the point of view of the chosen gallery, I think the composition is appropriate. In my opinion, the blurred elements in the foreground and background can be considered a compositional style. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:51, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support per Radomianin --Terragio67 (talk) 03:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose (regretfully). I have to agree with Poco2 that the blurred area on the right ruins it. --SHB2000 (talk) 10:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your review. I still personally think that the background tree is a nice echo of the foreground tree, giving the viewer a sense of what the foreground tree actually looks like while also beeing relevant to the chamois' environment. Giles Laurent (talk) 13:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a fair point, but the tree takes the salience. SHB2000 (talk) 22:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I still think that the chamois stands out way more than the background tree for multiple reasons : 1) the chamois is the clear subject in the middle of the frame ; 2) the chamois is wearing it's black winter coat which makes it stand out compared to the light-colored snow ; 3) the bokeh is cleary separating the subject from the background ; 4) the foreground tree creates perfect leading lines that point directly at the center of the frame where the subject is placed ; 5) the snow horizon on the background on the left side creates another leading line to the center of the frame where the subject is placed ; 6) the snow on the middleground of the image that goes from the bottom right of the picture to the center also creates another leading line pointing to the subject ; 7) finally, even the background tree is pointing right at the subject. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 22:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Ivar (talk) 18:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:51, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Llez (talk) 08:51, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Bad crop IMO, the photo is mainly just "background". —kallerna (talk) 07:12, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your review. The gallery "animals in their habitats" was especially created to feature pictures where a step back was taken and where a wider view is presented. Per creator of this gallery : "It is so great to see the animals as part of photos of their habitat. So please, when you super-record the critters, do also take a step back and compose a few great photos where we can see a bit more of the places where they live". This image is exactly that, it allows to have a wider view that changes from the usual "mugshots" that we often see on animals here. The wider view on this shot was intended for various reasons. It emphasizes the small size of the subject and the fact that it is still a small baby on a big snow covered environment with only a few trees. The wider look also allows to see two trees that are relevant to the environment of the chamois in winter because close to them there is less snow on the ground and the chamois can more easily dig the snow with their hooves to eat the grass. Finally the wider shots also allows to showcase the swiss alps in the background beautifully illuminated by sunset light to complete the scene. If the image would have been cropped/framed to only include the chamois, it would have in my opinion a lot less educational value because we would be missing all these interesting elements about it's habitat. Moreover the wider shots allows to showcase the beautiful sunset colors which is a rare thing to capture with wildlife photography. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 09:55, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If so, the habitat should not be OOF. —kallerna (talk) 13:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The chamois is still the main subject of the image so it's normal to have the focus on him. The bokeh is destined to bring the viewer's attention to the main subject while still allowing to have an idea of the surroundings, without needing to see them in details (or they would steal attention from the main subject). We have several FP on the gallery "Animals in their habitat" that also have bokeh background : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Moreover, except if background is extremely close to the subject (or if the subject is far away), you will always have bokeh at 600mm. The use of a 600mm zoom was intentional, as it creates a compression effect that allows the background elements to look closer than they really are. Here is an exemple with a photo (from the internet) of the Château de Chillon with a probably like 25-35mm lense. The red square illustrates where the Dents du Midi are. Here is now a photo of the Château de Chillon taken from more far away with a 155mm zoom in order to have the Dents du Midi mountain appearing in big behind the castle to make them look like they are closer than they really are. This same technique was used in this shot in order to have the Swiss Alps appearing in the background (else they would be extremely small in the background because they are 40-60km further away). -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This new gallery was not an improvement for several of us. See Strange disconnected extra gallery.
kallerna takes great photographs of animals in their environment, like File:Vicugna vicugna Salar de Chalviri.jpg and File:Faroese sheep Sumba 1.jpg (both FP) and I think that if you choose to include the background, then this visible context should be attractive / aesthetic in some way. Otherwise the animal is just too small -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are comparing a domestic animal like a sheep that can extremely easily be approached + an animal that can also easily be approached by humans (vicuna) to a chamois, a wild animal that can't be approached like that. Both pictures you linked were taken at 21mm and 48mm at a close distance (=no bokeh), which is usually not something that can be done with this animal where you have to use a telephoto lense like the 600mm that I used (=inevitable bokeh). To photograph the animal I had to crawl on the snow and hide my body behind a natural bump on the ground with only my head, camera and hands appearing to the chamois, in order to not disturb him and not feel threatening to him or he probably would have fled. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 10:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There are a bunch of photos of Rupicapra rupicapra on Commons and Wikipedia. So it doesn't seem so difficult to approach them.
Backgrounds in focus don't necessary "steal attention from the main subject", at least not in the two examples shown above.
The problem with long focal lengths is they focus on small things. Everything around gets blurry. So the compromise "subject + around" is difficult. Since it quickly gives an insignifiant small subject lost in a big uninteresting space. I think that's what Kallerna says when writing the photo is mainly just "background". Regards -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:13, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you look the images from your link you will notice that they have been all taken from very far or with a telephoto lense, and/or went into a big crop, which proves my point that they are not as easily approachable as a domestic sheep or a vicuna. The group of chamois that I saw was a bit nervous and I have no doubt they would very likely have fled if I would be standing up and not lying on the ground with just my head visible. Moreover, for the sheep image you link I personally have my attention very much directed to the houses on the right because they are in clear focus and I personally don't like animal photography with human constructed elements but that's just my personal taste. Finally I don't think that the subject gets lost in a big uninteresting space for this photo because as said above it emphasizes the small size of the subject and the fact that it is still a small baby on a big snow covered environment with only a few trees. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Proportionally, it's a huge background with small animal. And the background itself is... white, with almost nothing apart from distracting blurry elements -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:40, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I know it's more rare to see such composition on FPC because here people usually only do mugshots of wild animals but there still are other images in the same situation as linked above : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. I personally think that this composition brings value to the image because it allows to have a view of the environment and also because it tells a story that a narrow croped/frame picture would not be able to tell. Also I personally think that the background would be distracting if it was in focus and that the bokeh beautifully separates the subject from the background while still beeing possible to understand the context. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Environment are greats when they fit. Have a quick glance at this picture. What do you see? Two dark forms. One is okay, and one is a strange bush, like saying "hello, I'm here but just a big unclear shape. Try to find something else in this large, large frame" -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The only dark form I see is the chamois and I think the background tree brings welcoming nice warm colors to a mostly cold snow background giving a nice mix of warm and cold to the image. The background tree also echoes the foreground tree giving the viewer a sense of its shape. It also is relevant to the chamois environment because the herd went where the trees were for more easily accessible grass. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In theory perhaps, but not out of focus like that, so that when you zoom in, it's just blur in your face! :-) Basile Morin (talk) 13:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you see at unzoomed size that it's a tree I don't see why you would want to zoom at it to see if it's still a tree. Bokeh areas is not meant to be zoomed at since it's not the main subject. You will have the same result when zooming in bokeh areas of these pictures : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and it is a normal thing. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:53, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm... Is it not the third time now these 5 links appear on this page? Lol :-) Honestly the big brown mass was not so obvious as a tree at first sight. You were there, but not the observers. Problem is that these elements you don't see the necessity to see in large size actually dominate -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:08, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I repost them for convenience to have clearer view of what is beeing refered to. But I agree that the discussion has become cyclical and that everything was already said (many times). I think it's still quite visible that it's a tree with all the branches and some of them with snow. Yes the domination is actually precisely the point of this composition: to have a small baby chamois depicted in a vast open environment with difficultly accessible grass as everything on the ground is deeply snow covered, except close to the trees. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:16, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Nice light but 1) the feet are hidden, 2) the big blurry brown mass is distracting, and 3) the snowy branch is out of focus. Cluttered composition in my view -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:42, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your review. I don't think the feet beeing hidden is a problem for ungulates and we have multiple FP in that situation (in addition to the image of the domesetic sheep you sent yourself above) : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, etc. Moreover, as explained above, to photograph the animal I had to crawl up a a natural bump in the snow to only have my head, hands and camera appearing to the animal so that it would not feel threatened by me. If I had stood up to have the chamois feet in the image, not only would the chamois have probably fled, but also the composition would have been extremely boring because you would not have the swiss alps in the background and just a boring high-angle shot with just ground visible in the background (click here for an illustration). As for the two trees you mention, they are relevant to the chamois environment. In my opinion the image would have been much more cluttered if they were in focus (which anyway can not be the case at 600mm) and they would also be very distracting in my opinion because they would steal the attention from the chamois. So I still think that having them blured not only creates a good classical foreground, midleground, background photography which gives a 3 dimensional sense to the image but also allow to keep the attention on the main subject. Also, as already said, the foreground tree creates a perfect leading line to the subject just as many others that are present in the image. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 11:09, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Would, would, would... if, if, if :-) So to be short, it's sometimes just a question of luck. The environment here was not so cooperative in my personal opinion, but your subjective taste is of course totally acceptable -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Seeing how the chamois were a bit nervous, I have almost no doubt they would have fled if I stood up (but we can never be 100% certain of course). Also, I have been a dozen times to this place and I have no doubt that I was extremely lucky to cumulate multiple favorable factors for this image : 1) there is only a few days/weeks every year that you can have snow there as it is not very high in altitude and also because winters are becoming warmer and warmer lately ; 2) chamois are not often seen there (most of the time it’s just ibexes that are seen) ; 3) the picture was taken with beautiful sunset colors which is rare and lucky for wildlife photography because usually the wild animals will not be placed in a good place or you will face challenging light conditions with for example contre-jour and for this shot I was lucky that the baby chamois was well placed to not have contre-jour, it was also lucky that the chamois was not in a shadow area that would not be benefiting from the sunset colors and it was also lucky that the chamois lifted its head in a way that it could be beautifully illuminated by the soft sunsets light ; 4) the combination of all of the previous elements is extremely lucky because it is way more likely to see the chamois without snow or with no beautiful sunset colors ; 5) it was very interesting to witness how the chamois adapted to this unusual situation for them (snow covering their food and having to go to places with less snow to dig to reach the grass) ; 6) having that small baby chamois far enough from the rest of the herd (especially form the mother) was extremely lucky and allowed to isolate the subject in this big snowy fairy tail environment ; 7) 98% of the time the chamois was just eating/digging the ground with head down and it was only during a very small few seconds that it had its head up like that to monitor me (even though I just had my head, hands and camera visible for him in order to not appear threatening)(but most of the time it was the rest of the herd that kept monitoring me) ; 8) most of the time with wildlife animal you are not able to place yourself to have the elements you want in the background. For this shot I was extremely lucky to be able to have the Swiss alps in the background. 9) the chamois was really perfectly placed with all these leading lines pointing to him, which is uncommon for wildlife photography. With all these elements I honestly personally think this image is of FP level. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:00, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You see some qualities but minimize the drawbacks :-) 1) animal partially hidden at the bottom (in addition to being small in the environment), 2) background totally unclear, out of focus (not recognizable mountains) 3) unaesthetic branch. Question of visual balance -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Because I honestly personally don't think they are drawbacks (and even if they were, all of the qualities of the image would outweigh them in my opinion) : 1) I don't think having feet partially hidden is a problem for ungulates (see the 15 links above) and is actually even more normal when walking on snow ; 2) for me the background is clear : there's a vast environment with only a few trees and a mountain in the background. I don't think it needs to be in focus as it would steal attention from the subject (and as said above would not be possible anyway at 600mm). The background also tells a story and is relevant to the chamois environment ; 3) I personally think the foreground branch is very aesthetic because it is beautifully covered in snow with beautiful delicate sunset colors. I also like the way they create leading lines to the subject. I understand your opinion, even if I don't agree with it, and I think everything was said. Best regards and have a nice day, -- Giles Laurent (talk) 13:14, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much! I had a wonderful day :-)
It's very clear on the picture that the feet are hidden, not because deep in the snow but because the foreground is higher in level.
15 examples above (wow!) but all of them with animals at full size. Different from here, small mammal + partially hidden -- Basile Morin (talk) 13:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm happy to hear you had a wonderful day. I understand your view about partially hidden feet and proportion. What I am saying is that not only it's not disturbing for ungulates having feet not visible but that also it is also unavoidable to have that in snow anyway, even if a few inches would have been gained by standing up (at the cost of having the animal flee away and having a way less interesting background). On some of the 15 links mentioned you will even have much greater portion not visible. I personally prefer this picture than these two FP chamois pictures I made : image n°1 and image n°2 because on these two links it's just a chamois "mugshot" and there's not much context to it. This actual image is way more special in my opinion because of the fact that it was shot in a snow environment, moreover with beautiful sunset lights, and that this picture is even is able to give a context of the chamois' environment and behavior in winter in that place. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:06, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"Unavoidable"? Type "chamois in snow" on Google and you'll see almost all the pictures display the feet (example).
The number of extraordinary buildings that failed at FPC because something distracting was ruining the composition... Same case here in my view. On the surface, the animal represents maybe 3 or 4 %. The rest is like empty on a "symbolic" level. Content matters -- Basile Morin (talk) 14:22, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unavoidable on deep snow, not on undeep snow that was already flatened by walking on it. I personaly don't think the trees are distracting and that on the opposite they bring value to the composition has it's part of it's environment and explains why the chamois would prefer to be close to it. This picture has just as much "animal surface" than these ones for example : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and it is a perfectly normal thing for depicting animals in their environment. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:35, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Rambutão.jpg[edit]

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Rambutan fruits for sale outdoors, Colatina

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Window of the restaurant Amigos de Acapulco, Chico
  • Thanks for the constructive review, Красный. I agree that without the small plant, it would be a classical composition with conformity. Keeping it as an intrusive object was intentional because it matches the green paint residue from the previous coat as well as the other tiny plants on the left. It is cropped because the wall actually ends at the right edge of the image. Also, because of the plant, the asphalted section fits as a contrast. But you can find an edited version without the plant for comparison under the SwissTransfer link. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 17:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Guermassa, vue sur le village.jpg[edit]

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Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) at Thyna (Ramsar site)

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Raven in puddle

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Statue of reclining Buddha in the central Prasat.- Angkor Wat
Thank you for your advice, the shooting conditions were particularly difficult, this statue of sleeping Buddha is located on the uppermost terrace. I couldn't figure out how to fix this problem. If the image is not OK for FP, I will quickly remove it from the proposals made Best regards. --Pierre André (talk) 15:51, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Composite image of miniature poodle galloping

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The solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 over the Terminal Tower, Cleveland

File:Bloemknop van een Camellia × williamsii 'Roger Hall'. 26-03-2024 (actm.) 02.jpg[edit]

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  •  Support El Golli Mohamed 19:21, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment The new image is not much improvement, it has blurs where the previous was sharp. Eg the top edges of the petals. The focus stacking needs rework. The tool I use, Zerene Stacker, allows one to copy a part of a specific image into the output. I find this useful for sharpening blurry areas that the automatic stacking cannot fix. --Tagooty (talk) 03:24, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:F-15E takes on fuel from KC-10.jpg[edit]

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  • It's probably one of a series of photos from the fueling mission, and explanation to why the planes were so close to each other and lazy file naming. It could be renamed "Airman in F-15E takes photo of KC-10" ;-), given what is going on in the photo, or "F-15E during fueling stage from KC-10". --Cart (talk) 10:09, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Heracles statue at the Schwerin Castle, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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The "Chemun" medows and Sasplat in South Tyrol
  • Thanks for the notification, but the top of the mountain now shows weird artifacts and the generated clouds are of much lower quality than those really photographed. There are also colorful outlines around. Thus my negative vote remains. Sorry -- Basile Morin (talk) 09:49, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the note but I have to agree with Basile. PP should done better.--Ermell (talk) 21:21, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Villnoess St Magdalena 1.JPG, not featured[edit]

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Villnöß St. Magdalena and the Dolomites in the background
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File:Windows - Playa Santiago 01.jpg, featured[edit]

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Windows in an old house, Playa Santiago, La Gomera
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File:Pécheurs démêlant les filets à Bahiret el Bibane.jpg, not featured[edit]

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Les pécheurs démélent les filets et en vérifient l'état, c'est une affaire qui implique jeune et adultes, souvent des membres d'une même famille qui s'entraident.
Commons is just an archive for photos; very few photos are "used" here. The photos kept here are used in Wikipedias all over the world, as well as all the Wiki sister projects, schools, museums, organisations, and thousands of others that get their photos from Commons. Commons is like a "stock photo site" where images can be used for free if you credit the photographer. --Cart (talk) 19:25, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support ★ 16:37, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Clear distorsions of the face in the corner, due to the wide angle (24 mm) lens. Crop is too tight at the top. The guy seems to lower his head to fit it into the frame :-) The arm and hand in the foreground suffer from motion blur. Probably the shutter speed was not fast enough. The background is not very sharp, and the light is dull around the man with red jumper. To finish, there are big dust spots in the center, one between the worker and the street lamp, another one at the top, and at the right too -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:41, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 16:58, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Result: 4 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 13:07, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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